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- APHRODITEA soft and earthy mineral of a white or yellowish color, and with a waxy lustre, found at Langbanshytta in Sweden. It is a hydrated silicate of magnesia, and resembles meerschaum.
- ASTERAny of several plants of the genus Aster; one of its flowers.
- CHAOSThe unordered state of matter in classical accounts of cosmogony.
- CHORUSA group of singers and dancers in a theatrical performance or religious festival who commented on the main performance in speech or song. A song performed by the singers of such a
- CREOSOTEA pale yellow oily liquid, containing phenols and similar compounds, obtained by the destructive distillation of wood tar, once used medicinally.
- DIAPHANOUSTransparent or translucent; allowing light to pass through; capable of being seen through.
- ENERGETICPossessing or pertaining to energy.
- HIBISCUSA flowering plant of the genus Hibiscus, especially Hibiscus syriacus, found in tropical to temperate regions, of some species used for making infusions/tea.
- IDENTITYSameness, identicalness; the quality or fact of (several specified things) being the same.
- MENOPAUSEThe period in a woman's life when menstruation becomes irregular and less frequent before eventually stopping altogether, usually accompanied by a range of unpleasant symptoms; the
- SPAGHETTIA type of pasta made in the shape of long thin strings.
- SPHERICALShaped as a sphere; being a sphere.
- SPONGIFORMLike a sponge, porous, full of holes.
- STOMAOne of the tiny pores in the epidermis of a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor pass.
- TROPESomething recurring across a genre or type of art or literature; a motif.
- WHARFAn artificial landing place for ships on a riverbank or shore.
- AMENDSplural of amend
- CARIBOUAny of several North American subspecies Rangifer tarandus of the reindeer.
- INDUSTRIALOf or relating to industry, notably manufacturing.
- OBSERVANTAlert and paying close attention; watchful.
- SUEDEA type of soft leather, made from calfskin, with a brushed texture to resemble fabric, often used to make boots, clothing and fashion accessories.
- THEREMINAn electronic musical instrument that generates sound of varying pitch and volume depending on the proximity of the musician’s hands to two antennas mounted on the instrument.
- TOUCANAny of various neotropical frugivorous birds from the family Ramphastidae, with a large colorful beak.
- BIVOUACAn encampment for the night, usually without tents or covering.
- MOUTHFULThe amount that will fit in a mouth.
- SWINDLERA person who swindles, cheats or defrauds.
- WINSOMECharming, engaging, winning; inspiring approval and trust, especially if in an innocent manner.
- FUMAROLEAn opening in the ground that emits steam and gases due to volcanic activity.
- INFURIATETo make furious or mad with anger; to fill with fury.
- RADISHA plant of the Brassicaceae family, Raphanus sativus or Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, having an edible root.
- AGHASTTerrified; struck with amazement; showing signs of terror or horror.
- AVUNCULARIn the manner of an uncle, pertaining to an uncle.
- BRUTALSavagely violent, vicious, ruthless, or cruel, often in an unintelligent manner.
- CAVERNOUSResembling a cavern in size, shape, or atmosphere.
- CERULEANA greenish-blue color.
- COLIFORMOf or pertaining to the bacteria that inhabit the intestines (especially the colon) of mammals.
- COMBUSTIVEOf, pertaining to, caused by, or partaking in combustion.
- COMPULSIVEUncontrolled or reactive and irresistible.
- CONFESSOROne who confesses faith in Christianity in the face of persecution, but who is not martyred.
- COUNTERVAILTo have the same value or number as.
- CREMATIONA burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse.
- CRUSADEAny of the Papally-endorsed military expeditions undertaken by the Christians of Latin Europe in the 11th to 13th centuries to reconquer the Levant from the Muslims, as well as exp
- DECIDUOUSDescribing a part that falls off, or is shed, at a particular time or stage of development.
- DELUXEVery fine in quality or luxurious.
- DEVIATIONThe act of deviating; wandering off the correct or true path or road.
