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- AGONA struggle or contest; conflict; especially between the protagonist and antagonist in a literary work.
- AGORAA place for gathering.
- AORISTA verb paradigm found in certain languages, usually an unmarked form or one that expresses the perfective or aorist aspect.
- ASTROLABEAn astronomical and navigational instrument for gauging the altitude of the Sun and stars.
- BACTERIUMA single-celled organism with cell walls but no nucleus or organelles.
- BUCOLICRustic, pastoral, country-styled.
- CACOPHONYA mix of discordant sounds; dissonance.
- CHTHONICDwelling within the underworld.
- CRINOIDOne of the numerous animals that make up the class Crinoidea; the feather stars or sea lilies.
- 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 | – ⏖ |:
- DEMOTICSThe area of knowledge relating to the care and culture of the people; sociology in its broadest sense.
- GASTROPODAny member of a class of molluscs (Gastropoda) that includes snails, slugs, and limpets; univalve mollusc.
- GEOMANCYA method of divination using earth or the ground, such as interpreting markings on the ground or how handfuls of dirt land when tossed.
- GNOMICOf, or relating to gnomes (sententious sayings).
- HECATOMBA great public sacrifice to the gods, originally of a hundred oxen; also, a great number of animals reserved for such a sacrifice.
- HENOTICOf or pertaining to the production of peace and harmony; unifying
- HETERODOXOf or pertaining to creeds, beliefs, or teachings, especially religious ones, that are different from what a religion (or sect) believes to be orthodox, but (usually) not conflicti
- HYLICSynonym of physical, material, or base.
- MANTICRelating to divination; prophetic.
- MONADICof, relating to, or being a monad
- NOETICOf or pertaining to the mind or intellect.
- PARALYTICSomeone suffering from paralysis.
- PEDERASTA man who is engaged in an erotic relationship with an adolescent boy; a practitioner of pederasty.
- PEDERASTYErotic love, sexually expressed or chaste, between a man and an adolescent boy.
- PERISTYLEA colonnade surrounding a courtyard, temple, etc., or the yard enclosed by such columns.
- PHLOXAny flowering plant of the genus Phlox.
- PHYTONOne of the parts which by their repetition make up a flowering plant, each being a single joint of a stem with its leaf or leaves.
- PNEUMAA neume.
- POLYMATHA person with extraordinarily broad and comprehensive knowledge.
- PSEUDOAn intellectually pretentious person; a pseudointellectual.
- PSEUDONYMA fictitious name (more literally, a false name), as those used by writers and movie stars.
- SPATHAA type of straight sword originating from the first-century Roman Empire. It was worn typically by cavalry officers and is a long version of the left shaped gladius.
- STHENICCharacterized by nervous energy; robust, strong.
- SYNDICATEA group of individuals or companies formed to transact some specific business, or to promote a common interest; a self-coordinating group.
- TELOSThe aim, purpose, or end goal.
- THRENODYA song or poem of lamentation or mourning for a dead person; a dirge; an elegy.
- XANTHISMA yellowish colouring of pigments in hair, skin, feathers, etc.
- ZOETROPEAn optical toy, in which figures made to revolve on the inside of a cylinder, and viewed through slits in its circumference, appear like a single figure passing through a series of
- WADIA valley, gully, or stream bed in northern Africa and southwest Asia that remains dry except during the rainy season.
- WUDUA ritual washing of the forearms, head, and feet, required after minor impurity, frequently performed immediately before prayer.
- ZAKATAlmsgiving, usually in the form of an annual tax on certain types of property which is then used for charitable purposes; the third of the five pillars of Islam.
- SHOGUNThe supreme generalissimo of feudal Japan.
- PROAA sailing vessel found in the waters of Micronesia and Indonesia; it has a single, large outrigger and a triangular sail.
- SLOOPA single-masted sailboat with only one headsail.
- ACETYLENEAny organic compound having one or more carbon–carbon triple bonds; an alkyne.
