Scholarship Vocabulary Lesson 2

Question 1

alter

Answer 1

make different; change; modify

Question 2

apparel

Answer 2

attire; dress; grab

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 one,s affections, interests; or loyalties; inconstant; capricious

Question 6

flimsy

Answer 6

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

Question 7

harbinger

Answer 7

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

Question 8

interpret

Answer 8

set forth meaning of; explain; construe

Question 9

intimate

Answer 9

make know indirectly; hint; suggest; imply

Question 10

irrevant

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

monuental

Answer 13

impressively large; huge; massive; immense