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- ADMIXTUREAn instance of admixing, a mixing in of something.
- ADUMBRATIONThe state of being in shadow or shade; a shadow.
- AUTOCLAVEA strong, pressurized, heated vessel, as for laboratory experiments, sterilization, cooking or mineral processing.
- DECORATIVEThat serves to decorate
- DEFALCATETo misappropriate funds; to embezzle.
- DEFALCATIONThe act of cancelling part of a claim by deducting a smaller claim which the claimant owes to the defendant.
- ELOCUTIONThe art of speaking, especially public speaking, with expert control of gesture and voice, diction (articulation and word choice), and usage.
- EXECRATIONAn act or instance of cursing; a curse dictated by violent feelings of hatred; an imprecation; an expression of utter detestation.
- FEBRILEFeverish, or having a high temperature.
- FECULENTDirty with faeces or other impurities
- FUNICULAROf, pertaining to, resembling, or powered by a rope or cable.
- GENUFLECTTo bend the knee, as in servitude.
- IGNORAMUSA totally ignorant person—unknowledgeable, uneducated, or uninformed; a fool.
- IMPORTUNETo bother, irritate, trouble.
- IMPROVIDENTfailing to provide for the future; reckless
- INDEFATIGABLEExtremely persistent and untiring.
- OVIPAROUSDepositing eggs that develop and hatch outside the body as a reproductive strategy.
- PECUNIARYOf, or relating to, money; monetary, financial.
- PUGNACIOUSNaturally aggressive or hostile; combative; belligerent; bellicose.
- SEMPITERNALEverlasting, eternal.
- SEQUENTIALSucceeding or following in order.
- SPERMACETIA wax obtained from the head of sperm whales and used to make cosmetics, etc; humans separate it out from sperm oil.
- SUBALTERNOf a lower rank or position; inferior or secondary; especially ranking as a junior officer, below the rank of captain.
- SUPERFLUITYThe quality or state of being superfluous; overflowingness.
- VESTIGIALOf or pertaining to a vestige or remnant; like a trace from the past.
- VESTRYA room in a church where the clergy put on their vestments and where these are stored; also used for meetings and classes.