Monty's bookmark Flashcards
Archivist
A person who maintains and is in charge of archives.
Consanguinity
The fact of being descended from the same ancestor.
Operatic
Relating to- or characteristic of opera
Periodical
A magazine or newsletter published a regular intervals.
Pervading
(Especially of a smell) spread through and be perceived in every part of.
Snigger
To laugh in a half-suppressed, typically scornful way.
Recalcitrant
Having an obstinately uncooperative attitude toward authority or discipline.
Tantamount
“Equivalent in seriousness to; virtually the same as___”
Reliquaries
A container for holy relics.
Guffawing
To laugh in a loud or boisterous way
Jovial
Cheerful and friendly
Cacophony
A hard discordant mixture of sounds
Discordant
Disagreeing or Incongruous
Incongruous
Not in harmony or keeping with the surrounding or other aspects of something.
Rotunda
A round building or room; especially one with a dome.
Doyenne
A woman who is the most respected or prominent person in a particular field
Mezzanine
A low story between two others in a building, typically between the ground and first floors.
Flummoxed
Bewildered or perplexed.
Hitherto
Until now or until the point in time under discussion
Latticed
Decorated with or in the form of a lattice.
Trousseau
The clothes, household items, and or other belongings collected by a bride for her marriage.
Phlegmatic
(Of a person) having an unemotional and stolidly calm disposition
Disposition
A person’s inherent qualities of mind and character.
Indignation
Anger or annoyance provoked by what is perceived as unfair treatment.
