Scholarship vocabulary lesson 4 Flashcards
Adriot
cleverly skillful in coping with difficulty or danger; shrewd; resourceful; dexterous
Adversary
person or group that opposes another; opponent; foe; enemy
Avert
turn away or aside; ward off; prevent; forestall; obviate.
Cogent
appealing forcibly to the mind or reason, convincing sound; sound.
Demolish
tear down; destroy; raze; smash.
Evaporate
pass off as vapor( moisture in the air) or in invisible minute particles; disappear; vanish.
Fiscal
pertaining to money or finance; finance; financial; monerary; pecuniary
Hamper
hold back; interfere with ; hinder; impede; obstruct.
Humid
containing a perceptible amount of moisture; damp; moist; wet.
Inundate
overspread with water; flood; deluge; overwhelm; swamp.
Mammoth
Of very great size; gigantic;giant; huge; enormous
Manifest
make clear; show plainly; evince; demonstrate; reveal
Obnoxious
deserving of censure; reprehensible; objectionable; offensive
Plight
dangerous or complicated situation; predicament; dilemma
Replenish
make full or complete again; refill; renew, restore.