Scholarship Vocabulary Lesson 13

Question 1

evade, dodge, escape, elude

Answer 1

shirk

Question 2

mortify, degrade, embarrass

Answer 2

humiliate

Question 3

pitiful, miserable

Answer 3

wretched

Question 4

anxious, apprehension, fearful, concerned

Answer 4

solicitous

Question 5

element, constituent, part of, component

Answer 5

ingredient

Question 6

chipper, lively, nimble, agile

Answer 6

spry

Question 7

uncultivated, dormant, inactive

Answer 7

fallow

Question 8

skeptical, unbelieving, doubtful

Answer 8

incredulous

Question 9

gather, discover, get

Answer 9

glean

Question 10

yield, give in, surrender, relinquish, grant, acquiesce

Answer 10

cede

Question 11

aptitude, capability, mental or physical ability

Answer 11

capacity

Question 12

consider, regard, view

Answer 12

deem

Question 13

evident, clear, plain, obvious,

Answer 13

patent

Question 14

whole, complete, undamaged, perfect

Answer 14

intact

Question 15

illogical, unreasonable, fallacious

Answer 15

irrational

Question 16

scrimp, stingy, short-change

Answer 16

skimp

Question 17

contradict, disprove, prove wrong

Answer 17

rebut

Question 18

catch, trap, entagle

Answer 18

snare

Question 19

small, weak, unsubstantial

Answer 19

puny

Question 20

compete, argue, vie

Answer 20

contend