Scholarship Vocabulary Lesson 1

Question 1

loyalty, faithfulness, solidarity

Answer 1

allegiance

Question 2

vague, obscure, indirect

Answer 2

ambiguous

Question 3

fervent, enthusiastic, devoted, zealous

Answer 3

ardent

Question 4

adroitness, ability, expertness, know how

Answer 4

expertise

Question 5

definite, precise, unambiguous

Answer 5

explicit

Question 6

serendipitous, accidental, fortunate, lucky

Answer 6

fortuitous

Question 7

incite, instigate, provoke

Answer 7

foment

Question 8

incendiary, seditious, subversive, malevolent

Answer 8

inflammatory

Question 9

intolerable, unbearable, heavy-handed, oppressive

Answer 9

insupporatable

Question 10

tax, encumber, burden, tariff, fee, excise

Answer 10

levy

Question 11

burden, obligation, fault, guilt, culpability

Answer 11

onus

Question 12

peel, trim, reduce, prune, decorticate

Answer 12

pare

Question 13

monetary, financial, economic, banking, accounting

Answer 13

pecuniary

Question 14

suit, application, complaint, prayer, request, imprecation

Answer 14

petition

Question 15

respectable, tolerable, attractive, decent, passable

Answer 15

presentable

Question 16

penchant, disposition, bent, leaning, propensity, druthers

Answer 16

proclivity