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- BAUXITEThe principal ore of aluminium; a clay-like mineral, being a mixture of hydrated oxides and hydroxides.
- BLASTOMEREAny cell that results from division of a fertilized egg.
- BROADSHEETA newspaper having pages of standard dimensions (as opposed to a tabloid), especially one that carries serious treatment of news.
- BURQAAn enveloping Central Asian garment which covers the whole body, incorporating a netted screen to cover the eyes, chiefly worn by women in fundamentalist denominations of Islam to
- BUTLERAGEA duty formerly paid to the king's butler on every ton of wine imported into England by foreign merchants.
- BUTLERIESplural of butlery
- CARDIOLOGYThe study of the structure, function, and disorders of the heart.
- CHASTENTo make chaste.
- COAGULATIONThe precipitation of suspended particles as they increase in size by any of several physical or chemical processes.
- COQUETA flirtatious female; a coquette.
- COQUETRYCoquettish behaviour; actions designed to excite erotic attention, without intending to reciprocate such feelings (chiefly of women towards men); flirtatious teasing.
- DACQUOISEA dessert cake made with layers of almond and hazelnut meringue and whipped cream or buttercream, typically served chilled with fruit.
- DAUBIERSmeary; viscous; glutinous; adhesive.
- DAUPHINThe eldest son of the king of France. Under the Valois and Bourbon dynasties, the Dauphin of France, generally shortened to Dauphin, was heir apparent to the throne of France. The
- DECKLESplural of deckle
- DIOXINThe unsaturated six-membered heterocycle having four carbon atoms, two oxygen atoms, and two double bonds (molecular formula C₄H₄O₂); 1,2-dioxin and 1,4-dioxin.
- EARNESTLYIn an earnest manner; being very sincere; putting forth genuine effort.
- ELYSIANAlternative letter-case form of Elysian.
- EUDAEMONICOf or pertaining to a eudaemon.
- EUGENICSA social philosophy or practice which advocates the improvement of human hereditary qualities through selective breeding, either by encouraging people with superior genetic qualiti
- EUPHORIANTA drug, stimulus, or other agent that produces feelings of euphoria.
- EXUBERANTVery cheery and peppy; extremely cheerful, energetic and enthusiastic.
- EYRESplural of eyre
- FACILEEasy; contemptibly easy.
- FLUXIONSthird-person singular simple present indicative of fluxion
- FRENULUMA small fold or ridge of tissue that supports or restrains the motion of the part to which it is attached, in particular a fold of skin beneath the tongue, or between the lip and t
- FUNGIBLEAble to be substituted for something of equal value or utility.
- GOITERAlternative spelling of goitre.
- HAPKIDOAn eclectic Korean martial art founded by Choi Young-sul, a student of Daitō-ryū Aiki-jūjutsu.
- HEXANEAny of five isomeric aliphatic hydrocarbons, C6H14. They are colorless, volatile liquids.
- HUMBLINGpresent participle and gerund of humble
- ISOMERAny of two or more compounds with the same molecular formula but with different structure.
- JUSTICIAROne who administers justice, particularly:
- LUMINARYOne who is an inspiration to others; one who has achieved success in one's chosen field; a leading light.
- LUMINOUSEmitting light; glowing brightly; shining.
- MALEFICENTHarmful or evil in intent or effect.
- MASQUERADINGpresent participle and gerund of masquerade
- METABOLICOf or pertaining to metabolism.
- NICETIESplural of nicety
- PAGINATEDsimple past and past participle of paginate
- PALFREYA small horse with a smooth, ambling gait, popular in the Middle Ages with nobles and women for riding (contrasted with a warhorse).
- PAREIDOLIAThe tendency to interpret a vague stimulus as something known to the observer, such as interpreting marks on Mars as canals, seeing shapes in clouds, or hearing hidden messages in
- 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.
- 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.
- PLEURISYInflammation of lung pleura.
- POSITRONThe antimatter equivalent of an electron, having the same mass but a positive charge.
- PTARMIGANAny of three species of small grouse in the genus Lagopus found in subarctic tundra areas of North America and Eurasia.
- PUGNACIOUSNaturally aggressive or hostile; combative; belligerent; bellicose.
- QUISLINGA traitor who collaborates with the enemy.
- REQUISITEEssential, indispensable, required.
- SIDEREALOf or relating to the stars.
- TACHYONSplural of tachyon
- TELEPHONICOf, pertaining to, or transmitted by telephony.
- TOXOPLASMICPertaining to toxoplasmas
- TURDUCKENA dish, usually roasted, consisting of a deboned turkey stuffed with a deboned duck that has been stuffed with a small deboned chicken, and also containing stuffing.
- TYMPANICOf, relating to, or resembling a drum.
- UNIQUELYIn a unique manner.
- USURYAn exorbitant rate of interest, in excess of any legal rates or at least immorally.
- VEINOUSHaving prominent veins.
- VERITYTruth, fact or reality, especially an enduring religious or ethical truth; veracity.
- WUXIAA genre of East Asian fiction concerning the adventures of martial artists, typically set in Ancient China.
- XENOLITHICBeing or pertaining to a xenolith.
- XENOPHILEA person who has a love of foreign people and culture.
- XENOPHOBEOne who hates or fears strangers or foreigners.
- XENOTROPICDescribing a virus growing in tissue of an organism other than its normal host.
- XYLENEAny of a group of three isomeric aromatic hydrocarbons, found in coal and wood tar.
- YPERITESynonym of mustard gas.
- YPERITESplural of yperite