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- AMPHIBOLEAny of a large group of structurally similar hydrated double silicate minerals, containing various combinations of sodium, calcium, magnesium, iron, and aluminium.
- ANTHRAXAn acute infectious disease of herbivores, especially sheep and cattle, caused by Bacillus anthracis.
- APODYTERIUMThe apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, for getting undressed.
- BLASPHEMETo commit blasphemy; to speak against God or religious doctrine.
- BLASPHEMYAn act of irreverence or contempt toward a god or toward something considered sacred; an impious act, utterance, view, etc.
- CANEPHORAA caryatid supporting a basket on her head.
- CHOLIAMBA limping iamb.
- CHONDRULEA small, round granule, formed from molten rock, found in chondritic meteorites.
- CHONDRUSSynonym of chondrule.
- DEIXISThe use of a word, such as a particle or pronoun, to refer to something that must be identified from the immediate physical, temporal, or grammatical context; a word used in such a
- DEONTICPertaining to necessity, duty or obligation, or expressions conveying this.
- DIANOETICPertaining to reason or thinking; intellectual.
- DIAPHANOUSTransparent or translucent; allowing light to pass through; capable of being seen through.
- DIAPHONYA form of harmony in which the parts proceeded by parallel motion in fourths, fifths, and octaves.
- DICHOGAMYThe condition in which an organism changes sex during its lifetime.
- DIEGESISA narration or recitation.
- DIGONEUTICHaving two broods per season.
- DIPTYCHA writing tablet consisting of two leaves of rigid material connected by hinges and shutting together so as to protect the writing within.
- EMPAESTICEmbossed, especially of Ancient Greek art.
- ERETHISMAbnormal excitement of a bodily organ or tissue.
- EUTROPHICBeing rich in nutrients and minerals and therefore having an excessive growth of algae and thus a diminished oxygen content to the detriment of other organisms.
- HOMILYA sermon, especially concerning a practical matter.
- KLENDUSITYResistance to infection.
- PANEGYRICA formal speech publicly praising someone or something.
- PERSONAA social role.
- PHENAKISMdeception; trickery.
- PHLEGMONA solid mass formed by inflamed connective tissue, such as forms around an appendix in appendicitis.
- PHOBIAAn irrational, abnormal, or obsessive fear (of something).
- TELAMONA figure of a man (often Atlas) used as a pillar for support.
- TELEPATHISTSomeone with telepathic powers.
- TOXICHaving a chemical nature that is harmful to health or lethal if consumed or otherwise entering into the body in sufficient quantities.
- PARLANCEA certain way of speaking, of using words; especially that associated with a particular job or interest.
- PURVEYANCEThe act of purveying.
- BERDACHEAmong Native Americans, a person who identifies with any of a variety of gender identities which are not exclusively those of their biological sex; a transgender person.
- FLAMINGOA wading bird of the family Phoenicopteridae of the order Phoenicopteriformes.
- SHOGUNThe supreme generalissimo of feudal Japan.
- PREDIKANTA minister in the Dutch Reformed Church, or allied denomination.
- ABATISA means of defense formed by felled trees, or sometimes by bent trees, the ends of whose branches are sharpened and directed outwards, or against the enemy, and more recently forti
- CALEMBOURA pun.
- CAMISADEAlternative form of camisado.
- CHALETAn alpine style of wooden building with a sloping roof and overhanging eaves.
- CONFISEURA French confectioner.
- DECANALPertaining to a dean or deanery.
- DESPUMATIONThe act of giving off froth or scum.
- DISPLACEMENTThe act of displacing, or the state of being displaced; a putting out of place.
- DISTINGUEFashionably distinguished or elegant; having an air of superiority.
- ENTRYISMA political tactic by which an organisation or state encourages its members or agents to infiltrate another organisation in an attempt to gain recruits or to encourage an unelectab
- ESTRAPADEThe rearing, plunging, and kicking actions of a horse trying to get rid of its rider.
