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- ANODEAn electrode, of a cell or other electrically polarized device, through which a positive current of electricity flows inwards (and thus, electrons flow outwards). It can have eithe
- APOSTOLICPertaining to apostles or their practice or teaching; pertaining to the apostles (of early Christianity) or their teachings.
- CATHODEAn electrode, of a cell or other electrically polarized device, through which a positive current of electricity flows outwards (and thus, electrons flow inwards). It can have eithe
- CHOLERAAny of several acute infectious diseases of humans and domestic animals, caused by certain strains of the Vibrio cholerae bacterium through ingestion of contaminated water or food,
- KINETICRelating to motion.
- MISOGYNISTOne who professes misogyny; a hater of women.
- POLEMICA person who writes in support of one opinion, doctrine, or system, in opposition to another; one skilled in polemics; a controversialist; a disputant.
- PRAGMATICPractical, concerned with making decisions and actions that are useful in practice, not just theory.
- SCORPIONAny of the order Scorpiones of arachnids related to spiders, characterised by two large front pincers and a curved tail with a venomous sting at the end.
- MACABRERepresenting or personifying death.
- GLIBHaving a ready flow of words but lacking thought or understanding; superficial; shallow.
- ANODYNECapable of soothing or eliminating pain.
- BIDETA low-mounted plumbing fixture or type of sink intended for washing the external genitalia and the anus.
- CRUDITEAlternative form of crudité.
- FESTOONAn ornament such as a garland or chain which hangs loosely from two tacked spots.
- LUMINOSITYthe state of being luminous, or a luminous object; brilliance or radiance
- SANGFROIDComposure, self-possession or imperturbability especially when in a dangerous situation.
- TOILEplain or simple twilled fabric
- BUXOMHaving a full, voluptuous figure, especially possessing large breasts.
- SHOFARA ram’s-horn trumpet, used for Jewish ritual purposes.
- RIPOSTEA thrust given in return after parrying an attack.
- ACQUAINTTo furnish or give experimental knowledge of; to make (one) know; to make familiar.
- BEATIFICBlessed, blissful, heavenly.
- COHESIVEHaving cohesion.
- COMPULSIONAn irrational need or irresistible urge to perform some action, often despite negative consequences.
- CONSULAROf or pertaining to a consul, or the office thereof.
- CORPULENTLarge in body; fat; overweight.
- CORPUSA collection of written or spoken texts. Such a collection in form of an electronic database used for linguistic analyses.
- DOCILEReady to accept instruction or direction; obedient; subservient.
- DULCETSweet, especially when describing voice or tones; melodious.
- ESTUARYA coastal water body where ocean tides and river water merge, resulting in a brackish water zone.
- EXHUMETo dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter.
- EXIGENTUrgent; pressing; needing immediate action.
- FEMORALOf, pertaining to, or near the femur or thigh.
- FULMINATETo make a verbal attack.
- FUNEREALOf or relating to a funeral.
- FUNGIBLEAble to be substituted for something of equal value or utility.
- FUNICULAROf, pertaining to, resembling, or powered by a rope or cable.
- GLUTINOUSGlue-like, sticky, viscid.
- IGNOBLENot noble; plebeian; common.
- INCHOATERecently started but not fully formed yet; just begun; only elementary or immature.
- JURIDICALPertaining to the law or rule of law, legal; judicial, related to the administration of justice (as to jurisprudence, or to the function of a judge or court).
- LUPINEWolfish (all senses); wolflike.
- OBEDIENTWilling to comply with the commands, orders, or instructions of those in authority; biddable.
- OCCLUSIONThe process of occluding, or something that occludes.
- PERFIDYA state or act of violating faith or allegiance; violation of a promise or vow, or of trust.
- PONTIFICALOf or pertaining to a pontiff. Of or pertaining to a bishop; episcopal. Of or pertaining to a pope; papal.
- PORCINEOf, pertaining to, or being a pig.
- QUARTILEAny of the three points that divide an ordered distribution into four parts, each containing a quarter of the population.
- RANCIDRank in taste or smell.
- REDOUBTA small, temporary, military fortification.
- SECULARNot specifically religious; lay or civil, as opposed to clerical.
- SOPORIFICSomething inducing sleep, especially a drug.
- STOICALEnduring pain and hardship without showing feeling or complaint.
- TENSILEOf or pertaining to tension.
- UNIVERSALOf or pertaining to the universe.
- VAGABONDA person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time.
- VENIALAble to be forgiven; worthy of forgiveness.
- VIBRANTPulsing with energy or activity.
- VITREOUSOf or resembling glass; glassy.
- VITUPEROUSVituperative.
- VOLANTHaving extended wings as if flying.
- EPISTLEA literary composition in the form of a letter or series of letters, especially one in verse.
- SAPLINGA young tree, larger than a seedling.
- SCOURGEA whip, often made of leather and having multiple tails; a lash.
- YEOMANAn official providing honorable service in a royal or high noble household, ranking between a squire and a page. Especially, a yeoman of the guard, a member of a ceremonial bodygua
- ELFINAn elf; an inhabitant of fairy-land.
- WRAITHA ghost or specter, especially a person's likeness seen just after their death.
- FROLICMerry, joyous, full of mirth; later especially, frolicsome, sportive, full of playful mischief.
- ELUCIDATETo make (something) lucid (“bright, luminous; also, clear, transparent”).
- GARNISHTo decorate with ornaments; to adorn; to embellish.
- SHOALShallow.
- WANDERLUSTA strong impulse or longing to travel.
- ADAPTOGENAny natural herbal substance, such as ginseng, that is purported to assist the body to adapt to stress, and to exert a normalizing effect upon body functions.
- CANTILEVERA beam anchored at one end and projecting into space, such as a long bracket projecting from a wall to support a balcony.
- AGNOSTICISMThe view that absolute truth or ultimate certainty is unattainable, especially regarding knowledge not based on experience or perceivable phenomena.
- ANIMALISTICResembling or characteristic of an animal.
- BEHOOVETo befit, be appropriate or necessary to somebody. Alternative form of behove.
- BOORISHBehaving as a boor; rough in manners.
- BRUTALISMBrutal, violent behaviour; savagery.
- CASKETA little box, e.g. for jewellery.
- CHLORIDEAny binary compound of chlorine and another element or radical.
- CRYOGENICOf, relating to, or performed at low temperatures.
- DISTALRemote from the point of attachment or origin.
- DRIFTWOODFloating wood that drifts with the current of a body of water.
- DUCTALOf, relating to, or originating in a duct.
- INVALIDNot valid; not true, correct, acceptable, or appropriate.
- MYSTICALRelating to mystics or mysticism.
- ODIFEROUSOdoriferous; smelly
- OXIDATETo oxidize.
- PRIVETAny of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum.
- QUAGMIREA swampy, soggy area of ground.
- SPECTRALOf, or pertaining to, spectres; ghostly.
- SUBOPTIMALWorse than optimal; of less than the highest standard or quality.
- VESTIBULAROf or pertaining to a vestibule in a building (or railway coach).
- VEXATIOUSCausing vexation or annoyance; teasing; troublesome.
- WASTRELOne who is profligate, who wastes time or resources extravagantly.
- ZOOIDAn organic body or cell having locomotion, as a spermatic cell or spermatozoid.