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- ACCORDAgreement of opinion, will, or action.
- ADJURETo formally command or request (someone) to do something, either in the name of a deity, or to suffer a curse or punishment if they do not comply; to bind (someone) under oath; to
- AGUEAn acute fever.
- ALLOYA metal that is a combination of two or more elements, at least one of which is a metal, a base metal.
- ALLUDETo refer to something indirectly or by suggestion; to invoke it by implication rather than mention.
- ALUMAn astringent salt, usually occurring in the form of pale crystals, much used in the dyeing and tanning trade and in certain medicines, and now understood to be a double sulphate o
- AMBIENCEAlternative spelling of ambiance.
- AMPHITHEATERAmerican form of amphitheatre.
- APLOMBSelf-confidence; poise; composure.
- ASCRIBETo regard as arising from a specified cause or source.
- ASKEWTurned or twisted to one side.
- BANDYTo give and receive reciprocally; to exchange.
- BARMbosom
- BARMYContaining, covered with, or pertaining to barm (“foam rising upon beer or other malt liquors when fermenting, used as leaven in brewing and making bread”).
- BEFOULTo make foul; to soil; to contaminate, pollute.
- BENIGHTEDOvertaken by night; especially of a traveller, etc.: caught out by oncoming night before reaching one's destination.
- BETSplural of bet
- BIFOLDTwofold, double.
- BIGHTA corner, bend, or angle; a hollow
- BINDTo tie; to confine by any ligature.
- BLIGHTED(Can we verify this sense?) Having caused to suffer a blight.
- BLITHECasually careless or indifferent; showing a lack of concern; nonchalant.
- BLOCA group of voters or politicians who share common goals.
- BLOCSplural of bloc
- BLOWIERcomparative form of blowy: more blowy
- BLOWSIERcomparative form of blowsy: more blowsy
- BOGSplural of bog
- BOGUSCounterfeit or fake; not genuine.
- BOLSHYAlternative spelling of bolshie.
- BOORISHBehaving as a boor; rough in manners.
- BOSHNonsense.
- BOUFFEA comic opera
- BOUGHA tree-branch, usually a primary one directly attached to the trunk.
- BOWERA bedroom or private apartments, especially for a woman in a medieval castle.
- BRACKISHOf water, salty or slightly salty, as a mixture of fresh and sea water, such as that found in estuaries.
- BRANLEA dance of French origin dating from the 16th century, performed by couples in a circle or a line; the music for this dance.
- BRANTAny of several wild geese, of the genus Branta, that breed in the Arctic, but especially the brent goose, Branta bernicla.
- BRAWNStrong muscles or lean flesh, especially of the arm, leg or thumb.
- BRINDLEA streaky colouration in animals.
- BUOYA float moored in water to mark a location, warn of danger, indicate a navigational channel or for other purposes A lifebuoy; a life preserver.
- BUOYEDMarked with buoys.
- BURGEONA bud, sprout, or shoot.
- BURGHa small mound, often used in reference to tumuli (mostly restricted to place names).
- BURPEEA physical exercise performed by bending over, performing a squat thrust, returning to a standing position, and jumping once.
- BUSTLEAn excited activity; a stir.
- BUTEPhenylbutazone.
- CAGOULAlternative form of cagoule.
- CALKA pointed projection on a horseshoe to prevent its slipping.
- CARKTo be filled with worry, solicitude, or troubles.
- CAVEATA warning.
- CHAMPClipping of champion.
- CHARISMAA gift or power of leadership or authority.
- CHARYCareful, cautious, shy, wary.
- CHASMA deep, steep-sided rift, gap or fissure; a gorge or abyss.
- CHAWThat which is chewed.
- CHIBA shiv (makeshift knife).
- CHIVYAlternative form of chevy.
- CHOLATEAny salt or ester of cholic acid
- CHOMPThe act of chomping
- CHORALEA form of Lutheran or Protestant hymn tune.
- CHORDA harmonic set of three or more notes that is heard as if sounding simultaneously.
- CHOWEDsimple past and past participle of chow
- CHUBOne of various species of freshwater fish of the Cyprinidae or carp family, especially: A European chub (Squalius cephalus, syn. Leuciscus cephalus) In Europe, its close relatives,
- CHUMA friend; a pal.
- CLANGA loud, ringing sound, like that made by free-hanging metal objects striking each other; usually, one considered more jarring than melodious.
- CLAXONAlternative spelling of klaxon.
- CLEAVETo split or sever something with, or as if with, a sharp instrument.
- CLEMENTLenient or merciful; charitable.
- CLIMEA particular region defined by its weather or climate.
- COOTIESplural of cootie
- 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
- CORNYBoring and unoriginal.
- COVERTSecret, surreptitious, concealed.
- COVETTo wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of, often enviously.
- CRAMPONAn attachment to a shoe or boot that provides traction by means of spikes for climbing or walking on slippery surfaces, especially ice.
- CRAWThe stomach of an animal.
- CRICKA painful stiffness in some part of the body, like the neck or back, which makes it difficult to move the affected body part for some time; a cramp.
- CRICKEDsimple past and past participle of crick
- CRUXThe basic, central, or essential point or feature.
- CRYPTA cave or cavern.
- CUSPIDORA spittoon.
- DEIGNTo consider it appropriate or worthy to do or give (something), often when it is seen as beneath one's dignity; to condescend, to vouchsafe. To consider it appropriate or worthy to
- DEMURChiefly followed by to, and sometimes by at or on: to object or be reluctant; to balk, to take exception.
- DEWLAPThe pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, or a similar feature on any other animal.
- DHARMAThe natural order of the universe; natural law, cosmic order.
- DHOWA traditional sailing vessel used along the coasts of Arabia, East Africa, and the Indian Ocean, generally having a single mast and a lateen sail.
- DINTEspecially in by dint of: force, power.
- DIRGEA mournful poem or piece of music composed or performed as a memorial to a deceased person.
- DONOROne who makes a donation.
- DOUBTTo consider questionable or unlikely; to hesitate to believe; to lack confidence in; to question.
- DOUGHTYBold; brave, courageous.
- DOURStern, harsh and forbidding.
- DOVECOTEA small house or box, often raised to a considerable height above the ground, and having compartments (pigeonholes), in which domestic pigeons breed; a dove house.
- DOVER
- DOWELA pin, or block, of wood or metal, fitting into holes in the abutting portions of two pieces, and being partly in one piece and partly in the other, to keep them in their proper re
- DRECKTrash; rubbish; useless or worthless stuff.
- DROPSYEdema, swelling.
- EMBERA piece of coal or wood glowing by heat; a hot coal.
- ENOPHILEAlternative form of oenophile.
- EPOXYDerived from an epoxide.