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- MENTHOLA cyclic monoterpene alcohol; the major component of the essential oil of peppermint; used in pharmaceutical preparations as an antitussive and antipruritic agent, as a nasal decon
- MERCANTILEConcerned with the exchange of goods for profit.
- MIENDemeanor; facial expression or attitude, especially one which is intended by its bearer.
- MINUSCULEA lowercase letter.
- MOTILEIn organisms: having the power to move spontaneously.
- MOULDCommonwealth standard spelling of mold.
- MUNDANEWorldly, earthly, profane, vulgar as opposed to heavenly.
- MURALA large painting, usually drawn on a wall.
- MUSTERA gathering. An assemblage or display; a gathering, collection of people or things. An assembling or review of troops, as for parade, verification of numbers, inspection, exercise,
- NEPOTISMThe favoring of relatives or also personal friends because of their relationship rather than because of their abilities.
- NOBILITYA noble or privileged social class, historically accompanied by a hereditary title; aristocracy.
- NOURISHA nurse.
- NOVAAny sudden brightening of a previously inconspicuous star.
- NUCLEOTIDEThe monomer constituting DNA or RNA biopolymer molecules. Each nucleotide consists of a nitrogenous heterocyclic base (or nucleobase), which can be either a double-ringed purine or
- OLFACTORYConcerning the sense of smell.
- OMNIFEROUSThat bears everything; producing all types.
- OMNIVOREAn animal which is able to consume both plants (like a herbivore) and meat (like a carnivore).
- ONEROUSImposing or constituting a physical, mental, or figurative load which can be borne only with effort; burdensome.
- ONUSA legal obligation.
- OPTIMEA student who graduates with second class ("senior optime") or third class ("junior optime") honours in mathematics, or (loosely) in any other subject.
- OPUSA work of music or set of works with a specified rank in an ordering of a composer's complete published works.
- ORATIONA formal, often ceremonial speech.
- OVALAn elongated round shape resembling an ellipse or an egg. A two-dimensional one.
- OVATEShaped like an egg.
- OVULEThe structure in a plant that develops into a seed after fertilization; the megasporangium of a seed plant with its enclosing integuments.
- PARITYEquality; comparability of strength or intensity.
- PERCOLATETo pass a liquid through a porous substance; to filter.
- PERCUSSIONThe collision of two bodies in order to produce a sound.
- PESTLEA club-shaped, round-headed stick used in a mortar to pound, crush, rub or grind things.
- PETULANCERudeness, insolence.
- PETULANTChildishly irritable.
- PIETYReverence and devotion to God.
- PISCINEOf, pertaining to, or characteristic of fish; ichthyic.
- PLACATIONA process or act of placating; appeasement or an expression of appeasement.
- PLACIDITYThe state of being placid; peacefulness.
- PLAGUEThe bubonic plague, the pestilent disease caused by the virulent bacterium Yersinia pestis.
- PLEBEA plebeian, a member of the lower class of Roman citizens.
- PLIGHTA dire or unfortunate situation.
- PONTIFICEBridgework; structure or edifice of a bridge.
- POROUSFull of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through.
- PRICKETA candle.
- PRIMEVALBelonging to the first ages.
- PROLIFICFertile; producing offspring or fruit in abundance, applied to plants producing fruit, animals producing young, etc.
- PUEBLOA community in Spain or Spanish America, especially one of Pueblo Indians living in a stone or adobe multi-storey building.
- PUGILAs much as is taken up between the thumb and two first fingers; a pinch.
- PULVERPowder.
- PUMICEA light, porous type of pyroclastic igneous rock, formed during explosive volcanic eruptions when liquid lava is ejected into water or air as a froth containing masses of gas bubbl
- PURVEYTo prepare in advance (for or to do something); to plan, make provision.
- PURVIEWThe enacting part of a statute.
- PUSTULEA small accumulation of pus in the epidermis or dermis.
- QUANTUMThe total amount of something; quantity. The amount of compensation awarded to a successful party in a lawsuit. The length or magnitude of the sentence handed down to someone who h
- QUARTILEAny of the three points that divide an ordered distribution into four parts, each containing a quarter of the population.
