Weekly - 4

Question 1

griot

/ɡrēˌō,ˌɡrēō/

Answer 1

n.
a member of a class of traveling poets, musicians, and storytellers who maintain a tradition of oral history in parts of West Africa.

Question 2

charcuterie

/ˌSHärˈko͞odərē/

Answer 2

n.
cold cooked meats collectively.
- a store selling cold cooked meats.

Question 3

tulle

Answer 3

n.

a soft, fine silk, cotton, or nylon material like net, used for making veils and dresses.

Question 4

gelid

Answer 4

adj.

icy; extremely cold.

Question 5

jeremiad

/ˌjerəˈmīəd/

Answer 5

n.

a long, mournful complaint or lamentation; a list of woes.

Question 6

impasto

Answer 6

n.
[art] the technique of laying on paint or pigment thickly so that it stands out from a surface.
- paint applied thickly.

Question 7

bitumen

/bəˈt(y)o͞omən,bīˈt(y)o͞omən/

Answer 7

n.
a black viscous mixture of hydrocarbons obtained naturally or as a residue from petroleum distillation. It is used for road surfacing and roofing.

Question 8

rube

Answer 8

n.

[informal • North American] a country bumpkin.

Question 9

aureole

Answer 9

n.
a circle of light or brightness surrounding something, especially as depicted in art around the head or body of a person represented as holy.

Question 10

areola

Answer 10

n.
[anatomy] a small circular area, in particular the ring of pigmented skin surrounding a nipple.
- [biology] any of the small spaces between the veins on a leaf or the nervures on an insect’s wing.
- [medicine] a reddened patch around a spot or papule.

Question 11

augur

Answer 11

v.
(of an event or circumstance) portend a good or bad outcome.
- portend or bode (a specified outcome).
- [archaic] foresee or predict

n.
(in ancient Rome) a religious official who observed natural signs, especially the behavior of birds, interpreting these as an indication of divine approval or disapproval of a proposed action.

Question 12

jet set

Answer 12

n.

wealthy and fashionable people who travel widely and frequently for pleasure.

Question 13

naïf

/nīˈēf,näˈēf/

Answer 13

adj.
naive or ingenuous

n.
a naive or ingenuous person.

Question 14

damask

Answer 14

n.

1. a figured woven fabric with a pattern visible on both sides, typically used for table linen and upholstery.
2. short for damask rose
3. [historical] another term for Damascus steel

adj.
made of or resembling damask.
- [literary] having the velvety pink or light red color of a damask rose.

v.
[literary] decorate with or as if with a variegated pattern.

Question 15

covey

/ˈkəvē/

Answer 15

n.
a small party or flock of birds, especially partridge.
- a small group of people or things.