Test 2/28/14 Flashcards
Cooperage
A place where barrels are made.
He worked in a cooperage, making barrels.
Feudal
The system in place in the Middle Ages where there was a lord over a section of land. The land was worked by serfs.
William the Conqueror gave feudal estates to Norman soldiers as a reward for helping him conquer England.
Cuticle
The nonliving epidermis that surrounds the edges of the fingernail or toenail.
The manicurist trims the cuticle when she does your nails.
Deuce
Two
When you roll a two in dice, you roll a deuce.
Rural
Living in the country.
Their small town was very rural.
Rheumatism
Arthritis and swelling of the limbs.
Her hands were aching from rheumatism.
Prudently
Wise in practical affairs.
She prudently decided to save her money to go on vacation.
Prurient
Characterized by lustful longing.
The prurient man was unwelcome in their home.
Spurn
To reject with contempt
The girl was going to spurn the boy as a boyfriend.
Typhus
An acute infectious disease transmitted by the bite of lice and fleas. It is characterized by reddish spots, headache and fatigue.
London was struck by typhus.
Antitype
A foreshadowing by a type or symbol.
Many New Testament events are prefigured in the Old Testament.
Syntax
The rules for the formation of grammatical sentences in a language.
You are often judged by your syntax.
Physic
A medicine that purges.
She was given the physic so she would purge the toxins from her stomach.
Syndicate
A group of individuals or organizations combined or making a joint effort to undertake some specific duty or transaction.
The local furniture store is individually owned but is part of a buying syndicate.
Lymph
The fluid like substance in the lymphatic system. It is used to clean out the immune system.
The lymph nodes carry lymph throughout the body.
