Vocabulary list--#26

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abecedarian

ey-bee-see-dairn-ee-uhn

noun

1. A person learning the letters of the alphabet.
2. A beginner in any field of learning.


adret

a-dray

noun

A side of the mountaqin receiving direct sunlight.


anagnorsis

an-ag-nawr-uh-sis

noun

[In ancient Greek tragedy] the critical moment of recognition or discovery, especially preceding peripeteia.


aplomb

uh-plahm

noun

Complete and confident composure or self-assurance, poise.


axiomatic

ak-see-uh-mat-ik

adjective

1. Of or pertaining to the nature of an axiom, obvious, self-evident.
2. Aphoristic.


bonnyclabber

bah-nee-klab-er

noun

Sour milk that has thickened or curdled.


caprine

kap-rahyn, -rin

adjective

Of or pertaining to goats.


coterie

koh-tuh-ree

noun

1. A group of people who associate closely.
2. An exclusive group, clique.
3. From the French meaning a group of farmers.


eidetic

eye-det-ik

adjective

Marked by or involving extraordinarily accurate and vivid recall especially of visual images.


effloresce

ef-luh-res

verb

1. To burst into bloom; blossom.
2. [Chemistry]: a. To change either throughout or on the surface to a mealy or powdery substance upon exposure to air, as a crystalline substance through loss of water of crystallization. b. To become incrusted or covered with crystals of salt or the like through evaporation or chemical change.


fissiparous

fih-sip-uh-rus

adjective

1. Tending to break up into parts.
2. Creating disunity or dissension, divisive.


grimalkin

gri-mal-kin

noun

1. A cat.
2. Old female cat.


inkhorn 

iunk-horn

adjective

Ostentatiously learned, pedantic.


kickshaw

kik-shaw

noun

1. A fancy dish, delicacy.
2. A showy trifle, trinket.


lionize

lye-uh-nyze

verb

To treat as an object of great interest or importance.


obliquity

uh-blik-wi-tee

noun

1. A divergence from moral conduct, rectitude ect. immorality; dishonesty or the like.
2. The state of obliquity.


matrifocal

ma-truh-fol-kulh

adjective

1. Focused or centered on the mother.
2. Of, pertaining to, or designating a family unit or structure headed by the mother and lacking a father permanently or for extended periods.


melange

may-lahnzh

noun

A mixture often of incongruous elements.


mien

meen

noun

1. Air or bearing especially as expressive of attitude or personality, demeanor.
2. Appearance, aspect.


nettle

net-l

verb

1. To annoy, irritate, provoke.
2. To sting as a nettle does.


risible

rizz-uh-bul

adjective

1. Capable of laughing.
2. Disposed to laugh.
3. Arousing or provoking laughter.
4. Associated with, relating to or used in laughter.


scherzo

skert-so

noun

[Music.] A movement or passage of light or playful character, especially as the second or third movement of a sonata or a symphony.


shinplaster

shinn-plass-ter

noun

1. A piece of privately issued paper currency; especially, one poorly secured and depreciated in value.
2. A piece of paper money in denominations of less than one dollar.


sciamachy

sahy-am-uh-kee

noun

An act or instance of fighting a shadow or an imaginary enemy.


spumescent

spyoo-mes-uhnt

adjective

Foamy, foamlike\frothy like.


svelte 
svelt

adjective

1a. Slender, lithe.
1b. Having even and smooth lines, sleek.
2. Urbane, suave.

tarantism

tar-unh-tiz-uhm

noun

1. A mania characterized by an uncontrollable impulse to dance, especially as prevalent in southern Italy from the 15th to the 17th century, popularly attributed to the bite of the tarantula. Also, tarentism.


verbicide

vur-buh-sahyd

noun

1. The willful distortion or depreciation of the original meaning of a word.
2. A person who willfully distorts the meaning of a word.


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