- DISMALDisastrous, calamitous.
- EDUCATIONThe process of imparting knowledge, skill and judgment.
- EXHAUSTTo draw or let out wholly; to drain completely.
- EXHUMETo dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter.
- EXPLICITVery specific, clear, or detailed.
- EXPLOSIVEAble to, or likely to, explode.
- FAMILYA group of people who are closely related to one another (by blood, marriage or adoption); kin; in particular, a set of parents and their children; an immediate family.
- FEALTYFidelity to one's lord or master; the feudal obligation by which the tenant or vassal was bound to be faithful to his lord.
- FETISHSomething which is believed to possess, contain, or cause spiritual or magical powers; an amulet or a talisman.
- FOSSILThe mineralized remains of an animal or plant.
- FRAGILITYThe condition or quality of being fragile; brittleness; frangibility.
- FRIVOLOUSSilly, especially at an inappropriate time or in an inappropriate manner; lacking a good reason for being, or for doing what one does; due to or moved by a caprice or whim.
- FRUITIONThe fulfillment of something worked for.
- FULMINATETo make a verbal attack.
- FUNGIBLEAble to be substituted for something of equal value or utility.
- FUNICULAROf, pertaining to, resembling, or powered by a rope or cable.
- FUSIONThe act of merging separate things, or the result thereof. A nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the concomitant release of energy. A style of
- HOSPITALA large medical facility, usually in a building with multiple floors, where seriously ill or injured patients are given extensive medical or surgical treatment.
- IMAGINARYExisting only in the imagination.
- IMAGINETo form a mental image of something; to envision or create something in one's mind.
- IMPETUSAnything that impels; a stimulating factor.
- INCREDULOUSSkeptical, disbelieving, or unable to believe.
- INDICESplural of index
- INGRATEUngrateful.
- INJUSTICEAbsence of justice; unjustice.
- JUNIORLow in rank; having a subordinate role, job, or situation.
- LIMOUSINEAn automobile body with seats and permanent top like a coupe, and with the top projecting over the driver and a projecting front.
- MAESTROA master in some art, especially a composer or conductor.
- MEISTERA person of great skill or authority in a particular field.
- MULTIPLYTo increase the amount, degree or number of (something).
- OBSTACLESomething that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress, either physically or figuratively
- OCTOPIplural of octopus
- OUTRAGEAn excessively violent or vicious attack; an atrocity.
- PERCOLATIONThe seepage or filtration of a liquid through a porous substance.
- PREDATIONThe preying of one animal on others.
- PROBATEThe legal process of verifying the legality of a will.
- PROCLIVITYA predisposition or natural inclination, propensity, or a predilection; especially, a strong disposition or bent.
- PUGNACIOUSNaturally aggressive or hostile; combative; belligerent; bellicose.
- REPUDIATETo reject the truth or validity of; to deny.
- RESIDUALOf, relating to, or remaining as a residue; left over.
- SCALDTo burn with hot liquid.
- SCAPULAEither of the two large, flat, bones forming the back of the shoulder.
- SCULPTORA person who sculpts; an artist who produces sculpture.
- SCYTHEAn instrument for mowing grass, grain, etc. by hand, composed of a long, curving blade with a sharp concave edge, fastened to a long handle called a snath.
- SECULARNot specifically religious; lay or civil, as opposed to clerical.
- SPECIALITYUK standard form of specialty.
- SPECIALTYThat in which one specializes; a chosen expertise or talent; bailiwick.
- SPECIFYTo state explicitly, or in detail, or as a condition.
- SPINALOf or relating to the spine.
- SQUALIDExtremely dirty and unpleasant.
- SQUATRelatively short or low, and thick or broad.
- SUBLIMATETo heat (a substance) in a container so as to convert it into a gas which then condenses in solid form on cooler parts of the container.
- TREASONThe crime of betraying one’s own country.
- TUTORIALOf or pertaining to a tutor; belonging to, or exercised by, a tutor.
- VAGUSEllipsis of vagus nerve.