67B Flashcards
glabella
The space in between your eyebrow
petrichor
the way it smells when it rains
aglet
The plastic or metallic coating at the end of your shoelace
wamble
When your stomach rumbles
vagitus
When a newborn cries
tines
The prongs of a fork are tines
box tent
The small table in a pizza box
overmorrow
The day after tomorrow
minimus
your little toe
agraffe
the cork to a champaign
vocables
lyrics to a song
interrobang
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columella nasi
the space in your nostrill
armscye
arm hole in cloths
dysania
finding a difficult to get out of bed
griffonage
illegible hand writing
tittle
the dot over an i or a j
crapulence
that sick feeling you get after eating or drinking
bannock device
the metal thing used to measure your feet
aisle
tripped over a book that another passenger had dropped in the aisle
bdellium
a fragrant gum resin obtained from certain burseraceous plants, as of the genus Commiphora.
czar
Government emperor or king.
Euphrates
Place Namesa river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey through Syria and Iraq, joining the Tigris to form the Shatt-al-Arab near the Persian Gulf. 1700 mi. (2735 km) long.
hour
period of time equal to 1&sfracdenom;24&sfracend; of a day or 60 minutes.
jalapeño
Plant Biology hot-tasting, green or orange-red pepper used in Mexican cooking
llama
woolly-haired South American animal related to the camel.
tsunami
nusually large sea wave produced by a seaquake or volcanic eruption under water.
ouija
planchette, on legs that rest on a larger board marked with words, letters of the alphabet, etc., and that by moving over the larger board and touching the words, letters, etc., while the fingers of spiritualists, mediums, or others rest lightly upon it, is employed to answer questions, give messages, etc. Also called Oui′ja board′.
qat
n evergreen shrub, Catha edulis, of Arabia and Africa, the leaves of which are used as a narcotic when chewed or made into a beverage
urn
arge metal container with a spout, used for making or serving tea or
wrinkle
having wrinkles or tending to wrinkle
Xian
ancient Chinese city