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- 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.
- OSCULATIONThe action of kissing.
- PAUCITYFewness in number; too few.
- PERSIFLAGEGood-natured banter; raillery.
- PLAUDITA mark or expression of applause; praise bestowed.
- PLIGHTA dire or unfortunate situation.
- PROCLIVITYA predisposition or natural inclination, propensity, or a predilection; especially, a strong disposition or bent.
- PROLIXTediously lengthy; dwelling on trivial details.
- PUBESCENTAt or just after the age of puberty.
- PYXISA small box.
- REFULGENTResplendent, or shining brightly and radiantly.
- RUMINATETo chew cud. (Said of ruminants.) Involves regurgitating partially digested food from the rumen.
- SALVOAn exception; a reservation; an excuse.
- SERIATIMOne after another, in order; taking one topic or subject at a time in an order; sequentially.
- SITULAA deep ceramic vase with a wide opening.
- SUFFRAGANSubordinate to an archbishop or metropolitan.
- SYNODALA monetary tribute formerly paid to the bishop or archdeacon, at the time of his Easter visitation, by every parish priest.
- TONDOA round picture or other work of art.
- TUNICLEA small tunic.
- VAPIDOffering nothing that is stimulating or challenging.
- VELOCITYA vector quantity that denotes the rate of change of position with respect to time, combining speed with a directional component.
- VERSICLEOne of a series of lines that are shorter than a standard line of verse, particularly in a hymn.
- VESPERThe bell that summons worshippers to vespers; the vesper-bell.
- VIADUCTA bridge with several spans that carries rail or road traffic over a valley or other obstacles.
- VIANDAn item of food.
- VINOLOGYThe study of wine and winemaking.
- VIRULENCEThe state of being virulent.
- VISCERAplural of viscus
- WYVERNA draconian creature possessing wings, only two legs and usually a barbed tail.
- PONGEEA soft unbleached silk, from China or India, from silkworms that feed on oak leaves.
- BEREFTsimple past and past participle of bereave
- CATERWAULTo cry as cats in heat; to make a harsh, offensive noise.
- FADGETo be suitable (with or to something).
- FELONIOUSOf, relating to, being, or having the quality of felony.
- GAINSAYTo say something in contradiction to.
- PITHYConcise and meaningful.
- YEOMANAn official providing honorable service in a royal or high noble household, ranking between a squire and a page. Especially, a yeoman of the guard, a member of a ceremonial bodygua
- CUBICUsed in the names of units of volume formed by multiplying a unit of length by itself twice.
- FICTIVEHaving the characteristics of fiction: fictional.
- LANGUOROUSlacking energy, spirit, liveliness or vitality; languid, lackadaisical.
- PARCLOSEA partition that closes off part of a building; especially one that separates an altar or chapel from the rest of a church.
- VISCOUNTYThe territory administered by a viscount as (notably royal) official
- FRANKPLEDGEA form of collective suretyship and punishment under English law among the members of a tithing.
- HERIOTThe return of military equipment.
- QUICKSILVERThe metal mercury.
- BASTIONA projecting part of a rampart or other fortification.
- BIBULOUSVery absorbent.
- COISTRELAlternative form of custrel.
- CONCAVITYThe state of being concave
- CRAVENUnwilling to fight; lacking even the rudiments of courage; extremely cowardly.
- FIXATIONThe act of fixing.
- HIRPLETo walk with a limp, to drag a limb, to walk lamely; to move with a gait somewhere between walking and crawling.
- VERANDAA gallery, platform, or balcony, usually roofed and often partly enclosed, extending along the outside of a building.
- CLEFTAn opening, fissure, or V-shaped indentation made by or as if by splitting.
- DOXYA sweetheart, a prostitute, a mistress or kept woman.
- APRICATETo bask in the sun.
- BORZOIA dog of a particular breed, similar in shape to a greyhound but with longer silkier hair.
- BURGEONA bud, sprout, or shoot.
- CHOLERICSenses relating to choler or yellow bile (“one of the four humours formerly believed to be secreted by the liver”). Of or relating to choler. Of a person: having an excess of chole
- FURTIVEOf a thing: done with evasive or guilty secrecy.
- LIMNTo draw or paint; to delineate.
- MERLEA Eurasian blackbird, Turdus merula.
- ODIUMHatred; dislike.
- OROTUNDOf a voice: characterized by clarity, fullness, smoothness, and strength of sound; hence, of a person: having a clear, full, and strong voice, appropriate for public speaking, read
- PABLUMAlternative letter-case form of Pablum (“a type of cereal for infants made from cornmeal, oat, and wheat”).
- RIBALDCoarsely, vulgarly, or lewdly amusing; referring to sexual matters in a rude or irreverent way.
- VISCERALOf or relating to, made up of, or positioned among or within, the viscera (“internal organs of the body, especially those contained within the abdominal and thoracic cavities”).
- VULPINEPertaining to a fox.
- WOADThe plant Isatis tinctoria.
- KERMESAny of several insects of the genus Kermes.
- GLAIKITSenseless; silly, foolish.
- SLEEKITSpecious, flattering; cunning.
- RECONDITEDifficult, obscure. Difficult to grasp or understand; abstruse, profound.
- SNIFTERTo sniff; also, to snivel or snuffle.
- APIARISTbeekeeper
- BAGMANA person who collects, transports, or distributes illicit money, especially for the purpose of bribery, extortion, or the making of other improper payments.
- BAWDYObscene; filthy; unchaste.
- BOSKYHaving abundant bushes, shrubs or trees.
- BROUGHAMA four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with an open seat for the driver in front of a closed cabin for two or four passengers, designed in 1839.
- CADGERA hawker or peddler.
- CALIPERSA device used to measure dimensions, especially for small or precise measurements.
- CHAVA working-class youth, especially one associated with aggression, poor education, and a perceived "common" taste in clothing and lifestyle.
- CHORINEA female chorus line dancer; a chorus girl.
- CLAVEsimple past and past participle of cleave
- CLENCHEROne who clenches.
- CRANIALOf or relating to the cranium, or to the skull.
- DIATOMICConsisting of two atoms.
- DOGMATICSThe systematic study of dogmata.
- EMBRANGLETo embroil.
- EUPHONICCharacterized by euphony; harmonious.
- FANTODSplural of fantod
- FINAGLERA person who finagles; a cheat or swindler
- FLUMPA sound of something moving or falling heavily, or with a dull sound.
- FOLDEROLNonsense or foolishness.
- FOLKSYCharacteristic of common folk. Characteristic of simple country life. Informal, affable, and familiar.
- FRACTIOUSGiven to troublemaking.
- FROWSYHaving a dingy, neglected, and scruffy appearance.
- FUBSYshort and stout; low and wide
- GARNISHEEThe person whose money is garnished.