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Aphaeretic
adjective
Relating to or formed by or consisting of aphaeresis. (Aphaeresis: omission at the beginning of a word as in `coon' for `raccoon' or `till' for `until'.)
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Abalone noun — An edible univalve mollusc of the genus Haliotis, having a shell lined with mother-of-pearl. (Univalve: used of mollusks, especially gastropods, as snails etc.)
Abrogate verb — To annul (as a law, decree, ordinance, etc.) by an authoritative act; to abolish by the authority of the maker or their successor; to repeal.
Abseil verb — To descend a steep or vertical drop using a rope with a mechanical friction device or (classic abseil) by wrapping the rope around the body.
Aiguillette noun — An ornamental braided cord with decorative metal tips worn on uniforms.
Albumen noun — A colourless, soluble protein found in blood plasma, egg white, etc.; albumin; chiefly preceded by a descriptive word: one form of such a protein.
Antediluvian adjective — Belonging or pertaining to, or existing in, the time prior to the great flood described in Genesis, or to a great or destructive flood or deluge described in other mythologies.
Antipyretic adjective — That reduces fever.
Appoggiatura noun — A type of musical ornament, falling on the beat, which often creates a suspension and subtracts for itself half the time value of the principal note which follows.
Autochthonous adjective — Native to the place where found; indigenous.
Bougainvillea noun — Any of several South American flowering shrubs or lianas, of the genus Bougainvillea, having three showy, colorful bracts attached below each group of three inconspicuous flowers.
Brethren noun — The body of members, especially of a fraternal, religious or military order.
Bromocriptine noun — A drug used in the treatment of parkinsonism, galactorrhea, and other conditions. It is a synthetic analog of the ergot alkaloids and stimulates the dopaminergic receptors of the brain, inhibiting the release of prolactin.
Cambist noun — A banker; a money changer or broker; one who deals in bills of exchange, or who is skilled in the science of exchange.
Canonical adjective — Present in a canon, religious or otherwise.
Catamaran noun — A twin-hulled ship or boat.
Cerise noun — A deep, bright red colour tinted with pink.
Cernuous adjective — Inclining or nodding downward; pendulous; drooping. (Pendulous: having branches or flower heads that bend downward.)
Chiaroscurist noun — A painter who uses light and shade rather than color to create the illusion of volume.
Chihuahua noun — Alternative letter-case form of Chihuahua.
Chlorophyll noun — Any of a group of green pigments that are found in the chloroplasts of plants and in other photosynthetic organisms such as cyanobacteria.
Condominium noun — Joint sovereignty over a territory by two or more countries.
Croissant noun — A flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent.
Crustaceology noun — The branch of zoology dealing with crustaceans.
Cymotrichous adjective — Having wavy hair.
Deification noun — The act of deifying; exaltation to divine honors; apotheosis.
Demarche noun — A move or step or maneuver in political or diplomatic affairs.
Eczema noun — A non-contagious acute or chronic inflammation of the skin, characterized by redness, itching, and the outbreak of oozing vesicular lesions which become encrusted and scaly. Synonym of atopic dermatitis.
Elegiacal adjective — Elegiac; expressing sorrow. (Elegiac: resembling or characteristic of or appropriate to an elegy.)
Elucubrate verb — To solve, write or compose by working studiously at night; to study.
Equipage noun — Equipment or supplies, especially military ones.
Erysipelas noun — An acute, sometimes recurrent febrile disease caused by infection of a hemolytic streptococcus, associated with intense edematous local inflammation of the skin and subcutaneous tissues, and marked by large raised red patches on the skin.
Esquamulose adjective — Not covered in scales or scale-like objects; having a smooth skin or outer covering.
Eudaemonic adjective — Of or pertaining to a eudaemon. (Eudaemon: a benevolent spirit.)
Euonym noun — A name well suited to the person, place or object which bears it.
Feuilleton noun — A section of a European newspaper typically dedicated to arts, culture, criticism, and light literature.
Fibranne noun — A rayon fabric having some qualities of linen. (Rayon: a synthetic silklike fabric.)
Foulard noun — A lightweight silk or silk-and-cotton fabric, often with a printed pattern.
Gladiolus noun — The center part of the sternum.
Guerdon noun — A reward, prize or recompense for a service; an accolade.
Hydrophyte noun — A plant that lives in or requires an abundance of water, usually excluding seaweed.
Incisor noun — A narrow-edged tooth at the front of the mouth of mammals, between the canines and adapted for cutting; in humans there are four in each jaw.
Initials noun — An abbreviation of a person's name, constructed by taking the initial letters of first, last, and sometimes middle name(s). See monogram.
