The Grotto Vocab

Ardent (adj)

warmth of feeling typically expressed in eager enthusiasm or passion

beseech (v)

to beg for urgently or anxiously

benign (adj)

gentle dispossion, have no significant effect

burka (n)

Muslim garment women would wear over their entire body

cacophony (n)

chaotic mixture (sound), harsh or jarring sound

chemise

a woman's one-piece undergarnment or a loose straight hanging dress

destitute (adj)

lacking possessions and resources

detritus (n)

a product of disintegration, destuction, or wearing away

dragoman (n)

An interpreter or guide in countries where Arabic, Turkish, or Persian is spoken.

emancipate (v)

to free from restraint, control, or the power of another

faux (adj)

made to look like smth else that is usually more valuable

fetid (adj)

having a heavy offensive smell

fez (n)

a flat topped conical red har w/a black tassel on top, worn by men in some Musilm countries

gabble (v)

talk rapidly and foolishly; utter meaningless sounds.

grotto (n)

cave, an artificial recess or structure made to resemble a natural cave

hawk (v)

to offer (smth) for sale by calling out in the street

hyprocrite (n)

a person who acts in constradiction to his or her stated beliefs or feelings

infidel (n)

an unbeleiver w/respect to a particular religion or one who acknowledges no religious belief

latent (adj)

present, but not active; hidden

maim (v)

to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously

muezzin (n)

Muslim crier who calls the hour of daily prayers

semantic (adj)

relating to meaning in language or logic

spinster (n)

unmarried woman and expecially one past the common age for marrying

striation (n)

a minute groove, scratch, or channel especially when one of a parallel series

trellis (n)

frame or latticework used as a screen or as a support for climbing

verdant (adj)

green with growing plants