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- VELOCE(To be played) with great rapidity.
- ACYLAny of class of organic radicals, RCO-, formed by the removal of a hydroxyl group from a carboxylic acid.
- ADNEXAThe appendages of an organ, such as the Fallopian tubes of the uterus.
- AGHASTTerrified; struck with amazement; showing signs of terror or horror.
- ALIQUOTContained in the whole an integral number of times, a factor or divisor.
- APTERYXKiwi bird.
- ASTONIEDsimple past and past participle of astony
- BACULIFORMShaped like a bacillus; rod-shaped.
- BACULITEAny member of the genus †Baculites of extinct cephalopod heteromorph ammonites.
- BEATIFICBlessed, blissful, heavenly.
- BOVATESynonym of oxgang.
- CANDELAIn the International System of Units, the base unit of luminous intensity; the luminous intensity, in a given direction, of a source that emits monochromatic radiation of frequency
- CANTRIPA spell or incantation; a trifling magic trick.
- CAPRINEOf or relating to Caprinae (goats, sheep, and certain wild relatives).
- CESTUSA leather fighting glove, frequently weighted with metal.
- COADJUTRIXA female coadjutor
- CORBELA structural member jutting out of a wall to carry a superincumbent weight.
- COXALsciatic (relating to the hip)
- CRAPULENTExhibiting or relating to crapulence.
- CULEXAny of various mosquitoes of the genus Culex, some of which carry disease.
- DELIRIUMA temporary mental state with a sudden onset, usually reversible, including symptoms of confusion, inability to concentrate, disorientation, anxiety, and sometimes hallucinations.
- DESCRYTo announce a discovery: to disclose; to reveal.
- DESQUAMATETo remove the scales from, to scale; (less narrowly) to peel.
- DESQUAMATIONThe shedding of the outer layers of the skin.
- DOUCESweet; nice; pleasant.
- DUPIONA double cocoon, made by two silkworms.
- EMBRYONICOf or relating to an embryo.
- EQUANIMITYThe state of being calm, stable and composed, especially under stress.
- EQUANIMOUSCalm and composed; of stable disposition.
- EQUIVOCALHaving two or more equally applicable meanings; capable of double or multiple interpretation.
- EXCIPLEThe outer part of an apothecium of those ascomycete fungi which have that sort of fructification. Most lichens come into that category.
- EXEUNTA stage direction for more than one actor to leave the stage.
- EXTIRPTo extirpate (something).
- EXTOLTo praise; to make high.
- FAUTORPatron, protector.
- FAVOSEHoneycombed.
- FOEHNA warm dry wind blowing down the north sides of the Alps, especially in Switzerland.
- FOVEAA slight depression or pit in a bone or organ.
- FOVEOLATEHaving small pits or depressions, like the receptacle in some composite flowers.
- 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.
- FULGORSplendor, splendour; dazzling brightness.
- FURCAA forked structure, a fork-like part.
- GELIDVery cold; icy or frosty; frigid.
- GERMENThe basic form of an organism; the seed or germ.
- GRAILThe Holy Grail.
- IDESThe notional full-moon day of a Roman month, occurring on the 15th day of the four original 31-day months (March, May, Quintilis or July, and October) and on the 13th day of all ot
- INCHOATERecently started but not fully formed yet; just begun; only elementary or immature.
- INIMICALHarmful in effect.
- LACUSTRINEOf or relating to lakes.
- LUSTRUMA lustration: a ceremonial purification of the people of Rome performed every five years after the census.
- MALICIOUSIntending to do harm; characterized by spite and malice.
- MALIGNITYThe quality of being malign or malignant; badness, evilness, monstrosity, depravity, maliciousness.
- MAUDLINThe Magdalene; Mary Magdalene.
- NIDIFYTo make a nest.
- NOTARYA lawyer of noncontentious private civil law who drafts, takes, and records legal instruments for private parties, and provides legal advice, but does not appear in court on his or
- NUCULEA section of a compound fruit; a nutlet; a small nut.
- OCTOPIplural of octopus
- OLFACTIONThe sense of smell; the detection of airborne molecules.
- ORTOLANA small European migratory bunting (Emberiza hortulana), once eaten whole as a delicacy.
- PEDESTALThe base or foot of a column, statue, vase, lamp.
- PROFLIGACYCareless wastefulness.
- QUINKA hypothetical fundamental particle; a preon.
- RECLUSESequestered; secluded, isolated.
- RUTILEThe most frequent of the three polymorphs of titanium dioxide, crystalizing in the tetragonal system, TiO2.
- SCUTAGEA tax, paid in lieu of military service, that was a significant source of revenue in England in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries.
- SCUTUMAn oblong shield made of boards or wickerwork covered with leather, with sometimes an iron rim; carried chiefly by the heavily armed infantry of the Roman army.
- SECLUDETo shut off or keep apart, as from company, society, etc.; withdraw (oneself) from society or into solitude.
- SEIGNIORA feudal lord; a nobleman who held his lands by feudal grant; any lord (holder) of a manor.
- SEQUACITYQuality or state of being sequacious.
- SPICAA spike (kind of inflorescence in which sessile flowers are arranged on an unbranched elongated axis).
- STRIGILA grooming tool used to scrape away dead skin, oil, dirt, etc.
- SUCTORIALAdapted for sucking; living by sucking.
- TEDIOUSBoring, monotonous, time-consuming, wearisome, livelong.
- TRITEused so many times that it is commonplace, or no longer interesting or effective; worn out, hackneyed.
- UXORIALOf or pertaining to a wife, or her genes or relatives.
- VALEA valley.
- VEILSomething hung up or spread out to hide or protect the face, or hide an object from view; usually of gauze, crepe, or similar diaphanous material.
- VICIOUSViolent, destructive and cruel.
- WYVERNA draconian creature possessing wings, only two legs and usually a barbed tail.
- XYSTA xystus.
- BOHEAA black tea from Fujian, China.
- WHANGEEAny of over forty Asian grasses of the genus Phyllostachys, a genus of bamboos, hardy evergreen plants from Japan, China and the Himalayas with woody stems sometimes used to make c
- WUXIAA genre of East Asian fiction concerning the adventures of martial artists, typically set in Ancient China.
- WUXIASA genre of East Asian fiction concerning the adventures of martial artists, typically set in Ancient China.
- YAMENA residence of an official of the Chinese Empire.
- SNOEKAn edible fish, Thyrsites atun, native to South African (Cape), South American and Australian waters, often smoked or salted.
- BIRLTo spin.
- CLINTThe relatively flat part of a limestone pavement between the grikes
- DOUCEURSweetness of manner: agreeableness, gentleness.
- FEEBLYIn a feeble manner.
- FLINGAn act of throwing, often violently.
- FLOWMovement in people or things characterized with a continuous motion, involving either a non solid mass or a multitude.
- MIRTHFULFilled with mirth.
- NOTABLYAs a pointed example; in a notable manner.
- PLOWSHAREAlternative spelling of ploughshare.
- QUOPTo throb or beat.
- SHIELA shepherd's hut or shieling.
- WEARISHTasteless, having a sickly flavour; insipid.
- WILYSly, cunning, full of tricks.
- WYNDA narrow lane, alley or path, especially one between houses.