Scholarship Vocabulary Lesson 4

Question 1

Adroit

Answer 1

shrewd, resourceful, dexterous, skillful

Question 2

Adversary

Answer 2

opponent, enemy, foe, opposition.

Question 3

Avert

Answer 3

turn away, prevent, forestall, hold off, obviate.

Question 4

Cogent

Answer 4

understandable, convincing, sound idea.

Question 5

Demolish

Answer 5

tear down, destroy, raze, smash.

Question 6

Evaporate

Answer 6

disappear, vanish, dry up.

Question 7

Fiscal

Answer 7

about money, financial, monetary, pecuniary.

Question 8

Hamper

Answer 8

interfere, hold back, hinder, impede, obstruct.

Question 9

Humid

Answer 9

damp, moist, wet.

Question 10

Inundate

Answer 10

flood, deluge, overwhelm, swamp.

Question 11

Mammoth

Answer 11

gigantic, giant, huge, enormous.

Question 12

Manifest

Answer 12

make clear, evince, demonstrate, reveal.

Question 13

Obnoxious

Answer 13

rude, objectionable, offensive.

Question 14

Plight

Answer 14

dangerous, complicated situation, dilemma, predicament.

Question 15

Replenish

Answer 15

refill, renew, restore.

Question 16

Reprimand

Answer 16

condemnation, censure, reproof

Question 17

Rescind

Answer 17

annul, cancel, repeal, abolish, take away, remove.

Question 18

Reticent

Answer 18

closed-mouthed, silent, taciturn, uncommunicative.

Question 19

Revere

Answer 19

worthy of honor, venerate, worship, adore.

Question 20

Sinister

Answer 20

evil, malevolent, ominous, criminal.