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 5

Analyze, determine, identify, interpret, recognize.

Answer 5

Diagnose

Question 6

Abolish, erase, eradicate, obliterate, exclude, delete, extinguish.

Answer 6

Expunge

Question 6

Emotional, impressive, striking, powerful, theatrical, sensational.

Answer 6

Dramatic

Question 7

Valuable, precious, immeasurable, beneficial, treasured, relevant.

Answer 7

Inestimable

Question 8

Reserve, supply, stockpile, itemization, summary.

Answer 8

Inventory

Question 9

Deplorable, sad, grim, lousy, tragic, unfortunate, woeful.

Answer 9

Lamentable

Question 10

Authorization, decree, order, injunction, directive, edict, permission.

Answer 10

Mandate

Question 11

Repair, fix, improve, modernize, reconstruct, recondition, renew.

Answer 11

Overhaul

Question 12

Insufficiency, deficiency, scarcity, shortage, dearth, sparsity, fewness.

Answer 12

Paucity

Question 13

Confound, confuse, bewilder, complicate, mystify, puzzle.

Answer 13

Perplex

Question 14

Fundamental, basic, elementary, primitive, simple, beginning, initial.

Answer 14

Rudimentary

Question 15

Conscientious, upright, meticulous, precise, honorable, rigorous.

Answer 15

Scrupulous

Question 16

Amoral, corrupt, deceitful, dishonest, unconscionable, unethical, shady.

Answer 16

Unprincipled

Question 17

Aggravating, annoying, distressing, disappointing, disturbing, troublesome.

Answer 17

Vexatious

Question 18

Persecute, defraud, swindle, exploit, dupe, hoodwink, deceive.

Answer 18

Victimize