Scholarship Voc. Lesson 4

Question 0

Adversary

Answer 0

person or group that opposes another

SYN: opponent, foe, enemy

Question 1

Adroit

Answer 1

cleverly skillful in coping with difficulty or danger

SYN: shrewd, resourceful, dexterous

Question 2

Avert

Answer 2

turn away or aside; ward off

SYN: prevent, forestall, obviate

Question 3

Cogent

Answer 3

appealing forcibly to the mind or reason

SYN: convincing, sound

Question 4

Demolish

Answer 4

tear down

SYN: destroy, raze, smash

Question 5

Evaporate

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Fiscal

Answer 6

pertaining to money or finance

SYN: financial, monetary, pecuniary

Question 7

Hamper

Answer 7

hold back, interfere with

SYN: hinder, impede, obstruct

Question 8

Humid

Answer 8

containing a perceptible amount of moisture

SYN: humid, damp, wet

Question 9

Inundate

Answer 9

overspread with water

SYN: flood, deluge, overwhelm, swamp

Question 10

Mammoth

Answer 10

of very great size

SYN: gigantic, giant, huge, enormous

Question 11

Manifest

Answer 11

make clear, show plainly

SYN: evince, demonstrate, reveal

Question 12

Obnoxious

Answer 12

deserving of censure

SYN: reprehensible, objectionable, offensive

Question 13

Plight

Answer 13

dangerous or complicated situation

SYN: predicament, dilemma

Question 14

Replenish

Answer 14

make full or complete again

SYN: refill, renew, restore

Question 15

Reprimand

Answer 15

severe rebuke

SYN: condemnation, censure, reproof

Question 16

Rescind

Answer 16

take away, make void

SYN: annul, cancel, repeal, abolish

Question 17

Reticent

Answer 17

disinclined to speak readily

SYN: close-mouthed, silent, taciturn, uncommunicative

Question 18

Revere

Answer 18

regard as worthy of great honor

SYN: venerate, worship, adore

Question 19

Sinister

Answer 19

threatening or foreshadowing harm or trouble

SYN: malevolent, ominous