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- ABACIplural of abacus
- ABLATIONA carrying or taking away; removal.
- ADIPOSITYObesity; the state of being fat.
- ASPERGETo sprinkle.
- CALUMNYA false accusation or charge brought to tarnish another's reputation or standing.
- CANDIDAA yeast of the genus Candida, usually specifically Candida albicans
- COLOSTRUMA form of milk produced by the mammary glands in late pregnancy and the few days after giving birth.
- CORPULENTLarge in body; fat; overweight.
- CORUSCATETo give off light; to reflect in flashes; to sparkle.
- DILATORYIntentionally delaying (someone or something), intended to cause delay, gain time, or adjourn decision.
- DIURNALHappening or occurring during daylight, or primarily active during that time.
- DOYENA commander in charge of ten men.
- EXEUNTA stage direction for more than one actor to leave the stage.
- EXPIATORYOf or pertaining to expiation.
- EXPLICATORYExplanatory; serving to explain logically or in detail.
- FECUNDITYAbility to produce offspring.
- FORMICATIONAn abnormal skin sensation similar to that of insects crawling over or within the skin; a tactile hallucination involving such a sensation. A common side-effect of substance abuse,
- FOVEAA slight depression or pit in a bone or organ.
- FRUMENTYA porridge made by boiling hulled wheat, typically with additional ingredients such as milk, egg yolks, and/or almond milk, traditionally served with venison or porpoise.
- FUNDUSThe large, hollow part of an organ farthest from an opening; especially: The top, hollow portion of the uterus. The back, interior part of the eye, accommodating the retina and ass
- FUNICULAROf, pertaining to, resembling, or powered by a rope or cable.
- FUSTIANOriginally, a kind of coarse fabric made from cotton and flax; now, a kind of coarse twilled cotton, or cotton and linen, stuff with a short pile and often dyed a dull colour, whic
- GRAVIDPregnant.
- GRAVIDITYpregnancy
- INCANTTo state solemnly, to chant.
- MORDANTHaving or showing a sharp or critical quality.
- MORIBUNDApproaching death; about to die; dying; expiring.
- OBDURATEStubbornly persistent, generally in wrongdoing; refusing to reform or repent.
- OBSIDIANA type of naturally occurring black glass produced by volcanoes.
- OSCULATETo kiss.
- OSCULATIONThe action of kissing.
- OTIOSEHaving no effect.
- PALAVERA village council meeting.
- PAUCITYFewness in number; too few.
- PLEURISYInflammation of lung pleura.
- PLUVIOUSInvolving or relating to rain; rainy.
- POSTLUDEThe final part of a piece; especially music played (normally on the organ) at the end of a church service.
- PUERILEChildish; trifling; silly.
- PUSTULEA small accumulation of pus in the epidermis or dermis.
- QUIESCENTInactive, quiet, at rest.
- QUONDAMFormer; once; at one time.
- REGENCYA system of government that substitutes for the reign of a king or queen when that king or queen becomes unable to rule.
- SALVOAn exception; a reservation; an excuse.
- SCROFULAA form of tuberculosis, most common in women 30-40 years of age, tending to cause enlarged and degenerated lymph nodes, especially in the neck, and often chronic, intractable skin
- SLUICEAn artificial passage for water, fitted with a valve or gate, for example in a canal lock or a mill stream, for stopping or regulating the flow.
- SUBLUXATETo cause the subluxation of something: to partially dislocate or displace.
- TRIDUUMA period of three days (especially in Roman Catholic liturgy).
- USURYAn exorbitant rate of interest, in excess of any legal rates or at least immorally.
- UXORIOUSVery devoted and possibly submissive to one's wife; showing excessive uxorial devotion.
- VINCAAny of several evergreen shrubs, of the genus Vinca, including the periwinkle.