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- AMOEBAA member of the genus Amoeba of unicellular protozoa that moves by means of temporary projections called pseudopodia.
- ANIONA negatively charged ion.
- ANTIPODESThe place on the diametrically opposite side of the earth from a given point.
- BOLUSA round mass of something, especially of chewed food in the mouth or alimentary canal.
- CHTHONICDwelling within the underworld.
- DAEMONA minor deity or divinity.
- DAEMONSplural of daemon
- GAMETESplural of gamete
- HAPTICOf or relating to the sense of touch.
- KERYGMAThe proclamation of religious truths; core religious teaching; preaching.
- LAMBDASplural of lambda
- PHILTERSplural of philter
- PHILTRUMSplural of philtrum
- PHONEMESplural of phoneme
- PHYLAplural of phylum and phylon
- PNEUMATICOf, relating to, or resembling air or other gases
- SIMIANOf or pertaining to apes and monkeys.
- XYLEMSplural of xylem
- TOQUESplural of toque
- VIZIERSplural of vizier
- KOANA story about a Zen master and his student, sometimes like a riddle, other times like a fable or parable, which has become an object of Zen study, and which, when meditated upon, m
- LOUVEREDHaving louvers.
- DECOUPAGESplural of decoupage
- GABARDINESplural of gabardine
- WAULKERSplural of waulker
- GOLEMA humanoid creature made from clay, animated by magic.
- YLEMIn the Big Bang theory, the hot and dense plasma that made up the matter in the cosmos following the initial baryogenesis at an early stage of its expansion and cooling, from which
- GOULASHA stew of beef or veal and vegetables, flavoured with paprika.
- SCUTA hare; a hare as the game in a hunt.
- ATHAMEA ceremonial pointed knife or dagger, used especially in Wicca and other neopagan traditions and typically having a black handle with magical symbols on it.
- RUBATOA tempo in which strict timing is relaxed, the music being played near, but not on, the beat.
- SIGNORAMrs; madam; title of address or respect for women in Italy.
- TYCOONA wealthy and powerful business person.
- AVUNCULARIn the manner of an uncle, pertaining to an uncle.
- BILIOUSOf or pertaining to something containing or consisting of bile.
- BRACHIALPertaining or belonging to the arm.
- BUNGHOLEAlternative spelling of bung-hole.
- CAPONA cockerel which has been gelded and fattened for the table.
- CLEFSplural of clef
- CUBITSplural of cubit, an ancient unit of measurement
- CURMUDGEONLYCharacteristic of a curmudgeon; churlish.
- CUSPIDA pointed tooth between the incisors and premolars in heterodont mammals.
- DOWAGERSplural of dowager
- EVINCEDsimple past and past participle of evince
- FECUNDITYAbility to produce offspring.
- FLAMENA priest devoted to the service of a particular god, from whom he received a distinguishing epithet. The most honored were those of Jupiter, Mars, and Quirinus, called respectively
- FLOTSAMDebris floating in a river or sea, in particular fragments from a shipwreck.
- FOETALAlternative spelling of fetal.
- GAOLDated spelling of jail.
- IBEXESplural of ibex
- JOCUNDJovial; exuberant; lighthearted; merry and in high spirits; exhibiting happiness.
- LEGUMEThe fruit or seed of leguminous plants (as peas or beans) used for food.
- LOCUSA place or locality, especially a centre of activity or the scene of a crime.
- NIHILA nihil dicit.
- OVOIDShaped like an oval.
- PALLIUMA large cloak worn by Greek philosophers and teachers.
- PALUDALPertaining to marshes, marshy, palustral, .
- PANACHESplural of panache
- PENUMBRALOf, or pertaining to, the penumbra.
- PINEALIn the shape of a pine cone.
- PRESAGEDsimple past and past participle of presage
- PUCESplural of puce
- QUORUMA select body of (usually eminent) justices of the peace, every member of which had to be present to constitute a deciding body; a member of this body. Later more generally: all ju
- REDUXOf a topic, redone, restored, brought back, or revisited.
- SARCOPHAGIplural of sarcophagus
- SCUTIFORMHaving the shape of a shield; scutate.
- SIGILA seal, signature or signet.
- TORPIDunmoving
- TRINESplural of trine
- UNGULATEHaving hooves.
- URSINEOf, pertaining to, or characteristic of bears.
- VAGARISHcapricious; whimsical; vagarious
- VAGINULAA little sheath, such as that about the base of the pedicel of most mosses.
- VARIANCESplural of variance
- VERTIGINOUSHaving an aspect of great depth, drawing the eye to look downwards.
- VIOLSplural of viol
- COXSWAINIn a ship's boat, the helmsman given charge of the boat's crew.
- KNIGHTLYOf or pertaining to a knight or knights.
- VITTLESplural of vittle
- WHEALA small raised swelling on the skin, often itchy, caused by a blow from a whip or an insect bite etc.
- CONCAVITYThe state of being concave
- TABLEAUXplural of tableau
- KNURLEDsimple past and past participle of knurl
- DIVANSplural of divan
- JULEPSplural of julep
- ZEDOARYCurcuma zedoaria, a perennial herb native to India and Indonesia.
- ZENDIKSplural of zendik
- SHEAFA quantity of the stalks and ears of wheat, rye, or other grain, bound together; a bundle of grain or straw.
- BIGHTA corner, bend, or angle; a hollow
- FATHOMEDsimple past and past participle of fathom
- FINIALSplural of finial
- MIDGESplural of midge
- PABLUMAlternative letter-case form of Pablum (“a type of cereal for infants made from cornmeal, oat, and wheat”).
- RIBALDCoarsely, vulgarly, or lewdly amusing; referring to sexual matters in a rude or irreverent way.
- RIMESplural of rime
- SCURFA skin disease.
- WOLFISHOf, like, or pertaining to a wolf.
- SWAMIA Hindu ascetic or religious teacher.
- VAMOOSEDsimple past and past participle of vamoose
- YAUTIAAn edible plant commonly found in the Caribbean: Xanthosoma sagittifolium, new cocoyam.