January 2023 Flashcards
virulency
. extreme harmfulness (as the capacity of a microorganism to cause disease) synonyms: virulence. type of: harmfulness, injuriousness. destructiveness that causes harm or injury.
unceremoniously
adverb
with a lack of courtesy; roughly or abruptly.
“he was unceremoniously dumped by the record company”
rheumatism
noun
any disease marked by inflammation and pain in the joints, muscles, or fibrous tissue, especially rheumatoid arthritis.
taciturn
adjective
(of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little.
“after such gatherings she would be taciturn and morose”
corrugated
adjective
(of a material or surface) shaped into a series of parallel ridges and grooves so as to give added rigidity and strength.
“corrugated cardboard”
perpetual
adjective
1.
never ending or changing.
“deep caves in perpetual darkness”
2.
occurring repeatedly; so frequent as to seem endless and uninterrupted.
“their perpetual money worries”
sleep inertia
Sleep inertia is a physiological state of impaired cognitive and sensory-motor performance that is present immediately after awakening. It persists during the transition of sleep to wakefulness, where an individual will experience feelings of drowsiness, disorientation and a decline in motor dexterity.
hiraeth
noun
(especially in the context of Wales or Welsh culture) deep longing for something, especially one’s home.
“I could not begin to put into words the hiraeth that the Welsh feel for the mountains and valleys of their homeland” (hjemve)
Keister
keister
/ˈkiːstə/
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noun
1.
INFORMAL•NORTH AMERICAN
a person’s buttocks.
“I’ve had it up to my keister with all these leaks”
2.
DATED•INFORMAL
a suitcase, bag, or box for carrying possessions or merchandise.
Coriolis effect
Because the Earth rotates on its axis, circulating air is deflected toward the right in the Northern Hemisphere and toward the left in the Southern Hemisphere. This deflection is called the Coriolis effect.
