Words from Books

Question 1

What does lattice mean?

Answer 1

A structure consisting of strips of wood or metal crossed and fastened together with square or diamond-shaped spaces left between, used as a screen or fence or as a support for climbing plants.
“honeysuckle was growing up a lattice around the door”

or

a regular repeated three-dimensional arrangement of atoms, ions, or molecules in a metal or other crystalline solid.

Question 2

What does prosaic mean?

Answer 2

being dull, ordinary, or uninteresting.

without interest, imagination, and excitement:

If only she’d been called Camilla or Flavia instead of the prosaic Jane.

He asked if I’d gotten my black eye in a fight - I told him the prosaic truth that I’d banged my head on a door.

Question 3

What is bric-a-brac?

Answer 3

miscellaneous objects and ornaments of little value.

“then came donations of bric-a-brac”

Question 4

What is eldritch?

Answer 4

weird and sinister or ghostly

Question 5

What is desultory?

Answer 5

lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm

“a few people were left, dancing in a desultory fashion”

Question 6

What is tinnitus?

Answer 6

ringing or buzzing in the ears

Question 7

What is anomalous?

Answer 7

deviating from what is standard, normal, or expected.

“an anomalous situation”