Raffiel Rayez W.O.D. Part 3 Flashcards
Rara-avis
A rare or unique person or thing
Cimmerian
Very dark; gloomy; deep
Misnomer
A misnaming use of wrong inappropriate name
Myriad
Consisting for very great but indefinite number
Fabulist
A liar; a creator of fables
Camelot
An idyllic place or period, usually very happy
Jackanapes
An impudent or conceited person
Prorogue
To defer; to post pone
Barnburner
Something highly impressive or exiting
Blandishment
Something that flatters, coaxes, entices
Clarion
Medieval trumpets with clear tones
Palindrome
A word, phrase, or verse that reads the same backwards and forwards
Chimera
A mental fabrication; an unrealistic dream
Filibuster
The use of extreme dilatory tactics in an attempt to delay
Feckless
Infective, weak, worthless
Solecism
A breach of good manners or etiquette
Maladroit
Awkward, clumsy, inept
Immure
To imprison
Verisimilitude
The quality of seeming to be true/real
Draconian
Of relating to or characteristics of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him
Deus ex machira
A god introduced by means of a crane in ancient Greek and roman drama to decide final outcome
Gravitas
High seriousness
Machiavellian
Belief that a leader must do anything necessary to stay in power including dishonesty and trickery
Nonplus
State of perplexity; bafflement, completely puzzled
Menagerie
A collection of unusual animals kept for exhibition
Tautology
Needless repetition of an idea
Ossification
Natural process of bone formation
Albatross
Any of a family of large web foot
Zeitgeist
Spirit of the time
Panoply
An impressive array, collection a full suit of armor
Hobson’s choice
An apparently free choice when there is no real alternative
