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- ABANDONTo give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions.
- ABLATIVEApplied to one of the cases of the noun in some languages, the fundamental meaning of the case being removal, separation, or taking away, and to a lesser degree, instrument, place,
- ADSORBTo accumulate on a surface, by adsorption.
- ADSORBENTTending to adsorb.
- AGNATEA relative whose relation is traced only through male members of the family.
- AGNATICof the male bloodline; patrilineal
- ALBUMINAny of a class of monomeric proteins that are soluble in water, and are coagulated by heat; they occur in egg white, milk etc; they function as carrier protein for steroids, fatty
- ALEMBICAn early chemical apparatus, consisting of two retorts connected by a tube, used to purify substances by distillation.
- ALGORITHMA collection of ordered steps that solve a mathematical problem. A precise step-by-step plan for a computational procedure that possibly begins with an input value and yields an ou
- ALIENATEEstranged; withdrawn in affection; foreign
- AMARANTHAn imaginary flower that does not wither.
- ANAMORPHICProducing various optically distorted images.
- ANASTROPHEUnusual word order, often involving an inversion of the usual pattern of the sentence.
- ANNUITYA right to receive amounts of money regularly over a certain fixed period, in perpetuity, or, especially, over the remaining life or lives of one or more beneficiaries.
- ANTEFIXThe vertical blocks which terminate the covering tiles of the roof of a Roman, Etruscan, or Greek temple.
- ANTEFIXALRelating to an antefix.
- APHELIONThe point in the elliptical orbit of a comet, planet, or other astronomical object, where it is farthest from the Sun.
- ARCHONA chief magistrate of ancient Athens.
- ARDUOUSNeeding or using up much energy; testing powers of endurance.
- ARUGULAA yellowish-flowered Mediterranean herb of the mustard family with flavoured leaves, often eaten in salads, that has a distinct, peppery flavor, of three species: Eruca spp., espec
- ASPARTICOf or pertaining to aspartic acid or its derivatives
- ASTHENICCharacterized by, or pertaining to, debility; weak; debilitating.
- ATONALLacking a tonal center or key.
- AUXILIARYHelping; giving assistance or support.
- AVIARYA house, enclosure, large cage, or other place for keeping birds confined; a birdhouse.
- AVUNCULARIn the manner of an uncle, pertaining to an uncle.
- AWRYObliquely, crookedly; askew.
- AXIOMA seemingly self-evident or necessary truth which is based on assumption; a principle or proposition which cannot actually be proved or disproved.
- AXIOMATICSelf-evident or unquestionable.
- AZURINESky-blue; azure.
- BACCHANTA priest of Bacchus.
- BARYONICOf, pertaining to, or composed of baryons.
- BIAXIALHaving two axes.
- BILIOUSOf or pertaining to something containing or consisting of bile.
- BIOGRAPHA biographical essay.
- BOMBARDA medieval primitive cannon, used chiefly in sieges for throwing heavy stone balls.
- BUBONICOf or pertaining to buboes.
- BUCOLICRustic, pastoral, country-styled.
- CACOPHONYA mix of discordant sounds; dissonance.
- CALYXThe outermost whorl of flower parts, comprising the sepals, which covers and protects the petals as they develop.
- CANTHALAny of the scales along the upper surface of the canthus rostralis in snakes, located behind the level of the prenasal/postnasal suture and before the supraocular.
- CATHODEAn electrode, of a cell or other electrically polarized device, through which a positive current of electricity flows outwards (and thus, electrons flow inwards). It can have eithe
- CENOTAPHA monument, generally in the form of an empty tomb, erected to honour the dead whose bodies lie elsewhere, especially members of the armed forces who died in battle.
- CHASMALOf or like a chasm.
- CHERUBA winged creature attending God and guarding his throne described as a being with four faces (man, lion, ox, and eagle), human hands, calf hooves, four wings, and many eyes. A desc
- CHERUBICOf, or relating to a cherub; angelic.
- CHRYSALIDOf or relating to a chrysalis.
- CHTHONICDwelling within the underworld.
