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- HAEMALPertaining to the blood or blood vessels.
- MYRTLEAn evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus Myrtus, native to southern Europe and north Africa.
- NEOPHYTEA beginner; a person who is new to a subject, skill, or belief.
- PHLOGISTONThe hypothetical fiery principle formerly assumed to be a necessary constituent of combustible bodies and to be given up by them in burning.
- SEMAPHOREAny equipment used for visual signalling by means of flags, lights, or mechanically moving arms, which are used to represent letters of the alphabet, or words.
- STELEAn upright (or formerly upright) slab containing engraved or painted decorations or inscriptions; a stela.
- BANTAMAny of several small chickens, especially of a breed that is a miniature version of another breed.
- SPOORThe track, trail, droppings, or scent of an animal.
- SPRUEA tropical disease causing a sore throat and tongue, and disturbed digestion; psilosis.
- POINTEThe tip of the toe; a ballet position executed with the tip of the toe.
- ROUXA mixture of fat (usually butter) and flour used to thicken sauces and stews.
- SAURIANA reptile of the suborder Sauria.
- TAPIRAn odd-toed ungulate of the genus Tapirus with a long prehensile upper lip.
- TAXONOMYThe science, technique, or process used to make a classification.
- KLEZMERA Jewish folk musician.
- AGITAdyspepsia
- ASKANCEOf a glance or look: with disapproval, skepticism, or suspicion.
- ABRASIONThe act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction.
- AGUEAn acute fever.
- BAILEYThe outer wall of a feudal castle.
- DORSALWith respect to, or concerning the side in which the backbone is located, or the analogous side of an invertebrate. Relating to the top surface of the foot or hand. Produced using
- EXARCHIn the Byzantine Empire, a governor of a distant province.
- EXIGENTUrgent; pressing; needing immediate action.
- EXTOLTo praise; to make high.
- FERVIDIntensely hot; radiating with energy.
- FLUXThe act of flowing; a continuous moving on or passing by, as of a flowing stream.
- FOMENTTo incite or cause troublesome acts; to encourage; to instigate.
- GELIDVery cold; icy or frosty; frigid.
- HAMOSEHaving the end hooked or curved.
- IRIDESCENTProducing a display of lustrous, rainbow-like colors; prismatic.
- JUXTAPOSETo place side by side, especially for contrast or comparison.
- MAUDLINThe Magdalene; Mary Magdalene.
- PIMENTOA red sweet pepper, a cultivar of Capsicum annuum, used to make relish, stuffed into olives, or used as spice.
- PLOVERAny of various wading birds of the subfamily Charadriinae.
- PORCINEOf, pertaining to, or being a pig.
- PROLIXTediously lengthy; dwelling on trivial details.
- RESIDUEThat which persists or remains following the removal or elimination of other elements.
- SCUTEA horny, chitinous, or bony external plate or scale, as on the shell of a turtle, the skin of crocodiles, or the feet and legs of birds.
- SHRIVETo hear or receive a confession (of sins etc.).
- TURGIDDistended beyond the natural state by some internal agent, especially fluid, or expansive force.
- UMBERA brown clay, somewhat darker than ochre, which contains iron and manganese oxides.
- UVULAROf or relating to the uvula.
- VEHICULAROf or pertaining to a vehicle or vehicles, usually specifically cars and trucks; involving a vehicle.
- VIABLEAble to live on its own (as for a newborn).
- VOLUTEThe characteristic spiral curve on an Ionic capital, widely copied in other styles and in neoclassical architecture.
- SUPINELying on its back.
- SWOONERSomeone who swoons
- GAMBOLTo move about playfully; to frolic.
- MUTINYAn organized rebellion against a legally constituted authority, especially by seamen against their officers.
- PAULDRONA component of plate armor that protects the shoulder, generally covering more than a spaulder, also protecting the armpit and overlapping with other armor over the upper chest and
- PALTERTo talk insincerely; to prevaricate or equivocate in speech or actions. (psychology and mediation) To give a false impression by selective use of true but misleading statements.
