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- ANEURYSMAn abnormal blood-filled swelling of an artery or vein, resulting from a localized weakness in the wall of the vessel.
- AUTOGRAPHA person’s own handwriting, especially the signature of a famous or admired person.
- BURSAAny of the many small fluid-filled sacs located at the point where a muscle or tendon slides across bone. These sacs serve to reduce friction between the two moving surfaces.
- COMATOSEIn a coma: unconscious.
- CRAPULOUSCharacterized by excessive eating or drinking.
- CRONYA close friend.
- CRYPTA cave or cavern.
- CUMINThe flowering plant Cuminum cyminum, in the family Apiaceae.
- CYANAn additive secondary colour midway between green and blue, evoked by wavelengths between ~490 and ~520 nm.
- DICHOGAMYThe condition in which an organism changes sex during its lifetime.
- ECLIPSEAn alignment of astronomical objects whereby one object comes between the observer (or notional observer) and another object, thus obscuring the latter.
- EXOPLANETA planet which exists outside Earth's solar system.
- HYDRAULICPertaining to water.
- IAMBICConsisting of iambs (metrical feet with an unstressed–stressed pattern) or characterized by their predominance.
- KALEIDOSCOPEAn instrument consisting of a tube containing mirrors and loose, colourful beads or other objects; when the tube is looked into and rotated, a succession of symmetrical designs can
- MEANDEROne of the turns of a winding, crooked, or involved course.
- MORPHA recurrent distinctive sound or sequence of sounds representing an indivisible morphological form; especially as representing a morpheme.
- PYRITEThe common mineral iron disulfide (FeS2), of a pale brass-yellow color and brilliant metallic luster, crystallizing in the isometric system.
- SIPHONA bent pipe or tube with one end lower than the other, in which hydrostatic pressure exerted due to the force of gravity moves liquid from one reservoir to another.
- STAMENIn flowering plants, a male reproductive structure in a flower that produces pollen, typically consisting of an anther and a filament.
- TAXIDERMYThe art of stuffing and mounting the skins of dead animals for exhibition in a lifelike state.
- THORAXThe region of the mammalian body between the neck and abdomen as well as the cavity containing the heart and lungs.
- UVEAThe middle of the three concentric layers that make up the eye; it is pigmented and vascular, and comprises the choroid, the ciliary body, and the iris.
- WHARFAn artificial landing place for ships on a riverbank or shore.
- NACREA shellfish which contains mother-of-pearl.
- FLAMINGOA wading bird of the family Phoenicopteridae of the order Phoenicopteriformes.
- KETCHUPEllipsis of tomato ketchup (“a tomato-vinegar-based sauce, sometimes containing spices, onion or garlic, and (especially in the US) sweeteners”).
- DELFTAlternative form of Delft (“style of earthenware”).
- HARPOONA spearlike weapon with a barbed head used in hunting whales and large fish.
- LUNTA slow-burning match or torch.
- FLANGEAn external or internal rib or rim, used either to add strength or to hold something in place.
- AIOLIA type of sauce made from garlic and olive oil, often with egg and lemon juice and similar to mayonnaise.
- BAUDA unit of data transmission symbol rate; the number of signalling events per second.
- BOULEOne of the bowls used in the French game of boules.
- CABERNETCabernet Sauvignon, a wine.
- CARIBOUAny of several North American subspecies Rangifer tarandus of the reindeer.
- FRESNELA unit of frequency equal to 10 hertz, or one terahertz.
- GAFFEA foolish and embarrassing error, especially one made in public; a social blunder; a breach of etiquette.
- LEMANOne beloved; a lover, a sweetheart of either sex (especially a secret lover; a gallant or mistress).
- LURCHA sudden or unsteady movement.
- OXALATEAny salt or ester of oxalic acid.
- RIANTMirthful, cheerful, smiling, light-hearted.
- TRAIPSETo walk in a messy or unattractively casual way; to trail through dirt.
- VIRULENTOf animals, plants, or substances: extremely venomous or poisonous.
- BUXOMHaving a full, voluptuous figure, especially possessing large breasts.
- CHIMERAAlternative letter-case form of Chimera, a supposed monster in Lycia with the head of a lion, body of a goat, and tail of a dragon or serpent, killed by the hero Bellerophon.
