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- ABUSEROne who abuses someone or something.
- ADNATIONThe fusion of different floral verticils or sets of organs.
- ADOPTIOUSAdopted.
- ADUNCITYCrookedness, curvaceousness, hookedness.
- AILUROPHOBEA person with an irrational fear or hatred of felines.
- ALBUMINSplural of albumin
- AMBAGIOUSRoundabout, circuitous, vague.
- ANEMOPHOBIAA fear of or aversion from wind.
- ARCTOPHILEOne who has a fondness for teddy bears, usually a collector of them.
- ASTRAPHOBICMorbidly afraid of thunderstorms.
- ATAVISMThe reappearance of an ancestral characteristic in an organism after several generations of absence; a throwback.
- ATHERMANOUSNot transmitting heat.
- AURALITYThe quality of being aural.
- AVOIDANCESplural of avoidance
- AVOWINGpresent participle and gerund of avow
- AVUNCULARITYThe condition of being avuncular.
- AXIALITYThe state of being axial
- BASICITYThe condition of being basic.
- BECALMEDsimple past and past participle of becalm
- BEDSONIAThe chlamydia microorganism.
- BIVIOUSHaving, or leading, two ways.
- BODACIOUSAudacious and unrestrained.
- BORONIAAny of several aromatic herbs, of the genus Boronia, used in perfumery.
- BOTULISMPoisoning caused by the toxin from Clostridium botulinum, an anaerobic bacterium that grows in improperly prepared food.
- BOYCHIKTerm of endearment for a young boy, or a young man.
- BROCHA type of Iron Age stone tower with hollow double-layered walls found on Orkney, Shetland, in the Hebrides and parts of the Scottish mainland.
- BRUTISMBehaviour or action characteristic of a brute.
- BUPKISAbsolutely nothing; nothing of value, significance, or substance.
- CAERULEANAlternative spelling of cerulean.
- CAFETORIUMA large room, usually in a school, used as both a cafeteria and an auditorium.
- CAPACITYThe ability to hold, receive, or absorb.
- CAPTIOUSThat captures; especially, (of an argument, words etc.) designed to capture or entrap in misleading arguments; sophistical.
- CARIOUSHaving caries (bone or tooth decay); decayed, rotten.
- CAROUSELA pleasure ride, typically found at amusement parks and fairs and accompanied by music, consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which are fixed various seats, frequen
- CHONDRIFYTo convert, or be converted, into cartilage.
- COACTIONForce; compulsion, either in restraining or impelling
- COCTIONAn act of boiling.
- CONIASynonym of coniine.
- COPIOUSLYIn a copious manner; plentifully.
- COSTUMEDsimple past and past participle of costume
- CRYOGENSplural of cryogen
- DACOITYViolent robbery carried out by a dacoit or a gang of dacoits.
- DEFORMHaving an unusual and unattractive shape; deformed, misshapen; hence, hideous, ugly.
- DENIGRATETo criticize so as to besmirch; traduce, disparage or defame.
- DEPRAVITYThe state or condition of being depraved; moral debasement.
- DEVALUATETo devalue, reduce in value.
- DEVALUATESthird-person singular simple present indicative of devaluate
- DEVALUATINGpresent participle and gerund of devaluate
- DEVALUINGpresent participle and gerund of devalue
- DEVELOPINGpresent participle and gerund of develop
- DIATHERMANOUSHaving the property of transmitting radiant heat; diathermal.
- DISCOGRAPHYA catalog of the total releases of a musical act (usually with release dates of, and often other information about, the releases).
- DOPAMINESplural of dopamine
- DUCTILECapable of being pulled or stretched into thin wire by mechanical force without breaking.
- DYSPHONIAA difficulty in producing vocal sounds.
- DYSTONIAA disabling neurological disorder in which prolonged and repetitive contractions of muscles cause jerking, twisting movements and abnormal postures of the body.
- ECHIDNAEplural of echidna
- EDACIOUSHaving an insatiable appetite; voracious; ravenous; piggish.
- EMPATHICShowing or expressing empathy.
- EMPATHIESplural of empathy
- ERGOPHOBIAAn irrational fear of or aversion to work
- EVALUATINGpresent participle and gerund of evaluate
- EXHAUSTEDVery tired; zonked (out).
- FELICITOUSCharacterized by felicity.
- FETIPAROUSbearing offspring born not fully developed
- FLAVESCENTyellowish in colour, or turning yellow
- FLUBBERA rubbery polymer formed by cross-linking of polyvinyl alcohol with a boron compound, used as a plaything or to demonstrate physical properties.
- FORAMSplural of foram
- FOUNDEROUSDifficult to travel; likely to trip one up.
- FRUM
- FULCRUMThe support about which a lever pivots.
- FULMINATEDsimple past and past participle of fulminate
- GANEFA thief; a rascal or scoundrel.
- GIANTISMSynonym of gigantism.
- GLANDEROUSCharacteristic of, pertaining to, or afflicted by glanders
- GONIAplural of gonion
- GRADUATEA person who is recognized as having completed any of various levels of education.
- GUMPTIOUSHaving gumption.
- HAUSTORIUMA root of a parasitic plant modified to take nourishment from its host.
- HEDONISMThe philosophical belief that prioritizes happiness, particularly sensual pleasure as the highest good in life.
- HEGEMONIESplural of hegemony
- HEMATINICThat improves the quality of blood, especially by increasing the amount of hemoglobin or of red blood cells.
- HEMATINICSplural of hematinic
- HEMATOCELEA swelling caused by the collection of blood in a cavity, especially of the membrane covering a testicle.
- HEMATOCELESplural of hematocele
- HEMATOGENICOf or pertaining to hematogenesis
- HEMATOGENOUSProducing blood
- HEPATICSplural of hepatic
- HIRSUTECovered in hair or bristles; hairy.
- HYDROGENOUSof, related to, or containing hydrogen
- HYSTERICALOf, or arising from hysteria.
- IDOLATROUSPartaking in idolatry; worshipping idols or false gods.
- IMPROBITYA lack of probity or integrity; dishonesty.
- INFORMEDsimple past and past participle of inform
- INTUITSthird-person singular simple present indicative of intuit
- INVIOUSuntrodden
- IRIDESCENTProducing a display of lustrous, rainbow-like colors; prismatic.
- ISOBARA line drawn on a map or chart connecting places of equal or constant pressure.
- KVETCHINGpresent participle and gerund of kvetch
- LIQUESCENTMelting.