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- ABASHMENTThe state of feeling abashed; embarrassment from shame; timid shyness as from one's modesty being challenged.
- ADROITdeft, dexterous, or skillful
- AERODYNAMICISTA person who studies aerodynamics.
- AGENTIVALSynonym of agentive.
- AGNOSTICDoubtful or uncertain about the existence or demonstrability of God or other deity.
- ANALGESICAny medicine, such as aspirin, that reduces pain, especially without inducing a loss of other sensation.
- ANALGETICanalgesic
- ANGLEWORMAn earthworm, used as or destined to be used as bait to catch fish.
- ANTIHOMOSEXUALOpposed to homosexuality.
- BLACKGUARDThe lowest servant in a household charged with pots, pans, and other kitchen equipment.
- BLACKGUARDISMSynonym of blackguardry.
- BOWDLERIZATIONThe action or instance of bowdlerizing; the omission or removal of material considered vulgar or indecent.
- BRACHIALPertaining or belonging to the arm.
- BUTYRICOf, pertaining to, or characteristic of butter
- CATALOGUESplural of catalogue
- CLAUSTROPHOBEOne who suffers from claustrophobia.
- COASTGUARDMENplural of coastguardman
- COMPREHENSIBLYIn a comprehensible manner.
- CONGLOMERATIVECausing, or relating to, conglomeration.
- CRAFTIERcomparative form of crafty: more crafty
- CREDENTIALISMExcessive emphasis on the importance of educational, academic, legal, or regulatory qualifications.
- DEBTORA person or firm that owes money; one in debt; one who owes a debt.
- DEGLAMORIZATIONThe process of deglamorizing.
- DENUMERABILITYThe property of being denumerable.
- DERMATOGLYPHICRelating to the study and subject matter of dermatoglyphics.
- DESISTEDsimple past and past participle of desist
- DEVOLUTIONARYOf, pertaining to, advocating or permitting devolution.
- DISCOURAGEABLECapable of being discouraged; easily disheartened.
- DISINTEGRATETo undo the integrity of; to break into parts. To cause to break up into infinitesimal parts through the use of a disintegrator.
- DOMESTICALDomestic.
- DORMANTInactive, sleeping, asleep, suspended.
- ECHINODERMATOUSRelating to Echinodermata; echinodermal.
- EMBRYONICOf or relating to an embryo.
- ENFORCEDsimple past and past participle of enforce
- ENUMERABILITYThe condition of being enumerable
- EPITHELIOMATOUSRelating to epithelioma.
- EUDAEMONISTICOf or pertaining to eudaemonism.
- EXTINGUISHABLEAble to be extinguished.
- FEUDALIZATIONThe introduction of a feudal system.
- FLOODINGpresent participle and gerund of flood
- FORMATIVECapable of forming something.
- GALVANOMETRICOf or pertaining to galvanometry.
- GLAMORIZATIONThe act of glamorizing, or something glamorized.
- GLINTYTending to glint.
- GNOSTICALSynonym of gnostic.
- GRADIENTSplural of gradient
- HARUSPICATIONThe act or practice of divination from the entrails of animals slain in sacrifice.
- HYDROMAGNETICOf or pertaining to hydromagnetics.
- HYPERCATABOLISMAn increased rate of catabolism.
- HYPERCATALEXISThe addition of one or two syllables to the last foot of a verse
- HYPERCAUTIOUSEspecially or unreasonably cautious.
- HYPEREMOTIONALInvolving or exhibiting excessive emotion.
- HYPERGAMOUSOf, pertaining to, or exhibiting hypergamy.
- HYPERINFLATEDInflated to an abnormal degree.
- HYPERMASCULINEExtremely masculine
- HYPERMETABOLICPertaining to hypermetabolism.
- HYPERSALIVATIONAn excessive flow of saliva
- HYPERVIGILANCEAn enhanced state of sensory sensitivity accompanied by an exaggerated intensity of behaviors whose purpose is to detect threats.
- IMBECILEA person with limited mental capacity who can perform tasks and think only like a young child, in medical circles meaning a person who lacks the capacity to develop beyond the ment
- IMBROGLIOA complicated situation; an entanglement.
- INCREDIBLEToo implausible to be credible; beyond belief.
- INCUBATORAny apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a reaction.
- INDEMNIFYTo secure against loss or damage; to insure.
- INDISCOVERABLEUnable to be discovered, undiscoverable, not discoverable.
- INTERCOOLEDsimple past and past participle of intercool
- LARYNGECTOMIESplural of laryngectomy
- LIGHTENEDsimple past and past participle of lighten
- MEASURABILITYSusceptibility to measurement.
- MECHANISTA person who takes a mechanical view; someone who subscribes to mechanism.
- METHOXYFLURANEAn inhalational anaesthetic of the 1960s and early 1970s, now largely abandoned because of its detrimental effects on the kidneys.
- MICROPULSATIONA very small, change in the strength of the magnetic field of the Earth.
- MISANTHROPICHaving a negative view of mankind. This may express itself as, e.g., distrust, dislike, hate, or contempt.
- MONOGLYCERIDEa lipid, an ester of glycerol and one fatty acid (in the 1- or 2- positions)
- MONOTHEISTICALSynonym of monotheistic.
- MULTIBRANCHEDHaving more than one branch.
- NICKELIFEROUSYielding or containing nickel.
- OVEREDUCATINGpresent participle and gerund of overeducate
- OVERMEDICATINGpresent participle and gerund of overmedicate
- OVERSPECULATINGpresent participle and gerund of overspeculate
- OVERSPECULATIONExcessive or very risky speculation.
- PACHYDERMATOUSOf or relating to the pachyderms.
- PARASITOLOGICOf or pertaining to parasitology.
- PEDANTICBeing overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning, like a pedant.
- PHOTOINDUCTIVERelating to photoinduction.
- PISCINEOf, pertaining to, or characteristic of fish; ichthyic.
- PNEUMOTHORACESplural of pneumothorax
- POLYNEURITIDESplural of polyneuritis
- POSTEMBRYONICThat follows the embryonic stage of development.
- POSTINAUGURALAfter inauguration.
- PRECOMBUSTIONAlternative spelling of pre-combustion.
- PREDEVALUATIONBefore devaluation.
- PROGNOSTICATIVEServing to prognosticate.
- RADIOTELEPHONYthe transmission of sound (in both directions) using modulated radio waves rather than wires
- REDISCOUNTABLEAble to be rediscounted.
- REDUPLICATIVEFormed by redoubling; reduplicate, double
- REFUNDABILITYThe quality of being refundable.
- RISIBLEOf or pertaining to laughter.
- SANDWICHA dish or foodstuff where at least one piece, but typically two or more pieces, of bread serves as the wrapper or container of some other food.
- SERONEGATIVITYThe quality or state of being seronegative.
- SHORELINEThe divide between land and a body of water.