Weekly - 7

Question 1

pellucid

/pəˈlo͞osəd/

Answer 1

adj.
translucently clear.
- lucid in style or meaning; easily understood.
- (of music or other sound) clear and pure in tone.

Question 2

condor

Answer 2

n.
a large New World vulture with a bare head and mainly black plumage, living in mountainous country and spending much time soaring.

Question 3

ontogenesis

Answer 3

n.
[biology] the development of an individual organism or anatomical or behavioral feature from the earliest stage to maturity.

Question 4

phylogenesis

Answer 4

n.
[biology] the evolutionary development and diversification of a species or group of organisms, or of a particular feature of an organism.

Question 5

recapitulate

Answer 5

v.
summarize and state again the main points of.
- [biology] repeat (an evolutionary or other process) during development and growth.

Question 6

velocipede

Answer 6

n.
an early form of bicycle propelled by working pedals on cranks fitted to the front axle.
- [US] a child’s tricycle.

Question 7

penny-farthing

Answer 7

n.

[historical] an early type of bicycle with a very large front wheel and a small rear wheel.

Question 8

entente

/änˈtänt/

Answer 8

n.
a friendly understanding or informal alliance between states or factions.
- a group of states in an informal alliance.

Question 9

prosody

Answer 9

n.
the patterns of rhythm and sound used in poetry.
- the theory or study of prosody.
- the patterns of stress and intonation in a language.

Question 10

hauteur

/hōˈtər/

Answer 10

n.

haughtiness of manner; disdainful pride.