Hirsute
Hairy or shaggy.
Parallelepipeds
A 3-D object with parallelograms for each of its six faces. A parallelogram is defined as a four-sided, 2-D object where each side is the length of the side opposite it, such a rectangle or square.
Taylor
Refers to Frederick Winslow Taylor, the author of The Principles of Scientific Management, who helped create the first assembly line by having workers engage in repetitive, mechanical motions.
Chronometrically
Relating to the precise measurement of time.
Transcendental
Relating to a higher, spiritual realm.
Edifying
Providing moral or ethical benefit or instruction.
Euclidian
Refers to an ancient system of mathematics still used today to describe geometry and algebra. More complex theories, like those relating to irrational or imaginary numbers, are not included in Euclidian mathematics.
Cretin
An insensitive, stupid person.
Cupolas
A small peak or dome at the top of a building.
Impudent
Cocky or disrespectful.
Sinusoid
A smooth, oscillating curve.
Trochee
A poetic term referring to a rhythm involving a stressed or long syllable, followed by a unstressed or short one.
Jalousie
A window of adjustable glass slats or blinds.
Plaster
In British English, a bandage or Band-Aid.
Innumerate
Without knowledge of mathematics.
Unanimity
Complete agreement or consensus.
Jehova
God, as depicted in the Old Testament.
Dynamo
A direct-current electrical generator.
Entropy
The tendency of systems to decline, or for order to give rise to disorder.
Shrike
A small grey and black bird.
