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- DADOEDHaving a dado or dados.
- INTAGLIOSplural of intaglio
- MAJOLICASplural of majolica
- PIANISMOne's way of playing the piano.
- SQUAWKYResembling a squawk; raw and grating
- ZANYISHSomewhat zany.
- SHIITAKEA wide, brown variety of edible mushroom, Lentinula edodes.
- ABEYANCIESplural of abeyancy
- ABNEGATORSplural of abnegator
- ABOMINATEDsimple past and past participle of abominate
- ACERVULUSA small cluster, as of fungi appearing on bark or leaves.
- ADMIXTURESplural of admixture
- ADUMBRATETo foreshadow vaguely.
- ADUMBRATIONThe state of being in shadow or shade; a shadow.
- ADUMBRATIONSplural of adumbration
- AEDICULESplural of aedicule
- AGGLUTINATEDsimple past and past participle of agglutinate
- AGNIZEDsimple past and past participle of agnize
- ALUMNAEplural of alumna
- AMBIDEXTROUSLYIn an ambidextrous manner.
- ARBITRALRelating to arbitration.
- AUGURYA divination based on the appearance and behaviour of animals.
- AUNTHOODThe quality or state of being an aunt.
- AVUNCULATESplural of avunculate
- BICORNSplural of bicorn
- BUREAUXplural of bureau
- 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
- CANTRIPSplural of cantrip
- CARTILAGINOUSComprising soft cartilage rather than bone. Related to or resembling cartilage. Having a skeleton of cartilage.
- CENTUMVIROne of a court of about 100 judges chosen to try civil suits. Under the Empire the court was increased to 180, and met usually in four sections.
- CENTUMVIRIplural of centumvir
- CICATRISEDsimple past and past participle of cicatrise
- CIRRUSSynonym of tendril (“a thin, spirally coiling stem that attaches a plant to its support”). A thin tendril-like appendage, such as a barbel (“whisker-like sensory organ around the m
- CISTERNAEplural of cisterna
- DECEMVIRALPertaining to the decemvirs of ancient Rome.
- DELEGATEESplural of delegatee
- DEPILATIONThe process of stripping hair from the skin so as to make it smooth; unhairing; hair removal.
- DEVOLUTIONSplural of devolution
- DRACHMSplural of drachm
- EGOTISMA tendency to talk excessively about oneself.
- ENFORCEABILITYThe quality of being enforceable.
- EQUIVOKEArchaic spelling of equivoque.
- EQUIVOKESplural of equivoke
- ERRORISTSomeone who encourages or propagates error.
- EVULSIONThe action of forcibly pulling something out.
- FEWMETAlternative spelling of fumet (“deer dung”).
- FORCIPATEDSynonym of forcipal (“forceps-shaped”).
- GENETRIXAlternative form of genitrix.
- GENTEELESTsuperlative form of genteel: most genteel
- HARUSPEXA soothsayer or priest in Ancient Rome (originally Etruscan) who practiced haruspicy, divination by inspecting entrails.
- HAUSTORIAplural of haustorium
- IMPECUNIOUSLacking money.
- INCHOATELYIn an inchoate way.
- INCHOATESplural of inchoate
- IVORIEDDecorated with ivory.
- JADITICAlternative form of jadeitic.
- JANITRIXESplural of janitrix
- JOURNALIZEDsimple past and past participle of journalize
- LUPULINEAlternative spelling of lupulin.
- MOULDIESTsuperlative form of mouldy: most mouldy
- MOXIBUSTIONThe burning of moxa against the skin to treat pain or illness.
- NAEVOIDResembling a naevus.
- NAVALISMnaval militarism
- NUGATORYTrivial, trifling or of little importance.
- NULLIPORESplural of nullipore
- NUNHOODThe status or condition of being a nun.
- OBSTETRICALAlternative form of obstetric.
- OCHREAAlternative form of ocrea.
- OCULISTAn eye doctor; an ophthalmologist or optometrist.
- OENOMELSA beverage made of wine and honey.
- OUGUIYAThe currency of Mauritania, divided into five khoums.
- PENUMBRALOf, or pertaining to, the penumbra.
- PENUMBRASplural of penumbra
- PIMPERNELA plant of the genus Pimpinella, especially burnet saxifrage (Pimpinella saxifraga).
- PINXITAn inscription indicating the identity of the one who created a painting.
- PLAINESTsuperlative form of plain: most plain
- PLEACHINGgerund of pleach: an act of entwining or interweaving.
- PRAEFECTSplural of praefect
- PRAELUDIUMObsolete spelling of preludium.
- PROCLIVEHaving a tendency by nature; prone
- PROLIXTediously lengthy; dwelling on trivial details.
- PUBLISHABLEAble to be published.
- QUAERESplural of quaere
- QUODLIBETSplural of quodlibet
- QUOITSplural of quoit
- QUOTIDIANSplural of quotidian
- RESIDUUMThe residue, remainder or rest of something.
- REXESplural of rex
- ROCKHOUNDSplural of rockhound
- RUGAEplural of ruga
- SCUTAGEA tax, paid in lieu of military service, that was a significant source of revenue in England in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries.
- SEPTEMVIRIplural of septemvir
- SEPULCHREA burial chamber.
- SERJEANTYA land tenure in which a tenant provided his liege with some kind of personal service, as opposed to nonpersonal service, such as paying tax (socage)
- SPIFLICATETo confound, silence or dumbfound.
- SQUALOIDCharacteristic of a shark or dogfish
- SUDAMENA small blister beneath the skin due to retention of fluid in a sweat follicle, or in the epidermis
- SUPERNALPertaining to heaven or to the sky; celestial.
- TOTIPOTENTExhibiting totipotency.
- TRAMELINGA net over a river to catch fish.