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- AMBIDEXTROUSHaving equal or comparable ability in both hands; in particular, able to write well with both hands.
- ARSENICALOf or pertaining to, or containing, arsenic.
- AUTOCLAVEA strong, pressurized, heated vessel, as for laboratory experiments, sterilization, cooking or mineral processing.
- BUTLERYA butler's pantry; a serving pantry.
- CHIMAERAAlternative spelling of chimera.
- COLUMNARHaving the shape of a column.
- CONFABULATETo speak casually with; to chat.
- CONFLAGRATETo catch fire.
- ELOCUTIONThe art of speaking, especially public speaking, with expert control of gesture and voice, diction (articulation and word choice), and usage.
- FLOTSAMDebris floating in a river or sea, in particular fragments from a shipwreck.
- FRUSTUMA cone or pyramid whose tip has been truncated by a plane parallel to its base.
- FUNGOUSOf or pertaining to fungi.
- GLADIUSA Roman sword roughly two feet long.
- HISTRIONA stage actor.
- IGNOBLENot noble; plebeian; common.
- LEVITYA lightness of manner or speech, frivolity; flippancy; a lack of appropriate seriousness; an inclination to make a joke of serious matters.
- LIMBICRelating to the limbic system.
- LIMOUSINEAn automobile body with seats and permanent top like a coupe, and with the top projecting over the driver and a projecting front.
- LOCUSA place or locality, especially a centre of activity or the scene of a crime.
- NOUGATA mixture consisting of egg white and a sweetener, variously mixed with almonds or hazelnuts or used without nuts as a filler in candy bars.
- PERAMBULATETo walk around, roam, or stroll.
- PRIMEVALBelonging to the first ages.
- PROXIMALCloser to the point of attachment or observation.
- PUGNACIOUSNaturally aggressive or hostile; combative; belligerent; bellicose.
- QUOTIDIANHappening every day; daily.
- REPUDIATETo reject the truth or validity of; to deny.
- SCAPULARA short cloak worn around the shoulders, adopted as part of the uniform of various religious orders, later often with an embroidered image of a saint.
- SEQUENTIALSucceeding or following in order.
- SOPORIFICSomething inducing sleep, especially a drug.
- SQUALIDExtremely dirty and unpleasant.
- STRIAA stripe, usually one of a set of parallel stripes.
- STRIGAA sharp bristle or hair-like scale.
- VEGETALCapable of growth and reproduction, but not feeling or reason (often opposed to sensible and rational).
- VERACIOUSTrue.
- VOLUNTEEROne who enters into, or offers themselves for, any service of their own free will, especially when done without pay.