- FRANCIUMThe chemical element (symbol Fr) with an atomic number of 87. It is an intensely radioactive alkali metal that is not found in nature. An atom of this element.
- GEODESICThe shortest curve between two points on a specific surface.
- HARRIDANA vicious and scolding woman, especially an older one.
- MAZARINEA dark blue color.
- PANTONA horseshoe to correct a narrow, hoofbound heel.
- PRUSSICderived from Prussian blue
- PSEUDOLOGYfalsehood of speech
- BEHOOFThat which is advantageous to a person; behalf, interest, advantage, profit, benefit.
- PHAGOCYTEA cell of the immune system, such as a neutrophil, macrophage or dendritic cell, that engulfs and destroys viruses, bacteria and waste materials, or in the case of mature dendritic
- TEASELAny of several plants of the genus Dipsacus.
- CHERUBIMplural of cherub
- SCHWAAn indeterminate central vowel sound as the "a" in "about", represented as /ə/ in IPA.
- ZAYINThe seventh letter of many Semitic alphabets (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).
- CANTOOne of the chief divisions of a long poem; a book.
- AEROMANCYDivination by use of atmospheric conditions.
- ALKAHESTA universal solvent sought by the alchemists.
- CADENTFalling.
- CHASTENTo make chaste.
- COLOSTRUMA form of milk produced by the mammary glands in late pregnancy and the few days after giving birth.
- CORPULENTLarge in body; fat; overweight.
- EVULSIONThe action of forcibly pulling something out.
- FUNICULAROf, pertaining to, resembling, or powered by a rope or cable.
- GEOMANTICOf or relating to geomancy.
- LAXITYThe state of being lax; looseness, lack of tension.
- LOCULATEDivided into loculi, cavities or compartments
- LUDICPlayful.
- LUXELuxury.
- MISERICORDRelaxation of monastic rules.
- MODERNITYThe quality of being modern or contemporary.
- MOLINEThe crossed iron that supports the upper millstone by resting on the spindle; a millrind.
- MOXIBUSTIONThe burning of moxa against the skin to treat pain or illness.
- MYOTONIAA symptom of several muscular disorders characterized by the slow relaxation of the muscles after voluntary contraction or electrical stimulation.
- NEPOTISMThe favoring of relatives or also personal friends because of their relationship rather than because of their abilities.
- PERFIDIOUSOf, pertaining to, or representing perfidy; disloyal to what should command one's fidelity or allegiance.
- PERFIDYA state or act of violating faith or allegiance; violation of a promise or vow, or of trust.
- PLENARYFully attended by a plenum; for everyone's attendance.
- PRODIGYAn extraordinary occurrence or creature; an anomaly, especially a monster; a freak.
- PULCHRITUDEPhysical beauty.
- RADIXA root.
- RAPINEThe seizure of someone's property by force; pillage; plunder.
- RONDELA metric form of verse using two rhymes, usually fourteen 8- to 10-syllable lines in three stanzas, with the first lines of the first stanza returning as refrain of the next two.
- RUGOSEHaving rugae or wrinkles, creases, ridges, or corrugation.
- SINGULARITYThe state of being singular, distinct, peculiar, uncommon or unusual.
- SODALITYA fraternity, a society or association.
- SPUMEFoam or froth of liquid, particularly that of seawater.
- SYNOVIALRelating to or denoting a type of joint which is surrounded by a thick flexible membrane forming a sac into which is secreted a viscous fluid that lubricates the joint. Of, relatin
- TORPIDunmoving
- TORSEA twist of cloth or wreath, typically placed underneath and forming part of a crest (as an orle or wreath) and customarily shown with six twists, the first tincture being the tinct
- TRADUCETo malign a person or entity by making malicious and false or defamatory statements.
- VESTIGEA mark left on the earth by a foot.
- FUSTYMoldy or musty.
- KNAVISHHaving the characteristics of a knave; mischievous, roguish, waggish, rascally or impertinent.
- LODESTARA star used as a navigation reference, particularly a pole star such as Polaris.
- GAMBOLTo move about playfully; to frolic.