Scholarship Voc. Lesson 2

Question 0

apparel

Answer 0

outer clothing ; attire; dress; garb

Question 1

alter

Answer 1

make different; change; modify

Question 2

distort

Answer 2

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

Question 3

farce

Answer 3

ridiculous show; mockery; burlesque

Question 4

fickle

Answer 4

changeable in one’s affections, interests, or loyalties; inconstant; capricious

Question 5

flimsy

Answer 5

without strength or solidity; of inferior materials and workmanship; weak; inadequate; unconvincing; thin

Question 6

harbinger

Answer 6

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

Question 7

interpret

Answer 7

set forth the meaning of; explain; construe

Question 8

intimate

Answer 8

make known indirectly; hint; suggest; imply

Question 9

irrelevant

Answer 9

not relating to the subject; inapplicable; extraneous

Question 10

lucrative

Answer 10

producing wealth; moneymaking; profitable; gainful

Question 11

malign

Answer 11

speak harmful untruths about; vilify; defame; slander

Question 12

monumental

Answer 12

impressively large; huge; massive; imense

Question 13

negligible

Answer 13

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

Question 14

orgre

Answer 14

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

Question 15

prestige

Answer 15

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

Question 16

quiver

Answer 16

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

Question 17

rout

Answer 17

defeat disastrously and put to disorderly flight; overwhelm; conquer

Question 18

sage

Answer 18

person distinquished for wisdom; scholar; philosopher

Question 19

weird

Answer 19

strinkingly odd; strange; fantastic; bizarre