Scholarship Vocabulary Lesson 9

Question 1

Presumptuous, haughty, bragging
ANT: Humble

Answer 1

Arrogant

Question 2

Clearly spoken, eloquent, smooth-spoken
ANT: Mumbles

Answer 2

Articulate

Question 3

Disfigurement, defect, flaw, stain
ANT: Enhancement

Answer 3

Blemish

Question 4

Infraction, contravention, infringement, violation
ANT: Accord

Answer 4

Breach

Question 5

Representative, deputy, official substitute
ANT: Tyrant

Answer 5

Delegate

Question 6

Break down, decompose, deteriorate, worsen
ANT: Improve

Answer 6

Disintegrate

Question 7

Mentally picture, imagine, visualize, conceive
ANT: Neglect

Answer 7

Envision

Question 8

Serious, critical, harmful, dangerous
ANT: Harmless

Answer 8

Grave

Question 9

Without error, unerring, certain
ANT: Flawed

Answer 9

Infallible

Question 10

Commendable, praiseworthy, meritorious
ANT: Shameful

Answer 10

Laudable

Question 11

Distinguished, important, critical
ANT: Unimportant

Answer 11

Notable

Question 12

Uncelebrated, unheard-of, anonymous, unknown
ANT: Well-known

Answer 12

Obscure

Question 13

Plague, curse, scourge, epidemic
ANT: Blessing

Answer 13

Pestilence

Question 14

Indispensable, necessary, essential, required or needed
ANT: Optional

Answer 14

Requisite

Question 15

Break, rest, recess, hiatus, reprieve
ANT: Continuity

Answer 15

Respite

Question 16

Hold, keep, have, enjoy
ANT: Lose

Answer 16

Retain

Question 17

Remove, take back, annul, rescind
ANT: Maintain

Answer 17

Revoke

Question 18

Prevalent, common, widespread
ANT: Obscure

Answer 18

Rife

Question 19

Firm, durable, permanent, strong
ANT: Unstable

Answer 19

Stable

Question 20

Soil, degrade, discolor, stain, damage or mar
ANT: Maintain

Answer 20

Tarnish