Scholarship Vocab Level III

Question 1

Allegiance

Answer 1

loyalty, faithfulness, solidarity

Question 2

Ambiguous

Answer 2

vague, obscure, indirect

Question 3

Ardent

Answer 3

fervent, enthusiastic, devoted, zealous

Question 4

Expertise

Answer 4

adroitness, ability, expertness, know-how

Question 5

Explicit

Answer 5

definite, precise, unambiguous

Question 6

Fortuitous

Answer 6

serendipitous, accidental, fortunate, casual, lucky

Question 7

Foment

Answer 7

incite, instigate, provoke

Question 8

Inflammatory

Answer 8

incendiary, seditious, subversive, malevolent

Question 9

Insupportable

Answer 9

intolerable, unbearable, heavy-handed, oppressive

Question 10

Levy

Answer 10

tax, encumber, burden, tariff, fee, excise

Question 11

Onus

Answer 11

burden, obligation, fault, guilt, culpability

Question 12

Pare

Answer 12

peel, trim, reduce, prune, decorticate

Question 13

Pecuniary

Answer 13

monetary, financial, economic, banking, accounting

Question 14

Petion

Answer 14

suit(legal), application, complaint, prayer, request, imprecation

Question 15

Presentable

Answer 15

respectable, tolerable, attractive, decent, passable

Question 16

Proclivity

Answer 16

penchant, disposition, bent, leaning, propensity, druthers

Question 17

Provisional

Answer 17

temporary, makeshift, transitional, provisory

Question 18

Redress

Answer 18

remedy, correct, reprisal, restitution, atonement

Question 19

Reprehensible

Answer 19

blameworthy, censurable, disgraceful, errant, opprobrious