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- ALEMBICAn early chemical apparatus, consisting of two retorts connected by a tube, used to purify substances by distillation.
- DULCIMERA stringed instrument, with strings stretched across a sounding board, usually trapezoidal, played by plucking on the strings (traditionally with a quill) or by tapping on them (in
- HORIZONThe visible horizontal line (in all directions) where the sky appears to meet the earth in the distance.
- MONARCHYA government in which sovereignty is embodied within a single, today usually hereditary head of state (whether as a figurehead or as a powerful ruler).
- PHOSGENEcarbonyl chloride
- TOPIARYOf, or relating to art of topiaries.
- TRAPEZIUSA large vertebrate skeletal muscle divided into an ascending, descending, and transverse portion, attaching the neck and central spine to the outer extremity of the scapula; it fun
- TOQUEA type of hat with no brim.
- BLOUSONA garment drawn tight at the waist with blousing hanging over the waistband; a blouse jacket.
- COTERIEA circle of individuals who associate with one another for a common purpose.
- FESTOONAn ornament such as a garland or chain which hangs loosely from two tacked spots.
- VOYEURA person who derives sexual pleasure from observing other people engaging in some intimate or sexual activity; one who engages in voyeurism.
- BUXOMHaving a full, voluptuous figure, especially possessing large breasts.
- CRAVATA wide fabric band worn as a necktie by men having long ends hanging in front.
- ERSATZAn inauthentic or inadequate substitute or imitation.
- LEPROSYAn infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae, gradually producing nerve damage and patches of skin necrosis and historically handled by permanently quarantini
- MAVENAn expert in a given field; also, a person who is interested in and knowledgeable about a particular activity or thing; an aficionado.
- BEVELAn edge that is canted, one that is not a 90-degree angle; a chamfer.
- FAVAA fava bean; a bean (seed or seed pod) of plants of species Vicia faba or the plant itself.
- AVIARYA house, enclosure, large cage, or other place for keeping birds confined; a birdhouse.
- CLOISTERA covered walk with an open colonnade on one side, running along the walls of buildings that surround a quadrangle; especially: such an arcade in a monastery; such an arcade fitted
- COLOSTRUMA form of milk produced by the mammary glands in late pregnancy and the few days after giving birth.
- DESTINYThat to which any person or thing is destined; a predetermined or inevitable eventual state; a condition predestined by the Divine or by human will.
- DULCETSweet, especially when describing voice or tones; melodious.
- EXULTTo rejoice; to be very happy, especially in triumph; to triumph (over).
- FESTIVALPertaining to a feast or feast day; festive.
- GRADIENTA slope or incline.
- JOSTLETo bump into or brush against while in motion; to push aside.
- MAUDLINThe Magdalene; Mary Magdalene.
- MIENDemeanor; facial expression or attitude, especially one which is intended by its bearer.
- MUSTARDA plant of certain species of the genus Brassica, or of related genera (especially Sinapis alba, in the family Brassicaceae, with yellow flowers, and linear seed pods).
- PIQUETo wound the pride of (someone); to excite to anger; to irritate, to offend.
- PUSTULEA small accumulation of pus in the epidermis or dermis.
- PUTRIDRotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction.
- QUADRANGLESynonym of quadrilateral (“a polygon with four sides”).
- REGENTOne who rules in place of the monarch, especially because the monarch is too young, absent, or disabled.
- SCARABA beetle of the species Scarabaeus sacer, sacred to the ancient Egyptians.
- TORSIONThe act of turning or twisting, or the state of being twisted; the twisting or wrenching of a body by the exertion of a lateral force tending to turn one end or part of it about a
- TRAPEZOIDA (convex) quadrilateral with two (non-adjacent) parallel sides.
- VAPIDOffering nothing that is stimulating or challenging.
- ZEBRAAny of three species of subgenus Hippotigris: Equus grevyi, Equus quagga, or Equus zebra, all with black and white stripes and native to Africa.
- DESOLATEDeserted and devoid of inhabitants.
- GREATLYTo a great extent or degree.
- GROCERYRetail foodstuffs and other household supplies.
- REMISETo send or give back.
- HEIFERA young female cow, one over one year old but which has not calved.
- ENDEAVORA sincere attempt; a determined or assiduous effort towards a specific goal; assiduous or persistent activity.
- HAUTHaughty.
- BUSTLEAn excited activity; a stir.
- BRIGANDAn outlaw or bandit.
- CAIRNA rounded or conical heap of stones erected by early inhabitants of the British Isles, apparently as a sepulchral monument.
- COLONYA geographical area under the remote control of a country; especially to extract resources or exploit labor from that area.
- DATUMSomething known or assumed as fact, and is made the basis of reasoning or inference which an intellectual system of any sort (such as knowledge or theoretical framework) is constru
- DRAGOONSynonym of dragon (“a type of musket with a short, large-calibre barrel and a flared muzzle, metaphorically exhaling fire like a mythical dragon”). Originally , a soldier armed wit
- ELUCIDATETo make (something) lucid (“bright, luminous; also, clear, transparent”).
- FINIALEspecially in Gothic architecture: an ornament, often in the form of a bunch or knot of foliage, on the peak of the gable of a roof, a pediment, a pinnacle, etc.
- FURLONGA unit of distance equal to one-eighth of a mile (220 yards, or 201.168 metres), now mainly used in measuring distances in farmland and horse racing.
- LIVIDHaving a dark, bluish appearance.
- RIBALDCoarsely, vulgarly, or lewdly amusing; referring to sexual matters in a rude or irreverent way.
- BRAHMINA member of the Hindu priestly caste, one of the four varnas or social groups based on occupation in ancient Hindu society.
- QUASHTo defeat decisively, to suppress.
- COAXIALHaving a common central axis
- EPIDURALSituated on or outside the dura mater.
- EXPATAn expatriate; a person temporarily residing in a foreign nation, often for an occupation, training, or education.
- GLOAMClipping of gloaming (“twilight”).
- GLYPHOSATEN-phosphonomethyl glycine, the active ingredient of several herbicides that inhibit a plant growth enzyme.
- SKAGAlternative form of skeg.
- VEXATIOUSCausing vexation or annoyance; teasing; troublesome.