Page 2 Flashcards
1.a three-point shot in basketball. /trā/
trey
impudent or roguish youngsters.
/ˈərCHəns/
urchins
a complex tissue in the vascular system of higher plants, functioning chiefly in conduction but also in support storage, and typically constituting the woody element (as of a stem). /ˈzīləm/
xylem
an airtight compartment in which vapor may be generated to destroy fungal or insect pests (as on growing plants).
few matauri ‘m
fumatorium
to stoop to a less dignified level (dayn)
deign
a momentous tragic and usually sudden even marked by effects ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrown ruin. (kuh·ta·struh·fee)
catastrophe
lying outside the visible spectrum at its red end. (in·fruh·red)
infrared
a magnificent tomb. (maa·zuh·lee·uhm)
mausoleum
not open to question : indisputable, certain. (in·kaan·truh·vur·tuh·bl)
incontrovertible
the act or process of receiving into the mind, considering and thoroughly comprehending.
(uh·si·muh·lay·shn)
assimilation
to give in some prescribed order the various inflectional forms of.[KON] + [JUH] + [GAYT]
conjucate
something marked by some ceremony or observation. (kuh·meh·mr·ay·shn)
commemoration
plants of an order of chiefly evergreen trees and shrubs having needle-like, linear, or lanceolate leaves and a woody cone or fleshy aril. (kaa·nuh·frz)
conifers
municipality constituting a special administrative unit in northeastern China and serving as the national capital. (bay·jing)
Beijing
the molded band group or other architectural members around a door or other opening especially if rectangular form. (aar·kuh·trayv)
architrave
a plant of a genus of low evergreen boreal or arctic shrubs with leathery leaves drooping white or pinkish flowers. (an·draa·muh·duh)
andromeda
a western section of Berlin, Germany, on the Spree River. (spaan·dau)
Spandau
monophonic musical works of the late Middle Ages consisting of several repeated units that probably accompanied a dance. (es-taym-pees)
estampies
the wife of Odysseus who waits faithfully for him during his 20 years of absence. (pen-el-opy)
Penelope
- a gambling game in which players bet on which numbered red or black compartment of a revolving wheel a small ball spun in the opposite direction will come to rest in. (roo·let)
roulette
a period of five years. (luh·struhm)
lustrum
a giant fixed star of the first magnitude that is the brightest star in the constellation Bootes (aark·tur·uhs)
Arcturus
a usually awkward callow adolescent male : a gawky youth. (haa·buhl·duh·hoy)
hobbledehoy
a method of musical training for young people that involves specific body movements in response to changing accent patterns and pitches. (yr·ith·muhks)
*eurhythmics
eurythmics
comprising members or items of different kinds. (mi·suh·lay·nee·uhs)
miscellaneous
medieval trombones. (sak-buts)
sackbuts
a type of African food fish that lives in fresh water and looks much like an American sunfish. (tuh·laa·pee·uh)
tilapia
adorned. (kuh·peh·ruh·snd)
caparisoned
a living person who closely resemnles another living person (dop-ul-gayng-ger)
doppelgänger
a city in eastern Greece that serves as the port for Athens.
(per·ay·uhs)
Piraeus
small projections on the bottom of hinged church seats that give support to a standing worshiper when the seats are turns up; also: the seat themselves.
(mis-er-i-kords)
*misericords
misericordes
a nocturnal lemur found in Madagascar that has incisor teeth like those of a rodent and long fingers with sharp nails. (i-i)
aye-aye
a soft felt hat with an indented crown.(tril-bee)
trilby
an Apache people of western groups ranging through southeastern Colorado, northern New Mexico, and adjacent sections of Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. [ hee-kuh-ree-uh ]
Jicarilla
a vessel for burning incense that is used in religious services. [THYOOR] + [UH] + [BUHL]
thurible
marked by uncertainty or sudden outbursts : furious.
[vuh-soo-vee-uh n].
Vesuvian
Italian dances characterized by a lively hop step at the beggining of each measure. (sal-ter-eh-lows)
saltarellos
