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- ABLATIONA carrying or taking away; removal.
- ABLUTEDsimple past and past participle of ablute
- ABLUTIONARYPertaining to ablution.
- ABSCONDTo flee, often secretly; to steal away.
- ABSCONDERA person who absconds.
- ADITSplural of adit
- ADUMBRATIONThe state of being in shadow or shade; a shadow.
- ADUMBRATIONSplural of adumbration
- ADVOWSONThe right to present a nominee to a vacant ecclesiastical benefice or church office.
- ALEATORIESDepending on the throw of a die; random, arising by chance.
- AMPHORASplural of amphora
- AMPHOTERICHaving the characteristics of both an acid and a base, and capable of reacting as either.
- ANISEEDThe seedlike fruit of the anise, used in baking and in the flavoring of liqueurs such as ouzo.
- ANKYLOSETo cause bony structures to fuse or stiffen as a result of ankylosis.
- ANKYLOTICOf or pertaining to ankylosis.
- ANTICOLDActing against or serving to prevent colds (viral illnesses).
- ANTIFOAMAny chemical agent that inhibits the formation of foam.
- ANTIPODESThe place on the diametrically opposite side of the earth from a given point.
- ANTISEXUALOpposing or disapproving of sexual intercourse.
- ANTISKIDDesigned to increase friction, and thereby reduce the possibility of skid.
- ANTIVIRUSA piece of software that is used to detect, delete and or neutralize computer-based viruses.
- APERITIFAlternative form of apéritif.
- APHONICSplural of aphonic
- APHOTICHaving no light, especially no sunlight.
- APTOTICUninflected.
- ASTROPHOBIC
- ATAVISMThe reappearance of an ancestral characteristic in an organism after several generations of absence; a throwback.
- ATROPHICOf, pertaining to, or arising from atrophy.
- AURICOf or pertaining to trivalent gold.
- AUTODIDACTA self-taught person.
- AUTOPHAGOUSSelf-eating; exhibiting autophagy.
- AUTOPHANOUSProducing its own light.
- AUTOPHOBICOf or pertaining to autophobia
- AUTOPHYTIC
- AVARICESplural of avarice
- AVIDITYGreediness; strong appetite.
- AVUNCULARIn the manner of an uncle, pertaining to an uncle.
- AXIOMATICSThe study of all the axioms associated with a particular subject.
- BALUSTRADEA row of balusters topped by a rail, serving as an open parapet, as along the edge of a balcony, terrace, bridge, staircase, or the eaves of a building.
- BAYONETEDsimple past and past participle of bayonet
- BELLIBONEA beautiful and nice woman.
- BIOSTATICThat inhibits the growth or multiplication of an organism, especially of a microorganism.
- BIRLINGpresent participle and gerund of birl
- BLEMISHEROne who or that which blemishes.
- BRACHIALSplural of brachial
- CADUCITYDotage or senility.
- CALENDARISTA person who uses a particular form of calendar
- CALIGINOUSDark, obscure; murky.
- CAMBISTA banker; a money changer or broker; one who deals in bills of exchange, or who is skilled in the science of exchange.
- CARTILAGINOUSComprising soft cartilage rather than bone. Related to or resembling cartilage. Having a skeleton of cartilage.
- CARUNCLESplural of caruncle
- CAVORTINGpresent participle and gerund of cavort
- CENTILESplural of centile
- CHTHONICDwelling within the underworld.
- COIFEDsimple past and past participle of coif
- COOPERATIVESplural of cooperative
- CORPULENTLYIn a corpulent manner.
- COULISA thick sauce made with pureed vegetable or fruit and often used as a garnish.
- CUPOLAROf or relating to a cupola.
- CURTAINEDCovered or partitioned with a curtain or curtains.
- CYGNETSplural of cygnet
- CYTOKINESplural of cytokine
- DACTYLSplural of dactyl
- DELTIOLOGYThe study and collection of postcards.
- DELUSORYtending to delude
- DEMIURGESplural of demiurge.
- DEMONIACSplural of demoniac
- DEMULSIFYTo separate into its components.
- DIAPHRAGMATICOf, pertaining to, or using a diaphragm.
- DILATORYIntentionally delaying (someone or something), intended to cause delay, gain time, or adjourn decision.
- DILUVIANPertaining to a deluge, or flood.
- DIRHAMSplural of dirham
- DISCALCEDPertaining to a religious order that historically forswore the wearing of shoes.
- DISEMBARKINGpresent participle and gerund of disembark
- DIURETICSplural of diuretic
- DOWAGERSplural of dowager
- DRAGOMENplural of dragoman
- DRUIDICOf or relating to the druids.
- DUCTILITYAbility of a material to be drawn out longitudinally to a reduced section without fracture under the action of a tensile force.
- DYNASTA ruler or governor, especially a hereditary ruler or someone who founded or is part of a dynasty.
- EBONICSAlternative letter-case form of Ebonics.
- ECTOMORPHSplural of ectomorph
- ECTOMORPHYThe condition of being ectomorphic
- ECUMENICSecumenical studies
- EFFLUENTFlowing out; outflowing.
- ELOCUTIONSplural of elocution
- EMACIATEDThin or haggard, especially from hunger or disease.
- EMBOLIZATIONSplural of embolization
- EMETOPHOBIAAn inordinate fear of vomit or vomiting, especially in public.
- EMUNCTORYPertaining to the elimination of waste from the body.
- ENDOMORPHA mineral, especially a crystal, enclosed within another
- ENDOMORPHSplural of endomorph
- ENDOMORPHYThe property of having the endomorph body type.
- ENDOPHAGOUSThat feeds from within the host organism
- ENDOPHAGYCannibalism, within a group.
- ENVISAGEDsimple past and past participle of envisage
- EPICENESplural of epicene
- EPICURESplural of epicure
- EPIGENETICOf or relating to epigenesis.
- EPIGONISMAn artistic or literary imitation of an artist by a later generation; stereotyped repetition.