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- ANOMIEAlienation or social instability caused by erosion of standards and values.
- ARCHONA chief magistrate of ancient Athens.
- AUTODIDACTA self-taught person.
- AXONA nerve fibre which is a long slender projection of a nerve cell, and which conducts nerve impulses away from the body of the cell to a synapse.
- BOLUSA round mass of something, especially of chewed food in the mouth or alimentary canal.
- BOURSEA stock exchange. Any place, real or imagined, where the value of a thing is settled.
- CADUCEUSThe official wand carried by a herald in ancient Greece and Rome, specifically the one carried in mythology by Hermes, the messenger of the gods, usually represented with two snake
- CASTOREUMThe bitter exudate of the castor sacs of mature beavers, used as a scent mark, and as a tincture in some perfumes.
- CENOTAPHA monument, generally in the form of an empty tomb, erected to honour the dead whose bodies lie elsewhere, especially members of the armed forces who died in battle.
- COLLOIDGlue-like; gelatinous.
- CYGNETThe young of a swan.
- DIAPHRAGMIn mammals, a sheet of muscle separating the thorax from the abdomen, contracted and relaxed in respiration to draw air into and expel air from the lungs.
- DYSPHONIAA difficulty in producing vocal sounds.
- ELEGIACOf or relating to an elegy.
- ESCHATONThe apocalypse; the approach of Christ’s reign immediately preceding the end of the world; a conception of or circumstance pertaining to this era.
- GEODESYThe discipline which deals with the measurement and representation of Earth, its gravitational field and geodynamic phenomena (polar motion, Earth tides, and crustal motion) in thr
- NAUTICALOf, relating to, or characteristic of sailing, sailors, or the sea.
- NOUSThe mind or intellect, faculty for rationality or reason using the necessary common sense or awareness.
- ORGIASTOne who attends an orgy.
- ORGIASTICRelating to an orgy; uncontrolled, wild.
- OROGENYThe process of mountain building by the upward folding of the Earth's crust.
- ORTHOPEDICSThe branch of medicine that deals with the prevention or correction of disorders of the bones and associated muscles and joints.
- PARABOLICOf, or pertaining to, or in the shape of a parabola or paraboloid.
- PHLOXAny flowering plant of the genus Phlox.
- PHOSGENEcarbonyl chloride
- PLAICESeveral similar marine flatfish of the righteye flounder family Pleuronectidae: Pleuronectes platessa (European plaice), commonly found in the North Sea and Irish Sea, with smooth
- PRAXISThe practical application of any branch of learning.
- PROSCENIUMThe stage area between the curtain and the orchestra.
- QUINCEThe pear-shaped fruit of a small tree of the rose family, Cydonia oblonga.
- SODOMITEOne who practices sodomy; a sodomist.
- SYBARITEA person devoted to luxury and pleasure; a hedonist.
- TELOSThe aim, purpose, or end goal.
- THORAXThe region of the mammalian body between the neck and abdomen as well as the cavity containing the heart and lungs.
- FLENSETo strip the blubber or skin from, as from a whale, seal, etc.
- SPRUEA tropical disease causing a sore throat and tongue, and disturbed digestion; psilosis.
- AUTEURA creative artist, especially a film director, seen as having a specific, recognisable artistic vision, and who is seen as the single or preeminent ‘author’ of their works.
- BEGUINEA ballroom dance, similar to a slow rumba, originally from French West Indies and popularized abroad largely through the song "Begin the Beguine"; the music for the dance.
- BOURGEOISIEA class of citizens who were wealthier members of the third estate.
- CABRIOLETAn automobile with a retractable top.
- CHANTEUSEA female singer; often specifically a popular or cabaret singer.
- CONFITUREa preserve or jelly/jam of candied fruit
- DECLINATORAn instrument for taking the declination or angle which a plane makes with the horizontal plane.
- DECOUPAGEAn art technique in which paper cutouts (either from magazines etc or specially made) are glued onto the surface of an object and sometimes painted or decorated.
- DETERMINANTA determining factor; an element that determines the nature of something.
