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- ACONITEThe herb wolfsbane, or monkshood; any plant of the genus Aconitum, all the species of which are poisonous.
- ACROPHOBIAphobia or strong fear of being high above ground level
- ATRIUMA central room or space in ancient Roman homes, open to the sky in the middle; a similar space in other buildings.
- AWAKENTo cause to become awake.
- BIOLOGICBiological; pertaining to biology or to a living organism.
- BOARDSplural of board
- BOGSplural of bog
- BOVINEOf, relating to, or characteristic of cattle, buffaloes, or bison.
- BYLINESplural of byline
- CAFEAlternative form of café.
- CANOEISTA person who travels by canoe.
- CARPETA fabric used as a complete floor covering.
- CAULKINGpresent participle and gerund of caulk
- CITIESplural of city
- CLEATSplural of cleat
- CLOSUREAn event or occurrence that signifies an ending.
- CONIFERA plant belonging to the order Coniferales; a cone-bearing seed plant with vascular tissue, usually a tree.
- CONKThe shelf- or bracket-shaped fruiting body of a bracket fungus (also called a shelf fungus), i.e. a mushroom growing off a tree trunk.
- COUNTYThe land ruled by a count or a countess.
- CRAMSthird-person singular simple present indicative of cram
- CROUPThe top of the rump of a horse or other quadruped.
- CRYPTOClipping of cryptocurrency
- CUDGELA short heavy club with a rounded head used as a weapon.
- DAMAGEInjury or harm; the condition or measure of something not being intact.
- DELETIONSplural of deletion
- DEPRIVEUsed with “of”, to take something away from (someone) and keep it away; to deny someone something.
- DETACHEROne who or that which detaches.
- DETOXIFYTo remove foreign and harmful substances from something.
- DEVOLUTIONA rolling down.
- DIGITALSplural of digital
- DILUVIANPertaining to a deluge, or flood.
- DIREWarning of bad consequences: ill-boding; portentous.
- DIRGELIKEResembling a dirge: slow and depressing
- DISABLEROne who, or that which, disables.
- DISAVOWEROne who disavows.
- DOPAMINEA monoamine C8H11NO2 that is a decarboxylated form of dopa, present in the body as a neurotransmitter and a precursor of other substances including adrenalin.
- DOWSINGThe practice of seeking water or other substances (usually liquid) with the aid of a forked stick or similar pointing device, as believed by some practitioners to derive from super
- DROUGHTA period of unusually low rainfall, longer and more severe than a dry spell.
- DROWA member of a race of folkloric beings from Orkney and Shetland; cognate to the Scandinavian troll. “hidden people” (Faroese huldufólk, Norwegian huldrefolk), subterraneans (Norweg
- DROWSA member of a race of folkloric beings from Orkney and Shetland; cognate to the Scandinavian troll. “hidden people” (Faroese huldufólk, Norwegian huldrefolk), subterraneans (Norweg
- DROWSYInclined to drowse; heavy with sleepiness
- EMBRYOIn the reproductive cycle, the stage after the fertilization of the egg that precedes the development into a fetus.
- EMBRYONICOf or relating to an embryo.
- EVALUATIONAn assessment, such as an annual personnel performance review used as the basis for a salary increase or bonus, or a summary of a particular situation.
- FEINTA movement made to confuse an opponent; a dummy.
- FERALWild; untamed.
- FIATAn arbitrary or authoritative command or order to do something; an effectual decree.
- FIREDdismissed, terminated from employment.
- FLASKA narrow-necked vessel of metal or glass, used for various purposes; as of sheet metal, to carry gunpowder in; or of wrought iron, to contain quicksilver; or of glass, to heat wate
- FLUBSplural of flub
- FORBIDTo disallow; to proscribe.
- FRAGA fragmentation grenade.
- FROSTYCold, chilly; icy.
- FUGSplural of fug
- FULCRUMThe support about which a lever pivots.
- GELDERSplural of gelder
- GENUFLECTTo bend the knee, as in servitude.
- GHOSTLIKESeemingly invisible; as a ghost, similar to a ghost.
- GIMPA narrow ornamental fabric or braid of silk, wool, or cotton, often stiffened with metallic wire or coarse cord running through it, used as trimming for dresses, curtains, furnitur
- GLOPTo stare in amazement.
- GONKA small fuzzy toy, popularized during wartime.
- GRANITEA group of igneous and plutonic rocks composed primarily of feldspar and quartz. Usually contains one or more dark minerals, which may be mica, pyroxene, or amphibole. Granite is q
- GRAPHICALOf, related to, or shown on a graph.
- GRAPHITEAn allotrope of carbon, consisting of planes of carbon atoms arranged in hexagonal arrays with the planes stacked loosely, that is used as a dry lubricant, in "lead" pencils, and a
- GRASPEDsimple past and past participle of grasp
- GUMSplural of gum
- HAKEA hook; a pot-hook.
- HETEROHeterosexual: of, pertaining to, or being a heterosexual person.
- HOLDENpast participle of hold
- HOOLIGANA young person who causes trouble or violence, typically as a member of a gang or other group.
- JAGUARSplural of jaguar
- JANGLERSplural of jangler
- JOUSTERA person who jousts.
- KALEAn edible plant, similar to cabbage, with curled leaves that do not form a dense head (Brassica oleracea var. acephala)
- KNOWLEDGEThe fact of knowing about something; general understanding or familiarity with a subject, place, situation etc.
- LAMIAA monster preying upon human beings, who sucked the blood of children, often described as having the head and breasts of a woman and the lower half of a serpent.
- LAMPREYAny long slender primitive eel-like freshwater and saltwater fish of the order Petromyzontiformes, having a sucking mouth with rasping teeth but no jaw.
- LAMPREYSplural of lamprey
- LEXICONThe vocabulary of a language.
- LIEGEA free and independent person; specifically, a lord paramount; a sovereign.
- LOGIESplural of logy
- LOREAll the facts and traditions about a particular subject that have been accumulated over time through education or experience.
- LURIDPruriently detailed and sensationalistic about something shocking or horrifying, especially with regard to violence or sex.
- MALEFICENTHarmful or evil in intent or effect.
- MALIGNEvil or malignant in disposition, nature, intent or influence.
- MASTERSplural of master
- MIDWIFERYThe practice and science of being a midwife.
- MOATSplural of moat
- MOISTENEDsimple past and past participle of moisten
- MOPHEADSplural of mophead
- MORPHA recurrent distinctive sound or sequence of sounds representing an indivisible morphological form; especially as representing a morpheme.
- MUCOUSPertaining to mucus.
- NAIFAlternative spelling of naïf.
- NEPOTISMThe favoring of relatives or also personal friends because of their relationship rather than because of their abilities.
- NIPSplural of nip
- NOXIOUSHarmful; injurious.
- ONUSA legal obligation.
- PHOBICSplural of phobic
- PIERCINGpresent participle and gerund of pierce
- PIRATICALOf, pertaining to, or similar to pirates.