TC Boyle Vocab Lesson #5

Don't worry--not too many more of these entries to come--I'll be done with "The Inner Circle" soon

allision, n. The act of dashing against, or striking upon.
"The boisterous allision of the sea." --Woodward.

bo·lus n. pl. bo·lus·es [Medieval Latin, from Greek, lump of earth.]

1. A round mass.
2. A round medicinal preparation, such as a large pill or tablet, that is usually of a soft consistency and not prepackaged.
3. A soft mass of chewed food within the mouth or alimentary canal.