lesson 2 Flashcards

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apparel

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outer clothing, attire, dress, garb

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alter

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make different, change modify

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distort

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twist out of true meaning, misrepresent, garble

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farce

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ridiculous show, mockery, burlesque

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fickle

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changeable in ones affection inconstant, capricious

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flimsy

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without strength, weak, inadequate, unconvincing

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harbinger

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foreshadows future omen, forerunner, herald, precursor

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interpret

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explain, construe

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intimate

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make known indirectly, hint, suggest, imply

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irrelevant

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non related, inapplicable , extraneous

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lucrative

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wealth producing, profitable gainful

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malign

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harmful untruths vilify, defame, slander

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monumental

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large, huge, massive,immense

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negligable

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tiny, slight, trifling,

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ogre

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hideous giant, monster fiend tyrant

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prestige

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in the eyes of others, influence, status, reputation

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quiver

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tremble, shiver, shudder

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rout

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overwhelm, conquer

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sage

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scholar, philosopher

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weird

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strange