Words I Had to Look Up

Here is a list of words I looked up while reading recently:

saphenous: relating to or denoting either of the two large superficial veins in the leg

flinders: small fragments or splinters

anomie: lack of the usual social or ethical standards in an individual or group

arnica: a plant of the daisy family that bears yellow daisylike flowers (a preparation of this plant used medicinally, esp. for the treatment of bruises)

effusion: an instance of giving off something such as a liquid, light, or smell (medicine: an escape of fluid into a body cavity)

pronate: put or hold (a hand, foot, or limb) with the palm or sole turned downward

tautology: the saying of the same thing twice in different words, generally considered to be a fault of style (logic: a statement that is true by necessity or by virtue of its logical form)

How many did you know?

Definitions are from my Oxford American Dictionary Widget (gotta love that Tiger).