Column 9 Flashcards
garbanzo gar·ban·zo
CHICKPEA, Also known as chickpeas, garbanzos are high in fiber, which helps stabilize blood sugar, lowering the risk of type 2 diabetes.
cliques ˈklik
a narrow exclusive circle or group of persons
especially : one held together by common interests, views, or purposes
high school cliques
antagonism an·tag·o·nism
: opposition of a conflicting force, tendency, or principle
the antagonism of democracy to dictatorship
couriers cou·ri·er
1 : MESSENGER: such as
a : a member of a diplomatic (see DIPLOMATIC sense 2) service entrusted with bearing messages
miscreant mis·cre·ant
UNBELIEVING, HERETICAL
miscreant pagans
peasantry peas·ant·ry
PEASANTS
homily hom·i·ly
a usually short sermon
a priest delivering his homily
suffocate suf·fo·cate
(1) : to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation)
(2) : to deprive of oxygen
b : to make uncomfortable by want of fresh air
cavil cav·il
to raise trivial and frivolous objection
The author caviled about the design of the book’s cover.
apprehend ap·pre·hend
: ARREST, SEIZE
apprehend a thief
guava gua·va
any of several tropical American shrubs or small trees (genus Psidium) of the myrtle family
especially : a shrubby tree (P. guajava) widely cultivated for its yellow-skined fruit with sweet acid yellow or pink flesh
penitent
pen·i·tent
feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : REPENTANT
vexation
vex·a·tion
the quality or state of being vexed : IRRITATION
cherished
cher·ish
: to hold dear : feel or show affection for
cherished her friends
sturgeon
stur·geon
: any of a family (Acipenseridae) of usually large elongate anadromous or freshwater bony fishes which are widely distributed in the north temperate zone and whose roe is made into caviar
clavicle
clav·i·cle
a bone of the shoulder girdle typically serving to link the scapula and sternum
— called also collarbone
damask
dam·ask
a firm lustrous fabric (as of linen, cotton, silk, or rayon) made with flat patterns in a satin weave on a plain-woven ground on jacquard looms
abolition
ab·o·li·tion
the act of officially ending or stopping something : the act of abolishing something
abolition of the death penalty
extricates
ex·tri·cate
archaic : UNRAVEL
b : to distinguish from a related thing
2 : to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty
lustrous
lus·trous
: reflecting light evenly and efficiently without glitter or sparkle
a lustrous satin
the lustrous glow of an opal
diminutive di·min·u·tive
grammar : a word, affix, or name usually indicating small size : a diminutive (see DIMINUTIVE entry 2 sense 1) word, affix, or name
2 : one that is notably small : a diminutive individual
sepia se·pia
: a brown melanin-containing pigment from the ink of cuttlefishes
b : the inky secretion of a cuttlefish
rivulets riv·u·let
a small stream
barbarous bar·ba·rous
: UNCIVILIZED
b : lacking culture or refinement : PHILISTINE
2 : characterized by the occurrence of barbarisms
barbarous language
sagacity sa·gac·i·ty
the quality of being sagacious
gangrene gan·grene
local death of soft tissues due to loss of blood supply
chilblains chil·blain
an inflammatory swelling or sore caused by exposure (as of the feet or hands) to cold
jacuzzi Ja·cuz·zi
used for a whirlpool bath and a recreational bathing tub or pool
pad thai
a Thai dish consisting of rice noodles stir-fried usually with any of various additional ingredients (such as bean sprouts, peanuts, chicken, shrimp, and egg)
relinquish re·lin·quish
to withdraw or retreat from : leave behind
hibiscus hi·bis·cus
any of a large genus (Hibiscus) of herbs, shrubs, or small trees of the mallow family with large showy flowers and usually dentate leaves
jefe je·fe | \ˈhā-(ˌ)fā,
chief
xanadu
Xan·a·du | \ˈza-nə-ˌdü,
an idyllic, exotic, or luxurious place
pegasi
Peg·a·sus | \ˈpe-gə-səs
: a winged horse that causes the stream Hippocrene to spring from Mount Helicon with a blow of his hoof
2 archaic : poetic inspiration
3 : a northern constellation near the vernal equinoctial point
armada
ar·ma·da | \är-ˈmä-də,
a fleet of warships
2 : a large force or group usually of moving things
promenade
prom·e·nade | \ˌprä-mə-ˈnād,
to take or go on a promenade
2 : to perform a promenade in a dance
vocational
vo·ca·tion·al | \vō-ˈkā-shnəl, -shə-nᵊl\
of, relating to, or concerned with a vocation
2 : of, relating to, or undergoing training in a skill or trade to be pursued as a career
reprimand
rep·ri·mand | \ˈre-prə-ˌmand
a severe or formal reproof
eclair \ē-ˈkler,
a usually chocolate-frosted oblong pastry filled with whipped cream or custard
Caribbean
of or relating to the Caribs, the eastern and southern West Indies, or the Caribbean Sea
