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- ABJECTExisting in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state; contemptible, despicable, miserable.
- ACCOUNTSplural of account
- ACTIONThe effort of performing or doing something.
- ADORNSthird-person singular simple present indicative of adorn
- ADROITdeft, dexterous, or skillful
- ALIGNEDsimple past and past participle of align
- ALIGNSthird-person singular simple present indicative of align
- ANVILSplural of anvil
- APOGEEThe point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is farthest from the Earth: the apoapsis of an Earth orbiter.
- AWRYObliquely, crookedly; askew.
- BAILINGpresent participle and gerund of bail
- BAKERYA place in which bread (and often other baked goods such as cakes) is baked and/or sold.
- BALLOONEDsimple past and past participle of balloon
- BALLOTA small ball placed in a container to cast a vote; now, by extension, a piece of paper or card used for this purpose, or some other means used to signify a vote.
- BANKERSplural of banker
- BASKETRYThe process of weaving unspun vegetable fibers to make a basket.
- BATONA staff or truncheon, used for various purposes.
- BATTEREDsimple past and past participle of batter
- BATTLEDsimple past and past participle of battle
- BEVYA group of animals, especially quail, roe deer or other game.
- BIALYA flat bread roll topped with onion flakes. Instead of a hole like a bagel, it has a depression in the middle.
- BIFURCATETo divide or fork into two channels or branches.
- BIFURCATIONA division into two branches.
- BLASTEDsimple past and past participle of blast
- BLINGYExtravagantly showy; shiny, glittery.
- BOOKISHFond of reading or studying, especially said of someone lacking social skills as a result.
- BORAGEBorago officinalis, a Mediterranean plant with rough, cucumber-flavored leaves and stems, used in salads and cooked.
- BOTTLEDsimple past and past participle of bottle
- BOUNTYGenerosity; also an act of generosity.
- BRANCHEDHaving branches, or specific kinds of branches.
- BRISKETThe chest of an animal.
- BUNCHYHaving, or growing in bunches.
- BUNNYA rabbit, especially a juvenile one.
- BURPEDsimple past and past participle of burp
- BURYINGpresent participle and gerund of bury
- BUTTEREDsimple past and past participle of butter
- BUTTONA knob or disc that is passed through a loop or (buttonhole), serving as a fastener.
- BUTTONEDsimple past and past participle of button
- CABINA small dwelling characteristic of the frontier, especially when built from logs with simple tools and not constructed by professional builders, but by those who meant to live in i
- CALAMINESynonym of smithsonite, a pink form of zinc oxide (mainly zinc carbonate ZnCO3) formed as a byproduct of zinc sublimation, now used in skin lotions.
- CALENDARAny system by which time is divided into days, weeks, months, and years.
- CHRISTENTo perform the religious rite of baptism upon; to baptize.
- CILIAplural of cilium
- CLASPINGpresent participle and gerund of clasp
- COEXISTTo exist contemporaneously or in the same area.
- CONSISTTo be.
- COPPERA reddish-brown metallic chemical element (symbol Cu) with the atomic number 29; also, the metal made up of this element.
- CORBELA structural member jutting out of a wall to carry a superincumbent weight.
- CORBELSplural of corbel
- CORDWAINA kind of leather from Córdoba, originally of tanned goatskin, later of horsehide.
- CORDWAINERA shoemaker.
- CORNERSplural of corner
- CORNICESplural of cornice
- COWARDLYShowing cowardice; lacking in courage; weakly fearful.
- COWEREDsimple past and past participle of cower
- CRASHESplural of crash
- CREATIVESplural of creative
- CREEKSplural of creek
- CRISPEDsimple past and past participle of crisp
- CRUSTINGEncrusted material.
- CRYPTOClipping of cryptocurrency
- CUBICUsed in the names of units of volume formed by multiplying a unit of length by itself twice.
- CUBITThe distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger used as an informal unit of length.
- CUDGELA short heavy club with a rounded head used as a weapon.
- CUEDHaving or relying on a cue or cues.
- CURIOSplural of curio
- CYANAn additive secondary colour midway between green and blue, evoked by wavelengths between ~490 and ~520 nm.
- DAFTFoolish, silly, stupid.
- DAMPERSomething that damps or checks: A valve or movable plate in the flue or other part of a stove, furnace, etc., used to check or regulate the draught of air. A contrivance (sordine),
- DEBITSplural of debit
- DELICATEEasily damaged or requiring careful handling.
- DELICIOUSPleasing to the sense of taste; tasty.
- DENIALAn assertion of untruth.
- DENTALOf or concerning the teeth.
- DEXTEROUSSkillful with one's hands.
- DILUTEDsimple past and past participle of dilute
- DILUTESthird-person singular simple present indicative of dilute
- DIRECTOROne who directs; the person in charge of managing a department or directorate (e.g., director of engineering), project, or production (as in a show or film, e.g., film director).
- DISDAINA feeling of contempt or scorn.
- DISHEDsimple past and past participle of dish
- DISLOCATETo put something out of its usual place.
- DOTAGEDecline in judgment and other cognitive functions, associated with aging; senility.
- DOUGHYHaving the characteristics of dough especially in appearance or consistency: as Pale and flabby, Soft and heavy.
- DOZENSplural of dozen
- DOZERSplural of dozer
- DRUIDICOf or relating to the druids.
- EAVESThe underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building.
- ELONGATEDExtensive in length (physical distance, or time).
- ENVOYA diplomatic agent of the second rank, next in status after an ambassador.
- EVENTSplural of event
- EXAMINATEOne who is subjected to examination.
- EXAMINEDsimple past and past participle of examine
- EXCRETINGpresent participle and gerund of excrete
- EXISTto be; have existence; have being or reality
- EXISTEDsimple past and past participle of exist
- EXODUSA sudden departure of a large number of people.
- FAIRYA mythical being of human form with magical powers, known in many sizes and descriptions, although typically depicted as a small sprite with gauze-like wings, especially one that i
- FICTIONLiterary type using invented or imaginative writing, instead of real facts, usually written as prose.
- FIDDLESplural of fiddle
- FIFTHThe ordinal form of the number five.