Scholarship Vocabulary Lesson 9 Flashcards
arrogant
presumptuous, haughty, 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
laudable
commendable, praiseworthy, meritorious
infallible
without error, unerring, certain
notable
distinguished, important,critical
obscure
uncelebrated, unheard of, anonymous, unknown
pestilence
plague, curse, scourge, epidemic
requisite
indispensable, necessary, essential, required or needed
respite
break, rest, recess, hiatus, reprieve