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- APARTHEIDThe policy of racial segregation in South Africa from 1948 to 1994.
- EULOGYAn oration to honor a deceased person, usually at a funeral.
- EUPHORIAAn excited state of joy; a feeling of intense happiness.
- EXOTICForeign, especially in an exciting way.
- GALLEYA long, slender ship propelled primarily by oars, whether having masts and sails or not; usually a rowed warship used in the Mediterranean from the 16th century until the modern er
- GEODEA nodule of stone having a cavity lined with mineral or crystal matter on the inside wall.
- HEXAGONA polygon with six sides and six angles.
- HUBRISExcessive arrogance or pride, or presumption; originally toward the gods; a feeling of overwhelming and all-encompassing pride.
- PANDERA person who furthers the illicit love-affairs of others; a pimp or procurer.
- PARASITEAn organism that lives on or in another organism of a different species, deriving benefit from living on or in that other organism, while not contributing towards that other organi
- CIPHERA numeric character.
- MACABRERepresenting or personifying death.
- POLKAA lively dance originating in Bohemia.
- DOWELA pin, or block, of wood or metal, fitting into holes in the abutting portions of two pieces, and being partly in one piece and partly in the other, to keep them in their proper re
- HARPOONA spearlike weapon with a barbed head used in hunting whales and large fish.
- HEINOUSTotally reprehensible.
- BIJOUA jewel.
- BOHEMIANA person, especially an artist or writer, who lives an unconventional or nonconformist lifestyle.
- BOUGIEA tapered cylindrical instrument for introducing an object into a tubular anatomical structure, or to dilate such a structure, as with an esophageal bougie.
- CINEPHILEAn enthusiast of films and the cinema.
- FESTOONAn ornament such as a garland or chain which hangs loosely from two tacked spots.
- MALAISEA feeling of general bodily discomfort, fatigue or unpleasantness, often at the onset of illness.
- ROUXA mixture of fat (usually butter) and flour used to thicken sauces and stews.
- BOUDOIRA woman's private sitting room, dressing room, or bedroom.
- CLEMTo be hungry; starve.
- CLOVERA plant of the genus Trifolium with leaves usually divided into three (rarely four) leaflets and with white or red flowers.
- GENOMEThe complete genetic information (either DNA or, in some viruses, RNA) of an organism.
- HEGEMONYDomination, influence, or authority over another, especially by one political group over a society or by one nation over others.
- ISOTONEAny of a number of nuclides of different elements that have the same number of neutrons.
- LESBIANHomosexual, gay; preferring exclusively women as romantic or sexual partners.
- QUIVERA container for arrows, crossbow bolts or darts, such as those fired from a bow, crossbow or blowgun.
- SIFTTo sieve or strain (something).
- WHETTo sharpen (something, such as a knife or sword) by rubbing on an object, especially a whetstone; to hone.
- COWRIEA small gastropod (Monetaria moneta, syn. Cypraea moneta) common in the Indian Ocean; its shell.
- UNRULYWild; uncontrolled.
- BANTERSharp, good-humoured, playful, typically spontaneous conversation.
- ADAGIOA tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played rather slowly, leisurely and gracefully.
- ADIEUSaid to wish a final farewell; goodbye.
- ADORNTo make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate.
- ANALOf, related to, intended for or involving the anus.
- ARTISANA skilled manual worker who uses tools and machinery in a particular craft.
- AUDACIOUSShowing willingness to take bold risks; recklessly daring.
- AVARICEExcessive or inordinate desire of gain; greed for wealth
- BASTInner bark of a tree from which rope is traditionally made.
- BIDETo bear; to endure; to tolerate.
- BOVINEOf, relating to, or characteristic of cattle, buffaloes, or bison.
- BUGLEA horn used by hunters.
- CAJOLETo persuade someone to do something which they are reluctant to do, especially by flattery or promises; to coax.
- CAULKCaulking.
