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- ADMONISHTo inform or notify of a fault; to rebuke in a serious tone; to tell off.
- AVERAGEDsimple past and past participle of average
- AZUREANOf a fine blue color; azure.
- BASTIONA projecting part of a rampart or other fortification.
- BOXCARSDouble six in a dice game with two dice.
- CILIAplural of cilium
- COLLUDEto act in concert with; to conspire.
- COLLUSIONA private, cooperative agreement or arrangement between groups that otherwise maintain the pretense of competition, contention or non-cooperation.
- COLONIESplural of colony
- CONVERSETo talk; to engage in conversation.
- CORDITEA smokeless propellant made by combining two high explosives, nitrocellulose and nitroglycerine, used in some firearm ammunition.
- CREMATIONA burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse.
- DASHINGSpirited, audacious and full of high spirits.
- DIALECTSplural of dialect
- DIGITALHaving to do with digits (fingers or toes); especially, performed with a finger.
- DIORITEA grey intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of plagioclase feldspar, biotite, hornblende and/or pyroxene.
- DOCTRINESplural of doctrine
- DORSALWith respect to, or concerning the side in which the backbone is located, or the analogous side of an invertebrate. Relating to the top surface of the foot or hand. Produced using
- DRACOA short-barreled Kalashnikov-pattern rifle.
- ELFINAn elf; an inhabitant of fairy-land.
- ELUCIDATETo make (something) lucid (“bright, luminous; also, clear, transparent”).
- ENLIVENTo give life or spirit to; to revive or animate.
- ENSLAVETo make subservient; to strip one of freedom; enthrall.
- EQUATIONThe act or process of equating two or more things, or the state of those things being equal (that is, identical).
- EVALUATIONAn assessment, such as an annual personnel performance review used as the basis for a salary increase or bonus, or a summary of a particular situation.
- EXPLOSIVEAble to, or likely to, explode.
- EXTRUDINGpresent participle and gerund of extrude
- EXTRUSIONA manufacturing process where a billet of material is pushed and/or drawn through a die to create a shaped rod, rail or pipe.
- FANTASYThat which comes from one's imagination or the act of imagining things.
- FEBRILEFeverish, or having a high temperature.
- FILIGREEA delicate and intricate ornamentation made from platinum, gold or silver (or sometimes other metal) twisted wire.
- FISSURINGpresent participle and gerund of fissure
- FOLIOSplural of folio
- FOSTEREDsimple past and past participle of foster
- GENETICSThe branch of biology that deals with the transmission and variation of inherited characteristics, in particular chromosomes and DNA.
- GERMANERelated to a topic of discussion or consideration.
- HARRIDANA vicious and scolding woman, especially an older one.
- HAYWIREWire used to bind bales of hay.
- HECTORINGThat hectors; intimidating or domineering.
- HELICESplural of helix
- HEXAMETRICRelating to or exhibiting hexameter
- HOLOCENE
- ILLUSORYResulting from an illusion; deceptive, imaginary, unreal.
- IMPARTIALTreating all parties, rivals, or disputants equally; not partial; not biased.
- IMPLORESthird-person singular simple present indicative of implore
- IMPRINTAn impression; the mark left behind by printing something or by pressing on something, or the figurative counterpart of such a mark.
- INVIOLATENot violated; free from violation or hurt of any kind; secure against violation or impairment.
- ITINERARYA written schedule of activities for a vacation or road trip.
- KINGFISHERAny of various birds of the suborder Alcedines (or the family Alcedinidae sensu lato), having a large head, short tail and brilliant colouration; they feed mostly on fish. common k
- LIVERIESplural of livery
- LUCIDClear; easily understood.
- MAJESTICALMajestic.
- MARLINAny species of game fish belonging to either of the genera Tetrapturus or Makaira, with a crested dorsal fin and a pointed, spear-like projection of the upper jaw.
- MARTIALOf, relating to, or suggestive of war; warlike.
- MENDACIOUS(of a person) Lying, untruthful or dishonest.
- MERCANTILEConcerned with the exchange of goods for profit.
- MEWLINGpresent participle and gerund of mewl
- MICROBIALOf, relating to, or caused by microbes or microorganisms.
- MISCREANTLacking in conscience or moral principles; unscrupulous.
- NARTHEXA western vestibule leading to the nave in some Christian churches.
- NAVIGATORA person who navigates, especially an officer with that responsibility on a ship or an aircrew member with that responsibility on an aircraft.
- OCCLUDEDsimple past and past participle of occlude
- ORACLEA shrine dedicated to some prophetic deity.
- ORANGEYSomewhat orange in colour.
- ORIENTALAlternative letter-case form of Oriental.
- OSMOTICRelating to, or powered by, osmosis.
- OUTRAGEDsimple past and past participle of outrage.
- PALADINA heroic champion, especially a knight.
- PALATINEHaving local authority and possessing royal privileges that elsewhere belongs only to a sovereign. Subject to palatine authority.
- PARASOLA small light umbrella used as protection from the sun.
- PERFIDYA state or act of violating faith or allegiance; violation of a promise or vow, or of trust.
- PHILANDERSplural of philander
- PHYSICALOf medicine. Pertaining to the field of medicine; medical. That practises medicine; pertaining to doctors, physicianly. Medicinal; good for the health, curative, therapeutic.
- PLOVERAny of various wading birds of the subfamily Charadriinae.
- POGROMA riot aimed at persecution or massacre of a particular ethnic or religious group (usually Jews).
- POLONIUMA rare, highly radioactive chemical element (symbol Po) with atomic number 84. An atom of this element.
- PRAXISThe practical application of any branch of learning.
- PROLIXTediously lengthy; dwelling on trivial details.
- PULSARA rotating neutron star that emits radio pulses periodically.
- QUADRATICSquare-shaped.
- RETICULARHaving the structure of a net or a network; netlike.
- REVOLVETo bring back into a particular place or condition; to restore. To cause (something) to turn around a central point. To orbit a central point (especially of a celestial body).
- RIPARIANOf or relating to the bank of a river or stream.
- SCENOGRAPHYThe design of theatrical sets.
- SCRIPTA writing; a written document.
- SECULARISTA person who believes in or supports secularism.
- SEMILUNARShaped like a half-moon; crescent-shaped.
- SIDEREALOf or relating to the stars.
- SILEXFlint.
- SLEIGHA vehicle, generally pulled by an animal, which moves over snow or ice on runners, used for transporting persons or goods.
- SPARRINGpresent participle and gerund of spar
- SPECULARPertaining to mirrors; mirror-like, reflective.
- SURVEYINGThe applied science of accurately determining the position of points and the distances between them.
- TELEVISIONAn electronic communication medium that allows the transmission of real-time visual images, and often sound.
- TENSILEOf or pertaining to tension.
- TOLERANCESplural of tolerance
- TOPAZA silicate mineral of aluminium and fluorine, usually tinted by impurities.
- TRADUCETo malign a person or entity by making malicious and false or defamatory statements.
- TROPICALOf or pertaining to the tropics, the equatorial region between 23 degrees north and 23 degrees south.
- TYPOLOGICOf or relating to typology; typological.