Vocab The Road Flashcards
1
Q
Granitic
A
Granite like (adj)
2
Q
Collet
A
A band or sleeve put around a spindle to grill.
3
Q
Discalced
A
Strict orders given to friars or nuns.
4
Q
Shoddy
A
Badly made.
5
Q
Macadam
A
Used to pave roads.
6
Q
Meconium
A
Substance forming the first feces of a newborn infant.
7
Q
Nitty
A
Licy
8
Q
Rachitic
A
Inflammation of spine.
9
Q
Catamites
A
A boy kept for homosexual practices.
10
Q
Tang
A
Project part of the shovel.
11
Q
Illucid
A
Dim and slow of thought.
12
Q
Remnants
A
Small remaining quantity of something.
13
Q
Cistern
A
A tanks for storing water.
14
Q
Mendicant
A
Begging
15
Q
Palimpsest
A
Something reused or altered but still bearing visible traces of its earlier form.
