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- AMPHICTYONOne of the deputies from the confederated states of Ancient Greece to a congress or council. They considered both political and religious matters.
- APHAERETICOf the nature of apheresis.
- DOCIMASYThe art by which the nature and proportions of an ore are determined; assaying.
- EPONYCHIUMThe thickened layer of skin adjoining fingernails and toenails, particularly at the base of the nail.
- EUPHORBIUMSAn acrid dull yellow or brown resin consisting of the concreted milky juice of several species of Euphorbia, formerly used as a purgative and emetic.
- GLUTEUSAny of the several muscles of the nates, each of which arises from the pelvis and inserts into a femur.
- JYNXA bird, the wryneck, once thought a bird of ill omen (Jynx torquilla).
- KENOPHOBIAAn abnormal fear of empty spaces.
- LITANYA ritual liturgical prayer in which a series of prayers recited by a leader are alternated with responses from the congregation.
- MYXOVIRUSAny of a group of RNA viruses of the Orthomyxoviridae and Paramyxoviridae families.
- OPHIDIANAny species of the suborder Serpentes; a snake or serpent.
- PETRIFYTo turn to stone: to harden organic matter by permeating with water and depositing dissolved minerals.
- PSCHENTThe double crown of ancient Egypt, combining the white crown of Upper Egypt with the red crown of Lower Egypt, worn by pharaohs after the union of the two kingdoms in around 3000 B
- RHABDOMANCIESDivination with wands or rods, especially to use a divining rod to find things below the ground.
- RHEOLOGYThe branch of physics that studies the deformation and flow of matter.
- THANEA rank of nobility in pre-Norman England, roughly equivalent to baron.
- XYLEMA vascular tissue in land plants primarily responsible for the distribution of water and minerals taken up by the roots; also the primary component of wood.
- SHARAWADGIA style of landscape gardening or architecture in which rigid lines and symmetry are avoided in favour of an organic appearance.
- CHIFFONADEA culinary preparation of herbs or leafy vegetables cut into long, thin ribbons.
- PHALANSTERYAn association or community organized on the plan of Charles Fourier, with living space divided hierarchically and higher pay for those carrying out unpopular tasks.
- SYLPHIDA young or little sylph.
- PICKELHAUBEA spiked helmet worn by German troops, especially during the First World War.
- ALCHEMISTOne who practices alchemy.
- AVARICEExcessive or inordinate desire of gain; greed for wealth
- BACULIFORMShaped like a bacillus; rod-shaped.
- DESQUAMATIONThe shedding of the outer layers of the skin.
- DIAPHANEITYtransparency
- FAMOUSWell known.
- IMBECILEA person with limited mental capacity who can perform tasks and think only like a young child, in medical circles meaning a person who lacks the capacity to develop beyond the ment
- JUBILATETo show elation or triumph; to rejoice.
- LYMPHADENITISThe inflammation or swelling of the lymph nodes, often a nonspecific sign of infection but also often benign and of obscure origin.
- MALEFICHaving an evil or harmful influence; baleful.
- PANARITIUMSThe purulent inflammation of a digit.
- PARVANIMITYThe state or quality of having a little or ignoble mind; pettiness; meanness.
- PETULANCERudeness, insolence.
- PINGUITUDEfatness; obesity
- PUERILEChildish; trifling; silly.
- PUGNACIOUSNaturally aggressive or hostile; combative; belligerent; bellicose.
- PULCHRITUDEPhysical beauty.
- QUEUEA line of people, vehicles or other objects, usually one to be dealt with in sequence (i.e., the one at the front end is dealt with first, the one behind is dealt with next, and so
- QUOTIDIANHappening every day; daily.
- RHOMBOIDESA rhomboid.
- RHOMBOIDEUSAny of the rhomboid muscles.
- SERENITYThe state of being serene; calmness; peacefulness.
- SIMULATIONSomething that simulates a system or environment in order to predict actual behaviour.
- SUPERLATIVEHaving the power to carry something or someone above, over or beyond others.
- TEPIDLukewarm; neither warm nor cool.
- UTERINEOf or pertaining to the uterus.
- VENEFICALObsolete form of veneficial.
- VIRAGINOUSResembling an overbearing woman; shrew-like.
- VOLANTHaving extended wings as if flying.
- VOLUMINOUSOf or pertaining to volume or volumes.
- VULTUREAny of several carrion-eating birds of the families Accipitridae and Cathartidae.
- XYSTA xystus.
- BREEDINGPropagation of offspring through sexual reproduction.
- DRIVELNonsense; senseless talk.
- PLOUGHMANAlternative spelling of plowman.
- SHUNTTo cause to move (suddenly), as by pushing or shoving; to give a (sudden) start to.
- GRISTLECartilage; now especially: cartilage present, as a tough substance, in meat.
- CHRISTENTo perform the religious rite of baptism upon; to baptize.
- DISCOMFITUREDefeat in battle.
- DISTROUBLETo trouble greatly; to perplex.
- KOFTGARIOrnamental work produced by inlaying steel with gold; a variety of damascening common in Indian art.
- KNITCHA small bundle.
- CORYPHAEUSThe conductor or leader of the chorus of a drama.
- CROUPThe top of the rump of a horse or other quadruped.
- SCANTNot full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; scanty; meager.
- VARICOSEAbnormally swollen, dilated or knotty.
- WROUGHTHaving been worked or prepared somehow.
- ETHERThe substance formerly supposed to fill the upper regions of the atmosphere above the clouds, in particular as a medium breathed by deities. The medium breathed by human beings; th
- HWYLA melodic chanting style of Welsh preaching.
- ADOPTIANISMAlternative form of adoptionism.
- AGUELIKEResembling or characteristic of an ague.
- AMPERSANDThe symbol "&".
- ANTIMASQUEA comic or grotesque dance presented before or between the acts of a masque.
- ASHLARINGThe act of bedding ashlar in mortar.
- AXIOMATICSThe study of all the axioms associated with a particular subject.
- BARONETAGEBaronets collectively.
- BIOREAGENTAny reagent (especially an enzyme) of biological origin
- BLASTODERMThe germination point in an ovum from which the embryo develops.
- BLIGHTED(Can we verify this sense?) Having caused to suffer a blight.
- BOWDLERISMA policy of bowdlerization, or censorship by removing what is considered indecent.
- CHAVVYOf or pertaining to a chav or something that a chav might do or use.
- CHOKEDAMPA damp consisting chiefly of carbon dioxide, so called for its ability to asphyxiate.
- CHROMATOLYSISThe dissolution of the Nissl bodies in the cell body of a neuron.
- COACHWHIPA long whip used by the driver of a horse-drawn coach.
- CYNOPHOBIAAn irrational fear or hatred of dogs or other canines.
- CYTOPATHICThat damages or destroys cells
- DEMARCATETo mark the limits or boundaries of something; to delimit.
- DIADOCHYthe capability of an atom to replace another in a particular crystal structure
- DIAPHRAGMALOf or relating to the diaphragm.
- DILATOMETRICOf or pertaining to dilatometry
- ENDOLYMPHATICPertaining to, or containing, endolymph.
- EUPHUISTICOf or pertaining to euphuism.
- FACETIOUSLYIn a facetious or flippant manner; in a manner that treats serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor.
- FAGACEOUSOf the family Fagaceae of beeches and similar trees.
- FORESPEAKINGpresent participle and gerund of forespeak
- GAMETOPHYTICOf or pertaining to a gametophyte plant.
- GOUTWEEDSA ground elder, Aegopodium podagraria.
- GREENBACKISMA movement advocating for the inflation of the US currency.