Vocabulary List 9 Flashcards
1
Q
Impresario
A
a person who organizes and finances concerts, plays, or operas
2
Q
Extortion
A
the practice of obtaining something through force or threats
3
Q
Adverse
A
preventing success or development
4
Q
Asset
A
a useful or valuable thing
5
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Bigot
A
a person who is intolerant towards those with different opinions
6
Q
Blatant
A
done openly and unshamedly
7
Q
Entourage
A
a group of people attending or surrounding an important person
8
Q
Virulent
A
a disease or poison extremely severe or harmful in its effects
9
Q
Venom
A
a poisonous substance
10
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Spew
A
expel large quantities of something rapidly and forcibly
11
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Loath
A
reluctant or unwilling
12
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Solicit
A
ask for or try to obtain from someone
13
Q
Astute
A
keen, shrewd
14
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Advocate
A
to be inn favor of, to support
15
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Ineffectual
A
not effective
