The Sword in the Stone, Vocabulary Chapters 1-2
frond
Large leaf of a fern
prestige
a high standing achieved through success or influence or wealth etc.
tutor
a person who is attached to a household or employed by a family as a private teacher.
hooligan
a troublemaker.
astrolabe
an instrument used by sailors to determine their location by observing the position of the stars and planets
vacuously
having or showing a lack of thought or intelligence; mindless
aerial
having to do with the air
labelled
marked with a label or tag
muddled
mixed up; confused
sweltering
oppressively hot and humid
etiquette
standards of behavior considered to be good manners among members of a profession as they function as individuals in society
Organon
the first logic textbook, written by Aristotle
terminology
vocabulary particular to a certain subject