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- ACQUESTAcquisition; the thing gained.
- ACROPHOBIASplural of acrophobia
- ADOWNDown, downward; to or in a lower place.
- ALGOPHOBIAFear of pain.
- ALGOPHOBIASFear of pain.
- ALLOGENICHaving an external cause, or source; exogenous.
- AMICEA hood, or cape with a hood, made of or lined with grey fur, formerly worn by the clergy.
- AMICESplural of amice
- AMYLSynonym of pentyl.
- AMYLSplural of amyl
- ANOSMICHaving anosmia; lacking a sense of smell.
- AQUIVERIn a state of excitement, trepidation or agitation; quivering.
- ARCHLETA small arch.
- ARCHLETSplural of archlet
- AUTARCHSplural of autarch
- AVOUCHESthird-person singular simple present indicative of avouch
- AXIONA hypothetical subatomic particle postulated to resolve certain symmetry problems concerning the strong nuclear force.
- AXONESplural of axone
- BARGEMANA member of the crew of a barge.
- BARGEMENplural of bargeman
- BIFACIALHaving two faces or opposing surfaces.
- BOREALOf, relating to, or coming from the north.
- BOTULISMPoisoning caused by the toxin from Clostridium botulinum, an anaerobic bacterium that grows in improperly prepared food.
- BRANCHLETSplural of branchlet
- BRANKEDsimple past and past participle of brank
- BRICOLAGESplural of bricolage
- BRICOLESplural of bricole
- CAPSULINGpresent participle and gerund of capsule
- CARFAXESplural of carfax
- CARFOX
- CARFOXES
- CELERITYSpeed, swiftness.
- CESURAEplural of cesura
- CESURASplural of cesura
- CHARMEUSEA fine semi-lustrous crepe in satin weave.
- CHUFFIERFat or puffed out in the cheeks.
- CHUFFIESTFat or puffed out in the cheeks.
- COEVALSplural of coeval
- COLIPHAGEAny of several bacteriophages that can infect strains of the bacterium Escherichia coli
- COLIPHAGESplural of coliphage
- COLUMBINESplural of columbine
- COMPERINGpresent participle and gerund of compere
- COMPLOTA plot (involving more than one person), conspiracy
- COMPLOTSthird-person singular simple present indicative of complot
- COUNTERMOVEDsimple past and past participle of countermove
- COUNTERPOISEDsimple past and past participle of counterpoise
- COUNTERVIEWSplural of counterview
- COURANTSplural of courant
- CRUMPEDsimple past and past participle of crump
- CRUMPINGpresent participle and gerund of crump
- DACOITSplural of dacoit
- DAMNIFYTo damage physically; to injure.
- DEBOUCHA narrow outlet from which a body of water pours.
- DEBOUCHESplural of debouch
- DEMOTICSThe area of knowledge relating to the care and culture of the people; sociology in its broadest sense.
- DICASTERIESplural of dicastery
- DICASTERYA ministry or department of the Roman Curia of the Holy See, whether administrative or ecclesiastical.
- DICKENSThe devil.
- DIOESTRUSA period of sexual inactivity (in female mammals) between periods of oestrus.
- DIOPTRICSplural of dioptric
- DIPOLESplural of dipole
- DISENCUMBERTo remove an encumbrance or burden from (someone or something); unburden.
- DOCQUETArchaic form of docket.
- DOCQUETINGpresent participle and gerund of docquet
- DOCQUETSplural of docquet
- DOGGERIESplural of doggery
- DOGGERYA squalid tavern.
- DOUCETSplural of doucet
- DOUMASplural of douma
- DOWAGERA widow holding property or title derived from her late husband.
- DRUMBLESthird-person singular simple present indicative of drumble
- DRUMBLINGpresent participle and gerund of drumble
- DYSPHONIAA difficulty in producing vocal sounds.
- DYSPHONICHaving or relating to dysphonia.
- EFFLUENTSplural of effluent
- EGESTIONThe act or result of egesting
- ELUTIONSplural of elution
- ENDOPLASMICOf or relating to endoplasm.
- EQUITESplural of eques
- EURYPHAGEAny animal that eats a large variety of food.
- EUSOCIALOf or pertaining to certain social animals' societies (such as those of ants) in which sterile individuals work for reproductive individuals whose genetic endowment they share.
- EXCURSEDsimple past and past participle of excurse
- EXCURSINGpresent participle and gerund of excurse
- EXOTERICOf a doctrine, information, etc.: suitable to be imparted to the public without secrecy or other reservations.
- EXOTERICALAlternative form of exoteric.
- EXTIRPTo extirpate (something).
- FARCEUSEA female farceur
- FIRMANSplural of firman
- FISHTAILINGpresent participle and gerund of fishtail
- FLAGMANA man who carries a flag, especially one used for signalling.
- FLAGMENplural of flagman
- FLANEUSEA female flaneur.
- FLICSplural of flic
- FLIVVERSplural of flivver
- FLUBBERSplural of flubber
- FOHNSplural of fohn
- FORECASTLEA raised part of the upper deck at the front of a ship; the structure of this part of the ship; the crew's quarters located within it.
- FROTTAGETo rub, especially to rub onto one surface placed upon another surface that is textured, in order to create a mottled or patterned area on the first surface.
- FURBELOWSplural of furbelow
- GALLOUSFit to be hanged; wicked; mischievous.