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- ABJURETo solemnly reject (someone or something); to abandon (someone or something) forever; to disavow, to disclaim, to repudiate.
- ABLATIONA carrying or taking away; removal.
- ADROITdeft, dexterous, or skillful
- AFFLUENTSomeone who is wealthy.
- AGUEAn acute fever.
- ALMASplural of alma
- ANOSMIAInability to smell; the inability to perceive odors.
- ASTERAny of several plants of the genus Aster; one of its flowers.
- AUTOLYSEAlternative spelling of autolyze.
- AVARICEExcessive or inordinate desire of gain; greed for wealth
- AVIANCharacteristic of or pertaining to birds, or to bird-like or flying creatures.
- AXIOMA seemingly self-evident or necessary truth which is based on assumption; a principle or proposition which cannot actually be proved or disproved.
- BAALA false deity or idol.
- BAALSplural of baal
- 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.
- BAWDIERcomparative form of bawdy: more bawdy
- BERMA narrow ledge or shelf, as along the top or bottom of a slope. (Can we verify this sense?)
- 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
- BERTHINGpresent participle and gerund of berth
- BEVELAn edge that is canted, one that is not a 90-degree angle; a chamfer.
- BEVYA group of animals, especially quail, roe deer or other game.
- BIDETSplural of bidet
- BIJOUA jewel.
- BIJOUXplural of bijou
- BILGEThe rounded portion of a ship's hull, forming a transition between the bottom and the sides.
- BILGESplural of bilge
- BINDISplural of bindi
- BIOMESplural of biome
- 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.
- BLOVIATESthird-person singular simple present indicative of bloviate
- BLOVIATINGpresent participle and gerund of bloviate
- BLOVIATIONA boastful or pompous manner of speaking or writing; a lengthy discourse delivered in that manner.
- BLOVIATIONSplural of bloviation
- BLOVIATOROne who habitually bloviates; a pompous, opinionated, typically voluble commentator.
- BLOVIATORSplural of bloviator
- BOCCIAlternative form of bocce.
- BOCCISAlternative form of bocce.
- BOLLThe rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant.
- BOLOSplural of bolo
- BONNYAlternative spelling of bonnie (“attractive”).
- BOWYERA person who makes or sells bows (for use with arrows).
- BOWYERSplural of bowyer
- BRACKSalty or brackish water.
- BRACKISHOf water, salty or slightly salty, as a mixture of fresh and sea water, such as that found in estuaries.
- BREVEA semicircular diacritical mark (˘) placed above a vowel, commonly used to mark its quantity as short.
- BRISRitual male circumcision; the ceremony in which this is performed.
- BRONCHIAplural of bronchium
- BRUMEMist, fog, vapour.
- 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.
- 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.
- BUXOMHaving a full, voluptuous figure, especially possessing large breasts.
- CAIRNA rounded or conical heap of stones erected by early inhabitants of the British Isles, apparently as a sepulchral monument.
- CALIPERAlternative form of calipers, a device used to measure dimensions.
- CAPIplural of capo
- CAPRIScapri pants
- CAPUTThe head.
- CENTAURSplural of centaur
- CHATEAUAlternative spelling of château.
- CHAWThat which is chewed.
- CHAWEDsimple past and past participle of chaw
- CHAWEROne who chaws; a chewer.
- CHAWERSplural of chawer
- CHAWINGpresent participle and gerund of chaw
- CHAWSplural of chaw
- CHEMISEA loose shirtlike undergarment, especially for women.
- CHIROA chiropractor.
- CHIVYAlternative form of chevy.
- CHUMA friend; a pal.
- CLAVEsimple past and past participle of cleave
- CLOISTERINGpresent participle and gerund of cloister
- CODAA passage that brings a movement or piece to a conclusion through prolongation.
- CODASplural of coda
- COIFA hairdo.
- COIFSplural of coif
- 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).
- COPSEA coppice: an area of woodland managed by coppicing (periodic cutting near stump level).
- CORSO
- CORVIDPertaining to or resembling the Corvidae.
- CORVIDSplural of corvid
- COUPA quick, brilliant, and highly successful act.
- COUREObsolete form of cower.
- CUDSplural of cud
- CUIRASSA piece of defensive armor, covering the body from the neck to the girdle.
- CULMINATEOf a heavenly body, to be at the highest point, reach its greatest altitude.
- CULPANegligence or fault, as distinguishable from dolus (deceit, fraud), which implies intent, culpa being imputable to defect of intellect, dolus to defect of heart.
- CUMQUATSplural of cumquat
- CUNEIFORMHaving the form of a wedge; wedge-shaped, especially with a tapered end.
- CUNEIFORMSplural of cuneiform
- CUNTY
- CURTSYAlternative spelling of curtsey.
- 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,
- DEFUNCTSthird-person singular simple present indicative of defunct
- DEIFYTo make into a god.
- 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