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- ARIAA musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata.
- CHOLERYellow bile.
- DAISA raised platform in a room for a high table, a seat of honour, a throne, or other dignified occupancy, such as ancestral statues; a similar platform supporting a lectern, pulpit,
- DIAPHANOUSTransparent or translucent; allowing light to pass through; capable of being seen through.
- DIASPORAThe dispersion of a group in a manner comparable to that of the Jews among the Gentiles after the Babylonian captivity (6th century BCE).
- DIOCESEAn administrative division of the later Roman Empire, established by the Herodian tetrarchy.
- DIPTYCHA writing tablet consisting of two leaves of rigid material connected by hinges and shutting together so as to protect the writing within.
- DYNASTA ruler or governor, especially a hereditary ruler or someone who founded or is part of a dynasty.
- LOBUSA lobe.
- LYCEUMA public hall designed for lectures, readings, or concerts.
- MEANDEROne of the turns of a winding, crooked, or involved course.
- OLIGARCHA member of an oligarchy; someone who is part of a small group that runs a country.
- OLIGARCHYA government run by and for only a few, often the aristocracy, the wealthy, or their friends and associates.
- PATHOGENAn agent that can cause disease, especially an infectious microorganism, such as a bacterium, virus, protozoon or fungus.
- PATHOLOGICCaused by or related to disease, pathology.
- PHYLUMA rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class; also called a divisio or a division, especially in describing plants; a taxon at that rank
- PLINTHA block or slab upon which a column, pedestal, statue or other structure is based.
- PTARMICA substance, such as pepper or snuff, that causes sneezing.
- PTOMAINEAny of various amines formed by putrefactive bacteria.
- PTYXISThe way in which an individual leaf is folded in the bud.
- RHEUMThin or watery discharge of mucus or serum, especially from the eyes or nose, formerly thought to cause disease.
- SYCOPHANTOne who uses obsequious compliments to gain self-serving favour or advantage from another; a servile flatterer.
- TRIADA grouping of three.
- LOQUATAny member of the species Eriobotrya japonica of trees (Japanese medlar, Chinese plum, Japanese plum).
- DOUSETo plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse.
- CINEPHILEAn enthusiast of films and the cinema.
- LAPINRabbit fur.
- PATOISA regional dialect (usually one considered substandard) of a language (especially French).
- TAPIRAn odd-toed ungulate of the genus Tapirus with a long prehensile upper lip.
- THOUNominative singular of ye (“you”).
- CLITORISA sensitive elongated erectile sex organ at the anterior part of the vulva in female humans and other mammals.
- CRUNKCrazy and intoxicated.
- GERMANICOf or containing germanium.
- NECROPHILIAA pathological attraction to dead bodies.
- SHALTsecond-person singular simple present indicative of shall
- SWINDLERA person who swindles, cheats or defrauds.
- BOCCAThe round hole in the furnace of a glassworks through which the fused glass is taken out.
- PEDANTA person who makes an excessive or tedious show of their knowledge, especially regarding rules of vocabulary and grammar.
- SORGHUMA cereal, Sorghum genus and species, the grains of which are cultivated to make flour and feed cattle. Almost all cultivated ones as well as some wild ones belong to the species So
- AVARICEExcessive or inordinate desire of gain; greed for wealth
- AVIANCharacteristic of or pertaining to birds, or to bird-like or flying creatures.
- AVIARYA house, enclosure, large cage, or other place for keeping birds confined; a birdhouse.
- COVINFraud, deception.
- DOWAGERA widow holding property or title derived from her late husband.
- EXACTAA bet in which the bettor must correctly pick the two runners who finish first and second, in the correct order.
- EXHUMETo dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter.
- EXPUNGETo erase or strike out.
- EXULTTo rejoice; to be very happy, especially in triumph; to triumph (over).
- FEINTA movement made to confuse an opponent; a dummy.
