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- ACRONYMSplural of acronym
- ECOLOGYThe branch of biology dealing with the relationships of organisms with their environment and with each other.
- EMPHATICCharacterized by emphasis; forceful.
- GASHA deep cut.
- GONADSplural of gonad
- HEGEMONSplural of hegemon
- KLAXONSplural of klaxon
- KLEPTOMANIACOne who steals compulsively.
- KLEPTOMANIACSplural of kleptomaniac
- OLIGARCHA member of an oligarchy; someone who is part of a small group that runs a country.
- OLIGARCHSplural of oligarch
- OPTICALOf or relating to sight; visual.
- PHOBIAAn irrational, abnormal, or obsessive fear (of something).
- TROPICALSplural of tropical
- GHOULA demon said to feed on corpses.
- BEIGESplural of beige
- GLIBSplural of glib
- FOIBLEA quirk, idiosyncrasy, frailty, or mannerism; an unusual habit that is slightly strange or silly.
- LUMENSplural of lumen
- VOYEURSplural of voyeur
- HEGEMONICOf or pertaining to hegemony.
- NOSHFood.
- SAXOPHONEA single-reed instrument musical instrument of the woodwind family, usually made of brass and with a distinctive loop bringing the bell upwards.
- PAKORAA piece of vegetable, or sometimes meat, deep-fried in a batter flavoured with spices.
- PAKORASplural of pakora
- BRAVEStrong in the face of fear; courageous.
- CREATIONSplural of creation
- DELPHINObsolete spelling of dolphin (“animal”)
- DEMENTIAA progressive decline in cognitive function due to damage or disease in the brain beyond what might be expected from normal aging. Areas particularly affected include memory, atten
- DEXTROUSAlternative spelling of dexterous.
- DUALITYThe quality of containing or comprising two often opposed parts or aspects.
- FULCRUMThe support about which a lever pivots.
- FULCRUMSplural of fulcrum
- IMBECILESplural of imbecile
- IMPREGNATETo cause to become pregnant.
- INEQUALITYAbsence of equality.
- JAUNDICEA morbid condition, characterized by yellowness of the eyes, skin, and urine.
- LUMINOUSEmitting light; glowing brightly; shining.
- MAJESTYThe quality of being impressive, great, dignified, powerful, sovereign, or any combination thereof.
- MONASTICOf or relating to monasteries or monks.
- MUSICALOf, belonging or relating to music, or to its performance or notation.
- PATRICIDEThe murder of one's father.
- PLEBISCITEA direct popular vote on an issue of public importance, such as an amendment to the constitution, a change in the sovereignty of the nation, or some government policy.
- PLEXA building, such as a duplex or triplex, with a number of apartments (typically two to four) that all open directly to the outside.
- PLEXUSA network of anastomosing or interwoven nerves, blood vessels, or lymphatic vessels.
- PONYA small horse; specifically, any of several small breeds of horse under 14.2 hands at the withers.
- POUNCEDsimple past and past participle of pounce
- PRISTINEUnspoiled; still with its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied.
- PROGENYOffspring or descendants considered as a group.
- REGICIDEThe killing of a king.
- RELAXTo make something loose.
- REQUIEMA Mass (especially Catholic) to honor and remember a dead person.
- REQUIEMSplural of requiem
- RUMENThe first compartment of the stomach of a cow or other ruminants.
- SEPTUMA wall separating two cavities; a partition.
- SUSTAINMENTThe act of sustaining something.
- SYSTEMATICCarried out according to a planned, ordered procedure.
- VAGINALOf, relating to, or affecting the vagina.
- VIOLETSplural of violet
- VOLUMESplural of volume.
- VOWELSplural of vowel
- WHACKEROne who, or something which, whacks.
- CLOPSplural of clop
- FOISTEROne who foists; a falsifier.
- GRUBSplural of grub
- BEGUILETo deceive or delude (using guile).
- BEGUILERA person who beguiles.
- MUSHESplural of mush
- PANCAKESplural of pancake
- AMUSEMENTEntertainment.
- GRISTLECartilage; now especially: cartilage present, as a tough substance, in meat.
- ACCURSEDHateful; detestable, loathsome.
- FIDGETEROne who fidgets, especially habitually.
- GHASTLYLike a ghost in appearance; death-like; pale; pallid; dismal.
- SCIONA descendant, especially a first-generation descendant of a distinguished family.
- SHUCKERSomeone who shucks oysters, clams, corn (maize), walnuts, etc.
- TINKERSplural of tinker
- CONQUESTAn act or instance of achieving victory through combat; the subjugation of an enemy.
- GROCERSplural of grocer
- BOWLERSplural of bowler
- CASTERSomeone or something that casts.
- CRAGSplural of crag.
- CRUSTEDHaving or consisting of a crust.
- CRUXThe basic, central, or essential point or feature.
- FLAKEDsimple past and past participle of flake
- FLAXA plant of the genus Linum, especially Linum usitatissimum, which has a single, slender stalk, about a foot and a half high, with blue flowers. Also known as linseed, especially wh
- FLAXESplural of flax
- GARISHOverly ostentatious; so colorful as to be in bad taste.
- HABITUALOf or relating to a habit; established as a habit; performed over and over again; recurrent, recurring.
- JOVIALCheerful and good-humoured; jolly, merry.
- LOUSEA small parasitic wingless insect of the order Psocodea.
- MEATIERcomparative form of meaty: more meaty
- QUICKENSSynonym of couch grass (“a species of grass, Elymus repens”); also, the underground rhizomes of this, and sometimes other grasses.
- STEAMERSplural of steamer
- SUITABLEHaving sufficient or the required properties for a certain purpose or task; appropriate to a certain occasion.
- VOLITIONA conscious choice or decision.
- WEEVILAny of many tens of thousands of species of herbivorous beetles, ranging in size from tiny to large, in the superfamily Curculionoidea, the most characteristic species having the h
- WRITHETo twist, wring (something).
- PUMASplural of puma
- TUNDRASplural of tundra