English Vocab Flashcard Review 1/17

Front

shrewd, perceptive

Back

astute

Front

Something that permits passage of substances

Back

Porous

Front

Overused, unoriginal

Back

hackneyed

Front

Delayed, slow

Back

Dilatory

Front

an exile

Back

expatriate

Front

My uncle is an _______________ who left his birth country to live in France.

Back

expatriate

Front

Unhappy with her job, the secretary performed every task at a ______________ speed.

Back

dilatory

Front

Teachers frown against students using ______________ phrases.

Back

hackneyed

Front

The kid who could program websites was more ____________ than the kid who always picked his nose.

Back

astute

Front

Since the small nation had ______________ borders, it was an easy target for invasion.

Back

porous