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- VOLKThe Afrikaner people.
- ASTERAny of several plants of the genus Aster; one of its flowers.
- AXIOMA seemingly self-evident or necessary truth which is based on assumption; a principle or proposition which cannot actually be proved or disproved.
- BURSAAny of the many small fluid-filled sacs located at the point where a muscle or tendon slides across bone. These sacs serve to reduce friction between the two moving surfaces.
- DAISA raised platform in a room for a high table, a seat of honour, a throne, or other dignified occupancy, such as ancestral statues; a similar platform supporting a lectern, pulpit,
- ENTROPYA measure of the disorder present in a system.
- FAUNAAnimals considered as a group; especially those of a particular country, region, time, biological group, etc.
- NAUTICSynonym of nautical.
- PELAGICLiving in the open sea rather than in coastal or inland waters.
- PHASMIDAny insect of the order Phasmida: a leaf insect or walking stick (stick insect).
- PHLOXAny flowering plant of the genus Phlox.
- PHYLUMA rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class; also called a divisio or a division, especially in describing plants; a taxon at that rank
- PLINTHA block or slab upon which a column, pedestal, statue or other structure is based.
- PNEUMATICOf, relating to, or resembling air or other gases
- RHEUMATICResembling or relating to rheumatism.
- SARCOMAA type of malignant tumor of the bone, cartilage, fat, muscle, blood vessels, or other connective or supportive tissue.
- SPATHEA large bract that envelops or subtends a whole inflorescence, typically a spadix.
- BEVYA group of animals, especially quail, roe deer or other game.
- POLEYNThe part of medieval armour that protected the knee.
- GALOOTA clumsy or uncouth person.
- HARAMA sin.
- PROVOSTOne placed in charge: a head, a chief, particularly: A dean: the head of a cathedral chapter. The head of various other ecclesiastical bodies, even muezzins. The minister of the ch
- DIRKA long Scottish dagger with a straight blade.
- FLANGEAn external or internal rib or rim, used either to add strength or to hold something in place.
- BIJOUA jewel.
- FRAPPEA liqueur or cocktail served on shaved ice.
- GAFFEA foolish and embarrassing error, especially one made in public; a social blunder; a breach of etiquette.
- GREBEAny of several waterbirds in the family Podicipedidae of the order Podicipediformes. They have strong, sharp bills, and lobate toes.
- GROSBEAKAny of several finches and cardinals that have a large, powerful bill
- PACHYDERMA member of the obsolete taxonomic order Pachydermata, grouping of thick-skinned, hoofed animals such as the rhinoceros, hippopotamus, elephant and tapir.
- PICOTAn embroidery trim made of a series of small loops.
- PIKAAny of several small, furry mammals, similar to guinea pigs, but related to rabbits, of the genus Ochotona, from the mountains of North America and Asia.
- RAYONA manufactured regenerated cellulosic fiber.
- ROUXA mixture of fat (usually butter) and flour used to thicken sauces and stews.
- TAXONOMYThe science, technique, or process used to make a classification.
- THEREMINAn electronic musical instrument that generates sound of varying pitch and volume depending on the proximity of the musician’s hands to two antennas mounted on the instrument.
- TOILEplain or simple twilled fabric
- BUXOMHaving a full, voluptuous figure, especially possessing large breasts.
- GNASHTo grind (one's teeth) in pain or in anger.
- SHTUPpush
- BRISRitual male circumcision; the ceremony in which this is performed.
- SIMONYThe buying or selling of spiritual or sacred things, such as ecclesiastical offices, pardons, or consecrated objects.
- WHETTo sharpen (something, such as a knife or sword) by rubbing on an object, especially a whetstone; to hone.
- VINDALOOA blend of chilis, tamarind, ginger, cumin, and mustard seeds, originally from Goa.
- BEVELAn edge that is canted, one that is not a 90-degree angle; a chamfer.
- MOOKA disagreeable or incompetent person.
- MUSLINAny of several varieties of thin cotton cloth.
- FUGUBlowfish: a delicacy popular in Japan served raw as sushi that may, if improperly prepared, contain deadly levels of neurotoxins.
