2022 Feb Flashcards
Betoken
To be a sign of
Indicate
Istinja
Arabic term for cleaning of the private parts after urinating and/ or defecating
Istibra
The period of sexual abstinence imposed on an unmarried female slave whenever she changed hands or her master liberated her or gave her in marriage
In mothballs
Unused but kept in good condition for future use
E.g.,
It was no use keeping aircraft in mothballs without fully trained crews to fly them
Skirr
To move rapidly, especially with a whirring sound
“Five dark birds rose skirring away”
Welkin
The sky or heaven
Phrase:
To make the welkin sing
Def.: To make a very loud sound
“The crew made the welkin sing with its hurrahs”
Napery
Household linen, especially tablecloths and napkins
Tantivy
A rapid gallop or ride
Sangfroid
Composure (coolness/ calmness under pressure)
Layette
A set of clothing, apparel, linen, etc. for a newborn child
Occlude
To obstruct
Block
Telos
An ultimate object or aim
Diluvial
relating to a flood or floods
fardel
a bundle
Bisque
a rich, creamy soup typically made with shellfish, especially lobster
Canary in a coal mine
something which warns of the coming of greater danger or trouble by a deterioration in its health or welfare
Graminivorous
(of an animal) feeding on grass
Phosphene
a ring or spot of light produced by pressure on the eyeball or direct simulation of the visual system other than by light
Argot
Jargon
CLI
Command line interface (connects a user to a computer programme or operating system)
Troglodyte
(especially in prehistoric times) a person who lived in a cave
a hermit
a person who is regarded as being deliberately ignorant or old-fashioned
a luddite
Duplicitous
Deceitful
Frabjous
Delightful
Joyous
Trundle
To move or cause to move slowly and/ or heavily
Humecter
To moisten
Humectant
Retaining or preserving moisture
Missive
A letter, especially a long or official one
Palindrome
A word, phrase, or sequence that reads the same backward as forward
E.g., madam / nurses run