2021 Feb Flashcards
Salmagundi
A dish of chopped meat, anchovies, eggs, onions, and seasoning
Ambit
Scope, boundaries, or extent of something
Rapprochement
An establishment or return to harmonious relations
Ausarian
Of or related to the Ausar Auset society
Badinage
Humourous or witty conversation
Banter
Avulsion
The act of pulling or tearing away
Sanative
Healing
Dearth
Scarcity or lack of something
Mothball
To cancel or postpone work on a project
Glioblastoma
A highly invasive glioma (tumour) in the brain
Acrimony
Bitterness or ill feeling
Paladin
Any of the twelve peers of Charlemagne’s palace
Falstaffian
Relating to or resembling William Shakespeare’s character Sir John Falstaff in being fat, jolly, and debauched
Corpus
A collection of written texts
The main portion of a body of work
Glyptic
Of or concerning carving or engraving
Craic
Enjoyable social activity
A good time
Majuscule
Large lettering
Of or related to upper cased print
Enumeration
A special class that represents a group of constants
Bijou
Chic
Anagnorisis
The part in a play/ novel in which a principal character discovers another character’s true motive and/ or nature
Coffer
Strongbox
Fund
A small portion of a ceiling
Ailurophile
A cat lover
Aposematic
(Of colours or decorations) meant to ward off predators
Afflatus
A divine creative impulse or inspiration
