Scholarship Vocabulary Lesson 2 Flashcards

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alter

A

make different, change, modify

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apparel

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outer clothing, attire,dress,garb

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distort

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

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farce

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ridiculous show, mockery, buresque

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fickle

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changeable in ones affection, interests, or loyalties

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flimsy

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without strength or solidity, of inferior materials and workmanship

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harbinger

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anything that foreshadows a future event

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interpret

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set forth the meaning of, explain, construe

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intimate

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make known indirectly

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irrelevant

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not relating to the subject

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lucrative

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producing wealth

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malign

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speak harmful truths about

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monumental

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impressively large

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negligible

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so tiny that it may safely be disregarded

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ogre

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hideous giant, person to be dreaded

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prestige

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standing in the eyes of others

17
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quiver

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shake with a sight, rapid, motion

18
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rout

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defeat disastrously and put to disorderly flight

19
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sage

A

person distinguished for wisdom

20
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weird

A

strikingly odd, bizarre, fantastic, strange