UNUSUAL WORDS CIX

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

1. SLUE

2. NEAP

3. KOAN

4. VELDT

5. DROSS

6. WHELK

7. COSSET

8. ASHRAM

9. TORAH

10. TALMUD

Answers:

1. SLUE - Turn sharply, change direction, skid

2. NEAP - A tide just after the first or third quarters of the moon

3. KOAN - A Zen riddle/conundrum without an answer that is meant to encourage meditative thinking (Ex. What is the sound of one hand clapping?)

4. VELDT - Area of open grassland with few trees or shrubs in Africa

 

5. DROSS - Trash, rubbish, waste

 

6. WHELK - A carnivorous sea snail with a swirling, tapered shell /Many are eaten by humans

7. COSSET - Pamper, over-indulge

 

8. ASHRAM -  A building or other place of spiritual retreat

 

9. TORAH - The first five books of the Old Testament

 

10. TALMUD - A record of the rabbinic debates in the 2nd - 5th century on the teachings of the Torah