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- ADNEXAThe appendages of an organ, such as the Fallopian tubes of the uterus.
- ALBUMINAny of a class of monomeric proteins that are soluble in water, and are coagulated by heat; they occur in egg white, milk etc; they function as carrier protein for steroids, fatty
- AMBLEAn unhurried leisurely walk or stroll.
- ARRAIGNTo officially charge someone in a court of law.
- AUGUSTAwe-inspiring, majestic, noble, venerable.
- AVIANCharacteristic of or pertaining to birds, or to bird-like or flying creatures.
- AVIARYA house, enclosure, large cage, or other place for keeping birds confined; a birdhouse.
- BILIOUSOf or pertaining to something containing or consisting of bile.
- BITUMENA sticky, black, highly viscous liquid or semi-solid form of petroleum, burning with a bright flame. It occurs as an abundant natural product in many places, as on the shores of th
- BOTULISMPoisoning caused by the toxin from Clostridium botulinum, an anaerobic bacterium that grows in improperly prepared food.
- BOVINEOf, relating to, or characteristic of cattle, buffaloes, or bison.
- CAPACITYThe ability to hold, receive, or absorb.
- CAPUTThe head.
- CARDINALOf fundamental importance; crucial, pivotal.
- CHIVALRYCavalry; horsemen armed for battle.
- CIRCUITOUSNot direct or to the point.
- CLOISTERA covered walk with an open colonnade on one side, running along the walls of buildings that surround a quadrangle; especially: such an arcade in a monastery; such an arcade fitted
- CORPULENTLarge in body; fat; overweight.
- CRUDITYThe state of being crude.
- CURSIVERunning; flowing.
- DECEPTIONAn instance of actions and/or schemes fabricated to mislead someone into believing a lie or inaccuracy.
- DECORUMAppropriate social behavior.
- DEITYSynonym of divinity: the state, position, or fact of being a god.
- DELUXEVery fine in quality or luxurious.
- DEPOSITORYA place where something is deposited, as for storage, safekeeping, or preservation.
- DIRGEA mournful poem or piece of music composed or performed as a memorial to a deceased person.
- EGRESSAn exit or way out.
- ELOCUTIONThe art of speaking, especially public speaking, with expert control of gesture and voice, diction (articulation and word choice), and usage.
- ELUSIVEEvading capture, comprehension or remembrance.
- ERADICATIONThe act of plucking up by the roots; an uprooting or rooting out; extirpation; utter destruction.
- ERUDITELearned, scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books.
- ESOPHAGEALOf or pertaining to the esophagus.
- EXECUTIONThe act, manner or style of executing (actions, maneuvers, performances).
- EXHUMETo dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter.
- EXTOLTo praise; to make high.
- EXTRUSIONA manufacturing process where a billet of material is pushed and/or drawn through a die to create a shaped rod, rail or pipe.
- FASCIAA wide band of material covering the ends of roof rafters, sometimes supporting a gutter in steep-slope roofing, but typically it is a border or trim in low-slope roofing.
- FESTERA fistula.
- FETIDFoul-smelling, stinking.
- FIBULAAn ancient kind of brooch used to hold clothing together, similar in function to the modern safety pin.
- FISCALRelated to the treasury of a country, company, region or city, particularly to government spending and revenue.
- FLATUSGas generated in the digestive tract.
- FLOTSAMDebris floating in a river or sea, in particular fragments from a shipwreck.
- FOMITEAn inanimate object capable of carrying infectious agents (such as bacteria, viruses or prions), and thus passively enabling their transmission between hosts; common examples inclu
- FORENSICRelating to the use of science and technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law.
- FRACTALA mathematical set that has a non-integer and constant Hausdorff dimension, corresponding to a geometric figure or object that is self-similar at arbitrarily small scales and thus
- FRIVOLOUSSilly, especially at an inappropriate time or in an inappropriate manner; lacking a good reason for being, or for doing what one does; due to or moved by a caprice or whim.
- FRUCTOSEA monosaccharide ketose sugar, formula C6H12O6.
- FRUITIONThe fulfillment of something worked for.
- FULMINATETo make a verbal attack.
- FUNICULAROf, pertaining to, resembling, or powered by a rope or cable.
- FUTILITYThe quality of being futile or useless.
