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Vocabulary List 17 Flashcards

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Define the following:

Terpischorean

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adj. pertaining to dancing

adj. (initial capital letter) of or relating to Terpsichore, the Muse of lyrics and poetry

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Unputdownable

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adj. (especially of a book or periodical) so interesting or suspenseful as to compel reading

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Define the following:

Kvell

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v. [no obj.] to be extraordinarily pleased; especially, to be bursting with pride, as over one’s family: give me something to kvell over

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Define the following:

Prepossessing

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adj. that impresses favorably; engaging or attractive: a confident and prepossessing young man

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Define the following:

Redintegrate

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v. restore (something) to a state of wholeness, unity, or perfection

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Define the following:

First-foot

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n. Scot. the first person to cross the threshold of a house on New Year’s Day.
n. Scot. the first person met after starting out on the day of an important occasion

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Define the following:

Clinquant

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adj. glittering with gold and silver; tinseled
n. imitation gold leaf
n. literary or artistic tinsel; false glitter

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Define the following:

Stelliferous

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adj. having or abounding with stars

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Define the following:

Wing-ding

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n. a lively event or party

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Define the following:

Abdominous

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adj. having a large belly; fat

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Define the following:

Bonhomie

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n. cheerfulness, friendliness; geniality

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Define the following:

Tip-tilted

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adj. (especially of a person’s nose) turned up at the tip

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Define the following:

Truckle

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v. [no obj.] submit or behave obsequiously: she despised her husband, who truckled to her

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Define the following:

Stroke

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n. an act of hitting or striking something; a blow: he recieved three strokes of the cane
n. a method of the striking the ball in sports or games
n. the sound made by a striking clock
n. a movement, typically in a series, in which something moves out of its position and then back into it; a beat: wing strokes
v. apply (something) to a surface using a gentle movement: she strokes blue eyeshadow on her eyelids

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Define the following:

Win

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v. [no obj.] (win out) manage to succeed or achieve something by effort: talent won out over bureaucracy
v. manage to reach (a place) by effort: many lived to win the great cave
v. obtain (ore) from a mine

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Define the following:

Fillip

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n. something that acts as a stimulus or boost to an activity: the halving of the automobile tax would provide a fillip to sales
n. a movement made by bending the last joint of a finger against the thumb and suddenly releasing it; a flick of the finger: the Prince, by a fillip, made the wine fly in his face
n. a slight smart stroke or tap
v. [no obj.] propel (a small object) with a flick of the finger: he filliped a nut against the man
v. strike (someone) slightly or sharply: he filliped him over the nose

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Define the following:

Becloud

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v. [with obj.] cause to become obscure or muddled: self-interest beclouds the issue
v. [usu. be beclouded] cover or surround with clouds

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Define the following:

Gabble

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v. [no obj.] talk rapidly and unintelligibly; utter meaningless sounds
n. rapid, unintelligible talk

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Define the following:

Rout

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n. a disorderly retreat of defeated troops: the retreat degenerated into a rout
n. a decisive defeat
v. [with obj.] defeat and cause to retreat in disorder
v. find someone or something, or force them from a place

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Define the following:

Lumbago

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n. pain in the muscles and joints of the lower back

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Define the following:

Trick

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n. a peculiar or characteristic habit or mannerism: she had a trick of clipping of certain words and phrases

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Define the following:

Decamp

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v. depart suddenly or secretly, especially to relocate one’s business or household in another area: now he has decamped to Hollywood
v. break up or leave a military camp

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Define the following:

Guerdon

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n. a reward or recompense

v. [with obj.] give a reward to someone: there might come a time where she might guerdon them

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Define the following:

Injunction

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n. an authoritative order or warning

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Define the following:

Oddment

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n. a remnant or part of something, typically left over from a larger piece or set: a quilt made from oddments of silk

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

adj. pertaining to dancing

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Terpischorean

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

adj. (especially of a book or periodical) so interesting or suspenseful as to compel reading

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Unputdownable

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

v. [no obj.] to be extraordinarily pleased; especially, to be bursting with pride, as over one’s family

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Kvell

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

adj. that impresses favorably; engaging or attractive

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Prepossesing

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

v. restore (something) to a state of wholeness, unity, or perfection

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Redintegrate

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. Scot. the first person to cross the threshold of a house on New Year’s Day.
n. Scot. the first person met after starting out on the day of an important occasion

