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- VEGETALCapable of growth and reproduction, but not feeling or reason (often opposed to sensible and rational).
- VELUMA thin membrane resembling a veil or curtain. The soft palate. A thin membrane partially covering the cluster of sporangia near the leaf base in quillworts and their extinct relati
- VESTIGIALOf or pertaining to a vestige or remnant; like a trace from the past.
- VIADUCTA bridge with several spans that carries rail or road traffic over a valley or other obstacles.
- WYVERNA draconian creature possessing wings, only two legs and usually a barbed tail.
- BRACKSalty or brackish water.
- BRACKISHOf water, salty or slightly salty, as a mixture of fresh and sea water, such as that found in estuaries.
- BERTHChiefly in wide berth: a sufficient space in the water for a ship or other vessel to lie at anchor or manoeuvre without getting in the way of other vessels, or colliding into rocks
- BOWYERA person who makes or sells bows (for use with arrows).
- MOTHEREDReceiving the care and attention of a mother.
- WHORESONAn illegitimate or misbegotten child born of unwed parents.
- PAULDRONA component of plate armor that protects the shoulder, generally covering more than a spaulder, also protecting the armpit and overlapping with other armor over the upper chest and
- GREAVESThe unmeltable residue left after animal fat has been rendered.
- FLUEA pipe or duct that carries gaseous combustion products away from the point of combustion (such as a furnace).
- LEEDLanguage; tongue.
- LUKElukewarm
- SCIONA descendant, especially a first-generation descendant of a distinguished family.
- CUIRASSA piece of defensive armor, covering the body from the neck to the girdle.
- GALOSHAn overshoe or boot worn in wet weather: A waterproof overshoe used to provide protection from rain or snow. A waterproof rubber boot, intended to be worn in wet or muddy condition
- GLEETStomach mucus, especially of a hawk.
- GOURMANDA person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink; a greedy or ravenous eater.
- GUILERA deceiver, a beguiler.
- JERKINA type of men's garment popular in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries: a close-fitting collarless jacket, with or without sleeves.
- PILFERTo steal in small quantities, or articles of small value; to practise petty theft.
- PIQUANTCausing hurt feelings; scathing, severe.
- SCRYTo magically or supernaturally look into or (as an entertainer) predict (the future), using crystal balls or other objects.
- WRAITHA ghost or specter, especially a person's likeness seen just after their death.
- MANTICOREA beast with the body of a lion (usually red), the tail of a scorpion, and the head/face of a man with a mouth filled with multiple rows of sharp teeth (like a shark), said to be a
- SCIMITARA sword of Persian origin that features a curved blade.
- PACAAny of the large rodents of the genus Cuniculus (but see also its synonyms), native to Central America and South America, which have dark brown or black fur, a white or yellowish u
- BERMA narrow ledge or shelf, as along the top or bottom of a slope. (Can we verify this sense?)
- BOLLThe rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant.
- GAVELRent.
- LIEFBeloved, dear, agreeable.
- LIEFSBeloved, dear, agreeable.
- MENSCHA person of strength, integrity, and honor or compassion; a gentleman.
- SMELTAny small anadromous fish of the family Osmeridae, found in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and in lakes in North America and northern part of Europe.
- TROTHAn oath, pledge, plight, or promise. A pledge or promise to marry someone. The state of being thus pledged; betrothal, engagement.
- WEFTThe horizontal threads that are interlaced through the warp in a woven fabric.
- ABJURETo solemnly reject (someone or something); to abandon (someone or something) forever; to disavow, to disclaim, to repudiate.
- ADROITdeft, dexterous, or skillful
- BRUMEMist, fog, vapour.
- CAIRNA rounded or conical heap of stones erected by early inhabitants of the British Isles, apparently as a sepulchral monument.
- CHEMISEA loose shirtlike undergarment, especially for women.
- COIFA hairdo.
- CULMINATEOf a heavenly body, to be at the highest point, reach its greatest altitude.
