Hutchinson Dictionary of Difficult Words

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soufflé a. decorated with scattered spots of colour; puffed out by cooking; n. such light dish; any light, delicate mixture. soupçon n. 'suspicion'; faint flavour or trace. sousaphone n. large-belled, bass brass instrument with circular horn placed round player's body. soutane n. Roman Catholic priest's cassock. sovkhoz n. Soviet co-operative farm. spadassin n. swordsman; fighter. spadiceous a. chestnut-coloured; pertaining to spadix. spadicifloral, spadiciflorous, a. having flowers in a spadix. spadicose, a. spadix, n. (pl. -dices) flower-spike covered by large leaf, as of arum plant.
spado n. (pl. -ones) impotent person; castrated animal. spahi n. Algerian cavalryman in French army. spallation n. splitting into numerous fragments of the nucleus of an atom by high-energy bombardment. spanaemia n. anaemia. spanaemic, a. spandrel n. triangular space between curve of arch and right angle enclosing it; design in corner of postage stamp. spanopnoea n. slow deep breathing as a morbid condition. sparadrap n. medical plaster. sparge
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The Hutchinson Dictionary of Diffic
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Table of contents A aardvark aardwo
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abstemious absterge abstinent abstr
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acinaciform aciniform acinous, acin
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adenia adeniform adenitis adenoid a
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adz(e) aedile aedoeology aegagrus a
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agape agar-agar agaric agathism aga
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albuminoid albuminuria alburnum alc
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allision alliteration allocatur all
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amative amatol amaurosis ambages am
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amphiprostyle amphirhinal amphisbae
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anatocism anatomy anaudia anbury, a
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animatism animative animism animosi
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antecedent antedate antediluvian, a
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antigen antihistamine antihydropic
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aphorism aphotic aphrasia aphrodisi
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appetible applanate appliqué appog
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archaeolatry archaeolithic archaeol
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arraign arrant arras arrect arrêt
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assign assignat assignation assigne
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atmometer atmospherics atokous atol
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aurous aurulent auscultate auslaut
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avuncular awn axenic axifugal axil
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alanoid balata balatron balaustine
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arkentine barkhan, barchan barley-b
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atter battology battue batture baud
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enefic benefice beneficent benefici
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ice bicentenary bicentennial biceph
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iogeography biognosy, biognosis bio
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lancmange blandiloquence blank vers
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oongary bora boracic borage borasco
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anchial, branchiac branchiopod bran
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ubo buccal buccan buccate buccinal
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cachalot cachepot cache-sexe cachet
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calorimeter calotte calque caltrop
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capybara carabiniere caracal caraco
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castrametation castrato castrensian
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cenobite censer cental centenary ce
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chauvinism chebec(k) chef-d'oeuvre
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chromaesthesia chromascope chromati
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circumforaneous circumfulgent circu
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closure cloture clou clough clumber
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collocal collocate collocution coll
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concerto grosso conch conchyliated
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conterminous context contiguous con
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corozo corporal corporeal corposant
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craquelure crasis crassamentum cras
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ctenoid ctetology cubeb cubit cucul
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cyclophoria cycloplegia cyclorama c
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davit dawk, dak de aequitate dealat
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deflower defluent defoliate dégag
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dentigerous dentil dentilingual den
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dextrocardia dextrocular dextrogyra
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diffract diffrangible diffugient di
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disparate dispendious dispermous di
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doxography doxology doyen drachma d
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dyslogia dyslogy dysmenorrhea dyspe
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ego egregious egret eidetic eidolon
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emphysema emphyteusis empiric(al) e
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entre nous entrepôt entresol entro
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equilibrist equine equinox equipage
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eudipleural eugenesis eugenic euhem
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exodontia exodromy ex officio exoga
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falciform falderal, falderol faldst
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fetial fetid fetlock fetor feudal f
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foliferous folio foliolate follicle
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furuncle fusarole fuscous fusee fus
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gastrostomy gata gauche gaucho gaud
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geotropism, geotropy gephyrophobia
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gombroon gomphosis gonad gonalgia g
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guimbard guipure gulag gules gulosi
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haemophthalmia haemoptysis haemorrh
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hegemony Hegira, Hejira heifer hein
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heterochromatic heterochthonous het
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hoatzin, hoactzin hobson-jobson hod
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hospice hospitate hotchpot hôtel d
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hylotomous hylozoism hymen hymeneal
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hypotrophy hypotyposis hypoxaemia h
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immeability immerge imminent imminu
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indigenous indigent indigo indite i
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intemerate intempestive intenerate
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irremeable irrevocable irrupt isago
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jaspideous, jaspidean jecoral jehad
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kauri kava kayak kazoo kea keddah k
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kvas(s) kvetch kwashiorkor kymatolo
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lapis lazuli lappaceous lappet laps
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lettre de cachet leucocyte leucoma
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lipsanographer liquate liquefacient
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lucernal lucerne luciferous lucre l
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macropterous macroscian macroscopic
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mammography mana manakin mañana ma
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marmoreal marmot marque marquetry m
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megachiropteran megadeath megadont
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mésalliance mescalin mesencephalon
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micrander microbiology microbiota m
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misprision missa missal misspell mi
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monoousian monophagous monophobia m
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mouillé moujik mournival mousselin
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muscari muscicide muscid muscology
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naphtha napiform naprapathy narcein
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neologism neomenia neomorphic neomy
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nix nizam Noachian, Noachic nobilia
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noxious noyade nu nuance nubia nubi
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obvention obverse obvert obviate ob
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oligodontous oligodynamic oligomyci
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optimum optogram opulent opus opusc
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oscitance, oscitancy osculate Osman
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paleaceous paletot palfrey palilogy
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panzootic paparchy papaveraceous pa
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parine pari passu paristhmion paris
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patristic patrix patroclinous, patr
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pentagon pentagram pentahedron pent
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peroral perorate peroxide per procu
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phon phonal phoneme phonetic phonic
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piceous piciform pickerel Pickwicki
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pledget pleiobar Pleistocene plenar
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polydipsia polyeidic polyelectrolyt
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postdiluvian posteen poste restante
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prepense prepollent prepotent prepr
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prognathism prognosis projectile pr
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protreptic protrusile provection pr
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psychotoxic psychotropic psychromet
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pur sang pursuivant pursy purulent
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quadrille quadrillion quadrimum qua
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quotient quo vadis R rabbet rabbini
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egnal regurgitate Reichstag reify r
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etroact retrocede retrochoir retrog
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oborant roborean roc rocaille roche
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sanction sanctum sanctus sangaree s
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scaphoid scapiform scapula scarab(a
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scrod scrofula scrophulariaceous sc
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sidi sierra siesta siffilate siffle
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spondyl(e) sponsion sponson spontoo
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stereotype steric(al) sterlet stern
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stupefacient stupeous stupration st
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subvocal succedaneum succent succè
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supraliminal supraorbital suprarena
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syngenesis synizesis synkinesis syn
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tanager tanagra tangram tannin tant
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tell tellurian telmatology telodyna
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tête-à-tête tethydan tetrabrach
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thermit(e) thermocline thermocouple
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tinnitus tintinnabulate tiqueur tir
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toxin toxiphobia toxoid toxophily t
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tricephalous triceps trichiasis tri
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triune trivalent trivirgate trivium
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typology typothetae typtology tyran
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urticaceous usance user usine usita
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ventage venter ventiduct ventral ve
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vinaigrette vincular vindemiate vin
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VTOL vulcanize vulcanology vulgaria
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xenodocheionology xenogamy xenophob
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aardvark n. long-snouted, ant-eatin
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à; bas 'down with'. abasia n. inab
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abducent a. carrying or turning awa
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abiosis n. absence of life. abiotic
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aboral a. distant from, or opposite
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absconce n. Roman Catholic, dark la
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n. see aboulia. ab urbe condita 'fr
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acatalepsy n. state of being imposs
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accipiter n. a kind of hawk, one of
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t. cause acculturation in. accumben
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a. applied to plants used in salads
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n. condition where cartilage does n
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acousma n. ringing noise in head. a
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a. pertaining to initials. acromega
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n. a protein found in most cells, e
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actum ut supra 'done as above' (abb
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ad captandum (vulgus) 'to capture'
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a. gland-shaped. adenitis n. inflam
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adherent n. supporter, follower (of
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ad interim a. 'at interval'; meanwh
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admensuration n. admeasurement. adm
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n. Literature, fine writing on triv
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ad usum 'to usage'; according to cu
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adz(e) n. axe with rounded blade se
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aere perennius 'more lasting than b
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aeronomy n. study of chemical and p
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aerugo n. rust, especially of coppe
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v.t. have an effect on; influence;
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affricate n. rub; grate on;, n. Pho
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agamy n. lack of marriage or sexual
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agio n. charge made when cash is gi
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n. struggle, contest (especially at
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agrostology n. Botany, study of gra
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aïoli n. garlic mayonnaise. ait n.
