ceruleancynic's Latin words

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• ABJURATIONnounLatin87 findersA solemn recantation or renunciation on oath; as, an abjuration of heresy.
• ADDUCEverbLatin15 findersTo bring forward or offer, as an argument, passage, or consideration which bears on a statement or case.
• ADDUCTORnounLatin12 findersA muscle which draws a limb or part of the body toward the middle line of the body, or closes extended parts of the body—opposed to abductor.
• AVULSEverbLatin36 findersTo tear off forcibly.
• CALUMNYnounLatin274 findersA false accusation or charge brought to tarnish another's reputation or standing.
• COLOSTRUMnounLatin168 findersA form of milk produced by the mammary glands in late pregnancy and the few days after giving birth.
• CUNEIFORMadjectiveLatin315 findersHaving the form of a wedge; wedge-shaped, especially with a tapered end.
• DATIVEadjectiveLatin77 findersDenoting the case of a noun which expresses the remoter or indirect object, generally indicated in English by to or for with the objective.
• DULCETadjectiveLatin380 findersSweet, especially when describing voice or tones; melodious.
• FLAVONOIDnounLatin105 findersAny of many compounds that are plant metabolites, being formally derived from flavone; they have antioxidant properties, and sometimes contribute to flavor.
• FOVEALadjectiveLatin216 findersOf or pertaining to the fovea.
• GALENAnounLatin38 findersA mineral, lead sulphide (PbS), mined as an ore for lead.
• GRACILISnounLatin10 findersA slender superficial muscle of the inner thigh.
• MARGINALIAnounLatin55 findersNotes in the margin of a document.
• MISCIBLEadjectiveLatin35 findersAble to be mixed together in all proportions.
• MURIATICadjectiveLatin54 findersPertaining to salt or brine.
• MURINEadjectiveLatin84 findersOf, pertaining to, or characteristic of a mouse.
• OBSOLESCEverbLatin1 finderTo become or be rendered obsolete; to undergo obsolescence.
• OCCLUDEverbLatin216 findersTo obstruct, cover, or otherwise block (an opening, a portion of an image, etc.).
• OSSUARYnounLatin18 findersA container, receptacle, or building, such as an urn or vault, for holding the bones of the dead.
• OTIOSEadjectiveLatin80 findersHaving no effect.
• OVIPAROUSadjectiveLatin176 findersDepositing eggs that develop and hatch outside the body as a reproductive strategy.
• PETECHIALadjectiveLatin29 findersCharacterized by, pertaining to, or resembling petechiae (small, nonraised haemorrhages on the skin).
• PULCHRITUDEnounLatin660 findersPhysical beauty.
• RIPARIANadjectiveLatin78 findersOf or relating to the bank of a river or stream.
• RONDELnounLatin65 findersA metric form of verse using two rhymes, usually fourteen 8- to 10-syllable lines in three stanzas, with the first lines of the first stanza returning as refrain of the next two.
• TENEBRISMnounLatin26 findersA style of painting using very pronounced chiaroscuro, with darkness a dominating feature of the image.
• UXORIOUSadjectiveLatin536 findersVery devoted and possibly submissive to one's wife; showing excessive uxorial devotion.
• VESICANTadjectiveLatin15 findersCausing blistering to the skin.
• VIRIDESCENTadjectiveLatin26 findersGreen or greenish.
• VIRIDIANnounLatin74 findersA bluish-green pigment made from chromium sesquioxide.

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