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- ABALONEAn edible univalve mollusc of the genus Haliotis, having a shell lined with mother-of-pearl.
- ABSEILINGpresent participle and gerund of abseil
- ABUNDANCYA state of plentifulness.
- ACUITYSharpness or acuteness, as of a needle, wit, etc.
- ADDUCTIONThe act of adducing or bringing forward.
- AERONAUTICHaving to do with aerial navigation
- ALBUMENSynonym of egg white (“ the clear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk, being mostly the protein albumin and water, which turns stiff and white when beaten or cooked; the whit
- ALIGHTEDsimple past and past participle of alight
- ALIMENTFood.
- ANOMIEAlienation or social instability caused by erosion of standards and values.
- ANTIPODESomething directly opposite or diametrically opposed.
- ANTITRUSTOpposed to or against the establishment or existence of trusts (monopolies), usually referring to legislation.
- ARBALESTA steel crossbow.
- ARCHIPELAGOPreceded by the, and often in the form Archipelago: the Aegean Sea.
- ARCHONA chief magistrate of ancient Athens.
- 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.
- 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.
- AUTHORIALOf, coming from, or typical of an author
- 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.
- BECLOUDTo cause to become obscure or muddled.
- BECLOWNEDsimple past and past participle of beclown
- BEFOULINGpresent participle and gerund of befoul
- 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.
- BEHESTA command, bidding; sometimes also, an authoritative request; now usually in the phrase at the behest of and at one's behest.
- BEMIRETo soil with mud or a similar substance.
- BEMUSETo confuse or bewilder.
- BEQUESTThe act of bequeathing or leaving by will.
- BESMIRCHTo make dirty.
- BESTOWALThe act of bestowing.
- BESTRIDINGpresent participle and gerund of bestride
- BESTRODEsimple past and past participle of bestride
- 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
- BLESTArchaic spelling of blessed.
- BOLUSA round mass of something, especially of chewed food in the mouth or alimentary canal.
- BOURGEOISIEA class of citizens who were wealthier members of the third estate.
- BOURSEA stock exchange. Any place, real or imagined, where the value of a thing is settled.
- BREVETA military document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily, but without an increase in pay.
- BRIGANDAn outlaw or bandit.
- BROADSHEETA newspaper having pages of standard dimensions (as opposed to a tabloid), especially one that carries serious treatment of news.
- BURGEONA bud, sprout, or shoot.
- CABRIOLETAn automobile with a retractable top.
- 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
- CALAMITOUSCausing or involving calamity; disastrous.
- CALUMNYA false accusation or charge brought to tarnish another's reputation or standing.
- CAMPAGNEplural of campagna
- CAMPHORA white transparent waxy crystalline isoprenoid ketone, 1,7,7-trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-one, with a strong pungent odour, used in pharmacy, also known as laurel camphor or co
- CANTORIALOf, pertaining to, or in the fashion of a cantor
- CAPOA movable bar placed across the fingerboard of a guitar and used to raise the pitch of all strings.
- CARNALITYThe state of being carnal.
- CARNALIZEDsimple past and past participle of carnalize
- CASTOREUMThe bitter exudate of the castor sacs of mature beavers, used as a scent mark, and as a tincture in some perfumes.
- CAULA style of close-fitting circular cap worn by women in the sixteenth century and later, often made of linen.
- CAUTERISINGpresent participle and gerund of cauterise
- CAVORTTo prance, frolic, gambol.
- 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.
- CHANTEUSEA female singer; often specifically a popular or cabaret singer.
- CHAPEAUA hat.
- CHERUBIMplural of cherub
- CHIDETo admonish in blame; to reproach angrily.
- CHINOOKThe descending, warm, dry wind on the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains that generally blows from the southwest and can rapidly increase the temperature due to the much warmer ai
- CHURLA free peasant (as opposed to a serf) of the lowest rank, below an earl and a thane; a freeman; also , a person without royal or noble status; a commoner. A bondman or serf.
- CINEPLEXA cinema having multiple theatres (showing rooms).
- CLOISTEREDDwelling or raised in, or as if in, cloisters; solitary.
- COCHIN
- CODGERAn amusingly eccentric or grumpy and usually elderly man.
- COLLOIDGlue-like; gelatinous.
- COMITYCourtesy and considerate behaviour towards others; social harmony.
- COMPLEATArchaic spelling of complete.
- CONCAVITYThe state of being concave
- CONFITUREa preserve or jelly/jam of candied fruit
- CONFLATETo combine or mix together.
- CONGESTA farmer whose lands do not support him adequately.
- CONTINUAplural of continuum
- CORPULENTLarge in body; fat; overweight.
- CORTINAA cobweb-like annulus on certain types of mushroom.
- CORTISOLA glucocorticoid steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex that mediates various metabolic processes (such as gluconeogenesis), has anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive pro
- COXSWAINIn a ship's boat, the helmsman given charge of the boat's crew.
- CROMULENTAcceptable, satisfactory, or valid.
- CURIAAny of the subdivisions of a tribe in ancient Rome
- CUVEEAlternative form of cuvée.
- CYGNETThe young of a swan.
- DAYSTARThe planet Venus as the morning star.
- DECIMATOROne who decimates, particularly: A devastator or destroyer. A collector or receiver of tithes.
- 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
- 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.
- DECOUPLINGpresent participle and gerund of decouple
- DEFANGTo remove the fangs from (something).
- DEMYSTIFIESthird-person singular simple present indicative of demystify
- DERVISHAn itinerant Sufi mystic practicing voluntary poverty in devotion to God, and often engaging in ecstatic rituals.
- DESCRYTo announce a discovery: to disclose; to reveal.
- DETERMINANTA determining factor; an element that determines the nature of something.
- DETRITUSPieces of rock broken off by ice, glacier, or erosion.
- DHARMAThe natural order of the universe; natural law, cosmic order.
- 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.
- DISPUTATIVETending to dispute.