Dune Flashcards
Noun. an area or a situation in which somebody has control or influence
fief
adj./noun. connected with the branch of medicine that deals with the diseases and care of old people
geriatric
Noun. a mixture or variety of different things
melange
Noun. Class system as created within the Dune universe of Frank Herbert’s series of books, Dune.
faufreluches
Adj. behaving in an angry or sulky way, especially because you cannot do or have what you want
petulant
noun. a set of things, such as a person’s thoughts or experiences, that is considered as a single system that is different from the individual thoughts, experiences, etc. within it
gestalt
Verb. (formal) to order or strongly advise somebody to do something; to say that a particular action or quality is necessary
enjoin
Noun. A geometric surface, all of whose plane sections are either ellipses or circles.
ellipsoid
Adj.
(sometimes disapproving) willing to accept change; easy to influence or control
pliant