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alastrim n. disease like, or mild f
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n. Medicine, white spot on cornea o
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a. (of electronic music) with rando
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a.,n. (antidote) against poisoning.
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n. algology n. study of algae. algo
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a. having wings. aliform a. like a
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alkalify v.t. & v.i. change into al
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allergy n. Medicine, abnormal sensi
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allograft n. surgical graft from a
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almagest n. comprehensive treatise
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alpha n. first letter (A, a) of Gre
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altiloquence n. pompous, high-sound
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aluminum n. aluminium. alumnus fem.
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amanous a. lacking hands. amanuensi
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ambilaevous a. ambisinister. ambila
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âme damnée "lost soul'; dupe; too
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n. Roman Catholic, white linen squa
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amnion. amniotic a. amniotic fluid,
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ampersand n. sign (&) for and. amph
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n. sexual reproduction. amphigory,
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ampliative a. supplementary. amplit
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anabaptist n. believer in adult bap
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anaconda n. python of S America and
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n. tissue regeneration. anaglyph n.
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n. illiterate person. anamnesis n.
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anaplasty n. plastic surgery. anapl
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n. genus of plants including borage
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androgenic, a. androgyne n. hermaph
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anemia, n. see anaemia. anemochord
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n. abnormal swelling of blood vesse
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angiospermal, angiospermatous, angi
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anhidrosis n. lack or absence of pe
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n. strong hostility; Law, intention
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annates pl. n. pl. first fruits; Ec
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annuent a. nodding, especially of m
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anodon n. hingeless and toothless b
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and the perihelion of the planet. a
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anoxybiosis n. anaerobiosis. anoxyb
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antedate v.t. date, or assign a dat
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antephialtic a.,n. preventive of ni
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anthophagous a. feeding on flowers.
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anthropoglot n. animal with human-l
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anthroposociology n. study of effec
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antichresis n. (pl. -ses ) possessi
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antihistamine n. any drug counterac
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n. one believing that belief in Chr
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antiphrasis n. (pl. -ses ) Rhetoric
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n. remedy for scrofula. antithalian
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antral a. pertaining to antrum. ant
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apartheid n. (former) policy of seg
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aphonia n. loss of voice. aphonic,
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a. eating bees. aplanat n. aplanati
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apodal a. lacking feet or obvious h
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apologue n. parable, moral tale. ap
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n. (pl. -ses ), oratorical device o
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appanage, apanage n. perquisite; pr
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appersonation n. delusion of insane
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approbate v.t. approve; permit; com
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apteral a. (of classical temple) ha
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n. person who studies aquatic life;
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n. hydrometer. araneid, araneidan n
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arboreal a. pertaining to trees, or
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n. original pattern. archetypal, a.
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arcifinious a. having a frontier wh
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n. description of surface of planet
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Argonaut n. companion of Jason in t
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arithmancy n. divination by numbers
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arnica n. genus of plants including
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arrière-pensée n. hidden meaning;
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n. inflammation of joint. arthritic
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asbestos n. uninflammable material
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aseismic a. free from earthquakes;
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v.t. slander, calumniate. aspersion
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n. small copper coin of ancient Rom
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assignor, assigner n. person assign
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asteria n. gem cut so as to show as
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astraphobia, astrapophobia n. morbi
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astrometry n. measurement of heaven
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atactic a. asyntactic; irregular; p
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atherogenic a. leading to atheroma.
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atom n. (formerly) ultimate unit of
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n. baldness. atrium n. main courtya
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phrase. attingent a. archaic, touch
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audiometric, a. audiometrist, n. au
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au lait a. 'with milk'. aularian a.
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aureus n. (pl. -ei)) gold coin of a
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Arctic region due to atmospheric el
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autochthon n. native; aboriginal sp
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automation n. control of machines b
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autoskeleton n. internal skeleton.
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n. instrument recording variations
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averruncate v.t. obsolete, avert; w
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avulsion n. act of pulling away par
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ayah n. native nurse or servant in
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abu, baboo n. title of Hindu gentle
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ackwardation n. Commerce, postponem
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acteritic a. caused or marked by ba
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n. outer wall of castle; space betw
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alanism n. use of suppositories or
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n. pole bearing beacon, etc., on se
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n. treatise on baths. balneographer
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andolier, bandoleer n. shoulder bel
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anyan, banian n. native Indian trad
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arbigerous a. having beard. barbita
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n. white metallic element. barium m
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aroque a. grotesque; extravagant; n
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n. keg. barrio n. Spanish-speaking
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n. balanced lever. bascule-bridge,
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faro; Geology, edge of outcrop. bas
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n. anticlimax with humorous effect;
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n. scientific study of brambles. ba
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ayadere n. Hindu dancing girl; a. a
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foot with beagles. beakiron n. bick
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echamel a. white sauce thickened wi
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ehaviourism n. psychological theory
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elliferous a. bringing war. bellige
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Benedicite n. canticle beginning 'O
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n. silk, silk-and-wool or silk-and-
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erberia n. beri-beri. berberine n.
