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- MASOCHISTICDeriving (especially sexual) pleasure from abuse, being punished, or dominated.
- METROSEXUALA man — typically urban, heterosexual, and affluent — who is concerned with personal appearance, such as personal grooming, fashion, and aesthetics in general.
- MISANTHROPICHaving a negative view of mankind. This may express itself as, e.g., distrust, dislike, hate, or contempt.
- MISFORTUNEDunlucky, unfortunate
- MOONLIGHTERA person who moonlights, working a second job on the side.
- MYCELIALOf or pertaining to the mycelium
- MYCELOIDResembling or pertaining to mycelium.
- NECROLOGICALOf or pertaining to a necrology.
- NEIGHBOURLYShowing the qualities of a friendly and helpful neighbour.
- NUCLEASEAny of several enzymes capable of cleaving the phosphodiester bonds between the nucleotide subunits of nucleic acids.
- NUCLEOTIDEThe monomer constituting DNA or RNA biopolymer molecules. Each nucleotide consists of a nitrogenous heterocyclic base (or nucleobase), which can be either a double-ringed purine or
- NYCTOPHOBIAA fear of the night, nighttime, or darkness.
- OCCULTLYIn an occult manner.
- OSTEOGRAPHYThe scientific description of bones; osteology.
- OVERWHELMINGpresent participle and gerund of overwhelm
- OVERWOUNDsimple past and past participle of overwind
- PATHOGENICAble to cause (harmful) disease.
- PERISTALTICof or pertaining to peristalsis
- PHOTONICof, or relating to photons or to photonics
- PHRENOLOGYThe pseudoscience which studies the relationships between a person's character and the morphology (structure) of the skull.
- PHYLOGENICOf or pertaining to phylogeny
- PIGSTYAn enclosure where pigs are kept, either a building or part of one.
- PNEUMATICSThe branch of mechanics that deals with the mechanical properties of gases
- PODIATRISTA health care practitioner who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of foot ailments.
- PREDICTIVELYIn the manner of something that attempts to or succeeds in predicting, anticipating or expecting.
- PRESCIENTLYIn a prescient manner.
- PRETENTIOUSLYIn a manner with unwarranted claim to importance or distinction.
- PRIGA deliberately superior person; a person who demonstrates an exaggerated conformity or propriety, especially in an irritatingly arrogant or smug manner.
- PUTDOWNAlternative form of put-down.
- RAMBUNCTIOUSBoisterous, energetic, noisy, and difficult to control.
- RAMBUNCTIOUSLYIn a rambunctious manner, boisterously and without control.
- REDSHIFTAn increase in the wavelength of a photon or of light while in transit, corresponding to a lower frequency and a shift toward the red end of the electromagnetic spectrum.
- SEXOLOGYThe study of sex and sexuality, usually from a psychological or clinical perspective.
- SHADOWBOXA diorama or shallow display case, usually with a glass front.
- SHADOWBOXINGA form of solo exercise, involving throwing punches at the air, and not at an opponent.
- SHOEBLACKOne who cleans and polishes shoes (and boots) as an occupation.
- SHOGUNATEThe office or dignity of a shogun.
- SKINHEADSomeone with a shaved head.
- SPECIATIONThe process by which new distinct species evolve.
- SPHEROIDOf a shape similar to a squashed sphere.
- SPUMYfrothy, emitting froth or spume
- SQUIREDOMThe rank of squire, or the period of being a squire.
- STATUTORYOf, relating to, enacted or regulated by a statute.
- STENOGRAPHYThe practice of transcribing speech (primarily for later dictation or testimony), usually using shorthand
- SUBNORMALLess than normal.
- SUBNORMALITYThe state or condition of being subnormal.
- SUPERLIGHTExtremely lightweight.
- SYLVANITESilver gold telluride, a soft metallic mineral ranging in color from steely gray to almost white.
- SYMBIOTESynonym of symbiont.
- SYMPHONICCharacteristic of a symphony.
- TELEGRAPHICOf, or relating to the telegraph.
- TELEGRAPHYAny process for transmitting arbitrarily long messages over a long distance using a code, especially by means of electrified wires or radio waves using Morse code.
- TELEPHONYThe act of sound transmission via the electromagnetic spectrum.
- TELEWORKTo telecommute.
- TERPENOIDAny of a very large class of naturally occurring and synthetic organic compounds formally derived from the hydrocarbon isoprene; they include many volatile compounds used in perfum
- TOOTHPASTEA paste, normally used with a toothbrush, for cleaning the teeth.
- TURBIDLYIn a turbid manner; with muddiness or confusion.
- TURGIDLYIn a turgid manner.
- UNBELOVEDNot beloved; unloved.
- UNBOWEDNot bowed; erect or upright.
- UNBRIGHTNot bright; lacking light; dim.
- UNBUTTEREDNot buttered.
- UNCHEWEDThat has not been chewed.
- UNCLAIMEDNot claimed.
- UNCLEAREDNot cleared.
- UNCLOAKEDNot cloaked.
- UNCOWEDNot browbeaten or frightened into submission or compliance.
- UNDERFEDInadequately fed.
- UNDERWHELMTo fail to impress; to perform disappointingly.
- UNDESIRABLENot desirable, objectionable or not likely to please.
- UNDRAMATICNot dramatic; lacking in dramatic action.
- UNDREADEDNot dreaded; not feared.
- UNDREAMTNot dreamed; not dreamt.
- UNEMPHATICNot emphatic
- UNFAVOUREDAlternative form of unfavored.
- UNFILLETEDNot filleted.
- UNFOOTEDNot assigned a metrical foot.
- UNFORKEDNot forked.
- UNFRIGHTEDunfrightened
- UNGRAFTEDNot grafted.
- UNGROUPEDNot assembled into a group.
- UNGUARDEDHaving no guard or protection; vulnerable.
- UNLABORIOUSNot laborious.
- UNLETTEREDNot instructed in letters; not educated, not well-read; unable to read.
- UNLIDDEDWithout a lid or cover.
- UNLOCATEDThat has not been located; the location of which is unknown.
- UNPEGGEDsimple past and past participle of unpeg
- UNPLAYEDNot played.
- UNPREDICTABLYIn an unpredictable way.
- UNPRODUCTIVENot productive; useless; fruitless.
- UNRHYMEDHaving no rhyme.
- UNRIGHTEDNot righted.
- UNSCHOOLEDNot schooled; not having been to school.
- UNSHAFTEDNot shafted.
- UNSHAKEABLYAlternative spelling of unshakably.
- UNSHOWEREDNot showered; not having taken a shower.
- UNSIGHTEDNot sighted; unseen.
- UNSOFTENEDNot softened.
- UNSYSTEMATICNot systematic; random, disorganised, or unthorough.
- UNTROUBLEDWithout worries; free from care.