Scholarship Vocabulary Lesson 1

Question 1

Acquit

Answer 1

free from an accusation; declare innocent; absolve; exonerate

Question 2

Alternate

Answer 2

offering a choice; substitute; 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

Drowsey

Answer 6

half asleep; sleepy; lethargic

Question 7

Encumber

Answer 7

weigh down; burden; tax

Question 8

Impair

Answer 8

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

hurt the feelings of; insult; affront; provoke

Question 14

Rectify

Answer 14

set right; correct; remedy; amend

Question 15

Remorseful

Answer 15

full 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; breadth; extent

Question 19

Server

Answer 19

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

Question 20

Tepid

Answer 20

moderately warm; lukewarm; unenthusiastic