0501-0600 Flashcards
pomade
a perfumed ointment; a fragrant hair dressing
carrosserie
the carriage body of an automobile
bumptious
presumptuously and obtusely self-assertive
affable
being pleasant and at ease in talking to others; characterized by ease and friendliness
joiner
a person whose occupation is to construct articles by joining pieces of wood
metaphor
a word or phrase used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy
ville
used in fictitious place names with reference to a particular quality
acumen
keenness and depth of perception, discernment, or discriminations
circumspect
careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences
credulous
ready to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence
insatiate
incapable of being satisfied; insatiable
molder
to crumble into particles; disintegrate; decay
agape
wide open; being in a state of wonder
sophistic
plausible but fallacious; of or relating to sophists, sophistry, or the ancient Sophists
insolent
insultingly contemptuous in speech or conduct
flaxen
resembling flax especially in pale soft strawy color
meretricious
tawdrily and falsely attractive; of or relating to a prostitute
scree
the refuse from melting of metals or reduction of ores; rough vesicular cindery lava
abstemious
moderate, sparing (as in eating and drinking); characterized by abstinence and self-discipline
aver
to declare positively; to verify or prove to be true in pleading a cause
trencher
a wooden platter for serving food
wherry
any of various light boats
fauna
the animals characteristic of a region, period, or special environment
preponderance
a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength
galliot
a small swift galley (a long narrow shallow-draft Dutch merchant ship)
dissension
partisan and contentious quarreling
dulse
coarse red seaweeds used as a food condiment
esculent
edible
akimbo
having the hand on the hip and the elbow turned outward; set in a bent position
inexorable
not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped; relentless
cinder
the slag from a metal furnace; a fragment of ash
conjubilant
shouting together with joy
leaden
made of lead; oppressively heavy; lacking spirit or animation
pandiculation
stretching and stiffening, as when fatigued or waking
tillage
the preparation of land for growing crops
abnegate
to deny, renounce, surrender or relinquish
concupiscence
strong desire, especially sexual desire
filch
to steal secretly or casually
sepulcher
a place of burial; a receptacle for religious relics especially in an altar
peregrine
having a tendency to wander
ameliorate
to make better or more tolerable
linnet
a common small brownish Old World finch
analgesia
insensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
yawl
a ship’s small boat; a fore-and-aft rigged sailboat
potentate
one who wields great power or sway
manioc
tropical plant with starchy roots; cassava
accoutrement
a soldier’s outfit usually not including clothes and weapons; an accessory item of clothing or equipment
equinoctial
relating to an equinox; relating to the regions or climate on or near the equator
pitchpole
to turn end over end
fulgent
dazzlingly bright; radiant
fetlock
a projection bearing a tuft of hair on the back of the leg above the hoof of a horse
obstreperous
marked by aggressive noisiness; stubbornly resistant to control
reich
realm; empire; kingdom
eleemosynary
of, relating to, or supported by charity
vexillology
the study of flags
symposium
a collection of opinions on a subject, especially one published by a periodical; a conference of experts
colloquium
an academic meeting where experts deliver addresses on a topic, then answer questions
Gad
a Hebrew patriarch; the tribe of Israel traditionally descended from him
orthography
a part of language study that deals with letters and spelling
lineament
an outline, feature, or contour of a body or face
parson
a leader or clergyman, especially a Protestant pastor
paca
Central and South American rodents that typically have a white-spotted brownish coat
rector
a member of the clergy in charge of a parish; the head of a university or school
parish
a local church community composed of the members or constituents of a Protestant church
oxbow
a U-shaped frame about an ox’s neck that holds the yoke in place; a U-shaped bend in a river
yoke
a frame for joining a pair of oxen to a plow; a bar across a person’s shoulders to help carry buckets of water
morpho
large showy tropical American butterflies with brilliant blue wings
rosette
an ornament made to resemble a rose and worn as a badge of honor
nostrum
a medicine of secret composition and without scientific proof of its effectiveness
lapwing
a crested Old World plover (shorebird) noted for its slow irregular flight and shrill wailing cry
plover
shorebirds that differ from the sandpipers in having a short hard-tipped bill
crest
a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird
monograph
a written account of a single thing
treatise
a systematic exposition of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached
guar
a legume cultivated for its seeds, used to make guar gum
chital
another term for axis deer (a deer of India with brownish hair and white spots)
ashram
a secluded dwelling of a Hindu sage, also the disciples instructed there
guan
large gregarious neotropical birds that somewhat resemble turkeys
capybara
a tailless semi aquatic rodent of South and Central America; largest rodent in the world
coati
tropical American mammal related to the raccoon but with a long flexible snout
lungi
a cloth used especially in India and Pakistan for articles of clothing
sarong
a loose garment made of a long strip of cloth wrapped around the body
jabiru
a large tropical American stork with a massive black bill
teju
large blackish South American lizards with yellow or white bands across the back
curassow
large arboreal game birds of South and Central America
leachate
a product such as water obtained by leaching
anthropomorphism
humanization, especially of animals
neonate
a newborn child or mammal
keelboat
a keeled riverboat that is usually rowed, poled, or towed and that is used for freight
hoatzin
a crested large South American bird with blue facial skin and red eyes
saurian
reptiles, including crocodiles and various extinct forms that resemble lizards
riparian
relating to or living or located on the bank of a river
tayra
a mammal of South and Central America that resembles a weasel
langur
any of several slender long-tailed Asian monkeys
bateau
a flat-bottomed boat with raked bow and stern and flaring sides
pirogue
a canoe-like boat made by hollowing out a large log
atrabilious
given to or marked by melancholy; ill-natured, peevish
jackdaw
a black, grey bird with thievish tendencies
appellation
an identifying name or title
