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- BOETA brother; often prefixed informally to a man’s first name.
- COMETA small Solar System body consisting mainly of volatile ice, dust and particles of rock whose very eccentric solar orbit periodically brings it close enough to the Sun that the ice
- DAISA raised platform in a room for a high table, a seat of honour, a throne, or other dignified occupancy, such as ancestral statues; a similar platform supporting a lectern, pulpit,
- DELTAAlternative letter-case form of Delta of the ICAO/NATO radiotelephony alphabet.
- DIABETESDiabetes mellitus; any of a group of metabolic diseases whereby a person (or other animal) has high blood sugar due to an inability to produce, or inability to metabolize, sufficie
- DIALOGUEA conversation or other form of discourse between two or more individuals.
- DIASPORAThe dispersion of a group in a manner comparable to that of the Jews among the Gentiles after the Babylonian captivity (6th century BCE).
- EULOGYAn oration to honor a deceased person, usually at a funeral.
- GASTERThe stomach.
- HELIUMThe second-lightest chemical element (symbol He), with an atomic number of 2 and atomic weight of 4.002602, a colorless, odorless and inert noble gas.
- 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
- KINETICSThe branch of mechanics concerned with motion of objects, as well as the reason i.e. the forces acting on such bodies. This, along with kinematics constitute dynamics, which is con
- KUDOSPraise; accolades.
- MEANDEROne of the turns of a winding, crooked, or involved course.
- METEORAn atmospheric or meteorological phenomenon. These were sometimes classified as aerial or airy meteors (winds), aqueous or watery meteors (hydrometeors: clouds, rain, snow, hail, d
- NEFARIOUSSinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics.
- NOSTALGIAA longing for home or familiar surroundings; homesickness.
- ONYXA banded variety of chalcedony, a cryptocrystalline form of quartz.
- PANTA quick breathing; a catching of the breath; a gasp: the panting of animals such as a dog with their tong hung out- as a form of thermoregulation.
- PARASITEAn organism that lives on or in another organism of a different species, deriving benefit from living on or in that other organism, while not contributing towards that other organi
- PASTRYA baked food item made from flour and fat pastes such as pie crust; also tarts, bear claws, napoleons, puff pastries, etc.
- PHAROSAn ancient lighthouse or beacon to guide sailors.
- POETA person who writes poems.
- RAVAGETo devastate, destroy or lay waste to something.
- SANDALA type of open shoe made up of straps or bands holding a sole to the foot
- SAXOPHONEA single-reed instrument musical instrument of the woodwind family, usually made of brass and with a distinctive loop bringing the bell upwards.
- SEPTICOf or pertaining to sepsis.
- SHULAn Ashkenazi synagogue.
- TAXIDERMYThe art of stuffing and mounting the skins of dead animals for exhibition in a lifelike state.
- THRONEAn impressive seat used by a monarch, often on a raised dais in a throne room and reserved for formal occasions.
- THYROIDOf, relating to, or being the thyroid cartilage.
- TOMEOne in a series of volumes.
- TRAGICCausing great sadness or suffering.
- TROPESomething recurring across a genre or type of art or literature; a motif.
- XENIAThe concept of hospitality to strangers.
- MALIKA tribal chieftain in certain areas of Afghanistan and Pakistan, especially among the Pashtuns.
- GEISHAA Japanese female entertainer skilled in various arts such as tea ceremony, dancing, singing and calligraphy.
- MANGAA comic originating in Japan.
- WAGYUAny of several Japanese breeds of cattle genetically predisposed to intense marbling and to producing a high percentage of oleaginous unsaturated fat.
- YANGA principle in Chinese and related East Asian philosophies associated with bright, hot, masculine, etc. elements of the natural world.
- BRASHOverly bold or self-assertive to the point of being insensitive, tactless or impudent; shameless.
- DANISHDanish pastry, light sweet yeast-raised roll usually filled with fruit or cheese.
- SABREA light sword with a curved blade, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point.
- GILTGold or other metal in a thin layer; gilding. Gold-colored paint or other coating.
- JEERA mocking remark or reflection.
