A Scholarship Vocabulary Program Course I (set 1 A)

Alert (adj.) :Wide-awake and ready to act quickly; watchful.

Alert (adj.) Be alert; remove the pot from the stove (after before- pick one answer) it boils over.

Candid (adj.) : open and honest in what one says or does; frank; outspoken.

Candid (adj.) Candid people tell the truth (except, even- pick one answer) when it hurts.

Chide (v.) : express mild disapproval of; scold; reprove; reproach.

We use (gentle, harsh- pick one answer) tones when we chide someone. Chide (v.) We use (gentle, harsh- pick one answer) tones when we chide someone.

Counterfeit (adj.) :made to resemble something genuine with intent to deceive; forged; bogus; sham.

Counterfeit (adj.) I was (heartbroken, pretending- pick one answer) I shed counterfeit tears.

Culprit (n.) : person guilty of any offense or crime; offender.

Don’t (accuse, trust- pick one answer) her; she is not the culprit. Culprit (n.) Don’t (accuse, trust- pick one answer) her; she is not the culprit.

Defraud (v.) : deprive (someone) of something by deception or fraud; cheat.

Defraud (v.) If you were paid in (real, bogus - pick one answer) money, you were defrauded.

Flaw (n.) : something faulty or missing; defect; imperfect

(Selfishness, Money - pick one answer) is a serious character flaw. Flaw (n.) (Selfishness, Money - pick one answer) is a serious character flaw.

Maul (v.) : handle roughly; injure by beating; batter.

Maul (v.) The child’s new doll was mauled by her (jealous, gentle- pick one answer) friends.