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- PRAXISThe practical application of any branch of learning.
- QUINCESplural of quince
- SCLERAThe white of the eye; the tough outer coat of the eye that covers the eyeball except for the cornea.
- BOORISHBehaving as a boor; rough in manners.
- ESCHEWTo avoid; to shun, to shy away from.
- SANGFROIDComposure, self-possession or imperturbability especially when in a dangerous situation.
- TELEPHONYThe act of sound transmission via the electromagnetic spectrum.
- GLOMTo take.
- STRUDELA pastry made from multiple thin layers of dough rolled up and filled with fruit, etc.
- WHETTo sharpen (something, such as a knife or sword) by rubbing on an object, especially a whetstone; to hone.
- HARANGUEAn impassioned, disputatious public speech.
- BIPEDALWalking on two feet or two legs; biped.
- DOWAGERA widow holding property or title derived from her late husband.
- GLOMEOne of the two prominences at the posterior extremity of the frog of a horse's foot.
- HIRSUTECovered in hair or bristles; hairy.
- INVIOLATENot violated; free from violation or hurt of any kind; secure against violation or impairment.
- JUNTAThe committee of military officers that have usurped political control.
- MILIEUXplural of milieu
- QUARTILESplural of quartile
- QUIESCENTInactive, quiet, at rest.
- SECULARNot specifically religious; lay or civil, as opposed to clerical.
- SOVEREIGNExercising power of rule.
- SYTHEArchaic spelling of scythe.
- VASALRelating to a vessel (of the body).
- FRUITLESSBearing no fruit; barren.
- QUAVERSplural of quaver
- SLOVENA habitually dirty or untidy man or boy; the male equivalent of slattern, or slut.
- GAMBOLSplural of gambol
- WHENCEFrom where; from which place or source.
- CORRIGIBLEAble to be corrected or set right.
- BRIGANDSplural of brigand
- DRECKTrash; rubbish; useless or worthless stuff.
- SLOUGHEDsimple past and past participle of slough
- THINESecond-person singular prevocalic possessive determiner (preconsonantal form: thy).
- WHELPA young offspring of a various carnivores (canid, ursid, felid, pinniped), especially of a dog or a wolf, the young of a bear or similar mammal (lion, tiger, seal); a pup, wolf cub
- CLOVENpast participle of cleave
- ESPYTo find out or observe (someone or something, especially if not easy to see) by spying or looking; to catch sight of; to see; to spot.
- QUAYSplural of quay
- SIEVEDpast participle of sieve
- TRUANCYThe act of shirking from responsibilities and duties, especially from attending school.
- FACILEEasy; contemptibly easy.
- BORSCHTA beetroot soup that can be served hot or cold, usually with sour cream, called borsch in its countries of origin.
- CLAMBEREDsimple past and past participle of clamber
- COURTSHIPThe act of paying court, that is, demonstrating such politeness and respect as is traditionally given at a court (“a formal assembly of a sovereign's retinue”). The ceremonial perf
- HELIOA heliotrope (surveying instrument).
- RAKISHLYIn a rakish manner.
- UNPLOUGHEDUnturned with a plough, and thus retaining its original vegetation (usually grass).
- WHINGEDsimple past and past participle of whing
- WHORLEDFormed from whorls; having whorls.