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- AGORAA place for gathering.
- AMORPHOUSLacking a definite form or clear shape.
- AMPHORAA large, two-handled vessel, especially a thin-necked clay vat used in ancient Greece and Rome for storing and transporting wine and oil.
- ANTALGICalleviating pain
- APATHYLack of emotion or motivation; lack of interest or enthusiasm towards something; disinterest (in something).
- APOGEEThe point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is farthest from the Earth: the apoapsis of an Earth orbiter.
- APOSTOLICPertaining to apostles or their practice or teaching; pertaining to the apostles (of early Christianity) or their teachings.
- AXIOMA seemingly self-evident or necessary truth which is based on assumption; a principle or proposition which cannot actually be proved or disproved.
- BASILA plant (Ocimum basilicum).
- BUCOLICRustic, pastoral, country-styled.
- CAUSTICCapable of burning, corroding or destroying organic tissue.
- CISTERNA reservoir or tank for holding water, especially for catching and holding rainwater for later use.
- COMATOSEIn a coma: unconscious.
- CONDYLEA smooth prominence on a bone where it forms a joint with another bone.
- CYSTA pouch or sac without opening, usually membranous and containing morbid matter, which develops in one of the natural cavities or in the substance of an organ.
- CYSTICOf or pertaining to a cyst.
- CYTOSINEA heterocyclic base, 4-aminopyrimidin-2(1H)-one, which pairs with guanine in DNA and RNA (by means of three hydrogen bonds).
- DACTYLA metrical foot of three syllables of the shape | – ⏖ |:
- DIAPHANOUSTransparent or translucent; allowing light to pass through; capable of being seen through.
- DIDACTA didactic person.
- DIPTYCHA writing tablet consisting of two leaves of rigid material connected by hinges and shutting together so as to protect the writing within.
- ELEGIACOf or relating to an elegy.
- EPEEA sharp-pointed dueling sword with a bell-shaped guard, used (with the end blunted) in sport fencing.
- ESCHATONThe apocalypse; the approach of Christ’s reign immediately preceding the end of the world; a conception of or circumstance pertaining to this era.
- ESOTERICIntended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest, or an enlightened inner circle.
- FRENETICFrenzied and frantic, harried; having extreme enthusiasm or energy.
- GAMETEA reproductive cell (sperm in males or eggs in females), having only half of a complete set of chromosomes.
- GLYPHA figure carved in relief or incised, especially representing a sound, word, or idea. Any of various figures used in Mayan writing.
- HALOGENAny element of group 17, i.e. fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, astatine and tennessine.
- HAPTICOf or relating to the sense of touch.
- HEDONISTSomeone devoted to hedonism.
- HUBRISTICOf or relating to hubris (“excessive arrogance or pride, or presumption”); hence, overly arrogant or proud, or presumptuous, especially in a disdainful or rude manner.
- HYRAXAny of several small, paenungulate herbivorous mammals of the family Procaviidae from the order Hyracoidea, with a bulky frame and fang-like incisors, native to Africa and the Midd
- LICHENAny of many symbiotic organisms, being associations of algae and fungi, often found as white or yellow-to-blue–green patches on rocks, old walls, etc.
- LYCANTHROPEA werewolf.
- MASTICAn evergreen shrub or small tree, Pistacia lentiscus (mastic tree), native to the Mediterranean.
- MYRIADTen thousand; 10,000 Synonym of decamillennium: a period of 10000 years.
- OBELISKA tall, square, tapered, stone monolith topped with a pyramidal point, frequently used as a monument.
- PARADIGMA pattern, a way of doing something; especially a pattern of thought, a system of beliefs, a conceptual framework.
- PHOBIAAn irrational, abnormal, or obsessive fear (of something).
- PHONEMEAn indivisible unit of sound in a given language. A phoneme is an abstraction of the physical speech sounds (phones) and may encompass several different phones.
- PLINTHA block or slab upon which a column, pedestal, statue or other structure is based.
- POLEMICA person who writes in support of one opinion, doctrine, or system, in opposition to another; one skilled in polemics; a controversialist; a disputant.
- PRAGMATICPractical, concerned with making decisions and actions that are useful in practice, not just theory.
- PROSCENIUMThe stage area between the curtain and the orchestra.
- PYREA funeral pile; a combustible heap on which corpses are burned.
- SARDONICScornfully mocking or cynical.
