1-20 Flashcards
mausoleum
a large stately tomb or the building that housed it
tallow
hard animal fat used for candles
tamped
packed won
stratum
layer
distilled
purified or concentrated, as if by the processes of distillation
conjure
to summon, or call up, as if by magic
olfactory
relating to the sense of smell
proboscis
a long snout or nose
ballistics
the study of flight of bullets or other hurled objects
trajectory
the path of a bullet or another object hurled through space.
Abyss
a very deep gap or hole, a chasm
ravenous
greedy; extremely hungry
cacophony
harsh, jarring sound; noise
centrifuge
a machine that separates particles in a liquid by rapidly whirling the liquid around a central axis
cower
to cringe in fear
luminescent
glowing
feigning
pretending
pratfall
a comical fall on the behind; a humiliating mishap or error
nomadic
traveling seasonally with no fixed home; wandering
cartographer
a mapmaker