- RANCIDRank in taste or smell.
- RAPTSnatched, taken away; abducted.
- RAUCOUSHarsh and rough-sounding.
- RECESSIONThe act or an instance of receding or withdrawing.
- REPENTTo feel pain, sorrow, or regret for what one has done or omitted to do; the cause for repenting may be indicated with "of".
- REQUISITEEssential, indispensable, required.
- RESINA viscous water-insoluble hydrocarbon exudate of certain plants, or such a substance as a component of a plant exudate; used in lacquers, varnishes and many other applications.
- RESTIVEImpatient under delay, duress, or control.
- RUCKUSA raucous disturbance and/or commotion.
- RUMINATETo chew cud. (Said of ruminants.) Involves regurgitating partially digested food from the rumen.
- SALIENTWorthy of note; pertinent or relevant.
- SAMBUCAAn Italian liqueur made from elderberries and flavoured with licorice, traditionally served with 3 coffee beans that represent health, wealth and fortune (or past, present and futu
- SCAPULAEither of the two large, flat, bones forming the back of the shoulder.
- SEBUMA thick oily substance, secreted by the sebaceous glands of the skin, that consists of fat, keratin and cellular debris.
- SEDENTARYNot moving; relatively still; staying in the vicinity.
- SEDIMENTA collection of small particles, particularly dirt, that precipitates from a river or other body of water.
- SEMOLINACoarse grains produced at an intermediate stage of wheat flour milling.
- SICKLEAn implement having a semicircular blade and short handle, used for cutting long grass and cereal crops.
- SOUTERA shoemaker or cobbler.
- SQUALIDExtremely dirty and unpleasant.
- STERNUMThe breastbone, consisting of the manubrium, gladiolus, and xiphoid process.
- STEVIAAny of the sweet herbs of genus Stevia, native to tropical and subtropical regions of South America and western North America.
- SUMACAny of various shrubs or small trees of the genus Rhus and certain other genera in Anacardiaceae. particularly, one of species Rhus coriaria (tanner's sumac)
- SYNOVIALRelating to or denoting a type of joint which is surrounded by a thick flexible membrane forming a sac into which is secreted a viscous fluid that lubricates the joint. Of, relatin
- TALONA sharp, hooked claw of a bird of prey or other predatory animal.
- TARSALOf or relating to the tarsus.
- TENACIOUSClinging to an object or surface; adhesive.
- TITANIUMA chemical element (symbol Ti), atomic number 22; it is a strong, corrosion-resistant transition metal, used to make light alloys for aircraft etc.
- TITULAROf, relating to, being, derived from, or having a title.
- TORIplural of torus
- TRAWLA net or dragnet used for trawling.
- TREBLEPertaining to the highest singing voice or part in harmonized music.
- TREPIDATIONAnxiety over the uncertain future or possible ill-occurrence.
- TURBINEAny of various rotary machines that use the kinetic energy of a continuous stream of fluid (a liquid or a gas) to turn a shaft.
- UBIQUITYThe state or quality of being, or appearing to be, everywhere at once; actual or perceived omnipresence.
- ULTIMAThe final syllable of a word.
- UVULAEllipsis of palatine uvula, the fleshy appendage that hangs from the back of the soft palate, that closes the nasopharynx during swallowing.
- VAGARYAn erratic, unpredictable occurrence or action.
- VASCULARRelating to the flow of fluids, such as blood, lymph, or sap, through the body of an animal or plant, or to the vessels that carry such fluids
- VERBATIMWord for word; in exactly the same words as were used originally.
- VERDANTGreen in colour.
- VERITASTruth, particularly of a transcendent character.
- VESTIBULEA small entrance hall, antechamber, passage, or room between the outer door and the main hall, lobby, or interior of a building.
- VESTIGEA mark left on the earth by a foot.
- VICARIOUSDelegated.
- VISAGECountenance; one's face.
- VISEAn instrument consisting of two jaws, closing by a screw, lever, cam, or the like, for holding work, as in filing.
- VITRIOLAny of various metal sulphates.