Scholarship Vocabulary Lesson 11

Question 1

independence, freedom, working alone

Antonym: force, pressure

Answer 1

autonomy

Question 2

disparage, minimize, diminish

Antonym: flatter, compliment

Answer 2

belittle

Question 3

rough, coarse, inexpert

Antonym: polite, kind

Answer 3

crude

Question 4

harmful, injurious, hurtful, working against

Antonym: friendly, helpful

Answer 4

detrimental

Question 5

imitate, model, present as an equal

Antonym: disrespect, neglect

Answer 5

emulate

Question 6

deceptive, misleading, wrong

Antonym: correct, true

Answer 6

fallacious

Question 7

overeater, gourmand, someone who eats to excess

Antonym: giving, unselfishness

Answer 7

glutton

Question 8

honor, tribute, hold in high esteem

Antonym: disloyalty, dishonor

Answer 8

homage

Question 9

unyielding, adamant, not bending

Antonym: cooperative, easygoing

Answer 9

inflexible

Question 10

uprising, revolt, internal struggle

Antonym: calm, peace

Answer 10

insurrection

Question 11

wise, sensible, showing wisdom

Antonym: careless, ignorant

Answer 11

judicious

Question 12

room, latitude, having room to work

Antonym: constraint, restriction

Answer 12

leeway

Question 13

lapse, slip-up, blunder, mistake

Antonym: success, accuracy

Answer 13

oversight

Question 14

disciplinary, castigating, punishing

Antonym: beneficial, rewarding

Answer 14

punitive

Question 15

narrate, retell, describe

Antonym: conceal, hide

Answer 15

recount

Question 16

negligible, slight, slender, faint

Antonym: open, known

Answer 16

remote

Question 17

after-effect, consequence

Antonym: motionlessness,non-moving

Answer 17

repercussion

Question 18

retribution, revenge, counterblow

Antonym: kindness, sympathy

Answer 18

reprisal

Question 19

mock, ridicule, make-fun-of

Antonym: compliment, praise

Answer 19

taunt

Question 20

justify, sanction, approve

Antonym: prohibition, refusal

Answer 20

warrant