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- AXIOMA seemingly self-evident or necessary truth which is based on assumption; a principle or proposition which cannot actually be proved or disproved.
- BUCOLICRustic, pastoral, country-styled.
- CYGNETThe young of a swan.
- DIATOMAny of a group of minute unicellular algae having a siliceous covering of great delicacy, now categorized as class Diatomophyceae or division Bacillariophyta.
- ESOTERICIntended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest, or an enlightened inner circle.
- HAPTICOf or relating to the sense of touch.
- MASTICAn evergreen shrub or small tree, Pistacia lentiscus (mastic tree), native to the Mediterranean.
- NECROSISThe localized death of cells or tissues through injury, disease, or the interruption of blood supply.
- TRIBADEA woman who engages in sexual activity with another woman; a lesbian.
- APLOMBSelf-confidence; poise; composure.
- BOULEOne of the bowls used in the French game of boules.
- CABRIOLETAn automobile with a retractable top.
- SULFURICOf, or relating to sulfur, especially in its higher oxidation state
- CHIMERAAlternative letter-case form of Chimera, a supposed monster in Lycia with the head of a lion, body of a goat, and tail of a dragon or serpent, killed by the hero Bellerophon.
- SNIVELTo breathe heavily through the nose while it is congested with nasal mucus.
- ADORNTo make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate.
- AGILEHaving the faculty of quick motion in the limbs; apt or ready to move; loose-jointed.
- APEXThe highest or the greatest part of something, especially forming a point.
- ARTIFICECrafty deception.
- AUDACIOUSShowing willingness to take bold risks; recklessly daring.
- BIFURCATETo divide or fork into two channels or branches.
- CURIOUSTending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate; inquisitive; nosy, prying.
- DESTRUCTIVECausing destruction; damaging.
- DILUTETo make thinner by adding solvent to a solution, especially by adding water.
- FETIDFoul-smelling, stinking.
- FISSUREA long, narrow crack or opening made by breaking or splitting, especially in rock or earth.
- FORCEPSAn instrument used in surgery or medical procedures for grasping and holding objects, similar to tongs or pincers.
- FORNICATETo engage in fornication.
- FRACTALA mathematical set that has a non-integer and constant Hausdorff dimension, corresponding to a geometric figure or object that is self-similar at arbitrarily small scales and thus
- GENUFLECTTo bend the knee, as in servitude.
- JUNKETA basket.
- MERCANTILEConcerned with the exchange of goods for profit.
- NUCLEUSThe core, central part of something, around which other elements are assembled.
- OLFACTTo smell.
- PENULTIMATENext to last, second to last; immediately preceding the end of a sequence, list, etc.
- SECLUSIONThe act of secluding, shutting out or keeping apart.
- SECULARNot specifically religious; lay or civil, as opposed to clerical.
- SUBORDINATEPlaced in a lower class, rank, or position.
- SUFFICETo be enough or sufficient; to meet the need (of anything); to be adequate; to be good enough.
- TEMERITYReckless boldness; foolish bravery.
- TENUOUSThin in substance or consistency.
- TEPIDLukewarm; neither warm nor cool.
- TURBIDITYThe state of being turbid; turbidness.
- UMBRAGEA feeling of anger or annoyance caused by something offensive.
- WOMBYcapacious
- BULWARKA defensive wall or rampart.
- FILCHTo illegally take possession of (something, especially items of low value); to pilfer, to steal.
- EXCISEA tax charged on goods produced within the country (as opposed to customs duties, charged on goods from outside the country).
- VENOMOUSOf an animal (specifically a snake) or parts of its body: producing venom (“a toxin intended for defensive or offensive use”) which is usually injected into an enemy or prey by bit
- LUTEFISKA traditional Nordic dish made from stockfish and soda lye.
- CRUMPETA type of savoury cake, typically flat and round, made from batter and yeast, containing many small holes and served toasted, usually with butter.
- BIOSTATICThat inhibits the growth or multiplication of an organism, especially of a microorganism.
- BIOTELEMETRYThe use of telemetry to monitor, measure and record physiological data of an organism
- BURSITISAn inflammation of a bursa, most common in the shoulder, elbow or knee
- COPSEA coppice: an area of woodland managed by coppicing (periodic cutting near stump level).
- CRIKEYAn exclamation of astonishment.
- DEFTLYIn a deft manner; quickly and neatly in action.
- DEMONSTRATIVELYIn a demonstrative manner.
- ELASTICITYThe property by virtue of which a material deformed under load can regain its original dimensions when unloaded
- EUTROPHICATIONThe process of becoming eutrophic; the ecosystem's response to the addition of artificial or natural nutrients, mainly phosphates, through detergents, fertilizers, or sewage, to an
- FIVERA banknote with a value of five units of currency.
- FLUORIDEA binary compound of fluorine and another element or radical.
- POLITICSA methodology and activities associated with the interpersonal aspects of running a government, an organization, or a movement.
- PRUDISHOf excessive propriety; easily offended or shocked, especially by sexual matters.
- RHEUMATOLOGISTA doctor specializing in the treatment of arthritis and other ailments of the joints.
- TAMPERA person or thing that tamps. A tool used to tamp something down, such as tobacco in a pipe.
- TYPHOIDCharacterised by or relating to typhus.
- YIPSA nervous condition which prevents a sportsperson from playing properly; especially a condition which causes a golfer to miss an easy putt, or a tennis player to serve a double fau