lesson 2 Flashcards by carter dyal | Brainscape

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alter

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change, modify

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apparel

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attire, garb, dress

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distort

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misrepresent, misstate, garble

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farce

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mockery, burlesque

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fickle

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inconstant, capricious

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flimsy

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weak, inadiquate, unconvincing, thin

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harbinger

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forerunner, precursor, herald

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interpret

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explain, construe

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intimate

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hint, suggest, imply

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irrelevant

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inapplicable, extraneous

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lucrative

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moneymaking, profitable

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malign

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vilify, defame, slender

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monumental

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huge, massive, immense

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negligible

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trifling, slight,

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ogre

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monster, fiend, tyrant, despot

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prestige,

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influence, status, reputation

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quiver

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tremble, shudder, shiver

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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, fantastic, bizarre