Scholarship Vocabulary Lesson 8

Question 0

audacious

Answer 0

recklessly daring; bold; intrepid; fearless

Question 1

asepect

Answer 1

distinct part of something; feature; characteristic; phase

Question 2

avaricce

Answer 2

desire to gain and hoard wealth; greediness; cupidity

Question 3

balmy

Answer 3

mild and refreshing, like balm(a fragrant, healing ointment); pleasant; soothing

Question 4

confidential

Answer 4

imparted (entrusted) in confidence; secret; private

Question 5

drab

Answer 5

not bright or lively; dull; dreary; cheerless; monotous

Question 6

fatuous

Answer 6

marked by witless, self-satisfied disregard of reality; foolish; silly; dense; dim-witted

Question 7

ideal

Answer 7

exactly as one would wish; representing the best of its kind; perfect; model; flawless

Question 8

intercede

Answer 8

attempt to reconcile differences between two persons or groups; mediate; intervene

Question 9

mood

Answer 9

person’s emotional state or outlook at a particular moment; temper; humor; disposition; inclination

Question 10

morsel

Answer 10

small piece, quantity, or a amount; bite; scrap; fragment

Question 11

oblivious

Answer 11

lacking awarness or consciousness; unmindful; unaware

Question 12

overlook

Answer 12

fail to notice or consider; miss; diisregard; neglect

Question 13

prank

Answer 13

trick of an amusing or playful nature; lark; caper

Question 14

rampant

Answer 14

exceeding all bounds; unrestrained; wild

Question 15

retaliate

Answer 15

return like for like; get revenge; repay; reciprocate

Question 16

reverie

Answer 16

condition of being lost in thought; daydream; trance

Question 17

scent

Answer 17

characteristiic odor or smell, especially a pleasant one; perfume; fragrance

Question 18

speculate

Answer 18

take to be true on the basis of insufficient evidence; conjecture; guess; surmise

Question 19

vidictive

Answer 19

inclined to seek revenge; vengeful; unforgiving