Vocabulary 4

Front 1

Errant

AIR-uhnt

Back 1

1. Wandering; roving, especially in search of adventure.
2. Deviating from an appointed course; straying.
3. Straying from the proper standards (as of truth or propriety).
4. Moving aimlessly or irregularly; as, an errant breeze.

Front 2

undulant

Back 2

Resembling waves in form, motion, or occurrence.

Front 3

presentiment

prih-ZEN-tuh-muhnt

Back 3

A sense that something will or is about to happen; a premonition.

Front 4

incarnadine

in-KAR-nuh-dyn

Back 4

1. Having a fleshy pink color.
2. Red; blood-red.

Front 5

bowdlerize

BODE-luh-rise; BOWD

Back 5

transitive verb:
1. To remove or modify the parts (of a book, for example) considered offensive.
2. To modify, as by shortening, simplifying, or distorting in style or content.

Front 6

coxcomb

KOKS-kohm

Back 6

noun:
1. obsolete. A cap worn by court jesters; adorned with a strip of red. (Now cockscomb).
2. archaic. The top of the head, or the head itself.
3. Obsolete. A fool.
4. A vain, showy fellow; a conceited, silly man, fond of display; a superficial pretender to knowledge or accomplishments; a dandy; a fop.

Front 7

uxorious

uk-SOR-ee-us; ug-ZOR

Back 7

adjective:
Excessively fond of or submissive to a wife.

Front 8

sunder

Back 8

to break apart.

Front 9

interregnum

in-tuhr-REG-nuhm

Back 9

noun;
plural interregnums \-nuhmz\ or interregna \-nuh\:
1. The interval between two reigns; any period when a state is left without a ruler.
2. A period of freedom from authority or during which government functions are suspended.
3. Any breach of continuity in an order; a lapse or interval in a continuity.

Front 10

punctilio

punk-TIL-ee-oh

Back 10

noun:
1. A fine point of exactness in conduct, ceremony, or procedure.
2. Strictness or exactness in the observance of formalities; as, "the punctilios of a public ceremony."

Front 11

favonian

fuh-VOH-nee-uhn

Back 11

adjective:
Pertaining to the west wind; soft; mild; gentle.

Front 12

exegesis

ek-suh-JEE-sis

Back 12

noun;
Exposition; explanation; especially, a critical explanation of a text.

Front 13

equanimity

ee-kwuh-NIM-uh-tee; ek-wuh-

Back 13

noun:
Evenness of mind; calmness; composure; as, "to bear misfortunes with equanimity."

Front 14

efface

ih-FAYS

Back 14

transitive verb:
1. To cause to disappear by rubbing out, striking out, etc.; to erase; to render illegible or indiscernible.
2. To destroy, as a mental impression; to wipe out; to eliminate completely.
3. To make (oneself) inconspicuous.

Front 15

flibbertigibbet

FLIB-ur-tee-jib-it

Back 15

noun:
A silly, flighty, or scatterbrained person, especially a pert young woman with such qualities.