- BIDETA low-mounted plumbing fixture or type of sink intended for washing the external genitalia and the anus.
- DEFIANTDefying.
- FONDUEA dish made of melted cheese, or chocolate etc., or of a boiling liquid into which food can be dipped.
- FOUNDRYA facility that melts metals in special furnaces and pours the molten metal into molds to make products. Foundries are usually specified according to the type of metal dealt with:
- MODALITYThe fact of being modal.
- MOTIFA recurring or dominant element; an artistic theme.
- PALYPalewise; vertically striped.
- TIARA tiara.
- TIRADEA long, angry or violent speech.
- TITRATETo ascertain the amount of a constituent in a solution (or other mixture) by measuring the volume of a known concentration (the "standard solution") needed to complete a reaction.
- TRIAGEAssessment or sorting according to quality, need, etc., especially to determine how resources will be allocated.
- TRIDEstrong and swift
- VOLETA shutter on a window.
- BLITZA sudden attack, especially an air raid; usually with reference to the Blitz.
- NOSHFood.
- VERMOUTHA dry, or sweet apéritif wine flavored with aromatic herbs, and often used in mixed drinks.
- YODELTo sing (a song) in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto.
- WIKIA collaborative website which can be directly edited merely by using a web browser, often by anyone who has access to it.
- GOLEMA humanoid creature made from clay, animated by magic.
- MAVENAn expert in a given field; also, a person who is interested in and knowledgeable about a particular activity or thing; an aficionado.
- SHALOMA traditional Jewish greeting or farewell.
- GELTA lunatic.
- DOOZYSomething that is extraordinary: often troublesome, difficult or problematic, but sometimes extraordinary in a positive sense.
- BENTOA Japanese takeaway lunch served in a box, often with the food arranged into an elaborate design.
- WASABIA plant of the species Eutrema japonicum, cultivated for its edible root.
- YUANThe basic unit of money in China.
- BORAXA white or gray/grey crystalline salt, found in nature as a mineral, with a slight alkaline taste, used as a flux, in soldering metals, making enamels, fixing colors/colours on por
- BOVINEOf, relating to, or characteristic of cattle, buffaloes, or bison.
- BRUTALSavagely violent, vicious, ruthless, or cruel, often in an unintelligent manner.
- CADENTFalling.
- CANARYA small, usually yellow, finch (genus Serinus), a songbird native to the Canary Islands.
- CANTORA singer, especially someone who takes a special role of singing or song leading at a ceremony.
- CAPUTThe head.
- CATNIPAny of the about 250 species of flowering plant of the genus Nepeta, family Lamiaceae, certain of which are said to have medicinal qualities.
- CONDUITA channel or pathway through which something is conducted, carried, etc. A pipe or channel for conveying water, etc.
- CREATETo bring into existence;
- CREATORSomething or someone which creates or makes something.
- DAINTYElegant; delicately small and pretty.
- DAMEUsually capitalized as Dame: a title equivalent to Sir for a female knight.
- DELIRIUMA temporary mental state with a sudden onset, usually reversible, including symptoms of confusion, inability to concentrate, disorientation, anxiety, and sometimes hallucinations.
- DELUGEA great flood or rain.
- DELUSIONAn adamant belief in a falsehood despite incontestable evidence.
- DEMARKTo demarcate.
- DENSITYThe amount of a certain phenomenon (such as stuff, things, energy, or otherwise) in a given area (surface area) or volume (amount of space).
- DEVIOUSCunning or deceiving, not straightforward or honest, not frank.
- DEVOUTDevoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties; pious; extremely religious; godly.
- DIREWarning of bad consequences: ill-boding; portentous.
- DIVERTTo turn aside from a course.
- DOGEThe chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa.
- DUPEA person who has been deceived.
- EXILEThe state of being banished from one's home or country.
- FADEWeak; insipid; tasteless.
- FERALWild; untamed.
- FESTA gathering for a specified reason or occasion.
- FIDUCIARYRelating to an entity that owes to another good faith, accountability and trust, often in the context of trusts and trustees.