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- GRAVITASSeriousness in bearing or manner; dignity.
- GRIFTEDsimple past and past participle of grift
- GRUELA thin, watery porridge, formerly eaten primarily by the poor and the ill.
- GUANODung from a sea bird or from a bat.
- GUARAn annual legume (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba), used as a food for cattle and humans.
- GUILEAstuteness often marked by a certain sense of cunning or artful deception.
- GUISEA customary way of speaking or acting; a fashion, a manner, a practice (often used formerly in such phrases as "at his own guise"; that is, in his own fashion, to suit himself.)
- 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,
- HEBEAlternative form of Hebe (“a Jew”).
- 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
- HERPETICOf or pertaining to herpes, or to any herpesvirus or herpesvirus-caused disease.
- HOVELAn open shed for sheltering cattle, or protecting produce, etc., from the weather.
- HUBRISExcessive arrogance or pride, or presumption; originally toward the gods; a feeling of overwhelming and all-encompassing pride.
- HYDRAA dragon-like creature with many heads and the ability to regrow them when maimed.
- INDELICATEImproper or immodest.
- JALOPYAn old, dilapidated or unpretentious automobile.
- JESUIT
- LACUNAA small opening; a small pit or depression, especially in bone.
- LACUNAEplural of lacuna
- LAIRA place inhabited by a wild animal, often a cave or a hole in the ground.
- LAMENTAn expression of grief, suffering, sadness or regret.
- LANCETA sharp, pointed, two-edged surgical instrument used in venesection and for opening abscesses etc.
- LARPAlternative letter-case form of LARP (“live-action roleplay”).
- LATHETo invite; bid; ask.
- LAXITYThe state of being lax; looseness, lack of tension.
- LEUCISMAn animal condition in which there is partial loss of pigmentation resulting in white, pale, or patchy coloration of the skin, hair, feathers, scales or cuticle, but not the eyes (
- LEVIATHANA vast sea monster of tremendous strength, either imaginary or real, described as the most dangerous and powerful creature in the ocean.
- LEVYTo impose (a tax or fine) to collect monies due, or to confiscate property.
- LITURGYA predetermined or prescribed set of rituals that are performed, usually by a religion; a book in which they are recorded.
- LOAMYConsisting of loam; partaking of the nature of loam; resembling loam.
- LOUTISHResembling a lout (troublemaker or bumpkin).
- MACHINISTA constructor of machines and engines; someone knowledgeable about machines.
- MAVERICKUnbranded.
- MEADAn alcoholic drink fermented from honey and water.
- MEAGREAn edible fish, of species Argyrosomus regius, of the family Sciaenidae, found from the Black Sea to the eastern Atlantic.
- MEANDEROne of the turns of a winding, crooked, or involved course.
- MINOTAURAlternative letter-case form of Minotaur.
- MISANDRISTExhibiting or pertaining to misandry; hating or prejudiced against men.
- MOXIENerve, spunk, strength of character.
- MULLEINAny of a few hundred species of European and Asian plants, of the genus Verbascum, especially that majority that have yellow flowers.
- NEBULAA cloud in outer space consisting of gas or dust (e.g. a cloud formed after a star explodes).
- NEFARIOUSSinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics.
- NEXUSA form or state of connection.
- NOTHERNeither.
- NOURISHEDsimple past and past participle of nourish
- NOXIOUSHarmful; injurious.
- NUBIAA light, knitted headscarf worn by women.
- OBLIGATETo bind, compel, constrain, or oblige by a social, legal, or moral tie.
- OBLIVIONThe state of forgetting completely, of being oblivious, unconscious, unaware, as when sleeping, drunk, or dead.
- OCCUPANTA person who occupies an office or a position.
- OCHREA clay earth pigment containing silica, aluminum and ferric oxide.
- ODIOUSArousing or meriting strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure.
- ORCAA sea mammal (Orcinus orca) related to dolphins and porpoises, commonly called the killer whale.
- OXIDEA binary chemical compound of oxygen with another chemical element.
- PAEONYAlternative spelling of peony.
- PAGANISTICInvolving or resembling paganism.
- PATENTLYIn a clear and unambiguous manner.
- PEEVISHConstantly complaining, especially in a childish way due to insignificant matters; fretful, whiny.
- PHILANDERA lover.
- PHONETICRelating to the sounds of spoken language.
- PHOTONThe quantum of light and other electromagnetic energy, regarded as a discrete particle having zero rest mass, no electric charge, and an indefinitely long lifetime. It is a gauge b
- PIDGINAn amalgamation of two disparate languages, used by two populations having no common language as a lingua franca to communicate with each other, lacking formalized grammar and havi
- PIETYReverence and devotion to God.
- PILLORYA framework on a post, with holes for the hands and head, used as a means of punishment and humiliation.
- PINAFOREA sleeveless dress, often similar to an apron, generally worn over other clothes, and most often worn by young girls as an overdress.
- PISCOA liquor distilled from grapes (a brandy) made in wine-producing regions of Peru and Chile. It is the most widely consumed spirit in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Peru.
- PISHExpressing disdain.
- PONTIFFA member of the most illustrious of the colleges of priests of the Roman religion, the College of Pontiffs; a pontifex.
- PONTIFICATEThe status or term of office of a pontiff or pontifex.
- PORTENDTo serve as a warning or omen of.
- PRAXISThe practical application of any branch of learning.
- PRIONA self-propagating misfolded conformer of a protein that is responsible for a number of diseases that affect the brain and other neural tissue.
- PRIVYPrivate, exclusive; not public; one's own.
- PROBOSCISAn elongated tube from the head or connected to the mouth, of an animal. The tubular feeding and sucking organ of certain invertebrates like insects, worms and molluscs. The trunk
- PROGNOSTICOf, pertaining to or characterized by prognosis or prediction.
- PROOFEDsimple past and past participle of proof
- 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.
- PRUDEA person who is or tries to be excessively proper, especially one who is easily offended by matters of a sexual nature.
- PRUNUSA type of traditional decoration on porcelain that depicts the leaves and branches of the Chinese plum, Prunus mume.
- PSALMA sacred song; a poetical composition for use in the praise or worship of God.
- PUERILEChildish; trifling; silly.
- PUGILISTOne who fights with their fists, especially a professional prize fighter; a boxer.
- 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.
- REGENTOne who rules in place of the monarch, especially because the monarch is too young, absent, or disabled.
- RETICENTUnwilling to communicate; keeping one's thoughts and opinions to oneself; reserved or restrained.
- RHESUSA macaque monkey native to southern and southeastern Asia; Macaca mulatta.
- RIBALDCoarsely, vulgarly, or lewdly amusing; referring to sexual matters in a rude or irreverent way.
- RIBONUCLEICOf or pertaining to ribonucleic acid (RNA) or its derivatives
- RUCKUSA raucous disturbance and/or commotion.
- RUMINATETo chew cud. (Said of ruminants.) Involves regurgitating partially digested food from the rumen.
- SCADAny of several fish, of the family Carangidae, from the western Atlantic.
- SCANTNot full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; scanty; meager.
- SCOWA large flat-bottomed boat, having broad, square ends.
- SEDUMAny of various succulent plants, of the genus Sedum, native to temperate zones; the stonecrop.
- SEEROne who foretells the future; a clairvoyant, prophet, soothsayer or diviner.
- SEGUETo move smoothly from one state or subject to another.
- SHIMA wedge.
- SHIREAn administrative area or district between about the 5th to the 11th century, subdivided into hundreds or wapentakes and jointly governed by an ealdorman and a sheriff; also, a pre
- SHOGUNThe supreme generalissimo of feudal Japan.