Vocabulary Set #2

debridement

noun (medicine)

the removal of damaged tissue or foreign objects from a wound

eschar

noun (medicine)

a dry, dark scab or falling away of dead skin, typically caused by a burn, or by the bite of a mite, or as a result of anthrax infection.

exudate

noun

1. (Medicine) a mass of cells and fluid that has seeped out of blood vessels or an organ, especially in inflammation.

2. (Botany) Entomology a substance secreted by a plant or insect.

derivatives

exudation

exudative

Types: serous (serum/clear fluid), sanguineous (bloody), serosanguineous (mixture of blood and serum), or purulent (pus)

also see transudate

imbroglio

noun (plural imbroglios)

an extremely confused, complicated, or embarrassing situation: the Watergate imbroglio.

• (archaic) a confused heap.

syn: complicated situation, complication, predicament, plight, trouble, entanglement, confusion, mess, quandary, dilemma

scrimshaw

verb [with object]

adorn (whalebone, ivory, shells, or other materials) with carved or colored designs: (scrimshawed as adjective): the scrimshawed jewelry and antique furniture on sale.

noun

scrimshawed ivory or shells

derivatives

scrimshander

scrim

noun

strong, coarse fabric, chiefly used for heavy-duty lining or upholstery.

• (in a theater) a piece of gauze cloth that appears opaque until lit from behind, used as a screen or backdrop: a plain scrim for backcloth and good lighting are all that are needed.

• a heatproof cloth put over film or television lamps to diffuse the light.

• North American English a thing that conceals or obscures something: a thin scrim of fog covered the island.

scrimmage

noun

1. a confused struggle or fight: there was a considerable scrimmage, with people anxious to obtain cabs.

2. American football the beginning of each down of play, with the ball placed on the ground between the offensive and defensive lines with its longest axis at right angles to the goal line: Michigan was called for pass interference in the first play from scrimmage.

• mainly American football a session in which teams practice by playing a simulated game.

verb [no object] mainly American football

engage in a simulated game: I recommended that we be able to scrimmage against other schools during the spring.

derivatives

scrimmager

scrimmaging

syn: fight, battle, struggle, tussle, brawl, fracas, rumpus

scrimp

verb [no object]

be thrifty or parsimonious; economize: I have scrimped and saved to give you a good education.

derivatives

scrimpy

syn: economize, skimp, be thrifty

foulard

noun

a thin, soft material of silk or silk and cotton, typically having a printed pattern.

• a tie or handkerchief made of foulard.

typically used for ties, neckties, handkerchiefs, headscarves, etc.Typically

types of islands and their traits

isle: an island OR peninsula; typically small (general term)

islet: a VERY SMALL island, usually rocky with little to no vegetation

atoll: a ring-shaped reef, island, or chain of islands formed of coral (almost always in the sea)

key/cay: a low bank of reef or coral, rock, or sand, typically level (imagine smaller a beached, lush island in the sea)

ait: a small island IN A RIVER (imagine Notre Dame’s ait)

holm: an islet, especially in a river or near a mainland (imagine off the coast)

skerry: a reef or rocky island (imagine Northern Canada)

archipelago: a group of islands

insular: relating to an island

proverbial

adjective

(of a word or phrase) referred to in a proverb or idiom: I'm going to stick out like the proverbial sore thumb.

• well known, especially so as to be stereotypical: the Welsh people, whose hospitality is proverbial.

derivatives

proverbiality

proverbially

proverb (a short pithy saying in general use, stating a general truth or piece of advice.)

syn: well-known, famous, famed, renowned, traditional

lacuna

noun (plural lacunae/lacunas)

an unfilled space or interval; a gap: the journal has filled a lacuna in Middle Eastern studies.

• a missing portion in a book or manuscript

• (anatomy) a cavity or depression, especially in bone

derivatives

lacunal

lacunate

lacunose

lacunar

lacunary

remiss

adjective

lacking care or attention to duty; negligent: it would be very remiss of me not to pass on that information | they have been remiss in their duties.

derivatives

remissly

remissness

syn: negligent, neglectful, irresponsible, careless, lax, slack, slipshod, dilatory

idiosyncrasy

noun

a mode of behavior or way of thought peculiar to an individual: one of his little idiosyncrasies was always preferring to be in the car first.

• a distinctive or peculiar feature or characteristic of a place or thing: the idiosyncrasies of the prison system.

• Medicine an abnormal physical reaction by an individual to a food or drug.

derivatives:

idiosyncratically

idiosyncratic

syn: peculiarity, oddity, eccentricity, mannerism, quirk

verisimilitude

noun

the appearance of being true or real: its attention to detail gives the story verisimilitude.

derivatives

verisimilar

stochastic

adjective (technical)

randomly determined; having a random probability distribution or pattern that may be analyzed statistically but may not be predicted precisely.

derivatives

stochastically

verism

noun

extreme or strict naturalism in art or literature: the heartbreaking verism of her stories made each one prize-worthy in itself.

derivatives

verist

verismo

syn: true-to-life

benediction

noun

the utterance or bestowing of a blessing, especially at the end of a religious service: he said the benediction.

• (Benediction) a service in which the congregation is blessed with the Blessed Sacrament, held mainly in the Roman Catholic Church: she went with Maureen to Benediction.

• devout or formal invocation of blessedness: her arms outstretched in benediction.

• the state of being blessed: he eventually wins benediction.

derivatives

benedictional

benedictory

see Benedictus

syn: blessing, prayer, invocation, dedication, grace, thanks, or blessedness, beatitude, bliss, favor

doff

verb [with object]

remove (an item of clothing): he had doffed tie and jacket and rolled up his shirtsleeves.

• take off or raise (one's hat) as a greeting or token of respect: the manager doffed his hat to her.

syn: take off, remove, raise, lift, shed

ant: don

pettifog

verb (archaic)

quibble about petty points: they pettifogged on detail and fretted about moral hazard.

• practice legal deception or trickery: he will rather pettifog and turn common barrator than be out of employment.

derivatives

pettifoggery

syn: cavil, nitpick, carp

aesopica

the collective for Aesop’s fables, the storyteller and fabulist.

derivatives:

Aesopian

Aesop
Aesopic

malversation

noun (formal)

corrupt behavior in a position of trust, especially in public office: ineptitude and malversation were major factors in the trouncing of the group's candidates.

syn: malfeasance (dr: malfeasant)