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n. struggle, contest (especially athletic); conflict between main characters in a play, novel etc. agonist, n. competitor; protagonist in literary work. agonistic, a., competitive; striving for effect. agonic a. applied to line drawn through all places where magnetic north is the same as true north. agoraphobia n. morbid fear of open spaces. agouti n. guinea-pig-like S American rodent; a. having the brownish, grizzled colour of the agouti. agraffe n. hook, especially on piano-string to prevent rattle. agranulocytosis n. serious blood disease marked by great reduction in the non- granular leucocytes. agraphia n. inability to write due to form of aphasia. agrarian
a. pertaining to agriculture and the land; n. believer in a policy of equal distribution of land. agrarianism, n. such policy. agrestial a. growing in country, fields (especially of weeds). agrestic, a. of the countryside; rustic, uncouth. agricolist n. obsolete, farmer. agricolous, a. agricultural. agriology n. study of customs of primitive peoples. agrobiology n. biology of crop-plants in relation to soil control. agrology n. scientific study of soils. agrological, a. agronomy n. scientific management of land, especially of raising of crops. agronomic, a.
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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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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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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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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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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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phon phonal phoneme phonetic phonic
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polydipsia polyeidic polyelectrolyt
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pur sang pursuivant pursy purulent
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quotient quo vadis R rabbet rabbini
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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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tricephalous triceps trichiasis tri
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typology typothetae typtology tyran
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urticaceous usance user usine usita
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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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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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Page 396 and 397: n. algology n. study of algae. algo
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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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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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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. 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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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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of health, especially as to infecti
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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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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
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n. medical treatment by reducing fo
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n. disintegration of nerve substanc
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nexus n. bond; tie; interconnected
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nimiety n. excess. nirvana n. obliv
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noblesse n. noble birth; nobility.
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noggin n. small cup or quantity; gi
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n. acceptance of moral law as basis
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'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
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n. W African, W Indian, N and S Ame
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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,
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oestrogen n. any of several steroid
Page 1580 and 1581:
oleic a. pertaining to or derived f
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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
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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
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n. preventive psychiatry for young
Page 1606 and 1607:
n. instrument recording electrical
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ossuary n. charnel-house. osteal a.
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otiose a. idle; useless; futile. ot
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ovicide n. substance killing eggs,
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oxytone a. in ancient Greek, bearin
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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
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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
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n. N American Indian baby. pappus n
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parados n. bank behind trench or ot
Page 1636 and 1637:
paralexia n. transposition of words
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parang n. large Malay or Dyak sheat
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parasigmatism n. inability to prono
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parenthesis n. (pl. -ses ) word, st
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Parkinson's law n. Economics, jocul
Page 1646 and 1647:
a.,n. (word) having acute accent on
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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.
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pedant n. person making display of
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peignoir n. loose dress; negligée.
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pelota n. 'ball'; several tennis-li
Page 1666 and 1667:
penis n. (pl. -nes ) male copulativ
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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
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periosteal a. round a bone. periost
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perityphlic a. round caecum. perity
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peroral a. through the mouth. peror
Page 1682 and 1683:
perspicacious a. clear-sighted; hav
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n. small dark seabird. stormy or st
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phallus n. (pl. -li ) representatio
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phenobarbitone n. sedative and slee
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a. fond of the common people. philo
Page 1692 and 1693:
n. fear; dread. phobic, a. phobiac,
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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,
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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
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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)
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n. person of exceptionally wide kno
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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
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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
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primitiae n.pl. pl. first fruits; a
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proairesis, proaeresis n. deliberat
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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
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promiscuous a. mixed in haphazard f
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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
Page 1800 and 1801:
pultaceous a. pulpy; like porridge.
Page 1802 and 1803:
a. bright or purplish red. punitive
Page 1804 and 1805:
purl v.i. (of stream etc.) ripple a
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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
Page 1814 and 1815:
quadra n. plinth; square frame. qua
Page 1816 and 1817:
quadriga n. quadrigamist n. quadrig
Page 1818 and 1819:
quadrivalent a. having valency of f
Page 1820 and 1821:
quantulum n. small quantity. quantu
Page 1822 and 1823:
quatorzain n. 14-line poem; sonnet.
Page 1824 and 1825:
n. gossiper; inquisitive person. qu
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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
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adioastronomy n. n. branch of astro
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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
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a. pertaining to or like reindeer;
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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
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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
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igescent a. becoming numb or stiff.
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a.,n. riparian. rivière n. necklac
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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
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n. illicitly-distilled vodka. samov
Page 1904 and 1905:
sanguinary a. bloody; bloodthirsty;
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saponaceous a. soapy; slippery. sap
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n. stately Spanish dance. sarafan n
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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
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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
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n. minute fine line, especially hor
Page 1950 and 1951:
serrate a. having notched or toothe
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sesquipedalian a. a foot and a half
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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 1992 and 1993:
soufflé a. decorated with scattere
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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