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ADV English Vocab

TermDefinition
Ipso facto (adverb): by the very fact or action
Sine qua non (noun): an indispensable condition; prerequisite
Butte (noun): an isolated hill rising abruptly from the surrounding area, having steep sides and a flat top
Boll (noun): the pod of a plant, as that of flax or cotton
Trecento (noun): the 14th century, especially with reference to Italian art, literature, etc.
Rondeau (noun): a poem of thirteen lines with two rhymes and the opening words used as a refrain in two places
Triskaidekaphobia (noun): fear of the number 13
Tridecennary (noun): 1. A period of thirteen years 2. Thirteenth anniversary
Profligate (adj): 1. Recklessly extravagant; wasteful 2. Given over to dissipation; dissolute
Hirsutulous (adj): minutely rough and hairy
Piliferous (adj): having or producing hair
Pogonotrophy (noun): the growing of a beard
Pilgarlic (noun): a bald-headed person
Omnifarious (adj): of all kinds or sorts
Embrocation (noun): 1. A liquid medication rubbed on the skin 2. The act of applying a lotion to the bruised part of the body
Sessile (adj): 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 (adj): turning sour; slightly sour
Catchpole (noun): a sheriff’s officer who made arrests for failure to pay a debt
Paludal (adj): of or relating to marshes
Tocsin (noun): an alarm bell or warning signal
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