Scholarship vocabulary lesson 7

Question 0

aftermath

Answer 0

that which follows or results, especially from disaster; consequence; result

Question 1

accelerate

Answer 1

add to the speed of; hasten; quicken

Question 2

amicable

Answer 2

characterized by goodwill; not quarrelsome; friendly; peaceable; harmonious

Question 3

arduous

Answer 3

involving great hardship or exertion; laborious; difficult; strenous

Question 4

exemplary

Answer 4

worthy of imitation; commendable; blameless

Question 5

flout

Answer 5

treat with contempt; scoff at; mock; scorn; insult

Question 6

foible

Answer 6

minor flaw in character or behavior;; fault; frailty; shortcoming

Question 7

generate

Answer 7

bring into existence; be the cause of; create; beget; produce

Question 8

indefatigable

Answer 8

incapable of being fatigued; untiring; tireless

Question 9

inkling

Answer 9

slight indication or suggestion; hint; clue

Question 10

malady

Answer 10

disease; sickness; illness; disorder; unwholesome condition

Question 11

notion

Answer 11

general or vague idea; impression; conception

Question 12

novel

Answer 12

original or striking; new; unusual; strange

Question 13

option

Answer 13

something that may be or is chosen; choice; alternative

Question 14

persevere

Answer 14

maintain a course of action in spite of difficulties’ opposition, or discourage; perasist; continue

Question 15

protract

Answer 15

lengthen in duration; draw out; prolong; extend

Question 16

rural

Answer 16

pertaining to or characteristic of the counr, country life, or country people; rustic; pastoral

Question 17

supplant

Answer 17

take the place of and serve as a substitute; replace; susersede

Question 18

vendor

Answer 18

person or agency that sells; seller; retailer

Question 19

withhold

Answer 19

hold back; refrain form giving or grating; retain; keep; deny