Lesson 2 Flashcards

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Alter

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Change, modify, adapt

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Apparel

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Attire, wardrobe, dress, garb

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Distort

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Misrepresent, misstate, garble

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Farce

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Mockery, burlesque, fake

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Fickle

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Inconstant, capricious, changeable

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Flimsy

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Weak, thin, unconvincing, inadequate

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Harbinger

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Omen, foreshadowing, 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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10
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Irrrelevant

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Inapplicable, extraneous, not useful

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Lucritive

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Moneymaking, profitable, gainful

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Malign

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Vilify, defame, slander

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Monumental

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Huge, massive, impressive, immense

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Negligible

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Slight, trifling, inconsequential

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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, shiver, shudder

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Rout

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Overwhelm, overcome, conquer, defeat

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Sage

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Scholar, philosopher, wizard, shaman

20
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Weird

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Strange, unusual, fantastic, bizarre