451-475 Flashcards
Glib
Easy and fluent in conversation or writing
Subtle
Not immediately obvious; hard to understand
Scurry
To move with light running steps
Tenuous
Weak;thin
Rabble
A noisy crowd; the lowest, coarsest class of people
Glutton
One who eats too much
Frenetic
Wildly excited or active
Forthright
Direct and without evasion; honest
Nominal
Appearing in name only; negligible or of low amount
Savant
A well-educated person; a scholar
Coerce
To force by threat or intimidation
Prescient
Knowing things before they occur
Concise
Brief and to the point
Opaque
Not letting in light; unintelligible
Excise
To remove by as if by cutting
Dossier
Group of documents
Culminate
To reach the highest point
Allot
To distribute; to assign as a portion
Conundrum
A riddle or a puzzle, esp. One without a solution
Bevy
A group, esp. Of birds
Frowzy
Having an uncared-for appearance
Diminution
A decrease or diminishing
Aplomb
Self-assurance; self-confidence; poise
Cower
To draw back out of fear