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- ABDICATIONThe act of disowning or disinheriting a child.
- ADVOWSONThe right to present a nominee to a vacant ecclesiastical benefice or church office.
- ADYTUMThe innermost sanctuary or shrine in a temple, from where oracles were given.
- AETIOLOGYThe establishment of a cause, origin, or reason for something.
- AGOUTIA rodent of the genus Dasyprocta, similar in appearance to a guinea pig but having longer legs, mainly native to Central and South America.
- 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
- AMBOSplural of ambo
- AMICESplural of amice
- AMPERESplural of ampere
- AMPHORAEplural of amphora
- APIARISTbeekeeper
- APOGEEThe point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is farthest from the Earth: the apoapsis of an Earth orbiter.
- APRICATETo bask in the sun.
- APRICITYThe light or warmth of the Sun.
- ARCHIPELAGOPreceded by the, and often in the form Archipelago: the Aegean Sea.
- AVAUNTEDsimple past and past participle of avaunt
- AVERSIONOpposition or repugnance of mind; fixed dislike often without any conscious reasoning.
- AXIOMATICSelf-evident or unquestionable.
- BAGMANA person who collects, transports, or distributes illicit money, especially for the purpose of bribery, extortion, or the making of other improper payments.
- BALUSTERA short column used in a group to support a rail, as commonly found on the side of a stairway or around a balcony.
- BASTIONA projecting part of a rampart or other fortification.
- BATHOSOverdone or treacly attempts to inspire pathos.
- BAWDYObscene; filthy; unchaste.
- BELDAMAlternative spelling of beldame.
- BEREFTsimple past and past participle of bereave
- BIBULOUSVery absorbent.
- 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
- BLOVIATEDsimple past and past participle of bloviate
- BORZOIA dog of a particular breed, similar in shape to a greyhound but with longer silkier hair.
- BOSKYHaving abundant bushes, shrubs or trees.
- BOUCLEE
- BOUCLEESAlternative spelling of bouclé.
- BRACHIALPertaining or belonging to the arm.
- BRASHINGpresent participle and gerund of brash
- BROCADESplural of brocade
- 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.
- BRUITEDsimple past and past participle of bruit
- BRUSKAlternative spelling of brusque.
- BURGEONA bud, sprout, or shoot.
- BURSARIESplural of bursary
- CADGERA hawker or peddler.
- CADGERSplural of cadger
- CAIRDA travelling tinker or a tramp.
- CALIPERSA device used to measure dimensions, especially for small or precise measurements.
- CALUMNYA false accusation or charge brought to tarnish another's reputation or standing.
- CARKINGpresent participle and gerund of cark
- CATERWAULTo cry as cats in heat; to make a harsh, offensive noise.
- CATHEDRAThe chair or throne of a bishop.
- CATHISMAAlternative spelling of kathisma
- CATSUPAlternative form of ketchup.
- CAVILINGpresent participle and gerund of cavil
- CHAMPLEVE
- CHARIVARIThe noisy banging of pots and pans as a mock serenade to a newly married couple, or similar occasion.
- CHAUNTRYObsolete form of chantry.
- CHAVA working-class youth, especially one associated with aggression, poor education, and a perceived "common" taste in clothing and lifestyle.
- CHEONGSAMA tight-fitting Chinese formal woman's dress, usually brightly coloured, patterned and/or embroidered, with a split at the thigh.
- CHEVETSplural of chevet
- 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
- CHORINEA female chorus line dancer; a chorus girl.
- 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.
- CICADAAny of several insects in the superfamily Cicadoidea, with small eyes wide apart on the head and transparent well-veined wings. The periodical cicada.
- CLAVEsimple past and past participle of cleave
- CLEAVEDCleft or cloven.
- CLEFTAn opening, fissure, or V-shaped indentation made by or as if by splitting.
- CLENCHEROne who clenches.
- 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
- CLOISTERINGpresent participle and gerund of cloister
- CLOUTEDClotted; coagulated.
- COIRSplural of coir
- COISTRELAlternative form of custrel.
- COITSplural of coit
- 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.
- CONCAVITYThe state of being concave
- CONSPIREDsimple past and past participle of conspire
- CONTUMELYOffensive and abusive language or behaviour; scorn, insult.
- COOPTAlternative form of co-opt.
- COTERIEA circle of individuals who associate with one another for a common purpose.
- COWRYAlternative spelling of cowrie.
- CRANIALOf or relating to the cranium, or to the skull.
- CRAVENUnwilling to fight; lacking even the rudiments of courage; extremely cowardly.
- CREDOA statement of a belief or a summary statement of a whole belief system; also (metonymically) the belief or belief system itself.
- CROCIplural of crocus
- CUBICUsed in the names of units of volume formed by multiplying a unit of length by itself twice.
- CULVERTSplural of culvert
- CUPIDITYExtreme greed, especially for wealth.
- CYNOSUREAlternative letter-case form of Cynosure: Ursa Minor or Polaris, the North Star, used as a guide by navigators.
- DACTYLSplural of dactyl
- DAMASKAn ornate silk fabric originating from Damascus.
- DAUPHINEThe wife of the dauphin; dauphiness.
- 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.
- DEVIANCYThe state of being deviant, abnormal or anomalous.
- DEVOLUTIONA rolling down.
- DIATOMICConsisting of two atoms.
- DIGHTAdorned, decorated, or furnished (with); dressed, arrayed, or decked out.