Scholarship Vocabulary Lesson 9

Question 1

presumptuous, haughty, bragging
antonym: humble, modest

Answer 1

arrogant

Question 2

clearly spoken, eloquent, smooth-spoken
antonym: hesitant, unintelligible

Answer 2

articulate

Question 3

disfigurement, defect, flaw, stain
antonym: enhance

Answer 3

blemish

Question 4

infraction, contravention, infringement, violation
antonym: agreement, closure

Answer 4

breach

Question 5

infraction, contravention, infringement, violation
antonym: division, lawlessness

Answer 5

delegate

Question 6

infraction, contravention, infringement, violation
antonym: build, combine, develop

Answer 6

disintegrate

Question 7

mentally picture, imagine, visualize, conceive
antonym: disregard, ignore

Answer 7

envision

Question 8

serious, critical, harmful, dangerous
antonym: trivial

Answer 8

grave

Question 9

without error, unerring, certain
antonym: erring, fallible

Answer 9

infallible

Question 10

commendable, praiseworthy, meritorious
antonym: blameworthy, shameful

Answer 10

laudable

Question 11

distinguished, important, critical
antonym: obscure

Answer 11

notable

Question 12

uncelebrated, unheard-of, anonymous, unknown
antonym:

Answer 12

obscure

Question 13

plague, curse, scourge, epidemic

Answer 13

pestilence

Question 14

indispensable, necessary, essential, required or needed

Answer 14

requisite

Question 15

break, rest, recess, hiatus, reprieve

Answer 15

respite

Question 16

hold, keep, have, enjoy

Answer 16

restrain

Question 17

remove, take back, annul, rescind

Answer 17

revoke

Question 18

prevalent, common, widespread

Answer 18

rife

Question 19

firm, durable, permanent, strong

Answer 19

stable

Question 20

soil, degrade, discolor, stain, damage or mar

Answer 20

tarnish