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- MAESTROA master in some art, especially a composer or conductor.
- 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
- 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
- MEANDEROne of the turns of a winding, crooked, or involved course.
- MIREDsimple past and past participle of mire
- MISTRALA strong cold north-west wind in southern France and the Mediterranean.
- MOORISHOf ground, soil etc: boggy, marshy.
- MOOTERA disputer of a mooted case.
- MUGWORTAny member of the species Artemisia vulgaris of plants native to temperate Eurasia and north Africa, traditionally used medicinally.
- MUSCOVYMuscovy duck
- MUSKRATA semiaquatic rodent of the tribe Ondatrini.
- NECROPHILEOne who is subject to necrophilia.
- NECROPHILIAA pathological attraction to dead bodies.
- OCTALThe number system that uses the eight digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7.
- 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.
- OPIATEDsimple past and past participle of opiate
- OVOIDShaped like an oval.
- OXYPHILEAny oxyphilic organism.
- OXYPHILICHaving an affinity for oxygen.
- 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.
- PATIOSplural of patio
- PATOISA regional dialect (usually one considered substandard) of a language (especially French).
- PEATYOf or resembling peat; peatlike.
- PEDANTA person who makes an excessive or tedious show of their knowledge, especially regarding rules of vocabulary and grammar.
- PETRIEllipsis of petri dish.
- PHALLICRelating to, or characteristic of the penis.
- 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
- PHYLUMSplural of phylum
- PITHThe soft, spongy substance inside plant parts; specifically, the parenchyma in the centre of the roots and stems of many plants and trees.
- PITHYConcise and meaningful.
- PLANTIGRADEOf an animal: walking with the entire sole of the foot on the ground.
- PLINTHA block or slab upon which a column, pedestal, statue or other structure is based.
- PLINTHSplural of plinth
- POISEDPossessing poise, having self-confidence.
- PONTIFEXA pontiff, state minister, or high priest, in Ancient Rome.
- PREENSplural of preen
- PROMPTEDsimple past and past participle of prompt
- PSIONThe psi-meson, a sub-atomic particle.
- 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.
- PUGNACIOUSNaturally aggressive or hostile; combative; belligerent; bellicose.
- PYREXA kind of heat-resistant borosilicate glass, made by mixing a high concentration of boron oxides into the molten glass to reduce its thermal expansion coefficient.
- QUIDSplural of quid (rare for UK pound currency usage)
- QUINIEA cornerstone.
- QUINOAA goosefoot (Chenopodium quinoa) native to the Andes and cultivated for its edible seeds.
- QUINOASplural of quinoa
- QUOTIDIANHappening every day; daily.
- RAVISHTo seize and carry away by violence; to snatch by force.
- REGAINEDsimple past and past participle of regain
- REGALEDsimple past and past participle of regale
- RESOLVINGpresent participle and gerund of resolve
- RHEUMThin or watery discharge of mucus or serum, especially from the eyes or nose, formerly thought to cause disease.
- RHEUMEDFull of rheum; rheumy.
- RHEUMYOf, relating to, or made of rheum (“thin or watery discharge of mucus or serum”); watery.
- RHODOLITEA purplish-red garnet.
- RICTUSA bird’s gaping mouth.
- RIVETINGpresent participle and gerund of rivet
- SCRIVETo describe; to draw a line with a pointed tool.
- SCRYINGThe act of one who scries; foretelling the future using a crystal ball.
- SEAMINGpresent participle and gerund of seam
- SHALTsecond-person singular simple present indicative of shall
- SILEXFlint.
- SLUNGsimple past and past participle of sling
- SMOTEsimple past of smite
- SNIFTERTo sniff; also, to snivel or snuffle.
- 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
- SPIGOTA pin or peg used to stop the vent in a cask.
- SUEDINGpresent participle and gerund of suede
- SWAMIA Hindu ascetic or religious teacher.
- SWIFTEDFast; quick; rapid.
- SWINDLERA person who swindles, cheats or defrauds.
- SYCOPHANTOne who uses obsequious compliments to gain self-serving favour or advantage from another; a servile flatterer.
- TAPIRAn odd-toed ungulate of the genus Tapirus with a long prehensile upper lip.
- TAWNIERcomparative form of tawny: more tawny
- TAWNYOf a light brown to brownish orange colour; orangey brown tinged with gold.
- THEEDsimple past and past participle of thee.
- THIEVINGpresent participle and gerund of thieve
- 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.
- THOUNominative singular of ye (“you”).
- THRICEThree times.
- TIBIASplural of tibia
- TITTERTo laugh or giggle in a somewhat subdued or restrained way, as from nervousness or poorly-suppressed amusement.
- TONSILEllipsis of palatine tonsil.
- TRIADA grouping of three.
- TRIPEThe lining of the large stomach of ruminating animals, when prepared for food.
- ULNASplural of ulna
- VADEDsimple past and past participle of vade
- VALISplural of vali
- VALIUM
- 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.
- VIPEROUSof or pertaining to a viper
- VOXELSplural of voxel
- VROOMSplural of vroom
- 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.
- WHOOPA loud, eager cry, usually of joy.