vocab 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 true meaning; misrepresent; miss state; garble

Question 4

farce

Answer 4

ridiculous show; mockery; burlesque

Question 5

fickle

Answer 5

changeable in ones affections, interests, or loyalties; inconstant; capricious

Question 6

flimsy

Answer 6

without strength or solidity; 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 subject; inapplicable; extraneous

Question 11

lucrative

Answer 11

money making; profitable; gainful

Question 12

malighn

Answer 12

vilify; defame; slander

Question 13

monumental

Answer 13

huge; massive; immense

Question 14

negligible

Answer 14

slight; trifling; inconsequential

Question 15

ogre

Answer 15

monster; fiend; tyrant; despot

Question 16

prestige

Answer 16

influence; status; reputation

Question 17

quiver

Answer 17

tremble; shiver; shudder

Question 18

rout

Answer 18

over whelm; conqer

Question 19

sage

Answer 19

scholar; philosopher

Question 20

weird

Answer 20

strange; fantastic; bizarre