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- GENDARMEA member of the gendarmerie, a military body charged with police duties.
- GENNYA person from the suburbs who moves to a low-income urban area.
- GHEEA type of clarified butter used in South Asian cooking.
- GICLEE
- GLAIVEA light lance with a long, sharp-pointed head.
- GONADSplural of gonad
- GRAPHEMICOf or pertaining to graphemes or their study.
- GRAPHITESplural of graphite
- GRAVIDPregnant.
- GRAVITIESplural of gravity
- GREASYHaving a slippery surface; having a surface covered with grease.
- GRIFTEDsimple past and past participle of grift
- GROWTHSplural of growth
- GRUNDLEA big bunch, lots.
- HACKNEYEDRepeated too often.
- HAILSTORMAlternative spelling of hail storm.
- HANDBRAKEA brake in a vehicle, set by hand, and usually locking on until released by hand, enabling its use when parked.
- HANDBRAKESplural of handbrake
- HANDGRIPSplural of handgrip
- HAPLOTYPEA haploid genotype: a group of alleles that are transmitted together.
- HARKENEDsimple past and past participle of harken
- HARPISTSomeone who plays a harp, especially a pedal harp.
- HARRIDANA vicious and scolding woman, especially an older one.
- HARRIDANSplural of harridan
- HAWKERA peddler, a huckster, a person who sells easily transportable goods.
- HAYMOWA pile of hay stored in a barn.
- HEMOLYTICProducing hemolysis; destroying red blood cells.
- HEURISMKnowledge derived from empirical study and practical adoption of experience.
- HISTAMINESplural of histamine
- HOBNAILA short nail with a thick head, typically used in boot soles.
- HOOVEREDHaving been cleaned with a vacuum cleaner; vacuum-cleaned.
- HOPLITESplural of hoplite
- INEPTLYIn an inept or incompetent manner.
- INFURIATEDExtremely angry; furious.
- INSOFARTo such a degree or extent.
- INTUBATESthird-person singular simple present indicative of intubate
- 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
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- JINXEDsimple past and past participle of jinx
- JONGLEURAn itinerant entertainer in medieval England and France; roles included song, music, acrobatics etc.; a troubadour.
- JOYRIDINGAn instance of somebody taking a joyride.
- LENTEN
- LEPROSYAn infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae, gradually producing nerve damage and patches of skin necrosis and historically handled by permanently quarantini
- LEVEESplural of levee
- LIMBICRelating to the limbic system.
- LUMINOUSEmitting light; glowing brightly; shining.
- LUXURIATEDsimple past and past participle of luxuriate
- LUXURIATESthird-person singular simple present indicative of luxuriate
- LYMPHATICPertaining to lymph or the lymphatic system.
- MARITALPertaining to marriage.
- METHYLATETo add, or treat with methyl alcohol (see methylated spirits)
- METTLEDHaving mettle; pithy, spirited
- MONARCHIESplural of monarchy
- MOODIERcomparative form of moody: more moody
- MUONSplural of muon
- NARCOSplural of narco
- NIFTIERcomparative form of nifty: more nifty
- 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
- NOXIOUSHarmful; injurious.
- NUMERICALOf or pertaining to numbers.
- OBLIGATETo bind, compel, constrain, or oblige by a social, legal, or moral tie.
- OBLIGATIVESynonym of obligatory.
- OBLIVIONSplural of oblivion
- OCCLUDESthird-person singular simple present indicative of occlude
- OCCULTSthird-person singular simple present indicative of occult
- OUTBOUNDLeaving or departing; traveling away from; outward bound.
- PACHYDERMA member of the obsolete taxonomic order Pachydermata, grouping of thick-skinned, hoofed animals such as the rhinoceros, hippopotamus, elephant and tapir.
- PARBOILEDsimple past and past participle of parboil
- PENUMBRAA partially shaded area around the edges of a shadow, especially an eclipse.
- PHENOTYPEThe appearance of an organism based on a multifactorial combination of genetic traits and environmental factors, especially used in pedigrees.
- PHIALA bottle or other vessel for containing a liquid; originally any such vessel, especially one for holding a beverage; now , a small, narrow glass bottle with a cap used to hold liqu
- PHONATHON
- PHOSplural of pho
- PIFFLENonsense, foolish talk.
- PINTAILSplural of pintail
- PLAGUEDsimple past and past participle of plague
- PLAITEDsimple past and past participle of plait
- PLEATINGpresent participle and gerund of pleat
- PLOVERAny of various wading birds of the subfamily Charadriinae.
- PLOVERSplural of plover
- PLUCKINGpresent participle and gerund of pluck
- POESYA poem.
- POLISHEDMade smooth or shiny by polishing.
- POLYMATHSplural of polymath
- PRALINESplural of praline
- PRONGEDHaving (a specified number or type of) prongs
- PROWLEDsimple past and past participle of prowl
- PRUDENTIALCharacterised by the use of prudence; arising from careful thought or deliberation.
- PSYCHOLOGUEA psychologist.
- PUSTULEA small accumulation of pus in the epidermis or dermis.
- PYLONSplural of pylon
- QUACKERSplural of quacker
- QUADRATICSquare-shaped.
- QUADRICEPSA muscle having four heads, especially the large extensor at the front of the thigh.
- QUADRIPLEGIAParalysis from the neck down.
- RAPACIOUSVoracious; avaricious.
- RAPACIOUSLYIn a rapacious manner, greedily, with great appetite.
- REDSHIFTAn increase in the wavelength of a photon or of light while in transit, corresponding to a lower frequency and a shift toward the red end of the electromagnetic spectrum.
- REEVEAny of several local officials, with varying responsibilities.
- REIFYTo regard something abstract as if it were a concrete material thing.