Vocabulary file

put forth = present, make known, tell the public (put forth a proposal, put forth a suggestion, etc.)

wit=clever humor, intelligence

By all accounts = according to everyone

“Everybody says….”

“By all accounts, Bill Clinton has a lot of wit.”

high stakes gambling = gambling for a lot of money

vivacious = lively, extroverted, outgoing

“a vivacious young woman”

swap =trade, exchange, ‘make a swap’, ‘do a swap’

ruthless = (one will do anything to get what one wants)

“a ruthless competitor”

“Different strokes for different folks”

(Everybody has different tastes)