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- ACADEMYAn institution for the study of higher learning; a college or a university; typically a private school.
- ACEDIASSpiritual or mental sloth and the feeling it provokes; apathy or indifference; a lack of care or interest and the resultant avoidance of duties; a bored melancholy leading to despe
- ADJUNCTIVELYIn an adjunctive way.
- ADJUSTIVETending or serving to adjust.
- ADVENTURISMThe behavior of an adventurer; risk-taking.
- ADVERTENCYThe quality of being advertent.
- ADVOUTRIESplural of advoutry
- ADVOUTRYadultery
- AERODONETICSthe study of the stability of aircraft in flight, especially the study of gliders
- AEROGRAPHA kind of airbrush.
- AEROGRAPHSplural of aerograph
- AFFORESTEDsimple past and past participle of afforest
- AGENTIVEIndicating an agent or agency (as -er in lexicographer).
- AGONISTICOf or relating to contests that were originally participated in by the Ancient Greeks; athletic.
- AGRAPHONAny of the sayings of Jesus found in various ancient texts but not in the four Gospels.
- AGUARDIENTEA kind of brandy made in Spain and Portugal.
- ALBUMINAny of a class of monomeric proteins that are soluble in water, and are coagulated by heat; they occur in egg white, milk etc; they function as carrier protein for steroids, fatty
- ALDERWOMENplural of alderwoman
- ALIDADESplural of alidade
- ALPHITOMANCYAn Ancient Greek method of divination using barley meal, used for instance to reveal guilty parties; it entailed feeding a person or group barley meal, and judging those who felt n
- AMERCEDsimple past and past participle of amerce
- AMORTISINGpresent participle and gerund of amortise
- ANAGLYPTICSThe art of carving or embossing in low relief
- ANCHORAGESplural of anchorage
- ANCHORITESplural of anchorite
- ANEMOPHILOUSPollinated by the wind.
- ANIRIDIAA rare congenital condition characterized by the underdevelopment of the iris of the eye.
- ANIRIDIASplural of aniridia
- ANIRIDICLacking the iris of the eye; exhibiting aniridia.
- ANNATTOA tropical American evergreen shrub, Bixa orellana; the lipstick tree; the fruit of the tree.
- ANTIGROPELOSWaterproof leggings.
- APERITIFAlternative form of apéritif.
- APOGRAPHSplural of apograph
- APORIAAn expression of deliberation with oneself regarding uncertainty or doubt as to how to proceed.
- APPENDECTOMYThe surgical procedure for the removal of the vermiform appendix.
- ASEXUALITYThe state or quality of being asexual: The quality of experiencing little or no sexual attraction.
- ATAXICPertaining to ataxia
- ATAXYataxia
- ATOMISERAlternative form of atomizer.
- ATOXICSynonym of nontoxic.
- AUTOBIOGRAPHIESplural of autobiography
- AUTONYMSplural of autonym
- AVOCATIONA calling away; a diversion.
- AVOCATIONSplural of avocation
- BACCHANTA priest of Bacchus.
- BACCIFEROUSProducing berries.
- BATHYPELAGICOf or pertaining to the parts of the oceans at depths between 1000 and 4000 meters deep.
- BAUXITESplural of bauxite
- BEHAVIORISTOne who studies behavior of humans or animals.
- BEKNAVETo treat as a knave.
- BIKEWAYSplural of bikeway
- BIQUADRATICSplural of biquadratic
- BLESBOKAlternative form of blesbuck.
- BLESBOKSplural of blesbok
- BODKINSplural of bodkin
- BORDEAUXAlternative letter-case form of Bordeaux (“fungicide; wine”).
- BOSCHVARKSynonym of bush pig (“type of African pig”).
- BOSHVARKAlternative form of boschvark.
- BOSQUETSplural of bosquet
- BOUCHEA slit, notch or opening in the edge of a (physical or heraldic) shield, through which the bearer's lance or sword could be used or in which it could be rested.
- BOUNReady, prepared.
- BOWDLERIZESthird-person singular simple present indicative of bowdlerize
- BRIMSTONEThe sulfur of hell; hell, damnation.
- BRUXISMThe habit or practice of grinding the teeth, as while sleeping, or due to stress or certain drugs.
- BUCKYBALLA buckminsterfullerene molecule (C60).
- BUCKYBALLSplural of buckyball
- BYWORKSplural of bywork
- CACOPHONYA mix of discordant sounds; dissonance.
- CAFARDSplural of cafard
- CANONIZERSAlternative spelling of canoniser
- CANOODLERSplural of canoodler
- CARAVELSplural of caravel
- CARNIVALESQUE
- CARRACKSplural of carrack
- CENTROIDSplural of centroid
- CHAMFERINGSplural of chamfering
- CHAPEAUXplural of chapeau
- CHAPTALIZETo add sugar to grape juice during the fermentation of wine, usually to increase the alcohol content.
- CHAPTALIZEDsimple past and past participle of chaptalize
- CHAPTALIZESthird-person singular simple present indicative of chaptalize
- CHARPIEStraight threads obtained by unraveling old linen cloth, used for surgical dressings.
- CHAWINGpresent participle and gerund of chaw
- CHIROPODYThe branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the feet (and formerly the hands).
- CHRISTENEDsimple past and past participle of christen
- CHTHONICDwelling within the underworld.
- CINEMATOGRAPHSplural of cinematograph
- CLEWINGpresent participle and gerund of clew
- COAGULATIVEHaving the power to cause coagulation
- COBLEA small flat-bottomed fishing boat suitable for launching from a beach, found on the north-east coast of England and in Scotland.
- COLLIERSplural of collier
- COMPLEXINGpresent participle and gerund of complex
- CONCAVITYThe state of being concave
- CONGREESthird-person singular simple present indicative of congree
- CONSTATIVEPertaining to an utterance relaying information and likely to be regarded as true or false.
- CONTRALTIplural of contralto
- CONVERTIBLYIn a convertible manner.
- CONVEYORISENon-Oxford British English standard spelling of conveyorize.
- CONVEYORISEDAlternative spelling of conveyorized.
- CONVOKERSplural of convoker
- COXSWAINEDsimple past and past participle of coxswain