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- BUCOLICRustic, pastoral, country-styled.
- EMPIRICEmpirical.
- GRAMOPHONEA record player.
- HEMATICOf, pertaining to, affecting or containing blood
- HEURISTICThat employs a practical method not guaranteed to be optimal or perfect; either not following or derived from any theory, or based on an advisedly oversimplified one.
- PARABOLICOf, or pertaining to, or in the shape of a parabola or paraboloid.
- PHILANDERA lover.
- PHILTRUMThe shallow vertical groove running from the nasal septum to the center of the upper lip.
- PLYOMETRICSA form of exercise that involves the rapid stretching and contracting of muscles to develop muscular power.
- PROWThe front part of a vessel.
- XENOPHOBICExhibiting or characterised by xenophobia, a fear or hatred of strangers, foreigners, or extraterrestial life.
- MOHAIRYarn or fabric made from the hair of the angora goat, often as mixed with cotton or other materials.
- BANZAIThrill-seeking; wild.
- FLYBOATA large flat-bottomed coasting vessel, formerly found in Holland, Spain and Portugal.
- JURISTIClegal, juridical, pertaining to the law and jurisprudence
- TRAPESAlternative spelling of traipse in reduced usage since about WWI
- BOUGIEA tapered cylindrical instrument for introducing an object into a tubular anatomical structure, or to dilate such a structure, as with an esophageal bougie.
- GALVANISMThe chemical generation of electricity.
- JACOBINSAlternative letter-case form of Jacobin.
- MALADROITNot adroit; awkward, clumsy, inept.
- PHRENOLOGICphrenological
- SABOTEURA person who intentionally causes the destruction of property in order to hinder the efforts of their enemy.
- FELDSPARAny of a large group of rock-forming aluminosilicate minerals containing potassium, sodium, or calcium that, together, make up about 60% of the Earth's outer crust.
- FREEMANA free person, particularly: A person who is not a serf or slave.
- PUKAA small, usually perforated, wave- and beach-polished shell fragment formed from the spire of a cone, found along beaches of Pacific islands, and used especially to make necklaces.
- SCROTEThe scrotum.
- SLANEA one-eared spade for cutting turf or peat, consisting of an iron flat-bladed head and a long wooden shaft.
- BRUSQUERudely abrupt; curt, unfriendly.
- BURLESQUEParodical; parodic
- IMPRESAA device on a shield or seal, or used as a bookplate etc.
- POLENTAAny of various types and consistencies of a starchy accompaniment to a meal made from coarse maize-meal porridge, sometimes fried or grilled.
- 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.
- BUSILYIn a busy manner; actively.
- CAPSTONEAny of the stones making up the top layer of a wall; a coping stone.
- CLOUTINGpresent participle and gerund of clout
- GLOVERA person who makes or sells gloves.
- HORSEFLYAny of several medium to large flies, of the family Tabanidae, that suck the blood of mammals (not to be confused with Stomoxys calcitrans, the stable fly, or dog fly).
- HUGELYGreatly; to a huge extent.
- OUTBREAKINGThe act of breaking out; an outbreak.
- PETTICOATA tight, usually padded undercoat worn by women over a shirt and under the doublet.
- PLOWSHAREAlternative spelling of ploughshare.
- UNKEMPTuncombed, dishevelled.
- UNWROUGHTIn the native state, before being worked on; especially used of bars of bullion and other metal
- WHORESONAn illegitimate or misbegotten child born of unwed parents.
- MIRACULOUSBy supernatural or uncommon causes, e.g. by a god; that cannot be explained in terms of normal events.
- CRAFTILYIn a crafty manner; slyly.
- HANDIWORKWork done by the hands.
- SCIONA descendant, especially a first-generation descendant of a distinguished family.
- SWARTHYTawny, dusky, dark.
- CHIVALROUSHonourable, especially to women; gallant.
- GIBLETSThe internal organs of poultry birds, used as food.
- POLECATAny of several long-bodied mammals of the subfamilies Mustelinae and Ictonychinae, both in the weasel family Mustelidae. Notably, the European polecat, Mustela putorius.
- BOATSWAINA person aboard ship who is in charge of various maritime affairs. The officer (or warrant officer) in charge of sails, rigging, anchors, cables etc. and all work on deck of a sail
- ASUNDEROf two or more people or things: Apart or separate from each other. Moving apart from each other.
- DRAUGHTAlternative form of draft in some of its senses.
- QUOTHSaid.
- SLOUGHThe skin shed by a snake or other reptile.
- WIZENEDsimple past and past participle of wizen
- ADROITdeft, dexterous, or skillful
- APHORISMA concise expression of a principle in an area of knowledge; an axiom, a precept.
- BOURNEA boundary; a limit.
- CLARIONA medieval brass instrument chiefly used as a battle signal; related to the trumpet, it had a narrow, straight pipe and a high-pitched, piercing sound.
- COUTHFamiliar, known; well-known, renowned.
- PENURYExtreme need or want; destitution, poverty; an instance of this.
- SCANTNot full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; scanty; meager.
- STIPENDA regular fixed payment made to someone (especially a clergyman, judge, soldier, or teacher) for services provided by them; a salary.