Vocabulary Set 6 (23.11.29)

Question 1

palfrey (pal free) (n.)

Answer 1

a docile horse used for ordinary riding, especially by women.
ex: One lady’s palfrey had been stabled.

Question 2

oeuvre (ooh vra) (n.)

Answer 2

a substantial body of work constituting the lifework of a writer, an artist, or a composer
ex: a catalogue of Rembrandt’s oeuvre

Question 3

thwart (thwort) (n.)

Answer 3

A thwart is a part of a boat that usually has two functions: as a seat, and as a structural member that provides some rigidity to the hull
ex: An appropriately placed thwart can be used as a foot brace.

Question 4

athwart (a thwort) (prep.)

Answer 4

*across
* in opposition to
ex: A procedure directly athwart the New England prejudices

Question 5

coterie (coat ur ee) (n.)

Answer 5

an intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose
ex: a coterie of artists // a coterie of astronomers

Question 6

shift (shift) (n.)

Answer 6

a woman’s slip or chemise (sha meeze) // a usually loose-fitting or semifitted dress
ex: Standing on the garden path, in a simple shift, she looked at me.

Question 7

scruple (screw pull) (v./n.)

Answer 7

to show reluctance on grounds of conscience : HESITATE
ex: She did not scruple to absent herself for long hours from supervision.

Question 8

coquettish (co ket tish) (adj.)

Answer 8

a woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men
ex: She was a bit of a coquette.
ex: She expressed no interest at all in coquettish skills.

Question 9

coal scuttle (coal scut tull) (n.)

Answer 9

A coal scuttle, sometimes spelled coalscuttle and also called a hod, “coal bucket”, or “coal pail”, is a bucket-like container for holding a small, intermediate supply of coal convenient to an indoor coal-fired stove or heater.
ex: The puppy had a mouth like a coal scuttle.

Question 10

ruck (ruh k) (v.)

Answer 10

to make puckered, wrinkled, or creased
ex: Smithy instantly began snuffling and rucking my bed.

Question 11

asperity (a spare ee tee) (n.)

Answer 11

roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger
ex: He asked with some asperity just what they were implying.

Question 12

woebegone (woe be gone) (adj.)

Answer 12

strongly affected with woe : WOEFUL
exhibiting great woe, sorrow, or misery
ex: a woebegone expression

Question 13

knothead (not head) (n.)

Answer 13

a dull-witted blunderer : DUMBBELL, SIMPLETON
a stupid or stubborn person
ex: With help from an expert, even a knothead can learn to love hiking.

Question 14

unguent (un gwent) (n.)

Answer 14

a soothing or healing salve : OINTMENT
ex: He filled a little pot with an unguent that eased sore muscles.

Question 15

ewer (you ur) (n.)

Answer 15

a vase-shaped pitcher or jug
ex: He’d brought warm water in a ewer.

Question 16

tarragon (tare a gon) (n.)

Answer 16

European herb with narrow leaves which are used to add flavor to food.
ex: Somehow I got the vinegar that had been flavored with tarragon.

Question 17

brook (bruh k) (v.)

Answer 17

to stand for : TOLERATE
ex: He would brook no interference with his plans.

Question 18

fancywork (fan cee work) (n.)

Answer 18

decorative needlework // any ornamental needlework, such as embroidery or crochet
ex: Their fans and fancywork trembled in their fingers.

Question 19

catamite (cat a mite) (n.)

Answer 19

a boy kept by a pederast // a boy kept for homosexual practices (ARCHAIC)
ex: “Are you his catamite, that he lets you suck strength from him?

Question 20

naif (nay f) (n./adj.)

Answer 20

a naive or inexperienced person // naive
ex: The senator, newly elected and still naïf, will learn soon enough.

Question 21

snuff (s nah ff) (v.)

Answer 21

• to draw forcibly through or into the nostrils
• SCENT, SMELL
• to sniff at in order to examine —used of an animal
  ex: One buck lifted his head and snuffed, wondering what I was.

