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- ACANTHUSA member of the genus Acanthus of herbaceous prickly plants with toothed leaves, (family Acanthaceae, order Lamiales (formerly Scrophulariales)) found in the south of Europe, Asia
- ANGIOSPERMAny plant of the clade Angiosperms, characterized by having ovules enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant.
- AXIOMA seemingly self-evident or necessary truth which is based on assumption; a principle or proposition which cannot actually be proved or disproved.
- CENOTAPHA monument, generally in the form of an empty tomb, erected to honour the dead whose bodies lie elsewhere, especially members of the armed forces who died in battle.
- DIAMANTEAn artificial diamond used as adornment, such as a rhinestone.
- DIATONICRelating to or characteristic of a musical scale which contains seven pitches and a pattern of five whole tones and two semitones; particularly, of the major or natural minor scale
- DIMITYA light strong fabric with woven stripes or squares.
- HETERODOXYThe quality of being heterodox.
- MACHINISTA constructor of machines and engines; someone knowledgeable about machines.
- NEOLOGISMA word or phrase which has recently been coined; a new word or phrase.
- PHILTRUMThe shallow vertical groove running from the nasal septum to the center of the upper lip.
- PHLOEMA vascular tissue in land plants primarily responsible for the distribution of sugars and nutrients manufactured in the shoot.
- STEARINSolid fat.
- SYBARITEA person devoted to luxury and pleasure; a hedonist.
- SYBARITICOf or having the qualities of a sybarite (“a person devoted to luxury and pleasure”); dedicated to excessive comfort and enjoyment; decadent, hedonistic, self-indulgent.
- SLEEKHaving an even, smooth surface; smooth
- CHANTEUSEA female singer; often specifically a popular or cabaret singer.
- CHAUVINISMExcessive patriotism, eagerness for national superiority; jingoism.
- CLAFOUTISA French dessert made by baking fresh fruit (traditionally cherries) with a batter.
- DECOUPAGEAn art technique in which paper cutouts (either from magazines etc or specially made) are glued onto the surface of an object and sometimes painted or decorated.
- ENFILADEA line or straight passage, or the position of that which lies in a straight line.
- FLANEUROne who wanders aimlessly, who roams, who travels at a lounging pace. One who walks to observe and enjoy rather than to get somewhere.
- JOVIALITYThe state of being jovial; jollity or conviviality.
- MARABOULeptoptilos crumeniferus, a large wading bird native to Africa, with a naked head and neck adapted for scavenging.
- OXALICOf or pertaining to oxalic acid or its derivatives.
- LODENA thick waterproof cloth used for garments.
- AKIMBOWith a crook or bend; with the hand on the hip and elbow turned outward.
- INTAGLIOA design or piece of art which is engraved or etched into something.
- INTARSIAA decorative form of Italian wood inlaying.
- POSTILIONA rider mounted on the near (left) leading horse who guides the team pulling a carriage.
- SFUMATOA painting technique, prominent during the Italian Renaissance, involving the application of subtle layers of translucent paint, blurring the transition between colors, tones and o
- ABLATIVEApplied to one of the cases of the noun in some languages, the fundamental meaning of the case being removal, separation, or taking away, and to a lesser degree, instrument, place,
- ACRIMONYA sharp and bitter hatred.
- ADJUNCTAn appendage; something attached to something else in a subordinate capacity.
- ARCHIVOLTAn ornamental molding or band following the curve on the underside of an arch.
- CERULEANA greenish-blue color.
- CLAVATEResembling a club, becoming increasingly wide from the base to the distal end.
- EXCULPATORYTending to excuse or clear of wrongdoing.
- EXIGENCYThe demands or requirements of a situation which often demand immediate action.
- FATUOUSObnoxiously stupid; vacantly silly; content in one's foolishness.
- FUSTIANOriginally, a kind of coarse fabric made from cotton and flax; now, a kind of coarse twilled cotton, or cotton and linen, stuff with a short pile and often dyed a dull colour, whic
- JUXTAPOSETo place side by side, especially for contrast or comparison.
- LIGNIFYTo become wood.
- NAVIGABLECapable of being navigated; deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to vessels.
- NEEPThe swede (rutabaga); turnip.
- PERIANTHThe sterile parts of a flower; collectively, the sepals and petals (or tepals).
- PROBITYIntegrity, especially of the quality of having strong moral principles; decency and honesty.
- PROLACTINA peptide gonadotrophic hormone secreted by the pituitary gland; it stimulates growth of the mammary glands and lactation in females.
