UNUSUAL WORDS CVI

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

1. GROK

2. JERKIN

3. NUTRIA

4. SCHUSS

5. NIMROD

6. FLIVVER

7. PASCHAL 

8. LORIMER

9. CHEVRON

10. WOLFRAM

11. DESULTORY

12. TESSELLATE

 

Answers:

 

1. GROK -  (Informal) To understand, "get it"

 

2. JERKIN - A sleeveless jacket

 

3. NUTRIA - A rodent resembling a beaver 

 

4. SCHUSS - Ski downhill

 

5. NIMROD - A hunter / a foolish person 

 

6. FLIVVER -  A cheap car in bad condition

 

7.  PASCHAL - Of Passover, of Easter

 

8. LORIMER - A craftsman who makes bridles, spurs, bits, etc. for horses

 

9. CHEVRON - A line or stripe in the shape of a V or inverted V

 

10. WOLFRAM - The element Tungsten or its ore, especially as a commercial commodity

 

11. DESULTORY -  Unfocused, half-hearted / lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm

 

12. TESSELLATE - Cover with a pattern of repeated shapes, usually polygons, that fit together closely without gaps or overlapping