Scholarship Lesson Vocab. 4

Question 0

adversary

Answer 0

person or group that opposes another; opponent; foe; enemy

Question 1

adroit

Answer 1

cleverly skillful in coping with difficulty or danger; shrewd; resourceful; dexterous

Question 2

avert

Answer 2

turn away or aside; ward off; prevent; forestall; obviate

Question 3

cogent

Answer 3

appealing forcibly to the mind or reason, convincing; sound

Question 4

demolish

Answer 4

tear down; destroy; raze; smash

Question 5

evaporate

Answer 5

pass off as vapor(moisture in the air) or in invisible minute particles; disappear; vanish

Question 6

fiscal

Answer 6

pertaining to money or finance; financial; monetary; pecuniary

Question 7

hamper

Answer 7

hold back; interfere with; hinder; impede; obstruct

Question 8

humid

Answer 8

containing a perceptible amount of moisture; damp; moist; wet

Question 9

inundate

Answer 9

overspread with water; flood; deluge; overwhelm; swamp

Question 10

mammoth

Answer 10

of very great size; gigantic; giant; huge; enormous

Question 11

manifest

Answer 11

make clear; show plainly; evince; demonstrate; reveal

Question 12

obnoxious

Answer 12

deserving of censure; reprehensible; objectionable; offensive

Question 13

plight

Answer 13

dangerous or complicated situation; dilemma

Question 14

replenish

Answer 14

make full or complete again; refill; renew

Question 15

reprimand

Answer 15

sever rebuke; commendation; censure

Question 16

rescind

Answer 16

take away; make void; annul; cancel

Question 17

reticent

Answer 17

disinclined to speak readily; closed-mouth; silent

Question 18

revere

Answer 18

regard as worthy of great honor; venerate; worship

Question 19

sinister

Answer 19

threatening or foreshadowing harm of trouble; malevolent; ominous