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erserk a. frenzied; wild, especiall
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ey n. governor; title of honour. be
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ibliogenesis n. production of books
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ibliopole n. bookseller, especially
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icollateral a. having two sides the
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a. having distinct upper and lower
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ijugate, bijugous a. having two ove
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of health, especially as to infecti
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n. space of two thousand years. bim
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iobibliography n. bibliography with
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iokinetics n. study of changes duri
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n. physiologically independent livi
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n. determination of age, etc., of s
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iped a.,n. (creature) having two fe
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exclamation, in the name of Allah!
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n. heron-like wading bird with boom
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n. gelatinous dessert of milk and c
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lennophobia n. morbid fear of slime
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its kind; badge formerly worn by me
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olar a. pertaining to clay. bolas n
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ombé a. bulging or curved outward,
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n. striped antelope of W and E Afri
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oomer n. male of largest kangaroo s
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orough-English n. custom whereby la
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otryoid(al) a. having shape of clus
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n. wide avenue, especially near par
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owdlerize v.t. v.t. expurgate, espe
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achycerous a. having short horns or
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ahminee, brahmany a. belonging to H
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avado n. ostentatious show of boldn
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evicaudate a. having short tail. br
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iquette n. brick-shaped block of co
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ogan n. coarse, strong shoe; brogue
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ose n. kind of porridge; broth. Ath
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usque a. blunt in speech or conduct
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n. religious principles and methods
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n. collection of papal bulls. bulla
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uphthalmia n. enlargement of eye. b
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urra a. great, used as title of res
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utte n. steep, isolated hill. butyr
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n. coastal navigation; restriction
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n. quick Spanish dance, with castan
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cadence n. rhythmical fall or modul
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cahier n. artist's working notes or
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calceiform a. slipper-shaped. calci
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calèche n. calash. calefacient a.
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calix n. (pl. -ices) cup; chalice.
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calvarial a. pertaining to crown of
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camerlingo, camerlengo n. papal tre
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cancellate(d), cancellous a. marked
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canopus n. (pl. -pi ) ancient Egypt
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canzone n. song; lyric; song-like i
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capote n. lady's long hooded cloak.
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caracole n. half turn by trained ho
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carcajou n. wolverine; cougar; N Am
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caricology n. study of sedges. cari
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n. cannon (in billiards); v.i. cann
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cartel n. association of business o
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n. garrison's barracks. cassation n
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n. (pl. -ti ) treble or alto male s
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catadioptric a. pertaining or due t
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n. poultice. cataplexy n. catalepsy
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catharsis n. (pl. -ses ) purging; L
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cauline a. Botany, growing on stem.
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cecidiology n. study of insect gall
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n. prehistoric edged stone, bronze
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a. like an onion. cephalic a. perta
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excessively intellectual. cerebrate
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cesious a. blue-grey. cession n. ac
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n. stone-cutters' lung disease, due
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chantry n. chapel, priest or endowm
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chatelaine n. woman owner, occupier
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chert n. flint-like concretions in
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as in born under one law, to anothe
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n. Indian gazelle or kind of antelo
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chloramphenicol n. an antibiotic dr
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n. iambic trimeter having trochee o
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choripetalous a. with petals separa
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chromatism n. occurrence of abnorma
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n. science of dates; arrangement in
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chrysography n. writing in letters
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n. milky fat-containing fluid secre
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n. muscular spasm of upper eyelid.
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cippus n. (pl. -pi) small column ma
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circuminsular a. surrounding an isl
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v.t. twist; wind round. circumvolut
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cladistics n. Biology, method of an
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claustral a. cloistral. claustratio
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clearcole n. mixture of size and wh
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climatotherapy n. treatment of dise
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n. Parliament, motion that 'the que
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a. combine into one;, a. united. co
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n. flirt; prostitute; kind of casse
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coessential a. Religion, formed fro
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cohibit v.t. restrain. cohibition,
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coliform a. like a sieve. colitis n
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collinear a. lying along same line.
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n. device, especially printer's or
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comburent a. burning; n. substance
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commissariat chief; deputy; appoint
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compendium n. (pl. -ia) summary; ep
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compotation n. drinking-party. comp
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score; v.i. admit defeat. conceder,
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conclave n. meeting, especially sec
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condottiere n. (pl. -ri ) mercenary
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n. act or state of freezing solid.
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eproduction; groups of verbs with s
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consentient a. agreeing; unanimous.
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consummate a. perfect; entirely com
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close relationship. continuum n. (p
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n. unlooked-for mishap; awkward sit
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conveyance n. Law, act or document
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coprolite n. fossilized faeces. cop
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a. like a small basket; pertaining
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corneous a. horny. corniculate, a.
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a. pertaining to body. corporality,
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a. Medicine, tonic; that corroborat
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a. pertaining to wild and noisy rit
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n. (Russian) astronaut. cosmopolita
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a. Heraldry, lying, especially with
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couturier n. (fem. -ière dressmake
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craniology, n. study of skulls. cra
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a. scalloped. crenation, crenature,
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crewel n. thin embroidery worsted.
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a. saffron yellow in colour. crocid
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cruciform a. cross-shaped. cruentat
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n. clairvoyance. cryptaesthetic, a.
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a. living hidden, or in darkness. c
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n. armour for breast and back. cuir
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n. wide sash round waist. cumshaw n
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cupric a. applied to compounds of b
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n. leather-dresser. currycomb n. me
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cusp n. prominence; crown of tooth;
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machines. cyclarthrosis n. (pl. -se
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cyllosis n. (pl. -ses ) congenital
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cyphonism n. pillorying as punishme
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n. country cottage or villa in Russ
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daguerreotype n. early 19th-century
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damnum fatale Law, loss resulting f
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datura n. narcotic, poisonous weed
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debellate v.t. v.t. conquer. debell
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decalogue n. Ten Commandments. deca
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persons. decennial a. occurring eve
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decomposer n. Biology, organism tha
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decurve v.i.,v.t. curve downwards.
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n. protection provided by obstacles
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a. gaping; discharging contents (e.
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delaminate v.t. divide into thin la
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deltiology n. hobby of collecting p
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demit v.t. relinquish, abdicate. de
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denary a. of ten; tenfold; decimal
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v.t. v.t. blacken; slander. denigra
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denumeration n. Mathematics, determ
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v.t. plunder; ravage. depredation,
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dermatophyte n. disease-causing fun
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desideratum, n. (pl. desiderata) de
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n. relaxation; ease of strained pol
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deuteropathy n. secondary illness.
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dextrose n. glucose; grape sugar. d
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diachylon n. kind of sticking plast
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n. (pl. -li ) arguing in a circle.
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n. Photography, slide. diapyesis n.
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diatonic a. Music, containing no ac
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a.,n. marsupial. didelphic, didelph
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a. dispersing. digamma n. early Gre
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a. producing two broods in a year.
