Scholarship vocabulary lesson 7

Question 1

accelerate

Answer 1

hasten; speed up; quicken; hurry; rush

Question 2

aftermath

Answer 2

result; consequence; outcome

Question 3

amicable

Answer 3

friendly; peaceable; harmonious

Question 4

arduous

Answer 4

laborious; difficult; strenuous; tough`

Question 5

exemplary

Answer 5

commendable; honorable; superior; blameless

Question 6

flout

Answer 6

mock; scorn; insult; disregard

Question 7

foible

Answer 7

fault; frailty; shortcoming; weakness

Question 8

generate

Answer 8

create; beget; produce; make; engender

Question 9

indefatigable

Answer 9

untiring; tireless; unflagging; relentless

Question 10

inking

Answer 10

hint; clue; suggestion; intimation

Question 11

malady

Answer 11

disease; sickness; illness; disorder

Question 12

notion

Answer 12

impression; conception; idea; opinion

Question 13

novel

Answer 13

new; unusual; strange; interesting

Question 14

option

Answer 14

choice; alternative; substitiution

Question 15

persevere

Answer 15

persist; continue; maintain; endure

Question 16

protract

Answer 16

drawn out; extend; prolong; lengthen

Question 17

rural

Answer 17

rustic; country; pastoral

Question 18

supplant

Answer 18

replace; supersede; usurp; depose

Question 19

vendor

Answer 19

seller; retailer; merchant; dealer

Question 20

withhold

Answer 20

retain; keep; deny; refuse; suppress