Vocabulary & Spelling 2.5

aglet

n. - the plain or ornamental tag covering the ends of a lace or point

alexithymia

n. - inability to express one's feelings

aplomb

n. - a confident relaxed manner when dealing with a difficult situation

burly

adj. - strong and heavily built

cantankerous

adj. - difficult or irritating to deal with

catharsis

n. - the process of expressing strong feelings that have been affecting a person so that they do not upset him/her

cortege

n. - a line of people and cars taking part in a funeral; funeral procession

delicatessen

n. - a shop that sells food such as cooked meat, cheese, and prepared salads

eviscerate

t.v. - take out the entrails; disembowel

ghastly

adj. - terrifyingly horrible to the senses

hubris

n. - exaggerated pride or self-confidence

katabatic

adj. - relating to or being a wind produced by the flow of cold dense air down a slope

monophagous

adj. - feeding on or utilizing a single kind of food: feeding on a single kind of plant or animal

precipice

n. - a hazardous situation; brink

sentient

adj. - finely sensitive in perception or feeling

signet

n. - a seal used officially to give personal authority to a document in lieu of signature

somnambulist

n. - sleepwalker

tintinnabulation

n. - the ringing or sounding of bells

yeoman

n. - a naval petty officer who performs clerical duties

zeitgeist

n. - when capitalized, it pertains to the spirit of time; when not, it pertains to the general intellectual, moral, and cultural climate of an era