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- INQUESTA formal investigation, often held before a jury, especially one into the cause of a death
- INVEIGHTo complain loudly, to give voice to one's censure or criticism
- INVEIGLETo convert, convince, or win over with flattery or wiles.
- IONICSThe study of ionic conductors.
- IRASCIBLEEasily provoked to outbursts of anger; irritable.
- JAUNDICEA morbid condition, characterized by yellowness of the eyes, skin, and urine.
- KIRSCHA clear brandy made from black cherries: kirschwasser.
- KITHFriends and acquaintances.
- KOFTAAny of various spicy meatball or meatloaf dishes of the Middle East, Caucasus, South Asia, and the Balkans.
- KOFTASplural of kofta
- LAPINRabbit fur.
- LEMURIAN
- LEVIATHANA vast sea monster of tremendous strength, either imaginary or real, described as the most dangerous and powerful creature in the ocean.
- LEXICONSplural of lexicon
- LICHESplural of lich
- LOCIAlternative form of locie (“locomotive”).
- LUMINAplural of lumen
- LYCANTHROPEA werewolf.
- LYCANTHROPESplural of lycanthrope
- MADRIGALSplural of madrigal
- MANQUEunable to fully realise one's ambitions; would-be
- MANTICORESplural of manticore
- MATRICIDALRelating to matricide, the killing of a mother.
- MAWKISHExcessively or falsely sentimental; showing a sickly excess of sentiment.
- MELLIFICProducing honey.
- MIASMICFilled with miasma; containing noxious vapors.
- MINARETThe tall slender tower of an Islamic mosque, from which the muezzin recites the adhan (call to prayer).
- MISTRALA strong cold north-west wind in southern France and the Mediterranean.
- MITERAlternative form of mitre (“to unite at an angle of 45°”).
- MORIBUNDApproaching death; about to die; dying; expiring.
- MOULDEDsimple past and past participle of mould
- MUGWORTSplural of mugwort
- NACREOUSOf, or resembling nacre (mother of pearl).
- NEEDLERSplural of needler
- NOUGATSplural of nougat
- NUGATORYTrivial, trifling or of little importance.
- NYCTOPHOBESomeone who is afraid of the night or darkness.
- NYCTOPHOBIAA fear of the night, nighttime, or darkness.
- OBVIATEDsimple past and past participle of obviate
- OBVIATESthird-person singular simple present indicative of obviate
- OCCULTERAny object, natural or man-made, that blocks the light of an object from an observer, typically used in reference to astronomical events.
- ODIFEROUSOdoriferous; smelly
- OLEAGINOUSOily, greasy.
- OLEANDERSplural of oleander
- OLEICOf or pertaining to oil, especially to vegetable oil.
- OSSIFICCapable of producing bone; having the power to change cartilage or other tissue into bone.
- OUBLIETTESplural of oubliette
- OVATIONA victory ceremony of less importance than a triumph.
- PAEONA foot containing any pattern of three short syllables and one long syllable.
- PAROCHIALPertaining to a parish.
- PARSIMONYWith a negative connotation: great reluctance to spend money or other resources; miserliness, stinginess; an instance of this.
- PATINAEDHaving a patina.
- PATRICIDALOf or pertaining to patricide.
- PAUCITIESplural of paucity
- PAUCITYFewness in number; too few.
- PAULDRONA component of plate armor that protects the shoulder, generally covering more than a spaulder, also protecting the armpit and overlapping with other armor over the upper chest and
- PAULDRONSplural of pauldron
- PECTINSplural of pectin
- PEDAGOGYThe profession of teaching.
- PENTACLEA flat talisman, almost always star-shaped, made of parchment, sheet metal, or other substance, marked with a magic symbol or symbols, used in magical evocation.
- PENTACLESplural of pentacle
- PENTACULAROf or relating to a pentacle.
- PENUMBRASplural of penumbra
- PERCOLATEDsimple past and past participle of percolate
- PERCOLATESplural of percolate
- PERNICIOUSCausing much harm in a subtle way.
- PESTILENCEAny epidemic disease that is highly contagious, infectious, virulent and devastating.
- PHLOXESplural of phlox
- PLANTARRelating to the sole of the foot.
- PLENARYFully attended by a plenum; for everyone's attendance.
- PLENITUDEFullness; completeness.
- POESYA poem.
- POGROMSplural of pogrom
- PONDEROUSHeavy, massive, weighty.
- PONGIDSplural of pongid
- PONTIFICALOf or pertaining to a pontiff. Of or pertaining to a bishop; episcopal. Of or pertaining to a pope; papal.
- PONTIFYTo pontificate.
- PORTENDTo serve as a warning or omen of.
- PORTENDSthird-person singular simple present indicative of portend
- PREENEDsimple past and past participle of preen
- PRESCIENTExhibiting or possessing prescience: having knowledge of, or seemingly able to correctly predict, events before they take place.
- PRESCIENTLYIn a prescient manner.
- PRISMATICOf or pertaining to a prism; having the form of a prism; containing one or more prisms.
- PRITHEEplease; used to make a question or request more polite or more forceful.
- PSIONICSMental powers, especially those under conscious control, that affect physical matter, such as telekinesis.
- PUERILEChildish; trifling; silly.
- PUGILISMFighting with fists.
- PUGNACIOUSNaturally aggressive or hostile; combative; belligerent; bellicose.
- PUGNACITYThe act or characteristic of being aggressive or combative.
- PULMONATESplural of pulmonate
- PULMONICSplural of pulmonic
- PUNDITRYThe state of being a pundit.
- PUNITIVEInflicting punishment; punishing.
- PURGATIVEpurging
- PURGATIVESplural of purgative
- PURLOINEDsimple past and past participle of purloin
- PURLOINSthird-person singular simple present indicative of purloin
- PUTREFYTo fester or rot and exude a fetid stench.
- PYRETICCaused by, pertaining to or resulting in fever.
- PYROCLASTSolid matter ejected into the air by an active volcano.