{"id":2665,"date":"2020-03-06T04:42:33","date_gmt":"2020-03-06T12:42:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/educatedguesswork.com\/?p=2665"},"modified":"2020-03-06T14:17:42","modified_gmt":"2020-03-06T22:17:42","slug":"friday-vocabulary-95","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/educatedguesswork.com\/?p=2665","title":{"rendered":"Friday Vocabulary"},"content":{"rendered":"

1. meteoroid<\/strong> \u2014 small body moving through space<\/p>\n

When a <\/em>meteoroid enters the atmosphere of the earth, the resultant friction causes it to emit light and the streaking body is called a meteor, and if it is not entirely consumed by its contact with the atmosphere, and falls to the ground, it is then called a meteorite.<\/em><\/p>\n

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2. castrametation<\/strong> \u2014 the science of laying out a military camp<\/p>\n

It did not require an expert in <\/em>castrametation to see the inherent problems with using Dien Bien Phu as a base of operations from which to attack the Viet Cong, and indeed every subordinate officer protested when the initial plan was proposed.<\/em><\/p>\n

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3. axletree<\/strong> \u2014 fixed bar of wood or iron on the opposite ends of which the wheels of a wagon or carriage revolve<\/p>\n

At first we thought that the wagon was useless, as its forward <\/em>axletree was warped beyond all possibility of repair.<\/em><\/p>\n

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4. trenail<\/strong> \u2014 (also treenail<\/strong>) hardwood pin used to fasten together timbers<\/p>\n

Naturally the Viking longships used <\/em>trenails instead of nails, not because of any rarity of iron, but because the action of water on the wood tended to make the fastenings tighter as the pins swelled in their moist environment.<\/em><\/p>\n

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5. bonze<\/strong> \u2014 Buddhist monk, particularly of Japan, so-called by Europeans<\/p>\n

An old <\/em>bonze in a bright yellow robe stood beside the ancient metal bell, looking as if hewn from the same beams from which the bell depended.<\/em><\/p>\n

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6. absit omen<\/strong> \u2014 said when referring to bad thing in order to forestall its arrival, similar to ‘God forbid’ (Latin for ‘may this omen be absent’)<\/p>\n

“In this country you must constantly be on the lookout for venomous reptiles, <\/em>absit omen.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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7. lexeme<\/strong> \u2014 basic lexical unit, which may appear in actual language in different forms due to inflection, tense, number, etc.<\/p>\n

You cannot just blindly use a bilingual dictionary to determine the meaning of a particular <\/em>lexeme, but have to look comparatively at its use in similar contexts and similar constructs.<\/em><\/p>\n

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8. instant<\/strong> \u2014 of the current calendar month<\/p>\n

My order of the 3rd <\/em>instant still has not been received nor acknowledged, and we must have those solvents by the 27th at the very latest.<\/em><\/p>\n

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9. veronica<\/strong> \u2014 (also vernicle<\/strong>) image of Jesus Christ impressed upon handkerchief, after the relic of Saint Veronica<\/p>\n

For the pilgrims unladen with sufficient coin to purchase indulgences or pieces of the Holy Rood, a lace-maker peddled lovely <\/em>veronicas guaranteed to be exact replicas of the original in Rome.<\/em><\/p>\n

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10. godown<\/strong> \u2014 warehouse or storage building<\/p>\n

Not only was the silk <\/em>godown behind strong fences topped with barbed wire, its dock was patrolled by a large contingent of burly toughs, led by a fierce one-eyed Malay addicted to the foulest cigars in the East.<\/em><\/p>\n

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1. meteoroid \u2014 small body moving through space When a meteoroid enters the atmosphere of the earth, the resultant friction causes it to emit light and the streaking body is called a meteor, and if it is not entirely consumed by its contact with the atmosphere, and falls to the ground, it is then called … <\/p>\n

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