Question 22

obsequious/obsequiously (ahb see qwee is/ly)(adj./adv.)

Answer 22

If you describe someone as obsequious, you are criticizing them because they are too eager to help or agree with someone more important than them.
ex: Perhaps your mother was very obsequious to doctors.

Question 23

bewhiskered (be whisk ered) (adj.)

Answer 23

having whiskers // having whiskers on the cheeks
ex: His chin bewhiskered with a day’s growth

Question 24

roust (rah ow st) (v.)

Answer 24

to drive (as from bed) roughly or unceremoniously //
If you roust someone, you disturb, upset, or hit them, or make them move from their place.
ex: He seemed to roust himself with an effort.

Question 25

presumptuous (pre some chu iss) (adj.)

Answer 25

If you describe someone or their behavior as presumptuous, you disapprove of them because they are doing something that they have no right or authority to do. ex: It would be presumptuous to judge what the outcome will be.

Question 26

yatter (yat turr) (v./n.) )

Answer 26

* idle talk : CHATTER ex: Among the yatter there are these sentences of sudden wisdom. ex: The ladies can go right on yattering about … the lovely doilies.

Question 27

Doily (doy lee) (n.)

Answer 27

a small napkin // a small often decorative mat ex: Place a 12-inch paper doily on a cake plate.

Question 28

nonce (non ss) (n.)

Answer 28

the present time or occasion (now only in the phrase for the nonce) (for the present time) ex: The room had been converted for the nonce into a nursery.

Question 29

bas-relief (bar ree leef) (n.)

Answer 29

technique of sculpture in which shapes are carved so that they stand out from the background ex: It was a classic white bas-relief design.

Question 30

poniard (pahn yerd) (n./v.)

Answer 30

a small dagger with a slender blade to stab with a poniard ex: Pistol Pete’s 99th point plunges poniard into Flames’ playoff push.

Question 31

felicitations (fe leh sa tay shuns) (n.) felicitate (fe leh sa tate) (adj./v.)

Answer 31

* the offering of congratulations ex: May I offer my felicitations on your engagement. * to make happy (ARCHAIC) // to offer congratulations ex: The pianists rushed to felicitate the winner of the competition.

Question 32

crook (cruh k) (n.)

Answer 32

* a shepherd's staff // an implement having a bent or hooked form ex: A herder held aloft his crook in greeting.

Question 33

deputation (deh pew tay shun) (n.)

Answer 33

the act of appointing a deputy // a group of people appointed to represent others ex: Many countries will be sending deputations to the conference.

Question 34

manful (man full) (adj.) manfulness (man full ness) (n.) manfully (man full ee) (adv.)

Answer 34

having or showing courage and resolution ex: He made the manful decision to stick by his friends. ex: I blundered manfully into conversation with my bearers.

Question 35

stole (sta ole) (n.)

Answer 35

* a long loose garment : ROBE * an ecclesiastical vestment consisting of a long usually silk band worn traditionally around the neck by bishops and priests and over the left shoulder by deacons * a long wide scarf or similar covering worn by women usually across the shoulders ex: I was gifted rich fur stoles.

Question 36

sobriquet (so breh key) (n.)

Answer 36

a humorous name that people give someone or something // a descriptive name or epithet : NICKNAME ex: Kettricken looked shocked at this sobriquet.

Question 37

giddy (gid dee) (adj.) giddiness (gid dee niss) (n.)

Answer 37

* If you feel giddy, you feel unsteady and think that you are about to fall over, usually because you are not well. ex: He felt giddy and light-headed. * If you feel giddy with delight or excitement, you feel so happy or excited that you find it hard to think or act normally. ex: There's almost a giddiness surrounding the talks in Houston.

Question 38

vestment (vest ment) (n.)

Answer 38

an outer garment especially : a robe of ceremony or office ex: The crimson velvet vestment was commissioned for the king.

Question 39

amiss (a miss) (adv./adj.)

