Week 16 Flashcards
(24 cards)
Indigenous
Native
The crows are indigenous
Endemic
Native and exclusive
The none deer killers people tried to prove catalina deer are now endemic on the island cause of the different food
Gregarious
Sociable
I am trying to be more gregarious this year
Habitat
Natural environment
My habitat is in my room
Cursory
Hasty not thorough
I make a cursory look at my room every time I go to the other parents house, so I don’t leave anything important behind
Interloper
An unauthorized thing
There are very few interlopers for my house because my family is very welcoming. But there still are some
Prolific
Producing abundantly
Bulwark
Protection
Sedentary
Largely inactive accustom to sitting
Frugal
Thrifty/ cheap
Antithesis
Exact opposite
Altruistic
Unselfish
Interact is altruistic
Embellish
Adorn, touch up
My dad does not embellish his Iraq stories infact he does quite the opposite to us
Cache
Secret hiding place
I had a cache of cash and because of that I found out the tooth fairy wasn’t real
Cachet
Influence, reputation
I got my job because of my cachet when it comes to boats
Coterie
Small group having something in common
I’m a coterie of Greek people on the island, my family and one other lady
Cupidity
Greed
The cupidity of the tooth fairy is rude
Virtuosity
Great technical skills
I have virtuosity when it comes to lying
Temerity
Foolish boldness
My dad had temerity when he decided to go to the bar and get wasted right after a court ordered ban on alcohol
Amorous
Full of love
I am amorous when it comes to big dogs, little ones not so much
Progeny
Descendants
If I ever got really famous I would teach progeny
Saturate
Soaked, completely filled up
I saturate my brother with facts about musicals he didn’t ask for and doesn’t understand
Virtuous
Possessing virtue
I know people one person on guy who is not virtuous
Virtuoso
Person with virtuosity
Miss Fabi is a virtuoso