- CHUTNEYA sweet or savory but usually spicy condiment, originally from eastern India, made from a variety of fruits and/or vegetables, often containing significant amounts of fresh green o
- CLADEA group of animals or other organisms derived from a common ancestor species.
- COELACANTHAny of the class Actinistia of primitive lobe-finned fish in the order Coelacanthiformes—thought to have been extinct for 70 million years until a living specimen was discovered in
- COGNATEAllied by blood; kindred by birth; specifically related on the mother's side.
- CORYPHEEAlternative form of coryphée.
- COURTEOUSShowing regard or thought for others; especially, displaying good manners or etiquette.
- COVARIANTWhich preserves the order of morphism composition: formally, which associates each morphism f:X→Y to a morphism F(f):F(X)→F(Y).
- CRUDITYThe state of being crude.
- CRUMPETA type of savoury cake, typically flat and round, made from batter and yeast, containing many small holes and served toasted, usually with butter.
- CRYOGENA cryogenic liquid (that boils below about -160°C) used as a refrigerant.
- CULVERTA channel crossing under a road or railway for the draining of water.
- CURATIVEPossessing the ability to cure, to heal or treat illness.
- CURMUDGEONAn ill-tempered person full of stubborn ideas or opinions, often an older man.
- CUSPIDA pointed tooth between the incisors and premolars in heterodont mammals.
- CYGNETThe young of a swan.
- CYNOPHILEA person who loves canines; a dog lover.
- DACTYLA metrical foot of three syllables of the shape | – ⏖ |:
- DIAPHANOUSTransparent or translucent; allowing light to pass through; capable of being seen through.
- DIGRAPHICOf or pertaining to a digraph.
- DIVANA Muslim council of state, specifically that of viziers of the Ottoman Empire that discussed and recommended new laws and law changes to a higher authority (the sultan).
- DUALISTOf or supporting dualism.
- DYADICPertaining to a dyad, the number two; of two parts or elements. having an arity of two (taking two arguments or operands) binary
- ECTOPLASMA visible substance believed to emanate from the body of a spiritualistic medium during communication with the dead.
- EGRETAny of various wading birds of the genera Egretta or Ardea that includes herons, many of which are white or buff, and several of which develop fine plumes during the breeding seaso
- ELECTRUMAmber.
- ELIXIRA liquid which converts lead to gold.
- EMERYAn impure type of corundum, often used for sanding or polishing.
- ENDOMORPHICOf or pertaining to an endomorph.
- ENSILAGEThe process of producing silage by the fermentation of green fodder.
- ENTROPICOf, pertaining to, or as a consequence of entropy.
- EPISTOLICRelating to letters or epistles, or in the form or style of them
- EPITHETICOf or relating to epithets.
- ESCHATONThe apocalypse; the approach of Christ’s reign immediately preceding the end of the world; a conception of or circumstance pertaining to this era.
- ESTUARYA coastal water body where ocean tides and river water merge, resulting in a brackish water zone.
- ETHERICOf or pertaining to the ether (all-pervading medium); composed of ether; inhabiting the ether.
- ETUIAlternative spelling of étui.
- EXHILARATETo cheer, to cheer up, to gladden, to make happy, to elate.
- EXOMORPHICOf or pertaining to exomorphism.
- FACETIOUSTreating serious issues with (often deliberately) inappropriate humour; flippant.
- FACTOIDAn inaccurate statement or statistic believed to be true because of broad repetition, especially if cited in the media.
- FEISTYTenacious, energetic, spunky.
- FIXTURESomething that is fixed in place, especially a permanent appliance or other item of personal property that is considered part of a house and is sold with it; compare fitting, furni
- FLUORICPertaining to, obtained from or containing fluorine.
- FLUORIDArchaic form of fluoride.
- FLUXThe act of flowing; a continuous moving on or passing by, as of a flowing stream.
- FOMENTTo incite or cause troublesome acts; to encourage; to instigate.
- FORMICOf or pertaining to ants.
- FORNICATETo engage in fornication.
- FRONDThe leaf of a fern, especially a compound leaf.
- FULMINATETo make a verbal attack.
- FUMIGATETo disinfect, purify, or rid of vermin with the fumes of certain chemicals.
- FUNGALOf or pertaining to a fungus or fungi.