Answer 39

* in a mistaken way : WRONGLY ex: If you think he is guilty, you judge amiss. * ASTRAY ex: Something had gone amiss. * FAULTY, IMPERFECT There's something amiss with the engine. * Out of place in given circumstances —usually used with a negative ex: A few remarks may not be amiss here.

Question 40

forsworn (for swar n) (adj.)

Answer 40

guilty of perjury ex: She would be forsworn to your people.

Question 41

perjury (purr jurr ee) (n.)

Answer 41

the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing ex: He was found guilty of perjury.

Question 42

quiescently (kwee ess ent lee) (adv.) quiescent (kwee ess ent) (adj.)

Answer 42

* marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest ex: I lay quiescently, almost feeling good. * causing no trouble or symptoms ex: quiescent gallstones

Question 43

scan (s can) (v.)

Answer 43

* to read or mark so as to show metrical structure ex: scan poetry // The verse still didn’t quite scan.

Question 44

buskins (bus kin) (n.)

Answer 44

a laced boot reaching halfway or more to the knee ex: Fetch me instead my robe and buskins.

Question 45

pay court to (v.)

Answer 45

pay flattering attention to someone in order to win favor. ex: Statesmen came to pay the king court and ask for alliances. ex: The boy hastened away to pay court to Burrich.

Question 46

watch room (n.)

Answer 46

a room for watchmen // a continuously attended room in a fire station in which alarms are received ex: The watch room smelled incredibly good.

Question 47

going-over (n.)

Answer 47

* If you give someone or something a going-over, you examine them thoroughly. ex: Michael was given a complete going-over and then treated for glandular fever. * a violent attack on or criticism of someone ex: He gets a terrible going-over in these pages.

Question 48

bestir (be sturr) (v.)

Answer 48

to rouse to action : get going ex: Had Verity bestirred himself and his folk before her arrival.

Question 49

parti-colored (par tee cull ured) (adj.)

Answer 49

having different colors in different parts // diversified; variegated ex: It came from a parti-colored beast.

Question 50

exclaim (x clay m) (v.) (INTRANSITIVE)

Answer 50

* to cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion ex: Cook exclaimed to see me. * to speak loudly or vehemently ex: The preacher exclaimed against immorality.

Question 51

rosehip or rose hip (rose hip) (n.)

Answer 51

the accessory fruit of the various species of rose plant ex: I fled with a thick slice of bread laden with rose-hip preserves.

Question 52

perfunctory (purr funk tor ee) (adj.)

Answer 52

done quickly and carelessly, and shows a lack of interest in what you are doing ex: He made perfunctory tidying motions as he shifted a few books.

Question 53

drawknife (draw knife) (n.)

Answer 53

a woodworker's tool consisting of a blade with a handle at each end for use in shaving off surfaces ex: He could not wait to put a drawknife to the white oak.

Question 54

drowse (drow sse) (v.)

Answer 54

If you drowse, you are almost asleep or just asleep ex: She drowsed against her father's knee.

Question 55

stipple (stip pull) (v.) stippled (stip pulled) (adj.)

Answer 55

* to engrave by means of dots and flicks * SPECKLE, FLECK ex: Poxlike scars stippled his face and arms.

Question 56

restiveness (ress tive ness) (n.) restive (ress tive) (adj.)

Answer 56

stubbornly resisting control : BALKY // marked by impatience or uneasiness : FIDGETY ex: Our restiveness was too much alike for us.

Question 57

jet (jet) (n.)

Answer 57

a type of lignite, the lowest rank of coal, and is a gemstone [lignite (lig night) is a usually brownish black coal] ex: Jet rings tended to follow the styles of existing metal rings.

Question 58

decorous (de core us) (adj.) decorum (de core um) (n.)

Answer 58

very respectable, calm, and polite // marked by propriety and good taste : CORRECT ex: They go for decorous walks every day in parks with their nanny.

Question 59

bed hangings (n.)

Answer 59

bed curtains are fabric panels that surround a bed

Question 60

fid (fid) (n.)

