Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Andrew Vocab 178-215

Pg.182 Loutish: characteristic of a lout; unpleasant and uncouth
Pg.183 Mikrorayan : housing project in Kabul
Pg.184 Reprimands: to admonish or rebuke, esp formally; reprove
Pg.186 Bazaars: a marketplace or shopping quarter, esp. one in the MiddleEast.
Pg.194 Frenzied: affected with or marked by frenzy or mania uncontrolled by reason; "a frenzied attack"; "a frenzied mob"; "the prosecutor's frenzied denunciation of the accused"- H.W.Carter; "outbursts of drunken violence and manic activity and creativity"
Pg.197 Muhammad: ounder of the religion of Islam,[3] and is regarded byMuslims as a messenger and prophet of God
Pg.198 Dates: s a palm in the genus Phoenix, cultivated for its edible sweet fruit.
Pg.199 Flagstones: flagstone, or flag, is a type of generic flat stone, usually used for paving slabs or walkways, patios, fences and roofing. It may also be used for making memorials,headstones, facades and many construction projects. [1]
Pg.201 Tunic: A tunic is any of several types of clothing for the body, of various lengths reaching from the shoulders to somewhere between the hips and the ankles.
Pg.210 Equinox: An equinox occurs twice a year, when the tilt of the Earth's axis is inclined neither away from nor towards the Sun, the center of the Sun being in the same plane as the Earth's equator. The term equinox can also be used in a broader sense, meaning the date when such a passage happens.

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