lesson 2 Flashcards
(20 cards)
alter
make different
apparel
outer clothing
distort
twist out of true meaning
farce
ridiculous show
fickle
changeable in ones affections, interests, or loyalties
flimsy
without strength or solidity; of inferior materials and workmanship
harbinger
anything that foreshadows a future event
interrupt
set fourth the meaning of
intimate
make known indirectly
irrelevant
not relating to the subject
lucrative
moneymaking ; profitable; gainful
malign
vilify; defame; slander
monumental
huge; massive; immense
negligible
slight; trifling
ogre
monster; fiend; tyrant; despot
prestige
influence; status; reputation
quiver
tremble; shiver; shudder
rout
overwhelm; conquer
sage
scholar; philosopher
weird
strange; fantastic; bizarre