Answer 60

a tapered usually wooden pin used to open knots and holes in canvas, and to separate the "lays" (or strands) of rope ex: The net mender patching hastily, her fid flying.

Question 61

celerity (ss lair a tee) (n.)

Answer 61

rapidity of motion or action ex: Celerity of movement is vital in war.

Question 62

virago (vah ra go) (n.) viraginous (vir a ga niss) (adj)

Answer 62

* a loud overbearing woman : TERMAGANT (term ah gent) * a woman of great stature, strength, and courage (ARCHAIC) ex: Fairy tales typically portray stepmothers as viragoes.

Question 63

termagant (turr ma ghent) (n./adj.)

Answer 63

* an overbearing or nagging woman : SHREW ex: Rita may be a bossy termagant. * OVERBEARING, SHREWISH ex: Quit your termagant ways, you bitch!

Question 64

gadfly (gad fly) (n.)

Answer 64

* any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock * a person who stimulates or annoys other people especially by persistent criticism ex: a political gadfly // She is like a gadfly.

Question 65

headstall (head stall) (n.)

Answer 65

a part of a bridle or halter that encircles the head ((The bridle contains the headstall, bit, and reins)) ex: The other figure had caught the horse’s headstall.

Question 66

wroth (r oth) (adj.)

Answer 66

intensely angry : highly incensed : WRATHFUL ex: I think my lord will be very wroth with me.

Question 67

fillip (fill ip) (n.) (v.)

Answer 67

* to strike or tap with a fillip (Fillip — short sharp blow) ex: She filliped him on the nose. * STIMULATE ex: with this to fillip his spirits * STIMULUS just the fillip my confidence needed * a significant and often unexpected development : WRINKLE ex: plot twists and fillips

Question 68

put/set (something) to rights (IDIOM)

Answer 68

* to put (something) back into the normal or proper condition ex: He helped his mother put things to rights after his father died.

Question 69

grave/graven;graved (g rave) (v.)

Answer 69

to carve or cut (something, such as letters or figures) into a hard surface : ENGRAVE ex: He graved the dates of his birth and death on the headstone.

Question 70

perforce (per force) (adv.)

Answer 70

by force of circumstances or of necessity ex: These images are perforce in black and white because there is no color at x-ray wavelengths.

Question 71

viands (vye unds) (n.)

Answer 71

an item of food // provisions (LITERARY) especially : a choice or tasty dish ex: Viands as I had not even imagined that Buckkeep possessed

Question 72

ebullience (ee boo lee unce) (n.)

Answer 72

the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts or feelings : EXUBERANCE ex: I saw then how his ebullience was borne on the wave of his fury.

Question 73

folderol (fal da rawl) (n.)

Answer 73

a useless ornament or accessory : TRIFLE // NONSENSE ex: I did not much care for all the folderol of court life.

Question 74

cracklings (crack lings) (n.)

Answer 74

the crisp residue left after the rendering of lard from pig fat or the frying or roasting of pig skin ex: Some bacon ends that Cook was rendering down for cracklings.

Question 75

tawny (tawn ee) (adj.)

Answer 75

of a warm sandy color // a brownish-orange to light brown color ex: the lion's tawny coat

Question 76

flounder (floun der) (v.)

Answer 76

* to struggle to move or obtain footing : thrash about wildly ex: The poor horse was floundering in the mud. ex: Cub went floundering after the rabbit.

Question 77

egress (ee gress) (n./v.)

Answer 77

* a place or means of going out : EXIT the action or right of going or coming out ex: An old cattle gate, long bricked up, was his egress. * to go or come out ex: During an accident, passengers must always be able to safely egress.

Question 78

tawdry (taw dree) (adj.)

Answer 78

* cheap and show a lack of taste ex: tawdry jewelry * unpleasant or immoral ex: I had not found it the tawdry pleasure Galen had implied.

Question 79

catmint (cat mint) (n.)

Answer 79

a minty plant with purple flowers that bloom for a long time and acts like catnip for some cats, making them playful and happy.

