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- ABATETo lessen (something) in force or intensity; to moderate.
- ABLATIONSplural of ablation
- ABLUTETo wash oneself.
- ABLUTEDsimple past and past participle of ablute
- ABLUTIONSplural of ablution
- ADUMBRALDark, shady.
- ADUMBRATETo foreshadow vaguely.
- ADUMBRATESthird-person singular simple present indicative of adumbrate
- ADUMBRATIONThe state of being in shadow or shade; a shadow.
- ADUMBRATIONSplural of adumbration
- AGONISTSomeone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon), protagonist.
- ANHYDROUSHaving little or no water.
- ANISESplural of anise
- ANTRALOf or pertaining to an antrum
- APOGEEThe point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is farthest from the Earth: the apoapsis of an Earth orbiter.
- APPELLATIONSplural of appellation
- ARCHIVALOf or pertaining to an archive or archiving.
- ARIASplural of aria
- ASKEWTurned or twisted to one side.
- AUTHORIALOf, coming from, or typical of an author
- AUTOPHAGYThe process of self-digestion by a cell through the action of enzymes originating within the same cell, and often a defensive or self-preservation measure.
- AUTOPHILIASelf-love, especially sexual attraction to the self.
- AVAILINGpresent participle and gerund of avail
- AVARICESplural of avarice
- AXIOMSplural of axiom
- BANALITIESplural of banality
- BAYEDsimple past and past participle of bay
- BAYESplural of baye
- BEATIFICBlessed, blissful, heavenly.
- BILGESplural of bilge
- BILGEWATERSplural of bilgewater
- BILIOUSOf or pertaining to something containing or consisting of bile.
- BLEPHARITICRelating to blepharitis.
- BLEPHARITISAn inflammation of the eyelid.
- BOCCIAlternative form of bocce.
- BOCCISAlternative form of bocce.
- BOUCLESplural of boucle
- BOUTSplural of bout
- BRACHIALPertaining or belonging to the arm.
- BRACKISHLYIn a brackish way.
- BRASIERSplural of brasier
- BROADCLOTHSplural of broadcloth
- BROMIDEA binary compound of bromine and some other element or radical.
- BROMIDESplural of bromide
- BRUITSplural of bruit
- BUNCHYHaving, or growing in bunches.
- BUTYRICOf, pertaining to, or characteristic of butter
- CACOPHONYA mix of discordant sounds; dissonance.
- CARDINGSplural of carding
- CARVENMade by carving, especially when intricately or artistically done.
- CEPHALOUSHaving a head; applied chiefly to the former division of mollusks Cephalata, or Cephalophora (mollusks with a head).
- CERULEANSplural of cerulean
- CHARMEUSEA fine semi-lustrous crepe in satin weave.
- CHEMISEA loose shirtlike undergarment, especially for women.
- CHIVALRIESplural of chivalry
- CHOUXplural of chou
- 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
- CLOCHESplural of cloche
- CLOISTERINGpresent participle and gerund of cloister
- CLOYINGpresent participle and gerund of cloy
- COVALENTContaining or characterized by a covalent bond.
- CRAFTILYIn a crafty manner; slyly.
- CRANIAplural of cranium.
- CRAVENLYIn a craven manner.
- CRUSIANAlternative form of crucian (“kind of carp”).
- CUBOIDOf the shape of a cube.
- DAMASKAn ornate silk fabric originating from Damascus.
- DATERSplural of dater
- DAUBSplural of daub
- DEIFIESthird-person singular simple present indicative of deify
- DENATURESthird-person singular simple present indicative of denature
- DENDRITESplural of dendrite
- DHARMASplural of dharma
- DHARMICAlternative form of Dharmic.
- DIAPHANOUSTransparent or translucent; allowing light to pass through; capable of being seen through.
- DIAPHANOUSLYIn a diaphanous manner.
- DIAPHRAGMATICOf, pertaining to, or using a diaphragm.
- DIATRIBESplural of diatribe
- DIEGETICOf or relating to diegesis; existing within a fictional universe (rather than as background), and able to be perceived by the characters.
- DIHYDROGENThe divalent radical formed from two separate hydrogen atoms or ions.
- DITHERSthird-person singular simple present indicative of dither
- DIURNALSplural of diurnal
- DRIVELSplural of drivel
- DUODENAplural of duodenum
- ECHIDNASplural of echidna
- ECUMENISTSupporting, or in accord with, ecumenism
- ENSOULEDHaving a soul or spirit; having sentience, consciousness and will.
- ERUDITELYIn a learned or scholarly manner.
- ESCARGOTA dish, commonly associated with French cuisine, consisting of edible snails.
- ETUDESplural of etude
- EUKARYOTEAny of the single-celled or multicellular organisms of the taxonomic domain Eukaryota, whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus.
- EUKARYOTESplural of eukaryote
- EUKARYOTICHaving complex cells in which the genetic material is organized into membrane-bound nuclei.
- EXALTINGpresent participle and gerund of exalt
- EXORBITANCEThe state or characteristic of being exorbitant.
- EXORBITANCESplural of exorbitance
- FEBRILEFeverish, or having a high temperature.
- FEBRILITYfeverishness
- FECKSthird-person singular simple present indicative of feck
- FEELINGLYIn a feeling manner.