Scholarship Vocab Lesson 1

Question 0

alternate

Answer 0

Offering a choice; substitute; alternative

Question 1

Acquit

Answer 1

Free from an accusation; declare innocent; absolve; exonerate

Question 2

condone

Answer 2

treat as trivial, harmless, or unimportant; overlook; excuse

Question 3

Congested

Answer 3

filled to excess; clogged; overcrowded

Question 4

crucial

Answer 4

of the highest importance; decisive; critical

Question 5

drowsy

Answer 5

half asleep; sleepy; lethargic

Question 6

encumber

Answer 6

weigh down; burden; tax

Question 7

impair

Answer 7

make worse; weaken; diminish; damage; mar

Question 8

inane

Answer 8

lacking in sense; empty-headed; silly; foolish; asinine

Question 9

infraction

Answer 9

breaking of a law; violation; breach; infringement

Question 10

nominal

Answer 10

very small; trifling; in-signification

Question 11

objective

Answer 11

something toward which efforts are directed; aim; goal; purpose

Question 12

offend

Answer 12

hurt the feelings of; insult; affront; provoke

Question 13

rectify

Answer 13

set right; correct; remedy; amend

Question 14

remorseful

Answer 14

full of remorse; contrite; penitent

Question 15

restive

Answer 15

impatient of control or restraint; restless; uneasy; edgy

Question 16

sanctuary

Answer 16

place of refuge and protection; asylum; shelter

Question 17

scope

Answer 17

range;breadth;extent

Question 18

sever

Answer 18

put apart as if by cutting; break off; cut; dissolve; separate

Question 19

tepid

Answer 19

moderately warm; lukewarm; unenthusiastic