malpais, noun. a volcanic rock characterized
by a rough and jagged surface.


Nunc Dimittis,
a canticle of Simeon, beginning "Lord, now
lettest thou thy servant depart in peace,"
from the words of Simeon on recognizing the
infant Jesus as the Christ (in the Bible,
Luke 2:25-32).



nunc dimittis,(Latin.)
permission to depart; departure; dismissal.


uttering, noun.(Law.)
the act of intentionally putting counterfeit
money, forged checks, or bogus securities,
into circulation.


scaturient, adjective.
streaming or flowing out; gushing forth.


Pentelic, adjective.
of or from Mount Pentelicus, north of Athens,
Greece, especially with reference to the famous
marble quarried there.


preconize, transitive verb, -nized, -nizing.
1a. to proclaim; announce publicly.
b. to commend publicly.
2. (of the pope) to confirm publicly and
officially the appointment of (a bishop,
cardinal, or other high ecclesiastic).


invigilate, verb, -lated, -lating.v.i.
1. keep watch.
2. (British.) to watch students at an examination.
v.t.
1. to make watchful or aware.
2. (British.) to serve as proctor at (an examination).


stretta, noun, pl. -te, -tas.(Music.)
1. a passage, especially a final passage,
performed in quicker or accelerated time
for climactic effect, a device often used
in oratorio and opera.
2. stretto in a fugue or canon.


bordereau, noun, pl. -reaux.(French.)
a memorandum or note, especially a detailed
list, as of documents.


discalced, adjective.
barefooted; unshod. Ex. The members of certain
orders of friars and nuns are discalced.


petate, noun.
a mat made of dried palm leaves or straw,
used as a bed in parts of South America and
the Philippines.


gateau, noun, pl. -teaux.(French.) a cake.


captation, noun.
the use of artful endeavors or appeals to
secure something, especially approval or
applause. Ex. ... to induce candidates to
rely ... less on the arts of political
captation (London Daily News).