Insouciant adjective — Casually unconcerned; carefree, indifferent, nonchalant.
Intelligible adjective — Capable of being understood; clear to the mind.
Interlocutory adjective — Of or pertaining to dialogue or conversation.
Invulnerable adjective — Incapable of being injured; not vulnerable.
Knack noun — A readiness in performance; aptness at doing something. (Aptness: a disposition to behave in a certain way.)
Knaidel noun — A type of dumpling made of matzo eaten by Ashkenazi Jews during Passover.
Koinonia noun — Communion by intimate participation, associated with the Christian church.
Laodicean adjective — Of or pertaining to any ancient city named Laodicea.
Luge noun — A racing sled for one or two people that is ridden with the rider or riders lying on their back.
Luxuriance noun — The property of being luxuriant. (Luxuriant: marked by complexity and richness of detail.)
Lyceum noun — A public hall designed for lectures, readings, or concerts.
Macerate verb — To soften (something) or separate it into pieces by (or as if by) soaking it in a heated or unheated liquid.
Marocain noun — A heavy crepe fabric of silk, wool, or both, having a cross-ribbed texture, used for apparel.
Meticulosity noun — Meticulousness; the state or quality of being meticulous.
Milieu noun — An environment or setting; a medium; environs.
Moorhen noun — Any of various medium-sized water birds of the genus Gallinula, of the rail family, that feed in open water margins.
Narcolepsy noun — A disorder characterized by sudden and uncontrollable attacks of deep sleep, often brief, sometimes accompanied by paralysis and hallucinations.
Nunatak noun — A mountain top or rocky element of a ridge that is surrounded by glacial ice but is not covered by ice; a peak protruding from the surface ice sheet.
Odontalgia noun — An ache localized in or around a tooth.
Onerous adjective — Imposing or constituting a physical, mental, or figurative load which can be borne only with effort; burdensome.
Palama noun — An old unit of weight used in Ceylon.
Pendeloque noun — A drop-shaped diamond or other gem used as a pendant; also, a piece of jewellery in pendant form.
Pococurante adjective — Apathetic, indifferent or nonchalant.
Promiscuous adjective — Made up of various disparate elements mixed together; of disorderly composition.
Psammophile noun — An arenophile, a sand-loving organism.
Psoriasis noun — A noncontagious disease whose main symptom is gray or silvery flaky patches on the skin which are red and inflamed underneath when scratched.
Psychiatry noun — The branch of medicine that focuses on mental and behavioral health by subjectively diagnosing, treating, or preventing mental disorders (mental illnesses) and behavioural conditions.
Ratoon noun — A shoot sprouting from the root of a cropped plant, especially sugar cane.
Sacrilegious adjective — Committing sacrilege; acting or speaking very disrespectfully toward what is held to be sacred.
Sanitarium noun — A hospital for recuperation or for the treatment of chronic diseases.
Sarcophagus noun — A stonen coffin, often with its exterior inscribed, or decorated with sculpture.
Schappe verb — To use a process of fermentation to remove sericin from silk.
Scherenschnitte noun — An art of papercutting, cutting continuous paper designs, which began in Switzerland and Germany in the 1500s and was brought to Colonial America in the 1700s by immigrants who settled primarily in Pennsylvania.
Semaphore noun — Any equipment used for visual signalling by means of flags, lights, or mechanically moving arms, which are used to represent letters of the alphabet, or words.
Serrefine noun — Small forceps used for clamping an artery.
Shalloon noun — A fabric of tightly woven wool, mainly used for the linings of articles of clothing.
Smaragdine adjective — Of or pertaining to emeralds.
Soubrette noun — A female attendant or servant, especially one who is cheeky or mischievous, often featuring in theatrical comedies.
Spoliator noun — One who spoliates.
Staphylococci noun — Spherical Gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infections.
Stichomythia noun — A technique in drama or poetry, in which alternating lines, or half-lines, are given to alternating characters, voices, or entities.
Stromuhr noun — An instrument for measuring the velocity of blood flow.
Succedaneum noun — A substitute, replacement for something else, particularly of a medicine used in place of another.
Sycophant noun — One who uses obsequious compliments to gain self-serving favour or advantage from another; a servile flatterer.
Syllepsis noun — A figure of speech in which one word simultaneously modifies two or more other words such that the modification must be understood differently with respect to each modified word; often causing humorous incongruity.
Therapy noun — Attempted remediation of a health problem following a diagnosis, usually synonymous with treatment.
Torsion noun — A finite order element of a group that, when raised to a positive integer power results in the identity element of the group.
Transept noun — Structure forming the transverse part of a cruciform church; crosses the nave at right angles.
