scholarship vocabulary lesson 1

Question 1

Acquit

Answer 1

Free from an accusation; declare innocent; absolve; exinerate.

Question 2

Alternate

Answer 2

Offering a choice; substiture; alternative.

Question 3

Condone

Answer 3

Treat as trivial, harmless, or unimportant; overlook; excuse.

Question 4

Congested

Answer 4

filled to excess; clogged; overcrowded.

Question 5

Crucial

Answer 5

Of the highest importance; decisive; critical.

Question 6

Drowsy

Answer 6

Half asleep; sleepy; lethargic.

Question 7

Encumber

Answer 7

Weigh down; burden; tax.

Question 8

Impair

Answer 8

To make worse; weaken; diminish; damage; mar.

Question 9

Inane

Answer 9

Lacking in sense; empty-headed; silly; foolish;asinine.

Question 10

Infraction

Answer 10

Breaking of a law; violation; breach; infringement.

Question 11

Nominal

Answer 11

Very small; trifling; insignificant.

Question 12

Objective

Answer 12

Something toward which efforts are directed; aim; goal; purpose.

Question 13

Offend

Answer 13

Hrt the feelings of; insult;afffront; provoke.

Question 14

Rectify

Answer 14

Set right; corrext; remedy; amend.

Question 15

Remorseful

Answer 15

Full of remorse; contrite; penitent.

Question 16

Restive

Answer 16

Impatient of control or restraint; restless; uneasy; edgy.

Question 17

Sanctuary

Answer 17

Place of refuge and protection; asylum; shelter.

Question 18

Scope

Answer 18

Range; readth; extent.

Question 19

Server

Answer 19

Put apart as if by cutting; break off; cut; dissolve; separate.

Question 20

Tepid

Answer 20

Moderately warm; luke warm; unenthusiastic.