Terms Flashcards

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apparel

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outer clothing (attire,dress,garb)

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alter

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make different (change, modify)

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distort

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

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farce

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ridiculous show (mockery , burlesque)

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fickle

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changeable in one’s affections, interests or loyalties (inconstant, capricious)

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flimsy

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without strength or solidity, of inferior materials and workmanship (weak,inadequate,unconvincing,thin)

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harbinger

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anything that foreshadows a future event (omen,forerunner,precursor,herald)

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interpret

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set forth the meaning of (explain ,construe)

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intimate

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to make known directly (hint, suggest,imply)

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irrelevant

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not relating to the subject (inapplicable, extraneous)

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