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- ALACKAn expression of sorrow or mourning.
- APEXESplural of apex
- ARIAA musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata.
- AUDIOPHILEA person with an interest in high fidelity music and/or sound reproduction and its associated technology.
- AVARICEExcessive or inordinate desire of gain; greed for wealth
- AVARICESplural of avarice
- 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.
- BAIRNA child or baby.
- BASTIONA projecting part of a rampart or other fortification.
- BAWDOne who keeps a brothel, or procures women for prostitution; a procurer or madam.
- BAWDYObscene; filthy; unchaste.
- BEDLAMA place or situation of chaotic uproar, and where confusion prevails.
- BEHOOVEDsimple past and past participle of behoove
- BICOLORAlternative form of bicolour.
- BILKThe spoiling of someone's score in the crib.
- BILKSthird-person singular simple present indicative of bilk
- BLUSTERPompous, officious talk.
- BLUSTERYBlowing in loud and abrupt bursts.
- BOCCAThe round hole in the furnace of a glassworks through which the fused glass is taken out.
- BOORISHBehaving as a boor; rough in manners.
- BORALaluminium borotartrate, an astringent and antiseptic.
- BOUGHSplural of bough
- CHOLERYellow bile.
- CHOONA song or track, especially one that is catchy.
- CINEPHILEAn enthusiast of films and the cinema.
- CLITORISA sensitive elongated erectile sex organ at the anterior part of the vulva in female humans and other mammals.
- CLUMPA cluster or lump; an unshaped piece or mass.
- COPSEA coppice: an area of woodland managed by coppicing (periodic cutting near stump level).
- COVINFraud, deception.
- 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.
- CRUNKCrazy and intoxicated.
- DAINTILYIn a dainty manner, delicately.
- 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.
- DIAPHANOUSLYIn a diaphanous manner.
- 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.
- DOONDown.
- DORIC
- DOTTERAn instrument for drawing dots.
- DOUSETo plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse.
- DOWAGERA widow holding property or title derived from her late husband.
- DUOLOGY
- DYNASTA ruler or governor, especially a hereditary ruler or someone who founded or is part of a dynasty.
- ELIXIRSplural of elixir
- ENDEAVORA sincere attempt; a determined or assiduous effort towards a specific goal; assiduous or persistent activity.
- 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.
- ENDOWEDsimple past and past participle of endow
- ENGORETo gore, pierce, or lacerate.
- ENGOREDsimple past and past participle of engore
- ENGORESthird-person singular simple present indicative of engore
- ENGRAVEDsimple past and past participle of engrave
- ENGULFEDsimple past and past participle of engulf
- EXACTAA bet in which the bettor must correctly pick the two runners who finish first and second, in the correct order.
- EXALTEDsimple past and past participle of exalt
- EXCAMBTo exchange (during transfers of land).
- EXFOLIATEDsimple past and past participle of exfoliate
- EXHUMETo dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter.
- EXHUMEDsimple past and past participle of exhume
- EXHUMINGpresent participle and gerund of exhume
- EXPUNGETo erase or strike out.
- EXULTTo rejoice; to be very happy, especially in triumph; to triumph (over).
- FALLOWSplural of fallow (uncultivated land)
- FEINTA movement made to confuse an opponent; a dummy.
- FICUSAny plant belonging to the genus Ficus, including the rubber plant, of species Ficus elastica.
- FLAYINGpresent participle and gerund of flay
- FLUTEDHaving flutes or grooves, either for decoration or to trim weight.
- FLUXESplural of flux
- FLUXIONThe derivative of a function.
- FOUNDRIESplural of foundry
- FRISKEDsimple past and past participle of frisk
- FULCRUMThe support about which a lever pivots.
- GAITA manner of walking or stepping; a bearing or carriage while moving on legs.
- GAITEDsimple past and past participle of gait
- GERMANICOf or containing germanium.
- GROUSEAny of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae which inhabit temperate and subarctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere; specifically, the red grouse (Lagopus scotica) nati
- GROUTEDsimple past and past participle of grout
- GROVEDsimple past and past participle of grove
- GRUNDLESplural of grundle
- GUILDERThe former currency unit in the Netherlands, divided into 100 cents.
- GUMPClipping of gumption
- HAYMAKERSplural of haymaker
- HEURETICOf or relating to discovery or invention
- HUSKEDsimple past and past participle of husk
- HYDROPONICOf a plant; pertaining to or grown using hydroponics, a method of growing plants using mineral nutrient solutions in water, without soil.
- IRESthird-person singular simple present indicative of ire
- JIHADISTOne who participates in a jihad, an Islamic holy war or conflict; a mujahid.
- JINGOOne who supports policy favouring war.
- JODHPURSFlared riding trousers of heavy cloth, fitting tightly from knee to ankle.
- JUXTAPOSINGpresent participle and gerund of juxtapose
- KIMONOSplural of kimono
- KITHFriends and acquaintances.
- LAPINRabbit fur.
- LINEAGESplural of lineage
- LOBUSA lobe.
- LOQUATAny member of the species Eriobotrya japonica of trees (Japanese medlar, Chinese plum, Japanese plum).
- LYCEUMA public hall designed for lectures, readings, or concerts.
- LYCEUMSplural of lyceum