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; ensure; 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