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- PRELATYThe system of ecclesiastic governance by prelates or bishops; episcopacy, prelacy.
- PROLIXTediously lengthy; dwelling on trivial details.
- PULSIONThe act of driving forward; propulsion.
- RAMPIONA species of bellflower with roots and leaves formerly used in salads, Campanula rapunculus.
- RASTRUMA five-pointed writing implement used to draw parallel lines of a staff in sheet music.
- RECUSANTSomeone refusing to attend Church of England services, between the 16th and early 19th centuries, whether a Protestant dissident or a Roman Catholic.
- RUGOSITYThe state of being rugose.
- SAGACITYThe quality of being sage, wise, or able to make good decisions; the quality of being perceptive, astute or insightful.
- SERGEANCYThe role, rank or office of a sergeant; sergeantship.
- SEXTILEOf or denoting the aspect or position of any two celestial bodies separated by 60°.
- SIDERALDated form of sidereal.
- SPUMEFoam or froth of liquid, particularly that of seawater.
- SYNGRAPHA document signed by both or all of the parties to a contract or bond.
- TACTIONThe act of touching; touch; contact.
- TAMARISKAny of several shrubs, of the genus Tamarix, native to arid regions in Eurasia and Africa, often invasive in other arid regions.
- TERETEHaving a smooth circular cross-section; cylindrical, commonly more or less tapering.
- TRANSMEWTo transmute, change.
- TRIBUNEAn elected official in Ancient Rome, a tribune of the plebs.
- TUPLEA finite sequence of terms.
- UMBRATILEShady, shadowy.
- UNCTIONAn ointment or salve.
- USUCAPIONThe acquisition of right or title to an object by means of the passage of time. The common law analogue is adverse possession.
- UVULAROf or relating to the uvula.
- VISCOUNTA member of the peerage, above a baron but below a count or earl.
- XYSTA xystus.
- BRIMSTONYContaining or resembling brimstone; sulphurous.
- DORTA sulky or sullen mood; the sulks.
- SOMEDEALSome part; a portion, something; some.
- SWINKERA toiler; a labourer.
- TOWARDLYPromising, propitious.
- UPSENDTo send, cast, or throw up; deliver; submit.
- VISCOUNTYThe territory administered by a viscount as (notably royal) official
- RYNDA piece of iron crossing the hole in the upper millstone, by which the stone is supported on the spindle.
- ABAFTBehind; toward the stern relative to some other object or position; aft of.
- BESTREWTo strew or scatter about; throw or drop here and there.
- EELPOUTAny fish of the family Zoarcidae.
- LAVEROCKlark (bird).
- YEDESsimple past of go, now replaced by went.
- GISARMEA type of polearm having a spearhead and a reverse hooked spike on the back.
- HERONSEWA heron (originally specifically when small or young).
- JEOPARDTo put in jeopardy; to expose to loss or injury
- PARDIEBy God!
- SIXTEThe sixth defensive position, with the sword hand held at chest height, and the tip of the sword at eye level.
- SPURTLEEither of two Scottish kitchen implements made of wood: a flat one for turning oatcakes, or a stick for stirring porridge.
- VAUNTERSomeone who vaunts, who brags; a braggart.
- BOUNReady, prepared.
- HOVENalternative past participle of heave
- SPRINGETo sprinkle; to scatter.
- SWARDEarth which grass has grown into the upper layer of; greensward, sod, turf; a portion of such earth.
- TAMPIONA wooden plug, or a metal or canvas cover, for the muzzle of a gun, cannon, or other piece of ordnance when not in use; a stopper; a bung.
- YCLEPTCalled (by a certain name), named.
- CHEMISEA loose shirtlike undergarment, especially for women.
- CLEPETo give a call; cry out; appeal.
- CORYPHAEUSThe conductor or leader of the chorus of a drama.
- HOVETo remain suspended in air, water etc.; to float, to hover.
- KIPEAn osier basket used for catching fish.
- LOGIONA traditional saying of a religious leader.
- MOIETYA half.
- MONADOne thing, one being, one item.
- WHILOMAt some time in the past; formerly, once upon a time.
- WROTHFull of anger; wrathful.
- PHAGEA virus that is parasitic on bacteria.
- ESTRADEA dais or raised platform.
- NOVITYAn innovation; a novelty.
- GLAIVEA light lance with a long, sharp-pointed head.
- GLEDEAny of several birds of prey, especially a kite, Milvus milvus.
- HWYLA melodic chanting style of Welsh preaching.
- ABBOTCYAbbacy; office of abbot (superior of a monastery).
- ABSCONDERA person who absconds.
- AEROPHAGIESThe swallowing of air, especially in hysteria.
- AEROPHAGYThe swallowing of air, especially in hysteria.
- AEROPHOBICHaving a fear of flying in aircraft.
- ALEXICRelated to or afflicted with alexia.
- ALGEBRAISTA mathematician who specializes in algebra.
- ALUMISHSomewhat like alum.
- ANALEPTICThat restores or stimulates health.
- ANAPHORICOf, or relating to, an anaphora.
- ANEUPLOIDHaving a number of chromosomes that is not a multiple of the haploid number.
- ANISICOf, pertaining to, or derived from anise
- ANISOMETRICNot isometric or symmetrical
- ANKHA cross shaped like a T with a loop at the top, the Egyptian hieroglyph representing the Egyptian triliteral ꜥnḫ (“life”) and often used as an amulet or charm for this concept.
- ANOXICSuffering from a reduced supply of oxygen.
- ANTHELIXAlternative spelling of antihelix.
- ANTIFEBRILECountering fever.
- ANTISENSEThe strand of nucleic acid complementary to a strand which codes for an RNA or protein.
- ANTISERUMA serum prepared from human or animal sources containing antibodies able to counter certain diseases or toxins.
- ANTISOLARopposite to the sun (from the Earth)
- ATROPISMatropine poisoning
- AUTOGAMOUSself-fertilizing
- AUTOGENIESspontaneous generation
- AUTOSEXINGThe identification of the sex of newborn chicks by their physical appearance, possible with certain breeds of poultry.
- BEAMISHLYIn a beamish manner.
- BEJADETo tire.
- BENEDICKA recently married man, especially one who has long held out against marriage.
- BENEDICTIVEOf, relating to, or being a benediction or blessing.
- BENIGHTEDLYIn a benighted manner.
- BERKELIUMSA transuranic chemical element (symbol Bk) with an atomic number of 97. An atom of this element.
- BIOPSICRelating to a biopsy.
- BLASTOPOREThe opening into the archenteron
- BLASTOPORICPertaining to a blastopore; blastoporal.