Rites Of Atumn Vocabulary

Question 1

Trajectory

Answer 1

The path of a flying object

Question 2

Hack

Answer 2

To release

Question 3

Case of Hubris

Answer 3

Arrogance or pride that brings downfall

Question 4

Acclimate

Answer 4

To get used to new conditions or environment

Question 5

Uninitiated

Answer 5

Without certain knowledge

Question 6

Thermal

Answer 6

An upward current of warm air

Question 7

Hack box

Answer 7

A place where falcons are released

Question 8

Hack site

Answer 8

A box where falcons are kept for release

Question 9

Niche

Answer 9

A shallow nook or cranny

Question 10

Procured

Answer 10

Find, obtain

Question 11

Dispassion

Answer 11

Cold, not passionate

Question 12

Eyrie

Answer 12

The nest of a boric of prey

Question 13

Aesthetic

Answer 13

Involving pure emotion and sensation rather than intellectuality

Question 14

Eclectic

Answer 14

Not from one source but many different sources

Question 15

Passerines

Answer 15

comprising more than half of all birds and typically having the feet adapted for perching.

Question 16

Nictitating membrane

Answer 16

A thin membrane capable of being drawn across the eyeball for protection

Question 17

Lure

Answer 17

A feathered decoy for attracting a hawk or falcon,swung at the end of a long line and sometimes baited with raw meat

Question 18

Stoop

Answer 18

To swoop down

Question 19

Quarry

Answer 19

An animal or bird hunted or pursued

Question 20

Primordial

Answer 20

There from the beginning, giving origin to something

Question 21

Airfoil

Answer 21

A structure with curved surfaces used in most aircrafts

Question 22

Aerodynamics

Answer 22

The properties of a solid object regarding the way air flows around it

Question 23

Desolate

Answer 23

Deserted, without people

Question 24

Fetish

Answer 24

An inanimate object worshiped for its supposed magical powers or because it is considered to be inhabited by a spirit. A form of desire in which gratification is linked to particular object.

Question 25

Demeanor

Answer 25

behavior, manor, attitude

Question 26

Perpetual

Answer 26

Never ending or changing

Question 27

Rambunctious

Answer 27

Energetic, disorderly

Question 28

Vermin

Answer 28

Wild animals and birds believed to be harmful to crops, farm animal and game

Question 29

Prominence

Answer 29

The state of being important or famous

Question 30

Falcon

Answer 30

A bird of prey with long pointed wings and a notched beak

Question 31

Falconry

Answer 31

the sport of hunting with falcons or a different type of bird of prey. The act of keeping and training this type of bird.