Scholarship Vocabulary, lesson 9 Flashcards
arrogant
presumptuous, haunty, bragging
articulate
clearly spoken, eloquent, smooth-spoken
blemish
disfigurement, defect, flaw, stain
breach
infraction, contravention, infringement, violation
delegate
representative, deputy, official substitute
disintegrate
break down, decompose, deteriorate, worsen
envision
mentally picture, imagine, visualize, conceive
grave
serious, critical, harmful, dangerous
infalliable
without error, unerring, certain
laudable
commendable, praiseworthy, meritorious
notable
distinguish, important, critical
obscure
uncelebrated, unheard-of, anonymous, unknown
pestilence
plaque, curse, scourge, edipemic
requisite
indispensable, necessary, essential, required or needed
respite
break, rest, recess, hiatus, reprieve