Week 16 Flashcards
Indigenous
Native
The forest was replete* with the kind of wildlife that is indigenous to Africa.
Gregarious
Sociable
At the party, the gregarious hostess scurried* from group to group, making friends and influencing people.
Habitat
Natural environment
The alcoholic was found supine* in his favorite habitat - Ryan’s Bar.
Cursory
Hasty, not thorough
Sherlock Holmes took a cursory glance at the cryptic* message and decoded it instantly.
Interloper
An unauthorized person
Electric eyesm watchdogs, and other nuances* were there to keep out an interloper.
Prolific
Producing abundantly
The usually prolific novelist was frustrated* by her failure to come up with a good plot.
Bulwark
Protection
Some feel that the United States should be a bulwark to the inchoate* democracies around the world.
Sedentary
Largly inactive, accustomed to sitting
The typist shook off the fetters* of her sedentary life and joined a mountain climbing expedition.
Frugal
Thrifty
Frugal shoppers occationally badger* supermarket managers for bargains.
Antithesis
Exact opposite
Len, the gregarious* twin, was the antithesis of Lon, the reticcent* one.
Altruistic
Unselfish
The good-hearted doctor went into the jungle purely for altruistic reasons.
Embellish
Adorn, touch up
Everytime the irate* motorist told about the accident ha had a tendency to embellish the story.
Cache
Secret hiding place
Through a fortuitous* remark, the cache of the art thieves was discovered.
Coterie
Small group having something in common
A coterie of bridge players made our clubroom their permanent habitat*.
Cupidity
Greed
We warned him that his reprehensible* cupidity would eventuate* in a loss of all his friends.