Vignette noun — A running ornament consisting of leaves and tendrils, used in Gothic architecture.
Vivisepulture noun — The practice of burying someone alive.
Vouchsafe verb — To graciously give, to condescendingly grant a right, benefit, outcome, etc.; to deign to acknowledge.
Xanthosis noun — A yellowish discolouration of tissues undergoing degeneration. (Yellowish: of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum.)
Monseigneur noun — An honorific form of address for an eminent person in France, especially under the Ancien Régime.
Seigneur noun — A feudal lord or noble.
Pseudoephedrine noun — A sympathomimetic alkaloid commonly used as a decongestant; a chemical compound, an isomer of ephedrine, with the formula C10H15NO.
Pseudograsserie noun — A disease of the gypsy moth, caused by a coccobacillus, with symptoms resembling those of grasserie.
Pseudoscientist noun — A practitioner of pseudoscience; a bogus or sham scientist. (Pseudoscience: an activity resembling science but based on fallacious assumptions.)
Pharmacopoeial adjective — Of or pertaining to pharmacopoeia. (Pharmacopoeia: a collection or stock of drugs.)
Pharmacopoeia noun — A text describing medicines and pharmacological substances, especially their use, preparation, and regulation.
Pneumorrhagia noun — Hemorrhage of the lungs.
Pseudoantique adjective — Apparently, but not actually, antique.
Pseudoscience noun — Any body of knowledge that purports to be scientific or to be supported by science (or may appear to be scientific) but which fails to comply with the scientific method (or rather, is not true science).
Neurorrhaphy noun — The suturing of severed nerves.
Rhythmopoeia noun — The art of composing rhythmically.
Connaisseur noun — A specialist of a given field, especially in one of the fine arts or in a matter of taste: a connoisseur.
Connoisseur noun — A specialist in a given field whose opinion is highly valued, especially in one of the fine arts or in matters of taste.
Seigneurial adjective — Of or relating to a seigneur or to seigneurialism. (Seigneur: a man of rank in the ancient regime.)
Connoisseurship noun — The state or act of being a connoisseur.
Eucalyptography noun — The study of eucalyptus; eucalyptology.
Fideicommissary noun — The beneficiary of a fideicommissum.
Intussusception noun — The invagination of one portion of a tubular anatomical structure (especially intestines or blood vessels) within the next.
Intussusceptive adjective — Relating to intussusception. (Intussusception: the folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface.)
Leucophoenicite noun — A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.
Nonacquiescence noun — Lack of acquiescence; failure to yield or comply.
Phosphorescence noun — The emission of light without any perceptible heat; the quality of being phosphorescent.
Pneumatographic adjective — Relating to pneumatography.
Pseudepigraphic adjective — Of or relating to pseudepigraphy.
Pseudoasymmetry noun — The condition of an atom that is bonded to two enantiomorphic groups.
Pseudoclassical adjective — Imitative of a classical style. (Imitative: marked by or given to imitation.)
Pseudocoelomate adjective — Of, pertaining to, or possessing a pseudocoel (pseudocoelom).
Pseudoemotional adjective — Apparently, but not actually, emotional.
Pseudopregnancy noun — The persistence of the corpus luteum following infertile copulation in some mammals.
Pseudoprophetic adjective — Relating to a pseudoprophet or to pseudoprophecy.
Pseudosyllogism noun — A false syllogism, one that is not logically coherent. (Syllogism: deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises.)
Pseudospherical adjective — Shaped like a pseudosphere.
Semisovereignty noun — Limited or partial sovereignty.
Trachelorrhaphy noun — The operation of sewing up a laceration of the neck of the uterus.
Arteriorrhaphy noun — The suturing of an artery.
Capsulorrhaphy noun — Repair of a torn capsule, especially in a joint.
Eisoptrophobia noun — Fear of seeing one’s reflection in a mirror.
Fideicommissum noun — A benefit bequeathed to a beneficiary who inherits the benefit, subject to the obligation of bequeathing it to another.
Foreignization noun — The process of making something foreign.
Hysterorrhaphy noun — The closure of a uterine incision or tear by suture.
Neuroscientist noun — A scientist whose speciality is neuroscience.
Pharmacopoeist noun — An expert in the pharmacopoeia; a pharmacologist. (Pharmacopoeia: a collection or stock of drugs.)
Phylloerythrin noun — A derivative of chlorophyll produced in the body and associated with some forms of photosensitivity.
Phosphorescent adjective — Having the property of emitting light for a period of time after the source of excitation is taken away, e.g., in electrostatic storage tubes and cathode-ray tubes.
