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- ADYTUMThe innermost sanctuary or shrine in a temple, from where oracles were given.
- ANAPTYXISThe epenthesis (insertion) of a vowel.
- ASTERAny of several plants of the genus Aster; one of its flowers.
- AUTONOMYThe right or condition of self-government; freedom to act or function independently.
- AUXETICHaving the property of counterintuitively expanding when being stretched.
- CHOENIXAn ancient dry measure of two pints or greater.
- FLINTA hard, fine-grained quartz that fractures conchoidally and generates sparks when struck against a material such as steel, because tiny chips of the steel are heated to incandescen
- JYNXESA bird, the wryneck, once thought a bird of ill omen (Jynx torquilla).
- KINETICRelating to motion.
- KLEPTOMANIACOne who steals compulsively.
- KYLIXAn Ancient Greek drinking cup with a stem, two handles, and a broad, shallow body.
- MYXOVIRUSAny of a group of RNA viruses of the Orthomyxoviridae and Paramyxoviridae families.
- PILEORHIZAA cap of cells covering the growing extremity of a root; a rootcap.
- PRAXISThe practical application of any branch of learning.
- ZEPHYRA light wind from the west.
- FLAMINGOA wading bird of the family Phoenicopteridae of the order Phoenicopteriformes.
- HAIKUA Japanese poem in three lines, the first and last consisting of five morae, and the second consisting of seven morae, usually with an emphasis on the season or a naturalistic them
- CHARIVARIThe noisy banging of pots and pans as a mock serenade to a newly married couple, or similar occasion.
- MANGOUSTEA mongoose.
- REVANCHISMThe political policy of endeavouring to regain lost territory.
- SONDERThe profound feeling of realizing that everyone, including strangers passing in the street, has a life as complex as one's own, which they are constantly living despite one's perso
- VERSTA Russian unit of length, equivalent to about 1.07 kilometres or about ⁄3 of a mile.
- ABSEILTo descend a steep or vertical drop using a rope with a mechanical friction device or (classic abseil) by wrapping the rope around the body.
- ADSORPTIONThe adhesion of a liquid or gas on the surface of a solid material, forming a thin film on the surface.
- ALDRINAn insecticide and persistent organic pollutant containing a naphthalene-derived compound.
- FLUKEA lucky or improbable occurrence that could probably never be repeated.
- FLYSCHA series of sandstones and schists overlying the true nummulitic formation in the Alps, and included in the Eocene Tertiary.
- GEMUTLICHAlternative spelling of gemütlich.
- GIBELPrussian carp (Carassius gibelio).
- GUNSELSynonym of catamite: a young man kept by an elder as a (usually passive) homosexual partner.
- HORNFELSAny of a series of contact metamorphic rocks that have been baked and indurated by the heat of intrusive igneous masses and rendered massive, hard, splintery, and in some cases exc
- MILCHIGDairy, containing anything derived from milk.
- MOLDAVITEA substance formed by meteorite impact, a component of the tektites found across central Europe.
- MONOCYTEA type of leukocyte (white blood cell) that differentiates into a macrophage.
- NEUTROPHILOf a cell: being more easily or more fully stained by neutral dyes than by acidic or alkaline (basic) ones.
- SCHWARZLOTA kind of black enamel decoration applied to glass etc.
- THALWEGThe line that connects the lowest points in a valley or river channel, and thus the line of fastest flow or deepest water along a river’s course.
- TRACHEIDA tracheid cell.
- URACILOne of the bases of RNA, pairing with adenine.
- VORLAGEA skiing position in which the skier leans forward while keeping their heels in contact with the skis.
- VRAICSSeaweed gathered for use as a fertilizer or fuel.
- WACKEA soft, earthy, dark-coloured rock or clay derived from the alteration of basalt.
- WALDHORNA French horn.
- WISENTThe European bison, Bison bonasus or Bos bonasus.
- QOPHThe nineteenth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).
- CAIRDA travelling tinker or a tramp.
- CRUBEENAn Irish food made from pigs' feet, usually boiled.
- TUATHA tribe or group of people in Ireland, having a loose voluntary system of governance entered into through contracts by all members.
- AGRODOLCEAn Italian sweet-and-sour sauce.