- GARGOYLEA carved grotesque figure on a spout which conveys water away from the gutters.
- HILUMThe eye of a bean or other seed, or the center of that eye; the mark or scar at the point of attachment of an ovule or seed to its base or support.
- IGNOBLENot noble; plebeian; common.
- IMBECILEA person with limited mental capacity who can perform tasks and think only like a young child, in medical circles meaning a person who lacks the capacity to develop beyond the ment
- IMPRUDENCEThe quality or state of being imprudent; lack of prudence, caution, discretion or circumspection.
- IMPUDENCEThe quality of being impudent, not showing due respect.
- INCUBUSAn evil spirit supposed to oppress people while asleep, especially to have sex with women as they sleep.
- INFECTIOUSCaused by an agent that enters the host's body (such as a bacterium, virus, parasite, or prion); often, also, transmitted among hosts via any of various routes (for example, contac
- INFLUXA flow inward or into something; a coming in.
- INSOLUBLEThat cannot be dissolved.
- INVIGORATETo impart vigor, strength, or vitality to.
- JAUNDICEA morbid condition, characterized by yellowness of the eyes, skin, and urine.
- JOCULARHumorous, amusing or joking.
- JUXTAPOSETo place side by side, especially for contrast or comparison.
- LABRUMThe uppermost of the mouthparts (trophi) of a typical insect, such as a cockroach. Typically resembles an upper lip and forms part of the roof of the mouth in such insects.
- LAXATIVEHaving the effect of moving the bowels, or aiding digestion and preventing constipation.
- LINGUALRelated to, near, or on the side toward the tongue.
- LIVEDOA form of skin discoloration.
- LONGEVITYThe quality of being long-lasting, especially of life.
- MEDICATIONA medicine, or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient.
- MEDICINEA substance which specifically promotes healing when ingested or consumed in some way; a pharmaceutical drug.
- MERIDIANIn full celestial meridian: a great circle passing through the poles of the celestial sphere and the zenith for a particular point on the Earth's surface. In full terrestrial merid
- MILIEUAn environment or setting; a medium; environs
- MINISTERA person who is trained to preach, to perform religious ceremonies, and to afford pastoral care at a Protestant church.
- NEPOTISMThe favoring of relatives or also personal friends because of their relationship rather than because of their abilities.
- NUTRITIVEOf or pertaining to nutrition.
- OBJECTIVEOf or relating to a material object, actual existence or reality.
- OBVERSETurned or facing toward the observer.
- PALATINEHaving local authority and possessing royal privileges that elsewhere belongs only to a sovereign. Subject to palatine authority.
- PANACHEAn ornamental plume on a helmet.
- PAUCITYFewness in number; too few.
- PHARYNGEALOf or pertaining to the pharynx.
- PONTIFICATEThe status or term of office of a pontiff or pontifex.
- PORCINEOf, pertaining to, or being a pig.
- PORCUPINEAny of several rodents of either of the taxonomic families Hystricidae (Old World porcupines) or Erethizontidae (New World porcupines), both from the infraorder Hystricognathi, not
- PROLIFICFertile; producing offspring or fruit in abundance, applied to plants producing fruit, animals producing young, etc.
- PUERILEChildish; trifling; silly.
- QUIESCENTInactive, quiet, at rest.
- QUOITA flat disc of metal or stone thrown at a target in the game of quoits.
- RECUSETo reject or repudiate (an authority, a person, a court judgment, etc.). Of a judge, juror, or prosecutor: to declare (oneself) unable to participate in a court case due to an actu
- RIDICULETo criticize or disapprove of someone or something through scornful jocularity; to make fun of.
- RUGATEHaving alternate ridges and depressions; wrinkled.
- SANCTIFYTo make holy; to consecrate; to set aside for sacred or ceremonial use.
- SANCTUMA place set apart, as with a sanctum sanctorum; a sacred or private place; a private retreat or workroom.
- SEMINARYA theological school for the training of rabbis, priests, or ministers.
- SEPTUMA wall separating two cavities; a partition.
- SERVITUDEThe state of being a slave; slavery; being forced to work for others or do their bidding without one's consent or against one's will, either in perpetuity or for a period of time o
- SOBRIETYThe quality or state of being sober.