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- ADYTUMThe innermost sanctuary or shrine in a temple, from where oracles were given.
- APOGEEThe point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is farthest from the Earth: the apoapsis of an Earth orbiter.
- AXIOMATICSelf-evident or unquestionable.
- BALUSTERA short column used in a group to support a rail, as commonly found on the side of a stairway or around a balcony.
- BATHOSOverdone or treacly attempts to inspire pathos.
- CATHEDRAThe chair or throne of a bishop.
- CHRISMA mixture of oil and balm, consecrated for use as an anointing fluid in certain Christian ceremonies, especially confirmation.
- CIBORIUMA fixed vaulted canopy over a Christian altar, supported on four columns.
- CYNOSUREAlternative letter-case form of Cynosure: Ursa Minor or Polaris, the North Star, used as a guide by navigators.
- ESCHATONThe apocalypse; the approach of Christ’s reign immediately preceding the end of the world; a conception of or circumstance pertaining to this era.
- EUPHONIUMA valved brass instrument with conical tubing similar in appearance to a tuba but of higher pitch.
- EXEDRAA semicircular recess, with stone benches, used as a place for discussion.
- FRENETICFrenzied and frantic, harried; having extreme enthusiasm or energy.
- HETAIRAAlternative form of hetaera.
- KOINEA linguistic variety that has developed in supraregional contact between speakers of various interrelated dialects, typically in such a way that features shared by several dialects
- METROLOGYThe science of weights and measures or of measurement.
- OPSIMATHA person who learns late in life.
- PANICLEA compound raceme.
- PARVISAn enclosed courtyard in front of a building, especially a cathedral.
- PHALANXAn ancient Greek and Macedonian military unit that consisted of several ranks and files (lines) of soldiers in close array with joined shields and long spears.
- PHLOXAny flowering plant of the genus Phlox.
- PSALMODYThe singing or the writing of psalms.
- RHESUSA macaque monkey native to southern and southeastern Asia; Macaca mulatta.
- STYGIANAlternative form of Stygian (“of or relating to the river Styx”).
- SYLVANPertaining to the forest, or woodlands.
- QADIA judge who is trained in and practices Islamic law.
- CHEONGSAMA tight-fitting Chinese formal woman's dress, usually brightly coloured, patterned and/or embroidered, with a split at the thigh.
- SPRINGBOKA small, fast antelope native to southern Africa, Antidorcas marsupialis.
- MELANGEA mixture of different things; a disordered mixture.
- AGOUTIA rodent of the genus Dasyprocta, similar in appearance to a guinea pig but having longer legs, mainly native to Central and South America.
- CHARIVARIThe noisy banging of pots and pans as a mock serenade to a newly married couple, or similar occasion.
- COTERIEA circle of individuals who associate with one another for a common purpose.
- DAUPHINEThe wife of the dauphin; dauphiness.
- FLANEUROne who wanders aimlessly, who roams, who travels at a lounging pace. One who walks to observe and enjoy rather than to get somewhere.
- GASCONADEBoastful talk.
- GELATINOUSJelly-like.
- JALOUSIEA component in a ventilation system.
- MEPHITICFoul-smelling or noxious, particularly of a gas or atmosphere.
- PICAYUNEA small coin of the value of six-and-a-quarter cents; a Spanish coin with a value of half a real; a fippenny bit.
- RACONTEUSEA female storyteller.
- SANGFROIDComposure, self-possession or imperturbability especially when in a dangerous situation.
- SHIVAREEAlternative form of charivari.
- VERGLASsilver frost
- KOBOLDAn ambivalent, sometimes vindictive, spirit that is capable of materialising as an object or human, often a child; a sprite.
- SHTUPpush
- LANAIA Hawaiian-style roofed patio.
- DOUGHTYBold; brave, courageous.
- CAIRDA travelling tinker or a tramp.
- MALARKEYNonsense; rubbish.
- ARCHIPELAGOPreceded by the, and often in the form Archipelago: the Aegean Sea.
- MANIPLEA division of the Roman army numbering 120 (or sometimes 60) soldiers exclusive of officers; any small body of soldiers.
- PILASTERA rectangular column that projects partially from the wall to which it is attached; it gives the appearance of a support, but is only for decoration.
