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