LandaBooks Word Quiz Answers: M-DAYS
- A macula (Latin for spot or stain) is a discolored spot on the skin or in the retina or cornea of the eye.
- A davit is a crane-like device used to move cargo around ships. It comes from a French form of the name David, apparently from the practice of giving common names to useful devices (jack, jenny, jimmy).
- An aphorism (via French from Greek aphor, to define) is a short and witty saying: Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely (Lord Acton, historian).
- On many charts and graphs (like those used in algebra), the y axis is vertical, the one going up and down. The other is the x axis.
- Salmagundi is a salad of mixed stuff—chopped meat, anchovies, eggs, onions. The origin’s uncertain—maybe from old French salmigondis, seasoned, salty meats.
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