Week2 Flashcards
Laconic
Expressing much in few words
There was a Throng of people
Noisy, aggressive, loud, crowd
Intrepid
Brave
Accost
To approach or speak to aggressively
Reticent
Silent
The sword of Damocles
You are never safe and there will always be pressure when you are the king. (A king seated one of his subjects underneath a sword that’s was hanging by a hair, in order to teach him the dangers a king faces.)
Vigilant
To watch, watchful, carefully watching
Gesticulate
Move arms energetically while speaking
Pretext
An excuse, fake reason that hides the real reason
Fabricate
To lie or to construct, to make or to make up
Adroit
Skillful
A wet blanket
Not want to have fun and ruin it for everyone Ronnie the wet blanket took his speaker when he went home
Pyrrhic victory
To costly victory I won but it cost me a lot
Avid
Eager
Nuance
Slight variation in Meaning, tone, etc.