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- ABLAZEBurning fiercely; in a blaze; on fire.
- ABRASIVELYIn an abrasive manner; in a rude and unkind manner; acting in a way that may hurt other people's feelings.
- ABSOLUTEFree of restrictions, limitations, qualifications or conditions; unconditional. Unrestricted by laws, a constitution, or parliamentary or judicial or other checks; (legally) unlimi
- ADVISOROne who offers advice.
- AGAINSTIn a contrary direction to.
- AGHASTTerrified; struck with amazement; showing signs of terror or horror.
- AIRPLANEA powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings: a fixed-wing aircraft with at least one engine or electric motor.
- ALIGNEDsimple past and past participle of align
- AMENDSplural of amend
- 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.
- ATYPICALNot conforming to the normal type.
- AVERAGEDsimple past and past participle of average
- AVUNCULARIn the manner of an uncle, pertaining to an uncle.
- BEFOREEarlier than (in time).
- BELUGAA whale, Delphinapterus leucas, found in the Arctic Ocean.
- BIGOTEDHaving the characteristics of a bigot; strongly prejudiced; forming negative opinions about others without just cause.
- BIRTHDAYThe anniversary of the day on which someone is born.
- BIVOUACAn encampment for the night, usually without tents or covering.
- BLAZERSplural of blazer
- BLEACHA chemical, such as sodium hypochlorite or hydrogen peroxide, or a preparation of such a chemical, used for disinfecting or whitening.
- BLOODYCovered in blood.
- BRAWNYCharacterized by brawn; muscular, thewy; strong.
- BREWMASTERSplural of brewmaster
- BRUTALSavagely violent, vicious, ruthless, or cruel, often in an unintelligent manner.
- BULLFINCHThe Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula).
- BURDENSplural of burden
- CALAMITOUSCausing or involving calamity; disastrous.
- CAMOUFLAGEA disguise or covering up.
- CARIBOUAny of several North American subspecies Rangifer tarandus of the reindeer.
- CASTLINGAn abortion, or a premature birth.
- CATEGORIESplural of category
- CATTYResembling or characteristic of a cat.
- CAVERNOUSResembling a cavern in size, shape, or atmosphere.
- CERULEANA greenish-blue color.
- CHAOSThe unordered state of matter in classical accounts of cosmogony.
- CHARADESplural of charade
- 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
- CLAMPINGpresent participle and gerund of clamp
- CODFISHA cod (any of various fish, especially the Atlantic cod).
- COLIFORMOf or pertaining to the bacteria that inhabit the intestines (especially the colon) of mammals.
- COLOURISEDsimple past and past participle of colourise
- 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.
- CONFLATEDsimple past and past participle of conflate
- CONSUMEROne who, or that which, consumes.
- COUGARA wild feline, of species Puma concolor, native to the Americas.
- COUNTERVAILTo have the same value or number as.
- COUTHFamiliar, known; well-known, renowned.
- CRASHINGpresent participle and gerund of crash
- CRAWLINGSplural of crawling
- CREMATIONA burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse.
- CREOSOTEA pale yellow oily liquid, containing phenols and similar compounds, obtained by the destructive distillation of wood tar, once used medicinally.
- CRETINOUSCharacteristic of a cretin; very stupid.
- 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
- CRUSADINGpresent participle and gerund of crusade
- CRUSHEDsimple past and past participle of crush
- CRYPTIDA creature known only from folklore or legend, the existence of which is not proven by scientific observation.
- CULMINATEDsimple past and past participle of culminate
- CUNIFORMAlternative spelling of cuneiform.
- CYANIDEAny compound containing the -C≡N group or the CN anion.
- DEBASEROne who, or that which, debases.
- DEBATINGpresent participle and gerund of debate
- DEBTORSplural of debtor
- DECANTSplural of decant
- DECIDUOUSDescribing a part that falls off, or is shed, at a particular time or stage of development.
- DEGLAZETo remove glaze from.
- DEHYDRATINGthat dehydrates.
- DELUXEVery fine in quality or luxurious.
- DENIABLEAble to be denied or contradicted.
- DETOXIFYTo remove foreign and harmful substances from something.
- DEVIATIONThe act of deviating; wandering off the correct or true path or road.
- DIAPHANOUSTransparent or translucent; allowing light to pass through; capable of being seen through.
- DISCOVERYSomething discovered.
- DISMALDisastrous, calamitous.
- DIVISORIn an expression involving division, the number by which another number is being divided.
- DRUMSTICKA stick used to play drums.
- DUMPLINGSplural of dumpling
- ECLIPSEDsimple past and past participle of eclipse
- EDUCATIONThe process of imparting knowledge, skill and judgment.
- EMOTIONALOf or relating to the emotions.
- EMOTIONSplural of emotion
- ENCODESthird-person singular simple present indicative of encode
- ENERGETICPossessing or pertaining to energy.
- ENVELOPTo surround, enclose or enfold.
- EXALTEDsimple past and past participle of exalt
- EXCLUDESthird-person singular simple present indicative of exclude
- EXHAUSTTo draw or let out wholly; to drain completely.
- EXHAUSTEDLYIn an exhausted manner.
- EXHUMETo dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter.
- EXPLICITVery specific, clear, or detailed.
- EXPLODINGpresent participle and gerund of explode
- EXPLOSIVEAble to, or likely to, explode.
- FAILURESplural of failure
- FAIRINGSplural of fairing
- 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.
- FARTHINGSplural of farthing
- FATIGUEDTired; weary.
- FEALTYFidelity to one's lord or master; the feudal obligation by which the tenant or vassal was bound to be faithful to his lord.