1. lac (also lakh) — (in India) one hundred thousand, esp. of rupees; (fig.) a large, indeterminate number
He died as he lived, the master of lac on lac of rupees, without even an ostentatious tomb to mark his passing.
2. indiction — fifteen year time period used in Roman Empire from time of Constantine into the Middle Ages; also denotes particular year within an indiction, e.g. “twelfth indiction” meaning twelfth year of (a given) indiction
The ships left London on the third day of December in the tenth indiction for the Mediterranean Sea with the young duke on board with all his retinue.
3. settle — long high-backed bench; something to sit upon
The sacrifices were placed upon a rough stone settle at the foot of the altar.
4. apolune — highest point of an orbit around a moon
The Eagle reached its initial apolune of approximately 55 miles within an hour of lift off from the moon’s surface.
5. pone — bread made from corn; loaf of such (or other) bread
And now this beggar, who would have been delighted to get even a half pone and some pork fat, became quite selective when presented with a choice of desserts.
6. shambolic — messy, very disorganized
The film is merely a shambolic display of CGI set pieces of explosions loosely tied together with a fractured plot ruined further by pointless dialogue delivered by terrible actors.
7. ovine — of or like sheep
He disdains all of his ovine followers even when meeting them one-on-one, going so far as to say plainly to them, “You’re not that important.”
8. enosis — political union of Greece and Cyprus; movement seeking such a union
Naturally, Erdogan’s latest actions have subjected the already strained politics of enosis to even stronger pressures.
9. dysania — difficulty in getting out of bed
I wish I had been able to label as dysania what my unfeeling mother called “just being a teenager”.
10. weir — small dam in a stream; fence or net in waterway for catching fish
A well-placed weir provided the entire village and much of the surrounding community with herring.