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- 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.
- VOCIFEROUSMaking or characterized by a noisy outcry; clamorous.
- VOLUMEA three-dimensional measure of space that comprises a length, a width and a height. It is measured in units of cubic centimeters in metric, cubic inches or cubic feet in English me
- VORACIOUSWanting or devouring great quantities of food.
- VORTEXA whirlwind, whirlpool, or similarly moving matter in the form of a spiral or column.
- VULGARITYThe quality of being vulgar.
- MAHJONGA game (originally Chinese) for four players, using a collection of tiles divided into five or six suits.
- TACKLEA device for grasping an object and an attached means of moving it, as a rope and hook.
- EVIDENTLYIn a manner which makes the fact or conclusion evident; obviously; as may be clearly inferred.
- FRUMPYDowdy, unkempt, or unfashionable.
- HUCKLEThe hip, the haunch.
- JAMBEA leg, of an animal or person.
- MINOTAURAlternative letter-case form of Minotaur.
- SNARKan attitude or expression of mocking irreverence and sarcasm.
- SNARLTo entangle; to complicate; to involve in knots.
- TINSELA shining fabric used for ornamental purposes. A silk or wool fabric with gold or silver thread woven into it; brocade.
- TROUSEbrushwood
- UTTERMOSTsuperlative form of utter: most utter; situated at the most distant limit; farthest, outermost.
- WHEFTA waft (flag used to indicate wind direction or, with a knot tied in the center, as a signal)
- WILYSly, cunning, full of tricks.
- WOOZYQueasy, dizzy, or disoriented.
- BLUDGEONA short, heavy club, often of wood, which is thicker or loaded at one end.
- HARMONIOUSShowing accord in feeling or action.
- JURISTAn expert of law or someone who researches jurisprudence.
- OUTRAGEOUSViolating morality or decency; provoking indignation or affront.
- PLATOONA unit of thirty to forty soldiers typically commanded by a lieutenant and forming part of a company.
- VICEROYOne who governs a country, province, or colony as the representative of a monarch.
- BLUSTERPompous, officious talk.
- GHERKINA small cucumber, often pickled whole.
- AFOREBefore, temporally.
- AMIDSTIn the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by; among.
- BAXTERA baker (originally, a female baker).
- BLEARYTired, having senses dulled by exhaustion.
- BUXOMHaving a full, voluptuous figure, especially possessing large breasts.
- DROUGHTA period of unusually low rainfall, longer and more severe than a dry spell.