Scholarship Voc. Lesson 2 Flashcards

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Apparel

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Outer clothing
SYN: attire, dress, grab
ANT: uncover

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Alter

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to make different
SYN: change, modify
ANT: same

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Distort

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twist out of the true meaning
SYN: misrepresent, misstate, garble
ANT: be honest

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Farce

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ridiculous show
SYN: mockery, burlesque
ANT: seriousness

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Fickle

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changeable in ones affections, insert, or loyalties
SYN: inconstant, capricious
ANT: constant

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Flimsy

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without strength or solidity, of inferior materials and workmanship
SYN: weak, inadequate, unconvincing, thin
ANT: strong

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Harbinger

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anything that foreshadows a future event
SYN: omen, forerunner, precursor, herald
ANT: withhold

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Interpret

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set forth the meaning of
SYN: explain, construe
ANT: confuse

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Intimate

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make known directly
SYN: hint, suggest, imply
ANT: inaccurate

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Irrelevant

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not relating to the subject
SYN: inapplicable, extraneous
ANT: meaningful

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Lucrative

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producing wealth
SYN: moneymaking, profitable, gainful
ANT: unprofitable

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Malign

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speak harmful untruths about
SYN: vilify, defame, slander
ANT: nice

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Monumental

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impressively large
SYN: huge, massive, immense
ANT: miniature

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Negligible

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so tiny that it may safely be disregarded
SYN: slight, trifling, inconsequential
ANT: big

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Ogre

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hideous giant, person to be dreaded
SYN: monster, fiend, tyrant, despot
ANT: angel

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Prestige

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Standing in the eyes of others
SYN: influence, status, reputation
ANT: unimportant

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Quiver

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shake with a slight, rapid motion
SYN: tremble, shiver, shudder
ANT: stillness

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Rout

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defeat disastrously and put to disorderly flight
SYN: overwhelm, conquer
ANT: win

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Sage

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Person distinguished for wisdom
SYN: scholar, philosopher
ANT: foolish

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Weird

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strikingly odd
SYN: strange, fantastic, bizarre
ANT: normal