#4 Flashcards
Mortise
A hole, groove, or slot into or through which some other part of an arrangement of parts fits or passes
Distend
To enlarge, expand, or stretch out, as from internal pressure: swell
Declination
The angle formed between a magnetic needle and the geographical meridian
Bulwark
A strong support or protection
Galvanized
Coated with zinc to prevent rust
Aldehyde
Any of a class of organic compounds which yields acids when oxidized and alcohols when reduced
Scuttling
To cut a hole through the bottom, deck, or side of a ship
Benediction
Something that promotes goodness or wellbeing
Embrasure
An opening with sides flaring outward in a wall or parapet usually for allowing the firing of a cannon
Linenfold
A carved or molded ornament, as for paneling, representing a fold or scroll of linen
Inveigled
To win over by a stratagem or trick meant to deceive or ensare
Swaybacked
Marked by a sagging appearance: having or being a part with a concave center
Surfeit
An overabundant supply
Pall
A overspreading element that produces an effect of gloom
Mire
A troublesome or intractable situation
Cornice
The molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition
Praxis
Exercise or practice of an art, science, or skill
Cancellate
Of spongy or porous structure, as bone
Xenolith
A fragment of rock included in another rock
Alluvium
Clay, silt, sand, gravel, or similar material deposited by running water
