The Luminaries Vocabulary Flashcards
(31 cards)
Largesse
the act of giving away money or the quality of a person who gives away money; also : money that is given away
Disequilibrium
a loss or lack of balance
Barque
a sailing vessel having three or more masts, square-rigged on all but the aftermost.
unorthodoxy
Not of orthodox behavior
affronting
a personally offensive act or word; deliberate act or display of disrespect; intentional slight; insult:
an affront to the king.
an offense to one’s dignity or self-respect.
connexion
british word for connection
meagre
deficient in quantity or quality; lacking fullness or richness; scanty; inadequate:
having little flesh; lean; thin:
privation
lack of the usual comforts or necessaries of life:
His life of privation began to affect his health.
an instance of this.
the act of depriving.
the state of being deprived.
hearth
the floor of a fireplace, usually of stone, brick, etc., often extending a short distance into a room.
decanters
a vessel, usually an ornamental glass bottle, for holding and serving wine, brandy, or the like.
gorge
a narrow cleft with steep, rocky walls, especially one through which a stream runs.
a small canyon.
a gluttonous meal.
something that is swallowed; contents of the stomach.
an obstructing mass:
an ice gorge.
the seam formed at the point where the lapel meets the collar of a jacket or coat.
Fortification. the rear entrance or part of a bastion or similar outwork
impertinent
intrusive or presumptuous, as persons or their actions; insolently rude; uncivil:
not pertinent or relevant; irrelevant:
Archaic. inappropriate, incongruous, or absurd.
Obsolete. (of persons) trivial, silly, or absurd.
discomfiture
disconcertion; confusion; embarrassment.
frustration of hopes or plans.
Archaic. defeat in battle; rout.
malaise
a condition of general bodily weakness or discomfort, often marking the onset of a disease.
a vague or unfocused feeling of mental uneasiness, lethargy, or discomfort.
spade-beard
an oblong beard with square ends
a beard rounded off at the top and pointed at the bottom
renegade
a person who deserts a party or cause for another.
an apostate from a religious faith.
lucifers
a friction match: originally a trade name for a match manufactured in England in the 19th century
quays
a landing place, especially one of solid masonry, constructed along the edge of a body of water; wharf.
deference
respectful submission or yielding to the judgment, opinion, will, etc., of another.
respectful or courteous regard:
belied
having a belly, especially one of a specified kind, size, shape, condition, etc. (usually used in combination):
big-bellied.
swelled or puffed out:
dogged
persistent in effort; stubbornly tenacious:
vanguard
the foremost division or the front part of an army; advance guard; van.
the forefront in any movement, field, activity, or the like.
the leaders of any intellectual or political movement.
(initial capital letter) Rocketry. a U.S. three-stage, satellite-launching rocket, the first two stages powered by liquid-propellant engines and the third by a solid-propellant engine.
awl
a pointed instrument for piercing small holes in leather, wood, etc.
awning
a rooflike shelter of canvas or other material extending over a doorway, from the top of a window, over a deck, etc., in order to provide protection, as from the sun.
a shelter.
