Lesson 2

Question 1

Alter

Answer 1

Make different; change; modify

Question 2

Apparel

Answer 2

Outer clothing; attire; dress; garb

Question 3

Distort

Answer 3

Twist out of the true meaning; misrepresent; mis- state; garble

Question 4

Farce

Answer 4

ridiculous show; mockery; burlesque;

Question 5

Fickle

Answer 5

Changeable in ones affections, interests, or loyalties; inconstant; capricious

Question 6

Flimsy

Answer 6

Without strength or solidity; of inferior materials and workmanship; weak; inadequate; unconvincing; thin

Question 7

Harbinger

Answer 7

Anything that foreshadows a future event; omen; forerunner; precursor; herald

Question 8

Interpret

Answer 8

Set fourth of meaning of; explain; construe;

Question 9

Intimate

Answer 9

Make know indirectly; hint; suggest; imply

Question 10

Irrelevant

Answer 10

Not relating to the subject; inapplicable; extraneous

Question 11

Lucrative

Answer 11

Producing wealth; moneymaking; profitable; gainful

Question 12

Malign

Answer 12

Speak harmful untruths about; vilify; defame; slander

Question 13

Monumental

Answer 13

Impressively large; huge; massive; immense

Question 14

Negligible

Answer 14

So tiny that it may safely be disregarded ; slight; trifling; inconsequential

Question 15

Ogre

Answer 15

Hideous giant; person to be dreaded; monster; fiend; tyrant; despot

Question 16

Prestige

Answer 16

Standing in the eyes of others; influence; status; reputation

Question 17

Quiver

Answer 17

Shake with a slight, rapid motion, tremble; shiver; shudder

Question 18

Rout

Answer 18

Defeat disastrously and put to disorderly flight; overwhelm; conquer

Question 19

Sage

Answer 19

Person distinguished for wisdom; scholar; philosopher

Question 20

Weird

Answer 20

Strikingly odd; strange; fantastic; bizarre