- VOLTAICOf, relating to, or producing electricity.
- ABDICATIONThe act of disowning or disinheriting a child.
- ADVOWSONThe right to present a nominee to a vacant ecclesiastical benefice or church office.
- AETIOLOGYThe establishment of a cause, origin, or reason for something.
- AGRESTICOf or pertaining to the fields; rural; rustic, unpolished
- ALBUMINAny of a class of monomeric proteins that are soluble in water, and are coagulated by heat; they occur in egg white, milk etc; they function as carrier protein for steroids, fatty
- APRICITYThe light or warmth of the Sun.
- AVERSIONOpposition or repugnance of mind; fixed dislike often without any conscious reasoning.
- BIFURCATETo divide or fork into two channels or branches.
- BITUMENA sticky, black, highly viscous liquid or semi-solid form of petroleum, burning with a bright flame. It occurs as an abundant natural product in many places, as on the shores of th
- BRACHIALPertaining or belonging to the arm.
- CALUMNYA false accusation or charge brought to tarnish another's reputation or standing.
- CICADAAny of several insects in the superfamily Cicadoidea, with small eyes wide apart on the head and transparent well-veined wings. The periodical cicada.
- CLOISTERA covered walk with an open colonnade on one side, running along the walls of buildings that surround a quadrangle; especially: such an arcade in a monastery; such an arcade fitted
- COLOSTRUMA form of milk produced by the mammary glands in late pregnancy and the few days after giving birth.
- COMBUSTION(chemistry) The act or process of burning.
- COMBUSTIVEOf, pertaining to, caused by, or partaking in combustion.
- COMITYCourtesy and considerate behaviour towards others; social harmony.
- CONTUMELYOffensive and abusive language or behaviour; scorn, insult.
- CREDOA statement of a belief or a summary statement of a whole belief system; also (metonymically) the belief or belief system itself.
- CUPIDITYExtreme greed, especially for wealth.
- DAMASKAn ornate silk fabric originating from Damascus.
- DENARIUSA small silver coin issued both during the Roman Republic and during the Roman Empire, equal to 10 asses or 4 sesterces. Roughly one day’s wage for a skilled worker.
- DEVOLUTIONA rolling down.
- DIGHTAdorned, decorated, or furnished (with); dressed, arrayed, or decked out.
- DUCHYA dominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess.
- DUPLICITYIntentional deceptiveness; double-dealing.
- EXPULSIVETending to expel or resulting in expulsion.
- EYREA journey taken by certain Medieval English itinerant judges (justices in eyre)
- FATUOUSObnoxiously stupid; vacantly silly; content in one's foolishness.
- FECUNDITYAbility to produce offspring.
- FOVEALOf or pertaining to the fovea.
- FRACASA noisy disorderly quarrel, fight, brawl, disturbance or scrap.
- FRICATIVEAny of several speech sounds produced by air flowing through a constriction in the oral cavity and typically producing a sibilant, hissing, or buzzing quality; a fricative consonan
- FULGENTShining brilliantly; radiant.
- FUNICULAROf, pertaining to, resembling, or powered by a rope or cable.
- FUSTIANOriginally, a kind of coarse fabric made from cotton and flax; now, a kind of coarse twilled cotton, or cotton and linen, stuff with a short pile and often dyed a dull colour, whic
- GALILEEA narthex, particularly in the United Kingdom and the Church of England; a vestibule, a fully-enclosed yet porch-like structure, leading to the main body of an English ecclesiastic
- GLUTINOUSGlue-like, sticky, viscid.
- HIRSUTECovered in hair or bristles; hairy.
- IMPALPABLEIncapable of being touched or felt; incorporeal, intangible.
- INCHOATERecently started but not fully formed yet; just begun; only elementary or immature.
- JOCUNDITYThe state of being jocund.
- MENOLOGYThe study of months; the names and system of months within a given calendar.
- NATATIONThe act or process of swimming
- NIVEOUSSnowy; resembling snow.
- OCULUSA window or other opening that has an oval or circular shape (as of an eye). The central boss of a volute. An opening at the apex of a dome.
- OPACITYThe state or quality of being opaque, not allowing light to pass through.