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- AARRGHElongated form of argh.
- ACROLITHAn ancient Greek wooden statue furnished with a rupestral head and limbs.
- ADMIXTURESplural of admixture
- ADUMBRATETo foreshadow vaguely.
- ADUMBRATIVELYIn an adumbrative manner
- AGOUTIESplural of agouty
- AGOUTISplural of agouti
- AGRANULOCYTESplural of agranulocyte
- AGRARIANISMA social and political philosophy that advocates an equitable distribution of land.
- AILUROPHOBESplural of ailurophobe
- AILUROPHOBICHaving or relating to a fear or hatred of cats.
- AJIVAAll inanimate objects.
- AMORPHOUSLYIn an amorphous manner.
- AMPERAGESplural of amperage
- ANARCHISMA political and philosophical belief that all forms of government are undesirable, unnecessary, or unethical, and as such that society would function without a state.
- ANKYLOSEDsimple past and past participle of ankylose
- ANTHERIDIUMAn organ producing male gametes called antherozoids, found in some algae, ferns, and bryophytes.
- AOUDADThe Barbary sheep, Ammotragus lervia.
- APIACEOUSOf or relating to the family Apiaceae, including the carrots.
- APOMIXISPlant reproduction without fertilization.
- APONEUROTICOf or pertaining to an aponeurosis.
- ASEXUALITYThe state or quality of being asexual: The quality of experiencing little or no sexual attraction.
- ASHLERINGAlternative form of ashlaring.
- AUTONOMISTAn advocate of autonomy or autonomism.
- AVUNCULARIn the manner of an uncle, pertaining to an uncle.
- AVUNCULARITYThe condition of being avuncular.
- AXIOMATICSelf-evident or unquestionable.
- AZYGOUSOdd; not one of a pair; single.
- BACKFIELDSplural of backfield
- BAKEHOUSEA building or an apartment used for the preparing and baking of bread and other baked goods.
- BAUXITESplural of bauxite
- BHANGRASplural of bhangra
- BIOGENETICSgenetic engineering
- BIOGEOCHEMISTRYThe scientific study of biological, geological and chemical processes in the natural environment and especially of their mutual relationships.
- BIPARTISANRelating to, or supported by two groups, especially by two political parties.
- BISEXUALITYThe state of being sexually attracted to members of either sex; experiencing both heterosexual and homosexual attraction.
- BITCHFESTAn occasion of much bitching (complaining)
- BLETHERINGSplural of blethering
- BLOOPSthird-person singular simple present indicative of bloop
- BOOTLICKERSplural of bootlicker
- BOURGEOISIEA class of citizens who were wealthier members of the third estate.
- BOWDLERIZATIONThe action or instance of bowdlerizing; the omission or removal of material considered vulgar or indecent.
- BOWDLERIZATIONSplural of bowdlerization
- BOWDLERIZETo remove or alter those parts of a text considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly.
- BOWDLERIZESthird-person singular simple present indicative of bowdlerize
- BRAHMINSplural of brahmin
- BULLSHITTERSomeone who lies or exaggerates a lot, especially in order to preserve or enhance their reputation.
- BUMPKINLYBefitting a bumpkin.
- CABILDOSplural of cabildo
- CABOCAlternative form of Caboc
- CAFETORIAplural of cafetorium
- CAFETORIUMA large room, usually in a school, used as both a cafeteria and an auditorium.
- CAFETORIUMSplural of cafetorium
- CANOPHILIASynonym of cynophilia (“the love of dogs”).
- CANOPHOBIASynonym of cynophobia.
- CAPUCHINA monk in the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin; a Franciscan.
- CARBOXYLATEDsimple past and past participle of carboxylate
- CARTOPHILEA person with an interest in maps.
- 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
- CAVALIERSplural of cavalier
- CHANTICLEERA domestic rooster or cock, especially in fables and fairy tales.
- CHARITABLEPertaining to charity.
- CHARITABLYIn a charitable manner.
- CHAVVYOf or pertaining to a chav or something that a chav might do or use.
- CHIFFONADEA culinary preparation of herbs or leafy vegetables cut into long, thin ribbons.
- CHIFFONADESplural of chiffonade
- CHITTERINGSplural of chittering
- CHLAMYDOSPOREA thick-walled spore that is the resting stage of some bacteria.
- CHTHONICDwelling within the underworld.
- CHYND
- CINEMATOGRAPHSplural of cinematograph
- CLYPES
- COCOUNSELLEDsimple past and past participle of cocounsel
- COCULTIVATETo cultivate along with another organism
- COCULTIVATEDsimple past and past participle of cocultivate
- COENDUREDsimple past and past participle of coendure
- COENDURESthird-person singular simple present indicative of coendure
- COINTREAUSAlternative letter-case form of Cointreau (“serving of Cointreau liqueur”).
- COLATITUDEThe complement, in spherical coordinates, of a latitude (the difference between a latitude and 90°).
- COLLECTANEAA selective collection of passages from various sources or by various authors; an anthology.
- COLOGARITHMSplural of cologarithm
- COMBINATORYOf, relating to, or derived from a combination or combinations; combinative or combinatorial. conditioned on a combination of phonemes (rather than a phoneme changing by itself in
- COMPARATIVELYIn a comparative manner.
- CONGEESplural of congee
- COOPERATINGpresent participle and gerund of cooperate
- COPRESENTEDsimple past and past participle of copresent
- COPULATIONSplural of copulation
- COPURIFIEDsimple past and past participle of copurify
- COPURIFYTo purify two or more materials simultaneously, normally by chromatography
- COPURIFYINGpresent participle and gerund of copurify
- COREDEEMINGpresent participle and gerund of coredeem
- CORYPHAEIplural of coryphaeus
- CORYPHAEUSThe conductor or leader of the chorus of a drama.
- COVARIANCEA statistical measure defined as Cov(X,Y)=E((X−μ)(Y−ν)) given two real-valued random variables X and Y, with expected values E(X)=μ and E(Y)=ν.
- COWBANESplural of cowbane
- COWSHEDA shed for keeping cows.
- CREOSOTEDsimple past and past participle of creosote
- CRWTHAn archaic stringed instrument associated particularly with Wales, though once played widely in Europe, and characterized by a vaulted back and enough space for the player to stop
- CUNDIES
- CUNTISH