Station Eleven (Chapter 1-12) Vocabulary | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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Origin: possibly originates from the name of a town in Palestine

Gaza - Guaze

Civil Servant, public servant, bureaucrat are synonymous with

Functionary

Synonyms: fabric, material, webbing

Guaze

Origin: derived from the Anglo-Norman French word 'Usser'

Usher

Definition: to admit that something is true or valid after first denying or resisting it.

concede

a thin see through silk, linen or cotton fabric

gauze

Part of Speech: the idea of being situated on the side or being considered secondary in importance

Peripherality

The ________________ of celebrity culture is evident in reality tv shows.

banality

During WWII, the deadliest vessels on water were an ______________________ of German gunboats and destroyers.

Armada

to make someone feel upset or alarmed

to disconcert

While often used to refer to a boat, It can also allude to a person, especially regarded as holding or embodying a particular

Vessel

describes something of minor significance

peripheral

After _____________ 20 glasses of beer, the man passed out on the bar stool.

imbibing

To show or guide someone somewhere

To Usher

Synonym: attendant

Usher

Synonymous with Flotilla and naval force

Armada

Fill in the blanks: A self-centred person is likely to view other people’s problems as _____________to her own.

peripheral

often used with the collocation to make when acknowledging an opposing view

concession

to do something in a very unorganized fashion

haphazardly

David has plenty more than 100 __________________ in his farm and is hopeful that they will yield a lot of fruits once they grow.

saplings

Part of speech: the idea of being unorganized

haphazardness

A prayer recited by clergy in church services

Litany

The _______________ of the vehicle windows allowed the police officer to see the gun that the fugitive was carrying.

translucency

synonymous with unoriginal, dull or common place

banal

describes something that is see through

Translucent

A person who hold public office (in other words works for the government)

Functionary

Archeologists study the _______________ of the ancient cultures and society to develop an understanding of their practices and ways of life.

remnants

While often used to refer to a boat, It can also allude to a person, especially regarded as holding or embodying a particular quality

Vessel

comes from a latin word meaning to absorb or cause to absorb or to drink

imbibe

The invention of the automobile _____________ a new era in transportation.

ushered in

an antonym of reassuring

disconcerting