Scholarship Vocabulary Lesson 2 Flashcards

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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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mistrpresent,misstate,garble

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distort

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mockery,burlesque,fake

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farce

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fickle-inconstant, capricious, changeable

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thin, unconvincing, inadequate

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flimsy

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foreshadowing, forerunner, precursor,

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harbinger-omen,

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construe

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interpret-explain,

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suggest, imply

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intimate-hint,

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extraneous, not useful

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irrelevant-inapplicable,

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profitable, gainful

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lucrative-moneymaking,

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defame, slander

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malign-vilify,

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massive, impressive, immense

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monumental-huge,

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trifling, inconsequential

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negligible-slight,

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fiend, tyrant, despot

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ogre-monster,

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status, reputation

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prestige-influence,

17
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shiver, shudder

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quiver-tremble,

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overcome, conquer, defeat

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rout-overwhelm,

19
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philosopher, wizard, shaman

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sage-scholar,

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unusual, fantastic, bizarre

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weird-strange,