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n. occurrence of noticeable differe
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diploid a. double, especially havin
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a. capable of being steered; n. air
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discrete a. separate; composed of s
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disseminate v.t. spread; scatter; b
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dithyramb n. Dionysiac song; ecstat
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n. abbreviation of deoxyribonucleic
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dolent a. mournful. dolichocephalic
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dominical a. pertaining to Christ o
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n. measurement of doses; medical sy
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n. formula of praise to God, especi
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n. stalactite or stalagmite; Archit
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n. Philosophy, theory that ultimate
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dulcimer n. Music, percussion instr
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n. Commerce, market situation where
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n. dual form of government. dyarchi
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n. inability to express ideas in sp
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eagre, eager n. tidal bore. easemen
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ecclesiolatry n. worship of or undu
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n. habitual repetition of others' a
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ectoderm n. outermost membrane and
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edentate a. belonging to the order
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ego n. I; self; personality. egocen
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elaterium n. aperient extracted fro
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electrometer n. instrument measurin
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elenchus n. syllogistic refutation.
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a. with both oil and water colours.
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embracery n. Law, offence of attemp
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empathy n. deep sympathetic underst
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en n. printer's unit of measurement
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enclave n. part of a foreign countr
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n. psychophysical type, soft, round
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enfilade n. arrangement in parallel
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en règle 'in rule'; in due order.
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a. feeding on insects. entomophilou
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a. pertaining to earliest Stone Age
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ephemeron n. (pl. -ra) thing, espec
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epidiascope n. projector for use wi
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a. in celebration of victory. epini
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another factor. epistaxis n. nose-b
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n. (pl. -zoa) external parasite. ep
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equipoise n. state of equilibrium;
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adv. 'therefore'. ergograph n. inst
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errant a. wandering, especially see
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eschar n. scab. escharoticm, n. & a
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espièglerie n. mischievousness; mi
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anaesthetic to. ethmoid a. pertaini
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eudiometer n. instrument measuring
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n. mild or pleasant-sounding word o
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eutaxy n. orderly management. eutax
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n. grassy, islanded swamp, especial
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excise v.t. cut out. excision, n. a
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n. (pl. -la) example; moral anecdot
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ex libris 'from the books (of)'; in
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Roman Catholic, member of a minor o
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a.,n. (word) added to expand or fil
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exstrophy n. Medicine, having organ
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a. external; incidental. extrorse a
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facinorous a. extremely wicked. fac
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n. 'accomplished deed'; thing done
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n. pl. marionettes. farad n. unit o
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a. very hard to please; particular
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n. contagious parasitive skin desea
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felinophile n. lover of cats. felin
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feracious a. fecund. feracity, n. f
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n. stick used by teacher as pointer
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fiat n. decree; command; decision.
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n. feoff; that which one rules. fig
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fimetic a. pertaining to dung. fimi
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flaccid a. flabby. flaccidity, n. f
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fletcher n. arrow-maker. fleurette
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a. pertaining to or having many riv
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fomes n. (pl. -mites ) substance ca
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an unmarried person; vaulting; vaul
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fratricide n. killing or killer of
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frisette n. curly fringe, often of
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fugleman n. soldier standing in fro
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fundiform a. sling-shaped. fundus n
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fuscous a. dark in colour; tawny. f
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gaffe n. blunder. galactic a. Astro
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gallinaceous a. like pheasants and
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gamete n. sex cell, reproductive ce
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ganoid a. applied to hard, smooth,
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n.,v.i. brag. gasket n. rope for ty
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n. making permanent incision into s
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geest n. old superficial alluvial s
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gemmology n. study of gems. gemmule
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geniculate a. abruptly bent. genicu
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geochronological, a. geochronologis
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geophyte n. plant growing in earth.
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geothermal, geothermic a. pertainin
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a. Biology, pertaining to old age o
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gibbus, n. hump. gibus n. opera hat
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n. cluster of water-jets or firewor
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glenoid a. shaped like a shallow de
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n. form of sugar; dextrose; kind of
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gnosis n. spiritual knowledge or in
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n. reproductive cell. gonochorism,
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gracile a. slender. gracility, n. g
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grandisonant a. sounding great; pom
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gravimetric(al) a. pertaining to me
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grisette n. young working girl. gri
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guanaco n. S American llama-like an
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n. aborigine's hut. gurgitate v.i.
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gynaecolatry n. worship of women. g
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gyrinid n. whirligig beetle; a. lik
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hachures. hacienda n. farm; estate.
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n. red blood corpuscle. haematite n
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n. blood corpuscle. haemogastric a.
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n. government by priests. hagiocrac
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halibios n. collective life of sea.
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n. porter; litter-bearer; male serv
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harbinger n. person or thing that s
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haulm n. stalks of potatoes, beans,
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hecatomb n. sacrifice of one hundre
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helioelectric a. pertaining to elec
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n. medical treatment by sunlight. h
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hemeralopic, a. hemerology, hemerol
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hepatology, n. botanical study of l
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herbicide n. weed-killer. herbivoro
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n. 'master race'; superior nation.
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heterodox a. not orthodox. heterodo
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n. allopathy; excessive sensitivity
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hexad n. group of six. hexadic, a.
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hibernacle n. winter quarters. hibe
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hierography n. writing on religious
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hippophile n. lover of horses or ho
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n. S American crested bird; stinkbi
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hologram n. photograph taken, witho
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n. moral discourse; sermon. homilet
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homoerotism n. homosexuality. homog
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homoousia n. sameness of substance.
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hoplite n. armoured infantryman of
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n. Geology, raised block of earth's
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n. French Protestant. humanism n. h
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hydatiform, a. like a hydatid. hyda
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hydrodynamics n. mechanical study o
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hydrophid n. sea snake. hydrophoid,
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hydrothorax n. water liquid in the
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hygrostat n. apparatus for regulati
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a.,n. (pertaining to) U-shaped bone
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hyperbulia n. undue eagerness for a
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n. high blood pressure. hyperpietic
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a. sleep-like. hypnology n. study o
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a. hypogean. hypogeum, n. (pl. - ge
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hyposynergia n. incomplete co-ordin
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hyssop n. kind of mint, remedy for
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Icarian a. pertaining to Icarus in
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n. stress in verse; Medicine, fit;
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idioglossia n. secret speech or lan
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idolum n. (pl. -la) phantom; fallac
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n. (pl. -iums, -ia) material remove
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imminution n. diminution. immolate
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impanation n. introduction or embod
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impignorate v.t. mortgage; pawn;, a
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imprimis adv. Archaic. 'in the firs
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incanous a. covered with soft white
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incroyable n. fop. incubus n. (pl.
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indigenous a. native; aboriginal; i
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a. Botany, without prickles. inert
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inflorescence n. flowering; arrange
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ingravescent a. continually becomin
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innocuous a. harmless. innovate v.i
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insignia n. pl. badges of office; a
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n. intellectual persons; 'highbrows
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a. showing curiosity or concern abo
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interregnum n. (pl. -na) interval,
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intra-vitam a. during life. intrins
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'invented (it)'. inveterate a. conf
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n. dried roots of S American plant
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irredenta a. 'unredeemed'; applied
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isinglass n. form of gelatine made
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n. line connecting points of equal
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isopleth n. line on map passing thr
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iterate v.t. repeat iterant, a. rep
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j'adoube 'I adjust'; call when mere
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jarvey n. Irish jaunting-car driver
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jerque v.t. examine papers of (a sh
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n. large bowl containing drink; its
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jural a. pertaining to law or legal
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kaddish n. Jewish prayers for the d
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kapok n. soft fibre of silk-cotton
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katydid n. large green grasshopper
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kelpie n. water spirit in Gaelic my
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ketonize, v.t. convert into ketone.
