Learning New VOCABULARY

"Losing is not in my vocabulary"

faqir n. fakir. hypnotizability v.t. to put in the hypnotic state. katzenjammer n. the discomfort and illness experienced as the aftereffects of excessive drinking; hangover. puzzleheaded adj. having, deriving from, or characterized by confused thoughts or ideas. quixotic adj. resembling or befitting Don Quixote. quizzicality adj. odd, queer, or comical. qwerty adj. of or pertaining to a keyboard having the keys in traditional typewriter arrangement, with the letters q, w, e, r, t, and y being the first six of the top row of alphabetic characters, starting from the left side. sesquioxide n. an oxide containing three atoms of oxygen and two of another element, as aluminum oxide, Al2O3. syzygy n., an alignment of three celestial objects, as the sun, the earth, and either the moon or a planet: psychoanalyzing v.t.,

to investigate or treat by psychoanalysis. ventriloquizing v.i., v.t., to speak or sound in the manner of a ventriloquist. hydroxyzines n. an antihistaminic compound, C21H27ClN2O2, used in the treatment of allergy, nausea, and anxiety. benzodiazepines n. any of a family of minor tranquilizers that act against anxiety and convulsions and produce sedation and muscle relaxation. beziques n. a game resembling pinochle, originally played with 64 cards and now more commonly with 128 cards and, sometimes, 192 or 256 cards. retinas n., the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.