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- BICAMERALBeing or having a system with two, often unequal, chambers or compartments; of, signifying, relating to, or being the product of such a two-chambered system.
- CEMENTA powdered substance produced by firing (calcining) calcium carbonate (limestone) and clay that develops strong cohesive properties when mixed with water. The main ingredient of co
- CONVEXCurved or bowed outward like the outside of a bowl, circle, or sphere.
- CORPSEA dead body, especially that of a human as opposed to an animal.
- CURSIVERunning; flowing.
- DAMASKAn ornate silk fabric originating from Damascus.
- DELUXEVery fine in quality or luxurious.
- DESULTORYJumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order, planning, or rational connection; lacking logical sequence.
- EQUINEOf, relating to, or reminiscent of horses.
- FACTIOUSOf, pertaining to, or caused by factions.
- FEMICIDEThe killing of a woman or girl, originally with reference to loss of virtue but now usually specifically because of their sex or gender and especially such a killing by a man motiv
- FLUXThe act of flowing; a continuous moving on or passing by, as of a flowing stream.
- JUSTIFYTo provide an acceptable explanation for.
- MAUNDYA commandment.
- MYTHICALExisting in myth.
- ORATIONA formal, often ceremonial speech.
- PERFIDIOUSOf, pertaining to, or representing perfidy; disloyal to what should command one's fidelity or allegiance.
- PERFIDYA state or act of violating faith or allegiance; violation of a promise or vow, or of trust.
- PETROLEUMA flammable liquid ranging in color from clear to very dark brown and black, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons, occurring naturally in deposits under the Earth's surface.
- PLEXA building, such as a duplex or triplex, with a number of apartments (typically two to four) that all open directly to the outside.
- PLUMBEROne who works in or with lead.
- PONDEROUSHeavy, massive, weighty.
- QUANTIFYTo assign a quantity to.
- QUANTUMThe total amount of something; quantity. The amount of compensation awarded to a successful party in a lawsuit. The length or magnitude of the sentence handed down to someone who h
- RABIESAn infectious disease caused by species of Lyssavirus that causes acute encephalitis in warm-blooded animals and people, characterised by abnormal behaviour such as biting, excitem
- RASCALA dishonest person; a rogue, a scoundrel, a trickster.
- RUSTICCountry-styled or pastoral; rural.
- SIMPLEUncomplicated; lacking complexity; taken by itself, with nothing added.
- TREASONThe crime of betraying one’s own country.
- VAPIDOffering nothing that is stimulating or challenging.