- SATYRA sylvan deity or demigod, male companion of Pan or Dionysus, represented as part man and part goat, and characterized by riotous merriment and lasciviousness, sometimes pictured w
- SIBYLA pagan female oracle or prophetess, especially the Cumaean sibyl.
- SOPHISTAlternative letter-case form of Sophist, certain teachers in Ancient Greece, particularly skilled orators.
- STOMAOne of the tiny pores in the epidermis of a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor pass.
- SYLVANPertaining to the forest, or woodlands.
- THRIPSAny of the many small insects of the order Thysanoptera, especially those that attack useful plants.
- THYMUSEllipsis of thymus gland (“A ductless gland, consisting mainly of lymphatic tissue, located behind the top of the breastbone. It is most active during puberty, after which it shrin
- XENOPHOBEOne who hates or fears strangers or foreigners.
- DEMUREModest, quiet, reserved, or serious.
- CIPHERA numeric character.
- CIVETAny of the small carnivorous catlike mammals encompassing certain species from the families Viverridae, Eupleridae, and Nandiniidae, native to tropical Africa and Asia.
- NADIRThe point of the celestial sphere, directly opposite the zenith; inferior pole of the horizon; point of the celestial sphere directly under the place of observation.
- KLUGESomething that should not work, but does.
- SPLINEA long, thin piece of metal or wood.
- AVASTHold fast! Cease! Stop! Desist!
- GLIBHaving a ready flow of words but lacking thought or understanding; superficial; shallow.
- QUIBBLEAn argument or objection based on an ambiguity of wording or similar trivial circumstance; a minor complaint.
- ABATTOIRA public slaughterhouse for cattle, sheep, etc.
- ENDEMICNative to a particular area or culture; originating where it occurs.
- ENVISAGETo conceive or see something within one's mind; to imagine or envision.
- ERGOTAny fungus in the genus Claviceps which are parasitic on grasses.
- ESCARPMENTA steep descent or declivity; steep face or edge of a ridge; ground about a fortified place, cut away nearly vertically to prevent hostile approach.
- FOIBLEA quirk, idiosyncrasy, frailty, or mannerism; an unusual habit that is slightly strange or silly.
- GAMINA homeless boy; a male street urchin; also , a cheeky, street-smart boy.
- GAMINEA (usually female) street urchin; a homeless girl.
- LOUCHEOf questionable taste or morality; decadent.
- MOIREOriginally, a fine textile fabric made of the hair of an Asiatic goat.
- PURLINA longitudinal structural member bridging two or more rafters of a roof.
- RECOUPTo make back (an investment or similar).
- SCABROUSCovered with scales or scabs; hence, very coarse or rough.
- SOIREEA formal evening party.
- TACITURNSilent; temperamentally untalkative; disinclined to speak.
- TAXONOMICOf or relating to taxonomy.
- TAXONOMYThe science, technique, or process used to make a classification.
- VIRULENTOf animals, plants, or substances: extremely venomous or poisonous.
- BISMUTHA chemical element (symbol Bi) with an atomic number of 83: a brittle silvery-white metal. An atom of this element.
- BIVOUACAn encampment for the night, usually without tents or covering.
- BUXOMHaving a full, voluptuous figure, especially possessing large breasts.
- CANKERA plant disease marked by gradual decay.
- CAVALIERLacking the proper care or concern for something important, reckless, rash, high-handed.
- CHIMERAAlternative letter-case form of Chimera, a supposed monster in Lycia with the head of a lion, body of a goat, and tail of a dragon or serpent, killed by the hero Bellerophon.
- CRAVATA wide fabric band worn as a necktie by men having long ends hanging in front.
- DOCENTInstructive; that teaches.
- EUCHREA trump card game played by four players in two partnerships with a reduced deck of 24 cards.
- HOBBLEOne of the short straps tied between the legs of unfenced horses, allowing them to wander short distances but preventing them from running off.
- KNAVEA boy; especially, a boy servant.
- BANTERSharp, good-humoured, playful, typically spontaneous conversation.
- DOURStern, harsh and forbidding.
- CANTATAA vocal composition accompanied by instruments and generally containing more than one movement, typical of 17th and 18th century Italian music.
- GALVANICOf or pertaining to galvanism; electric.
- MANDOLAA stringed musical instrument resembling the mandolin, but of larger size and tuned lower.
- MORDENTAn ornament consisting of a single rapid alternation between a given pitch and another pitch either a whole step or half step immediately above or below it.
- ABHORTo regard (someone or something) as horrifying or detestable; to feel great repugnance toward.