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- ADIPOSEContaining, composed of, or consisting of fat; fatty.
- ADVECTIONThe horizontal movement of a body of atmosphere (or other fluid) along with a concurrent transport of its temperature, humidity etc.
- ALBUMINAny of a class of monomeric proteins that are soluble in water, and are coagulated by heat; they occur in egg white, milk etc; they function as carrier protein for steroids, fatty
- AQUILINEOf, pertaining to, or characteristic of eagles; resembling that of an eagle.
- ARGENTThe metal silver.
- AVARICIOUSActuated by avarice; extremely greedy for wealth or material gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property.
- AVOCATIONA calling away; a diversion.
- AVULSIONThe loss or separation of a body part, either by surgery or due to trauma.
- AVUNCULARIn the manner of an uncle, pertaining to an uncle.
- BEATIFYTo make blissful.
- BRACHIALPertaining or belonging to the arm.
- CASEINA protein present in both milk and in the seeds of leguminous plants.
- CATENARYRelating to a chain; like a chain.
- CAUDALPertaining to the tail or posterior or hind part of a body.
- CAULA style of close-fitting circular cap worn by women in the sixteenth century and later, often made of linen.
- CHAMFERAn obtuse-angled relief or cut at an edge added for a finished appearance and to break sharp edges.
- COLOSTRUMA form of milk produced by the mammary glands in late pregnancy and the few days after giving birth.
- CONIFEROUSBearing cones, as the pine and cypress.
- CORONALRelating to a crown or coronation.
- CORUSCATETo give off light; to reflect in flashes; to sparkle.
- CUBITThe distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger used as an informal unit of length.
- CUPRICOf, pertaining to, or derived from, copper; containing copper.
- DEIFYTo make into a god.
- DESCANTA lengthy discourse on a subject.
- DIELHaving a 24-hour period regardless of day or night.
- DILUVIANPertaining to a deluge, or flood.
- DIURNALHappening or occurring during daylight, or primarily active during that time.
- ENERVATETo reduce strength or energy; debilitate.
- ESTIVALOf or relating to summer.
- EXCORIATETo remove the skin and/or fur of, to flay, to skin.
- EXCULPATETo clear of or to free from guilt; exonerate.
- EXCULPATORYTending to excuse or clear of wrongdoing.
- EXPLICATORYExplanatory; serving to explain logically or in detail.
- FECULENTDirty with faeces or other impurities
- FECUNDITYAbility to produce offspring.
- FRICATIVEAny of several speech sounds produced by air flowing through a constriction in the oral cavity and typically producing a sibilant, hissing, or buzzing quality; a fricative consonan
- FULCRUMThe support about which a lever pivots.
- FULMINATETo make a verbal attack.
- FUNEREALOf or relating to a funeral.
- FUNICULAROf, pertaining to, resembling, or powered by a rope or cable.
- HARUSPEXA soothsayer or priest in Ancient Rome (originally Etruscan) who practiced haruspicy, divination by inspecting entrails.
- HIRSUTECovered in hair or bristles; hairy.
- INCHOATERecently started but not fully formed yet; just begun; only elementary or immature.
- INCUBUSAn evil spirit supposed to oppress people while asleep, especially to have sex with women as they sleep.
- INCULPATETo imply the guilt of; to blame or incriminate.
- LAMINAROf fluid motion, smooth and regular, flowing as though in different layers.
- LITTORALOf or relating to the shore, especially the seashore.
- MATRICIDEThe killing of one's mother.
- MENSURATETo measure absolutely the height, latitude and longitude of a point on the earth.
- NAVEThe middle or body of a church, extending from the transepts to the principal entrances.
- NOSTRUMA medicine or remedy in conventional use which has not been proven to have any desirable medical effects.
- OBFUSCATETo make dark; to overshadow.
- OBVIATETo anticipate and prevent or bypass (something which would otherwise have been necessary or required); to render (something) unnecessary.
- OCCIDENTALOf, pertaining to, or situated in, the occident, or west; western.
- OCCIPUTThe back part of the head or skull.
- OCCLUSIONThe process of occluding, or something that occludes.
- OCULAROf, or relating to the eye, or the sense of sight
- OLEAGINOUSOily, greasy.
- OMNIVOREAn animal which is able to consume both plants (like a herbivore) and meat (like a carnivore).
- ORGEATA sweet syrup made from sugar and almonds (or originally barley) and rose water or orange-flower water.
- OTIOSEHaving no effect.
- OVIPARYThe laying of eggs by an animal.
- PARVENUEFemale equivalent of parvenu.
- PAUCITYFewness in number; too few.
- PECULATETo embezzle.
- PECUNIARYOf, or relating to, money; monetary, financial.
- PERFIDYA state or act of violating faith or allegiance; violation of a promise or vow, or of trust.
- PETIOLEThe stalk of a leaf, attaching the blade to the stem.
- PHARYNGEALOf or pertaining to the pharynx.
- PLANTARRelating to the sole of the foot.
- PLEBISCITEA direct popular vote on an issue of public importance, such as an amendment to the constitution, a change in the sovereignty of the nation, or some government policy.
- PONIARDA dagger typically having a slender square or triangular blade.
- PUERPERALOf, pertaining to, or associated with the puerperium (the first month of postpartum), or, sometimes also:
- QUOTIDIANHappening every day; daily.
- REDOUBTA small, temporary, military fortification.
- REDUPLICATEdoubled
- REFULGENTResplendent, or shining brightly and radiantly.
- REIFYTo regard something abstract as if it were a concrete material thing.
- RETICULEA reticle; a grid in the eyepiece of an instrument.
- SALUBRITYThe quality of being salubrious or invigorating.
- SAPIENCEThe property of being sapient, the property of possessing or being able to possess wisdom.
- SAPONIFYTo convert (a fat or oil) into soap.
- SEPTENARYConsisting of or containing seven.
- SIDEREALOf or relating to the stars.
- SINGULARITYThe state of being singular, distinct, peculiar, uncommon or unusual.
- SQUAMATECovered in scales.
- STRIGILA grooming tool used to scrape away dead skin, oil, dirt, etc.
- SUBLIMATETo heat (a substance) in a container so as to convert it into a gas which then condenses in solid form on cooler parts of the container.
- THYLACINEA carnivorous marsupial (†Thylacinus cynocephalus) which was native to Tasmania, now extinct.
- TITTLEAny small dot, stroke, or diacritical mark, especially if part of a letter, or of a letter-like abbreviation; in particular, the dots over the Latin letters i and j.
- UNGULATEHaving hooves.
- URSINEOf, pertaining to, or characteristic of bears.
- UXORIALOf or pertaining to a wife, or her genes or relatives.
- UXORICIDEOne who murders one's wife.
- UXORIOUSVery devoted and possibly submissive to one's wife; showing excessive uxorial devotion.
- VACATURAn announcement in court that something is cancelled or set aside; an annulment.
- VACUITYEmptiness.
- VAINGLORIOUSPossessing excessive vanity or unwarranted pride.
- VENTRICULAROf or relating to a ventricle or ventriculus.
- VERMICULITEA hydrated silicate mineral which expands on heating; it is used in insulation and as a medium for planting.