Scholarship Vocabulary Lesson 11

Question 1

independence, freedom, working alone
ANT: dependence, subject, unfree

Answer 1

Autonomy

Question 2

disparage, minimize, diminish
ANT: praise, magnify

Answer 2

Belittle

Question 3

rough, coarse, inexpert
ANT: refined, sophisticated

Answer 3

Crude

Question 4

harmful, injurious, hurtful, working against
ANT: benign, beneficial

Answer 4

Detrimental

Question 5

imitate, model, present as an equal
ANT: carelessness, disrespect

Answer 5

Emulate

Question 6

deceptive, misleading, wrong
ANT: true, correct

Answer 6

Fallacious

Question 7

overeater, gourmand, someone who eats to excess
ANT: giving, unselfish

Answer 7

Glutton

Question 8

honor, tribute, hold in high esteem
ANT: criticism, criticize

Answer 8

Homage

Question 9

unyielding, adamant, not bending
ANT: flexible, yielding

Answer 9

Inflexible

Question 10

uprising, revolt, internal struggle
ANT: calm, peace, obedience

Answer 10

Insurrection

Question 11

wise, sensible, showing wisdom
ANT: foolish, ill-advised, injudicious

Answer 11

Judicious

Question 12

room, latitude, having room to work
ANT: constraint, restriction

Answer 12

Leeway

Question 13

lapse, slip-up, blunder, mistake
ANT: success, accuracy, advantage

Answer 13

Oversight

Question 14

disciplinary, castigating, punishing
ANT: beneficial, rewarding

Answer 14

Punitive

Question 15

narrate, retell, describe
ANT: conceal, confuse, hide

Answer 15

Recount

Question 16

negligible, slight, slender, faint
ANT: close, near, central

Answer 16

Remote

Question 17

after-effect, consequence
ANT: closing, moving, opening

Answer 17

Repercussion

Question 18

retribution, revenge, counterblow
ANT: forgiveness, kindness, sympathy

Answer 18

Reprisal

Question 19

mock, ridicule, make-fun-of
ANT: flatter, approval, respect

Answer 19

Taunt

Question 20

justify, sanction, approve
ANT: prohibition, refusal, breach, break

Answer 20

Warrant