2401-2500 Flashcards
regimentals
military uniforms of a regiment
trollop
a vulgar or disreputable woman, especially one who is promiscuous
doxy
a woman of loose morals, especially a mistress or prostitute
quean
a disreputable woman; a prostitute
minx
a pert girl; a wanton woman
wanton
merciless or without just provocation; lewd or bawdy
bawdy
boisterously or humorously indecent; obscene or lewd
fichu
a scarf that is worn to fill in a low neckline
soiree
a party or reception held in the evening
pert
saucily free and forward; flippantly cocky and assured; lively and vivacious
saucy
impertinently bold and impudent; amusingly forward and flippant
yowl
to utter a loud long cry of grief or distress; wail
dauphin
the eldest son of a king of France
inane
lacking significance, meaning, or point; silly
tread
to step or walk on or over; to walk or proceed along
decorum
propriety and good taste in conduct or appearance
traipse
to go on foot; to walk
rheum
a watery discharge from the mucous membranes especially of the eyes or nose
vanity
excessive admiration of one’s own achievements; useless or futile
gravitas
high seriousness (as in a person’s bearing or in the treatment of a subject)
ledger
a book containing accounts; a horizontal board used for vertical support such as scaffolding
proverb
a brief popular epigram or maxim; adage
adage
a saying, often in metaphorical form, that embodies a common observation
byword
a proverbial saying; a frequently used word or phrase
epithet
a disparaging or abusive phrase used in place of the name of a person or thing
sobriquet
a nickname or epithet
cognomen
a surname; a nickname or epithet
moniker
a nickname
epigram
a sage and often paradoxical saying
apothegm
a pithy and instructive saying
pith
the essential part; substantial quality (as of meaning); importance
compendious
marked by brief expression of a comprehensive matter; concise and comprehensive
aphorism
a concise statement of a principle; sententia
sententia
a concise statement of a principle; aphorism
hew
to cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument
paltry
inferior or trashy; trivial; meager
visage
face, countenance, or appearance
sloven
untidy especially in personal appearance
blowsy
sloppy or unkempt; coarse and ruddy of complexion
frowsy
musty or stale; sloven
dowdy
lacking smartness or taste; shabby; old-fashioned
robicund
having a reddish face; ruddy
catechism
oral instruction; a set of formal questions put as a test
catechize
to instruct systematically by questions and answers, explanations and corrections
skulk
to move in a stealthy or furtive manner; to hide or conceal something, often with sinister intent
thrall
a state of servitude or submission; a state of complete absorption
tress
a long lock of hair, especially the long unbound hair of a woman
tankard
a tall one-handled drinking vessel, especially a silver or pewter mug with a lid
berth
sufficient distance for maneuvering a ship; the place where a ship lies when at anchor
fascine
sticks bound together and used for filling ditches and making revetments for riverbanks
croup
inflammation of the throat and lungs, especially of children, typically caused by the flu
edema
an abnormal and excess accumulation of fluid in a serous cavity
reedy
having a high and thin tone, similar to a reed instrument
pyrrhic
achieved at excessive cost; costly to the point of outweighing expected benefits
mettle
vigor and strength of spirit or temperament; stamina
bandy
to discuss lightly or banteringly; to exchange
tenter
a frame with hooks along two sides that is used for drying and stretching cloth
nutter
a foolish or eccentric person
sozzle
to wash by splashing; to make drunk
beribboned
adorned with ribbons
grouse
many important game birds; grumble or complain
destitute
lacking possessions and resources; suffering extreme poverty
diminutive
a word or name usually indicating small size
irreverent
lacking proper respect or seriousness; satiric
satire
a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn
trenchant
cutting; incisive; vigorously effective and articulate
harry
to make a pillaging or destructive raid on; to force to move along by harassing
haversack
a bag similar to a knapsack but worn over one shoulder
knapsack
a bag strapped on the back and used for carrying supplies or personal belongings
inoculum
material used for inoculation
wanderlust
strong, restless longing for wandering
remand
to order back, especially to send a case back to another court or agency for further action
commandant
commanding officer
careworn
showing the effect of grief or anxiety
recapitulate
to retell or restate briefly; summarize
crapulent
suffering from excessive eating or drinking
intemperance
lack of moderation, especially habitual or excessive drinking of intoxicants
crapulous
marked by intemperance especially in eating or drinking
bibulous
highly absorbent; fond of alcoholic beverages
eructation
an act or instance of belching
cacique
a native Indian chief, or a local political boss, in Spain and Latin America
adverse
acting against or in a contrary direction; opposed to one’s interests
duple
having two elements; marked by two or a multiple of two beats per measure of music
stead
the office, place, or function ordinarily occupied or carried out by someone or something else
doublet
something consisting of two identical or similar parts; a pair
cochineal
a red dye consisting of the dried bodies of crushed tropical insects
quetzal
a Central American trogon that has brilliant green plumage and a red breast
trogon
tropical birds with brilliant, often iridescent plumage
passerine
describes over half of all living birds, consisting chiefly of altricial songbirds of perching habits
iridescence
a lustrous rainbowlike play of color caused light waves (as from an oil slick or soap bubble)
altricial
being hatched or born in a helpless condition, so as to require care for some time
verve
the spirit and enthusiasm animating artistic composition or performance
amaranth
coarse annual herbs with clusters of small green, dark pink, red, or purplish flowers
copal
a recent or fossil resin from various tropical trees
glyph
a symbolic figure or a character usually incised or carved in relief
frieze
durable, coarse wool fabric; a sculptured band (as on a building or piece of furniture)
sarape
a colorful woolen shawl worn over the shoulders especially by Mexican men
mestizo
a person of mixed European and Indigenous American ancestry
cacao
a dried, fermented, fatty seed used in making cocoa, chocolate, and cocoa butter
coverlet
a bedspread