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kino n. red gum containing tannin,
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n. inlaying of gold on steel. kohl
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krait n. very poisonous Indian snak
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kumquat n. very small citrus fruit.
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a. pertaining to lips or labia; pro
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laconic a. curt; in few words; unem
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n. movement leftwards. laevogyrate,
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n. ornamental hanging over upper pa
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lancinate a. lacerate; pierce. lanc
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lapidate v.t. stone to death. lapid
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n. (pl. -ae ) form of insect after
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a. having broad ribs. latidentate,
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lazar n. leper; any plague-stricken
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leister n. trident for spearing fis
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leonine a. like a lion. leonine par
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lesion n. injury, especially causin
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leukaemia, leukemia n. presence of
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lexicon n. dictionary; vocabulary o
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librate v.i. oscillate before settl
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n. diarrhoeal discharge of incomple
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limicolous a. living in mud. limico
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lingua franca n. any language used
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literatim adv. letter by or for let
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littérateur n. a literary person.
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loco a. insane. loco disease, kind
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logogram, logograph n. sign represe
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longueur n. boring stretch of time,
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lotic a. pertaining to or living in
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lucubrate v.i. study laboriously, e
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n. cresent-shaped mark or organ; 'h
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lutose a. covered with mud or clay.
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a. pertaining to or like a lynx; ke
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machairodont a.,n. sabre-toothed (a
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macrocosm n. universe; world; large
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macroseism n. severe earthquake. ma
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n. N American evergreen tree. madro
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magneto n. small dynamo generating
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maieutic a. pertaining to Socratic
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malaise n. uneasiness; indefinable
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malleable a. capable of being hamme
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n. X-ray scanning for early detecti
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mandil n. turban. mandorla n. any a
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mangosteen n. large reddish orange-
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mansuetude n. sweetness of temper;
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maquette n. rough sketch or model.
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n. 'closed sea'; territorial waters
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marlinspike, marlinespike n. pointe
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n. martin (bird); Heraldry, footles
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mastoid a. nipple- or breast-like;
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matricide n. killing or killer of o
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maund n. measure of weight in Asia,
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mea culpa 'my fault'. mead n. stron
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meerkat n. S African mongoose-like
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n. huge carnivorous dinosaur. megal
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mekometer n. kind of range-finder.
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n. belief that world and humankind
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memsahib n. title of respect for wh
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mens rea n. criminal intent, knowle
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merganser n. hooked-billed crested
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mesocardia n. placing of heart in m
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metabiosis n. reliance by an organi
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n. study of origin of ores. metallo
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metasomatosis n. Geology, chemical
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n. synthetic pain-relieving drug, s
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meuse n. gap through which wild ani
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a. a. small-headed microcephalism,
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a. feeding on small objects. microp
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n. urination, especially abnormally
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milliary a. pertaining to miles, es
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minuend n. number from which anothe
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miscegenate, v.i. amp; t. practise,
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missa n. (pl. -ae ) Roman Catholic,
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moa n. extinct ostrich-like flightl
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a. softening. mollify, v.t. soften;
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monepic a. comprising one word, or
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monocline n. Geology, single upward
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monogoneutic a. single-brooded. mon
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monomial a.,n. (name or expression)
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n. market situtation where there is
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monotrematous, a. monotrophic a. mo
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n. (pl. -ae ) unit of metre in pros
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the children inherit his or her tit
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morro n. rounded hill or headland.
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motu proprio 'by its or one's own m
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n. mucilage; mucus. mucedine n. mou
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muezzin n. person calling Muslim fa
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n. boiled wine with honey. multeity
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multisonous a. producing many or lo
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mundify v.t. cleanse; heal. mundifi
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murre n. kind of guillemot or auk.
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must n. newly pressed grape juice;
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n. magic cult among W Indian blacks
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n. surgical stretching of muscle. m
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myringa n. ear drum. myringitis, n.
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a. mucoid. myxoma, n. soft mucoid t
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n. dwarf male plant. nannandrous, a
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n. treatment of mental disturbance
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natable a. able to float. natabilit
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nautilus n. kind of mollusc of Paci
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necrology n. death-roll; obituary.
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ne exeat 'let him not go out'; writ
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woods. nemoricolous, nemoricoline,
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neophyte n. recent convert; novice;
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nephrite n. kind of jade used as ch
Page 1538 and 1539:
n. medical treatment by reducing fo
Page 1540 and 1541:
n. disintegration of nerve substanc
Page 1542 and 1543:
nexus n. bond; tie; interconnected
Page 1544 and 1545:
nimiety n. excess. nirvana n. obliv
Page 1546 and 1547:
noblesse n. noble birth; nobility.
Page 1548 and 1549:
noggin n. small cup or quantity; gi
Page 1550 and 1551:
n. acceptance of moral law as basis
Page 1552 and 1553:
'it is not pleasing'. non licet, 'i
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n. conceit on part of a group; use
Page 1556 and 1557:
notochord n. backbone-like series o
Page 1558 and 1559:
nubia n. cloud; lady's fleecy head-
Page 1560 and 1561:
nullius filius 'nobody's son'; bast
Page 1562 and 1563:
nutrice n. nurse. nutricial, a. nux
Page 1564 and 1565:
n. W African, W Indian, N and S Ame
Page 1566 and 1567:
a.,n. dedicated (person); a. Geomet
Page 1568 and 1569:
obstriction n. obligation. obstruen
Page 1570 and 1571:
ocarina n. egg-shaped whistle-like
Page 1572 and 1573:
ocracy n. government. octactinal a.
Page 1574 and 1575:
octavo n. book size: foolscap octav
Page 1576 and 1577:
odium n. hatred; reproach. odious,
Page 1578 and 1579:
oestrogen n. any of several steroid
Page 1580 and 1581:
oleic a. pertaining to or derived f
Page 1582 and 1583:
oligophagous a. eating a few sorts
Page 1584 and 1585:
ombrology n. study of rain. ombrogr
Page 1586 and 1587:
onanism n. masturbation. onanist, n
Page 1588 and 1589:
ontology n. branch of philosophy de
Page 1590 and 1591:
n. large brightly-coloured fish. op
Page 1592 and 1593:
ophidian a.,n. (reptile) belonging
Page 1594 and 1595:
optative a. Grammar, (mood) express
Page 1596 and 1597:
a. world-creating. orbis terrarum '
Page 1598 and 1599:
organdy n. fine, transparent, rathe
Page 1600 and 1601:
ormolu n. gilt metal; gold-like bra
Page 1602 and 1603:
orthoclase n. feldspar. orthodontia
Page 1604 and 1605:
n. preventive psychiatry for young
Page 1606 and 1607:
n. instrument recording electrical
Page 1608 and 1609:
ossuary n. charnel-house. osteal a.
