Scholarship Vocabulary Lesson 8

Question 1

aspect

Answer 1

a feature, character or phase

Question 2

audacious

Answer 2

to be bold, intrepid or fearless

Question 3

avarice

Answer 3

greediness, cupidity

Question 4

balmy

Answer 4

being pleasant, soothing, temperate, or mild

Question 5

confidential

Answer 5

secret, private or trusted

Question 6

drab

Answer 6

being boring, dull, dreary, monotonous, cheerless, lackluster

Question 7

fatous

Answer 7

being foolish, silly, dense, or dim-witted

Question 8

ideal

Answer 8

perfect, model, flawless, or supreme

Question 9

intercede

Answer 9

mediate, intervene, reconcile

Question 10

mood

Answer 10

temper, humor, disposition

Question 11

morsel

Answer 11

bite, scrap, fragment, peice

Question 12

oblivious

Answer 12

unmindful, unaware, insensible, unconscious

Question 13

overlook

Answer 13

miss, disregard, neglect, ignore

Question 14

prank

Answer 14

lark, caper, joke, hoax

Question 15

rampant

Answer 15

unrestrained, wild, uncontrolled

Question 16

retaliate

Answer 16

repay, get-even, reciprocate, strike

Question 17

reverie

Answer 17

daydream, trance, dream, contemplation

Question 18

scent

Answer 18

perfume, fragrance, odor, scent, trail, aroma

Question 19

speculate

Answer 19

conjecture, guess, surmise, wonder, take risk

Question 20

vindictive

Answer 20

vengeful, unforgiving, malicious, spiteful