scholarship vocabulary lesson 4 Flashcards
adroit
shrewd,resourceful,dexterous,skillful
adversary
opponent,enemy,foe,opposition
avert
turn away,prevent,forestall,hold off,obviate
cogent
understandable,convincing,sound idea
demolish
tear down,destroy,raze,smash
evaporate
disappear,vanish,dry up
fiscal
about money, financial, monetary, pecuniary.
hamper
interfere, hold back, hinder, impede, obstruct.
humid
damp, moist, wet.
inundate
flood, deluge, overwhelm, swamp.
mammoth
gigantic, giant, huge, enormous.
manifest
make clear, evince, demonstrate, reveal.
obnoxious
rude, objectionable, offensive.
plight
dangerous. complicated situation, dilemma, predicament.
replenish
refill, renew, restore.
reprimand
condemnation, censure, reproof.
rescind
annul, cancel, repeal, abolish, take away, remove.
reticent
closed-mouth, silent, taciturn, uncommunicative.
revere
worthy of honor, venerate, worship, adore.
sinister
evil, malevolent, ominous, criminal.