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- ANHYDROUSHaving little or no water.
- CRAWThe stomach of an animal.
- EIDETICMarked by or resulting from extraordinary ability to recall detailed and vivid mental images of visual images.
- ELEGIACOf or relating to an elegy.
- EUPHONIUMA valved brass instrument with conical tubing similar in appearance to a tuba but of higher pitch.
- GENEALOGYThe descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or ancestors; lineage or pedigree.
- ORYXAny of several antelopes, of the genus Oryx, native to Africa, which have long, straight horns
- SELENIUMA nonmetallic chemical element (symbol Se) with an atomic number of 34, used mainly in glassmaking and pigments and as a semiconductor.
- TREPANA tool used to bore through rock when sinking shafts.
- BURKAAlternative form of burqa.
- HOURIA beautiful virgin girl supposed to dwell in Paradise for the enjoyment of the faithful.
- WADIA valley, gully, or stream bed in northern Africa and southwest Asia that remains dry except during the rainy season.
- BAUDA unit of data transmission symbol rate; the number of signalling events per second.
- BLAGUEMendacious boasting that lacks seriousness; falsehood or humbug, especially when it is told mockingly or without the expectation that anyone believes it.
- FUSILLADEThe simultaneous firing of a number of firearms.
- GOFFERTo make wavy; to crimp.
- MOIREOriginally, a fine textile fabric made of the hair of an Asiatic goat.
- POTAGEA thick soup, especially a creamy one.
- VERBIAGEOverabundance of words.
- CLITORISA sensitive elongated erectile sex organ at the anterior part of the vulva in female humans and other mammals.
- SHTUMSilent; speechless; dumb.
- VERKLEMPTOvercome with emotion, choked up.
- WISEACREOne who feigns knowledge or cleverness; one who is wisecracking; an insolent upstart.
- LANAIA Hawaiian-style roofed patio.
- TALLITA traditional Jewish prayer shawl with tassels which covers the chest and upper part of the back.
- BINDIThe “holy dot” traditionally worn on the forehead of Hindu women.
- DUNGAREESHeavy denim pants or trousers, usually with bib and braces, worn especially as work clothing.
- CRAICOften preceded by the: amusement, fun, especially through enjoyable company; also, pleasant conversation.
- PETECHIAA small spot, especially on an organ, caused by bleeding underneath the skin.
- RAPINIA vegetable native to China, Brassica rapa subsp. ruvo, with green spiky leaves and a bitter taste.
- TRAMPOLINEA gymnastic and recreational device consisting of a piece of taut, strong fabric or rubber stretched over a (usually steel) frame using many coiled springs as anchors.
- FUGUSBlowfish: a delicacy popular in Japan served raw as sushi that may, if improperly prepared, contain deadly levels of neurotoxins.
- ARCANASpecialized knowledge that is mysterious to the uninitiated.
- AURICOf or pertaining to trivalent gold.
- CALIPHATEMonarchical government based on a claim of succession to the Islamic State of Muhammad, ruled by a caliph.
- CUBITThe distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger used as an informal unit of length.
- DESPONDTo give up the will, courage, or spirit; to become dejected, lose heart.
- DILATORYIntentionally delaying (someone or something), intended to cause delay, gain time, or adjourn decision.
- EXPULSIVETending to expel or resulting in expulsion.
- FETIDFoul-smelling, stinking.
- FRACASA noisy disorderly quarrel, fight, brawl, disturbance or scrap.
- FUNGISpongy, abnormal growth, as granulation tissue formed in a wound.
- FUNICULAROf, pertaining to, resembling, or powered by a rope or cable.
- GELIDVery cold; icy or frosty; frigid.
- ILIACRelating to the ilium.
- LAMINAA thin layer, plate, or scale of material.
- LUXELuxury.
- MAGNATEPowerful industrialist; captain of industry.
- MOULINA cylindrical, vertical shaft that extends through a glacier and is carved by meltwater from the glacier’s surface.
- PALAVERA village council meeting.
- PLAUDITA mark or expression of applause; praise bestowed.
- POULEA girl, a young woman, especially seen as promiscuous; a slut.
- 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.
- PULCHRITUDEPhysical beauty.
- SECULARNot specifically religious; lay or civil, as opposed to clerical.
- SLUICEAn artificial passage for water, fitted with a valve or gate, for example in a canal lock or a mill stream, for stopping or regulating the flow.
- SPINELAny of several hard minerals of cubic symmetry that are mixed oxides of magnesium and aluminium and are used as gemstones of various colours.
- TAPENADEA Provençal dish consisting of puréed or finely chopped olives, capers, anchovies, and olive oil, usually eaten with bread as an hors d'œuvre.
- TRIREMEA galley with three banks of oars, one above the other, used mainly as a warship.
- TUBEROSEtuberous
- URSINEOf, pertaining to, or characteristic of bears.
- UTILEUseful.
- UVULAROf or relating to the uvula.
- UXORIALOf or pertaining to a wife, or her genes or relatives.
- UXORIOUSVery devoted and possibly submissive to one's wife; showing excessive uxorial devotion.
- VERBOSITYThe excess use of words, especially using more than are needed for clarity or precision.
- VERTIGINOUSHaving an aspect of great depth, drawing the eye to look downwards.
- VULGATEMade common, published for common use.
- TREPANGSynonym of sea cucumber.
- HODGEPODGEA collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things.
- EPISTLEA literary composition in the form of a letter or series of letters, especially one in verse.
- FUSTYMoldy or musty.
- PERIDOTA transparent olive green form of olivine, used as a gem.
- ATLATLA spearthrower consisting of a wooden stick with a thong or perpendicularly protruding hook on the rear end that grips a grove or socket on the butt of its accompanying spear (or d
- DEWLAPThe pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, or a similar feature on any other animal.
- DREICHExtending for a long distance or time, especially when tedious or wearisome; long-drawn-out, protracted; also, of speech or writing: unnecessarily verbose; long-winded.
- EPISTOLARYOf or relating to letters, or the writing of letters.
- GREAVEA bush; a tree; a grove.
- FROWSTYOf an atmosphere: not fresh; close, musty, stuffy; of an object: having a musty, stale odour.
- HAUTHaughty.
- LAPIDARYA person who cuts and polishes, engraves, or deals in gems and precious stones.
- DRECKTrash; rubbish; useless or worthless stuff.
- GORSEAn evergreen shrub, of the genus Ulex, having thorns, spiny leaves, and yellow flowers.
- AULDOld.
- BARROWA mountain.
- BIGHTA corner, bend, or angle; a hollow
- BLINTo cease (from); to stop; to desist, to let up.
- EUPHONIOUSOf sounds, especially speech: demonstrating or possessing euphony; agreeable to the ear; pleasant-sounding.
- ODIUMHatred; dislike.
- PRANDIALOf or pertaining to a meal, especially dinner.
- VULGARDebased; uncouth; distasteful; obscene.
- VULPINEPertaining to a fox.
- WHINGETo whine; to complain, especially in an annoying or persistent manner.
- WIGHTA living creature, especially a human being.
- SWAMIA Hindu ascetic or religious teacher.
- HODADSomeone who comes to the beach and has a surfboard, but never surfs, or that surfs poorly and annoys the local seasoned surfers.
- RECONDITEDifficult, obscure. Difficult to grasp or understand; abstruse, profound.
- ANGIOPLASTYThe mechanical widening of a narrowed or totally obstructed blood vessel generally caused by atheroma.