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Vocabulary for 'On Exactitude in Science' by Jorge Luis Borges

  • exactitude (n.) - the quality of being precise or accurate.
  • cartography (n.) - the science or practice of drawing maps.
  • unconscionable (adj.) - not right or reasonable.
  • guild (n.) - a medieval association of craftsmen or merchants, often having considerable power.
  • forebear (n.) - an ancestor.
  • inclemency (n.) - the quality in weather of being unpleasant, especially with cold wind and rain
  • tattered (adj.) - old and torn; in poor condition.
  • relic (n.) - an object surviving from an earlier time, especially one of historical or sentimental interest.
Koushik Vikram