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- OMNIFEROUSThat bears everything; producing all types.
- ORPIMENTArsenic trisulphide, occurring naturally in crystals or massive deposits, formerly used as a dye or pigment.
- ORTHOEPYThe study of pronunciation.
- OSSIFYTo transform (or cause to transform) from a softer animal substance into bone; particularly the processes of growth in humans and animals.
- OTIOSEHaving no effect.
- PARVENUEFemale equivalent of parvenu.
- PERSIFLAGEGood-natured banter; raillery.
- PHYSETERA member of the genus Physeter; a sperm whale.
- PISIFORMResembling a pea or peas in size and shape
- PLEXIFORMHaving the form of a plexus.
- PLUMBAGOA plant of the genus Plumbago; leadwort.
- POPLITEALOf or pertaining to the popliteus (the area behind the knee).
- PRECLUSIONThe act of precluding.
- PUPILLARITYThe period before puberty, or from birth to fourteen in males, and twelve in females
- QUADRANSA bronze coin of the Roman republic worth one quarter of an as.
- QUADRATAn area of land, marked for studying its plants, animals, soil, natural processes, etc.
- RHIGOLENEA mixture of volatile hydrocarbons intermediate between gasolene and cymogene, formerly used as a refrigerant.
- SEDITIONOrganized incitement of rebellion or civil disorder against authority or the state, usually by speech or writing.
- SPICATEHaving the form of a spike, or ear; arranged in a spike or spikes.
- SUPERNALPertaining to heaven or to the sky; celestial.
- SYNCARPA kind of aggregate fruit in which the ovaries cohere in a solid mass, with a slender receptacle, as in the magnolia.
- SYNGRAPHA document signed by both or all of the parties to a contract or bond.
- SYNOVIALRelating to or denoting a type of joint which is surrounded by a thick flexible membrane forming a sac into which is secreted a viscous fluid that lubricates the joint. Of, relatin
- TONSORIALRelating to barbering, shaving, or hairdressing.
- TRIFORIUMThe gallery of arches above the side-aisle vaulting in the nave of a church.
- TUTIORISTA rigorist.
- ULTRONEOUSspontaneous; voluntary
- UNCIFORMOf the shape of a hook; hook-shaped.
- VAINGLORIOUSPossessing excessive vanity or unwarranted pride.
- VIMINEOUSOf or pertaining to twigs.
- VIRAGINOUSResembling an overbearing woman; shrew-like.
- VISCERAplural of viscus
- ZELOTYPIAjealousy
- ZOOLATRYThe worship of animals.
- CAJUPUTcajuput oil
- QINGHAOSUThe drug artemisinin.
- QUACKSALVEROne falsely claiming to possess medical or other skills, especially one who dispenses potions, ointments, etc., supposedly having curative powers; a quack.
- FILLIPThe action of holding the tip of a finger against the thumb and then releasing it with a snap; a flick.
- KNAVISHHaving the characteristics of a knave; mischievous, roguish, waggish, rascally or impertinent.
- UGSOMEUgly; horrible; disgusting; offensive, loathsome, repellent.
- AERUGINOUSSynonym of verdigrisy, of or related to copper carbonate, bluish green.
- PELFMoney, riches; gain, especially when dishonestly acquired; lucre, mammon.
- FENESTRAAn opening in a body, sometimes with a membrane.
- SELCOUTHStrange, unusual, rare; unfamiliar; marvellous, wondrous.
- WRONGOUSWrongful; not right; unjust; illegal.
- MALAPERTA cheeky, impudent, or saucy person.
- MISCREANTLacking in conscience or moral principles; unscrupulous.
- VENTAILSynonym of aventail (“mail curtain or flap, on a helmet or a mail coif, that protects the lower face and neck”).
- HIRPLETo walk with a limp, to drag a limb, to walk lamely; to move with a gait somewhere between walking and crawling.
- ZEDOARYCurcuma zedoaria, a perennial herb native to India and Indonesia.
