Scholarship Vocabulary Lesson 12

Question 1

S:take, seize, appropriate
A:base, lessening

Answer 1

annex

Question 2

S:move upward, rise, climb
A: move downward, descend

Answer 2

ascend

Question 3

S:rule, dominance, power
A:submission, surrender

Answer 3

dominion

Question 4

S:injustice, wrong, complaint
A:delight, joy

Answer 4

grievance

Question 5

S:angry, exasperated, irate
A:content, pleased

Answer 5

indignant

Question 6

S:laziness, sloth
A:diligence, ambition

Answer 6

indolence

Question 7

S:restrain, check, repress
A:assist, encourage

Answer 7

inhibit

Question 8

S:honesty, incorruptibility, probity, ethical
A:dishonesty, division

Answer 8

integrity

Question 9

S:reflex, automatic, uncontrolled
A:willing, deliberate

Answer 9

involuntary

Question 10

S:merry, jolly, happy
A:miserable, gloomy

Answer 10

jovial

Question 11

S:benevolent, great-handed, chivalrous
A: mean-spirited, selfish

Answer 11

magnanimous

Question 12

S:required, obligatory, compulsory
A: optional, unneeded

Answer 12

mandatory

Question 13

S:deal, bargain
A: confuse, disagree

Answer 13

negotiate

Question 14

S:appetizing, tasty, edible
A:tasteless, insipid

Answer 14

palatable

Question 15

S:extravagant, bountiful
A:lacking, sparse

Answer 15

profuse

Question 16

S:hatred, malice, animosity, venom
A: amicability, good will

Answer 16

rancor

Question 17

S:slight, rebuff
A:note, praise

Answer 17

snub

Question 18

S:extra, unnecessary, redundant
A:necessary, essential

Answer 18

superfluous

Question 19

S:artificial, factitious
A: natural, genuine

Answer 19

synthetic

Question 20

S:exercise, exert
A: ignore, misuse

Answer 20

weild