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Daily Terms 1 - 20
The daily words/terms for Advanced English 11 #'s 1 - 20.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ipso facto | By the very fast or action |
| Sine qua non | An indispensable condition; prerequisite |
| Butte | An isolated hill rising abruptly from the surrounding area, having steep sides and a flat top |
| Boll | The pod of the plant, as that of flax or cotton |
| Trencento | The 14th century, especially with reference to Italian art, literature, etc. |
| Rondeau | A poem of thirteen lines with 2 rhymes and the opening words used as a refrain in 2 places. |
| Triskaidekaphobia | Fear of the number 13 |
| Tridencennary | 1: A period of 13 years 2: Thirteenth anniversary |
| Profilgate | 1: Recklessly extravagant, wasteful 2: Given over to dissipation; dissolute |
| Hirsutulous | Minutely rough and hairy |
| Piliferous | Having or producing hair |
| Pogonotrophy | The growing of a beard |
| Pilgarlic | A bald-headed person |
| Omnifarious | Of all kinds or sorts |
| Embrocation | 1: A liquid medicine rubbed on the skin 2:The act of applying a lotion to a bruised part of the body |
| Sessile | 1: Attached directly to the base, without a stalk (as in a leaf or a flower) 2: Permanently attached; immobile (as in an animal; for ex. A barnacle) |
| Acescent | Turning sour; slightly sour |
| Catchpole | A sheriff's officer who made arrests for failure to pay a debt |
| Pauldal | Of or relating to marshes |
| Tocsin | An alarm bell or warning signal |