Vocab 14

Question 1

Raggedy Ann

Answer 1

Raggedy Ann is a rag doll with red yarn for hair and a triangle nose. Popular in the 60s.

Question 2

Meticulous

Answer 2

showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise.
“he had always been so meticulous about his appearance”

Question 3

Fen

Answer 3

1. wetland with alkaline, neutral, or only slightly acid peaty soil.
2. a monetary unit of China, equal to one hundredth of a yuan.

Question 4

Grouse

Answer 4

1. complain pettily; grumble.
   “she heard him grousing about his assistant”
2. a medium to large game bird with a plump body and feathered legs, the male being larger and more conspicuously colored than the female.
3. very good (used as a general term of approval).
   “the car was a grouse tomato red which everyone liked”

Question 5

Moor

Answer 5

1. A fen
2. a tract of open uncultivated upland; a heath. Often preserved for shooting.
   “a little town in the moors”
3. (of a boat) made fast by attaching it by cable or rope to the shore or to an anchor.
   “twenty or so fishing boats were moored to the pier”
4. a member of a northwestern African Muslim people of mixed Berber and Arab descent. In the 8th century they conquered the Iberian peninsula, but were finally driven out of their last stronghold in Granada at the end of the 15th century.
   “for centuries Córdoba was the Moors’ capital and one of Europe’s most sophisticated cities”

Question 6

Telos

Answer 6

The absolute purpose of something

Question 7

Ethos

Answer 7

1. Ancient greek for one’s character.
2. a rhetorical or written technique that appeals to an audience or reader’s ethics. Authors achieve ethos in their writing by demonstrating that they are a trustworthy source of accurate information.
   “ If my years as a Marine taught me anything, it’s that caution is the best policy in this sort of situation.”

Question 8

Logos

Answer 8

1. the word of God
2. A rhetoric or explanation to appeal to listener’s logic

Question 9

Transboundary

Answer 9

1. crossing the border between two or more countries or areas and affecting both or all areas
2. moving or having effect across a boundary or boundaries (of limits)
   “transboundary agreements were being forged”

Question 10

Haze

Answer 10

1. torment a new, young recruit to a club, team, or group — the way fraternity brothers sometimes haze a new member, forcing him to perform humiliating or dangerous actions.
2. dust particles formed to an opaque cloud. Not as thick as smoke

Question 11

Cattle Brand

Answer 11

A burning metal that engraves into a cow the owner’s eponymous symbol so you know who owns it.

Question 12

Vagabond

Answer 12

1. Resembles a giant, wavy, bucket-hat. Popular in the 60’s with flappers and womens’ funeral hats.
2. One who wanders with no home or direction. A rascal, a rogue.
3. To wander like a vagabond

Question 13

Off-kilter

Answer 13

not in the usual, expected, or correct condition or state.
“The song matched DOOM’s off-kilter flow”

Question 14

guile

Answer 14

sly or cunning intelligence.
“he used all his guile and guts to free himself from the muddle he was in”

Question 15

While away

Answer 15

to spend time in a relaxed way because you have nothing to do or you are waiting for something else to happen
“We whiled away the afternoon playing cards in front of the fire.”

Question 16

wile

Answer 16

1. used to emphasize the extent of something, especially something negative (can also be positive tho)
   “losing the final was a wile blow”
2. devious or cunning stratagems employed in manipulating or persuading someone to do what one wants.

Question 17

Flask

Answer 17

a narrow-necked glass container for measuring lab chemicals. Typically spherical or conical.

Question 18

Wicker

Answer 18

Woven twigs to make baskets and tropical furniture

The products made out of them are called “wickerwork”

Question 19

bong hit

Answer 19

A specialized pipe (flask) used to smoke large amounts of marijuana

Question 20

Ineffable

Answer 20

1. Too great or horrible to be expressed in words.
2. Not to be uttered
   “the ineffable Hebrew name that gentiles write as Jehovah”

(effable can be described in words)

Question 21

Hip flask

Answer 21

A curved, thin bottle that carries small liquid (especially liquor).
“Stranded with a flask in the desert in the desert is almost too stereo-typical”

Question 22

etymology

Answer 22

the study of the origin of words and the way in which their meanings have changed throughout history.

Question 23

diaspora

Answer 23

1. to scatter about.
2. a large group of people who share a cultural and regional origin but are living away from their traditional homeland. They come about through immigration and forced movements of people.

Question 24

insipid

Answer 24

lacking flavor, vigor, or appeal

Question 25

washy

Answer 25

1. (of a color) having a faded look.
   “I knitted the sample in a denim cotton to give a washier color”
2. lacking in strength or vigor; insipid.
   “a weak and washy production”
3. (A food or drink) too watery

(wishy-washy has exact same definitions)

Question 26

Riding dirty

Answer 26

Driving illegally or while doing something illegal

Question 27

couturier

Answer 27

a fashion designer who manufactures and sells clothes that have been tailored to a client’s specific requirements and measurements.
“clothes of luxurious fabrics, cut by top couturiers to fit them to perfection”

Question 28

On deck

Answer 28

1. Ready for action, work, or to be used
2. A ship’s main deck
   “she stood on deck for hours”

Question 29

byword

Answer 29

1. a person or thing cited as a notorious and outstanding example or embodiment of something.
   “his name became a byword for luxury”
2. a word or expression summarizing a thing’s characteristics or a person’s principles.
   ““Small is beautiful” may be the byword for most couturiers”

Question 30

cosmopolitan

Answer 30

1. having an exciting and glamorous character associated with travel and a mixture of cultures.
   “their designs became a byword for cosmopolitan chic”
2. (of a plant or animal) found all over the world.
3. including or containing people from many different countries.
   “immigration transformed the city into a cosmopolitan metropolis”

Phrase:
Rootles cosmopolitan meant “persons without identity” and “passportless wanderers”, phrases Hitler used justify erasing Jews.

Question 31

helter skelter

Answer 31

1. involving disorderly haste or confusion.
   “she had blamed her grogginess on a helter-skelter lifestyle”
2. a tall spiral slide winding around a tower at a fair.

Question 32

misadventure

Answer 32

an unfortunate incident; a mishap.
“an expensive misadventure in financial services”

Question 33

Reduplication

Answer 33

A word repeated (sometimes with slight modification) to make another word.
“fifty fifty” “sing-song”

Question 34

washi

Answer 34

decorative paper of a kind traditionally handmade in Japan.
“a small kite made of bamboo and washi”