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- ASCITESAn accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity, frequently symptomatic of liver disease.
- ASUNDEROf two or more people or things: Apart or separate from each other. Moving apart from each other.
- AVARICEExcessive or inordinate desire of gain; greed for wealth
- BECHAMELAlternative spelling of béchamel.
- BEQUEATHINGpresent participle and gerund of bequeath
- BEWILDERINGVery baffling, confusing, or perplexing, often due to a very large choice being available.
- BLITHERINGTalking incoherently; jabbering.
- BLOVIATINGpresent participle and gerund of bloviate
- BROGUESplural of brogue
- BUTYRICOf, pertaining to, or characteristic of butter
- CENTRIFUGEDsimple past and past participle of centrifuge
- COTYLEDONSplural of cotyledon
- CREWMATESplural of crewmate
- CRITERIAplural of criterion
- DECREPITWeakened or worn out from age or wear.
- DEPLOYINGpresent participle and gerund of deploy
- DEPRAVITIESplural of depravity
- DETRITUSPieces of rock broken off by ice, glacier, or erosion.
- DEVOTIONALA brief religious service.
- DOWAGERSplural of dowager
- EQUINELYIn an equine manner.
- EQUIVOCATEDsimple past and past participle of equivocate
- EQUIVOCATINGpresent participle and gerund of equivocate
- EVOLUTIONARYOf or relating to the biological theory of evolution.
- EXPLANATORYIntended to serve as an explanation.
- FEMINISTRelating to or in accordance with feminism.
- FERVENTLYIn a fervent manner.
- FIRMAMENTSplural of firmament
- FISTULAEplural of fistula
- FLICKERINGshining unsteadily or varying rapidly in brightness (referring to a light or a source of light)
- FLYTRAPSplural of flytrap
- FRENULUMSplural of frenulum.
- GERMINATESthird-person singular simple present indicative of germinate
- GRADIENTSplural of gradient
- GRAVIDLYIn a gravid manner.
- HAYMAKERSplural of haymaker
- HELIXESplural of helix
- HUMANISENon-Oxford British English standard spelling of humanize.
- INCREDULITYUnwillingness or inability to believe; doubt about the truth or verisimilitude of something; disbelief.
- JALOPYAn old, dilapidated or unpretentious automobile.
- JAPERYJesting, joking
- JOCULARITYJoking, humorous remarks or behaviour.
- MEANDERSplural of meander
- NUCLEOTIDESplural of nucleotide
- OOCYTESplural of oocyte
- PERFUSINGpresent participle and gerund of perfuse
- PHILANDERSplural of philander
- PHLOXAny flowering plant of the genus Phlox.
- PHONEMEAn indivisible unit of sound in a given language. A phoneme is an abstraction of the physical speech sounds (phones) and may encompass several different phones.
- PHRENOLOGYThe pseudoscience which studies the relationships between a person's character and the morphology (structure) of the skull.
- PLOWSHAREAlternative spelling of ploughshare.
- POULTICESplural of poultice
- POWDERYOf or pertaining to powder.
- QUAGMIRESplural of quagmire
- QUEERINGpresent participle and gerund of queer
- QUOTIDIANHappening every day; daily.
- REPULSIONThe act of repelling or the condition of being repelled.
- SCARFEDsimple past and past participle of scarf
- SOJOURNEDsimple past and past participle of sojourn
- SQUADRONA body of troops drawn up in a square.
- SQUIRMINGLYWith squirming motions.
- SUNDEREDsimple past and past participle of sunder
- SVELTEAttractively thin; gracefully slender.
- SWARDSplural of sward
- SWARTHILYIn a swarthy manner.
- SWELTERINGhot and humid; oppressively sticky
- TRICHOMESplural of trichome
- TYPHOIDCharacterised by or relating to typhus.
- UNABASHEDNot disconcerted or embarrassed.
- UNABASHEDLYIn an unabashed manner; without embarrassment or hesitation.
- UNDERTAKESthird-person singular simple present indicative of undertake
- UNDERWHELMTo fail to impress; to perform disappointingly.
- UNGULATESplural of ungulate
- VARIEGATEDStreaked, spotted, or otherwise marked with a variety of color.
- VARIETALSplural of varietal
- VERNALPertaining to or occurring in spring.
- WHISTLERSomeone or something that whistles, or who plays a whistle as a musical instrument.
- WORSTEDYarn made from long strands of wool.