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- ABOLISHMENTThe act of abolishing; abolition; destruction.
- ADJURETo formally command or request (someone) to do something, either in the name of a deity, or to suffer a curse or punishment if they do not comply; to bind (someone) under oath; to
- ADROITLYDeftly; in an adroit manner.
- AMINESplural of amine
- AMPERSANDThe symbol "&".
- 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
- APOGEEThe point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is farthest from the Earth: the apoapsis of an Earth orbiter.
- AUTUMNALOf or relating to autumn.
- AVIARYA house, enclosure, large cage, or other place for keeping birds confined; a birdhouse.
- AVUNCULARIn the manner of an uncle, pertaining to an uncle.
- BEHOOVETo befit, be appropriate or necessary to somebody. Alternative form of behove.
- BEHOOVEDsimple past and past participle of behoove
- BEHOVETo befit, to suit.
- BERYLA mineral of pegmatite deposits, often used as a gemstone (molecular formula Be3Al2Si6O18).
- BIFURCATEDDivided into two branches.
- BILIOUSOf or pertaining to something containing or consisting of bile.
- BIVOUACAn encampment for the night, usually without tents or covering.
- CAPONA cockerel which has been gelded and fattened for the table.
- CATAPLEXYAn abrupt loss of muscle tone, sometimes associated with narcolepsy.
- CAVORTINGpresent participle and gerund of cavort
- CLAXONAlternative spelling of klaxon.
- CLAXONSplural of claxon
- CLIPARTAlternative spelling of clip art.
- COMPLAINTThe act of complaining.
- CONKERA horse chestnut, used in the game of conkers.
- CONUREAny of many New World parakeets of the former genus Conurus, now reassigned to other genera in subfamily Arinae, principally Psittacara and Eupsittula.
- COXSWAINIn a ship's boat, the helmsman given charge of the boat's crew.
- CRAMBOA guessing game in which players guess words that rhyme with a clue word, seeking a word that is kept secret or concealed.
- CUNIFORMAlternative spelling of cuneiform.
- DECKHOUSEA cabin that protrudes above a ship's deck.
- DEXTROUSLYAlternative form of dexterously.
- DILUVIANPertaining to a deluge, or flood.
- DISGRUNTLETo make discontent or cross; to put in a bad temper.
- DISHEVELINGpresent participle and gerund of dishevel
- DOMICILEA home or residence.
- DOUCHEBAG
- DOUCHEBAGS
- DOWSERA divining rod used in searching for water, ore, etc.; a dowsing rod.
- ECTOPLASMA visible substance believed to emanate from the body of a spiritualistic medium during communication with the dead.
- ENDOSCOPEAn instrument used to examine a bodily orifice or canal, or a hollow organ.
- ENDOSPERMThe tissue surrounding the embryo of flowering plant seeds, that provides nutrition to the developing embryo; usually triploid.
- EPIGRAMAn inscription in stone.
- ERUDITELearned, scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books.
- EUCHREA trump card game played by four players in two partnerships with a reduced deck of 24 cards.
- FATUOUSObnoxiously stupid; vacantly silly; content in one's foolishness.
- FATUOUSLYWith smug stupidity or vacuous silliness; idiotically.
- FECUNDITYAbility to produce offspring.
- FESCUEA straw, wire, stick, etc., used chiefly to point out letters to children when learning to read.
- FLEXIONThe act of bending a joint, especially a bone joint; the counteraction of extension.
- FOETIDAlternative spelling of fetid.
- FOETUSAlternative spelling of fetus.
- FORAMENAn opening, an orifice, or a short passage, especially in a bone.
- FOVEAA slight depression or pit in a bone or organ.
- FRABJOUSFabulous, joyous; great, wonderful.
- 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.
- FUCKHEAD
- FUCKHEADS
- GAMETEA reproductive cell (sperm in males or eggs in females), having only half of a complete set of chromosomes.
- GAUCHOA cowboy of the South American pampas.
- GEODESICThe shortest curve between two points on a specific surface.
- GEOMANCYA method of divination using earth or the ground, such as interpreting markings on the ground or how handfuls of dirt land when tossed.
- GERUNDA verbal form that functions as a verbal noun.
- GIMPYLimping, lame, with crippled legs.
- GONDOLAA small long, narrow boat with a high prow and stern, propelled with a single oar, especially in Venice.
- GUNSMITHA manufacturer of guns.
- HEADFUCK
- HEADFUCKS
- HECTAREA unit of surface area (symbol ㏊) equal to 100 ares (that is, 10,000 square metres, one hundredth of a square kilometre, or approximately 2.5 acres), used for measuring the areas o
- IMBECILEA person with limited mental capacity who can perform tasks and think only like a young child, in medical circles meaning a person who lacks the capacity to develop beyond the ment
- IMMINENTAbout to happen, occur, or take place very soon, especially of something which won't last long.
- IMPERATIVEEssential; crucial; extremely important.
- IMPORTUNETo bother, irritate, trouble.
- INCULPATETo imply the guilt of; to blame or incriminate.
- INHUMEDsimple past and past participle of inhume
- INHUMESthird-person singular simple present indicative of inhume
- LAXATIONThe act of loosening or slackening, or the state of being loosened or slackened.
- LEVODOPAAlternative form of ʟ-dopa.
- LIMPETAny of various gastropods with a conical shell shape (patelliform) and a strong, muscular foot that they use to create strong suction to cling onto rocks or other hard surfaces.
- LUXATETo dislocate; to displace a body part.
- MALADROITNot adroit; awkward, clumsy, inept.
- MASTICAn evergreen shrub or small tree, Pistacia lentiscus (mastic tree), native to the Mediterranean.
- MAWKISHExcessively or falsely sentimental; showing a sickly excess of sentiment.
- MAWKISHLYIn a mawkish manner.
- MEATUSA tubular opening or passage leading to the interior of the body.
- MEMETICOf, being, containing, or pertaining to memes; pertaining to replication of concepts.
- MENISCUSA crescent moon, or an object shaped like it.
- NECROPHILEOne who is subject to necrophilia.
- NECROPHILIAA pathological attraction to dead bodies.
- ODEONAn ancient Greek or Roman building used for performances of music and poetry.
- ORTHOCLASEPotassium aluminum silicate, KAlSi3O8, a common feldspar of igneous, plutonic, and metamorphic rocks. Orthoclase is the main feldspar of pegmatite occurrences, where it is most com
- OVULEThe structure in a plant that develops into a seed after fertilization; the megasporangium of a seed plant with its enclosing integuments.
- PECKISHmildly hungry
- PHALANGESplural of phalange
- PHRENOLOGYThe pseudoscience which studies the relationships between a person's character and the morphology (structure) of the skull.
- PHYSICALOf medicine. Pertaining to the field of medicine; medical. That practises medicine; pertaining to doctors, physicianly. Medicinal; good for the health, curative, therapeutic.
- PIGEONHOLEOne of an array of open compartments for housing pigeons in a dovecote or pigeon loft.
- PIGEONHOLEDCategorized, compartmentalized
- PINOCHLEA card game, similar to bezique.
- PLUVIANThe crocodile bird
- POLITYOrganizational structure and governance, especially of a state or a religion.