lesson 2 Flashcards

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1
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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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3
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distort

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misrepresent, misstate, garble

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4
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farce

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mockery, burlesque, fake

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5
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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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8
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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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irrelevant

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inapplicable, extraneous, not useful

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lucrative

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moneymaking, profitable, gainful

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12
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malign

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vilify, defame, slander

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13
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monumental

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huge, massive, impressive, immense

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nagligibale

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slight, trifling, inconsequential

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15
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ogre

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hideous giant; people to be dreaded

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prestige

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standing in the eyes of others

17
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quiver

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shake with a slight, rapid motion

18
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rout

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defeat disastrously and put to disorderly flight

19
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sage

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person distinguished for wisdom

20
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weird

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strikingly odd