Week 6 Flashcards
Prodigious
Enormous; extraordinary; marvelous
Propensity
A natural learning or tendency; bent
Raconteur
A person skilled at telling stories or anecdotes
Relic
A thing or part that remains from the past; something that belonged to a saint
Reticent
Not saying much, especially about one’s thoughts
Scoff
To mock or jeer at; to make fun of
Stagnate
to lie inactive; to fail to progress or develop
Succinct
Clearly expressed in few words; concise; terse
Tactless
Not having or showing a sense of the right thing to do or say without causing anger or hurt feelings; without skill in dealing with people
Tedious
Long or verbose and wearisome; tiresome; boring
Thwart
To oppose directly; to baffle; to block; to frustrate
Volatile
Evaporating readily at normal temperatures; changeable; explosive; lighthearted; fleeting