- COOTAny of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead.
- CRUNKCrazy and intoxicated.
- JOWLThe jaw, jawbone; especially one of the lateral parts of the mandible.
- LOUPEDA mass or ball of iron in a pasty condition, beaten by the trip hammer or rolls.
- NUBBLEAlternative spelling of knubble (“small knob or lump”).
- SLUFFAlternative spelling of slough (skin shed by a snake or other reptile).
- YOKELA person from or living in the countryside, viewed as being unsophisticated or naive.
- YLEMIn the Big Bang theory, the hot and dense plasma that made up the matter in the cosmos following the initial baryogenesis at an early stage of its expansion and cooling, from which
- HENTTo take hold of, to grasp.
- SCUTA hare; a hare as the game in a hunt.
- DOUCHEA jet or current of water or vapour directed upon some part of the body to benefit it medicinally; in particular, such a jet directed at the vagina for irrigation.
- ALBUMIn Ancient Rome, a white tablet or register on which the praetor's edicts and other public notices were recorded.
- ARCANEUnderstood by only a few.
- AUDITORYOf, or relating to hearing, or to the sense or organs of hearing.
- AVARICEExcessive or inordinate desire of gain; greed for wealth
- BULGEAn object which is sticking out from a surface; a swelling, protuberant part; a bending outward, especially when caused by pressure.
- BUNGA stopper, alternative to a cork, often made of rubber, used to prevent fluid passing through the neck of a bottle, vat, a hole in a vessel etc.
- CAPUTThe head.
- COBLEA small flat-bottomed fishing boat suitable for launching from a beach, found on the north-east coast of England and in Scotland.
- COPIOUSVast in quantity or number, profuse, abundant; taking place on a large scale.
- DEMULCENTSoothing or softening.
- DIGHTAdorned, decorated, or furnished (with); dressed, arrayed, or decked out.
- DINGUSA gadget, device, or object whose name is either unknown, forgotten, or omitted for the purpose of humor.
- DUPEA person who has been deceived.
- EDIFYTo build, construct.
- EDUCETo direct the course of (a flow, journey etc.); to lead in a particular direction.
- ELATIONAn exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism.
- ELUDETo evade or escape from (someone or something), especially by using cunning or skill.
- ENVIOUSFeeling or exhibiting envy; jealously desiring the excellence or good fortune of another; maliciously grudging.
- ETUDEA short piece of music, designed to give a performer practice in a particular area or skill.
- EXEMPTFree from a duty, obligation, rule, law, etc.
- EXPUNGETo erase or strike out.
- FEIGNTo make a false show or pretence of; to counterfeit or simulate.
- FISTULAAn abnormal connection or passageway between organs or vessels that normally do not connect.
- FLUXThe act of flowing; a continuous moving on or passing by, as of a flowing stream.
- FULCRUMThe support about which a lever pivots.
- FUNGISpongy, abnormal growth, as granulation tissue formed in a wound.
- FUTILEIncapable of producing results, useless; doomed not to be successful; not worth attempting.
- GAMUTA (normally) complete range.
- GELIDVery cold; icy or frosty; frigid.
- GENUSA category in the classification of organisms, ranking below family (Lat. familia) and above species.
- GRADIENTA slope or incline.
- GRANDIOSELarge and impressive in size, scope or extent.
- GRATISFree: without charge.
- GRIEVOUSCausing grief, pain, or sorrow.
- HOMAGEA demonstration of respect, as towards a person after his or her retirement or death.
- ICTUSThe pulse.
- IGNEOUSPertaining to or having the nature of fire; containing fire; resembling fire.
- INFLUXA flow inward or into something; a coming in.
- LABORIOUSRequiring much physical effort; toilsome.
- LINTELA horizontal structural beam spanning an opening, such as between the uprights of a door or a window, and which supports the wall above.
- MIENDemeanor; facial expression or attitude, especially one which is intended by its bearer.
- MUSTARDA plant of certain species of the genus Brassica, or of related genera (especially Sinapis alba, in the family Brassicaceae, with yellow flowers, and linear seed pods).
- NICHEA cavity, hollow, or recess, generally within the thickness of a wall, for a statue, bust, or other erect ornament.