Page 1610 and 1611:
otiose a. idle; useless; futile. ot
Page 1612 and 1613:
ovicide n. substance killing eggs,
Page 1614 and 1615:
oxytone a. in ancient Greek, bearin
Page 1616 and 1617:
n. emperor; Shah of Iran; Indian, E
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n. medieval champion or knight, esp
Page 1620 and 1621:
Palladian a. pertaining to or like
Page 1622 and 1623:
n. horse of Arab descent, light-cre
Page 1624 and 1625:
panarchy n. universal rule. panarth
Page 1626 and 1627:
n. (honorary title for) wise man in
Page 1628 and 1629:
a. pertaining to or like a sheet or
Page 1630 and 1631:
pantoglot n. speaker of all languag
Page 1632 and 1633:
n. N American Indian baby. pappus n
Page 1634 and 1635:
parados n. bank behind trench or ot
Page 1636 and 1637:
paralexia n. transposition of words
Page 1638 and 1639:
parang n. large Malay or Dyak sheat
Page 1640 and 1641:
parasigmatism n. inability to prono
Page 1642 and 1643:
parenthesis n. (pl. -ses ) word, st
Page 1644 and 1645:
Parkinson's law n. Economics, jocul
Page 1646 and 1647:
a.,n. (word) having acute accent on
Page 1648 and 1649:
n. set of jewels or other ornaments
Page 1650 and 1651:
passé a. 'past'; worn out; out of
Page 1652 and 1653:
patagium n. web of skin between for
Page 1654 and 1655:
pathy n. medical treatment; nostrum
Page 1656 and 1657:
patrology n. patristics. patronymic
Page 1658 and 1659:
paynim n. archaic pagan. payola n.
Page 1660 and 1661:
pedant n. person making display of
Page 1662 and 1663:
peignoir n. loose dress; negligée.
Page 1664 and 1665:
pelota n. 'ball'; several tennis-li
Page 1666 and 1667:
penis n. (pl. -nes ) male copulativ
Page 1668 and 1669:
n. five pointed star, especially as
Page 1670 and 1671:
pentimento n. (pl. -ti ) trace of e
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perciform a. like a perch (fish). p
Page 1674 and 1675:
peri n. fairy, especially excluded
Page 1676 and 1677:
periosteal a. round a bone. periost
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perityphlic a. round caecum. perity
Page 1680 and 1681:
peroral a. through the mouth. peror
Page 1682 and 1683:
perspicacious a. clear-sighted; hav
Page 1684 and 1685:
n. small dark seabird. stormy or st
Page 1686 and 1687:
phallus n. (pl. -li ) representatio
Page 1688 and 1689:
phenobarbitone n. sedative and slee
Page 1690 and 1691:
a. fond of the common people. philo
Page 1692 and 1693:
n. fear; dread. phobic, a. phobiac,
Page 1694 and 1695:
phorometry n. study and correction
Page 1696 and 1697:
photoelectric a. pertaining to disc
Page 1698 and 1699:
light. photopia n. normal day visio
Page 1700 and 1701:
a. pertaining to wells and subterra
Page 1702 and 1703:
n. (pl. -ta) skin tumour. phymatic,
Page 1704 and 1705:
pi n. sixteenth letter of Gr. alpha
Page 1706 and 1707:
of explosives. pidan n. preserved C
Page 1708 and 1709:
n. (pl. -ei ) cap- or umbrella-like
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pipal n. see peepul. pip emma a.,ad
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n. plant's ovary with style and sti
Page 1714 and 1715:
plagiarism n. copying another's wor
Page 1716 and 1717:
n. fluid part of blood, etc; an ion
Page 1718 and 1719:
pleiobar n. isobar or area of high
Page 1720 and 1721:
plexus n. network. plexiform, a. li
Page 1722 and 1723:
n. government by wealthy class. plu
Page 1724 and 1725:
podagra n. gout. podagral, podagric
Page 1726 and 1727:
n. method of painting in dots of co
Page 1728 and 1729:
accepted. pollinate v.t. fertilize
Page 1730 and 1731:
polydactyl a.,n. (animal or human)
Page 1732 and 1733:
n. person of exceptionally wide kno
Page 1734 and 1735:
polyphyletic a. having more than on
Page 1736 and 1737:
polythalamous a. having many chambe
Page 1738 and 1739:
ponderability, n. ponderal, a. pert
Page 1740 and 1741:
porrect a. stretched at length. por
Page 1742 and 1743:
post prep. 'after'. post bellum, af
Page 1744 and 1745:
n. note in margin; comment. postili
Page 1746 and 1747:
poteen, potheen n. illicitly distil
Page 1748 and 1749:
pourparler n. preliminary or inform
Page 1750 and 1751:
preagonal a. immediately preceding
Page 1752 and 1753:
precisian n. person excessively dev
Page 1754 and 1755:
prelapsarian a. pertaining to time
Page 1756 and 1757:
prepuce n. foreskin. preputial, a.
Page 1758 and 1759:
a. Grammar, signifying past time; a
Page 1760 and 1761:
primitiae n.pl. pl. first fruits; a
Page 1762 and 1763:
proairesis, proaeresis n. deliberat
Page 1764 and 1765:
n. error of assigning to an event a
Page 1766 and 1767:
prodigy n. marvel; extraordinary th
Page 1768 and 1769:
projectile n. thing thrown forwards
Page 1770 and 1771:
promiscuous a. mixed in haphazard f
Page 1772 and 1773:
n. mould; preliminary model. propol
Page 1774 and 1775:
n. convert, especially to Jewish fa
Page 1776 and 1777:
n. colour blindness towards red. pr
Page 1778 and 1779:
protogalaxy n. hypothetical cloud o
Page 1780 and 1781:
protozoa n.pl. pl. (sing. -zoon) th
Page 1782 and 1783:
prurient a. having indecent desires
Page 1784 and 1785:
pseudocyesis n. false pregnancy, wi
Page 1786 and 1787:
psilanthropy n. denial of divinity
Page 1788 and 1789:
n. medical study and treatment of m
Page 1790 and 1791:
psychometer n. instrument measuring
Page 1792 and 1793:
psychotaxis n. involuntary alterati
Page 1794 and 1795:
pteridium n. (pl. -ia) bracken. pte
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n. poisonous alkaloid in decaying m
Page 1798 and 1799:
a. powerful. puissance, n. puja, po
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pultaceous a. pulpy; like porridge.
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a. bright or purplish red. punitive
Page 1804 and 1805:
purl v.i. (of stream etc.) ripple a
Page 1806 and 1807:
n. fruit stone; membrane lining egg
Page 1808 and 1809:
pylon n. towered gateway; any tower
Page 1810 and 1811:
pyrite(s) n. sulphide of a metal wi
Page 1812 and 1813:
n. dread of fire. pyrophorus n. (pl
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quadra n. plinth; square frame. qua
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quadriga n. quadrigamist n. quadrig
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quadrivalent a. having valency of f
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quantulum n. small quantity. quantu
Page 1822 and 1823:
quatorzain n. 14-line poem; sonnet.
