Scholarship Voc. Lesson 4

Question 0

Adversary

Answer 0

person or group that opposes another

SYN: opponent, foe

Question 1

Adroit

Answer 1

cleverly skillful in coping with difficulty or danger

SYN: shrewd, resourceful

Question 2

avert

Answer 2

turn away or aside; ward off

SYN: prevent, forestall

Question 3

congent

Answer 3

appealing forcibly to the mind or reason

SYN: convincing, sound

Question 4

Demolish

Answer 4

tear down

SYN: destroy, raze

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

Question 7

hamper

Answer 7

hold back; interfere with

SYN: hinder, obstruct

Question 8

inundate

Answer 8

overspread with water

SYN: flood, swamp

Question 9

mammoth

Answer 9

of very great size

SYN: gigantic, huge

Question 10

manifest

Answer 10

make clear; show plainly

SYN: evince, demonstrate

Question 11

obnoxious

Answer 11

deserving of censure

SYN: reprehensible, offensive

Question 12

plight

Answer 12

dangerous or complicated situation

SYN: predicament, dilemma

Question 13

replenish

Answer 13

make full or complete again

SYN: refill, renew

Question 14

reprimand

Answer 14

severe rebuke

SYN: condemnation, censure

Question 15

rescind

Answer 15

take away; make void

SYN: cancel, abolish

Question 16

reticent

Answer 16

disinclined to speak readily

SYN: closed- mouthed; silent

Question 17

revere

Answer 17

regard as worthy of great honor

SYN: venerate, worship

Question 18

sinister

Answer 18

threatening or foreshadowing harm or trouble

SYN: malevolent, ominous