- PUCEA brownish-purple color, sometimes more or less deep red or grayish.
- PUNTYA metal rod used in the glassblowing process. After a glass vessel has been blown to approximate size and the bottom of the piece has been finalized, the rod, which is tipped with
- PURSLANEAny of the family Portulacaceae (order Caryophyllales) of succulent plants. common purslane or summer purslane (Portulaca oleracea), a widely-grown edible plant moss-rose purslane,
- SAGACITYThe quality of being sage, wise, or able to make good decisions; the quality of being perceptive, astute or insightful.
- SEMIBREVEA musical note four beats long in 4/4 time; a whole note
- SEPALOne of the component parts of the calyx, particularly when such components are not fused into a single structure.
- SIGNATORYOne who signs or has signed something.
- UMBRELAn umbrere; the visor of a helmet
- UXORIOUSVery devoted and possibly submissive to one's wife; showing excessive uxorial devotion.
- VERMEILBright scarlet, vermilion.
- VERMICULITEA hydrated silicate mineral which expands on heating; it is used in insulation and as a medium for planting.
- VIRAGOA woman given to undue belligerence or ill manner at the slightest provocation.
- FISHMONGERA person who sells fish.
- SPALLA splinter, fragment or chip, especially of stone.
- HOSTELRYAn inn that provides overnight accommodation for travellers (and, originally, their horses).
- SKEPA basket.
- DRAYAny of various forms of low horse-drawn cart or wagon, often without sides or with removable sides, and used especially for heavy loads.
- WEFTThe horizontal threads that are interlaced through the warp in a woven fabric.
- ADZEA cutting tool that has a curved blade set at a right angle to the handle and is used in shaping wood.
- ALBUMENSynonym of egg white (“ the clear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk, being mostly the protein albumin and water, which turns stiff and white when beaten or cooked; the whit
- BURGEONA bud, sprout, or shoot.
- CLAVIFORMLarger at the tip than at the base; club-shaped.
- WANDERLUSTA strong impulse or longing to travel.
- WROUGHTHaving been worked or prepared somehow.
- MARTINGALEA piece of harness used on a horse to keep it from raising its head above a desired point.
- OGEEA double curve in the shape of an elongated S; an object of that shape.
- AFLATOXINAny of a family of mycotoxins, produced by molds of the Aspergillus genus, that can be toxic, carcinogenic, mutagenic or teratogenic; typically found as contaminants of animal food
- BANTTo regulate what one eats according to the precepts of William Banting; to go on a diet.
- BROADCLOTHA dense, plain woven cloth, usually made of cotton or a cotton blend.
- DEVILINGpresent participle and gerund of devil
- DISAMBIGUATETo remove ambiguities from; to make less ambiguous; to clarify or specify which of multiple possibilities applies – e.g., possible meanings of an ambiguous statement – or to invite
- FAVISMAn X-linked recessive genetic condition that predisposes a person to hemolysis and resultant jaundice in response to certain triggers.
- FISKINGA rebuttal to an article or blog made by quoting its content in sections and refuting each section individually.
- FLYSPECKEDCovered with flyspecks.
- HATEMONGERA person who encourages hatred towards a person or group of people.
- JOCULARITYJoking, humorous remarks or behaviour.
- KEWPIEA kewpie doll.
- LIVERIEDsimple past and past participle of livery
- LIVERISHNot feeling well due to an upset digestive system; queasy.
- MUSTACHIOEDsimple past and past participle of mustachio
- PARKINA traditional soft cake of Northern England, usually made with oatmeal and treacle.
- PECKERWOODA woodpecker.
- PHREAKINGThe cracking or exploring of a telephone system, e.g., attempting to obtain free calls or to discover special service numbers or other internal technical information.
- RUDBECKIAAny member of the genus Rudbeckia of coneflowers.
- SAPROLITEa chemically weathered rock
- SEMIQUAVERA sixteenth note, drawn as a crotchet with two tails.
- SHOPWORNOf a product in a retail store: damaged from being on display and handled by customers, etc.; shop-soiled.
- SKINTPenniless, poor, impecunious, broke.
- SODALITEA mineral of alkaline igneous and plutonic rocks that are low in silica, of the chemical composition of sodium aluminum silicate with chlorine, Na4Al3Si3O12Cl. Pink sodalite is som
- TIMESCALEAlternative spelling of time scale.
- TRICKSYInclined to trickery; sneaky, devious.
- TRUGA shallow, oval basket used for gardening