Scholarship Lesson 4

Question 0

person or group that opposes another;

opponent;foe;enemy

Answer 0

adversary

Question 1

adroit

Answer 1

clearly skillful in coping with difficulty or danger

shrewd;resourceful;dexterous

Question 2

turn away or aside; ward off;

prevent;forestall;obviate

Answer 2

avert

Question 3

appealing forcibly to the mind or reason;

convincing;sound

Answer 3

cogent

Question 4

tear down

destroy;raze;smash

Answer 4

demolish

Question 5

pass of as vapor

disappear;vanish

Answer 5

evaporate

Question 6

pertaining to money or finance;

financial;monetary;pecuniary

Answer 6

fiscal

Question 7

hold back; interfere with

hinder;impede; obstruct

Answer 7

hampery

Question 8

containing a perceptible amount of moisture;

damp;moist;wet

Answer 8

humid

Question 9

overspread with water;

flood;deluge;overwhelm;swamp

Answer 9

inundate

Question 10

of very great size;

gigantic;giant;huge;enormous

Answer 10

mammoth

Question 11

make clear; show plainly

evince;demonstrate;reveal

Answer 11

manifest

Question 12

deserving of censure;

reprehensible;objectionable;offensive

Answer 12

obnoxious

Question 13

dangerous or complicated situation;

predicament; dilemma

Answer 13

plight

Question 14

make full or complete again;

refill; renew;restore

Answer 14

replenish

Question 15

severe rebuke;

condemnation;censure;reproof

Answer 15

reprimand

Question 16

take away ;make void;

annul;cancel;repeal;abolish

Answer 16

rescind

Question 17

disinclined to speak readily;

closemouthed; silent; taciturn; uncommunicativeu

Answer 17

reticent

Question 18

regard as worthy of great honor;

venerate;worship;adore

Answer 18

revere

Question 19

threatening or foreshadowing harm or trouble;

malevolent;ominous

Answer 19

sinister