Week2 Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
1
Q

Laconic

A

Expressing much in few words

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

There was a Throng of people

A

Noisy, aggressive, loud, crowd

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Intrepid

A

Brave

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Accost

A

To approach or speak to aggressively

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Reticent

A

Silent

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

The sword of Damocles

A

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.)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Vigilant

A

To watch, watchful, carefully watching

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Gesticulate

A

Move arms energetically while speaking

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Pretext

A

An excuse, fake reason that hides the real reason

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Fabricate

A

To lie or to construct, to make or to make up

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Adroit

A

Skillful

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

A wet blanket

A

Not want to have fun and ruin it for everyone Ronnie the wet blanket took his speaker when he went home

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Pyrrhic victory

A

To costly victory I won but it cost me a lot

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Avid

A

Eager

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Nuance

A

Slight variation in Meaning, tone, etc.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Cajole

A

Coax the cat refused to be cajole into entering the cage

17
Q

Rudimentary

A

Elementary

18
Q

Enhance

A

Intensify, heighten

19
Q

To beard the lion in his den-to visit and oppose a person in his grounds

A