Round 2
hagiography |ˌhagēˈägrəfē, ˌhāgē-|
noun
the writing of the lives of saints.
hyperbole |hīˈpərbəlē|
noun
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
phlegmatic |flegˈmatik|
adjective
(of a person) having an unemotional and stolidly calm disposition.
extirpate |ˈekstərˌpāt|
verb [ with obj. ]
root out and destroy completely:
triceratops |trīˈserəˌtäps|
noun
a large quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur living at the end of the Cretaceous period, having a
massive head with two large horns, a smaller horn on the beaked snout, and a bony frill above the
neck.
maraschino |ˌmarəˈSHēˌnō, -ˈskē-|
noun (pl. maraschinos)
a strong, sweet liqueur made from a variety of small bitter cherries.
• a maraschino cherry.
hymeneal |ˌhīməˈnēəl|
adjective literary
of or concerning marriage.
flagellant |ˈflajələnt, fləˈjelənt|
noun
a person who subjects themselves or others to flogging, either as a religious discipline or for
sexual gratification.
ziggurat |ˈzigəˌrat|
noun
(in ancient Mesopotamia) a rectangular stepped tower, sometimes surmounted by a temple.
Ziggurats are first attested in the late 3rd millennium bc and probably inspired the biblical story of
the Tower of Babel (Gen. 11:1–9).
guillotine |ˈgiləˌtēn, ˈgēə-|
noun
a machine with a heavy blade sliding vertically in grooves, used for beheading people.
phaeton |ˈfā-itn|
noun historical
a light, open, four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage.
Brunneous
Dark brown; chiefly scientific use
sobriquet |ˈsōbriˌkā, -ˌket| (also soubriquet |ˈso͞obri-| )
noun
a person's nickname.
androgynous |anˈdräjənəs|
adjective
partly male and partly female in appearance; of indeterminate sex.
acquiescent |ˌakwēˈesənt|
adjective
ready to accept something without protest, or to do what someone else wants:
hemorrhage |ˈhem(ə)rij| (Brit.haemorrhage)
noun
an escape of blood from a ruptured blood vessel, esp. when profuse.
faience |fīˈäns, fā-|
noun
glazed ceramic ware, in particular decorated tin-glazed earthenware of the type that includes
delftware and maiolica.
imbroglio |imˈbrōlyō|
noun (pl. imbroglios)
an extremely confused, complicated, or embarrassing situation: the Watergate imbroglio.
perspicacity |ˌpərspiˈkasitē|
noun
the quality of having a ready insight into things; shrewdness: the perspicacity of her remarks.
paraphernalia |ˌparəfə(r)ˈnālyə|
noun [ treated as sing. or pl. ]
miscellaneous articles, esp. the equipment needed for a particular activity:
pinniped |ˈpinəˌped| Zoology
noun
a carnivorous aquatic mammal of the order Pinnipedia, such as a seal or walrus.
consanguineous |ˌkänˌsaNGˈgwinēəs|
adjective
relating to or denoting people descended from the same ancestor:
miscegenation |miˌsejəˈnāSHən, ˌmisəjə-|
noun
the interbreeding of people considered to be of different racial types.
jarrah |ˈjarə|
noun
a eucalyptus tree native to western Australia, yielding durable timber.