Week 9 Flashcards
Impresario
One who presents cultural series, organizer
The eminent* impresario brought many cultural spectacles to our shores.
Extortion
Getting money by threats
When the business manager was accused of extortion, his colleagues sought to oust* him from the firm.
Adverse
Unfavorable, harmful
It was excruciatingly* painful for the actors to read the adverse reviews that their persormances had recieved.
Asset
A valuable thing to have
Judge Davis hoped to be an asset in his wife’s campaigns fot the political office.
Bigot
A narrow-minded, prejudiced person
Attacked by the irate* crowd, the bigot asked the police for sanctuary*.
Blatant
Disagreeably loud, very showy
With blatant discourtesy the reporters continued to harass* the bereaved.
Entourage
Group of attendants
The visiting dictator’s ubiquitous* entourage of bodyguards disturbed our tranquil* city.
Virulent
Full of hate, harmful
Europe’ pipulation was afflicted* by a virulent plague known as the Black Death.
Venom
Poison, spite, malice
Clym Yeobright’s mother succumbed* to the venom of the snake bite.
Spew
Throw up, vomit, eject
From each candidate’s headquarters acrimonious* charges would spew forth daily.
Loath
Unwilling, reluctant
Since we felt that the ruling was arbitrary*, we were loath to obey it.
Solicit
To beg, seek earnestly
Daily the volunteers went out to solicit funds for the indigent* families.
Astute
Keen, shrewd
My neighbor was astute enough to discern* the adverse* features of the mortage.
Advocate
To be in favor of, to support
The general was sure to advocate that we give the enemy no respite* from the bombings.
Ineffectual
Not effective
The play was so blatantly* bad that the impresario* fired its ineffectual director.
