UNUSUAL WORDS CIII

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

1. LYCHEE

2. WELTER

3. GERUND

4. CALUMET

5. SEMOLINA

6. DRAVIDIAN

7. TUROPHILE

8. SUSURROUS

9. CANTILEVER

10. SUBROGATION 

Answers:

 

1. LYCHEE - An evergreen tree and its fruit (similar to a strawberry)

 

2. WELTER - A confused mass, jumble/ A weight division in boxing

 

3. GERUND - The "ing" form of a verb used as a noun 

 

4. CALUMET - Ceremonial Native American reed/pipe - peace pipe

 

5. SEMOLINA - Grain/meal coarser than flour/Grits

 

6. DRAVIDIAN - The people and languages of southern India and Sri Lanka

 

7. TUROPHILE - Connoisseur and lover of cheese 

 

8. SUSURROUS - Full of whispering sounds

 

9. CANTILEVER - A long projecting beam or girder fixed at only one end, used in bridge construction

 

10. SUBROGATION -  Assumption by a third party of another party's legal right to collect debts or damages - as an insurance company after it pays a claim