UNUSUAL WORDS CV

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

1. ABRI 

2. KULAK

3. APERCU

4. FLANGE

5. SIROCCO

6. CHINOOK

7. MUGWUMP

8. PETRICHOR 

9. RECONDITE

10. MYOCLONIC

11. EXOGENOUS

 

Answers:

 

1. ABRI -  A rocky, cave-like mountain shelter

 

2. KULAK - A Russian peasant in the 19th century well-off enough to own property and employ others. They often exploited poorer villagers.

 

3. APERCU - A brief, illuminating, or entertaining comment 

 

4. FLANGE - A projecting rim, collar, or rib on an object, serving to attach or strengthen its attachment to something and maintain its position - as  a flange on a train wheel

 

5. SIROCCO - A hot wind, often dusty or rainy, blowing from North Africa across the Mediterranean Sea to southern Europe

 

6. CHINOOK - A warm, dry wind that blows down the east side of the Rocky Mountains at the end of winter / Also, a large North-Pacific salmon that is an important commercial food fish

 

7. MUGWUMP - A person who remains independent or aloof, especially from party politics

 

8. PETRICHOR - A pleasant smell that frequently accompanies the first rain after a long period of warm, dry weather

 

9. RECONDITE - Of a subject or knowledge - little-known, abstruse, arcane, obscure

 

10.  MYOCLONIC - Referring to involuntary, sudden, and brief muscle contractions -jerks, twitches, or spasms - as hiccups or "sleep starts"

 

11. EXOGENOUS -  Growing from or on the outside of an organism - relating to or  developing form external factors - as a reaction to food or trauma