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- AGORAA place for gathering.
- APHRODISIACArousing or intensifying sexual desire.
- ARETEexcellence, goodness; virtue.
- AZEOTROPEA mixture of two or more substances whose liquid and gaseous forms have the same composition (at a certain pressure); the substances cannot be separated by normal distillation.
- CARAVELA light, usually lateen-rigged sailing ship used by the Portuguese and Spanish for about 300 years from the 15th century, first for trade and later for voyages of exploration.
- COELACANTHAny of the class Actinistia of primitive lobe-finned fish in the order Coelacanthiformes—thought to have been extinct for 70 million years until a living specimen was discovered in
- DERMATICOf or relating to the skin.
- DIAPHANOUSTransparent or translucent; allowing light to pass through; capable of being seen through.
- DYSPHORIAA state of feeling unwell or unhappy; a feeling of emotional and mental discomfort and suffering from restlessness, malaise, depression, or anxiety.
- ECCHYMOSISA skin discoloration caused by bleeding underneath the skin, especially one that is remote from a site of trauma or caused by a non-traumatic process (such as neoplasia).
- EPISTOLICRelating to letters or epistles, or in the form or style of them
- ESCHATOLOGYA system of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death.
- IDOLATRYThe worship of idols.
- PEDAGOGICSynonym of pedagogical.
- RHEUMATICResembling or relating to rheumatism.
- STIGMAAn indication of infamy or disgrace. A permanent identity mark branded, cut or tattooed onto the skin, typically given to slaves, criminals and traitors. A negative and often unfai
- SYCOPHANTICExcessively eager to please, especially for personal gain; obsequious, flattering.
- THRIPSAny of the many small insects of the order Thysanoptera, especially those that attack useful plants.
- FLENSETo strip the blubber or skin from, as from a whale, seal, etc.
- AMPOULEA small hermetically sealed vial, often used to contain a sterile solution suitable for injection.
- BARREA handrail fixed to a wall used for ballet exercises.
- CHIFFONADEA culinary preparation of herbs or leafy vegetables cut into long, thin ribbons.
- ECRUA beige colour.
- GLACIATIONThe process of covering with a glacier, or the state of being glaciated; the production of glacial phenomena; an ice age
- REVANCHISTA revanchist person; occasionally, anyone seeking vengeance.
- ENGRAMA postulated physical or biochemical change in neural tissue that represents a memory.
- HAWSEThe part of the bow containing the hawseholes.
- BAWNA cattle-fort; a building used to shelter cattle.
- ABORTIFACIENTProducing miscarriage.
- ADDUCTORA muscle which draws a limb or part of the body toward the middle line of the body, or closes extended parts of the body—opposed to abductor.
- ALBUMINAny of a class of monomeric proteins that are soluble in water, and are coagulated by heat; they occur in egg white, milk etc; they function as carrier protein for steroids, fatty
- AMBULATORYOf, relating to, or adapted to walking.
- CALUMNYA false accusation or charge brought to tarnish another's reputation or standing.
- CLAIRAUDIENTHaving, pertaining to, or involving clairaudience.
- DESICCANTA substance (such as calcium oxide or silica gel) that is used as a drying agent because of its high affinity for water.
- DISSOLUTIONThe termination of an organized body or legislative assembly, especially a formal dismissal.
- EJECTAMaterial which has been ejected, especially from a volcano or an impact crater.
- EXCULPATIONThe act of exculpating from alleged fault or crime.
- FALXA short Dacian sword resembling a sickle.
- FECUNDHighly fertile; able to produce offspring.
- FECUNDITYAbility to produce offspring.
- INCISORA narrow-edged tooth at the front of the mouth of mammals, between the canines and adapted for cutting; in humans there are four in each jaw.
- INSPECTORA person employed to inspect something.
- MALEDICTIONA curse.
- PERVASIVEManifested throughout; pervading, permeating, penetrating or affecting everything.
- PLEURAEach of a pair of smooth serous membranes which line the thorax and envelop the lungs in humans and other mammals.
- QUADRICEPSA muscle having four heads, especially the large extensor at the front of the thigh.
- SCAMPA rascal, swindler, or rogue; a ne'er-do-well.
