scholarship vocabulary lesson two Flashcards

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change, modify,adapt

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Alter

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vilify,defame,slander

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Malign

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moneymaking, profiting, gainful

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Lucrative

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Monster, tyrant, fiend

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Ogre

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Tremble, shudder, shiver

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Quiver

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overwhelm, conquer, defeat, overcome

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Rout

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Scholar, philosopher, wizard, shaman

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Sage

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Strange, fantastic, bizarre, fantastic

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Weird

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Huge, immense, massive, impressive

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Monumental

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Misrepresent, misstake, garble, warped

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Distort

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Mockery, fake, burlesque

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Farce

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Weak, thin, unconvincing, inadequate

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Flimsy

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Influence, status, reputation

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Prestige

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Omen, forerunner, precursor, herald, foreshadowing

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Harbinger

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Slight, trifling, inconsequential

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Negligible

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Attire, wardrobe, garb, dress

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Apparel

17
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Inconstant, changeable, capricious

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Fickle

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Explain, construe, to clear the confusion

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Interpret

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Imply, hint, suggest

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Intimate

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Inapplicable, not useful, extraneous

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Irrelevant