UIL Vocabulary 2

a person who sings ballads.

a hammer having a hemispherical peen (ball peen) for beating metal.

• 1. fraud by a master or crew at the expense of the owners of the ship or its cargo.
• 2. the offense of frequently exciting and stirring up lawsuits and quarrels.

late Middle English barratrie < Anglo-French, Middle French baraterie combat, fighting

a small songbird, especially the European garden warbler, eaten as a delicacy in France and the Mediterranean region.

• 1. to intoxicate or stupefy with drink.
• 2. to make stupid or foolish

Middle English: fool (-sot)< Medieval Latin

having two tails or taillike appendages.

< Neo-Latin caudātus

• 1. a product of simple manual skill, as a plaited leather cord for the neck or a knife sheath, made typically by a camper or a scout.
• 2. work of little or no value done merely to keep or look busy.
• 3. a project funded by the federal government out of political favoritism that is of no real value to the community or the nation.

a new period in history resulting from major changes in society, especially technological; a future world or society experiencing positive and negative effects from major changes

a name, especially a taxonomic name, that is considered linguistically undesirable.

< Greek, combining form of kakós, meaning "bad"

having a harsh or discordant sound.

< Greek

a member of a Semitic people that inhabited parts of ancient Palestine and were conquered by the Israelites and largely absorbed by them.

Middle English<Greek

• 1. to solicit votes, subscriptions, opinions, or the like from.
• 2. to examine carefully; investigate by inquiry; discuss; debate.

a wide-mouthed glass or metal bottle with a lip or spout, for holding and serving beverages.

French < Italian caraff ( a ) < Spanish garrafa, perhaps < dialectal Arabic gharrāfah dipper, drinking vessel

• 1. a set of stationary bells hung in a tower and sounded by manual or pedal action, or by machinery.
• 2. a set of horizontal metal plates, struck by hammers, used in the modern orchestra.

< French: set of bells, Old French < Vulgar Latin

(of teeth) adapted for shearing flesh.

<French, flesh-eating<Latin

oversubtle reasoning; intellectually dishonest; sophistical; deceptive

< Spanish casuista < Latin

a memorable or effective word or phrase that is repeated so often that it becomes a slogan

to yield or formally surrender to another

< Latin, to go, yield

deep blue; sky blue; azure.

< Latin, dark blue, azure

an inexpensive souvenir, trinket, or ornament.

< Yiddish tshatshke < Polish czaczko bibelot, knickknac

• 1. (in the french army) one of a body of cavalry or infantry troops equipped and trained for rapid movement.
• 2. a uniformed footman or attendant

< French: literally, chaser

changing in luster or color

< French, chatoyer, to change luster like a cat's eye (chat- >cat)

• 1. a high chest of drawers or bureau, often having a mirror on top.
• 2. a low bookcase, with grille doors or doorless.

French

member of an Apache Indian group

the branch of theology dealing with the nature, person, and deeds of Jesus Christ.

a chronological record of events; a history.

< Greek chroniká annals

surrounding; encompassing

< Late Latin

watchful and discreet; cautious; prudent

late Middle English < Latin (to look around)