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- ANALGESICAny medicine, such as aspirin, that reduces pain, especially without inducing a loss of other sensation.
- ANEMIAA medical condition in which the capacity of the blood to transport oxygen to the tissues is reduced, either because of too few red blood cells, or because of too little hemoglobin
- ANVILA heavy iron block used in the blacksmithing trade as a surface upon which metal can be struck and shaped.
- ASTERAny of several plants of the genus Aster; one of its flowers.
- AXIOMA seemingly self-evident or necessary truth which is based on assumption; a principle or proposition which cannot actually be proved or disproved.
- BROMINEA nonmetallic chemical element (symbol Br) with an atomic number of 35; one of the halogens, it is a fuming red-brown liquid at room temperature.
- CAROTIDEither of the two main arteries that supply blood to the head of which the left in humans arises from the arch of the aorta and the right by bifurcation of the brachiocephalic arte
- CHOIRA group of people who sing together; a company of people who are trained to sing together.
- CLEMATISAny plant of the genus Clematis, vigorous climbing lianas found throughout the temperate zones.
- COLEUSAny of certain plants in the mint family, many used as ornamentals for their colorful, variegated leaves, sometime included in genus Plectranthus (spurflowers), sometimes in their
- CYANAn additive secondary colour midway between green and blue, evoked by wavelengths between ~490 and ~520 nm.
- 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,
- DELPHINIUMA cultivated plant, belonging to the genus Delphinium, with tall blue-colored spikes containing flowers; a larkspur.
- DIDACTA didactic person.
- DOGMAAn authoritative principle, belief or statement of opinion, especially one considered to be absolutely true and indisputable, regardless of evidence or without evidence to support
- FRENETICFrenzied and frantic, harried; having extreme enthusiasm or energy.
- GYROSCOPEAn apparatus composed of a wheel which spins inside of a frame (gimbal) and causes the balancing of the frame in any direction or position. In the form of a gyroscopic stabilizer,
- 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
- HUBRISExcessive arrogance or pride, or presumption; originally toward the gods; a feeling of overwhelming and all-encompassing pride.
- LITURGYA predetermined or prescribed set of rituals that are performed, usually by a religion; a book in which they are recorded.
- MACHINISTA constructor of machines and engines; someone knowledgeable about machines.
- MEANDEROne of the turns of a winding, crooked, or involved course.
- NEFARIOUSSinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics.
- OCHREA clay earth pigment containing silica, aluminum and ferric oxide.
- PHILANDERA lover.
- PHONETICRelating to the sounds of spoken language.
- PRAXISThe practical application of any branch of learning.
- PROGNOSTICOf, pertaining to or characterized by prognosis or prediction.
- PROTIUMThe lightest and most common isotope of hydrogen, having a single proton and no neutrons: 11H. It is the only stable nuclide with no neutrons.
- PSALMA sacred song; a poetical composition for use in the praise or worship of God.
- PYRITEThe common mineral iron disulfide (FeS2), of a pale brass-yellow color and brilliant metallic luster, crystallizing in the isometric system.
- QUINCEThe pear-shaped fruit of a small tree of the rose family, Cydonia oblonga.
- RHESUSA macaque monkey native to southern and southeastern Asia; Macaca mulatta.
- XENOPHOBEOne who hates or fears strangers or foreigners.
- ZEPHYRA light wind from the west.