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- AGONYExtreme pain or anguish.
- AMPHIBIOUSCapable of functioning on land or in water.
- ANVILA heavy iron block used in the blacksmithing trade as a surface upon which metal can be struck and shaped.
- CLEMATISAny plant of the genus Clematis, vigorous climbing lianas found throughout the temperate zones.
- CRYPTA cave or cavern.
- HELIXA curve on the surface of a cylinder or cone such that its angle to a plane perpendicular to the axis is constant; the three-dimensional curve seen in a screw or a spiral staircase
- HYPERBOLICOf or relating to hyperbole.
- MANICCharacterized by mania or craziness; wicked.
- MOSAICA piece of artwork created by placing colored pieces (usually tiles, either regular or irregular in shape) in a pattern so as to create a picture.
- QUINCEThe pear-shaped fruit of a small tree of the rose family, Cydonia oblonga.
- TAXIDERMYThe art of stuffing and mounting the skins of dead animals for exhibition in a lifelike state.
- TOXICHaving a chemical nature that is harmful to health or lethal if consumed or otherwise entering into the body in sufficient quantities.
- XENOPHOBICExhibiting or characterised by xenophobia, a fear or hatred of strangers, foreigners, or extraterrestial life.
- HIJABA traditional headscarf worn by Muslim women, covering the hair and neck.
- HOMOSEXUALITYThe state of being sexually and romantically attracted primarily or exclusively to persons of the same sex, sometimes restricted to same-sex attraction between males.
- PALYPalewise; vertically striped.
- VOYAGEURA trader, particularly in furs, who worked (and explored) in the area of Canada and the northern United States from the 16th to early 19th centuries; they were often of Quebecois e
- CLITORISA sensitive elongated erectile sex organ at the anterior part of the vulva in female humans and other mammals.
- DEWYCovered by dew.
- WIZARDSomeone, usually male, who uses (or has skill with) magic, mystic items, and magical and mystical practices.
- VIOLINA small unfretted stringed instrument with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) G-D-A-E, usually held against the chin and played with a bow.
- KIMONOA traditional Japanese T-shaped, wrapped-front garment with square sleeves and a rectangular body, now generally worn only on formal occasions.
- MISOA thick paste made by fermentation of soybeans with the mold Aspergillus oryzae, used in making soups and sauces.
- ADVERSITYThe state of adverse conditions; state of misfortune or calamity.
- BISECTTo cut or divide into two parts.
- CERVIXThe neck.
- CREDIBLEBelievable or plausible.
- DELUXEVery fine in quality or luxurious.
- DIALA graduated, circular scale over which a needle moves to show a measurement (such as speed).
- DUALITYThe quality of containing or comprising two often opposed parts or aspects.
- DUPLICATEBeing the same as another; identical, often having been copied from an original.
- FASHIONA current (constantly changing) trend, favored for frivolous rather than practical, logical, or intellectual reasons.
- FRUGAL: Careful or wise in expenditure; avoiding waste.
- GOURDAny of the trailing or climbing vines producing fruit with a hard rind or shell, from the genera Lagenaria and Cucurbita (in Cucurbitaceae).
- GRANGEA granary.
- GRANGERA member of the Grange, National Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry, an association representing farmers.
- INSTARAny one of the several stages of postembryonic development which an arthropod undergoes, between molts, before it reaches sexual maturity.
- MORTIFYTo discipline (one's body, appetites etc.) by suppressing desires; to practise abstinence on.
- SECLUDETo shut off or keep apart, as from company, society, etc.; withdraw (oneself) from society or into solitude.
- SEGMENTA length of some object.
- SEVERALSeparate, distinct; particular.
- SEXUALITYThe quality of being sexual; that which is characterized or distinguished by sex.
- TEMPOA frequency or rate.
- TUTTIAll together. Indicates that the remainder of a group should join in playing after a solo or other passage with a reduced number of voices.
- UVULAEllipsis of palatine uvula, the fleshy appendage that hangs from the back of the soft palate, that closes the nasopharynx during swallowing.
- VAGINAA sex organ for copulation and birth, found in female therian mammals, consisting of a passage between the vulval vestibule and the cervix of the uterus.