- BIALYA flat bread roll topped with onion flakes. Instead of a hole like a bagel, it has a depression in the middle.
- ZLOTYCHplural of zloty
- YCLEPTCalled (by a certain name), named.
- APRICATETo bask in the sun.
- COMESTIBLESuitable to be eaten; edible.
- LACHRYMOSETearful, sorrowful, sad, pertaining to tears, weeping, causing tears or crying.
- OROTUNDOf a voice: characterized by clarity, fullness, smoothness, and strength of sound; hence, of a person: having a clear, full, and strong voice, appropriate for public speaking, read
- PERIHELIONThe point in the elliptical orbit of a comet, planet, etc., where it is nearest to the Sun.
- PROSAICPertaining to or having the characteristics of prose.
- PUGILISTOne who fights with their fists, especially a professional prize fighter; a boxer.
- VULPINEPertaining to a fox.
- WELKINThe sky which appears to an observer on the Earth as a dome in which celestial bodies are visible; the firmament.
- DVANDVAA copulative or coordinative type of compound in which members, if not compounded, would be in the same case and connected by the conjunction and. Common in languages such as Sansk
- GLAIKITSenseless; silly, foolish.
- JUNTOA group of men assembled for some common purpose; a club, or cabal.
- YARDANGA large wind-eroded mass of soft or poorly consolidated rock in a desert region which lies parallel to the prevailing winds, often with an unusual shape.
- YASHMAKA veil worn by Muslim women to cover parts of the face when they are in public.
- AWDLA long poem written in Welsh using cynghanedd and one of twenty-four strict meters.
- GWYNIADA freshwater fish of species Coregonus pennantii, native to Bala Lake in Gwynedd.
- HWYLA melodic chanting style of Welsh preaching.
- KNEIDLACHmatzo balls
- OOFTISHMoney.
- ABIOGENETICOf or pertaining to abiogenesis, originated by abiogenesis.
- ABIOTROPHYPremature degeneration of cells or tissues, especially with genetic causes; loss of function of organ or cell, not due to injury.
- ACANTHOIDHaving the shape of a spine or thorn
- AEROPHAGYThe swallowing of air, especially in hysteria.
- AGRARIANISMA social and political philosophy that advocates an equitable distribution of land.
- AGRYPNOTICPreventing sleep; causing wakefulness; insomniac.
- AIRCRAFTMANA member of the lowest rank in the Royal Air Force or the air forces of various other Commonwealth countries.
- AKINESIAThe loss of the ability to control motor muscles.
- ALUMISHSomewhat like alum.
- AMIDSHIPIn the middle of a ship (as opposed to bow or stern).
- ANARTHRIAA speech impairment in which the ability to articulate is lost completely.
- ANGASHOREA pitiful person; a wretch.
- ANGIOPLASTYThe mechanical widening of a narrowed or totally obstructed blood vessel generally caused by atheroma.
- ANISOMETRICNot isometric or symmetrical
- ANORTHICHaving three unequal axes that intersect obliquely
- ANTHRACOIDResembling anthrax.
- ANTIDANDRUFFCountering or preventing dandruff.
- ANTIFEBRILECountering fever.
- ANTIMACHOOpposing what is macho.
- ANTIPODESomething directly opposite or diametrically opposed.
- ATAXICPertaining to ataxia
- ATEMOYAA hybrid between a cherimoya and a sweetsop
- ATHERMANCYInability to transmit radiant heat; impermeability to heat; the quality of being a good insulator.
- ATHODYDA simple jet engine consisting essentially of a tube with a means of delivering fuel and ignition into the tube. The engine can only be started in a fast airflow. This type of engi
- AUGURSHIPThe office (or period of office) of an augur in ancient Rome.
- AUTOECIOUSOf a fungus, most often a rust: completing its life cycle on one host.
- AUTOECIOUSLYIn an autoecious manner.
- AVIRULENTNot virulent.