- FICUSAny plant belonging to the genus Ficus, including the rubber plant, of species Ficus elastica.
- FLUXIONThe derivative of a function.
- FULCRUMThe support about which a lever pivots.
- MAESTROA master in some art, especially a composer or conductor.
- MATRONA mature or elderly woman, especially one of a higher social rank. A woman with the character of a mother or matriarch. A woman in charge of the domestic arrangements of an establi
- OVOIDShaped like an oval.
- PONTIFEXA pontiff, state minister, or high priest, in Ancient Rome.
- PUGNACIOUSNaturally aggressive or hostile; combative; belligerent; bellicose.
- QUOTIDIANHappening every day; daily.
- RAVISHTo seize and carry away by violence; to snatch by force.
- RICTUSA bird’s gaping mouth.
- SILEXFlint.
- TONSILEllipsis of palatine tonsil.
- VENTRICLEAny small cavity within a body; a hollow part or organ, especially: One of two lower chambers of the heart.
- VILIFYTo say defamatory things about someone or something; to speak ill of.
- WUXIAA genre of East Asian fiction concerning the adventures of martial artists, typically set in Ancient China.
- GUILDERThe former currency unit in the Netherlands, divided into 100 cents.
- ALACKAn expression of sorrow or mourning.
- DAINTILYIn a dainty manner, delicately.
- PITHYConcise and meaningful.
- TITTERTo laugh or giggle in a somewhat subdued or restrained way, as from nervousness or poorly-suppressed amusement.
- MISTRALA strong cold north-west wind in southern France and the Mediterranean.
- SPIGOTA pin or peg used to stop the vent in a cask.
- BLUSTERPompous, officious talk.
- CLUMPA cluster or lump; an unshaped piece or mass.
- THRICEThree times.
- MARAA nightmare; a spectre or wraith-like creature in Germanic and particularly Scandinavian folklore; a female demon who torments people in sleep by crouching on their chests or stoma
- WONTOne's habitual way of doing things; custom, habit, practice.
- BASTIONA projecting part of a rampart or other fortification.
- BAWDOne who keeps a brothel, or procures women for prostitution; a procurer or madam.
- ENDEAVORA sincere attempt; a determined or assiduous effort towards a specific goal; assiduous or persistent activity.
- WHOOPA loud, eager cry, usually of joy.
- BAIRNA child or baby.
- GAITA manner of walking or stepping; a bearing or carriage while moving on legs.
- MUGWORTAny member of the species Artemisia vulgaris of plants native to temperate Eurasia and north Africa, traditionally used medicinally.
- PITHThe soft, spongy substance inside plant parts; specifically, the parenchyma in the centre of the roots and stems of many plants and trees.
- CROONTo hum or sing (a song or tune), or to speak (words), softly in a low pitch or in a sentimental manner; specifically, to sing (a popular song) in a low, mellow voice.
- ENDOWTo give property to (someone) as a gift; specifically, to provide (a person or institution) with support in the form of a permanent fund of money or other benefits.
- KITHFriends and acquaintances.
- PLANTIGRADEOf an animal: walking with the entire sole of the foot on the ground.
- SWIFTEDFast; quick; rapid.
- TAWNYOf a light brown to brownish orange colour; orangey brown tinged with gold.
- VULPINEPertaining to a fox.
- WELKINThe sky which appears to an observer on the Earth as a dome in which celestial bodies are visible; the firmament.
- WIGHTA living creature, especially a human being.
- QUINOAA goosefoot (Chenopodium quinoa) native to the Andes and cultivated for its edible seeds.
- SWAMIA Hindu ascetic or religious teacher.
- YONICIn the shape of a vulva (yoni).
- THIMBLEA pitted, now usually metal, cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, which is used in sewing to push the needle through material.
- BEDLAMA place or situation of chaotic uproar, and where confusion prevails.
- TRIPEThe lining of the large stomach of ruminating animals, when prepared for food.