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n. gossiper; inquisitive person. qu
Page 1826 and 1827:
quintain n. object, or target, tilt
Page 1828 and 1829:
quod erat demonstrandum 'which was
Page 1830 and 1831:
abid a. furious; fanatical; mad; pe
Page 1832 and 1833:
adioastronomy n. n. branch of astro
Page 1834 and 1835:
adionuclide n. a radioactive nuclid
Page 1836 and 1837:
agout n. highly seasoned stew of ve
Page 1838 and 1839:
amiferous a. bearing branches. rami
Page 1840 and 1841:
a. pertaining to or like reindeer;
Page 1842 and 1843:
a. scratching ground for food; pert
Page 1844 and 1845:
avissant a. (fem. -e ) ravishing; c
Page 1846 and 1847:
ecessional a.,n. (hymn) sung during
Page 1848 and 1849:
n. redundant matter; dross; Medicin
Page 1850 and 1851:
edhibition n. cancellation of sale
Page 1852 and 1853:
efrangible a. capable of being refr
Page 1854 and 1855:
stomach into mouth; vomit. regurgit
Page 1856 and 1857:
eligate v.t. tie together; restrain
Page 1858 and 1859:
encontre n. meeting; encounter; due
Page 1860 and 1861:
epetend n. digit(s) repeated in rec
Page 1862 and 1863:
n. 'may he (or she) rest'; n. praye
Page 1864 and 1865:
essala(h) n. Indian native cavalry
Page 1866 and 1867:
adv. backwards. retrahent, a. drawi
Page 1868 and 1869:
etrostalsis n. reversed peristalsis
Page 1870 and 1871:
a. capable of causing revival. revi
Page 1872 and 1873:
n. watery discharge from eyes and n
Page 1874 and 1875:
humb n. point of compass; loxodrome
Page 1876 and 1877:
igescent a. becoming numb or stiff.
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a.,n. riparian. rivière n. necklac
Page 1880 and 1881:
oentgen n. see röntgen. rogation n
Page 1882 and 1883:
ooinek n. roinek. rooibok, n. impal
Page 1884 and 1885:
ota n. roster; Roman Catholic tribu
Page 1886 and 1887:
n. odd-job man, especially helping
Page 1888 and 1889:
ubrific a. rubefacient. rucervine a
Page 1890 and 1891:
n. made of, or written on, rock. ru
Page 1892 and 1893:
sabra n. a native-born Israeli. sab
Page 1894 and 1895:
sacral a. pertaining to sacrum; per
Page 1896 and 1897:
saki n. white-bearded and -ruffed S
Page 1898 and 1899:
salle n. 'room'. salle à manger 'd
Page 1900 and 1901:
salubrity, n. saluki n. greyhound-l
Page 1902 and 1903:
n. illicitly-distilled vodka. samov
Page 1904 and 1905:
sanguinary a. bloody; bloodthirsty;
Page 1906 and 1907:
saponaceous a. soapy; slippery. sap
Page 1908 and 1909:
n. stately Spanish dance. sarafan n
Page 1910 and 1911:
sarong n. Malayan skirt-like garmen
Page 1912 and 1913:
saturnism, n. archaic, lead poisoni
Page 1914 and 1915:
scagliola n. stonelike plasterwork
Page 1916 and 1917:
adge, worn over shoulders, of monas
Page 1918 and 1919:
scenography n. representation of ob
Page 1920 and 1921:
schlenter a.,n. imitation (diamond)
Page 1922 and 1923:
scintillometer, n. instrument measu
Page 1924 and 1925:
a. like sawdust. scolex n. (pl. -le
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scotodinia n. dizziness together wi
Page 1928 and 1929:
n. writer-out of documents; lawyer.
Page 1930 and 1931:
scurvy n. disease, due to deficienc
Page 1932 and 1933:
v.t. conceal; discharge; emit. secr
Page 1934 and 1935:
sederunt n. 'they were sitting'; se
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seizin see seisin. sejant a. sittin
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semibreve n. Musical, longest gener
Page 1940 and 1941:
senescent a. growing old. senescenc
Page 1942 and 1943: sepicolous a. dwelling in hedges. s
Page 1944 and 1945: septennary a. septennial a. lasting
Page 1946 and 1947: sequela n. (pl. -lae ) Medicine, co
Page 1948 and 1949: n. minute fine line, especially hor
Page 1950 and 1951: serrate a. having notched or toothe
Page 1952 and 1953: sesquipedalian a. a foot and a half
Page 1954 and 1955: sexadecimal a. pertaining to sixtee
Page 1956 and 1957: sfumato n. misty; n. painting techn
Page 1958 and 1959: n. laminated rock of consolidated c
Page 1960 and 1961: n. hut; outfit; contrivance; busine
Page 1962 and 1963: shoat n. recently weaned piglet. sh
Page 1964 and 1965: sicarian n. murderer. siccation n.
Page 1966 and 1967: confession. . sigla n. pl. (list of
Page 1968 and 1969: silo n. storage pit or building for
Page 1970 and 1971: sinciput n. forehead; part of head
Page 1972 and 1973: sipid a. sapid. sipidity, n. sippet
Page 1974 and 1975: n. bath in which one bathes sitting
Page 1976 and 1977: skewbald a. bearing patches of whit
Page 1978 and 1979: v.t. stain, sully; do carelessly. s
Page 1980 and 1981: sobriquet n. nickname. sociogenetic
Page 1982 and 1983: a. pertaining to or like a potato o
Page 1984 and 1985: solidary a. Law, having joint inter
Page 1986 and 1987: solvent a. Commerce, able to pay de
Page 1988 and 1989: soojee n. flour from Indian wheat.
Page 1990 and 1991: sorosis n. kind of fruit in which m
Page 1994 and 1995: vb. Rare. sprinkle; scatter; n. spr
Page 1996 and 1997: spectrum n. (pl. -ra) series of ima
Page 1998 and 1999: sphagnum n. (pl. -na) peat or bog m
Page 2000 and 2001: a. pertaining to or like spinach; b
Page 2002 and 2003: splanchnic a. visceral. splanchnolo
Page 2004 and 2005: sporulate v.i. form (into) spores.
Page 2006 and 2007: squamaceous a. scaly. squamate, squ
Page 2008 and 2009: Stakhanovism n. voluntary system in
Page 2010 and 2011: stative a. (of a verb) denoting a s
Page 2012 and 2013: n. person whose pastime is climbing
Page 2014 and 2015: n. chemical study of arrangement of
Page 2016 and 2017: n. timber joining sternpost of ship
Page 2018 and 2019: stilliform a. drop-shaped. stimie s
Page 2020 and 2021: stoep n. verandah. stogy n. cheap c
Page 2022 and 2023: n. thorn apple, and its leaves used
Page 2024 and 2025: streptomycin n. antibiotic produced
Page 2026 and 2027: stroboscope n. instrument for study
Page 2028 and 2029: stupeous a. tow-like. stupose, a. h
Page 2030 and 2031: n. persuasion; advice. sub prep. 'u
Page 2032 and 2033: subcontinent n. mass of land almost
Page 2034 and 2035: n. philosophical doctrine that all
Page 2036 and 2037: a. less than minimum necessary; sub
Page 2038 and 2039: subsonic a. pertaining to or at a s
Page 2040 and 2041: suburbicarian a. pertaining to subu
Page 2042 and 2043:
succuss v.t. shake violently, espec
Page 2044 and 2045:
suffrutescent a. having woody base.
