4 march Flashcards
vaulting
leaping up or over.
simian
an ape or monkey.
perennial
lasting or existing for a long or apparently infinite time; enduring or continually recurring.
rubric
1.
a heading on a document.
2.
a set of instructions or rules.
unobtrusive
not conspicuous or attracting attention.
a low hanging fruit
the most easily achieved of a set of tasks, measures, goals, etc.
culled
(of flowers or fruit) picked.
(of an animal) selectively slaughtered.
precedence
the condition of being considered more important than someone or something else; priority in importance, order, or rank.
anthropocentric
regarding humankind as the central or most important element of existence, especially as opposed to God or animals.
incendiary
(of a device or attack) designed to cause fires.
you cant make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear
Be unable to turn something ugly or inferior into something attractive or of value, as in No matter how expensive his clothes, he still looks sloppy—you can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear. This expression was already a proverb in the mid-1500s.
xenotransplantation
Xenotransplantation is any procedure that involves the transplantation, implantation or infusion into a human recipient of either (a) live cells, tissues, or organs from a nonhuman animal source, or (b) human body fluids, cells, tissues or organs that have had ex vivo contact with live nonhuman animal cells
hackles
erectile hairs along the neck and back especially of a dog
tenor
a singing voice between baritone and alto or countertenor, the highest of the ordinary adult male range.
herald
harbinger; messenger;indication
concede
admit or agree that something is true after first denying or resisting it.
unprecedented
never done or known before.
attrition
the process of reducing something’s strength or effectiveness through sustained attack or pressure.
