Scholarship Vocabulary Lesson 9

Question 1

Presumptuous, haughty, bragging
A: Humble, modest

Answer 1

Arrogant

Question 2

Clearly spoken, eloquent, smooth-spoken
A: Hesitant, unintelligible

Answer 2

Articulate

Question 3

Disfigurement, defect, flaw, strain
A: Enhancement, repair

Answer 3

Blemish

Question 4

Infraction, contravention, infringement, violation
A: Agreement, connection

Answer 4

Breach

Question 5

Representative, deputy, official substitute
A: Deny, refuse

Answer 5

Delegate

Question 6

Break down, decompose, deteriorate, worsen
A: Build, develop

Answer 6

Disintegrate

Question 7

Mentally picture, imagine, visualize, conceive
A: Disregard, neglect

Answer 7

Envision

Question 8

Serious, critical, harmful, dangerous
A: trivial, small

Answer 8

Grave

Question 9

Without error, unerring, certain
A: Faulty, imperfect

Answer 9

Infallible

Question 10

Commendable, praiseworthy, critical
A: Blameworthy, shameful

Answer 10

Laudable

Question 11

Distinguished, important, critical
A: Insignificant, unremarkable

Answer 11

Notable

Question 12

Uncelebrated, unheard-of, anonymous, unknown
A: Reveal, known

Answer 12

Obscure

Question 13

Plague, curse, scourge, epidemic
A: Advantage, health

Answer 13

Pestilence

Question 14

Indispensable, necessary, essential, required or needed
A: Optional, unnecessary

Answer 14

Requisite

Question 15

Break, rest, recess, hiatus, reprieve
A: Continuation, beginning

Answer 15

Respite

Question 16

Hold, keep, have, enjoy
A: Give up, abolish

Answer 16

Retain

Question 17

Remove, take back, annul, rescind
A: Introduce, enact

Answer 17

Revoke

Question 18

Prevalent, common, widespread
A: Scarce, unknown

Answer 18

Rife

Question 19

Firm, durable, permanent, strong
A: Unstable, rickety

Answer 19

Stable

Question 20

Soil, degrade, discolor, stain, damage or mar
A: Brighten, polish

Answer 20

Tarnish