1100 words you need to know week 9

Toms H. (Latvia)
20 words 45 learners

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  1. impresario
    a sponsor who books and stages public entertainments
    one who presents cultural series/
  2. extortion
    the crime of exacting money, as by threats
    getting money by threats/izspiešana
  3. adverse
    contrary to your interests or welfare
    unfavorable, harmful/nelabvēlīgs
  4. asset
    a useful or valuable quality
    a valuable thing to have/vērtība
  5. bigot
    a prejudiced person who is intolerant of differing opinions
    a narrow-minded person, prejudiced person/fanātiķis
  6. blatant
    conspicuously and offensively loud
    disagreeably loud, very showy/vulgārs, uzkrītošs
  7. entourage
    the group following and attending to some important person
    group of attendants/pavadošais personāls
  8. virulent
    extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom
    poison, spite, malice/indīgs
  9. venom
    a feeling or spite, ill will, or maliciousness
    full of hate/
  10. spew
    expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth
    throw up, vomit, eject/izvemt
  11. loath
    strongly opposed
    unwilling, reluctant/negribīgs
  12. solicit
    request urgently or persistently
    to beg, seek earnestly/lūgt
  13. astute
    marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
    keen, shrewd/
  14. advocate
    speak, plead, or argue in favor of
    to be in favor of, to support/aizstāvēt
  15. ineffectual
    not producing an intended consequence
    not effective/neefektīgs
  16. scrutinize
    examine carefully for accuracy
    examine closely/pārbaudīt
  17. nefarious
    extremely wicked
    villainous, vicious/zemisks, negodīgs
  18. amicable
    characterized by friendship and good will
    friendly, peaceful/draudzīgs
  19. vexatious
    causing irritation or annoyance
    annoying/kaitinošs
  20. malady
    impairment of normal physiological function
    disease/slimība
Created on Wed Dec 11 22:49:16 EST 2013 (updated Wed Dec 11 23:10:38 EST 2013)

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