Scholarship Vocabulary Lesson 8

Question 1

purported, suspected, supposed, professed, ostensible

Answer 1

alleged (adj)

Question 2

absurd, inane, silly, fatuous, cretinous, moronic

Answer 2

asinine (adj)

Question 3

fast, perfunctory, offhand, superficial, careless, random

Answer 3

cursory (adj)

Question 4

desertion, divorce, withdraw, disaffection, apostasy, estrangement

Answer 4

defection (n)

Question 5

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

Answer 5

delude (V)

Question 5

analyze, determine, identify, interpret, recognize

Answer 5

diagnose (V)

Question 6

emotional, impressive, striking, powerful, theatrical, sensational

Answer 6

dramatic (adj)

Question 7

abolish, erase, eradicate, literate, exclude, delete, extinguish

Answer 7

expunge (V)

Question 8

valuable, precious, immeasurable, beneficial, treasured, relevant

Answer 8

inestimable (adj)

Question 8

reserve, supply, stockpile, itemization , summary

Answer 8

inventory (n)

Question 9

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

Answer 9

mandate (n)

Question 10

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

Answer 10

lamentable (adj)

Question 10

repain, fix, improve, modernize, reconstruct, recondition, renew

Answer 10

overhaul (V)

Question 11

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

Answer 11

paucity (n)

Question 12

conscientious, upright, meticulous, precise, honorable, rigorous

Answer 12

scrupulous (adj)

Question 12

aggravating, annoying, distressing, disappointing, disturbing, troublesome

Answer 12

vexatious (adj)

Question 13

confound, confuse, bewilder, complicate, mystify, puzzle

Answer 13

perplex (V)

Question 14

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

Answer 14

rudimentary (adj)

Question 15

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

Answer 15

unprincipled (adj)

Question 16

persecute, defraud, swindle, exploit, dupe. Hoodwink, deceive

Answer 16

victimize (V)