2nd Vocab Words

Here are some more interesting vocab words (fie was on my humanities vocab test for the book Macbeth)

fie |fī|

exclamation archaic or humorous

used to express disgust or outrage : if people don't answer your first letter, fie on them!

Urania |yoŏˈrānēə| Greek & Roman Mythology

the Muse of astronomy.

ORIGIN Greek, literally ‘heavenly (female).’

akebia |əˈkēbēə|

noun

a climbing shrub with purplish flowers, deeply divided leaves, and purple berries. Native to eastern Asia, it is grown as an ornamental in North America. • Akebia quinata, family Lardizabalaceae.

ORIGIN 1837: modern Latin, coined by J. Decaisne, French botanist, from Japanese akebi.

ghee |gē|

noun

clarified butter made from the milk of a buffalo or cow, used in Indian cooking.

ORIGIN from Hindi ghī, from Sanskrit ghṛtá ‘sprinkled.’

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