Scholarship Vocabulary Lesson 1

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, unambigous

Question 6

foment

Answer 6

incite, instigate, provoke

Question 7

fortuitous

Answer 7

serendipitous, accidental, subversive, malevolent

Question 7

inflammatory

Answer 7

incendiary, seditious, subversive, malevolent

Question 8

insupportable

Answer 8

intolerable, unbearable, heavy-handed, oppressive

Question 8

levy

Answer 8

tax, encumber, burden, tariff, fee, excise

Question 9

onus

Answer 9

burden, obligation, fault, guilt, culpability

Question 10

pare

Answer 10

peel, trim, reduce, prune, decorticate

Question 10

pecuniary

Answer 10

monetary, financial, economic, banking, accounting

Question 11

petition

Answer 11

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

Question 11

presentable

Answer 11

respectable, tolerable, attractive, decent, passable

Question 12

proclivity

Answer 12

penchant, disposition, bent, leaning, propensity, druthers

Question 13

provisional

Answer 13

temporary, makeshift, transitional, provisory

Question 14

redress

Answer 14

remedy, correct, reprisal, restitution, atonement

Question 15

reprehensible

Answer 15

blameworthy, censurable, disgraceful, errant, opprobrious

Question 16

upbraid

Answer 16

scold, censure, admonish, berate, chastise, reprimand, blame