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- ACROLITHAn ancient Greek wooden statue furnished with a rupestral head and limbs.
- AILUROPHOBICHaving or relating to a fear or hatred of cats.
- AMORPHOUSLYIn an amorphous manner.
- ANTHERIDIUMAn organ producing male gametes called antherozoids, found in some algae, ferns, and bryophytes.
- AUTONOMISTAn advocate of autonomy or autonomism.
- AXIOMATICSelf-evident or unquestionable.
- CATECHUMENA student of Christian doctrine who studies it for the purpose of adopting it: either a convert to Christianity under instruction before baptism or a young or recent Christian prep
- CHOREOIDResembling chorea.
- CHORIOIDAlternative form of choroid.
- CHTHONICDwelling within the underworld.
- CREOSOTEDsimple past and past participle of creosote
- CYLIXAlternative form of kylix.
- DIPTYCHA writing tablet consisting of two leaves of rigid material connected by hinges and shutting together so as to protect the writing within.
- ETYMAplural of etymon
- EUDAEMONISTICOf or pertaining to eudaemonism.
- EUDIOMETRICOf or relating to eudiometers and eudiometry.
- EUDIOMETRICALLYBy means of or in terms of eudiometry.
- EUNUCHOIDResembling a eunuch.
- EUNUCHOIDSplural of eunuchoid
- EXHILARATIONSplural of exhilaration
- GASTROCNEMIIplural of gastrocnemius
- GONADECTOMIESplural of gonadectomy
- HYPERCATALEXISThe addition of one or two syllables to the last foot of a verse
- HYPOGASTRIAplural of hypogastrium
- HYRAXESplural of hyrax
- ISCHAEMIAAlternative spelling of ischemia.
- KLEPTOMANIACSplural of kleptomaniac
- MYRRHICOf, related to, or derived from myrrh.
- NEUROBLASTOMAA form of cancer that affects the ganglia in various parts of the body
- OSTRAKAplural of ostrakon
- OSTRAKONAlternative form of ostracon.
- POLYPSplural of polyp
- PROPHETICALLYIn a prophetic manner.
- PROTEINACEOUSOf, pertaining to, or consisting of protein
- PSCHENTThe double crown of ancient Egypt, combining the white crown of Upper Egypt with the red crown of Lower Egypt, worn by pharaohs after the union of the two kingdoms in around 3000 B
- PSYLLIUMAny of several plants of Plantago subg. Psyllium.
- RHABDOMANCIESDivination with wands or rods, especially to use a divining rod to find things below the ground.
- SCIURINEPertaining to or characteristic of squirrels.
- SCLERODERMAA chronic systemic autoimmune disease characterized by hardening the skin or other organs through excessive deposits of collagen.
- TELAMONSplural of telamon
- TRIGLYPHA vertically channeled tablet of the Doric frieze.
- TRIGLYPHSplural of triglyph
- WAQFSplural of waqf
- BITCHFESTAn occasion of much bitching (complaining)
- BUMPKINLYBefitting a bumpkin.
- QUIBBLESplural of quibble
- STIPPLEDsimple past and past participle of stipple
- AGOUTIESplural of agouty
- AGOUTISplural of agouti
- AMPERAGESplural of amperage
- AOUDADThe Barbary sheep, Ammotragus lervia.
- AOUDADSplural of aoudad
- BISEXUALITYThe state of being sexually attracted to members of either sex; experiencing both heterosexual and homosexual attraction.
- BOURGEOISIEA class of citizens who were wealthier members of the third estate.
- CHATEAUBRIANDSplural of chateaubriand
- CHIFFONADEA culinary preparation of herbs or leafy vegetables cut into long, thin ribbons.
- CHIFFONADESplural of chiffonade
- CINEMATOGRAPHSplural of cinematograph
- EPAULETSplural of epaulet
- FRICANDEAUThinly sliced meat, especially veal, fried or stewed with a sauce; a fricassee.
- FRICANDEAUSplural of fricandeau
- GASTRONOMICOf or pertaining to gastronomy.
- HOMOSEXUALITYThe state of being sexually and romantically attracted primarily or exclusively to persons of the same sex, sometimes restricted to same-sex attraction between males.
- OUVERTA position in which the feet are apart, or a movement which brings them apart.
- PHAETONSplural of phaeton
- QAIDSplural of qaid
- APOMIXISPlant reproduction without fertilization.
- BAKEHOUSEA building or an apartment used for the preparing and baking of bread and other baked goods.
- CYTOPLASMThe contents of a cell except for the nucleus. It includes cytosol, organelles, vesicles, and the cytoskeleton.
- GEMEINSCHAFTAn association or group of individuals sharing common beliefs, attitudes, and tastes; a fellowship.
- GESUNDHEITSaid to someone who has just sneezed.
- HEGEMONYDomination, influence, or authority over another, especially by one political group over a society or by one nation over others.
- NEUTROPHILICOf or pertaining to neutrophils.
- SCHNORRERbeggar
- WUNDERKINDSplural of wunderkind
- PROSELYTICPertaining to proselytism.
- QOPHThe nineteenth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).
- QOPHSplural of qoph
- SHEQALIMplural of sheqel
- DUELLOA duel.
- DUELLOSplural of duello
- HOAGIESplural of hoagie
- SFUMATOA painting technique, prominent during the Italian Renaissance, involving the application of subtle layers of translucent paint, blurring the transition between colors, tones and o
- MATSURIA Japanese festival.
- SHOJIA door or partition consisting of a wooden frame covered in rice paper, used in traditional Japanese architecture.
- ADMIXTURESplural of admixture
- ADUMBRATETo foreshadow vaguely.
- AGRARIANISMA social and political philosophy that advocates an equitable distribution of land.
- APONEUROTICOf or pertaining to an aponeurosis.
- ARGENTIFEROUSContaining or producing silver.
- ASHLERINGAlternative form of ashlaring.
- AVUNCULARIn the manner of an uncle, pertaining to an uncle.
- AVUNCULARITYThe condition of being avuncular.
- BIFURCATIONSplural of bifurcation
- BOOBYA stupid person.
- BOVINEOf, relating to, or characteristic of cattle, buffaloes, or bison.
- CABILDOSplural of cabildo
- CAPRINEOf or relating to Caprinae (goats, sheep, and certain wild relatives).
- CAPUCHINA monk in the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin; a Franciscan.
- CAVALIERSplural of cavalier