 Academic Vocabulary Quiz No. 5 For today's academic vocabulary quiz, all the words come from the article, The Five Greatest Obstacles to Success and How to Crush Them, by Daniel Milstein, Entrepreneur Magazine. A link to the article is below. How many of these words do you know? For the following items, choose the word which most closely matches the definition. For example, definition, a place where people live, horse, mouse, house, mouse. You will have four seconds to answer each question. Note, these are general definitions. Be aware of the context in which words are used. The correct answer to the sample question is house. Ready for the quiz? Let's begin. Number one. The best or most favorable choice or result. Optimal. Two. Prevent or delay progress or achievement. Hinder. Three. Move around a central axis, rotate, revolve. Number four. Get, gain, or accumulate. Acquire. Five. Cause something to become out of focus. Six. Cause something to move forward. Propel. Seven. The chance or probability of something happening. Odds. Eight. Move downward or to an inferior position. Lesson. Lower. Nine. Completely destroy. Obliterate. Number 10. Smash, press, or squeeze harshly. Crush. Eleven. Delay or cause something to be delayed. Stall. Twelve. Cause to flow out or downward. Exhaust one's energy. Drain. Thirteen. Strong desire to achieve success. Ambition. Fourteen. One's way of thinking about life. Philosophy. Number 15. Something that blocks one's way or progress. Obstacle. Sixteen. Unable to find a solution or way forward. Stuck. Seventeen. Keep something in one's mind constantly. Obsess. Eighteen. Start a fire. Arouse intensity. Ignite. Nineteen. Have difficulty when contending or making an effort. Struggle. Twenty. Cause someone to take action. Provide incentive. Motivate. Thanks for watching. For more quizzes like these, check out the links in the description below. And let us know if you have questions.