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First-foot

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

adj. glittering with gold and silver; tinseled
n. imitation gold leaf
n. literary or artistic tinsel; false glitter

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Clinquant

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

adj. having or abounding with stars

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Stelliferous

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a lively event or party

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Wing-ding

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

adj. having a large belly; fat

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Abdominous

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. cheerfulness, friendliness; geniality

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Bonhomie

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

adj. (especially of a person’s nose) turned up at the tip

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Tip-tilted

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

v. [no obj.] submit or behave obsequiously

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Truckle

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. an act of hitting or striking something; a blow
n. a method of the striking the ball in sports or games
n. the sound made by a striking clock
n. a movement, typically in a series, in which something moves out of its position and then back into it; a beat
v. apply (something) to a surface using a gentle movement

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Stroke

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

v. manage to reach (a place) by effort
v. obtain (ore) from a mine

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Win

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41
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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. something that acts as a stimulus or boost to an activity
n. a movement made by bending the last joint of a finger against the thumb and suddenly releasing it; a flick of the finger
n. a slight smart stroke or tap
v. [no obj.] propel (a small object) with a flick of the finger
v. strike (someone) slightly or sharply

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Fillip

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

v. [with obj.] cause to become obscure or muddled

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Becloud

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

v. [no obj.] talk rapidly and unintelligibly; utter meaningless sounds
n. rapid, unintelligible talk

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Gabble

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44
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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a disorderly retreat of defeated troops
n. a decisive defeat
v. [with obj.] defeat and cause to retreat in disorder
v. find someone or something, or force them from a place

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Rout

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. pain in the muscles and joints of the lower back

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Lumbago

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46
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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a peculiar or characteristic habit or mannerism

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Trick

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47
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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

v. depart suddenly or secretly, especially to relocate one’s business or household in another area
v. break up or leave a military camp

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Decamp

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a reward or recompense
v. [with obj.] give a reward to someone

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Guerdon

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. an authoritative order or warning

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Injunction

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a remnant or part of something, typically left over from a larger piece or set

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Oddment

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Define the following:

Slyboots

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n. an engagingly sly or mischevious person: Even though he never said a word, he had more than one trick up his sleeve, the old slyboots

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Define the following:

Terraqueous

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adj.consisting of land and water, as the earth: Sometimes I believe that this less material life is our truer life, and that our vain presence on this terraqueous globe is itself the secondary or merely virtual phenomenon

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Define the following:

Overslaugh

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v. to pass over or disregard (a person) by giving a promotion, position, etc., to another instead: … General Stark, a former British officer who had been overslaughed for promotion and now took handsome revenge …

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Define the folllowing:

Paranymph

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n. a groomsman or a bridesmaid.
n. a friend who accompanied the bridegroom when he went to bring home the bride
n. the bridesmaid who escorted the bride to the bridegroom.

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Define the following:

Vexillology

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n. the study of flags

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Define the following:

Iatrogenic

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adj. (of a medical disorder) caused by the diagnosis, manner, or treatment of a physician: Time was, doctors could safely communicate among themselves by leaving messages written in Greek and Latin in the patient’s charts, and iatrogenic–doctor-produced–disorders and nosocomial–hospital-produced–infections were very common

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Define the following:

Cater-cousin

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n. an intimate friend

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Define the following:

Alliaceous

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adj. having the odor or taste of garlic, onion, etc.

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Define the following:

Jamboree

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n. a carousal; any noisy merrymaking
n. a large gathering, as of a political party or the teams of a sporting league, often including a program of speeches and entertainment

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Define the following:

Sniglet

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n.any word coined for something that has no specific name: Author (and actor-comedian) Rich Hall defines a sniglet as “any word that doesn’t appear in a dictionary but should,” which makes sniglet itself a sniglet

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Define the following:

Tohubohu

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n. chaos; disorder; confusion: Learn this: joy is not merely joyful; it is great. So be lovers gaily then, the devil! and marry, when you do marry, with the fever and the dizziness and the uproar and the tohubohu of happiness

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Define the following:

Rib-tickling

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adj. very amusing; funny or hilarious: a book of rib-tickling stories

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Define the following:

Remontant

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adj. (of certain roses) blooming more than once in a season

n. a remontant rose

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Define the following:

Automagical

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adj. (of a usually complicated technical or computer process) done, operating, or happening in a way that is hidden from or not understood by the user, and in that sense, apparently “magical”: I just downloaded an automagical update to my word processing software that somehow fixed the problems

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Define the following:

Supererogatory

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adj. going beyond the requirements of duty
adj. greater than that required or needed; superfluous: The manner of the Quartermaster had that air of supererogatory courtesy about it which almost invariably denotes artifice; for, while physiognomy and phrenology are but lame sciences at the best, the perhaps lead to as many false as right conclusions, we hold that there is no more infallible evidence of insincerity of purpose, short of overt acts, than a face that smiles when there is no occasion, and the tongue that is out of measure smooth

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Define the following:

Towser

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n. a big dog.

n. a big, hearty person, especially one who is very energetic: He is a towser for rough outdoor work

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Define the following:

Punctilio

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n. strictness or exactness in the observance of formalities or amenities: Overstrained etiquette at last gave way. It is not known who first overstepped the bounds of punctilio; but the consequences were immediate
n. a fine point, particular, or detail, as of conduct, ceremony, or procedure

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Define the following:

Tourbillion

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n. a whirlwind or something resembling a whirlwind

n. a firework that rises spirally

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Define the following:

Velleity

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n. a mere wish, unaccompanied by an effort to obtain it: I wanted to believe Ed was free of contradictions, I wanted to believe in his massive stolidity as in a state towards which I could slumber halfheartedly should the velleity arise.

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Define the following:

Abacination

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n. the act of destroying eyesight by placing a red-hot copper basin close to the eyes

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Define the following:

Abaciscus

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n. a tile or square in mosaic pavement; same as abaculus

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Define the following:

Abaction

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n. the act of stealing whole herds of cattle, in contrast with stealing a few head

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Define the following:

Head

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n. a number of cattle or game as specified: seventy head of cattle
n. a peson regarded as a numerical unit: they paid fifty dollars a head

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Define the following:

Abaiser

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n. ivory black or animal charcoal-colored

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Define the following:

Abase

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v. to depress; to humble; to degrade

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. an engagingly sly or mischevious person

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Slyboots

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

adj. consisting of land and water, as the earth

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Terraqueous

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

v. to pass over or disregard (a person) by giving a promotion, position, etc., to another instead

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Overslaugh

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a groomsman or a bridesmaid
n. a friend who accompanied the bridegroom when he went to bring home the bride
n. the bridesmaid who escorted the bride to the bridegroom

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Paranymph

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. the study of flags

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Vexillology

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

adj. (of a medical disorder) caused by the diagnosis, manner, or treatment of a physician

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Iatrogenic

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. an intimate friend

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Cater-cousin

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

adj. having the odor or taste of garlic, onion, etc.

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Alliaceous

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a carousal; any noisy merrymaking
n. a large gathering, as of a political party or the teams of a sporting league, often including a program of speeches and entertainment

A

Jamboree

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. any word coined for something that has no specific name

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Sniglet

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. chaos; disorder; confusion

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Tohubohu

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

adj. very amusing; funny or hilarious

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Rib-tickling

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

adj. (of certain roses) blooming more than once in a season

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Remontant

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

adj. (of a usually complicated technical or computer process) done, operating, or happening in a way that is hidden from or not understood by the user, and in that sense, apparently “magical”

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Automagical

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

adj. going beyond the requirements of duty
adj. greater than that required or needed; superfluous

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Supererogatory

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a big dog
n. a big, hearty person, especially one who is very energetic

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Towser

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. strictness or exactness in the observance of formalities or amenities
n. a fine point, particular, or detail, as of conduct, ceremony, or procedure

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Punctilio

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a whirlwind or something resembling a whirlwind
n. a firework that rises spirally

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Tourbillion

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a mere wish, unaccompanied by an effort to obtain it

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Velleity

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. the act of destroying eyesight by placing a red-hot copper basin close to the eyes

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Abacination

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a tile or square in mosaic pavement; same as abaculus

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Abaciscus

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. the act of stealing whole herds of cattle, in contrast with stealing a few head

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Abaction

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a number of cattle or game as specified
n. a peson regarded as a numerical unit

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Head

98
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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. ivory black or animal charcoal-colored

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Abaiser

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

v. to depress; to humble; to degrade

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Abase

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Define the following:

Interstitial

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adj. pertaining to, situated in, or forming small or narrow spaces or intervals between things or parts.
adj. situated between the cells of a structure or part: interstitial tissue

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Define the following:

Fubsy

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adj. short and stout

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Define the following:

