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- ABBOTCYAbbacy; office of abbot (superior of a monastery).
- ACALEPHEAlternative form of acaleph.
- ACULEIplural of aculeus
- ADVERBIALOf or relating to an adverb.
- AILUROPHOBESplural of ailurophobe
- AIRWOMANA woman who flies in an aircraft; a female aviator.
- ALIQUOTSplural of aliquot
- ALNICOAn alloy of aluminium, nickel and cobalt, sometimes alloyed with smaller amounts of iron, copper, titanium and used primarily in the manufacture of magnets.
- ALPINEOf, relating to, or inhabiting mountains, especially above the timberline.
- AMPHIBOLITESplural of amphibolite
- ANEUPLOIDYThe condition of being aneuploid; the state of possessing a chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number of the organism in question.
- ANTHOIDResembling a flower.
- ANTIQUEDsimple past and past participle of antique
- ANTIWEEDOpposing or countering weeds (unwanted plants).
- APHELIANRelating to aphelion
- APOCOPATEDapocopate
- AQUILINEOf, pertaining to, or characteristic of eagles; resembling that of an eagle.
- ATONIALack of muscle tone.
- AUXOTROPHAny microorganism that has lost the ability to synthesize an organic compound required for its growth, usually as a result of mutation
- AUXOTROPHIESplural of auxotrophy
- AVAILINGpresent participle and gerund of avail
- BACCHANTA priest of Bacchus.
- BANJAXTo ruin or destroy.
- BEDEWINGpresent participle and gerund of bedew
- BEDQUILTSplural of bedquilt
- BEDTICKA sheet used for enclosing the materials of a mattress, such as straw.
- BEMUSINGWryly perplexing.
- BESTREWNpast participle of bestrew
- BHANGRASplural of bhangra
- BIONTA living organism
- BLOUSYResembling or characteristic of a blouse; loose, flowing.
- BLUDGEONSplural of bludgeon
- BONIATOA Cuban type of sweet potato with light-colored flesh that is drier and less sweet than the varieties typical in the US (Ipomoea batatas).
- BOSQUERare spelling of bosk.
- BOVINELYIn a bovine manner.
- BOYARA member of a rank of aristocracy (second only to princes) in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Serbia and Romania.
- BOYLAAn Aboriginal witch doctor or sorcerer.
- BROMIDESplural of bromide
- BRULYIESplural of brulyie
- BUNYIPA mythical Australian monster, said to inhabit swamps and lagoons.
- BUOYAGESplural of buoyage
- BYPATHAn unfrequented path; an indirect route; a byway.
- CASQUEA helmet.
- CAVALIERLacking the proper care or concern for something important, reckless, rash, high-handed.
- CHALUMEAUA woodwind instrument which was the predecessor of the clarinet.
- CHAMPERSChampagne (wine).
- CHAMPIONEDsimple past and past participle of champion
- CHILTEPINA wild chile pepper variety, Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum, found in Mexico and the southwestern US.
- CHOKEDAMPA damp consisting chiefly of carbon dioxide, so called for its ability to asphyxiate.
- CHOKEDAMPSplural of chokedamp
- CINQUEA card, die, or domino with five spots or pips.
- CLIQUEDsimple past and past participle of clique
- CLOVENpast participle of cleave
- COITIONALRelating to sexual intercourse.
- CONTINUAplural of continuum
- COQUETRYCoquettish behaviour; actions designed to excite erotic attention, without intending to reciprocate such feelings (chiefly of women towards men); flirtatious teasing.
- COUNTERVAILSthird-person singular simple present indicative of countervail
- CRUSHINGLYSo as to defeat overwhelmingly.
- CURATIVESplural of curative
- CYMATIAplural of cymatium
- DAPSplural of dap
- DAUBRIES
- DESPOLIATIONA stripping or plundering; spoliation.
- DHOOLIESplural of dhoolie
- DOBLAA historical gold coin used in the Iberian peninsula between the 11th and 16th centuries.
- DOLMENICOf or pertaining to a dolmen.
- DOOHICKEYA thing
- DUPLICITYIntentional deceptiveness; double-dealing.
- ELAPHINEPertaining to, resembling, or characteristic of the red deer, Cervus elaphus.
- ELOINEDsimple past and past participle of eloin
- ELUCUBRATIONSplural of elucubration
- ENDITESplural of endite
- EPIFAUNALOf or pertaining to epifauna.
- EPITHALAMIONAlternative form of epithalamium.
- EQUITESplural of eques
- ERINGOESplural of eringo
- EUDEMONIASAlternative form of Eudaimonia.
- EUGLENOIDAlternative form of euglenid.
- EXCLUDERSplural of excluder
- EXUVIATIONSplural of exuviation
- FAQIRAlternative spelling of fakir.
- FAUTEUILSplural of fauteuil
- FLAMBESplural of flambe
- FLEABAGSplural of fleabag
- FLEXIONThe act of bending a joint, especially a bone joint; the counteraction of extension.
- FLOUNCEDHaving flounces; ruffled.
- FLOWEREDThat has produced flowers.
- FORBIDAL
- FOULARDSplural of foulard
- FOWLERSplural of fowler
- FOXTAILA tail of a fox.
- GEYSERA boiling natural spring which throws forth jets of water, mud, etc., at frequent intervals, driven upwards by the expansive power of steam.
- GLIADINEArchaic form of gliadin.
- GLUMPYglum; sullen; sulky
- GOONDAA hired thug.
- GYNAECIUMAlternative form of gynaeceum.
- HARVESTMENplural of harvestman
- HAUTBOYAn oboe or similar treble double reed instrument.
- HICCUPYCharacterised by hiccups.
- HOICKEDsimple past and past participle of hoick