Scholarship Vocabulary Lesson 2 Flashcards
(20 cards)
Alter
change; modify
Apparel
attire; dress; garb
Distort
misrepresent; misstate; garble
Farce
mockery; burlesque
Fickle
inconstant; capricious
Flimsy
weak; inadequate; unconvincing; thin
Harbinger
omen; forerunner; precursor; herald
Interpret
explain; construe
Intimate
hint; suggest; imply
Irrelevant
inapplicable; extraneous
Lucrative
moneymaking; profitable; gainful
Malign
vilify; defame; slander
Monumental
huge; massive; immense
Negligible
slight; trifling; inconsequential
Ogre
monster; fiend; tyrant; despot
Prestige
influence; status; reputation
Quiver
tremble; shiver; shudder
Rout
defeat disastrously and put to disorderly flight; over-whelm; conquer
Sage
person distinguished for wisdom; scholar; philosopher
Weird
Strikingly odd; strange; fantastic; bizarre