ATLWCS Vocab

  1. Bombardier [bom-ber-dir] N. Military. the member of a bombing plane crew who operates the bombsight and bomb-release mechanism.


  1. Reticulate [ri-tik-ye-lat] V. To form a net or network.


  1. Parapet [par-uh-pet] N. a defensive wall or elevation, as of earth or stone, in a fortification.an elevation raised above the main wall or rampart of a permanent fortification; any low protective wall or barrier at the edge of a balcony, roof, bridge, or the like.


  1. Corsairs [kawr-sair] N. a fast ship used for piracy; a pirate, especially formerly of the Barbary Coast.Corsair, Military. a gull-winged, propeller-driven fighter plane built for the U.S. Navy in World War II and kept in service into the early 1950s.


  1. Escutcheon [ih-skuhch-uhn] N. a shield or shieldlike surface on which a coat of arms is depicted; an ornamental or protective plate around a keyhole, door handle, drawer pull, light switch, etc.; Nautical. a panel on the stern of a vessel bearing its name and port of registry.


  1. Davenport [dav-uhn-pawrt, -pohrt] N. a large sofa, often one convertible into a bed; Chiefly British. a small writing desk.


  1. Scabbard [skab-erd] N. a sheath for a sword or the like.verb (used with object)to put into a scabbard; sheathe.


  1. Byzantine [biz-uhn-teen] Adj. noting or pertaining to the architecture of the Byzantine Empire and to architecture; characterized by masonry construction, round arches, impost blocks, low domes on pendentives, the presence of fine, spiky foliage patterns in low relief on stone capitals and moldings, and the use of frescoes, mosaics, and revetments of fine stone to cover whole interiors; (sometimes lowercase) complex or intricate:


  1. Asceticism [uh-set-uh-siz-uhm] N. the doctrine that a person can attain a high spiritual and moral state by practicing self-denial, self-mortification, and the like; rigorous self-denial; extreme abstinence; austerity.


  1. Virtuosic [vur-choo-os-ik] Adj. having special knowledge or skill in a certain field


  1. Inure [in-yoor] V. to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):


  1. Temporal [tem-per-uhl] Adj. of or relating to time; pertaining to or concerned with the present life or this world; worldly; enduring for a time only; temporary; transitory (opposed to eternal).


  1. Gyring [ji-ring] V. To move in a circle or spiral (as in pattern of ocean currents)


  1. Carmine [kahr-min] N. a crimson or purplish-red color; a crimson pigment obtained from cochineal.


  1. Caul [kawl ] N. a cap or hat of net formerly worn by women


  1. Lapidary [lap-i-der-ee] N. the art of cutting, polishing, and engraving precious stones; one who cuts, polishes, or engraves stones


  1. Sobriquet [soh-bruh-key] N. a nickname.


  1. Emerveillement [em-ir-vey-mahn] N. wonder


  1. Periscope [per-uh-skohp] N. an optical instrument for viewing objects that are above the level of direct sight or in an otherwise obstructed field of vision, consisting essentially of a tube with an arrangement of prisms or mirrors and, usually, lenses: used especially in submarines.


  1. Tephra [tef-ruh] N. clastic volcanic material, as scoria, dust, etc., ejected during an eruption.