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

desertion, divorce, withdrawal, disaffection, apostasy, estrangement

Answer 3

defection

Question 3

fast, perfunctory, offhand, superficial, careless, random

Answer 3

cursory

Question 4

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

Answer 4

delude

Question 5

analyze, determine, identify, interpret, recognize

Answer 5

diagnose

Question 6

emotional, impressive, striking, powerful, theatrical, sensational

Answer 6

dramatic

Question 7

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

Answer 7

expunge

Question 8

valuable, precious, immeasurable, beneficial, treasured, relevant

Answer 8

inestimable

Question 9

reserve, supply, stockpile, itemization, summary

Answer 9

inventory

Question 10

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

Answer 10

lamentable

Question 11

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

Answer 11

mandate

Question 12

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

Answer 12

overhaul

Question 13

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

Answer 13

paucity

Question 14

confound, confuse, bewilder, complicate, mystify, puzzle

Answer 14

perplex

Question 15

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

Answer 15

rudimentary

Question 16

conscientious, upright, meticulous, precise, honorable, rigorous

Answer 16

scrupulous

Question 17

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

Answer 17

unprincipled

Question 18

aggravating, annoying, distressing, disappointing, disturbing, troublesome

Answer 18

vexatious

Question 19

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

Answer 19

victimize