UNUSUAL WORDS CVII

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

1. LIMN

2. KAREN 

3. SWARD

4. EREMITE

5. CONTUSE

6. CURSORY

7. CALDERA

8. GRAVURE

9. ROSHAMBO

10. MERETRICIOUS

 

Answers:

 

1. LIMN -  Depict or describe in words (or painting)

 

2. KAREN -  (Slang) An upper middle class white American woman who is perceived as entitled or excessively demanding

 

3. SWARD - An expanse of short grass

 

4. EREMITE -  A recluse, hermit - often associated with religious practice

 

5. CONTUSE - Injure a part of the body without breaking the skin - forming a bruise

 

6. CURSORY -  Perfunctory, hasty, not thorough or detailed

 

7. CALDERA - The collapsed crater in the mouth of a volcano, following an eruption

 

8. GRAVURE -  A printing process in which the image is etched into a copper plate that holds ink 

 

9. ROSHAMBO - The choosing game known as Rock, Paper, Scissors

 

10. MERETRICIOUS - Apparently attractive, but having in reality no value or integrity, flashy