Crosswords Flashcards
Flotilla
Fleet of small ships
Torrid
Very hot and dry
Nark
Police spy
Inanity
Senselessness
Anchorite
A religious recluse
Ingress/egress
The action of going into or leaving a place
Agitprop
Agitpróp, portmanteau of “agitation” and “propaganda”) is political propaganda, especially the communist propaganda used in Soviet Russia, that is spread to the general public through popular media such as literature, plays, pamphlets, films, and other art forms with an explicitly political message.
Vassal (n)
a holder of land by feudal tenure on conditions of homage and allegiance.
a person or country in a subordinate position to another. (Vassal State)
Samovar
Tea urn (originally Russian)
Martinet
A person who demands complete obedience; a strict disciplinarian.
Stickler
a person who insists on a certain quality or type of behaviour.
Loth/loath (adj)
reluctant; unwilling.
Reticent (not the same as reluctant)
not revealing one’s thoughts or feelings readily.
Carpeted
reprimand severely (informal, British)
Misnomer
a wrong or inaccurate name or designation.
“morning sickness is a misnomer for many women, since the nausea can occur any time during the day”
a wrong or inaccurate use of a name or term.
“to call this ‘neighbourhood policing’ would be a misnomer”