Page 2046 and 2047:
v.t. impregnate with sulphur. sulph
Page 2048 and 2049:
superciliary a. pertaining to brows
Page 2050 and 2051:
a. floating on surface. supernatati
Page 2052 and 2053:
suppliant a.,n. beseeching (person)
Page 2054 and 2055:
surma n. eye-shadow. surmullet n. r
Page 2056 and 2057:
suttee n. suicide of Hindu woman on
Page 2058 and 2059:
sycophant n. flatterer; parasite. s
Page 2060 and 2061:
symposium n. (pl. -ia) collection o
Page 2062 and 2063:
a. pertaining to or happening at sa
Page 2064 and 2065:
n. doctrine of the continuity or un
Page 2066 and 2067:
n. (pl. -ses ) summary; outline. sy
Page 2068 and 2069:
systatic a. bringing together. syst
Page 2070 and 2071:
tabitude n. tabes. tablature n. Mus
Page 2072 and 2073:
tachymeter n. instrument for making
Page 2074 and 2075:
n. pain in heel or ankle. talapoin
Page 2076 and 2077:
n. cultivated tropical tree, with e
Page 2078 and 2079:
taphephobia n. dread of being burie
Page 2080 and 2081:
n. crust-like deposit of grape juic
Page 2082 and 2083:
differentiating otherwise identical
Page 2084 and 2085:
tegestologist n. collector of beer
Page 2086 and 2087:
teledu n. Javanese skunk. telegenic
Page 2088 and 2089:
teleplasm n. ectoplasm. teleplasmic
Page 2090 and 2091:
telpher n. electrically propelled l
Page 2092 and 2093:
tendresse n. tender feeling; care;
Page 2094 and 2095:
tera- comb.form of measurement mean
Page 2096 and 2097:
a. pertaining to back. tergiversati
Page 2098 and 2099:
terraqueous a. amphibious; consisti
Page 2100 and 2101:
test n. Zoology, shell of invertebr
Page 2102 and 2103:
tetrabrach n. metrical foot, or wor
Page 2104 and 2105:
tetrapla n. edition of book, especi
Page 2106 and 2107:
thalassocracy, n. supremacy at sea.
Page 2108 and 2109:
theiform a. like tea or tea plant.
Page 2110 and 2111:
n. divination by divinely inspired
Page 2112 and 2113:
n. 17th-century double-necked lute.
Page 2114 and 2115:
thermistor n. electrical resistor,
Page 2116 and 2117:
a. pertaining to stimulation by hea
Page 2118 and 2119:
theroid a. feral. therology, n. stu
Page 2120 and 2121:
thranite n. rower in ancient galley
Page 2122 and 2123:
n. Tasmanian wolf. thymus n. lympho
Page 2124 and 2125:
n. light meal; lunch. tigella n. Bo
Page 2126 and 2127:
n. change of colour. tincture n. co
Page 2128 and 2129:
v.t. smarten up. titrate v.t. Chemi
Page 2130 and 2131:
toluene n. light liquid hydrocarbon
Page 2132 and 2133:
or pressure. tonograph, n. recordin
Page 2134 and 2135:
toque n. woman's turban-like brimle
Page 2136 and 2137:
n. twisted cord. torsion n. act of
Page 2138 and 2139:
tourniquet n. device to stop bleedi
Page 2140 and 2141:
trachycarpous a. rough-fruited. tra
Page 2142 and 2143:
transcend v.t. pass beyond or over;
Page 2144 and 2145:
transliterate v.t. write in letters
Page 2146 and 2147:
v.t. transmute. transubstantiation,
Page 2148 and 2149:
n. crystalline calcium carbonate, d
Page 2150 and 2151:
n. sorting into order of urgency, a
Page 2152 and 2153:
a. pertaining to or in three colour
Page 2154 and 2155:
trigeneric a. belonging to three ki
Page 2156 and 2157:
trilingual a. pertaining to, in or
Page 2158 and 2159:
n. high explosive obtained from tol
Page 2160 and 2161:
tripos n. honours examination at Ca
Page 2162 and 2163:
trisyllable n. word of three syllab
Page 2164 and 2165:
trochaic a. pertaining to or consis
Page 2166 and 2167:
tropism n. movement of an organism,
Page 2168 and 2169:
trunnion n. one of a pair of projec
Page 2170 and 2171:
n. tubular opening. tucket n. flour
Page 2172 and 2173:
tunicate n. one of a class of marin
Page 2174 and 2175:
tussis n. Medicine, cough. tussal,
Page 2176 and 2177:
tyrannicide n. killing or killer of
Page 2178 and 2179:
n. (pl. -nae ) inner of two bones o
Page 2180 and 2181:
ultroneous a. spontaneous, voluntar
Page 2182 and 2183:
unconscionable a. unreasonable; aga
Page 2184 and 2185:
only one at a birth. uniped, n. & a
Page 2186 and 2187:
n. custom; use. urea n. crystalline
Page 2188 and 2189:
usance n. Commerce, time allowed fo
Page 2190 and 2191:
n. (pl. -lae ) fleshy outgrowth at
Page 2192 and 2193:
valgus a. clubfoot; bow-legged or k
Page 2194 and 2195:
n. instrument measuring variations
Page 2196 and 2197:
a. pertaining to or like a vegetabl
Page 2198 and 2199:
venation n. arrangement of veins on
Page 2200 and 2201:
ventiduct n. air-pipe. ventifact, n
Page 2202 and 2203:
verisimilitude n. appearance of bei
Page 2204 and 2205:
n. tuft of bristles, hairs, etc. ve
Page 2206 and 2207:
vespal a. pertaining to wasps. vesp
Page 2208 and 2209:
vibrissa n. (pl. -sae ) sensitive w
Page 2210 and 2211:
'by force and arms'. vieux jeu 'old
Page 2212 and 2213:
vinaigrette n. bottle of smelling-s
Page 2214 and 2215:
n. acquisition by females of male c
Page 2216 and 2217:
n. moving picture projector. vitati
Page 2218 and 2219:
vivat 'may he or she live'; long li
Page 2220 and 2221:
voetsak exclamation, go away. voil
Page 2222 and 2223:
volte-face n. change to opposite op
Page 2224 and 2225:
vox populi n. 'the voice of the peo
Page 2226 and 2227:
wagon-lit n. sleeping compartment o
Page 2228 and 2229:
warp n. in weaving, lengthwise thre
Page 2230 and 2231:
wharfinger n. owner or manager of a
Page 2232 and 2233:
windage n. deflection of projectile
Page 2234 and 2235:
woof n. threads crossing warp in we
Page 2236 and 2237:
xenophobia n. hatred or dread of fo
Page 2238 and 2239:
yashmak n. veil of Muslim women. ya
Page 2240 and 2241:
n. humped ox of the East and E Afri
Page 2242 and 2243:
n. early larva of crab and other cr
Page 2244 and 2245:
n. plant-like animal, as coral, sea
Page 2246:
zymosis n. fermentation; process re
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