- EUCHLORINEA rare emerald-green sulfate mineral found as a natural sublimate in fumaroles around volcanic eruptions, and having the chemical formula KNaCu3(SO4)3O).
- FRIVOLITYfrivolous act
- SOUVENIRAn item of sentimental value, that is given or kept to remember an event or location.
- GENOMEThe complete genetic information (either DNA or, in some viruses, RNA) of an organism.
- GERMANERelated to a topic of discussion or consideration.
- DEASILClockwise, sunwise.
- PANKOCoarse, dry breadcrumbs used in Japanese cuisine.
- ADULATOROne who lavishes excessive praises or flattery; one who adulates.
- ADUNCITYCrookedness, curvaceousness, hookedness.
- APERTopen; uncovered; revealed
- CAMERATIONA vaulting or arching over.
- COHERENTUnified; sticking together; making up a whole.
- DAMSELA young woman (of noble birth).
- DEALBATIONThe process or act of becoming or being made white, most commonly by bleaching; whitening.
- DELIRATIONaberration of the mind; delirium
- DEPURATIONThe removal of impurities, especially from bodily fluids; purification, cleansing.
- DERAIGNTo prove or refute, especially through combat.
- DESCRYTo announce a discovery: to disclose; to reveal.
- DESPICABLEFit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean.
- DESPOLIATIONA stripping or plundering; spoliation.
- DIAPHANEITYtransparency
- DIMISSORYGranting permission to be ordained.
- DISCERPTo tear into pieces; to rend.
- DISCREPANTShowing difference; inconsistent, dissimilar.
- DIVERTICULUMA small out-pouching of an organ wall such as the large intestine or urinary bladder.
- DUBITANCYDoubt; uncertainty.
- ERINACEOUSOf, pertaining to, or resembling a hedgehog.
- EXTRANEOUSNot belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing; without or beyond a thing; foreign.
- FALCHIONA somewhat curved, single-edged medieval sword of European origin, with the cutting edge on its convex side, whose design is reminiscent of the Persian scimitar and the Chinese dao
- FECUNDATETo make fertile.
- FRIVOLOUSSilly, especially at an inappropriate time or in an inappropriate manner; lacking a good reason for being, or for doing what one does; due to or moved by a caprice or whim.
- FULCRUMThe support about which a lever pivots.
- FUTILEIncapable of producing results, useless; doomed not to be successful; not worth attempting.
- GLUTENFibrin (formerly considered as one of the "animal humours").
- GNOMEAn elemental (spirit or corporeal creature associated with a classical element) associated with earth.
- GRAVITASSeriousness in bearing or manner; dignity.
- INFUSCATETo darken; to make black or obscure.
- JEOPARDYDanger of failure, harm, or loss.
- MUSICALOf, belonging or relating to music, or to its performance or notation.
- PALATINEHaving local authority and possessing royal privileges that elsewhere belongs only to a sovereign. Subject to palatine authority.
- PEDESTRIANOf or intended for those who are walking.
- PERSIFLAGEGood-natured banter; raillery.
- PERSONALITYOf people, a set of non-physical psychological and social qualities that make one person distinct from another.
- PREDILECTIONA condition of favoring or liking; a tendency towards; proclivity; predisposition.
- PROFULGENTShining out; gleaming.
- PURVEYTo prepare in advance (for or to do something); to plan, make provision.
- QUADRIGAA Roman racing chariot drawn by four horses abreast.
- QUADRIVIUMThe higher division of the seven liberal arts in the Middle Ages, composed of geometry, astronomy, arithmetic, and music.
- QUADRUMANEHaving four limbs with hand-like extremities and opposable digits; quadrumanous; loosely, "ape-like".
- QUAERETo ask or query; used imperatively to introduce a question or signify doubt.
- QUAESITUMSomething sought or required.
- RESOLUTEFirm, unyielding, determined.