Reading Flashcards
define sycophant
person who acts in a servile manner towards someone important in order to gain advantage
define obsequious
obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree
what is a male fox called?
a tod
what is the collective noun for foxes?
a skulk
Newton’s 3 laws of motion
- Every object in a state of uniform motion will remain in that state of motion unless an external force acts on it. This law is also called the law of inertia and was pioneered by Galileo
- Force equals mass times acceleration
- For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. This law implies conservation of momentum
The summary of Newton’s 3 laws of motion is F = ma, a formula which governs all physical science
Can you eat the liver of a seal or polar bear?
No, because can be dangerously high in Vitamin A
How many facial muscles are used to make all expressions?
47
define: schadenfreude
pleasure derived by a person from someone else’s misfortune
How to tell a fake smile?
The periocular muscle under the eye will not move
Cotard’s syndrome
person believes that they are dead
somatoparaphrenia
when a body part feels not to be yours
pain asymbolia
responding to pain by laughing uncontrollably
define brio
vigour or vivacity of style or performance
define recrudescence
the recurrence of an undesirable condition
where do the months get their names?
In the original Roman calendar, there were only ten months. The first four had names unconnected to their positions - Martius, Aprilis, Maius, Junius. The rest had names representing their order - Quintilis, Sextilis, September, October, November and December. When it was realised that the months were falling out of step with the seasons, January and February were added. Quintilis and Sextilis were renamed July and August after the emperors Julius Caesar and Augustus.
define ersatz
(of a product) made or used as a substitute, typically an inferior one, for something else.
Who is Tennessee Williams?
American playwright, known for “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” and “A Streetcar Named Desire”
How did the dancer Isadora Duncan die?
The scarf she was wearing got tangled in the rear hubcaps of her car
define mawkish
sentimental in an exaggerated or false way
what is Seattle nicknamed and why
The Emerald City because of all the evergreen trees in the area
what is Durocher’s Law?
nice guys finish last
6x6=
36
6x7=
42
6x8=
48
