refract: \ri-ˈfrakt\ Function: verb (or verb construction) that requires an objectEtymology: Latin refractus, to break Date: 1612

physics alter course of wave of energy:  to alter the course of a wave of energy that passes into something from another medium, as water does to light entering it from the air

A photographic lens will refract the light that enters it.

Quint:

\ˈkwint\

Function: noun

Date: 1934

1 : a combination of five of a kind 2 : one of five offspring born at one birth

Sentence: Did you hear about the singing quintuplets?

bazaar

Pronunciation: \bə-ˈzär\

Function: noun

Etymology: Persian bāzār

Date: 1612

1: a market (as in the Middle East) consisting of rows of shops or stalls selling miscellaneous goods 2 a: a place for the sale of goods b: department store 3: a fair for the sale of articles especially for charitable purposes

ecologyPronunciation: \i-ˈkä-lə-jē, e-\ Function: noun Etymology: German Date: 1873 • 1: a branch of science concerned with the interrelationship of

organisms and their environments• 2: the totality or pattern of relations between organisms and their

environment• Sentence: I want to be an ecology major when I go to college.

insidiousPronunciation: \in-ˈsi-dē-əs\ Function: adjective Etymology: Latin insidiosus, from insidiae ambush, from insidēre to sit in, sit on, from in- + sedēre to sit — more at sit Date: 1545 1 a: awaiting a chance to entrap : treacherous b: harmful but enticing: seductive <insidious drugs> 2 a: having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle <the insidious

pressures of modern life>

ludicrousPronunciation: \ˈlü-də-krəs\ Function: adjective Etymology: Latin ludicrus, from ludus play, sport; perhaps akin to Greek

loidoros abusive Date: 1712 1 : amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity 2 : meriting derisive laughter or scorn as absurdly inept, false, or foolish synonyms see laughable

cardigan

Pronunciation: \ˈkär-di-gən\

Function: noun

Etymology: James Thomas Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan died 1868

English soldier Date: 1862

: a usually collarless sweater or jacket that opens the full length of the

center front

Sentence: I bought my father a cardigan sweater.

Rubella :

Pronunciation: \rü-ˈbe-lə\

Function: noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, feminine of rubellus

reddish, from ruber red — more at red Date: 1883

a contagious viral disease that is a milder form of measles

lasting three or four days; can be damaging to a fetus during

the first trimester (German measles)

Sentence: Rubella is otherwise known as the German measles.

sabbaticalPronunciation: \sə-ˈba-ti-kəl\ Function: adjective Etymology: Late Latin sabbaticus, from Greek sabbatikos, from sabbatonDate: 1599 Noun: a leave usually taken every seventh year adjective: of or relating to sabbatical leave (Example: "Sabbatical research project") adjective: of or relating to the

Sabbath (Example: "Friday is a sabbatical day for Muslims")

interim

Pronunciation: \ˈin-tə-rəm\

Function: noun

Etymology: Latin, adverb, meanwhile, from inter between — more at inter-

Date: circa 1580

an intervening time : interval

Tom Cable was named interim coach of the Oakland Raiders.