Scholarship Vocabulary Lesson 4

Question 1

Disappear or vanish

Answer 1

evaporate

Question 2

Flood, deluge, overwhelm,

Answer 2

innundate

Question 3

Financial, monetary, pecuniary

Answer 3

fiscal

Question 4

Prevent, forestall, obviate

Answer 4

avert

Question 5

Moist, wet, damp, dank

Answer 5

humid

Question 6

Destroy, raze, smash

Answer 6

demolish

Question 7

Opponent, foe, enemy

Answer 7

adversary

Question 8

Convincing, sound, of sound mind

Answer 8

cogent

Question 9

Hinder, impede, obstruct

Answer 9

hamper

Question 10

Shrewd, resourceful, dexterous

Answer 10

adroit

Question 11

Condemnation, censure, reproof

Answer 11

reprimand

Question 12

Malevolent, ominous, trouble

Answer 12

sinister

Question 13

Annul, cancel, repeal, abolish

Answer 13

rescind

Question 14

Predicament, dilemma, dangerous situation

Answer 14

plight

Question 15

Huge, enormous, giant, gigantic

Answer 15

mammoth

Question 16

Venerate, worship, adore

Answer 16

revere

Question 17

Closed-mouth, silent, taciturn, uncommunicative

Answer 17

reticent

Question 18

Refill, renew, restore

Answer 18

replenish

Question 19

Evince, demonstrate, reveal

Answer 19

manifest

Question 20

Reprehensible, objectionable, offensive, rude, without manners

Answer 20

Obnoxious

Question 21

Lenny justly deserves a ________ for his __________habit of repeatedly interrupting fellow students when they are trying to study.

Answer 21

reprimand, obnoxious

Question 22

The dictator is _________ as a hero in his country by those who are loyal to him but despised abroad for his __________ deeds and ambitions.

Answer 22

revered, sinister

Question 23

The mayor is ___________ her ban on car washing and lawn watering because the reservoirs have been ___________ by the recent rains.

Answer 23

rescinding, replenished

Question 24

While some sympathetic politicians have spoken out about the _________ of the homeless, others have remained __________ on the subject.

Answer 24

plight, reticent

Question 25

Some of the mayor’s aides ________ concern about the city’s ability to pay for the necessary cleanup costs if a __________ parade is held here.

Answer 25

manifested, mammoth

Question 26

It makes no sense to ________ a building in good condition unless there are ________ reasons for doing so.

Answer 26

raze, cogent

Question 27

When the weather is excessively hot and ________, it takes much longer than usual for perspiration to __________.

Answer 27

humid, evaporate

Question 28

Many people with good incomes get into _________ difficulties because they are not ________ enough in managing their money.

Answer 28

fiscal, adroit

Question 29

The candidate was __________ in her efforts to present the campaign issues to the public by her ___________ refusal to participate in a TV debate.

Answer 29

hampered, adversary’s

Question 30

The proposed dam, if built, will help to __________ future flooding in areas that have so often been __________ in the past.

Answer 30

avert, inundated