Dipsy-doodle

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n. a quick dipping, sliding motion of the body, as made by ball carriers in football to evade tacklers
n. an act, movement, etc., to confuse, evade, or distract the attention of an opponent or competitor

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Define the following:

Provenance

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n. place or source of origin: The provenance of the ancient manuscript has never been determined

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Define the following:

Nugatory

A

adj. of no real value; trifling; worthless

adj. of no force or effect; ineffective; futile; vain

105
Q

Define the following:

Desidarata

A

n. things wanted or needed; the plural of desideratum: Over time, however, I came to realize that my friend, nice as he is, prizes extreme beauty above all the other desiderata that one might seek in a partner

106
Q

Define the following:

Alpenglow

A

n. a reddish glow often seen on the summits of mountains just before sunrise or just after sunset: Now came the solemn, silent evening. Long, blue, spiky shadows crept out across the snow-fields, while a rosy glow, at first scarce discernible, gradually deepened and suffused every mountain-top, flushing the glaciers and the harsh crags above them. This was the alpenglow, to me one of the most impressive of all the terrestrial manifestations of God

107
Q

Define the following:

Aeromancy

A

n. the prediction of future events from observation of weather conditions

108
Q

Define the following:

Nonce

A

n. the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce): …I deemed it best to shelve their problem for the nonce and turn the mind to the matter of Gussie, which presented a brighter picture

109
Q

Define the following:

Cryophilic

A

adj. preferring or thriving at low temperatures

110
Q

Define the following:

Nimiety

A

n. excess; overabundance: nimiety of mere niceties in conversation
n. an instance of this

111
Q

Define the following:

Cupidity

A

n. eager or excessive desire, especially to possess something; greed; avarice

112
Q

Define the following:

Selenology

A

n. the branch of astronomy that deals with the nature and origin of the physical features of the moon

113
Q

Define the following:

Sitzmark

A

n. a sunken area in the snow marking a backward fall of a skier

114
Q

Define the following:

Presenteeism

A

n. the practice of coming to work despite illness, injury, anxiety, etc., often resulting in reduced productivity
n. the practice of working long hours at a job without the real need to do so

115
Q

Define the following:

Aeonian

A

adj. eternal; everlasting: It was the caverns drinking from the tempest overhead, the grasses growing under the snow, the stars making music with the dark, the streams filling the night with the sounds the day had quenched, the whispering call of the dreams left behind in ‘the fields of sleep,’–in a word, the central life pulsing in aeonian peace through the outer ephemeral storms

116
Q

Define the following:

Outer

A

adj. (especially in place names) more remote: outer Mongolia

adj. objective or physical; not subjective

117
Q

Define the following:

Ludic

A

adj. playful in an aimless way: the ludic behavior of kittens

118
Q

Define the following:

Lacustrine

A

adj. of or relating to a lake

adj. living or growing in lakes, as various organisms

119
Q

Define the following:

Emigre

A

n. someone who left their own country in order to settle in another, usually for political reasons

120
Q

Define the following:

Reify

A

v. to convert into or regard as a concrete thing: to reify a concept

121
Q

Define the following:

Hebetude

A

n. the state of being dull; lethargy

122
Q

Define the following:

Cineaste

A

n. any person, especially a director or producer, associated professionally with filmmaking
n. an aficionado of filmmaking

123
Q

Define the following:

Offing

A

n. the more distant part of the sea seen from the shore, beyond the anchoring ground: The offing was barred by a black band of clouds, and the tranquil waterway leading to the outermost ends of the earth flowed sombre under an overcast sky–seemed to lead into the heart of an immense darkness
n. a position at a distance from shore

124
Q

Define the following:

Sybaritic

A

adj. pertaining to or characteristic of a sybarite; characterized by or loving luxury or sensuous pleasure: to wallow in sybaritic splendor
adj. (initial capital letter) of, relating to, or characteristic of Sybaris or its inhabitant

125
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

adj. pertaining to, situated in, or forming small or narrow spaces or intervals between things or parts
adj. situated between the cells of a structure or part

A

Interstitial

126
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

adj. short and stout

A

Fubsy

127
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a quick dipping, sliding motion of the body, as made by ball carriers in football to evade tacklers
n. an act, movement, etc., to confuse, evade, or distract the attention of an opponent or competitor

A

Dipsy-doodle

128
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. place or source of origin

A

Provenance

129
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

adj. of no real value; trifling; worthless
adj. of no force or effect; ineffective; futile; vain

A

Nugatory

130
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. things wanted or needed

