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- ABRADESthird-person singular simple present indicative of abrade
- AGONA struggle or contest; conflict; especially between the protagonist and antagonist in a literary work.
- APOGEESplural of apogee
- AQUIVERIn a state of excitement, trepidation or agitation; quivering.
- BACULUMA bone found in the penis of some placental mammals.
- BLUSHEROne who blushes.
- BOGARTSplural of bogart
- BRAVASplural of brava
- CAGOULEA lightweight waterproof parka.
- CELERITYSpeed, swiftness.
- CHASUBLEThe outermost liturgical vestment worn by clergy for celebrating Eucharist or Mass, equivalent to the phelonion of the Eastern tradition.
- CLADESplural of clade
- CLAVIERSplural of clavier
- CONFLUXESplural of conflux
- CONGRUESthird-person singular simple present indicative of congrue
- COSIGNATORYAny of several people who sign a document together (especially a treaty)
- CUSTODIALProviding protection, care, supervision or guarding.
- DELICESplural of delice
- DIALOGUESplural of dialogue
- DOWAGERSplural of dowager
- ELVERSplural of elver
- ENJAMBEDsimple past and past participle of enjamb
- EPILATEDsimple past and past participle of epilate
- ESQUIREA lawyer.
- EVALUATORSplural of evaluator
- EXCISEDsimple past and past participle of excise
- EXCULPATEDsimple past and past participle of exculpate
- EXHUMATIONThe act of digging up that which has been buried.
- EXURBANOf, pertaining to, or residing in an exurb.
- FLUESplural of flue
- FOWLERSplural of fowler
- FULMINATESplural of fulminate
- GELATINOUSJelly-like.
- GERANIUMSplural of geranium
- GHASTLYLike a ghost in appearance; death-like; pale; pallid; dismal.
- GLUONA massless gauge boson that binds quarks together to form baryons, mesons and other hadrons and is associated with the strong nuclear force.
- HAVERINGpresent participle and gerund of haver
- HEPTAGONA polygon with seven sides and seven angles.
- HETERODOXOf or pertaining to creeds, beliefs, or teachings, especially religious ones, that are different from what a religion (or sect) believes to be orthodox, but (usually) not conflicti
- HEXAMETRICRelating to or exhibiting hexameter
- JACQUERIEA revolt organized by peasants, typically violent.
- JODHPURAttributive form of jodhpurs.
- KEPISplural of kepi
- KHANATESplural of khanate
- KHEDIVESplural of khedive
- LAXITYThe state of being lax; looseness, lack of tension.
- LOUVREDAlternative spelling of louvered.
- LUGESplural of luge
- LUXURIATESthird-person singular simple present indicative of luxuriate
- MACAQUESplural of macaque
- MADRIGALISTA composer of madrigals.
- MADRIGALSplural of madrigal
- MERIDIANSplural of meridian
- MUSEOLOGYThe design, organization, and management of museums.
- OMNIVOREAn animal which is able to consume both plants (like a herbivore) and meat (like a carnivore).
- PALAVERSthird-person singular simple present indicative of palaver
- PAUCITIESplural of paucity
- PERQUISITEAny monetary or other incidental benefit beyond salary.
- PHANTASMICLike a phantasm; ghostly, unreal.
- PIDGINSplural of pidgin
- PILASTERA rectangular column that projects partially from the wall to which it is attached; it gives the appearance of a support, but is only for decoration.
- PISTILA discrete organ in the center of a flower capable of receiving pollen and producing a fruit, it is divided into an ovary, style and stigma.
- PREBENDALOf or pertaining to a prebend; prebendary.
- PREDATESplural of predate
- PROLIXTediously lengthy; dwelling on trivial details.
- QUICKENEDsimple past and past participle of quicken
- QUILTERSplural of quilter
- QUIRESplural of quire
- QUIRKINGpresent participle and gerund of quirk
- QUISLINGA traitor who collaborates with the enemy.
- QUORATE(of a meeting) Having a quorum; having the minimum number of people necessary to conduct business and to cast votes.
- QUOTIDIANHappening every day; daily.
- SEMIOTICOf or relating to semiotics or to semantics.
- SHRIVEDsimple past and past participle of shrive
- SHRIVENpast participle of shrive
- TAXONSplural of taxon
- TROVESplural of trove
- TULPASplural of tulpa
- TURGIDLYIn a turgid manner.
- UXORIOUSVery devoted and possibly submissive to one's wife; showing excessive uxorial devotion.
- VAGARIESplural of vagary
- VELOCITIESplural of velocity
- VELOUTE
- VEXATIOUSCausing vexation or annoyance; teasing; troublesome.
- VEXEDLYIn a vexed manner; annoyedly.
- VIBRATOSplural of vibrato
- WIDGEONSplural of widgeon