- ENFILADEA line or straight passage, or the position of that which lies in a straight line.
- ESCARPMENTA steep descent or declivity; steep face or edge of a ridge; ground about a fortified place, cut away nearly vertically to prevent hostile approach.
- FLANEUROne who wanders aimlessly, who roams, who travels at a lounging pace. One who walks to observe and enjoy rather than to get somewhere.
- FLEXIONThe act of bending a joint, especially a bone joint; the counteraction of extension.
- FRAMBOISERaspberry liqueur.
- FUSILIERAn infantryman armed with a form of flintlock musket.
- GENDARMEA member of the gendarmerie, a military body charged with police duties.
- GEODESICThe shortest curve between two points on a specific surface.
- GRADATIONA sequence of gradual, successive stages; a systematic progression.
- LANCERA cavalry soldier armed with a lance weapon.
- LANGOUSTEThe spiny lobster
- MUSCADETA white grape grown chiefly in the Loire valley of France, or a dry white wine made from this grape.
- PRISMATICOf or pertaining to a prism; having the form of a prism; containing one or more prisms.
- RACONTEUSEA female storyteller.
- SANGFROIDComposure, self-possession or imperturbability especially when in a dangerous situation.
- TOURNEDOSFilet mignon.
- VELODROMEAn indoor arena, having an oval banked track for bicycle racing.
- FLAKGround-based anti-aircraft guns firing explosive shells.
- HYPOMANIAA mild form of mania, especially the phase of several mood disorders characterized by euphoria or hyperactivity.
- PHARAONICOf or pertaining to a pharaoh.
- CHERUBIMplural of cherub
- MIKVEHA ritual bath in which various Jewish purifications are performed.
- MALARKEYNonsense; rubbish.
- ARCHIPELAGOPreceded by the, and often in the form Archipelago: the Aegean Sea.
- CAPOA movable bar placed across the fingerboard of a guitar and used to raise the pitch of all strings.
- PILASTERA rectangular column that projects partially from the wall to which it is attached; it gives the appearance of a support, but is only for decoration.
- ACUITYSharpness or acuteness, as of a needle, wit, etc.
- ADDUCTIONThe act of adducing or bringing forward.
- ALIMENTFood.
- ARBALESTA steel crossbow.
- ARRAIGNTo officially charge someone in a court of law.
- ATTRITIONGrinding down or wearing away by friction.
- AUGURYA divination based on the appearance and behaviour of animals.
- BILIOUSOf or pertaining to something containing or consisting of bile.
- BITUMENA sticky, black, highly viscous liquid or semi-solid form of petroleum, burning with a bright flame. It occurs as an abundant natural product in many places, as on the shores of th
- BREVETA military document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily, but without an increase in pay.
- CALUMNYA false accusation or charge brought to tarnish another's reputation or standing.
- CARNALITYThe state of being carnal.
- CAULA style of close-fitting circular cap worn by women in the sixteenth century and later, often made of linen.
- COMITYCourtesy and considerate behaviour towards others; social harmony.
- CONFLATETo combine or mix together.
- CORPULENTLarge in body; fat; overweight.
- CORTINAA cobweb-like annulus on certain types of mushroom.
- CROMULENTAcceptable, satisfactory, or valid.
- CURIAAny of the subdivisions of a tribe in ancient Rome
- DECLAIMTo recite, e.g., poetry, in a theatrical way; to speak for rhetorical display; to speak pompously, noisily, or theatrically; bemouth; to make an empty speech; to rehearse trite arg
- DESCRYTo announce a discovery: to disclose; to reveal.
- DETRITUSPieces of rock broken off by ice, glacier, or erosion.
- DISPUTATIVETending to dispute.
- DUCALOf or pertaining to a duke, a duchess, or the duchy or dukedom they hold.
- EDUCETo direct the course of (a flow, journey etc.); to lead in a particular direction.
- EFFLUENTFlowing out; outflowing.
- EGESTTo eliminate undigested food or waste from the body (as feces).
- EGESTIONThe act or result of egesting
- EGRESSIONThe act of going; egress.
- ELUSIONThe act of eluding.