ian/or Vocab Flashcard

Front

He was finally appointed assistant ________ in the department of printed books.

Back

curator

Front

Christopher Plummer, the ________ star of stage and screen, is showing no signs of slowing down.

Back

octogenarian

Front

Few parts of the aerospace or airline industry relate to free market theory.

Back

civilian

Front

Then I went into the backyard, which had a flower-covered ______, a small garden wall, and room behind it for a garden. Swings and gliders adorned the yard.

Back

arbor

Front

Last spring, their daughter graduated as the ______ of her high school class.

Back

valedictorian

Front

The orchestra's rapport with the ______ was more alive and responsive than with most guest maestros.

Back

conductor

Front

Whenever a king in the Middle Ages was toppled, an ______ would pop up claiming to be him.

Back

impostor

Front

I was bound by no law to allow a ______ to cut me down, unresisting.

Back

ruffian

Front

Just as he is about to get to the bottom of the affair, he is warned off by the American ______ in Saigon.

Back

ambassador

Front

The ______ did his job well enough for the other brother to look at his mother in her casket, her face turned to the side to show the undamaged features.

Back

mortician