Page 3 Flashcards
1.an ornamental chain, pin, or clasp, usually worn at a woman’s waist to which trinket, keys, a purse, or other articles are attached. (sha·tuh·layn)
chatelaine
any ancient close-fitting body armor. (kwr·as)
cuirass
large chiefly arboreal game birds that somewhat resemble wild turkeys but have well-developed feathered crest and that are native to Central America and Mexico with one variety extending into southern Texas.
(chah-chuh-lah-kuhs)
chachalacas
a small seeded Indian pulse resembling the related mung bean. (yur·ad)
urad
a stringed musical instrument resembling a lute in which the sound is produced by the friction of a rosined wheel turned by a crank against the strings and the pitches are varied by a set of keys.
(hur-dee-gur-dee)
hurdy-gurdy
the palace of the Moorish kings at Granada, Spain. (aal·haam·bruh)
Alhambra
red turmeric powder used for making the distinctive Hindu mark on the four heads. (kuhm-kuhm)
kumkum
the sacred dagger of the Sikhs. (kur·pn)
kirpan
an Indian dish of meat, fish, or vegetables cooked with rice flavored especially with saffron or turmeric. (bee·ree·aa·nee)
*biryani
biriani
a monotheistic religion of India founded about 1500 and characterized by its allegiance to sacred scriptures (see·ki·zm)
Sikhism
widespread disruption of normal liver structure caused by any of various chronic progressive conditions affecting the liver (such as hepatitis). (sr·ow·suhs)
cirrhosis
a city in southern India west Madras and capital of the state of Karnataka. (bang·guh·lor)
Bangalore
a deep steed-walled basin high on a mountain usually shaped like half a bowl and often containing a small lake. (surk)
cirque
a pseudonym assumed by a writer : a pen name.
[NOM+duh+ PLOOM]
nom de plume
a water nymph : an elemental spirit of the water. (uhn·deen)
undine
a European herb having flower heads with small white or pink ray flowers and yellow disk flowers - called also English daisies. (maar·gr·eet)
marguerite
a Dravidian language of a southern state in India and of northern and eastern Sri Lanka. (ta·muhl)
Tamil
2.a closet where clothes are stored. (gaar-duh-rowb)
garderobe
the well-eduacted or learned class.
(clar-isy)
clerisy
the openings of the nose or nasal cavity of a vertebrate.
(neh·reez)
nares
a horse of Spanish origin that has a high-stepping gait. (an·duh·loo·zhn)
Andalusian
a set of fixed bells sounded by hammers controlled by a keyboard. (keh·ruh·laan)
carillon
a procession of mourners at a funeral. (kor-tejsh)
cortege
Celtic inhabitants of Ireland, Scotland, or the Isle of Man. (gaylz)
Gaels
a Portuguese folk song typically plaintive or mournful. (faa·dow)
fado
a building or a room in which hooks, periodicals, and newspapers kept use : a reading room. (a·thuh·nee·uhm)
athenaeum
OR atheneum
related to a form of alternative medicine that is the traditional system of medicine of India that seeks to treat and integrate body, mind, and spirit using a comprehensive holistic approach. (ai·ur·vay·duhk)
Ayurvedic
the inversion of the order of syntactical elements in the second of two juxtaposed and syntactically parallel phrases or clauses. (kee·az·muhs)
chiasmus
a time , a place, or atmosphere of idyllic happiness. (caym-uh-lot)
Camelot
