Scholarship Vocabulary Lesson 9 Flashcards
presumptuous, haughty, bragging
antonym: humble, modest
arrogant
clearly spoken, eloquent, smooth-spoken
antonym: hesitant, unintelligible
articulate
disfigurement, defect, flaw, stain
antonym: enhance
blemish
infraction, contravention, infringement, violation
antonym: agreement, closure
breach
infraction, contravention, infringement, violation
antonym: division, lawlessness
delegate
infraction, contravention, infringement, violation
antonym: build, combine, develop
disintegrate
mentally picture, imagine, visualize, conceive
antonym: disregard, ignore
envision
serious, critical, harmful, dangerous
antonym: trivial
grave
without error, unerring, certain
antonym: erring, fallible
infallible
commendable, praiseworthy, meritorious
antonym: blameworthy, shameful
laudable
distinguished, important, critical
antonym: obscure
notable
uncelebrated, unheard-of, anonymous, unknown
antonym:
obscure
plague, curse, scourge, epidemic
pestilence
indispensable, necessary, essential, required or needed
requisite
break, rest, recess, hiatus, reprieve
respite
hold, keep, have, enjoy
restrain
remove, take back, annul, rescind
revoke
prevalent, common, widespread
rife
firm, durable, permanent, strong
stable
soil, degrade, discolor, stain, damage or mar
tarnish