by Meaghan Doyle
acolytes
one who attends or assists
aide mémoire
an aid to the memory
basalt
a dark gray to black dense to fine-grained igneous rock that consists of basic plagioclase, augite, and usually magnetite
captious
calculated to confuse, entrap, or entangle in argument
concatenation
to link together in a series or chain
doublet
a man’s close-fitting jacket worn in Europe especially during the Renaissance
fait accompli
a thing accomplished and presumably irreversible
grappa
a dry colorless brandy distilled from fermented grape pomace
imbroglio
an intricate or complicated situation
interregnum
a period during which the normal functions of government or control are suspended
languor
listless indolence or inertia
Lilliputian
small, miniature
lyceé
a French public secondary school that prepares students for the university
misanthropic
marked by a hatred or contempt for humankind
misogynistic
a hatred of women
osseous
bony
salient
standing out conspicuously : prominent; especially : of notable significance
symbiosis
a cooperative relationship (as between two persons or groups)
trattoria
restaurant; specifically : a usually small Italian restaurant
xenophobic
one unduly fearful of what is foreign and especially of people of foreign origin
