Scholarship Vocab level III lesson 8

Question 1

purported,suspected,professed,ostensile

Answer 1

alleged

Question 2

absurd,insane,silly,fatuous,cretinous,moronic

Answer 2

asinine

Question 3

fast,perfunctory,offhand,superficial,careless,random

Answer 3

cursory

Question 4

desertion,divorce,withdrawal,disaffection,apostasy,estrangement

Answer 4

defection

Question 5

misguide,fool,betray,deceive,trick,illude,hoax

Answer 5

delude

Question 6

analyz,determine,identify,interpert,recognize

Answer 6

diagnose

Question 7

emotional ,impressive,striking,powerful,theatrical,sensational

Answer 7

dramatic

Question 8

abolish,erase,eradicate,obliterate,exclude,delete,extinguish

Answer 8

expundge

Question 9

valuable, precious,immeasurable,beneficial,treasured,relevant

Answer 9

inestimable

Question 10

reserve,supply,stockpile,itemization,summary

Answer 10

inventory

Question 11

deplorable,sad,grim,lousy,tragic,unfortunate,woeful

Answer 11

lamentable

Question 12

authorization,decree,order,injunction,directive,edict,permission

Answer 12

mandate

Question 13

repair,fix,improve,modernize,reconstruct,recondition,renew

Answer 13

overhaul

Question 14

insufficiency,deficiency,scarcity,shortage,dearth,sparsity,fewness

Answer 14

paucity

Question 15

confound,confuse,bewilder,complicate,mystify,puzzle

Answer 15

perplex

Question 16

fundamental,basic,elementary,primitive,simple,beginning,initial

Answer 16

rudimentary

Question 17

amoral,corrupt,deceitful,dishonest,unconscionalbe,unethical,shady

Answer 17

unprincipled

Question 18

conscientious, upright,meticulous,precise,honorable,rigorous

Answer 18

scrupulous

Question 19

aggravating,annoying,distressing,disappointing,disturbing,troublesome

Answer 19

vexatious

Question 20

presecute,defraud,swindle,exploit,dupe.Hoodwink, deceive

Answer 20

victimize