- SHRIKEDAny of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae which are known for their habit of catching other birds and small animals and impaling the uneaten portions of their bodies on
- HAUTHaughty.
- SURFEITSated; surfeited; filled.
- BIALYA flat bread roll topped with onion flakes. Instead of a hole like a bagel, it has a depression in the middle.
- COUGARA wild feline, of species Puma concolor, native to the Americas.
- QUISLINGA traitor who collaborates with the enemy.
- SWARDEarth which grass has grown into the upper layer of; greensward, sod, turf; a portion of such earth.
- VIXENA female fox.
- WEFTEDThe horizontal threads that are interlaced through the warp in a woven fabric.
- CROUPThe top of the rump of a horse or other quadruped.
- FAINOften followed by of: glad, well-pleased. Glad, contented, or satisfied to do something in the absence of a better alternative. Compelled or obliged to.
- ONAGERThe Asiatic wild ass or hemione (Equus hemionus), an animal of the horse family native to Asia; specifically, the Persian onager, Persian wild ass, or Persian zebra (Equus hemionus
- PABLUMAlternative letter-case form of Pablum (“a type of cereal for infants made from cornmeal, oat, and wheat”).
- PENURYExtreme need or want; destitution, poverty; an instance of this.
- SHARNThe dung or manure of cattle or sheep.
- SUNDRYMore than one or two but not very many; a number of, several.
- URBANEOf a person (usually a man): having refined manners; courteous, polite, suave.
- WISTsimple past and past participle of wit.
- DROOGA violent young gang member or a hooligan.
- BEDLAMA place or situation of chaotic uproar, and where confusion prevails.
- BRIOVigour or vivacity.
- JONQUILA fragrant bulb flower (Narcissus jonquilla), a species of daffodil.
- RIALThe official currencies of Iran, Oman, and Yemen.
- ABSCONDERA person who absconds.
- ADROITLYDeftly; in an adroit manner.
- APHOTICHaving no light, especially no sunlight.
- AXIALRelating to, resembling, or situated on an axis
- BHANGRAA lively style of music originating from India.
- CHIRALITYThe phenomenon, in chemistry, physics and mathematics, in which objects are mirror images of each other, but are otherwise identical; handedness.
- COIGNA projecting corner or angle; a cornerstone.
- COLDIEA cold bottle or can of beer.
- CRUFTAnything that is old or of inferior quality.
- GALUMPHTo move heavily and clumsily, or with a sense of prancing and triumph.
- GROOVILYIn a groovy manner.
- HEWNMade or crafted by cutting, whittling down.
- HOKUM(An instance of) meaningless nonsense with an outward appearance of being impressive and legitimate.
- INCENSERSomeone who burns incense
- OXBOWA U-shaped piece of wood used as a collar for an ox, the upper parts of which are fastened to its yoke.
- PHIALA bottle or other vessel for containing a liquid; originally any such vessel, especially one for holding a beverage; now , a small, narrow glass bottle with a cap used to hold liqu
- 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.
- SANDWICHA dish or foodstuff where at least one piece, but typically two or more pieces, of bread serves as the wrapper or container of some other food.
- SCHOONERA sailing ship with two or more masts, all with fore-and-aft sails; if two masted, having a foremast and a mainmast.
- SHARNYCovered in dung.
- SMIDGENChiefly in the form a smidgen of: a very small amount or quantity; a bit, a trace.
- SMOOTA unit of length defined as exactly sixty-seven inches (approximately 1.70 meters).
- SMURDrizzle, light rain, fine drizzle that hangs in the air and does not actually precipitate.
- SPARINGLYIn a sparing manner; with frugality, moderation, scantiness, reserve, forbearance, or the like; sparsely.
- STINGRAYAny of various large, venomous rays, of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes, having a barbed, whiplike tail.
- SUICIDALPertaining to suicide.