week 1 Flashcards
(21 cards)
impresario
one who presented cultural series, organizer
extortion
getting money by blackmailing threats
adverse
unfavorable, harmful
asset
a valuable thing to have
bigot
a narrow minded prejudice person
blatant
disagreeably loud, very showy
entourage
a group of attendants
virulent
full of hate, harmful
venom
poison, spite, malice
spew
throw up, vomit, eject
loath
unwillingly, reluctant
solicit
to beg, seek earnestly
astute
keen, shrewd
advocate
to be in favor of, to support
ineffectual
not effective
scrutinize
examine closely
when i go to the doctors office they make sure to scrutinize everything
nefarious
villainous, vicious
amicable
friendly, peaceful
most of the homeless on the island are amicable
vexatious
annoying
my algebra teacher would have to be the most vexatious of all
malady
anything bad
to look a gift horse in the mouth
to be critical of a present