151-175 Flashcards
Conscientious
Showing care and precision
Crass
Dull- witted; unrefined
Impart
To give a portion of; to make known
Spendthrift
One who spends money wastefully
Tabulate
To count
Adroit
Naturally skillful
Dexterous
Skillful with hands or mind
Redolent
Aromatic; fragrant
Foreboding
A sense of impending evil
Denouement
Conclusion
Subsidy
Monetary assistance
Prevalent
Dominant
Incumbent
Necessary or obligatory
Mimic
To copy closely
Beacon
A signaling light
Supplant
To take place of
Scythe
A long- handled, bladed instrument used for harvesting crops
Shard
A fragment of brittle substance
Wayard
Stubbornly going against what is expected or required
Effrontery
A bold insulting behavior
Vagary
An erratic notion or action
Agile
Quick and easy in movement
Glut
An oversupply
Cursory
Superficially done
Spurn
To push or drive away contemptuously with or as with the foot