- AGRODOLCESAn Italian sweet-and-sour sauce.
- MALPIGHIAAny of the genus Malpighia of tropical American shrubs.
- WARIBASHIdisposable chopsticks
- AXILLARYOf or pertaining to the axilla or armpit.
- CABINA small dwelling characteristic of the frontier, especially when built from logs with simple tools and not constructed by professional builders, but by those who meant to live in i
- CAJOLETo persuade someone to do something which they are reluctant to do, especially by flattery or promises; to coax.
- CALXThe substance which remains after a metal or mineral has been thoroughly burnt, once seen as being the essential substance left after the expulsion of phlogiston, but now recognise
- COADJUTRIXA female coadjutor
- FLUMEA ravine or gorge, usually one with water running through.
- GLADIUSA Roman sword roughly two feet long.
- GNOMEAn elemental (spirit or corporeal creature associated with a classical element) associated with earth.
- JANITRIXA female janitor.
- PINEALIn the shape of a pine cone.
- PRIMAQUINEA synthetic compound derived from quinoline, used as a medication in the treatment of malaria and pneumocystis pneumonia.
- SCROFULOUSOf, related to, or suffering from scrofula (form of tuberculosis tending to cause enlarged lymph nodes and skin inflammation).
- VALETA man's personal male attendant, responsible for his clothes and appearance.
- VANITYThat which is vain, futile, or worthless; that which is of no value, use or profit.
- ZOANTHROPYThe belief that one has transformed into an animal.
- WUXIASA genre of East Asian fiction concerning the adventures of martial artists, typically set in Ancient China.
- BULLIONA bulk quantity of precious metal, usually gold or silver, assessed by weight and typically cast as ingots.
- BEHOVELYNecessary; advantageous.
- BEWRAYINGThe act or process of divulging or revealing information
- BULRUSHA plant referred to in the story of Moses as growing along the banks of the Nile, which is believed to be the papyrus (Cyperus papyrus).
- COXSWAINIn a ship's boat, the helmsman given charge of the boat's crew.
- HOARYWhite, whitish, or greyish-white.
- QUOPTo throb or beat.
- UNSEEABLEInvisible
- LOIPEA cross-country ski trail.
- BOUNDsimple past and past participle of bind
- FLUEA pipe or duct that carries gaseous combustion products away from the point of combustion (such as a furnace).
- TOADAn amphibian, a kind of frog (broad sense, order Anura) with shorter hindlegs and a drier, wartier skin, many in family Bufonidae.
- WRAXLETo wrestle.
- WRAXLINGSTo wrestle.
- COUCHAn item of furniture, often upholstered, for the comfortable seating of more than one person; a sofa.
- GILLIEA male attendant of a Scottish Highland chief.
- KITLINGAny young animal; cub, whelp, kit.
- GADFLYAny dipterous (“two-winged”) insect or fly of the family Oestridae (commonly known as a botfly) or Tabanidae (horsefly), noted for irritating animals by buzzing about them, and bit
- GAUNTLETProtective armor for the hands, formerly thrown down as a challenge to combat.
- GHYLLA ravine.
- GENIUSSomeone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill; especially somebody who has demonstrated this by a creative or original work in science, music, art, etc.
- LIMNTo draw or paint; to delineate.
- LITMUSA dyestuff extracted from certain lichens, that changes color when exposed to pH levels greater than or less than certain critical levels.
- OCCUPYTo take or use. To fill.
- POUNDA unit of weight in various measurement systems. Ellipsis of pound weight. Various non-English units of measure.
- VOUCHTo call on (someone) to be a witness to something. To cite or rely on (an authority, a written work, etc.) in support of one's actions or opinions.
- WOUNDAn injury, such as a cut, stab, or tear, to a (usually external) part of the body.
- YARDINGSA small, usually uncultivated area adjoining or (now especially) within the precincts of a house or other building.
- COORIETo crouch, stoop down.
- GLAIKITSenseless; silly, foolish.
- OOSEFluff, particularly from a textile source such as cotton or wool.
- GRAVLAXESSalmon dry-cured in salt, seasoned with dill and sugar, and served usually thinly sliced as an appetizer.