- TERRIGENOUSProduced by the earth.
- VICTORIOUSBeing the winner in a contest, struggle, war, etc.
- VOLUMINOUSOf or pertaining to volume or volumes.
- CAMPHORA white transparent waxy crystalline isoprenoid ketone, 1,7,7-trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-one, with a strong pungent odour, used in pharmacy, also known as laurel camphor or co
- BRACKISHOf water, salty or slightly salty, as a mixture of fresh and sea water, such as that found in estuaries.
- CADAVEROUSCorpselike; hinting of death; imitating a cadaver.
- RIVENpast participle of rive
- CARKTo be filled with worry, solicitude, or troubles.
- SCRIMSHAWTo create (a small ornamental handicraft also called a scrimshaw) by carving or engraving on bone (originally whalebone or whales' teeth), ivory, or other materials. To carve or en
- SURFEITSated; surfeited; filled.
- KNURLA contorted knot in wood.
- BEZOARA mass, usually of hair or undigested vegetable matter, found in a human or animal's intestines, similar to a hairball.
- GAUCHEAwkward or lacking in social graces; bumbling; apt to make gaffes.
- QUISLINGA traitor who collaborates with the enemy.
- FINIALEspecially in Gothic architecture: an ornament, often in the form of a bunch or knot of foliage, on the peak of the gable of a roof, a pediment, a pinnacle, etc.
- LUMBAGOBackache of the lumbar region or lower back, which can be caused by muscle strain or a slipped disc.
- MAGISTERYA pure quality with the power to cure or to turn one substance into another; also, a substance such as a philosopher's stone able to turn one substance into another. The product of
- QUADRATICSquare-shaped.
- SUMPTUARYRelating to expenditure or expense, especially on luxury goods.
- TECTONICOf or relating to construction or to architecture.
- GHEEA type of clarified butter used in South Asian cooking.
- DIDGERIDOOA musical instrument, endemic to the Top End of Australia, consisting of a long hollowed-out log which, when blown into, produces a low, deep mesmerising drone with sweeping rhythm
- ANTISEIZUREIntended to combat or reduce seizures.
- ARGUMENTATIVELYIn an argumentative manner.
- AUDITORSHIPThe office or duties of auditor.
- AVIONICSThe science and technology of the development and use of electrical and electronic devices in aviation.
- BEDRAGGLETo make (something) wet and limp, especially by dragging it along the ground.
- BLOVIATIONA boastful or pompous manner of speaking or writing; a lengthy discourse delivered in that manner.
- BODACIOUSLYIn a bodacious manner.
- BREECHCLOTHAn apron-like garment held on by a belt tied around the waist to cover the loins; a loincloth.
- BROADCLOTHA dense, plain woven cloth, usually made of cotton or a cotton blend.
- CAROTINOIDDated form of carotenoid.
- CHANCELLORYAlternative spelling of chancellery.
- CHERUBICOf, or relating to a cherub; angelic.
- CHUCKLEHEADA stupid or clumsy person.
- COERCIVELYIn a coercive manner.
- CONFERRABLECapable of being conferred
- CORRELATIVEMutually related; corresponding.
- CRANKSHAFTA rotating shaft with throws (parts that stick out) and which drives, is driven by (cranked by), or functions as a crank.
- DANDRUFFYLike dandruff; scurfy.
- DELINEATOROne who, or that which, delineates. A road safety marker that indicates where traffic should go. One who makes line drawings. One who depicts or describes a character.
- DESALINATORA device that performs desalination.
- DIASTOLICPertaining to a diastole.
- ECUMENICALLYIn an ecumenical manner; from or by the Christian religion.
- ENDOTRACHEALWithin, or through the trachea.
- EPISODICRelating to an episode.
- FERROCYANIDEThe complex ion Fe(CN)6; any salt containing this ion; they are used in making blue pigments
- FERROMAGNETICExhibiting ferromagnetism.
- FLOCCULATIONA condition in which clays, polymers or other small charged particles become attached and form a fragile structure, a floc.
- FRENETICISMThe quality or state of being frenetic.
- GEOTHERMICgeothermal
- HUNCHBACKEDHaving an abnormally curved or hunched back