Scholarship Vocabulary Lesson 2

Question 1

Alter

Answer 1

Make different; change; modify

Question 2

Apparel

Answer 2

Outer clothing; attire; dress; garb

Question 3

Distort

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Farce

Answer 4

Ridiculous show; mockery; burleque

Question 5

Fickle

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Filmsy

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Harbinger

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Interpret

Answer 8

Set forth the meaning of; explain; construe

Question 9

Intimate

Answer 9

Make known indirectly; hint; suggest; imply

Question 10

Irrelevant

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

Monumental

Answer 13

Impressively large; huge; massive; immanse

Question 14

Negilgible

Answer 14

so tiny that it may safely be disregarded; slight; triffling; inconsequence

Question 15

Ogre

Answer 15

hideous giant person to be dreaded

Question 16

Prestige

Answer 16

standing in the eyes of others