- VAPIDOffering nothing that is stimulating or challenging.
- VIRTUE(Discuss this sense) The idea of all that is good or excellent (in every sense of those terms) in a human being, collectively instantiated by a varying number of human traits known
- VISIONThe sense or ability of sight.
- ZEBRAAny of three species of subgenus Hippotigris: Equus grevyi, Equus quagga, or Equus zebra, all with black and white stripes and native to Africa.
- BRACKISHOf water, salty or slightly salty, as a mixture of fresh and sea water, such as that found in estuaries.
- SWITCHA device to turn electric current on and off or direct its flow.
- BLASTINGpresent participle and gerund of blast
- BURLYLarge, well-built, and muscular.
- CLEAVERA squarish, heavy knife used by butchers for hacking through bones, etc.
- HAPPILYIn a happy or cheerful manner; with happiness.
- MELLOWYSoft; unctuous; loamy.
- RUMPLETo make wrinkled, particularly fabric.
- VEXEDannoyed, irritated or distressed
- VEXINGpresent participle and gerund of vex
- VIALA glass or plastic vessel or bottle, especially a small tube-shaped bottle used to store medicine, perfume or other chemicals.
- CRUMPLEA crease, wrinkle, or irregular fold.
- DEEPLYTo a deep extent or degree; very greatly.
- HONEYSUCKLEAny of the many species of arching shrubs and climbing vines of the genus Lonicera in the Caprifoliaceae family, many with sweet-smelling, bell-shaped flowers. A light yellow color
- OVERSHADOWTo obscure something by casting a shadow.
- JOYOUSFull of joy; happy.
- PAYMENTThe act of paying.
- DROOPYTending to droop; sagging; wilting.
- BRISKETThe chest of an animal.
- CAMOUFLAGEA disguise or covering up.
- FRISKLively; brisk.
- GORMTo gawk; to stare or gape.
- OVERLAYTo lay, spread, or apply (something) over or across (something else); to overspread.
- SIXTYThe cardinal number occurring after fifty-nine and before sixty-one, represented in Roman numerals as LX and in Arabic numerals as 60.
- WARTA type of deformed growth occurring on the skin caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV).
- WINTERTraditionally the fourth of the four seasons, typically regarded as spanning either the period between the winter solstice to the spring equinox, or the months of December, January
- CRINGETo cower, flinch, recoil, shrink, or tense, as in disgust, embarrassment, or fear.
- FARTTo emit digestive gases from the anus; to flatulate.
- FRIGHTA state of terror excited by the sudden appearance of danger; sudden and violent fear, usually of short duration; a sudden alarm.
- LEXICONThe vocabulary of a language.
- MEAGERHaving little flesh; lean; thin.
- MOTIONA change whereby something goes from one place to another; a state of progression from one place to another; a change of position with respect to time.
- NUBILEOf an age suitable for marriage; marriageable (principally of a young woman).
- VICTORYThe condition or state of having won a battle or competition, or having succeeded in an effort; an instance of this.
- WINKTo close one's eyes in sleep.
- BUPKISAbsolutely nothing; nothing of value, significance, or substance.
- COYOTECanis latrans, a species of canine native to North America.
- MARTINGALEA piece of harness used on a horse to keep it from raising its head above a desired point.
- FINKA contemptible person.
- SHIVAA weeklong period of formal mourning for a close relative.
- ADVERTAn advertisement, an ad.
- ANTISEXUALOpposing or disapproving of sexual intercourse.
- BALKINGpresent participle and gerund of balk
- BIOMEDICALOf or pertaining to biomedicine.
- BISEXUALITYThe state of being sexually attracted to members of either sex; experiencing both heterosexual and homosexual attraction.
- BLIGHTA diseased condition suffered by a plant; specifically, a complete and rapid chlorosis, browning, then death of plant tissues such as floral organs, leaves, branches, or twigs, esp
- BLOUSEDWearing a blouse.
- BULIMICSuffering from bulimia nervosa.
- CARTINGpresent participle and gerund of cart
- CHUNKILYIn a chunky way.