Week 9 Flashcards
Impresario
one who presents cultural series, organizer
there’s one impresario on the island
extortion
getting money by threats, blackmail
getting money by blackmail is no good
adverse
unfavorable, harmful
that was adverse
asset
a valuable thing to have
i don’t have assets
bigot
a narrow minded prejudiced person
that’s a bigot
Blatant
disagreeably loud, very showy
i am not blatant
entourage
group of attendtands
there’s an entourage at the theater
virulent
full of hate, harmful
i’m not virulent
venom
poison spite malice
venom from spiderman
spew
throw up vomit eject
i only spew like 5 times i think
loath
unwilling, reluctant
i was loath to go to school
solicit
to beg, seek earnestly
i don’t solicit homeless people for money
astute
keen, shrewd
ezra is astute
advocate
to be in favor of, to support
i advocate black history month
ineffectual
not effective
ezra is really ineffectual
scrutinize
examine closely
i scrutinized the road while riding
nefarious
villainous,vicous
i’m not nefarious
amicable
friendly peaceful
dude that’s so amicable
vexatious
annoying
school is vexatious
malady
any sickness, illness, allment
a malady would be covid