Lesson 2

Question 1

make different, change, modify

Answer 1

alter

Question 2

outer clothing, attire, dress, garb

Answer 2

apparel

Question 3

twist out of meaning, misrepresent, misstate, garble

Answer 3

distort

Question 4

ridiculous show, mockery, burlesque

Answer 4

farce

Question 5

changeable in one’s affections, interests, or loyalties, inconstant, capricious

Answer 5

fickle

Question 6

without strength or solidity, of inferior materials and workmanship, weak, inadequate, unconvincing, thin

Answer 6

flimsy

Question 7

anything that foreshadows a future event, omen, forerunner, precursor, herald

Answer 7

harbinger

Question 8

set forth meaning of, explain, consture

Answer 8

interpret

Question 9

make known indirectly, hint, suggest, imply

Answer 9

intimate

Question 10

not relating to the subject, inapplicable, extraneous

Answer 10

irrelevant

Question 11

producing wealth, moneymaking, profitable, gainful

Answer 11

lucrative

Question 12

speak harmful untruths about, vilify, defame slander

Answer 12

malign

Question 13

impressively large, huge, massive, immense

Answer 13

monumental

Question 14

so tiny that it may safely be disregarded, slight trifling, inconsequential

Answer 14

negligible

Question 15

hideous giant, person to be dreaded, monster, fiend, tyrant, despot

Answer 15

ogre

Question 16

standing in the eyes of others, influence, status, reputation

Answer 16

prestige

Question 17

shake with slight, rapid motion, tremble, shiver, shuddr

Answer 17

quiver

Question 18

defeat disastrously and put to disorderly flight, overwhelm, conquer

Answer 18

rout

Question 19

person distinguished for wisdom, scholar. philosopher

Answer 19

sage

Question 20

strikingly odd, strange, fantastic, bizzare

Answer 20

weird