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Answer: Choice (B) is correct.

A scholar is erudite, or well-educated and intellectual. Therefore, look for an answer choice in which the second word describes the first. Choice (A) is incorrect because a philanderer, or womanizer, is far from scrupulous, or honest. Choice (C) is incorrect because a termagant is a shrewish woman, and therefore, not peaceful. Choice (D) is incorrect because a virtuoso is someone with specialized knowledge in a field, particularly music. A virtuoso would be serious, then, and not whimsical, or fanciful. In choice (B), a reprobate is a person who is depraved, or a good-for-nothing.