- CULLTo pick or take someone or something (from a larger group).
- DITTYA short, simple verse or song.
- DULCETSweet, especially when describing voice or tones; melodious.
- DUPEA person who has been deceived.
- ERUDITELearned, scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books.
- ETUDEA short piece of music, designed to give a performer practice in a particular area or skill.
- EXUBERANTVery cheery and peppy; extremely cheerful, energetic and enthusiastic.
- FRAGMENTA part broken off; a small, detached portion; an imperfect part, either physically or not.
- 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.
- GROSSRemarkably great, big, vast in an often unpleasant way; Highly or conspicuously offensive.
- HIBERNALOf or pertaining to winter; brumal or hiemal
- 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.
- INTREPIDFearless; bold; brave.
- JUGULARRelating to, or located near, the neck or throat. Of or pertaining to the jugular vein.
- LANGUISHTo lose strength and become weak; to be in a state of weakness or sickness.
- LAUNDERA washerwoman or washerman.
- MAGENTAA color which is close to the equal mixture of red and blue which is an additive secondary color but a subtractive primary color evoked by the combination of red and light blue.
- MANIFESTEvident to the senses, especially to the sight; apparent; distinctly perceived.
- MONOCLEA single lens, usually in a wire frame, and used to correct vision for only one eye.
- MUTTONThe meat of sheep used as food; especially, that of adults.
- NEBULAA cloud in outer space consisting of gas or dust (e.g. a cloud formed after a star explodes).
- NODULEA small lump, often roughly hemispherical in shape; a small node.
- ORNATEElaborately ornamented, often to excess.
- PARMESANA hard, full-fat Italian cheese from Parma or its neighboring province Reggio Emilia.
- PIQUETo wound the pride of (someone); to excite to anger; to irritate, to offend.
- PLEBSplural of pleb
- REPUBLICA state where sovereignty rests with the people or their representatives, rather than with a monarch or emperor; a country with no monarchy.
- RIDICULETo criticize or disapprove of someone or something through scornful jocularity; to make fun of.
- RIVETA cylindrical mechanical fastener which is supplied with a factory head at one end and is used to attach multiple parts together by passing its bucktail through a hole and upsettin
- RUDIMENTA fundamental principle or skill, especially in a field of learning.
- SECULARNot specifically religious; lay or civil, as opposed to clerical.
- SEDATIVEAn agent or drug that sedates, having a calming or soothing effect, or inducing sleep.
- SEGMENTA length of some object.
- SENATEIn some bicameral legislative systems, the upper house or chamber.
- SUAVEOf a person, charming, though often in a manner that is insincere or sophisticated.
- SULFURA chemical element with atomic number 16, having a bright yellow color and characteristic smell, used commercially in a variety of products such as insecticides, black powder, and
- TANDEMA carriage pulled by two or more draught animals (generally draught horses) harnessed one behind the other, both providing pulling power but only the animal in front being able to
- TARDYLate; overdue or delayed.
- TRANSIn (or constituting, forming, or describing) a double bond in which the greater radical on both ends is on the opposite side of the bond.
- TUTTIAll together. Indicates that the remainder of a group should join in playing after a solo or other passage with a reduced number of voices.
- UTILISETo make use of; to use.
- VANITYThat which is vain, futile, or worthless; that which is of no value, use or profit.
- VEALThe flesh of a calf (i.e. a young bovine) used for food.
- VERITYTruth, fact or reality, especially an enduring religious or ethical truth; veracity.
- VERTIGOA sensation of whirling and loss of balance, caused by looking down from a great height or by disease affecting the inner ear.
- WYVERNA draconian creature possessing wings, only two legs and usually a barbed tail.
- CADDYA small box or tin (can) with a lid for holding dried tea leaves used to brew tea.
- GRIFTA confidence game or swindle.
- BADLYIn a bad manner.
- BELOVEDMuch loved, dearly loved.
- BEREFTsimple past and past participle of bereave