- ABLATIONA carrying or taking away; removal.
- AFFLUENTSomeone who is wealthy.
- AGUEAn acute fever.
- ANOSMIAInability to smell; the inability to perceive odors.
- AVARICEExcessive or inordinate desire of gain; greed for wealth
- AVIANCharacteristic of or pertaining to birds, or to bird-like or flying creatures.
- BONNYAlternative spelling of bonnie (“attractive”).
- BREVEA semicircular diacritical mark (˘) placed above a vowel, commonly used to mark its quantity as short.
- BUNGA stopper, alternative to a cork, often made of rubber, used to prevent fluid passing through the neck of a bottle, vat, a hole in a vessel etc.
- CAPUTThe head.
- CODAA passage that brings a movement or piece to a conclusion through prolongation.
- CONCHAAny shell-shaped structure: The deepest indentation of the cartilage of the human ear, attaching to the mastoid bone and leading to its central opening. Ellipsis of nasal concha.
- CONFLATETo combine or mix together.
- CONYA rabbit, especially the European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus (formerly known as Lepus cuniculus).
- COUPA quick, brilliant, and highly successful act.
- CULPANegligence or fault, as distinguishable from dolus (deceit, fraud), which implies intent, culpa being imputable to defect of intellect, dolus to defect of heart.
- CUNEIFORMHaving the form of a wedge; wedge-shaped, especially with a tapered end.
- DEIFYTo make into a god.
- DORSALWith respect to, or concerning the side in which the backbone is located, or the analogous side of an invertebrate. Relating to the top surface of the foot or hand. Produced using
- DOWAGERA widow holding property or title derived from her late husband.
- DRACHMAThe currency of Greece in ancient times and again from 1832 until 2001, with the symbol ₯, since replaced by the euro.
- EFFLUENTFlowing out; outflowing.
- EXHORTTo urge; to advise earnestly.
- EXHUMETo dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter.
- FECUNDITYAbility to produce offspring.
- FIDUCIARYRelating to an entity that owes to another good faith, accountability and trust, often in the context of trusts and trustees.
- FLOTSAMDebris floating in a river or sea, in particular fragments from a shipwreck.
- FOLIAGEThe leaves of plants.
- FOLICOf or relating to foliage; pteroylglutamic, as in folic acid.
- FRACASA noisy disorderly quarrel, fight, brawl, disturbance or scrap.
- INCUBATETo brood, raise, or maintain eggs, organisms, or living tissue through the provision of ideal environmental conditions.
- JOCULARHumorous, amusing or joking.
- LINGUASynonym of tongue.
- MADRIGALA song for a small number of unaccompanied voices; from 13th century Italy.
- MAGNATEPowerful industrialist; captain of industry.
- MILIEUAn environment or setting; a medium; environs
- OBFUSCATETo make dark; to overshadow.
- OBFUSCATIONThe act or process of obfuscating, or obscuring the perception of something; the concept of concealing the meaning of a communication by making it more confusing and harder to inte
- OBVIATETo anticipate and prevent or bypass (something which would otherwise have been necessary or required); to render (something) unnecessary.
- OCULAROf, or relating to the eye, or the sense of sight
- PIETYReverence and devotion to God.
- PLOVERAny of various wading birds of the subfamily Charadriinae.
- POSITSomething that is posited; a postulate.
- PUCEA brownish-purple color, sometimes more or less deep red or grayish.
- SCAPULAEither of the two large, flat, bones forming the back of the shoulder.
- SIGNETAn object (especially a ring) formerly used to impress a picture into the sealing wax of a document as a proof of its origin.
- SUBSIDIARYAuxiliary or supplemental.
- SVELTEAttractively thin; gracefully slender.
- TAUPEA dark brownish-grey colour, the colour of moleskin.
- TIBIALOf or pertaining to a tibia or a structure associated with a tibia.
- VAGUSEllipsis of vagus nerve.
- VASCULARRelating to the flow of fluids, such as blood, lymph, or sap, through the body of an animal or plant, or to the vessels that carry such fluids