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- JALAPENOAlternative spelling of jalapeño.
- JERKINA type of men's garment popular in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries: a close-fitting collarless jacket, with or without sleeves.
- JERKINSplural of jerkin
- JIVETo deceive; to be deceptive.
- JIVEROne who jives.
- JIVESplural of jive
- JIVINGpresent participle and gerund of jive
- JOCULARHumorous, amusing or joking.
- KEEFAlternative spelling of kif.
- KIEFAlternative spelling of kif.
- KINGLETA petty king; a king ruling over a small or unimportant territory.
- LATHETo invite; bid; ask.
- LEEDLanguage; tongue.
- LEESThe sediment that settles during fermentation of beverages, consisting of dead yeast and precipitated parts of the fruit.
- LEXICONThe vocabulary of a language.
- LIEFBeloved, dear, agreeable.
- LIEFSBeloved, dear, agreeable.
- LINGUASynonym of tongue.
- LOCHSplural of loch
- LUGEA racing sled for one or two people that is ridden with the rider or riders lying on their back.
- LUKElukewarm
- LYESplural of lye
- MADRIGALA song for a small number of unaccompanied voices; from 13th century Italy.
- MAGNATEPowerful industrialist; captain of industry.
- MALODORAn offensive odor.
- 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
- MAVINSplural of mavin
- MAWSplural of maw
- MENSCHA person of strength, integrity, and honor or compassion; a gentleman.
- MILIEUAn environment or setting; a medium; environs
- MILTThe spleen, especially of an animal bred for food.
- MILTSplural of milt
- MOOKA disagreeable or incompetent person.
- MORELA true morel; any of several fungi in the genus Morchella, the upper part of which is covered with a reticulated and pitted hymenium.
- MOTHEREDReceiving the care and attention of a mother.
- MOXIENerve, spunk, strength of character.
- MUSLINAny of several varieties of thin cotton cloth.
- NAUTICSynonym of nautical.
- NOCKEither of the two grooves in a bow that hold the bowstring.
- OBFUSCATETo make dark; to overshadow.
- OBFUSCATESthird-person singular simple present indicative of obfuscate
- OBFUSCATINGpresent participle and gerund of obfuscate
- 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
- 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.
- 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
- PACHYDERMA member of the obsolete taxonomic order Pachydermata, grouping of thick-skinned, hoofed animals such as the rhinoceros, hippopotamus, elephant and tapir.
- PANDEROUSResembling or relating to a pander; illicit, debauching.
- 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
- PATESplural of pate
- 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
- PEENSplural of peen
- PELAGICLiving in the open sea rather than in coastal or inland waters.
- PENULTThe next-to-last syllable of a word.
- PENULTSplural of penult
- PHASMIDAny insect of the order Phasmida: a leaf insect or walking stick (stick insect).
- PHIALA bottle or other vessel for containing a liquid; originally any such vessel, especially one for holding a beverage; now , a small, narrow glass bottle with a cap used to hold liqu
- PHIALSplural of phial
- PHLOXAny flowering plant of the genus Phlox.
- PHOTOGA photographer, especially a professional one.
- 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
- PICOTAn embroidery trim made of a series of small loops.
- PIETYReverence and devotion to God.
- 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.
- PIKASplural of pika
- PILEATEDHaving a pileus.
- PILFERTo steal in small quantities, or articles of small value; to practise petty theft.
- PIQUANTCausing hurt feelings; scathing, severe.
- PISHExpressing disdain.
- PISHERSomebody who is inept at a task or new to a job.
- PISHINGpresent participle and gerund of pish
- PLIEAlternative spelling of plié.
- PLIESplural of ply
- PLINTHA block or slab upon which a column, pedestal, statue or other structure is based.
- PLINTHSplural of plinth
- PLOVERAny of various wading birds of the subfamily Charadriinae.
- PLOVERSplural of plover
- PNEUMATICOf, relating to, or resembling air or other gases
- POBLANOA mild green chile pepper native to Mexico; when dried, the chilis are called anchos or chiles anchos (“wide chilis”).
- POLEYNThe part of medieval armour that protected the knee.
- POSITSomething that is posited; a postulate.
- POXESplural of pox
- PRAMA small vehicle, usually covered, in which a newborn baby is pushed around in a lying position.
- PRIGGERA thief.
- PRIGGERSplural of prigger
- PROFLIGATESplural of profligate
- PROLEA member of the proletariat; a proletarian.
- PROLESplural of prole
- 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
- PTARMIGANAny of three species of small grouse in the genus Lagopus found in subarctic tundra areas of North America and Eurasia.
- PUCEA brownish-purple color, sometimes more or less deep red or grayish.
- QATSplural of qat
- QUAGMIREA swampy, soggy area of ground.
- QUAGMIRESplural of quagmire
- QUINCESplural of quince
- RAYONA manufactured regenerated cellulosic fiber.
- REJOINEDsimple past and past participle of rejoin
- RHEUMATICResembling or relating to rheumatism.