S. Vocab Lesson 2

Question 1

alter

Answer 1

make different; change, modify

Question 2

apparel

Answer 2

outer clothing; attire, dress, garb

Question 3

distort

Answer 3

twist out of the true meaning; misrepresent, misstate, garble

Question 4

farce

Answer 4

ridiculous show; mockery, burlesque

Question 5

fickle

Answer 5

changeable in ones affections, interests, or loyalties; inconstant, capricious

Question 6

flimsy

Answer 6

without strength or solidity; weak, inadequate, thin, unconvincing

Question 7

harbinger

Answer 7

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

Question 8

interpret

Answer 8

set forth the meaning of; explain, construe

Question 9

intimate

Answer 9

make known indirectly; hint, suggest, imply

Question 10

irrelevant

Answer 10

not relating to the subject; inapplicable, extraneous

Question 11

lucrative

Answer 11

producing wealth; moneymaking, profitable, gainful

Question 12

malign

Answer 12

speak harmful untruths about; vilify, defame, slander

Question 13

monumental

Answer 13

impressively large; huge,massive, immense

Question 14

negligible

Answer 14

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

Question 15

ogre

Answer 15

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

Question 16

prestige

Answer 16

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

Question 17

quiver

Answer 17

shake with a slight, rapid motion; tremble, shiver, shudder

Question 18

rout

Answer 18

defeat disastrously and put to disorderly flight; overwhelm, conquer

Question 19

sage

Answer 19

person distinguished for wisdom; scholar, philosopher

Question 20

weird

Answer 20

strikingly odd; strange, fantastic, bizarre