scholarship vocabulary lesson 2

Question 1

make different, chage, modify

Answer 1

alter

Question 2

outer clothing, attire, dress, garb

Answer 2

apparel

Question 3

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

Answer 3

distort

Question 4

ridiculous show, mockery burlesque

Answer 4

farce

Question 5

changeable in one’s affections, iterests, or loyalties; inconstant; capricious

Answer 5

fickle

Question 6

without strength of solidity; of inferiority materials and workmanship; weak’ inadequate; unconvincing; thin

Answer 6

flimsy

Question 7

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

Answer 7

harbinger

Question 8

set forth the meaning of; explain; construe

Answer 8

interpret

Question 9

make known indirectly; hint; suggest; imply

Answer 9

intimate

Question 10

not relating to the subject; inapplicable; etraneous

Answer 10

irrelevant

Question 11

producing wealth; moneymaking; profitable; gainful

Answer 11

lucrative

Question 12

speak harmful untruths about; vilify; defame; slander

Answer 12

malign

Question 13

impressively large; huge; massive; immense

Answer 13

monumental

Question 14

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

Answer 14

negligible

Question 15

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

Answer 15

ogre

Question 16

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

Answer 16

prestige