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- KNAVISHHaving the characteristics of a knave; mischievous, roguish, waggish, rascally or impertinent.
- KNIGHTLYOf or pertaining to a knight or knights.
- LODESTARA star used as a navigation reference, particularly a pole star such as Polaris.
- GAMBOLTo move about playfully; to frolic.
- PLACKETA slit or other opening in an item of clothing, to allow access to pockets or fastenings
- BOXENMade of boxwood.
- SCOPA poet or minstrel in Anglo-Saxon England.
- UNLAWA crime, an illegal action.
- SKUAAny of various predatory seabirds of the genus Stercorarius that often chase other seabirds to steal their catches.
- 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.
- TABORA small drum. In traditional music, a small drum played with a single stick, leaving the player's other hand free to play a melody on a three-holed pipe.
- GAMBESONA defensive garment formerly in use for the body, made of cloth stuffed and quilted, often worn as padding under armor.
- SODDENSoaked or drenched with liquid; soggy, saturated.
- SWARDEarth which grass has grown into the upper layer of; greensward, sod, turf; a portion of such earth.
- SWIVETo have sex with (someone).
- FUSTA strong musty smell; mustiness.
- GRISTGrain that is to be ground in a mill.
- MENDACITYThe fact or condition of being untruthful; dishonesty.
- PLEROMAA plant of the genus Pleroma. Synonym of plerome (“the central portion of the apical meristem in a growing plant root or stem which, according to the histogen theory, gives rise to
- POSTERNA back door or gate, side entrance, or other entrance distinct from the main one, especially one that is private or not obvious. A hidden or secret exit or tunnel of a fortificatio
- PURDAHA curtain, especially one used in some Hindu or Muslim traditions to conceal women from the gaze of people, particularly men and strangers.
- REBUSAn arrangement of pictures, symbols, or words representing phrases or words, especially as a word puzzle.
- RIBALDCoarsely, vulgarly, or lewdly amusing; referring to sexual matters in a rude or irreverent way.
- SPILEA splinter.
- STANGA forked ritual staff.
- TROWTo trust or believe.
- VARICOSEAbnormally swollen, dilated or knotty.
- BHOOTA supernatural creature, usually the ghost of a deceased person.
- PILAFA dish made by browning grain, typically rice, in oil and then cooking it with a seasoned broth, to which meat and/or vegetables may be added.
- PRANARespiration, breathing, seen as a life principle or life force.
- SWAMIA Hindu ascetic or religious teacher.
- YONICIn the shape of a vulva (yoni).
- CHADSmall pieces of paper punched out from the edges of continuous stationery, or from ballot papers, paper tape, punched cards, etc.
- GRACILELean, slender, thin.
- MOHELThe person who performs the circumcision in a Jewish bris.
- ABIOGENICNot produced or derived by means of living organisms or their processes.
- ATAXICPertaining to ataxia
- ATROPHICOf, pertaining to, or arising from atrophy.
- AUTOCIDALRelating to autocide.
- AUTODYNEA circuit that improved radio signal amplification by means of an audion.
- BENTHICPertaining to the benthos; living on the seafloor, as opposed to floating in the ocean.
- BIOGENICproduced by living organisms, or by a biological process
- BIOLYTICof, or relating to the destruction of life
- BIOSOCIALOf or pertaining to both biological and social features.
- BURSITISAn inflammation of a bursa, most common in the shoulder, elbow or knee
- CHEMOTAXISThe movement of a cell or an organism in response to a chemical stimulant.
- CRONYISMFavouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications; especially , in their appointment to political positions.
- CRYPTOLOGISTOne who studies cryptology.
- CYNOPHILEA person who loves canines; a dog lover.
- CYSTOIDResembling a cyst or bladder.
- DHOLEAn Asian wild dog, Cuon alpinus.
- DIGRAPHA directed graph.
- DIGRAPHICOf or pertaining to a digraph.
- DOPAMINERGICContaining, involving, or transmitting dopamine; involving dopamine receptor agonism.
- ERGOTISMThe plant disease caused by ergot.
- FELCHTo suck semen out of a sexual partner's vagina or anus.
- FETISHISTOne who has a sexual fetish.
- FOOLSCAPWriting paper sheets measuring 13.25 × 16.5 inches.
- FUTHARKThe Germanic runic alphabet; especially specifically the Elder or Younger futhark alphabet (of Scandinavia and the European mainland), as contrasted with the Anglo-Saxon futhorc.
- GOETICPertaining to black magic or necromancy.
- GOYISHOf or relating to a goy, not Jewish.
- GRIMALKINA cat, especially an elderly female.
- GYNOPHOBEOne who fears or hates women.
- GYNOPHOBIAFear of or aversion to women or girls.
- GYNOPHOBIASFear of or aversion to women or girls.
- GYNOPHOBICSHaving a fear of or aversion to women.
- HOMOLYTICOf, pertaining to, or produced by homolysis
- JALOPYAn old, dilapidated or unpretentious automobile.
- KEYSTONEThe top stone of an arch.
- KNAVISHLYIn a knavish manner.
- LATCHKEYA key, especially to an outside door.
- MATRICIDALRelating to matricide, the killing of a mother.
- MORPHICOf or pertaining to shape or form; morphological.
- MYOCLONUSThe brief, involuntary twitching of a muscle or group of muscles.
- MYOTONICOf or pertaining to myotonia.
- PALEOLITHA relic from the Paleolithic era.
- PASHTo snog, to make out, to kiss.
- PATINAEDHaving a patina.
- PHOTONICof, or relating to photons or to photonics
- PHOTONICSThe science and technology of generating and controlling photons, particularly in the visible and near infrared light spectrum.
- POLYMATHICPertaining to polymathy; acquainted with many branches of learning.
- POROSITYThe state of being porous.
- PROTEANExceedingly variable; readily assuming different shapes or forms.
- PROTEOMEThe complete set of proteins encoded by a particular genome.
- PROTEOMICSThe branch of molecular biology that studies the set of proteins expressed by the genome of an organism.
- PYREXIALof or relating to fevers; feverish
- RHOTICThat allows the phoneme /ɹ/ to be followed by a vowel, as in bar (/bɑːɹ/) and bard or barred (/bɑːɹd/); who speaks with such an accent.
- SILVANAlternative spelling of sylvan.
- SKALDICOf or relating to the skalds (Norse poets).
- SKIDOOto depart, especially to depart quickly
- SUPERBUGA strain of bacteria that is resistant to many antibiotics (e.g., MDR, XDR).
- TANISTRYA form of tenure, in ancient Scotland and Ireland, whereby succession was passed to an elected member of the same extended family.
- THANATOIDResembling death; deathlike.
- THEOBROMINEAn alkaloid, of similar structure to caffeine, found in chocolate/cocoa.
- TRICUSPIDHaving three cusps, e.g. a molar tooth
- VAGINATEAlternative form of vaginated.
- WENDIGOA malevolent and violent cannibal spirit found in Anishinaabe, Ojibwe, and Cree mythology, which is said to inhabit the body of a living person and possess him or her to commit mur
- WISTERIAAny of several woody climbing vines, of the genus Wisteria, native to the East Asian countries of China, Korea, and Japan and the eastern United States.
- XANTHOMAA small, yellow nodule, rich in cholesterol and other lipids, that occurs in the skin, often near a joint
- XENOGRAFTA tissue graft taken from a species different from that of the recipient.