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- DELPHICAlternative form of Delphic.
- EXOPLANETA planet which exists outside Earth's solar system.
- HEPATICOf or relating to the liver.
- HYOIDShaped like a U, or like the letter upsilon (υ).
- HYRAXAny of several small, paenungulate herbivorous mammals of the family Procaviidae from the order Hyracoidea, with a bulky frame and fang-like incisors, native to Africa and the Midd
- MACROPHAGEA white blood cell that phagocytizes necrotic cell debris and foreign material, including viruses, bacteria, and tattoo ink. It presents foreign antigens on MHC II to lymphocytes.
- PHANTOMA ghost or apparition.
- PHYLLITEA type of metamorphic rock formed from clay-rich sediments called pelites.
- PRAXISThe practical application of any branch of learning.
- SPLENICOf, related to, or located near the spleen.
- TREPANA tool used to bore through rock when sinking shafts.
- CIVETAny of the small carnivorous catlike mammals encompassing certain species from the families Viverridae, Eupleridae, and Nandiniidae, native to tropical Africa and Asia.
- SHARIFA traditional Arab tribal title for one who serves as the protector of the tribe and all tribal assets.
- FLUYTA kind of Dutch sailing vessel developed in the 16th century, used to transport cargo.
- BACTERIOPHAGEA virus that specifically infects bacteria.
- BEGUINEA ballroom dance, similar to a slow rumba, originally from French West Indies and popularized abroad largely through the song "Begin the Beguine"; the music for the dance.
- BOULEOne of the bowls used in the French game of boules.
- CANTAn argot, the jargon of a particular class or subgroup.
- ENFILADEA line or straight passage, or the position of that which lies in a straight line.
- FRESNELA unit of frequency equal to 10 hertz, or one terahertz.
- FROTTAGETo rub, especially to rub onto one surface placed upon another surface that is textured, in order to create a mottled or patterned area on the first surface.
- GEODESICThe shortest curve between two points on a specific surface.
- GRIOTA West African storyteller who passes on oral traditions; a wandering musician and poet.
- PHAETONa light four-wheeled open carriage drawn by four horses
- PISTEA downhill trail.
- KIBITZTo make small talk or idle chatter.
- KRIEGSPIELA board game used to train military tactics and strategy.
- THALERA monetary unit used in a number of central and northern European countries, known locally as daalder (Netherlands), daler (Scandinavia), Taler, Thaler (Germany), etc.
- ERUVAn eruv chatzerot; ritual aggregation of properties that allows Jews observing traditional Shabbat rules to carry burdens across property lines.
- DOUGHTYBold; brave, courageous.
- DEBOUCHA narrow outlet from which a body of water pours.
- MANDOLAA stringed musical instrument resembling the mandolin, but of larger size and tuned lower.
- SPADROONA single-handed, lightweight sword.
- AVIDEnthusiastic; keen; eager; showing great interest in something or desire to do something.
- DESULTORYJumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order, planning, or rational connection; lacking logical sequence.
- DUCTA pipe, tube or canal which carries gas or liquid from one place to another.
- EXARCHIn the Byzantine Empire, a governor of a distant province.
- FALXA short Dacian sword resembling a sickle.
- GLACISA gentle incline. A gentle sloping landform created by the deposition or erosion of material. A gentle incline in front of a fortification which protects it from cannon fire and ex
- GRAVIDPregnant.
- KEPIA cap with a flat circular top and a visor, particularly associated with French uniforms.
- MUREXAny member of the genus Murex of marine gastropods.
- OBVIATETo anticipate and prevent or bypass (something which would otherwise have been necessary or required); to render (something) unnecessary.
- PERFIDIOUSOf, pertaining to, or representing perfidy; disloyal to what should command one's fidelity or allegiance.
- POSSETA beverage composed of hot milk curdled by some strong infusion, such as wine.
- PREFIXSomething placed before another A morpheme added to the beginning of a word to modify its meaning, for example as, pre- in prefix, con- in conjure, re- in reheat, etc.
- RAPTSnatched, taken away; abducted.
- VAGUSEllipsis of vagus nerve.
- VERIFYTo substantiate or prove the truth of something.
- VERITYTruth, fact or reality, especially an enduring religious or ethical truth; veracity.
- VOULGEA medieval poleaxe bearing resemblance to a glaive or a Lochaber ax, although the blade portion is somewhat more elongated.
- BARGHESTA legendary monstrous black dog, said to possess large teeth and claws, and (sometimes) to be capable of changing form.
- BOOTLESSWithout boots.
- GOUTYSuffering from gout.
- TALERA talker; a teller
- FICTIVEHaving the characteristics of fiction: fictional.
- FYRDIn early Anglo-Saxon times, an army that was mobilized from freemen to defend their shire, or from select representatives to join a royal expedition.
- POOKAA fairy that supposedly appears in animal form, often large.
- WIVETo marry (a woman).
- CHANTRYAn endowment for the maintenance of a priest to sing a daily mass for the souls of specified people.
- CRENELThe space between merlons in a crenelated battlement.
- GLEETStomach mucus, especially of a hawk.
- PILFERTo steal in small quantities, or articles of small value; to practise petty theft.
- JARLA medieval Scandinavian nobleman, especially in Norway and Denmark.
- SKALDA Nordic poet of the Viking Age.
- HOVETo remain suspended in air, water etc.; to float, to hover.
- MOIETYA half.
- RUCHEA strip of fabric which has been fluted or pleated.
- MERLONAny of the upright projections between the embrasures of a battlement, originally for archers to shield behind while shooting arrows over the embrasures, or through loopholes in th
- PICAROONA pirate or picaro.
- DAVENto recite the Jewish liturgy; to pray
- AERODYNEA heavier-than-air aircraft, deriving its lift from motion.
- BLOVIATETo speak or discourse at length in a pompous or boastful manner.
- CAMELRYA military arm of service that fights while riding camels.
- CHELATIONThe formation of a polydentate chelate compound from a metal salt.
- DIVERSplural of diver
- DOVENpast participle of dive
- DYSPRAXIAA genetic neurological disorder where a person has motor skills severely below average due to their brain's inability to consistently send messages accurately to the body during th
- DYSPRAXICOf, pertaining to, or having dyspraxia.
- ECHOPRAXIAThe involuntary repetition or imitation of the observed movements of another.
- GEODICOf or relating to a geode.
- HEEDFULTaking heed.
- JAPERYJesting, joking
- KIBITZERA person who offers unsolicited views, advice, or criticism; one who kibitzes.
- LOUTISHResembling a lout (troublemaker or bumpkin).
- MAGNETOSPHEREThe comet-shaped region around Earth or another planet in which charged particles are trapped or deflected. Shaped by the solar wind and the planet's magnetic field.
- MICROPHAGEA small phagocyte, especially a polymorphonuclear leucocyte (a granulocyte)
- MOTHYResembling or characteristic of a moth.
- PATEDHaving a pate or a particular type of pate (head)
- PHOTICOf, related to, or irradiated by light. Describing that part of the near-surface ocean in which photosynthesis is possible.
- PLINKA short, high-pitched metallic or percussive sound.
- PNEUMOTHORAXPresence of air inside the pleural cavity, usually caused by injury either to the lung or the chest wall.
- SKALDICOf or relating to the skalds (Norse poets).
- STONKA heavy artillery bombardment.
- STOOLIEA stool pigeon.
- THEWYMuscular; brawny.
- THRIPOptional singular for thrips, an insect of the order Thysanoptera.
- TINEDFurnished with tines.
- TOADYISHSycophantic; fawning.
- TURFYOf, pertaining to, or constructed of turf.