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- ORATEDsimple past and past participle of orate
- ORDINALIndicating position in a sequence.
- ORDINALSplural of ordinal
- ORIENTATEDsimple past and past participle of orientate
- OUENSplural of ou
- OVOIDShaped like an oval.
- OXYTOCINA hormone that stimulates contractions during labor, and then the production of milk; also plays a role in social bonding.
- OXYTOCINSplural of oxytocin
- PACHYDERMSplural of pachyderm
- PAREIDOLIAThe tendency to interpret a vague stimulus as something known to the observer, such as interpreting marks on Mars as canals, seeing shapes in clouds, or hearing hidden messages in
- PATERFather.
- PATRONISEDsimple past and past participle of patronise
- PEJORATIVELYIn a pejorative manner. Insultingly, disparagingly; so as to belittle another or harm their reputation.
- PEJORATIVESplural of pejorative
- PERAMBULATEDsimple past and past participle of perambulate
- PHAETONa light four-wheeled open carriage drawn by four horses
- PHASICOf or relating to phases.
- PHILANDERA lover.
- PHONEMEAn indivisible unit of sound in a given language. A phoneme is an abstraction of the physical speech sounds (phones) and may encompass several different phones.
- PHONEMESplural of phoneme
- PHONEMICSThe study of phonemes and their written representations.
- PHOTICSThe science of light.
- PHYLAplural of phylum and phylon
- PHYLUMSplural of phylum
- PICARESQUEOf or pertaining to adventurers or rogues.
- PICAYUNESplural of picayune
- PICHOLINE
- PINAFORESplural of pinafore
- PINOCHLEA card game, similar to bezique.
- PIQUANTCausing hurt feelings; scathing, severe.
- PITHSthird-person singular simple present indicative of pith
- PIXELATEDOf an image, visibly made of discrete pixels.
- PIXELATIONSplural of pixelation
- PIXELATORA machine, tool, or algorithm that blurs images or videos into pixels.
- PLECTRUMSplural of plectrum
- PNEUMOTHORAXPresence of air inside the pleural cavity, usually caused by injury either to the lung or the chest wall.
- POLYMERISEAlternative form of polymerize.
- POLYTHEISMThe belief in the existence of multiple gods.
- POTASHEDsimple past and past participle of potash
- POULTICEDTreated with a poultice.
- POULTICESplural of poultice
- PROCLIVITYA predisposition or natural inclination, propensity, or a predilection; especially, a strong disposition or bent.
- PROWSplural of prow
- PSEUDAn intellectually pretentious person; a poseur.
- PSHAWIndicating contempt, disgust, irritation, impatience, or disbelief.
- PUGILISMFighting with fists.
- PUGILISTOne who fights with their fists, especially a professional prize fighter; a boxer.
- PUGNACIOUSLYIn an aggressive or combative manner.
- PULCHRITUDEPhysical beauty.
- PULCHRITUDESplural of pulchritude
- PULVERISEDsimple past and past participle of pulverise
- PUTATIVELYIn a putative manner; according to belief.
- PUTRIDLYIn a putrid manner.
- QUINTILEAny of the quantiles which divide an ordered sample population into five equally numerous subsets.
- RANCORSplural of rancor
- REGNUMA rank in the classification of organisms, below dominium and above divisio.
- RENDSthird-person singular simple present indicative of rend
- REVITALISETo give new life, energy, activity or success to something.
- RHEUMThin or watery discharge of mucus or serum, especially from the eyes or nose, formerly thought to cause disease.
- RHEUMATICALSynonym of rheumatic.
- RHEUMATICSplural of rheumatic
- RHEUMATOIDInvolving or pertaining to rheumatism, especially rheumatoid arthritis.
- RICTUSA bird’s gaping mouth.
- RIPOSTEDsimple past and past participle of riposte
- RIVENpast participle of rive
- ROANHaving a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in.
- RONDEA kind of script in which the tails of the letters are curly, giving the characters a rounded look.
- ROUNDELAnything having a round form; a round figure; a circle.
- ROUNDELSplural of roundel
- RUBRICATEMarked with red.
- RUBRICATESthird-person singular simple present indicative of rubricate
- RUBRICSplural of rubric
- SANGFROIDComposure, self-possession or imperturbability especially when in a dangerous situation.
- SCHLUBA person who is clumsy, oafish, socially awkward, unattractive or unkempt.
- SERAPEA type of blanket worn as a cloak, especially by Spanish-Americans, or used as a saddle blanket.
- SIBILANTCharacterized by a hissing or hushing sound such as the s or sh in sack or shack.
- SLUICEDsimple past and past participle of sluice
- SLUICESplural of sluice
- SNIFTERSPreceded by the. Synonym of sniffles or snuffles (“a minor ailment causing blocked nostrils or a runny nose; a cold”). A disease of poultry causing a nasal discharge.
- SOPORAn unnaturally deep sleep.
- SOPORIFICSomething inducing sleep, especially a drug.
- SPITALA charitable house to receive and care for sick people, later distinguished from a hospital as being especially for those of a low class or meagre financial means.
- SPLAYEDOf a door or a window: bevelled so as to be larger on one side of the wall than on the other.
- SPUMONEAlternative form of spumoni.
- SQUAMAA scale cast off from the skin; a thin dry shred of epithelium.
- SQUIBA small firework that is intended to spew sparks rather than explode.
- STABILEabstract sculpture or structure of wire, sheet metal, etc.
- SUBLUXATIONA partial dislocation of a joint, in which the articulating surfaces remain in partial contact.
- SWALEA low tract of moist or marshy land.
- SYNCOPALOf or relating to syncope
- SYNCOPATEDof a word, shortened by syncope
- SYNCOPATESthird-person singular simple present indicative of syncopate
- SYNCOPESplural of syncope
- SYNCOPICsyncopal
- SYRAHSplural of syrah
- TABBYA kind of waved silk, usually called watered silk, manufactured like taffeta, but thicker and stronger. The watering is given to it by calendering.
- TAWNYOf a light brown to brownish orange colour; orangey brown tinged with gold.
- TEEPEESplural of teepee
- TENSILITYThe quality or state of being tensile (capable of being extended).
- TENSIVEOf or pertaining to tension