Terminology Flashcards
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Acquaintance
noun
a person known to one, but usually not a close friend.
the state of being acquainted or casually familiar with someone or something:
almanac
noun
an annual publication containing a calendar for the coming year, the times of such events and phenomena as anniversaries, sunrises and sunsets, phases of the moon, tides, etc., and other statistical information and related topics.
a publication containing astronomical or meteorological information, usually including future positions of celestial objects, star magnitudes, and culmination dates of constellations.
amnesia
noun
loss of a large block of interrelated memories; complete or partial loss of memory caused by brain injury, shock, etc.
archway
noun Architecture.
an entrance or passage under an arch.
a covering or enclosing arch.
characterize
verb (used with object),char·ac·ter·ized, char·ac·ter·iz·ing.
to mark or distinguish as a characteristic; be a characteristic of:
Rich metaphors characterize his poetry.
to describe the character or individual quality of:
He characterized her in a few well-chosen words.
Cicadas
noun,plural ci·ca·das, ci·ca·dae [si-key-dee, -kah-].
any large homopterous insect of the family Cicadidae, the male of which produces a shrill sound by means of vibrating membranes on the underside of the abdomen.
click
confide
convenience
cricket
cupboard
Denmark
destined
downtrodden
ego
engraved
equivalent
exotic
expel
extinct
foliage
foreclosure
granola
guffaw