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- WATCHFULFully observant, vigilant, or aware.
- WHEATEARAny of various passerine birds of the genus Oenanthe that feed on insects, especially, the northern wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
- INVERTTo turn (something) upside down or inside out; to place in a contrary order or direction; to make (something) the opposite of it.
- OCELOTAn American feline carnivore (Leopardus pardalis, syn. Felis pardalis) covered with blackish ocellated spots and blotches which are variously arranged.
- DELVEROne who digs or delves, as with a spade.
- LINNETA small passerine bird, the common linnet (Linaria cannabina syn. Carduelis cannabina), in the finch family Fringillidae, native to Europe, western Asia, and north Africa.
- WRACKThe remains of something; a wreck.
- AVAUNTBegone; depart; used in contempt or abhorrence.
- MARVELOUSExciting wonder or surprise; astonishing; wonderful.
- GEYSERA boiling natural spring which throws forth jets of water, mud, etc., at frequent intervals, driven upwards by the expansive power of steam.
- GAVOTTEA French dance, in either 4/4 or 2/2 time.
- AZURITEA blue vitreous mineral; a basic hydrated copper carbonate, with the chemical formula Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2, used since antiquity as a blue pigment or ores to extract metallic copper.
- CARBOYA large, rigid bottle, originally made of glass and mainly used for fermentation, and now commonly made of plastic and used to store liquids.
- DUENDEA small, mischievous humanoid creature in Iberian (Spanish/Portuguese), Latin American, and Philippine folklore/mythology; an imp.
- MANIOCThe tropical plant Manihot esculenta, from which tapioca is prepared; cassava, yuca.
- ASUNDEROf two or more people or things: Apart or separate from each other. Moving apart from each other.
- BAIRNA child or baby.
- BEDEPrayer, request, supplication
- HALBERDA two-handed pole weapon, consisting of a long pole with an axe-like blade mounted on it (at a right angle like an axe, not on the tip like a spear), and (opposite the blade) typic
- OXENplural of ox
- AEGISA mythological shield associated with the Greek deities Zeus and Athena (and their Roman counterparts Jupiter and Minerva) shown as a short cloak made of goatskin worn on the shoul
- BARMYContaining, covered with, or pertaining to barm (“foam rising upon beer or other malt liquors when fermenting, used as leaven in brewing and making bread”).
- BRUITHearsay, rumour; talk; an instance of this.
- FAINOften followed by of: glad, well-pleased. Glad, contented, or satisfied to do something in the absence of a better alternative. Compelled or obliged to.
- FRANGIBLEAble to be broken; breakable, fragile.
- GHRELINA peptide hormone, secreted in the stomach when empty, that increases appetite and secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland.
- GLAIVEA light lance with a long, sharp-pointed head.
- GNOMONAn object such as a pillar or a rod that is used to tell time by the shadow it casts when the sun shines on it, especially the pointer on a sundial.
- GRUETo be frightened; also, to shudder with fear; to quake, to tremble.
- LEXICONThe vocabulary of a language.
- LIVIDHaving a dark, bluish appearance.
- ONAGERThe Asiatic wild ass or hemione (Equus hemionus), an animal of the horse family native to Asia; specifically, the Persian onager, Persian wild ass, or Persian zebra (Equus hemionus
- PENURYExtreme need or want; destitution, poverty; an instance of this.
- PRANDIALOf or pertaining to a meal, especially dinner.
- RUCHEA strip of fabric which has been fluted or pleated.
- TIMOROUSTending to be easily frightened; shy, timid.
- VULPINEPertaining to a fox.
- PRANARespiration, breathing, seen as a life principle or life force.
- TANTRICRelated to Vajrayana Buddhism.
- BASTINADOA blow with a cudgel or stick.
- CAVILTo criticise for petty or frivolous reasons.
- CHAPARRALA region of shrubs, typically dry in the summer and rainy in the winter. The coast of the Mediterranean is such a region.
- LLANOA plain or steppe in parts of Latin America.
