UNUSUAL WORDS LXXXVII

Can you give a simple definition of these less-frequently-used words?

1. POLYMATH

2. ORISON

3. RISIBLE

4. LIAISON

5. HALAL

6. DESCANT

7. DESULTORY

8. CHORINE

9. BEDIZEN

10. PREDILECTION

 

Answers: 

 

1. POLYMATH -  A person of great and varied learning

 

2. ORISON - A prayer

 

3. RISIBLE - Laughable, ridiculous

 

4. LIAISON - A person who links/helps people or organizations work together more effectively 

 

5. HALAL - Meat prepared as prescribed by Muslim law

 

6. DESCANT - In music, a line sung or played above the melody / To talk tediously or at length about something

 

7. DESULTORY - Unfocused, hit and miss, lacking a plan or direction

 

8. CHORINE - A chorus girl/dancer

 

9. BEDIZEN - To dress or adorn in a showy, gaudy, tasteless way

 

10. PREDILECTION - A preference, liking, or fondness for something / Bias or partiality