Scholarship Vocabulary Lesson 2

Question 1

Alter

Answer 1

make different; change; modify

Question 2

Apparel

Answer 2

outer clothing; attire;dress; gard

Question 3

Distort

Answer 3

twist out of 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; 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; sonstrue

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; immense

Question 14

Negligible

Answer 14

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

Question 15

Ogre

Answer 15

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

Question 16

Prestige

Answer 16

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

Question 17

Quiver

Answer 17

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

Question 18

Rout

Answer 18

defeat disastrously and put to disorderly flight; overwhelm; conquer

Question 19

Sage

Answer 19

person distinguished for wisdom; scholar; philosopher

Question 20

Weird

Answer 20

strikingly odd; strange; fantastic, bizarre