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- AMPHITHEATERAmerican form of amphitheatre.
- CHARISMAA gift or power of leadership or authority.
- CHASMA deep, steep-sided rift, gap or fissure; a gorge or abyss.
- CLAXONAlternative spelling of klaxon.
- CLIMEA particular region defined by its weather or climate.
- CORMA short, vertical, swollen, underground stem of a plant (usually one of the monocots) that serves as a storage organ to enable the plant to survive winter or other adverse conditio
- CRYPTA cave or cavern.
- DROPSYEdema, swelling.
- HARPIESplural of harpy
- HARPYA mythological creature generally depicted as a bird-of-prey with the head of a maiden, a face pale with hunger and long claws on her hands personifying the destructive power of st
- IODINEA chemical element (symbol: I) with an atomic number of 53; one of the halogens.
- MOLYA magic herb or plant used by Odysseus to overcome Circe.
- MUCKILYIn a mucky way.
- PAEANA chant or song, especially a hymn of thanksgiving for deliverance or victory, to Apollo or sometimes another god or goddess; hence any song sung to solicit victory in battle.
- PALSYComplete or partial muscle paralysis of a body part, often accompanied by a loss of feeling and uncontrolled body movements such as shaking.
- PHOBICRelating to a phobia.
- POESYA poem.
- POLITICOf or relating to polity, or civil government; political.
- PROWThe front part of a vessel.
- PSALTERSynonym of Psalms, particularly when printed as a separate work from the Bible.
- RHOMBUSA parallelogram having all sides of equal length. The rhombus diamond, as one of the suits seen in a deck of playing cards ( or ).
- SHAWMA mediaeval double-reed wind instrument with a conical wooden body.
- THORAXThe region of the mammalian body between the neck and abdomen as well as the cavity containing the heart and lungs.
- UREAA water-soluble organic compound, CO(NH2)2, formed by the metabolism of proteins and excreted in the urine.
- FAKIRA religious mendicant who owns no personal property.
- HARAMA sin.
- TANSYA herbaceous plant with yellow flowers, of the genus Tanacetum, especially Tanacetum vulgare.
- CHOWEDsimple past and past participle of chow
- BOORISHBehaving as a boor; rough in manners.
- LOBBYAn entryway or reception area; vestibule; passageway; corridor.
- PARKYOf, from, or related to a park or parks generally, especially parklike.
- AMBIENCEAlternative spelling of ambiance.
- APLOMBSelf-confidence; poise; composure.
- BOUFFEA comic opera
- BRANLEA dance of French origin dating from the 16th century, performed by couples in a circle or a line; the music for this dance.
- CAGOULAlternative form of cagoule.
- CHORDA harmonic set of three or more notes that is heard as if sounding simultaneously.
- CRAMPONAn attachment to a shoe or boot that provides traction by means of spikes for climbing or walking on slippery surfaces, especially ice.
- GUMBOSynonym of okra: the plant or its edible capsules.
- PISTOUA Provençal cold sauce made from cloves of garlic, fresh basil, and olive oil, similar to pesto.
- TRAIPSETo walk in a messy or unattractively casual way; to trail through dirt.
- BETSplural of bet
- CHORALEA form of Lutheran or Protestant hymn tune.
- DOUGHTYBold; brave, courageous.
- FLUGELAlternative form of flugelhorn.
- HINTERLANDThe land immediately next to, and inland from, a coast.
- PHOOEYAn expression of disgust, rejection, or disappointment.
- SHILLA person paid to endorse a product while pretending to be impartial.
- SHIRKTo avoid, especially a duty, responsibility, etc.; to stay away from.
- DOURStern, harsh and forbidding.
- SLOBBYSlobbish.
- VECTORA directed quantity, one with both magnitude and direction; the signed difference between two points.
- DOUBTTo consider questionable or unlikely; to hesitate to believe; to lack confidence in; to question.
- GOUACHEA thick, opaque watercolour paint made with gum containing an inert white pigment to make it opaque.
- GRAVYA thick sauce made from the fat or juices that come out from meat or vegetables as they are being cooked. A dark savoury sauce prepared from stock and usually meat juices; brown gr
- PAVANEA musical style characteristic of the 16th and 17th centuries.
- MIZUNAOne of several tangy green vegetables used in Japanese cuisine, usually Brassica rapa var. nipposinica
- SOBAA Japanese buckwheat noodle.
- AGUEAn acute fever.
- ALLUDETo refer to something indirectly or by suggestion; to invoke it by implication rather than mention.
- BLOWIERcomparative form of blowy: more blowy
- CARKTo be filled with worry, solicitude, or troubles.
- CAVEATA warning.
- CLEMENTLenient or merciful; charitable.
- COVETTo wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of, often enviously.
- DIRGEA mournful poem or piece of music composed or performed as a memorial to a deceased person.
- EVINCETo show or demonstrate clearly; to manifest.
- EXHUMETo dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter.
- FEINTA movement made to confuse an opponent; a dummy.
- FICUSAny plant belonging to the genus Ficus, including the rubber plant, of species Ficus elastica.
- FLAGRANTObvious and offensive; blatant; scandalous.
- FLAIRA natural or innate talent or aptitude.
- FRUCTOSEA monosaccharide ketose sugar, formula C6H12O6.
- FURYExtreme anger.
- GELIDVery cold; icy or frosty; frigid.
- HOSPITALA large medical facility, usually in a building with multiple floors, where seriously ill or injured patients are given extensive medical or surgical treatment.
- IMPEACHTo hinder, impede, or prevent.
- INGRATEUngrateful.
- JUNCTUREA place where things join, a junction.
- LIMPETAny of various gastropods with a conical shell shape (patelliform) and a strong, muscular foot that they use to create strong suction to cling onto rocks or other hard surfaces.
- LUPUSAny of a number of autoimmune diseases, the most common of which is systemic lupus erythematosus.
- LURIDPruriently detailed and sensationalistic about something shocking or horrifying, especially with regard to violence or sex.
- MARITALPertaining to marriage.
- OCCLUDETo obstruct, cover, or otherwise block (an opening, a portion of an image, etc.).
- OVARYA female reproductive organ, often paired, that produces ova in most animals, and in mammals, secretes the hormones estrogen and progesterone.
- PALATEThe roof of the mouth, separating the cavities of the mouth and nose in vertebrates.
- PATERFather.
- PAUNCHThe first compartment of the stomach of a ruminant, the rumen.
- PEWTERAn alloy of approximately 93–98% tin and 1–2% copper, and the balance of antimony.
- PIVOTA thing on which something turns; specifically a metal pointed pin or short shaft in machinery, such as the end of an axle or spindle.
- PUBISThe pubic bone; the part of the hipbone forming the front arch of the pelvis.
- QUARTOA size of paper (7.5"-10" x 10"-12.5" or 190-254 x 254-312 mm). Formed by folding and cutting one of several standard sizes of paper (15"-20" x 20"-25" or 381-508 x 508-635 mm) twi
- QUIREOne-twentieth of a ream of paper; a collection of twenty-four or twenty-five sheets of paper of the same size and quality, unfolded or having a single fold.
- REFUTETo prove (something) to be false or incorrect.
- RUCKUSA raucous disturbance and/or commotion.
- TEMPORALOf or relating to the material world, as opposed to sacred or clerical.
- TRAVAILArduous or painful exertion; excessive labor, suffering, hardship.
- TREFOILAny of several plants of the pea family, having compound, trifoliate leaves; especially one of the genus Trifolium.
- UMBERA brown clay, somewhat darker than ochre, which contains iron and manganese oxides.
- VAGUENot clearly expressed; stated in indefinite terms.