Friday, September 12, 2014

Vocabulary list--#29


Some kool words from POSP stringer Tim.

apercu

ap-er-soo

noun

1. A brief survey or sketch, outline.
2. An immediate impression, especially an intuitive insight.


apophasis

uh-pah-fuh-sis

noun

The raising of an issue by claiming not to mention it.


calvous

kal-vuhs

adjective

Lacking all or most of the hair on the head, bald.


crinose

krin-ohs

adjective

Hairy.


desiderium

des-i-deer-ee-uhm

noun

An ardent longing, as for something lost.


disambigulate


dis-am-big-yoo-eyt

verb

To remove the ambiguity from, make unambiguous.


Janus-faced

jay-nus-fayst

noun

Having two contrasting aspects, especially duplicitous, two-faced.


jardiniere

jahr-duh-neer

noun

1a. An ornamental stand for plants or flowers.
1b. A large usually ceramic flowerpot holder.
2. A garnish for meat consisting of several cooked vegetables cut into pieces.


lambent

lam-buhnt

adjective

1. Dealing lightly and gracefully with a subject, brilliantly playful, lambent wit.
2. Running or moving lightly over a surface, lambent tongues of flame.


oleaginous

oh-lee-aj-nus

adjective

1. Resembling or having the properties of oil, oily, also, containing or producing oil.
2. Marked by an offensively ingratiating manner or quality.


operose

ah-puh-rohss

adjective

Tedious, wearisome.


osculate

os-kyuh-leyt

verb

1. To kiss.
2. To bring into close contact or union.


pericope

puh-rik-uh-pee

noun

1. A selection from a book.
2. A portion of sacred writing read in a divine service, lesson; lection.


phiology

fi-lol-uh-jee

noun

1. [Obsolete]. The love of learning and literature.
2. The study of literary texts and of written records, the establishment of their authenticity and their original form and the determination of their meaning.


pica

pye-kuh

noun

An abnormal desire to eat substances (as chalk or ashes) not normally eaten.


precocial

prih-koh- shul

adjective

Capable of a high degree of independent activity from birth.


pulchritudinous

puhl-tood-n-uhs

adjective

Physically beautiful, comely.


rathskeller

raht-skel-er

noun

An usually basement tavern or restaurant.


rimple


rim-puhl

verb

To wrinkle, crumple, crease.

noun

A wrinkle.


scaramouch

skar-uh-mouch

noun

1. A rascal or scamp.
2. Stock character in commedia dell'arte and farce who is a cowardly braggart, easily beaten and frightened.


serein

suh-ran

noun

[Meterology] Fine rain falling after sunset from which no clouds are visible.


singultus

sing-guhl-tuhs

noun

Hiccup.


sweven

swev-uhn

noun

[Archaic] A vision, dream.


tintinnabular

tin-ti-nab-yuh-ler

adjective

Of or pertaining to bells or bell ringing.


troth

trowth

noun

1. One word or promise, especially in engaging oneself to marry.
2. Faithfulness, fidelity, or loyalty by my troth.


viridity

vuh-rid-uh-tee

noun

1. The quality or state of being green.
2. The color of grass or foilage.
3. Naive innocence.


ursprache

oor-shrah-kuhn

noun

Hypothetically reconstructed parent language, as Proto-Germanic, the ancestor, Germanic languages.


wyvern

wye-vern

noun

A mythical animal usually represented as a 2-legged winged creature resembling a dragon.



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