PARQUETRY:
■ noun inlaid woodwork in geometric forms, usually of contrasting woods, used esp. in flooring
Eg. The outside of the case is decorated with fielded panels of mahogany veneer surrounded with narrow parquetry stringing and walnut bands.
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PALLET:
■ noun a small bed or a pad filled as with straw and used directly on the floor
Eg. Pallets have to be treated in order to be pest free.
QUEUE:
■ noun
1. a plait of hair worn hanging from the back of the head; pigtail
2. Brit. a line or file of persons, vehicles, etc. waiting as to be served
3. a stored arrangement of computer data or programs, waiting to be processed
Eg. Following the mass ravers we arrived at the NEC and we were greeted by a colossus queue which was moving slowly but was massive!
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QUARANTINE:
■ noun
1. the period, orig. 40 days, during which an arriving vessel suspected of carrying contagious disease is detained in port in strict isolation
2. any isolation or restriction on travel or passage imposed to keep contagious diseases, insect pests, etc. from spreading
3. the state of being quarantined
4. a place where persons, animals, or plants having contagious diseases, insect pests, etc. are kept in isolation, or beyond which they may not travel
5. any period of seclusion, social ostracism, etc.
Eg. We are the traffic cop that enforces quarantine, " says Gillis.
NONCOMMITTAL:
■ adjective
1. not committing one to any point of view or course of action; not revealing one's position or purpose
2. having no definite quality, meaning, etc.
Eg. Mike remained relatively noncommittal, even tho he was lobbied by both sides.
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MACHIAVELLIAN:
■ adjective
1. of Machiavelli
2. of, like, or characterized by the political principles and methods of expediency, craftiness, and duplicity set forth in Machiavelli's book, The Prince; crafty, deceitful, etc.
■ noun
a follower of crafty, deceitful principles and methods
Eg. People are exposed to Machiavellian logic even from novice politicians
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NEBULOUS:
■ adjective
1. of or like a nebula or nebulae
2. Rare cloudy; misty
3. unclear; vague; indefinite
nebulously neb′u·lously adverb
nebulousness neb′u·lous·ness noun
Eg. This paper aims to bring greater clarity to the nebulous concept of the involved star.
TAPER:
■ noun 1. a wax candle, esp. a long, slender one 2. a long wick coated with wax, used for lighting candles, lamps, etc. 3. any feeble light 4. a gradual decrease in width or thickness the taper of a pyramid 5. a gradual decrease in action, power, etc.something that tapers ■ adjective gradually decreased in breadth or thickness toward one end
Eg. The hollows would be filled with oil, and lighted tapers would float in them.
TALON:
■ noun
1. the claw of a bird of prey or, sometimes, of an animal
2. a human finger or hand when like a claw in appearance or grasp
3. the part of the bolt of a lock upon which the key presses as it is turned
4. in card games, the stock remaining after the cards are dealt
5. Archit. an ogee molding
Eg. Eagles have sharp talons with which they catch their prey.
ZANY:
■ noun
1. a clown or buffoon; specif., a former stock character in comedies who clownishly aped the principal actors
2. a silly or foolish person; simpleton■ adjective zanier -·nier, zaniest -·ni·est
XENOPHOBIA:
■ noun fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything foreign or strange
Eg. How do you feel in the prevailing atmosphere of increased xenophobia in Germany?
GULLIBLE:
■ adjective easily persuaded to believe something; credulous.
gullibility noun
gullibly adverb
Eg. Of course nobody nowadays is gullible enough to believe that what he receives through the media is accurate information.
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VENERATION:
■ verb
a feeling of deep respect and reverence
an act of showing respect and reverence.
veneration noun
venerator noun
Eg. Each has been retained as a patron deity by the relevant race, although these are not the main focus of religious veneration. 
DISCOMMODE:
■ verb formal cause trouble or inconvenience to.
discommodious adjective
discommodity noun
Eg. Indian roads are sites of discommodity
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TRUNCATE:
■ verb trʌŋ'keɪt, 'trʌŋ- [often as adjective truncated] shorten by cutting off the top or the end.
■ adjective 'trʌŋkeɪt Botany & Zoology (of a leaf, feather, etc.) ending abruptly as if truncated.
truncation noun
Eg.The original design was truncated due to a last minute reduction in hoped for funding by the major donor, the Swiss Government
VALANCE:(also valence)
■ noun a length of decorative drapery attached to the canopy or frame of a bed to screen the structure or space beneath it.
▶a sheet with a gathered border designed to hang down over the mattress and sides of a bed.
▶chiefly N. Amer. a length of decorative drapery screening the curtain fittings above a window.
valanced adjective
Eg.The present day canopies this side of the station building remain faithful to the original designs, although now incorporate less ornate valances.
EWER:
■ noun a large jug with a wide mouth.
Eg.Picture shows ewer from the British Museum The British Museum has a handful of ancient materials from Afghanistan starting from 190 180 BC.
