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- ABDICATETo disclaim and expel from the family, as a father his child; to disown; to disinherit.
- ABHORTo regard (someone or something) as horrifying or detestable; to feel great repugnance toward.
- ALIASOtherwise; at another time; in other circumstances; otherwise called; also known as; formerly known as.
- AMBIENTEncompassing on all sides; surrounding; encircling; enveloping.
- ANIMEAn animated work that originated in Japan, regardless of the artistic style.
- ATONETo make reparation, compensation, amends or satisfaction for an offence, crime, mistake or deficiency.
- AUSPICEPatronage or protection.
- AVOCADOThe large, usually yellowish-green or black, savory fruit of the avocado tree.
- AVUNCULARIn the manner of an uncle, pertaining to an uncle.
- BEVELAn edge that is canted, one that is not a 90-degree angle; a chamfer.
- BIFURCATETo divide or fork into two channels or branches.
- BOTULISMPoisoning caused by the toxin from Clostridium botulinum, an anaerobic bacterium that grows in improperly prepared food.
- BOVINEOf, relating to, or characteristic of cattle, buffaloes, or bison.
- BUBONICOf or pertaining to buboes.
- CADAVERA dead body; especially the corpse of a human to be dissected.
- CALIGINOUSDark, obscure; murky.
- CALIPHThe holder of a monarchical title based on a claim to be a successor of Muhammad.
- CAVALIERLacking the proper care or concern for something important, reckless, rash, high-handed.
- CERATEDCovered with wax.
- CERISEA deep, bright red colour tinted with pink.
- CHAFEHeat excited by friction.
- CHEVALIERcavalier; knight
- CHOWDERA thick, creamy soup or stew.
- COMPULSIVEUncontrolled or reactive and irresistible.
- CONIFERA plant belonging to the order Coniferales; a cone-bearing seed plant with vascular tissue, usually a tree.
- CONTIGUOUSConnected; touching; abutting.
- COPIOUSVast in quantity or number, profuse, abundant; taking place on a large scale.
- CORNETA musical instrument of the brass family, slightly smaller than a trumpet, usually in the musical key of B-flat.
- COVETOUSDistastefully desirous or keen, especially for something belonging to someone else; avaricious.
- CULVERA dove or pigeon, now specifically of the species Columba palumbus.
- CURMUDGEONAn ill-tempered person full of stubborn ideas or opinions, often an older man.
- DAMASKAn ornate silk fabric originating from Damascus.
- DECANTTo pour off (a liquid) gently, so as not to disturb the sediment.
- DELIRIUMA temporary mental state with a sudden onset, usually reversible, including symptoms of confusion, inability to concentrate, disorientation, anxiety, and sometimes hallucinations.
- DEMUREModest, quiet, reserved, or serious.
- DERISIVEExpressing or characterized by derision; mocking; ridiculing.
- DIRGEA mournful poem or piece of music composed or performed as a memorial to a deceased person.
- DOCENTInstructive; that teaches.
- DOCILITYThe quality of being docile.
- 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
- DOURStern, harsh and forbidding.
- DRACONEA large bag towed by a powered vessel to transport a fluid cargo, such as a petroleum product (especially unprocessed crude oil) by sea.
- ECTOPYAbnormal position of an organ or other body part.
- EDICTA proclamation of law or other authoritative command.
- EGOTISMA tendency to talk excessively about oneself.
- FEMURA thighbone.
- FERALWild; untamed.
- FETIDFoul-smelling, stinking.
- FIGMENTA fabrication, fantasy, invention; something fictitious.
- FINITEHaving an end or limit; constrained by bounds; whose number of elements is a natural number.
- FISTULAAn abnormal connection or passageway between organs or vessels that normally do not connect.
- FLUMEA ravine or gorge, usually one with water running through.
- FLUORThe mineral fluorite.
- FOLICOf or relating to foliage; pteroylglutamic, as in folic acid.
- FRACASA noisy disorderly quarrel, fight, brawl, disturbance or scrap.
- FRAGILITYThe condition or quality of being fragile; brittleness; frangibility.
- FRENULUMA small fold or ridge of tissue that supports or restrains the motion of the part to which it is attached, in particular a fold of skin beneath the tongue, or between the lip and t
- FUNICULAROf, pertaining to, resembling, or powered by a rope or cable.
- FUTILEIncapable of producing results, useless; doomed not to be successful; not worth attempting.
- GAMUTA (normally) complete range.
- GERUNDA verbal form that functions as a verbal noun.
- GLOBULEA small round particle of substance; a drop.
- GLOBUSA spherical or nearly spherical structure. A lump in the throat; the sensation of having such a lump present.
- GOOMBAHA person of Italian descent (often implies the person is connected to Italian organized crime)
- GRADIENTA slope or incline.
- GRANULEA tiny grain, a small particle.
- IMPERVIOUSUnaffected or unable to be affected by something.
- IMPETUOUSMaking arbitrary decisions, especially in an impulsive and forceful manner.
- INCUSEHammered or pressed in (usually on a coin).
- INDICTTo accuse of wrongdoing; charge.
- INDIGESTCrude; undigested; upset; unformed; unorganized.
- INGRATEUngrateful.
- INSULAROf or being, pertaining to, situated on, or resembling an island or islands.
- INTREPIDFearless; bold; brave.
- IRATEExtremely angry; wrathful; enraged.
- IRIDESCENTProducing a display of lustrous, rainbow-like colors; prismatic.
- ITERATIONA recital or a second performance; a repetition.
- JOCULARHumorous, amusing or joking.
- JOUSTA tilting match: a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms using lances in the lists or enclosed field.
- JUDICIOUSHaving, characterized by, or done with good judgment or sound thinking.
- JUGULARRelating to, or located near, the neck or throat. Of or pertaining to the jugular vein.
- JUXTAPOSETo place side by side, especially for contrast or comparison.
- LABORIOUSRequiring much physical effort; toilsome.
- LARYNGITISAn inflammation of the larynx, typically resulting in hoarseness.
- LAVATORYA vessel or fixture for washing, particularly: A laver: a washbasin. A bathtub. A piscina: the basin used for washing communion vessels. A lavabo: the basin used for washing one's
- LEMURAny strepsirrhine primate of the superfamily Lemuroidea, native only to Madagascar and some surrounding islands.
- LEVIATHANA vast sea monster of tremendous strength, either imaginary or real, described as the most dangerous and powerful creature in the ocean.
- LIBATETo pour a liquid, most often wine, in sacrifice on the ground, on a ritual object, or on a victim, in honor of some deity.
- LIBIDOSexual urges or drives.
- LIENtendon
- LIGATIONSomething that ties, a ligature.
- LOACHA bottom-feeding freshwater fish in the superfamily or suborder Cobitoidea. Any true loach, of the family Cobitidae. A similar fish in one of three other families of Cypriniformes:
- LONGITUDEAngular distance measured west or east of the prime meridian.
- LOUVERA type of turret on the roof of certain medieval buildings designed to allow ventilation or the admission of light.
- LUCIDITYThe property of being lucid; lucidness.
- LUPINAny member of the genus Lupinus in the family Fabaceae.
- LUPUSAny of a number of autoimmune diseases, the most common of which is systemic lupus erythematosus.
- MALADYAny ailment or disease of the body; especially, a lingering or deep-seated disorder.
- MALIGNEvil or malignant in disposition, nature, intent or influence.
- MEDIEVALOf or relating to the Middle Ages, the period from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.