Lesson 1 Scholarship Vocabulary Level III Senior Lit.

Question 1

fervent, enthusiastic, devoted, zealous

Answer 1

ardent

Question 2

intolerable, unbearable, heavy-handed, oppressive

Answer 2

insupportable

Question 3

suit (legal kind), application, complaint, prayer, request, imprecation

Answer 3

petition

Question 4

scold, censure, admonish, berate, chastise, reprimand, blame

Answer 4

upbraid

Question 5

blameworthy, censurable, disgraceful, errant, opprobrious

Answer 5

reprehensible

Question 6

serendipitous, accidental, fortunate, casual, lucky

Answer 6

fortuitous

Question 7

burden, obligation, fault, guilt, culpability

Answer 7

onus

Question 8

remedy, correct, reprisal, restitution, atonement

Answer 8

redress

Question 9

definite, precise, unambiguous

Answer 9

explicit:

Question 10

temporary, makeshift, transitional, provisory

Answer 10

provisional

Question 11

incendiary, seditious, subversive, malevolent

Answer 11

inflammatory

Question 12

penchant, disposition, bent, leaning, propensity, druthers

Answer 12

proclivity

Question 13

respectable, tolerable, attractive, decent, passable

Answer 13

presentable

Question 14

tax, encumber, burden, tariff, fee, excise

Answer 14

levy

Question 15

monetary, financial, economic, banking, accounting

Answer 15

pecuniary

Question 16

loyalty, faithfulness, solidarity, united

Answer 16

allegiance

Question 17

incite, instigate, provoke

Answer 17

foment

Question 18

adroitness, ability, expertness, know-how

Answer 18

expertise

Question 19

peel, trim, reduce, prune, decorticate

Answer 19

pare

Question 20

vague, obscure, indirect, nebulous

Answer 20

ambiguous