Raffaiel Rayez W.O.D. Lesson 1 Flashcards
Totemic
Pertaining to an object or natural phenomenon with which a family or group considers itself closely related
Byzantine
Complex or intricate
Austral
Southern
Cacology
Defectively produced speech; socially unacceptable diction
Luddite
One of a group of early 19th century English workmen destroying laborsaving machinery as a protest- one who is opposed to especially technological change
Panglossian
Excessively or naively optimistic
Fleer
To grin or laugh coarsely or mockingly; to sneer
Land of nod
A state of sleep or mythical land of sleep
Yawp
To utter a loud, harsh cry; to yelp, squawk or bawl
Boniface
Any land lord or innkeeper
Cyclopean
Gigantic; vast
Bellweather
A leader of a movement or activity, a leading indicator of future trends
Mayworn
Wearied by traveling
Poltroom
A wretched coward; a craven
Milieu
The physical or social setting in which people live or in which something happens; environment, setting
Denizen
An inhabitant; a tweller
Parvenu
One that has recently or suddenly risen to a higher social or economic class but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class; an upstart
Peccadillo
A site offense; a petty fault; a small mistake
Scintilla
A tiny or scarcely detectable amount; the slightest particle; a spark
Miscreant
A disbeliver; a heretic, a scoundrel, a villain
Quidnure
One who is curious to know everything that passes between people; one who knows or pretends to know all that is going on, a gossip; a busy body
Cosset
To treat as a pet; to treat with excessive indulgence; to pamper
Lucullan
Rich, magnificent and luxurious
Métier
An occupation; a profession