Elite Prep 151-175

conscientious

showing care and precision; painstaking

crass

dull-witted; unrefined

impart

to give a portion of; to make known

spendthrift

one who spends money wastefully

tabulate

to count

adroit

naturally skillful, esp. dealing with difficult circumstances

dexterous

skilled with the hands or mind

redolent

aromatic; fragrant; suggestive

foreboding

a sense of impending evil, esp. one without definite cause

denouement

conclusion; resolution; the falling action of a story after its climax

subsidy

monetary assitance

prevalent

dominant; widespread

incumbent

necessary or obligatory; a person who currently holds a particular position

mimic

to copy closely, esp. with intent to ridicule

beacon

a signaling light; a source of guidance or inspiration

supplant

to take the place of

scythe

a long-handled, bladed instrument used for harvesting crops

shard

a fragment of a brittle substance, e.g., glass or pottery; a small piece of something

wayward

stubbornly going against what is expected or required in order to satisfy one’s own desires

effrontery

bold and insulting behavior

vagary

an erratic notion or action

agile

quick and easy in movement; mentally alert

glut

an oversupply

cursory

superficially done; performed rapidly

spurn

to push or drive away contemptuously with or as with the foot