Wordsmart Super-Duper Genius Flashcards
(22 cards)
Lipizzan horse shows
Feature stallions at the Spanish Riding School in Vienna- horses renowned for their graceful and precise classical dressage performances
Kismet
“What chance did I stand against kismet?”
Destiny; fate
Torque
“He gently torqued the hip joint”
Apply a twisting force to an object
Antipodean (Antipo DEEan)
“Antipodean wines”
Relating to Australia or New Zealand (used by inhabitants of the northern hemisphere)
Interminable
“We got bogged down in interminable discussions”
Endless (often used hyperbolically)
Ministration
“The kitchen was made spotless by the ministrations of a cleaning lady”
The provision of assistance or care, often used humorously
Etude (AAy toode)
A short musical composition, typically for one instrument, designed as an exercise to improve the technique or demonstrate the skill of the player
Apiary (Ay pee airy)
A place where bees are kept, especially a collection of hives of bees kept for their honey
Recidivism
“The prison has succeeded in reducing recidivism”
The tendency of a convicted criminal to reoffend
Redress
“The power to redress grievances of our citizens”
Remedy or set right an undesirable or unfair situation
Requiem
“He designed the epic as a requiem for his wife”
An act or token of remembrance
Confound
“The inflation figure confounded economic analysts”
Cause surprise or confusion in someone, especially by acting against their expectations
Du Jour
“What is the soup du jour?
“Of the day” in French
Enfant Terrible (Ahnfahn tareebla)
“The enfant terrible of contemporary art”
A person whose unconventional or controversial behavior or ideas shock, embarrass, or annoy others
Parapet
“She stood on the bridge, leaning over the parapet to watch the water race by”
A low protective wall along the edge of a roof, bridge, or balcony
Hegemon
“The United States has long been a hegemon in world politics.”
A leading or major power
Opprobrious
“Opprobrious remarks”
Language expressing scorn or criticism
Ambuscade
“Our sensibilities are being battered with reports of killings and ambuscades”
An ambush
Sundry
“Lemon rind and sundry herbs”
“A drugstore selling magazines, newspapers and sundries”
Of various kinds AND various items not important enough to be mentioned individually
Tontine
An annuity shared by subscribers to a loan or common fund, the shares increasing as subscribers die until the last survivor enjoys the whole income
Wastrel
“I have no intention of seeing my dues gambled away by your wastrel of a son.”
A wasteful or good-for-nothing person
Prefigure
“His style of painting prefigured the development of modern art.”
To show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness
