Raffaiel Rayez W.O.D. Lesson 1 Flashcards
Totemic
Pertaining to an object or natural phenomenon with which a family or group considers itself closely related
Byzantine
Complex or intricate
Austral
Southern
Cacology
Defectively produced speech; socially unacceptable diction
Luddite
One of a group of early 19th century English workmen destroying laborsaving machinery as a protest- one who is opposed to especially technological change
Panglossian
Excessively or naively optimistic
Fleer
To grin or laugh coarsely or mockingly; to sneer
Land of nod
A state of sleep or mythical land of sleep
Yawp
To utter a loud, harsh cry; to yelp, squawk or bawl
Boniface
Any land lord or innkeeper
Cyclopean
Gigantic; vast
Bellweather
A leader of a movement or activity, a leading indicator of future trends
Mayworn
Wearied by traveling
Poltroom
A wretched coward; a craven
Milieu
The physical or social setting in which people live or in which something happens; environment, setting
Denizen
An inhabitant; a tweller
Parvenu
One that has recently or suddenly risen to a higher social or economic class but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class; an upstart
Peccadillo
A site offense; a petty fault; a small mistake
Scintilla
A tiny or scarcely detectable amount; the slightest particle; a spark
Miscreant
A disbeliver; a heretic, a scoundrel, a villain
Quidnure
One who is curious to know everything that passes between people; one who knows or pretends to know all that is going on, a gossip; a busy body
Cosset
To treat as a pet; to treat with excessive indulgence; to pamper
Lucullan
Rich, magnificent and luxurious
Métier
An occupation; a profession
Meliorism
The belief that the world tends to become better and that humans can aid it’s betterment
Serotianal
Pertaining to or occurring in late summer
Surly
I’ll humored; churlish in manner or mood; sullen and gruff; menacing or threatening in appearance
Monomania
Obsession with a single subject or idea
Prima facie
At first view; first appearance
Plenipotentiary
The person invested with full power to transact any business; especially an ambasitor or diplomatic agent full power to megotiate a treaty or to transact other business
Billet-doux
A love letter
Hobble dehoy
An awkward gawky young fellow
Caveat
A warning or caution
Fop
A man who is overly concerned with or vain about his dress and appearances; a dandy
Glower
To look or stare angrily or with a scowl
Furbelow
Something showy or an ornament on women’s clothing
Fiat
An obituary or authoritative command or order
Anthimeria
Substitution of one part of speech for another
Waif
A person, especially a child, who has no home or friends; a stray
Pilomath
A lover of learning; a scholar
Non- sequitar
An inference or a conclusion that does not follow from the premises
Apogee
The highest point or farthest point in an orbit
Gerry mander
The dividing of a state, country, etc. into election districts so as to give one political party a majority in many districts while simultaneously concentrating the voting strength of other party into as few districts as possible
Salvo
Something to save a person’s reputation or soothe a person’s feelings
Stonewall
To block, stall or resist intentionally; to be uncooperative, obstructive, or evasive
Soiree
An evening or nightmare party or social gathering
