Scholarship Vocabulary Lesson 8

Question 1

purported, suspected, supposed, professed, ostensible

Answer 1

Alleged

Question 2

absurd, inane, silly, fatuous, cretinous, moronic

Answer 2

Asinine

Question 3

fast, perfunctory, offhand, superficial, careless, random

Answer 3

Cursory

Question 4

desertion, divorce, withdrawal, disaffection, apostasy, estrangement

Answer 4

Defection

Question 5

misguide, fool, betray, deceive, trick, illude, hoax

Answer 5

Delude

Question 6

analyze, determine, identify, interpret, recognize

Answer 6

Diagnose

Question 7

emotional, impressive, striking, powerful, theatrical, sensational

Answer 7

Dramatic

Question 8

abolish, erase, eradicate, obliterate, exclude, delete, extinguish

Answer 8

Expunge

Question 9

valuable, precious, immeasurable, beneficial, treasured, relevant

Answer 9

Inestimable

Question 10

reserve, supply, stockpile, itemization, summary

Answer 10

Inventory

Question 11

deplorable, sad, grim, lousy, tragic, unfortunate, woeful

Answer 11

Lamentable

Question 12

authorization, decree, order, injunction, directive, edict, permission

Answer 12

Mandate

Question 13

repair, fix, improve, modernize, reconstruct, recondition, renew

Answer 13

Overhaul

Question 14

insufficiency, deficiency, scarcity, shortage, dearth, sparsity, fewness

Answer 14

Paucity

Question 15

confound, confuse, bewilder, complicate, mystify, puzzle

Answer 15

Perplex

Question 16

fundamental, basic, elementary, primitive, simple, beginning, initial

Answer 16

Rudimentary

Question 17

conscientious, upright, meticulous, precise, honorable, rigorous

Answer 17

Scrupulous

Question 18

amoral, corrupt, deceitful, dishonest, unconscionable, unethical, shady

Answer 18

Unprincipled

Question 19

aggravating, annoying, distressing, disappointing, disturbing, troublesome

Answer 19

Vexatious

Question 20

persecute, defraud, swindle, exploit, dupe, hoodwink, deceive

Answer 20

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