Question 80

tress (ta ress) (n.) (LITERARY)

Answer 80

A woman's tresses are her long flowing hair. ex: In contrast, her dark-tressed ladies were cloaked and hooded.

Question 81

lustily (luss ta lee) (adv.) lusty (luss tee) (adj.) lustiness (luss tee niss) (n.

Answer 81

* full of strength and vitality : HEALTHY, VIGOROUS ex: a young, lusty, growing country * ENTHUSIASTIC, ROUSING ex: a lusty rendition of the song

Question 82

fie (figh) INTERJECTION

Answer 82

used to express disgust or disapproval ex: fie on him! ex: Fie! You expect me to believe that sorry excuse.

Question 83

dowager (dow ah jur) (n.)

Answer 83

a widow holding property or a title from her deceased husband // dignified elderly woman ex: The estate is owned by a wealthy dowager.

Question 84

doggerel (dog ah ruhl) (adj.)

Answer 84

loosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect also : marked by triviality or inferiority ex: The story is written in a doggerel stuffed with show-biz references.

Question 85

aplomb (a plum) (n.)

Answer 85

complete and confident composure or self-assurance : POISE ex: She played several roles with equal aplomb.

Question 86

overcast (oo ver cast) (n./adj.)

Answer 86

clouded over ex: Through the hours of daytime overcast, a breeze continued to blow.

Question 87

bare to the waist (phrase)

Answer 87

having all clothing removed from the torso, from the neck to the waist. ex: I stood, bared to the waist, and shivered as I washed myself.

Question 88

assignation (ass sig nay shun) (n.)

Answer 88

* the act of assigning or the assignment made * an appointment of time and place for a meeting especially : TRYST ex: Prince Harry returned from an assignation with his mistress.

Question 89

hummocks (humm ucks) (n.)

Answer 89

* a rounded knoll or hillock * a ridge of ice ex: Snow lay in uneven hummocks on the forest floor.

Question 90

befurred (be furr d) (adj.)

Answer 90

adorned with fur ex: Nighteyes was a befurred gray streak.

Question 91

valerian (va leer ee en) (n.)

Answer 91

any of a genus of perennial herbs and shrubs many of which possess medicinal properties ex: I would have used less valerian.

Question 92

extemporize (ex stim poor eyes) (v.)

Answer 92

* to do something extemporaneously : IMPROVISE especially : to speak extemporaneously ex: What is that scent?” “Perfumed candles,” I extemporized. * to get along in a makeshift manner

Question 93

charge (char gg) (v.) (JOB)

Answer 93

* to impose a task or responsibility on ex: I charged him with the job of finding a new meeting place * to command, instruct, or exhort with authority. ex: I charge you not to go.

Question 94

festoon (fess toon) (n./v.)

Answer 94

a decorative chain of flowers, ribbons, etc, suspended in loops; garland ex: boughs of evergreen were hung in festoons and swags everywhere.

Question 95

swag (ss wag) (n.)

Answer 95

a decorative strip or chain hanging in a curve between two points : FESTOON * transverse swags of carmine floral design and top crown frieze … * a suspended cluster of something (such as evergreen branches)

Question 96

carmine (car min) (adj.)

Answer 96

a rich red to crimson pigment made from cochineal ex: a vivid red

Question 97

draft (dra ft) (n.)

Answer 97

* nautical : the depth of water a ship draws, especially when loaded depth needed to float a vessel ex: The captain cautiously navigated the shallow channel, ensuring they wouldn't scrape the sandbar with their deep draft.

Question 98

propriety (pro pry a tee) (n.)

Answer 98

the quality or state of being proper or suitable : APPROPRIATENESS ex: She conducted herself with propriety.

Question 99

gout (gow t) (n./v.)

Answer 99

a mass or aggregate especially of something fluid often gushing or bursting forth ex: The blood gouted from beneath the metal.

Question 100

surcoat (sir co t) (n.)

Answer 100

a loose robe worn over armor. a sleeveless garment worn as part of the insignia of an order of knighthood. an outer coat of rich material ex: His leather surcoat was well made.