Week 2 Flashcards
Laconic
Expressing much in a few words
Ex: Many introverts are laconic
Throng
A noisy crowd
Ex: The accosting cruise ship people
Intrepid
Brave
Ex: The intrepid Marine
Accost
To approach and speak to aggressively
Ex: The balding guy accosted Yuri ‘this is the cruise ship beach!’
Reticent
Silent
Ex: when watching a scary movie
Furtive
Secret, Stealthy
Ex: Me when I come home late
Felon
A Person Guilty Of A Major Crime
Ex: him
Plethora
Excess
Ex: I sometimes have a Plethora of assignments
Hapless
Unfortunate
Ex: My Father Life
Irate
Angry, Incensed
Ex: When I think of him
Pyrrhic Victory
A Too Costly Victory
Ex: King Pyrrhus’ Kingdom almost starved
Pretext
An excuse; the fake reason to cover up the real reason
Ex: un pretexto ‘segun mi mami’
Fabricate
To lie; to construct- to make; to make up
Ex: Blehm fabricates stories for our funny jokes
Adroit
Skillful
Ex: Me when I believe in myself
Gesticulate
To cove the arms energetically to communicate
Ex: Nani and I in Mario Cart
Vigilant
Watchful
Ex: Me around him
Avid
Eager to Learn
Ex: to be an AVID scholar
Cajole
To gently persuade-coax
Ex: I like to coax Nani
Rudimentary
Elementary-Basic
Ex: I have Rudimentary Skills
Enhance
To intensify, heighten
Ex: I try to enhance my skills
Nuance
Slight Variation in meaning, tone, etc