A

Desidarata

131
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a reddish glow often seen on the summits of mountains just before sunrise or just after sunset

A

Alpenglow

132
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. the prediction of future events from observation of weather conditions

A

Aeromancy

133
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose

A

Nonce (for the nonce)

134
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

adj. preferring or thriving at low temperatures

A

Cryophilic

135
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. excess; overabundance
n. an instance of this

A

Nimiety

136
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. eager or excessive desire, especially to possess something; greed; avarice

A

Cupidity

137
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. the branch of astronomy that deals with the nature and origin of the physical features of the moon

A

Selenology

138
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a sunken area in the snow marking a backward fall of a skier

A

Sitzmark

139
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. the practice of coming to work despite illness, injury, anxiety, etc., often resulting in reduced productivity
n. the practice of working long hours at a job without the real need to do so

A

Presenteeism

140
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

adj. eternal; everlasting

A

Aeonian

141
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

adj. (especially in place names) more remote
adj. objective or physical; not subjective

A

Outer

142
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

adj. playful in an aimless way

A

Ludic

143
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

adj. of or relating to a lake
adj. living or growing in lakes, as various organisms

A

Lacustrine

144
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. someone who left their own country in order to settle in another, usually for political reasons

A

Emigre

145
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

v. to convert into or regard as a concrete thing

A

Reify

146
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. the state of being dull; lethargy

A

Hebetude

147
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. any person, especially a director or producer, associated professionally with filmmaking
n. an aficionado of filmmaking

A

Cineaste

148
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. the more distant part of the sea seen from the shore, beyond the anchoring ground
n. a position at a distance from shore

A

Offing

149
Q

Define the following:

Prime time

A

n. the regularly occuring time at which a television or radio audience is expected to be greatest, typically the hours between 8 and 11 p.m.

150
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

adj. characterized by or loving luxury or sensuous pleasure

A

Sybaritic

151
Q

Define the following:

Interim

A

n. the intervening time: in the interim I’ll just keep my fingers crossed
adj. in or for the intervening period; provisional or temporary: an interim arrangement
adj. relating to less than a full year’s business activity
adv. meanwhile

152
Q

Define the following:

Halo

A

v. surround with or as if with a halo

153
Q

Define the following:

Hamstring

A

n. any of five tendons at the back of a person’s knee

v. (usu. be hamstrung) severely restrict the efficiency or effectiveness of: we were hamstrung by a lack of knowledge

154
Q

Define the following:

Prenuptial

A

adj. existing or occuring before the marriage: prenuptial pregnancy
adj. existing or occuring before mating

155
Q

Define the following:

Urbanite

A

n. a person who lives in a city or town

156
Q

Define the following:

Back (verb)

A

v. bet money on (a person or animal) winning a race or contest: he backed the horse 33-1
v. be in favor of: over 97% backed the charges
v. (especially in popular music) provide musical accompaniment to (a singer or musician): brisk guitar work backed by drums, bass, fiddle, and accordion
v. (of the wind) change direction counterclockwise around the points of a compass: the wind had backed to the northwest
v. [no obj.] (of a property) have its back adjacent to (a piece of land or body of water): a row of cottages backed on the water; his garage wall backs onto the neigboring property
v. [with obj.] (usu. be backed) lie behind or at the back of: the promenade is backed by lots of cafes

157
Q

Define the following:

Back (adjective)

A

adj. situated in a remote or subsidiary position: back roads
adj. (especially of wages or something published or released) from or relating to the past: back pay
adj. directed toward the rear or in a reversed course: back currents

158
Q

Define the following:

Semiotics

A

n. the study of signs and symbols and their use or interpretation

159
Q

Define the following:

Pustule

A

n. a small blister or pimple on the skin containing pus

n. a small raised spot or rounded swelling, especially one on a plant resulting from fungal infection

160
Q

Define the following:

Foment

A

v. instigate or stir up (an undesirable or violent sentiment or course of action): they accused him of fomenting political unrest
v. bathe (a part of the body) with warm or medicated lotions

161
Q

Define the following:

Moulder

A

v. [no obj.] slowly decay or disintegrate, especially because of neglect

162
Q

Define the following:

Surround

A

n. a thing that forms a border or edging around an object: an oak fireplace surround
n. (usu. surrounds) the area encircling something; surroundings: the beautiful surrounds of the lake

163
Q

Define the following:

Outset

A

n. the start or beginning of something

164
Q

Define the following:

Lynchpin (also linchpin)

A

n. a pin passed through the end of an axle to keep a wheel in position
n. a person or thing vital to an enterprise or organization

165
Q

Define the following:

Fold

A

v. (fold something in/into) mix an ingredient gently with (another ingredient), especially by lifting a mixture with a spoon so as to enclose it without without stirring or beating: fold the egg whites into the chocolate mixture
v. hold or clasp (someone) in one’s arms with passion or deep affection
n. an area of skin that sags or folds properly
n. (the fold) a group or community, especially when perceived as the locus of a particular set of aims or values

166
Q

Define the following:

Abstemious

A

adj. not self-indulgent, especially when eating and drinking

167
Q

Define the following:

Mordant

A

adj. (especially of humor) having or showing a sharp or critical quality; biting

168
Q

Define the following:

Corpulent

A

adj. (of a person) fat

169
Q

Define the following:

Tangential

A

adj. diverging from a previous course or line; erratic

adj. hardly touching a matter; peripheral: the reforms were tangential to efforts to maintain a basic standard of life

170
Q

Define the following:

Wastrel

A

n. a wasteful or good-for-nothing person

n. a waif; a neglected child

171
Q

Define the following:

Arrogate

A

v. [with obj.] take or claim (something) without justification: they arrogate to themselves the ability to divine the nation’s true interests

172
Q

Define the following:

Lissome

A

adj. (of a person or their body) thin, supple, and graceful

173
Q

Define the following:

Revelatory

A

adj. revealing something hitherto unknown

174
Q

Define the following:

Connubial

A

adj. of or relating to marriage or the relationship of a married couple; conjugal

175
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. the regularly occuring time at which a television or radio audience is expected to be greatest, typically the hours between 8 and 11 p.m.

A

Prime time

176
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. the intervening time
adj. in or for the intervening period; provisional or temporary
adj. relating to less than a full year’s business activity
adv. meanwhile

A

Interim

177
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

v. surround with or as if with a halo

A

Halo

178
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. any of five tendons at the back of a person’s knee
v. severely restrict the efficiency or effectiveness of

A

Hamstring

179
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

adj. existing or occuring before the marriage
adj. existing or occuring before mating

A

Prenuptial

180
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a person who lives in a city or town

A

Urbanite

181
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

v. bet money on (a person or animal) winning a race or contest
v. (especially in popular music) provide musical accompaniment to (a singer or musician)
v. (of the wind) change direction counterclockwise around the points of a compass
v. [no obj.] (of a property) have its back adjacent to (a piece of land or body of water)

A

Back

182
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

adj. situated in a remote or subsidiary position
adj. (especially of wages or something published or released) from or relating to the past
adj. directed toward the rear or in a reversed course

A

Back

183
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. the study of signs and symbols and their use or interpretation

A

Semiotics

184
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a small blister or pimple on the skin containing pus
n. a small raised spot or rounded swelling, especially one on a plant resulting from fungal infection

A

Pustule

185
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

v. instigate or stir up (an undesirable or violent sentiment or course of action)
v. bathe (a part of the body) with warm or medicated lotions

A

Foment

186
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

v. [no obj.] slowly decay or disintegrate, especially because of neglect

A

Moulder

187
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a thing that forms a border or edging around an object
n. the area encircling something

A

Surround

188
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. the start or beginning of something

A

Outset

189
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a pin passed through the end of an axle to keep a wheel in position
n. a person or thing vital to an enterprise or organization

A

Lynchpin (also linchpin)

190
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

v. hold or clasp (someone) in one’s arms with passion or deep affection
n. an area of skin that sags or folds properly

A

Fold

191
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

adj. not self-indulgent, especially when eating and drinking

A

Abstemious

192
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

adj. (especially of humor) having or showing a sharp or critical quality; biting

A

Mordant

193
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

adj. (of a person) fat

A

Corpulent

194
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

adj. diverging from a previous course or line; erratic
adj. hardly touching a matter; peripheral

A

Tangential

195
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a wasteful or good-for-nothing person
n. a waif; a neglected child

A

Wastrel

196
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

v. [with obj.] take or claim (something) without justification

A

Arrogate

197
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

adj. (of a person or their body) thin, supple, and graceful

A

Lissome

198
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

adj. revealing something hitherto unknown

A

Revelatory

199
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

adj. of or relating to marriage or the relationship of a married couple; conjugal

A

Connubial

English Lexicon (21 decks)

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