- SIEVERTIn the International System of Units, the derived unit of radiation dose: the dose received in one hour at a distance of 1 cm from a point source of 1 mg of radium in a 0.5 mm thic
- AGENESISAny imperfect development of the body, or any anomaly of organization
- AGONALOf or pertaining to struggle, competition or conflict; of or pertaining to an agon.
- AILUROPHOBEA person with an irrational fear or hatred of felines.
- ALGALPertaining to, or like, algae.
- ALIMENTARYOf, or relating to food, nutrition or digestion.
- AMBIVERTA person who is neither clearly extroverted nor introverted, but has characteristics of each.
- AMYLASEAny of a class of digestive enzymes, present in saliva and also contributed to the gut by the exocrine pancreas, that break down complex carbohydrates such as starch into simpler s
- ANALEPTICThat restores or stimulates health.
- ANAPLASTICOf, or relating to, a tumor that shows little histogenetic differentiation. It implies that a tumor is high grade and likely to behave in an aggressive fashion.
- ANISOTROPYThe property of being directionally dependent.
- ANKYLOSEDsimple past and past participle of ankylose
- ANURIAA condition in which the kidneys do not produce urine.
- ANURICOf, pertaining to, causing or afflicted with anuria.
- APHASICAffected by, or pertaining to, aphasia.
- ARRACKAn alcoholic drink distilled from coconut palm flowers in South Asia.
- ASCORBATEAny salt or ester of ascorbic acid.
- ATONICunstressed
- ATOPICPertaining to or suffering from atopy.
- AVIONICSThe science and technology of the development and use of electrical and electronic devices in aviation.
- AVOIDANTExhibiting avoidance; avoiding something.
- AXONEMALOf or pertaining to an axoneme
- AZYGOUSOdd; not one of a pair; single.
- BASOPHILAny cell that has granules stained by basic stains. A white blood cell responsible for inflammatory reactions during immune response. One of the endocrine basophilic cells of the a
- BEESWAXA wax secreted by bees from which they make honeycomb; or, the processed form of this wax used in the manufacture of various goods.
- BEGUMTo daub or cover with gum.
- BILOBEDHaving two lobes.
- BIOMETRYThe measurement of biological data.
- BODACIOUSAudacious and unrestrained.
- BOSUNAlternative form of boatswain (“warrant or petty officer on board a naval ship”).
- BOWDLERISEAlternative form of bowdlerize.
- BULBARRelating to, or having the form of, a bulb; used especially of the medulla oblongata.
- BURSALRelating to, or resembling, a bursa
- CARRICKAlternative spelling of carrack.
- CELLARETA deep, often metal-lined drawer in a sideboard used for storing wines and liquors.
- CLONALRelating to, or created by asexual reproduction (cloning)
- COWLEDWearing a cowl; hooded.
- CYTOPENIAA reduction in the number of blood cells for any of several reasons.
- DESALINATETo remove the salt from something, especially from seawater for use in a domestic water supply
- DILATORAny nerve or muscle that causes part of the body to dilate.
- DISQUIETLack of quiet; absence of tranquility in body or mind
- DURALRelating to the dura mater.
- EGGERYA place where eggs are deposited, produced, sold or kept.
- EMBOLICOf or relating to an embolus or an embolism.
- ENDOSTEALOf or pertaining to the endosteum.
- ENSOULTo give a soul or place in the soul.
- ENTERITISInflammation of the intestines, generally the small intestine, that may lead to diarrhea.
- ENTROPICOf, pertaining to, or as a consequence of entropy.
- EUTROPHYhealthy nutrition
- EXUDATIONThe act or process of exuding.
- FELCHTo suck semen out of a sexual partner's vagina or anus.
- FELIDAny member of the cat family (Felidae).
- FERVIDLYIn a fervid manner.
- FILAMENTOUSThin and elongated; wirelike.
- FORMATEAny salt or ester of formic acid.
- FUNDICRelating to a fundus.
- GAMETICOf or pertaining to gametes.