Scholarship Vocabulary Lesson 9 Flashcards
presumptuous, haughty, bragging
A: shy, timid, unsure, meek
Arrogant
eloquent, clearly spoken, smooth-spoken
A: misrepresented, unclear, unintelligible
Articulate
disfigurement, defect, flaw,
stain
A: beauty, benefit, esteem
Blemish
Infraction, Contravention, infringement, Violation
A: agreement, closing, closure, juncture
Breach
representative, deputy, official substitute
Delegate
break down, decompose, deteriorate, worsen
A: grow, improve, increase, join
Disintegrate
mentally picture, imagine, visualize, conceive
A:disregard, ignore, look away, neglect
Envision
serious, critical, harmful, dangerous
A: happy, inconsequential, ridiculous, silly
Grave
without error, unerring, certain
A: erring, fallible, faulty, imperfect
Infallible
commendable, praiseworthy, meritorious
A: poor, unworthy, disliked, disrespected
Laudable
distinguished, important, critical
A: unimpressive, unknown, unnoticeable
Notable
uncelebrated, unheard-of, anonymous, unknown
A: straightforward, open, apparent, understood
Obscure
plague, curse, scourge, epidemic
A: advantage ,health
Pestilence
indispensable, necessary, essential, required or needed
A: nonessential
Requisite
break, rest, recess, hiatus, reprieve
A: employment ,go, hold
Respite
