lesson 2 Flashcards by Carmen Bennett | Brainscape

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change,modify,adapt

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alter

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attire, wardrobe, dress, garb

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apparel

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misrepresent, misstate, garble

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distort

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mockery, burlesque, fake

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farce

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inconstant, capricious, changeable

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fickle

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weak, thin, unconvincing, inadequate

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flimsy

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omen, foreshadowing, forerunner, precursor, herald

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harbinger

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explain, construe

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interpret

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hint, suggest, imply

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intimate

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inapplicable, extraneous, not useful

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irrelevant

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moneymaking, profitable, gainful

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lucrative

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vilify,defame, slander

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malign

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huge, massive, impressive, immense

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monumental

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slight,trifling, inconsequential

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negligible

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monster, fiend, tyrant, despot

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ogre

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influence,status,reputation

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prestige

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tremble, shiver, shudder

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quiver

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overwhelm, overcome, conquer, defeat

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rout

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scholar, philosopher, wizard, shaman

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sage

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strange, unusual, fantastic, bizarre

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weird