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- CENTRALBeing in the centre.
- CYSTICOf or pertaining to a cyst.
- IDOLATRYThe worship of idols.
- ORGASMA spasm or sudden contraction.
- PETRIFYTo turn to stone: to harden organic matter by permeating with water and depositing dissolved minerals.
- PHYLUMA rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class; also called a divisio or a division, especially in describing plants; a taxon at that rank
- SIGMAThe eighteenth letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets (Σ, σ), the twentieth letter of Old and Ancient.
- STAMENIn flowering plants, a male reproductive structure in a flower that produces pollen, typically consisting of an anther and a filament.
- SYMBOLICPertaining to a symbol.
- TAXISThe directional movement of an organism in response to a stimulus.
- HIJABA traditional headscarf worn by Muslim women, covering the hair and neck.
- JIHADA holy war undertaken by Muslims.
- BUTTEAn isolated hill with steep sides and a flat top.
- CLARINETA woodwind musical instrument that has a distinctive liquid tone whose characteristics vary among its three registers: chalumeau (low), clarion (medium), and altissimo (high).
- PATOISA regional dialect (usually one considered substandard) of a language (especially French).
- TACITURNSilent; temperamentally untalkative; disinclined to speak.
- COBALTA chemical element (symbol Co) with an atomic number of 27: a hard, lustrous, silver-gray metal.
- GHOSTLYOf or pertaining to ghosts or spirits.
- MIRTHThe emotion usually following humor and accompanied by laughter.
- SAXOPHONEA single-reed instrument musical instrument of the woodwind family, usually made of brass and with a distinctive loop bringing the bell upwards.
- SIMPERTo smile in a foolish, frivolous, self-conscious, coy, obsequious, or smug manner.
- SWAGERA brother-in-law.
- WONDERFULTending to excite wonder; surprising, extraordinary.
- PEDANTRYAn excessive attention to detail or rules. An instance of such behaviour.
- 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.
- CURSEDUnder some divine harm, malady, or other curse.
- FIERYOf or relating to fire.
- FISHINGThe act of catching fish.
- FULSOMEOffensive to good taste, tactless, overzealous, excessive.
- KNOWLEDGEThe fact of knowing about something; general understanding or familiarity with a subject, place, situation etc.
- PITHYConcise and meaningful.
- PITIFULSo appalling or sad that one feels or should feel sorry for it; eliciting pity.
- PLENTIFULExisting in large number or ample amount.
- SHADOWYIn shadow; darkened by shadows.
- SIMPLYIn a simple way or state; considered in or by itself; without addition; alone.
- SMITHINGThe work of a smith; the forging of metal.
- SPITEFULFilled with, or showing, spite; having a desire to annoy or harm.
- VICEROYOne who governs a country, province, or colony as the representative of a monarch.
- BEAUTIFULPossessing beauty, impressing the eye; attractive.
- BROADWAYAn esplanade.
- FLAXENMade of or resembling flax fibers.
- KINGLYOf or belonging to a king or kings; exercised by a king.
- QUEENLYHaving the status, rank or qualities of a queen; regal.
- QUICKLYRapidly; with speed; fast; with expedition.
- SINFULHaving sinned; guilty of sin.
- STEADINGA farmhouse and outer buildings such as barns, stables, cattle-sheds, etc.; a farmstead; a homestead, an onstead, an estate.
- THANKFULShowing appreciation or gratitude.
- BASTIONA projecting part of a rampart or other fortification.
- HONESTYThe act, quality, or condition of being honest.
- MISADVENTURESynonym of misfortune, bad luck or mishap, an instance of bad luck.
- PENSIVEEngaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought.
- SURFEITSated; surfeited; filled.
- GEYSERA boiling natural spring which throws forth jets of water, mud, etc., at frequent intervals, driven upwards by the expansive power of steam.
- SWAGTo (cause to) sway.
- BORAXA white or gray/grey crystalline salt, found in nature as a mineral, with a slight alkaline taste, used as a flux, in soldering metals, making enamels, fixing colors/colours on por
- PYJAMASUK standard form of pajamas.
- TAPIOCAA starchy food made from the cassava plant, used in puddings.
- OAKENMade from the wood of the oak tree. Also in metaphorical uses, suggesting robustness.
- OXENplural of ox
- PLOUGHA device pulled through the ground in order to break it open into furrows for planting.
- SHRUGA lifting of the shoulders to signal indifference or a casual lack of knowledge about something.
- SMITHYThe location where a smith (particularly a blacksmith) works; a forge.
- SMOTHERTo suffocate; stifle; obstruct, more or less completely, the respiration of something or someone.
- SOUNDERcomparative form of sound: more sound
- WAXENGrown.
- WHOMWhat person or people; which person or people. As the object of a verb.
- BUSHELA dry measure, containing four pecks, eight gallons, or thirty-two quarts; equivalent in volume to approximately 0.0364 cubic meters (imperial bushel) or 0.0352 cubic meters (U.S.
- COURAGEThe quality of being confident, not afraid or easily intimidated, but without being incautious or inconsiderate.
- DISTANCEAn amount of space between points (often geographical points), usually (but not necessarily) measured along a straight line.
- FLESHThe soft tissue of the body, especially muscle and fat.
- GRATEFULOf a person or their actions, feelings, etc.: expressing gratitude or appreciation; appreciative, thankful.