Part 2 Flashcards
kylix
Ancient Greek cup
landau
Horse-drawn carriage
laparoscopy
Abdomen operation
lavaliere
Pendant
legerdemain
Skillful use of hands in a trick
leguminous
Related to pea plants
limicoline
Shore-inhabiting burds
lineolate
Marked with fine parallel lines
locavore
One who eats locally grown food
locum tenens
Person who temporarily fulfills the duties of another
macaque
Type of monkey
Machiavellian
Cunning and scheming in politics
macrocosm
The whole of a complex structure
magnanimity
Kindness toward an enemy
Magnificat
“My soul magnifies the Lord”
malapropism
Mistaken use of a word in a place of a similar-sounding one
masseter
A muscle
mazzard
Sweet cherry
mecopteran
Order of insects
meropia
Partial blindness
Mescalero
Apache tribe
mezzotint
Monochrome printmaking process
misoneism
Fear or intolerance of change
mithridate
Semi-mythical complex poison antidote
monaural
Having only one ear
monochasium
Each branch gives way to another branch
moribund
At the point of death
mozo
Male hired to assist a household
myoma
Type of tumor involving muscle cells
narcosynthesis
Using sedatives to treat PTSD
neutrino
Neutral subatomic particle
nidifugous
Leaving the nest shortly after birth
niveous
Snowy or resembling snow
noblesse oblige
Responsibility of nobility to act kindly toward the poor
non grata
A diplomat being unwelcome in a country
noria
Waterwheel
nunciature
Office of a Roman Catholic nuncio
nux vomica
Type of plant
obsequy
Funeral rights
Oligicene
Period of prehistoric time
oneiric
Related to dreams
oribi
Small African antelope
oriflamme
A knight’s standard
osso buco
Lombardian meal
osteoblast
Cell that secretes the matrix of bone formation
ototoxic
Toxic to the ear
ozonize
Convert oxygen into ozone
paillard
Type of French dish
palatial
Resembling a palace
palinode
A poem that retracts a sentiment expressed in a previous poem
panjandrum
Rolling tank mechanism
panoply
Complete or impressive collection of things
paradrop
Descent or delivery by parachute
parapraxis
Slip of the tongue or memory
parthenocarpy
Development of a fruit without prior fertilization
patinaed
Having a coating or sheen
pauraque
Bird in Costa Rica
pecuniary
Related to or consisting of money
peonage
Debt servitude
perspicuous
Clearly expressed and easily understood
pertinacious
Holding firmly to an opinion or course of action
phillumenist
Collector of matchboxes
picaroon
Rogue
pleonasm
Using more words than needed
polonaise
Polish dance
potentate
Monarch or ruler
prandial
Related to dinner or lunch
propaedutic
Preliminary instruction for further study
proselyte
A person who has converted from one idea to another
quadrumanous
Having four feet that work like hands
quitclaim
Formal renunciation of a legal claim
quodlibet
Topic for philosophical discussion
rasorial
Scratches ground for food
Ex. Chickens
rebus
Type of puzzle
recidivous
Tending to relapse
referendum
General vote by a group on a single political decision
remanded
To be placed on bail or in custody
resplendent
Impressively sumptuous
reticent
Not readily revealing one’s thoughts or feelings
revenant
Animated corpse
rigadoon
Type of couples dance
revetment
Retaining wall
Riyadh
Capital of Saudi Arabia
Roche limit
Distance between two celestial bodies
Rosicrucian
A member of a certain cult
rupicolous
Living or growing on rocks
salmagundi
Dish of chopped meat and other protein
sanative
Curative
saturnine
Slow and gloomy
scherzo
Type of music
shlockmeister
Purveyor of cheap and trashy goods
sclerotic
Rigid without an ability to adapt
scotopia
Eye’s ability to use night vision
scrimshander
Art of carving or decorating shells
secretion
Substances are removed from a body part
sedulous
Showing dedication and diligence
sesterce
Ancient Roman coin
sinfonietta
Smaller-than-usual symphony
sitar
Indian instrument
skewbald
Animal with patches of white and another color
sobriquet
Nickname
solecism
Grammatical mistake
sortilege
Fortune-telling with cards
starveling
Undernourished creature
strafe
Attack repeatedly with bombs or guns from low-flying aircraft
stringendo
With increasing speed
subaxillary
Relating to the armpit
sudatorium
Sweat room
sycophant
Person who acts obsequiously in order to gain an advantage
symbiont
Organism living in symbiosis with another
syringomyelia
Disorder where a cyst forms on the spinal cord
tableau vivant
Static scene in artwork containing people
talaria
Winged Roman sandals
Te Deum
Latin Christian hymn
telpher
Cable car run on overhead wires
tenable
Able to be defended against attack
thaumaturge
A magician
thyrsus
Staff tipped with a pine cone ornament
timocracy
Government where possession of property is required to hold office
tocsin
Alarm bell
tondo
Circular painting or relief
torsade
Severe cardiac problem
traducianism
Belief that infant souls are created from the souls of their parents
trattoria
Small Italian restaurant
trichaic
Type of written meter
trousseau
Clothes and linens collected by a bride for her marriage
tuatara
Type of reptile
ubiquity
Common fact
umbonate
Having a rounded knob
unilocular
Having only one eye
urethane
Compound used in pesticides
urticant
Red rash
vasculum
Collecting box for plants
veloce
Fast
veracious
Speaking or representing the truth
vibrissa
Whiskers
vilified
Speak about in an abusive manner
vindaloo
Indian curry dusg
vitreous
Part of the eye
Vouvray
French wine region
waggish
Humorous in a playful manner
wampum
Native American necklace
wastrel
Useless person
whilom
Formerly
wrasse
Type of large-lipped fish
xerostomia
Dry mouth
zarf
Ornamental coffee cup holder
zastruga
Sand-dune shapes made in snow due to wind erosion
zydeco
Cajun musical style
