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- EXUDATIVEOf, pertaining to, or accompanied by exudation
- FACILEEasy; contemptibly easy.
- FANTASYThat which comes from one's imagination or the act of imagining things.
- 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.
- FASCIALRelating to a fascia.
- FELICITOUSCharacterized by felicity.
- FESTERA fistula.
- FETIDFoul-smelling, stinking.
- FIBULAAn ancient kind of brooch used to hold clothing together, similar in function to the modern safety pin.
- FIBULAROf or pertaining to the fibula
- FIGURATIVEOf use as a metaphor, simile, metonym or other figure of speech, as opposed to literal; using figures.
- FISCALRelated to the treasury of a country, company, region or city, particularly to government spending and revenue.
- FLAMBOYANTShowy, bold or audacious in behaviour, appearance, style, etc.; ostentatious.
- FLATUSGas generated in the digestive tract.
- FLIGHTYGiven to unplanned and silly ideas or actions.
- FLOTSAMDebris floating in a river or sea, in particular fragments from a shipwreck.
- FLUORINATETo introduce fluorine into a compound.
- FLUORINATEDsimple past and past participle of fluorinate
- 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
- FOMITESplural of fomes
- 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
- FRIVOLITYfrivolous act
- 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.
- FUSELAGEThe main body of an aerospace vehicle; the long central structure of an aircraft to which the wings (or rotors), tail, and engines are attached, and which accommodates crew and car
- FUSILIERAn infantryman armed with a form of flintlock musket.
- FUTILITYThe quality of being futile or useless.
- GARGOYLEA carved grotesque figure on a spout which conveys water away from the gutters.
- GAZEBOA belvedere, either a type of summer-house or a roofed, detached porch-like structure, usually in a yard, park or lawn.
- GENDARMEA member of the gendarmerie, a military body charged with police duties.
- GENETICRelating to genetics or genes.
- GEODESICThe shortest curve between two points on a specific surface.
- GERMAINObsolete form of germane.
- GERMANERelated to a topic of discussion or consideration.
- GORGONA vicious female monster from Greek mythology with sharp fangs and hair of living, venomous snakes. One of the three sisters: Medusa, Stheno and Euryale
- GRISTLECartilage; now especially: cartilage present, as a tough substance, in meat.
- GRUESOMERepellently frightful and shocking; ghastly, horrific.
- GUANODung from a sea bird or from a bat.
- HAIKUA Japanese poem in three lines, the first and last consisting of five morae, and the second consisting of seven morae, usually with an emphasis on the season or a naturalistic them
- HEDONISMThe philosophical belief that prioritizes happiness, particularly sensual pleasure as the highest good in life.
- HELIXA curve on the surface of a cylinder or cone such that its angle to a plane perpendicular to the axis is constant; the three-dimensional curve seen in a screw or a spiral staircase
- HEXAGONALHaving six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon.
- HIDEOUSExtremely or shockingly ugly.
- 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.
- HOLISTICRelated to holism.
- HOODWINKTo cover the eyes with, or as if with, a hood; to blindfold.
- IATROGENICInduced by the words or actions of the physician or by medical treatment or diagnostic procedure.
- 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
- IMBROGLIOA complicated situation; an entanglement.
- 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.
- JETSOMAlternative form of jetsam.
- JOCULARHumorous, amusing or joking.
- JUVENILESplural of juvenile
- JUXTAPOSETo place side by side, especially for contrast or comparison.
- KELVINIn the International System of Units, the base unit of thermodynamic temperature; ⁄273.16 of the thermodynamic temperature of the triple point of water.
- KEYSTONEThe top stone of an arch.
- KLEPTOMANIACOne who steals compulsively.
- 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.
- LARYNXA hollow muscular organ of the neck of mammals situated just below where the tract of the pharynx splits into the trachea and the oesophagus. It is involved in breath control and p
- LAXATIVEHaving the effect of moving the bowels, or aiding digestion and preventing constipation.
- LEXICONThe vocabulary of a language.
- LIBELOUSDefamatory, libeling, referring to something that causes harm to someone's reputation especially with malice or disregard.
- LINGUALRelated to, near, or on the side toward the tongue.
- LIPIDSplural of lipid
- LIPOIDOf pertaining to fat.
- LIVEDOA form of skin discoloration.
- LOBAROf or relating to a lobe.
- LOBECTOMYThe surgical removal of a lobe from an organ such as the lung or the brain
- LOBULAROf or relating to a lobule.
- LOCUMEllipsis of locum tenens.
- LOGIAplural of logion
- LONGEVITYThe quality of being long-lasting, especially of life.
- LUMINOSITYthe state of being luminous, or a luminous object; brilliance or radiance
- MAGNETICOf, relating to, operating by, or caused by magnetism.
- MARSUPIALA mammal of the infraclass Marsupialia, including those where the female has a pouch in which it rears the young through early infancy, such as kangaroos, koalas, wombats and oposs
- MARVELOUSExciting wonder or surprise; astonishing; wonderful.
- 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
- MILKWEEDAny of several plants that have a milky sap and have pods that split to release seeds with silky tufts. Principally of the genus Asclepias in order Gentianales, family Apocynaceae
- MINISTERA person who is trained to preach, to perform religious ceremonies, and to afford pastoral care at a Protestant church.
- MONOCLESplural of monocle
- MUCINOUSOf, pertaining to, containing, or producing (one or more) mucins.
- MUCOIDHaving the qualities of mucus; resembling mucus.
- 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.