2/7/14 Flashcards
Canter (n)(y)
Slow gallop
To slowly gallop
The horse cantered across the field.
Adage (n)
Short statement or proverb
Proverbs is full of adages.
Gentry (n)
Upper or ruling class
Gentry rules a country.
Vestry (n)
Room or building attached to a church
The priest waited in the vestry.
Inquest (n)
A legal inquiry, judicial inquiry
There was an inquest as to the cause of death.
Florid (adj)
Flushed with a rosy color.
His face was florid with embarrassment.
Faculty (n)
An ability of a particular kind
He was in possession of all his faculties.
Malady (n)
A disease
He suffered from a malady of his body.
Derogate (v)
To belittle
He derogates his opponents character.
Flange (n)
A protecting rim on a wheel or pipe
The flange had to be loosened so that the pipes could separate.
Cabal (n)
A secret society
The KKK is a cabal.
Recant (v)
Take back a statement
The witness recanted his testimony; it was not true.
Cravat (n)
A neck scarf
Freddy, in Scooby Doo, wears a cravat.
Refract (v)
To bend rays of light
A prism refracts the light.
Abet (v)
To encourage
The traitor was convicted of aiding and abetting the enemy.
