A descendant or heir.

A descendant or heir.

• A. valedictorian
• B. abeyant
• C. scion
• D. fundament

Answer: (C)

This item tests your knowledge of a word that means a descendant or heir, especially someone who carries on a family line. The correct term is scion. It refers to a person—often a son or daughter—who is a descendant or heir of a notable family, and it’s frequently used in a literary or formal sense to emphasize lineage, status, and continuity of the family name. You might hear it in phrases like “scion of a noble house,” which conveys both lineage and prestige. The other options don’t fit because their meanings are unrelated to lineage. Valedictorian is the top student in a graduating class, abeyant describes something temporarily inactive, and fundament refers to a base or foundation rather than a person who inherits or continues a family line.

This item tests your knowledge of a word that means a descendant or heir, especially someone who carries on a family line. The correct term is scion. It refers to a person—often a son or daughter—who is a descendant or heir of a notable family, and it’s frequently used in a literary or formal sense to emphasize lineage, status, and continuity of the family name. You might hear it in phrases like “scion of a noble house,” which conveys both lineage and prestige.

The other options don’t fit because their meanings are unrelated to lineage. Valedictorian is the top student in a graduating class, abeyant describes something temporarily inactive, and fundament refers to a base or foundation rather than a person who inherits or continues a family line.