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- AMORPHOUSLacking a definite form or clear shape.
- ANALOGOUSHaving analogy, the status of an analogue; corresponding to something else; bearing some resemblance or similar proportion (often followed by "to".)
- ANALYTICOf, or relating to any form of analysis, or to analytics.
- APHRODISIACArousing or intensifying sexual desire.
- CHASMA deep, steep-sided rift, gap or fissure; a gorge or abyss.
- DIALECTA lect (often a regional or minority language) as part of a group or family of languages, especially if they are viewed as a single language, or if contrasted with a standardized i
- ENTROPYA measure of the disorder present in a system.
- EULOGYAn oration to honor a deceased person, usually at a funeral.
- EVANGELISTAn itinerant or special preacher, especially a revivalist, who conducts services in different cities or locations, now often televised.
- FRENETICFrenzied and frantic, harried; having extreme enthusiasm or energy.
- HAPTICOf or relating to the sense of touch.
- HUBRISExcessive arrogance or pride, or presumption; originally toward the gods; a feeling of overwhelming and all-encompassing pride.
- HYPNOTICOf or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism.
- MICROBEAny microorganism; especially, a harmful bacterium.
- PHONICOf or pertaining to sound; of the nature of sound; acoustic.
- PROWThe front part of a vessel.
- SIPHONA bent pipe or tube with one end lower than the other, in which hydrostatic pressure exerted due to the force of gravity moves liquid from one reservoir to another.
- TAXIDERMYThe art of stuffing and mounting the skins of dead animals for exhibition in a lifelike state.
- TIMBREThe quality of a sound independent of its pitch and volume.
- KISMETFate; a predetermined or unavoidable destiny.
- HAIKUA Japanese poem in three lines, the first and last consisting of five morae, and the second consisting of seven morae, usually with an emphasis on the season or a naturalistic them
- WAGYUAny of several Japanese breeds of cattle genetically predisposed to intense marbling and to producing a high percentage of oleaginous unsaturated fat.
- BONBONA sweet, especially a small chocolate-covered candy.
- DELEGATIONAn act of delegating.
- DISORIENTTo cause to lose orientation or direction.
- ENDEMICNative to a particular area or culture; originating where it occurs.
- FEUDALITYThe state or quality of being feudal; feudal form or constitution.
- FIGURINEA small carved or molded figure; a statuette.
- FLUIDITYThe state of being fluid rather than viscous
- GELATINOUSJelly-like.
- MODALITYThe fact of being modal.
- MONOLITHICOf or resembling a monolith.
- PERSONIFYTo be an example of; to have all the attributes of.
- SABOTEURA person who intentionally causes the destruction of property in order to hinder the efforts of their enemy.
- CAVALIERLacking the proper care or concern for something important, reckless, rash, high-handed.
- GIRLA female child.
- STREUSELA crumbly topping for cakes and quick breads. It is made of sugar, flour, butter, and often other ingredients, especially cinnamon and chopped nuts.
- VERMOUTHA dry, or sweet apéritif wine flavored with aromatic herbs, and often used in mixed drinks.
- BRISRitual male circumcision; the ceremony in which this is performed.
- GOULASHA stew of beef or veal and vegetables, flavoured with paprika.
- AKIMBOWith a crook or bend; with the hand on the hip and elbow turned outward.
- BUFFOONOne who performs in a silly or ridiculous fashion; a clown or fool.
- PEDANTA person who makes an excessive or tedious show of their knowledge, especially regarding rules of vocabulary and grammar.
- PEDANTRYAn excessive attention to detail or rules. An instance of such behaviour.
- ABRASIONThe act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction.
- ABSOLUTIONAn absolving of sins from ecclesiastical penalties by an authority.
- ADHESIONThe ability of a substance to stick to an unlike substance.
- ADHESIVESticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances.
- ADJUNCTAn appendage; something attached to something else in a subordinate capacity.
- AGHASTTerrified; struck with amazement; showing signs of terror or horror.
- AMOEBICRelating to, or caused by an amoeba.
- BIFURCATETo divide or fork into two channels or branches.
- BIFURCATEDDivided into two branches.
- CALIPHATEMonarchical government based on a claim of succession to the Islamic State of Muhammad, ruled by a caliph.
- CAVERNOUSResembling a cavern in size, shape, or atmosphere.
- COHESIONState of cohering, or of working together.
- COLLABORATETo work together with others to achieve a common goal.
- COMPULSORYRequired; obligatory; mandatory.
- COPULATETo engage in sexual intercourse.
- CORPUSA collection of written or spoken texts. Such a collection in form of an electronic database used for linguistic analyses.
- DEFUNCTNo longer in use or active, nor expected to be again.
- DEVIATETo go off course from; to change course; to change plans.
- DIVULGETo make public or known; to communicate to the public; to tell (information, especially a secret) so that it may become generally known.
- DUALITYThe quality of containing or comprising two often opposed parts or aspects.
- DUPLICATIONThe act of duplicating.
- ELUSIVEEvading capture, comprehension or remembrance.
- ENMITYThe quality of being an enemy; a hostile or unfriendly disposition.
- EXCURSIONA brief recreational trip; a journey out of the usual way.
- EXHORTTo urge; to advise earnestly.
- FOUNDEROne who founds or establishes (a company, project, organisation, state, etc.).
- FRUITIONThe fulfillment of something worked for.
- FULMINATETo make a verbal attack.
- FUMIGATETo disinfect, purify, or rid of vermin with the fumes of certain chemicals.
- GLORIFYTo exalt, or give glory or praise to (something or someone).
- GRIEVOUSCausing grief, pain, or sorrow.
- HEREDITYHereditary transmission of the physical and genetic qualities of parents to their offspring; the biological law by which living beings tend to repeat their characteristics in their
- IMPUDENTNot showing due respect; bold-faced, impertinent.
- INFLUXA flow inward or into something; a coming in.
- INTEGRALConstituting a whole together with other parts or factors; not omittable or removable.
- INTERTo bury in a grave.
- JUDICATETo judge; to adjudicate.
- LIEUA place or stead.
- LINGUISTOne who studies linguistics.
- LUCIDITYThe property of being lucid; lucidness.
- LUXURIATETo enjoy luxury, to indulge.
- MANIFESTEvident to the senses, especially to the sight; apparent; distinctly perceived.
- MORIBUNDApproaching death; about to die; dying; expiring.
- NOXIOUSHarmful; injurious.
- OBLIVIOUSLacking awareness; unmindful; unaware, unconscious of.
- OCCUPANTA person who occupies an office or a position.
- ORATIONA formal, often ceremonial speech.
- ORIFICEA mouth or aperture, such as of a tube, pipe, etc.; an opening.
- PARITYEquality; comparability of strength or intensity.
- PERILOUSDangerous, full of peril.
- PONDEROUSHeavy, massive, weighty.
- PONTIFFA member of the most illustrious of the colleges of priests of the Roman religion, the College of Pontiffs; a pontifex.
- PRODUCTIVECapable of producing something, especially in abundance; fertile.
- PROXIMALCloser to the point of attachment or observation.
- PROXIMATEClose or closest; adjacent.
- PROXIMITYCloseness; the state of being near in space, time, or relationship.