Vocab. 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
overwhelm, conquer
sage
scholar, philosopher
weird
strange, fantastic, bizarre