UNUSUAL WORDS LXX

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

1. SATAY

2. HIATUS

3. FLACCID

4. VALANCE

5. SARDONIC

6. PLEONASM

7. LASSITUDE

8. MNEMONIC

9. SALACIOUS

10. TRENCHANT

11. TREMULOUS 

12. IMPRIMATUR

13. JUGGERNAUT

Answers:

 

1. SATAY -  Southeast Asian dish of grilled meat served with a sauce

 

2. HIATUS - A pause, gap, or break 

 

3. FLACCID - Limp, lackluster

 

4. VALANCE - Decorative drapery to cover rods, etc.

 

5. SARDONIC - Mocking, sarcastic

 

6. PLEONASM - Redundancy, use of more words than necessary

 

7. LASSITUDE - Lethargy, listlessness

 

8. MNEMONIC - Like HOMES for the names of the Great Lakes, memorization device

 

9. SALACIOUS - Overly preoccupied with sex, obscene

 

10. TRENCHANT - Incisive, cutting, probing

 

11. TREMULOUS  - Quavering, timid

 

12. IMPRIMATUR - Formal, explicit approval, endorsement

 

13. JUGGERNAUT - A huge, powerful, overwhelming force or institution