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- AGONISTSomeone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon), protagonist.
- ANHYDROUSHaving little or no water.
- APOGEEThe point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is farthest from the Earth: the apoapsis of an Earth orbiter.
- BLEPHARITISAn inflammation of the eyelid.
- CACOPHONYA mix of discordant sounds; dissonance.
- CEPHALOUSHaving a head; applied chiefly to the former division of mollusks Cephalata, or Cephalophora (mollusks with a head).
- DIAPHANOUSTransparent or translucent; allowing light to pass through; capable of being seen through.
- DIEGETICOf or relating to diegesis; existing within a fictional universe (rather than as background), and able to be perceived by the characters.
- HEMIOLAThe articulation of two bars in triple time as if they were three bars in duple time.
- HEURISTICThat employs a practical method not guaranteed to be optimal or perfect; either not following or derived from any theory, or based on an advisedly oversimplified one.
- NEOLOGISTOne who coins a new word or new words.
- PHLEGMATICNot easily excited to action or passion; calm; sluggish.
- PROGNOSTICOf, pertaining to or characterized by prognosis or prediction.
- RHEUMATICResembling or relating to rheumatism.
- SUBLUXATIONA partial dislocation of a joint, in which the articulating surfaces remain in partial contact.
- TREPANA tool used to bore through rock when sinking shafts.
- CHARMEUSEA fine semi-lustrous crepe in satin weave.
- ESCARGOTA dish, commonly associated with French cuisine, consisting of edible snails.
- EUKARYOTEAny of the single-celled or multicellular organisms of the taxonomic domain Eukaryota, whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus.
- FLUIDITYThe state of being fluid rather than viscous
- LABRETA body piercing consisting of an adornment attached to the lip.
- PAWLA pivoted catch designed to fall into a notch on a ratchet wheel so as to allow movement in only one direction (e.g. on a windlass or in a clock mechanism), or alternatively to mov
- PHYLOGENETICOf, or relating to phylogeny or phylogenetics.
- RUCKSACKA bag carried on the back or shoulder, supported by straps.
- GOYIMplural of goy
- GALVANICOf or pertaining to galvanism; electric.
- MUONAn unstable elementary particle in the lepton family, having similar properties to the electron but with a mass 207 times greater.
- YAOINamed after someone with the surname Yao (Chinese 姚 (yáo)).
- ADUMBRATETo foreshadow vaguely.
- ADUMBRATIONThe state of being in shadow or shade; a shadow.
- ALBEDOThe fraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body, commonly expressed as a percentage.
- BEATIFICBlessed, blissful, heavenly.
- BILIOUSOf or pertaining to something containing or consisting of bile.
- BRACHIALPertaining or belonging to the arm.
- BUTYRICOf, pertaining to, or characteristic of butter
- CILIUMA short microscopic hairlike organelle projecting from a eukaryotic cell (such as a unicellular organism or one cell of a multicelled organism) which serve either for propulsion by
- DAMASKAn ornate silk fabric originating from Damascus.
- FEBRILEFeverish, or having a high temperature.
- FEMORALOf, pertaining to, or near the femur or thigh.
- FRACASA noisy disorderly quarrel, fight, brawl, disturbance or scrap.
- FRAILTYThe condition quality of being frail, physically, mentally, or morally; weakness of resolution; liability to be deceived.
- GAOLDated spelling of jail.
- LIGNUMDead wood, typically in the context of a substrate for lichens.
- LUXELuxury.
- MAGISTERMaster; sir: a title used in the Middle Ages, given to a person in authority, or to one having a licence from a university to teach philosophy and the liberal arts.
- MALEFICHaving an evil or harmful influence; baleful.
- MONASTICOf or relating to monasteries or monks.
- NEPOTISMThe favoring of relatives or also personal friends because of their relationship rather than because of their abilities.
- NEXUSA form or state of connection.
- NUPTIALOf or pertaining to wedding and marriage.
- OPULENCEWealth.
- PHARYNGEALOf or pertaining to the pharynx.
- PLACATIONA process or act of placating; appeasement or an expression of appeasement.
- PLACIDITYThe state of being placid; peacefulness.
- POINTELA sharp instrument; any sharp-pointed thing.
- PUCEA brownish-purple color, sometimes more or less deep red or grayish.
- PUERILEChildish; trifling; silly.
- PUGILAs much as is taken up between the thumb and two first fingers; a pinch.
- PULVERPowder.
- SUBLUXSynonym of subluxate: to partially dislocate or displace.
- SUBLUXATETo cause the subluxation of something: to partially dislocate or displace.
- TACITImplied, but not made explicit, especially through silence.
- TENEBROUSDark and gloomy; obscure.
- TRIPEDALHaving three feet.
- TURBIDHaving the lees or sediment disturbed; not clear.
- VAUNTTo speak boastfully.
- VERACIOUSTrue.
- VERITASTruth, particularly of a transcendent character.
- VERNALITYThe quality of being vernal or spring-like.
- VITREOUSOf or resembling glass; glassy.
- WUXIAA genre of East Asian fiction concerning the adventures of martial artists, typically set in Ancient China.
- WUXIASA genre of East Asian fiction concerning the adventures of martial artists, typically set in Ancient China.
- BUNCHYHaving, or growing in bunches.
- KNAVISHHaving the characteristics of a knave; mischievous, roguish, waggish, rascally or impertinent.
- PITHYConcise and meaningful.
- RUTHFULFull of sorrow; sorrowful; woeful; rueful.
- RUTHFULLYIn a manner that is ruthful: Sorrowfully, ruefully. In a manner that causes pity; piteously. Compassionately; mercifully.
- FICTIVEHaving the characteristics of fiction: fictional.
- CRAFTILYIn a crafty manner; slyly.
- SCIONA descendant, especially a first-generation descendant of a distinguished family.
- WONTOne's habitual way of doing things; custom, habit, practice.
- VARLETA servant or attendant.
- CARVENMade by carving, especially when intricately or artistically done.
- GUMPTIONCommon sense, initiative, resourcefulness.
- SLEDGEA sledgehammer.
- UNCOUTHUnfamiliar, strange, foreign.
- ABATETo lessen (something) in force or intensity; to moderate.
- CHEMISEA loose shirtlike undergarment, especially for women.
- FELICITYThe condition of being happy. Intense happiness.
- GYREA swirling vortex. A circular or spiral motion; also, a circle described by a moving body; a revolution, a turn.
- PUGILISMFighting with fists.
- PUGILISTOne who fights with their fists, especially a professional prize fighter; a boxer.
- SNOODA band or ribbon for keeping the hair in place, including the hair-band formerly worn in Scotland and northern England by young unmarried women.
- TAWNYOf a light brown to brownish orange colour; orangey brown tinged with gold.
- WIGHTA living creature, especially a human being.
- HACKERYA two-wheeled oxcart used for transporting freight.
- YONICIn the shape of a vulva (yoni).
- ABLUTETo wash oneself.
- ALVEOLARRelating to the alveoli (small air sacs) of the lungs.
- AORTICOf or pertaining to the aorta or the aortic valve.