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- MACHISMOSplural of machismo
- MAGGOTIERcomparative form of maggoty: more maggoty
- MASOCHISTICDeriving (especially sexual) pleasure from abuse, being punished, or dominated.
- MASTHEADINGpresent participle and gerund of masthead
- MELANGEA mixture of different things; a disordered mixture.
- METROSEXUALA man — typically urban, heterosexual, and affluent — who is concerned with personal appearance, such as personal grooming, fashion, and aesthetics in general.
- MICROWAVINGpresent participle and gerund of microwave
- MINIATUREDsimple past and past participle of miniature
- MISANTHROPEOne who has a negative view of the entire human race.
- MISANTHROPESplural of misanthrope
- MISANTHROPICHaving a negative view of mankind. This may express itself as, e.g., distrust, dislike, hate, or contempt.
- MISFORTUNEDunlucky, unfortunate
- MONARCHIESplural of monarchy
- MOONLIGHTERA person who moonlights, working a second job on the side.
- MOONLIGHTSthird-person singular simple present indicative of moonlight
- MYCELIALOf or pertaining to the mycelium
- MYCELOIDResembling or pertaining to mycelium.
- NECROLOGICALOf or pertaining to a necrology.
- NEIGHBOUREDThe state or condition of being a neighbour; neighbourhood; neighbourship.
- 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
- NUCLEOTIDESplural of nucleotide
- NYCTOPHOBIAA fear of the night, nighttime, or darkness.
- OBLIVIATE
- OCCULTLYIn an occult manner.
- OCTUPLESplural of octuple
- OSTEOGRAPHYThe scientific description of bones; osteology.
- OUTPLAYEDsimple past and past participle of outplay
- OVERWHELMINGpresent participle and gerund of overwhelm
- OVERWINDSthird-person singular simple present indicative of overwind
- OVERWOUNDsimple past and past participle of overwind
- PABLUMAlternative letter-case form of Pablum (“a type of cereal for infants made from cornmeal, oat, and wheat”).
- PARABOLICOf, or pertaining to, or in the shape of a parabola or paraboloid.
- PARADIGMATICOf or pertaining to a paradigm.
- PARADOXESplural of paradox
- PARBOILINGpresent participle and gerund of parboil
- PATHOGENICAble to cause (harmful) disease.
- PATRONYMICDerived from one's father.
- PAUPERINGpresent participle and gerund of pauper
- PEJORATIVEDisparaging, belittling or derogatory.
- PEJORATIVESplural of pejorative
- PERAMBULATIONA survey, a tour; an instance of walking around.
- PERAMBULATIONSplural of perambulation
- PERCOLATINGpresent participle and gerund of percolate
- PERCOLATIONSplural of percolation
- PERFIDIOUSOf, pertaining to, or representing perfidy; disloyal to what should command one's fidelity or allegiance.
- PERFIDYA state or act of violating faith or allegiance; violation of a promise or vow, or of trust.
- PERGOLAA framework in the form of a passageway of columns that supports a trelliswork roof; used to support and train climbing plants.
- PERGOLASplural of pergola
- PERISTALTICof or pertaining to peristalsis
- PHLEGMATICNot easily excited to action or passion; calm; sluggish.
- PHOBICSplural of phobic
- PHONEMESplural of phoneme
- PHOOEYAn expression of disgust, rejection, or disappointment.
- PHOTONICof, or relating to photons or to photonics
- PHRENETICArchaic spelling of frenetic.
- PHRENETICSplural of phrenetic
- PHRENOLOGIESplural of phrenology
- PHRENOLOGYThe pseudoscience which studies the relationships between a person's character and the morphology (structure) of the skull.
- PHYLOGENETICOf, or relating to phylogeny or phylogenetics.
- PHYLOGENICOf or pertaining to phylogeny
- 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
- PIGSTYAn enclosure where pigs are kept, either a building or part of one.
- PIQUANTCausing hurt feelings; scathing, severe.
- 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.
- POESYA poem.
- POUNDCAKESplural of poundcake
- PRAGMATICALRelating to affairs of state.
- PRAHUAlternative form of proa.
- PREBIOTICSplural of prebiotic
- PREDICTIVELYIn the manner of something that attempts to or succeeds in predicting, anticipating or expecting.
- PREQUALIFIEDsimple past and past participle of prequalify
- PREQUALIFIESthird-person singular simple present indicative of prequalify
- PRESAGEA warning of a future event; an omen.
- 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.
- PRIMOGENIT
- PROSAICPertaining to or having the characteristics of prose.
- PROVINCIALSplural of provincial
- PTERODACTYLSplural of pterodactyl
- PTERYLAOne of the areas of a bird's skin on which feathers grow.
- PUDENCYModesty.
- PUDICITYModesty; chastity.
- PUFFIESTsuperlative form of puffy: most puffy
- PUNCHIESTsuperlative form of punchy: most punchy
- PUNCTUATIONA set of symbols and marks which are used to clarify meaning in text by separating strings of words into clauses, phrases and sentences; examples include commas, hyphens, and stops
- PURLA particular stitch in knitting in which the working yarn is pulled through an existing stitch from front to back.
- PUTDOWNAlternative form of put-down.
- PYROMANIACSplural of pyromaniac
- PYROMANIASplural of pyromania
- QUEENDOMSplural of queendom
- QUISLINGA traitor who collaborates with the enemy.
- RAMBUNCTIOUSBoisterous, energetic, noisy, and difficult to control.
- RAMBUNCTIOUSLYIn a rambunctious manner, boisterously and without control.
- RAVIOLISplural of ravioli
- REDOUBTSplural of redoubt
- 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.