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Vocabulary 5
English AP Blake Vocab
| Definition | Term |
|---|---|
| slaughterhouse | Abattoir |
| A blessing | Benison |
| Marsh or swamp | Cienega |
| Having decayed spots concealed by healthy wood | Druxy |
| Pleasing to the eye | Eesome |
| Pregnancy | Fetation |
| Great thanks | Gramercy |
| The big toe | Hallux |
| Relating to same gender affection sans sex | Isophillic |
| Without interest; dull | Jejune |
| The spirit of a departed Hopi | Kachina |
| A type of understatement in which an idea is expressed by negating its opposite | Litotes |
| The symbol for a long vowel sound | Macron |
| A sleep disorder characterized by uncontrollable sleep attacks | Narcolepsy |
| Someone who predicts the future by watching the behavior of birds in flight | Orniscopist |
| A sentence containing every letter of the alphabet: "Q.V. Scwatzkop, Jr., bungled my fix." | Pangram |
| An occult interpretation of the Bible among certain Jews and medieval Christians | Qabbalah |
| A female ruler | Rectrix |
| To engrave and color ivory or shell | Scrimshaw |
| Consisting of land and water | Terraqueous |
| Howl or wail as an expression of strong emotion, typically grief | Ululate |
| Exercising free will | Volitient |
| The runt of youngest of the litter | wallydrag |
| To swallow quickly (slang) | Xertz |
| The male half of Chinese twins | Yang |
| The mood or spirit of the times | Zeitgeist |