- DEIGNTo consider it appropriate or worthy to do or give (something), often when it is seen as beneath one's dignity; to condescend, to vouchsafe. To consider it appropriate or worthy to
- FIKETo feign; dissemble; flatter.
- FLAXA plant of the genus Linum, especially Linum usitatissimum, which has a single, slender stalk, about a foot and a half high, with blue flowers. Also known as linseed, especially wh
- GIRDTo bind with a flexible rope or cord.
- GRISTGrain that is to be ground in a mill.
- LATHETo invite; bid; ask.
- LEESThe sediment that settles during fermentation of beverages, consisting of dead yeast and precipitated parts of the fruit.
- LEXICONThe vocabulary of a language.
- LUGEA racing sled for one or two people that is ridden with the rider or riders lying on their back.
- MILTThe spleen, especially of an animal bred for food.
- MORELA true morel; any of several fungi in the genus Morchella, the upper part of which is covered with a reticulated and pitted hymenium.
- ONAGERThe Asiatic wild ass or hemione (Equus hemionus), an animal of the horse family native to Asia; specifically, the Persian onager, Persian wild ass, or Persian zebra (Equus hemionus
- ORZOA form of pasta the size and shape of grains of rice or barley; often used in soups.
- PARSETo resolve (a sentence, etc.) into its elements, pointing out the several parts of speech, and their relation to each other by agreement or government; to analyze and describe gram
- SALVEAn ointment, cream, or balm with soothing, healing, or calming effects.
- SHANKThe part of the leg between the knee and the ankle.
- SKEINA quantity of thread, yarn, etc., wound on a reel then removed and loosely knotted into an oblong shape; a skein of cotton is formed by eighty turns of thread around a reel with a
- VELDThe open grassland or pastureland of South Africa and neighbouring countries.
- WHINGETo whine; to complain, especially in an annoying or persistent manner.
- WIGHTA living creature, especially a human being.
- WURSTA German- or Austrian-style sausage.
- FACILEEasy; contemptibly easy.
- GOADA long, pointed stick used to prod animals.
- PISHExpressing disdain.
- PTARMIGANAny of three species of small grouse in the genus Lagopus found in subarctic tundra areas of North America and Eurasia.
- SHINDIGA noisy party or festivities.
- GRACILELean, slender, thin.
- JALAPENOAlternative spelling of jalapeño.
- POBLANOA mild green chile pepper native to Mexico; when dried, the chilis are called anchos or chiles anchos (“wide chilis”).
- VAQUEROA cowboy; a herdsman.
- CHUMA friend; a pal.
- GEFILTEEllipsis of gefilte fish.
- PISHERSomebody who is inept at a task or new to a job.
- BAALA false deity or idol.
- BAILOROne who bails property; one who places property in the hands of another (called a bailee) for safekeeping.
- BARIUMThe chemical element (symbol Ba) with an atomic number of 56. It is a soft, reactive, silvery alkaline earth metal.
- BERTHINGpresent participle and gerund of berth
- BILGEThe rounded portion of a ship's hull, forming a transition between the bottom and the sides.
- BIOMETRICOf, relating to, or using biometrics.
- BIOMETRICSThe automated measurement of biological data.
- BIVVYA small tent or shelter.
- BLOVIATETo speak or discourse at length in a pompous or boastful manner.
- BLOVIATIONA boastful or pompous manner of speaking or writing; a lengthy discourse delivered in that manner.
- BLOVIATOROne who habitually bloviates; a pompous, opinionated, typically voluble commentator.
- CALIPERAlternative form of calipers, a device used to measure dimensions.
- CHAWThat which is chewed.
- CHAWEROne who chaws; a chewer.
- CHIROA chiropractor.
- CHIVYAlternative form of chevy.
- CLAVEsimple past and past participle of cleave
- COPSEA coppice: an area of woodland managed by coppicing (periodic cutting near stump level).
- CORVIDPertaining to or resembling the Corvidae.
- ENOLOGYAlternative form of oenology.
- ENTROPICOf, pertaining to, or as a consequence of entropy.