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- ASTROLOGYDivination about human affairs or natural phenomena from the relative positions of celestial bodies.
- DACTYLA metrical foot of three syllables of the shape | – ⏖ |:
- PHENOTYPEThe appearance of an organism based on a multifactorial combination of genetic traits and environmental factors, especially used in pedigrees.
- POESYA poem.
- QUADRIPLEGIAParalysis from the neck down.
- SEMAPHOREAny equipment used for visual signalling by means of flags, lights, or mechanically moving arms, which are used to represent letters of the alphabet, or words.
- WADIA valley, gully, or stream bed in northern Africa and southwest Asia that remains dry except during the rainy season.
- WAGYUAny of several Japanese breeds of cattle genetically predisposed to intense marbling and to producing a high percentage of oleaginous unsaturated fat.
- BOUDINA kind of blood sausage in French, Belgian, Luxembourgish and related cuisines.
- ESCARGOTA dish, commonly associated with French cuisine, consisting of edible snails.
- FOLLIESplural of folly
- GENDARMEA member of the gendarmerie, a military body charged with police duties.
- HARRIDANA vicious and scolding woman, especially an older one.
- JONGLEURAn itinerant entertainer in medieval England and France; roles included song, music, acrobatics etc.; a troubadour.
- PACHYDERMA member of the obsolete taxonomic order Pachydermata, grouping of thick-skinned, hoofed animals such as the rhinoceros, hippopotamus, elephant and tapir.
- PSYCHOLOGUEA psychologist.
- SANGFROIDComposure, self-possession or imperturbability especially when in a dangerous situation.
- VIRULENTOf animals, plants, or substances: extremely venomous or poisonous.
- BIVOUACAn encampment for the night, usually without tents or covering.
- REEVEAny of several local officials, with varying responsibilities.
- LEPROSYAn infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae, gradually producing nerve damage and patches of skin necrosis and historically handled by permanently quarantini
- DOUGHTYBold; brave, courageous.
- CAPONA cockerel which has been gelded and fattened for the table.
- COGNATEAllied by blood; kindred by birth; specifically related on the mother's side.
- CONVOYOne or more merchant ships sailing in company to the same general destination under the protection of naval vessels.
- CORVEEUnpaid labor required by a feudal lord.
- CUSPIDA pointed tooth between the incisors and premolars in heterodont mammals.
- DEIFYTo make into a god.
- DEVOIRDuty, business; something that one must do.
- ESOPHAGEALOf or pertaining to the esophagus.
- EWERA kind of widemouthed pitcher or jug with a shape like a vase and a handle, and originally used for carrying water.
- EXCORIATETo remove the skin and/or fur of, to flay, to skin.
- EXPIATETo atone or make reparation for.
- FATUOUSObnoxiously stupid; vacantly silly; content in one's foolishness.
- FEALTYFidelity to one's lord or master; the feudal obligation by which the tenant or vassal was bound to be faithful to his lord.
- FIGMENTA fabrication, fantasy, invention; something fictitious.
- FOETALAlternative spelling of fetal.
- FRAGILITYThe condition or quality of being fragile; brittleness; frangibility.
- FRUCTOSEA monosaccharide ketose sugar, formula C6H12O6.
- GRAVIDPregnant.
- LIMBICRelating to the limbic system.
- LUMINOUSEmitting light; glowing brightly; shining.
- MARITALPertaining to marriage.
- NOXIOUSHarmful; injurious.
- OBLIGATETo bind, compel, constrain, or oblige by a social, legal, or moral tie.
- PENUMBRAA partially shaded area around the edges of a shadow, especially an eclipse.
- PLOVERAny of various wading birds of the subfamily Charadriinae.
- PRUDENTIALCharacterised by the use of prudence; arising from careful thought or deliberation.
- PUSTULEA small accumulation of pus in the epidermis or dermis.
- QUADRICEPSA muscle having four heads, especially the large extensor at the front of the thigh.
- RAPACIOUSVoracious; avaricious.
- REIFYTo regard something abstract as if it were a concrete material thing.
- SECLUSIONThe act of secluding, shutting out or keeping apart.
- SEXTILEOf or denoting the aspect or position of any two celestial bodies separated by 60°.
- SUBPOENAA writ (“written order”) requiring someone to appear in court, or at a deposition or some other legal proceeding, as a witness to give testimony (a subpoena ad testificandum) or to
- VAGUSEllipsis of vagus nerve.
- VOLUMINOUSOf or pertaining to volume or volumes.
- XYSTA xystus.
- BEREFTsimple past and past participle of bereave
- FEEBLYIn a feeble manner.
- GREASYHaving a slippery surface; having a surface covered with grease.
- HAYMOWA pile of hay stored in a barn.
- SHEEPISHHaving the characteristics of a sheep, as meekness, shyness, or docility.
- SHRIVINGpresent participle and gerund of shrive
- SWORDMANA swordsman.
- ARRIVALThe act of arriving (reaching a certain place).
- HAWKERA peddler, a huckster, a person who sells easily transportable goods.
- DEWLAPThe pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, or a similar feature on any other animal.
- FLAXENMade of or resembling flax fibers.
- JACKDAWA bird of the genus Coloeus, similar in appearance to crows and found within the same family; traditionally associated with church towers and ruins, where it frequently likes to ne
- SHEEPFOLDAn enclosure for keeping sheep.
- STUBBORNRefusing to move or to change one's opinion; obstinate; firmly resisting; persistent in doing something.
- SWARTHYTawny, dusky, dark.
- SWIFTLYIn a swift manner; quickly; with quick motion or velocity; fleetly.
- THANKFULLYIn a thankful manner; giving thanks.
- CRAVENUnwilling to fight; lacking even the rudiments of courage; extremely cowardly.
- NOSEGAYA small bunch of fragrant flowers or herbs tied in a bundle, often presented as a gift; nosegays were originally intended to be put to the nose for the pleasant sensation or to mas
- FOOLHARDYMarked by unthinking recklessness with disregard for danger; boldly rash; hotheaded.
- WEALWealth, riches.
- WEFTINGThe horizontal threads that are interlaced through the warp in a woven fabric.
- COVEYA brood or family of partridges (family Phasianidae), which includes game birds such as grouse (tribe Tetraonini) and ptarmigans (tribe Tetraonini, genus Lagopus).
- FIRTHAn arm or inlet of the sea; a river estuary.
- QUADRATICSquare-shaped.
- WIGHTA living creature, especially a human being.
- WROTHFull of anger; wrathful.
- ZYGOTEA eukaryotic cell formed from the fusion of two gametes (“reproductive cells”) during a fertilization process.
- GHEEA type of clarified butter used in South Asian cooking.
- YONIThe vulva or vagina, or a symbol of them, especially as an object of veneration within certain types of Hinduism, Buddhism, and other cultures.
- YONICIn the shape of a vulva (yoni).
- ANGSTEmotional turmoil; painful sadness; anguish.
- GLAIVEA light lance with a long, sharp-pointed head.
- SNIFTERTo sniff; also, to snivel or snuffle.
- AMNESIACA person who suffers from amnesia.
- ASEXUALITYThe state or quality of being asexual: The quality of experiencing little or no sexual attraction.
- ATYPICALNot conforming to the normal type.
- AXIALRelating to, resembling, or situated on an axis
- BASKETRYThe process of weaving unspun vegetable fibers to make a basket.
- BEFOULEROne who befouls.
- BIOTECHBiotechnology.
- BOATHOUSEA building at the edge of a river, lake or other body of water in which boats are kept.