Pneumatography noun — Measurement with a pneumatograph.
Pseudepigrapha noun — Writings falsely ascribed to famous persons (historical or mythical) to lend them greater legitimacy, typically composed many centuries after the ostensible author's death.
Pseudepigraphy noun — The composition of pseudepigrapha, false credit of authorship to give ideas greater legitimacy.
Pseudocyphella noun — A structure in lichens that appears as a tiny pore on the outer surface, caused when there is a break in the cortex of the lichen and the medullary hyphae extend to the surface.
Pseudodipteral adjective — Falsely or imperfectly dipteral, like a temple with the inner range of columns surrounding the cella omitted, so that the space between the cella wall and the columns is very great, being equal to two intercolumns and one column.
Pseudoerythrin noun — A substance derived from lichen, later proved to be the same as erythrin.
Pinguescence noun — The process of growing obese.
Pneumococcal adjective — Of, pertaining to or caused by a pneumococcus bacterium. (Pneumococcus: bacterium causing pneumonia in mice and humans.)
Pneumococcic adjective — Of, pertaining to or caused by a pneumococcus bacterium. (Pneumococcus: bacterium causing pneumonia in mice and humans.)
Pneumography noun — Scientific description of the lungs.
Prosopopoeia noun — An act of personifying a person or object when communicating to an audience; a figure of speech involving this.
Cosovereign noun — A joint sovereign.
Graphorrhea noun — The writing of random lists of meaningless words, linked to schizophrenia.
Accommodational adjective — Of or relating to accommodation.
Aerocartography noun — The making of maps based on an aerial survey of the terrain.
Aerophilatelist noun — A person who collects airmail stamps. (Airmail: letters and packages that are transported by aircraft.)
Anaglyptography noun — The art of copying works in relief, or of engraving as to give the subject an embossed or raised appearance; used in representing coins, bas reliefs, maps etc.
Antiferromagnet noun — An antiferromagnetic material. (Antiferromagnetic: relating to antiferromagnetism.)
Pseudomalachite noun — A mineral containing copper, hydrogen, oxygen, and phosphorus.
Pseudomasculine adjective — Masculine or apparently masculine in certain aspects, but not truly masculine.
Reconvalescence noun — Restoration to health.
Semiarborescent adjective — Somewhat or partly arborescent. (Arborescent: resembling a tree in form and branching structure.)
Semidiaphaneity noun — The property of being semidiaphanous.
Septendecennial adjective — Occurring every seventeen years; pertaining to or designating a seventeen-year interval.
Thyroepiglottic adjective — Connecting the thyroid cartilage and the epiglottis. (Epiglottis: a flap of cartilage that covers the windpipe while swallowing.)
Overassumption noun — An excessive assumption; an act of assuming too much.
Phytoecologist noun — One who studies phytoecology.
Scaphognathite noun — A thin appendage that draws water through the gills of decapods.
Schriesheimite noun — A variety of pyroxene hornblende peridotite. (Pyroxene: any of a group of crystalline silicate mineral common in igneous and metamorphic rocks.)
Semicrescentic adjective — In the shape of a half crescent.
Semielliptical adjective — Having the form of half an ellipse (divided along the major axis).
Semiopalescent adjective — Somewhat or partly opalescent. (Opalescent: having a play of lustrous rainbow colors.)
Semiscientific adjective — Partially scientific; having or using certain aspects of science.
Septomaxillary adjective — Of or pertaining to the nasal septum and the maxilla. (Maxilla: the jaw in vertebrates that is fused to the cranium.)
Weighbridgeman noun — A man who operates a weighbridge. (Weighbridge: platform scale flush with a roadway for weighing vehicles and cattle etc.)
Xanthophyllite noun — A synonym of clintonite. The International Mineralogical Association's Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) recommends using clintonite as a replacement in all cases.
Accelerograph noun — An apparatus for studying the combustion of powder in guns, etc.
Acceptability noun — The quality of being acceptable; acceptableness.
Acceptilation noun — Gratuitous discharge; a release from debt or obligation without payment; free remission.
Accessaryship noun — The condition of being an accessary. (Accessary: aiding and abetting in a crime.)
Accessibility noun — The quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach; receptiveness. (Receptiveness: willingness or readiness to receive.)
Accommodation noun — Lodging in a dwelling or similar living quarters afforded to travellers in hotels or on cruise ships, or students, etc.
Accommodative adjective — Supplying with or obliging; accommodating.
Acquiescement noun — Acquiescence (assent, submission). (Acquiescence: acceptance without protest.)
Addressograph noun — A device for making mailing labels, used for much of the 20th century.
Adularescence noun — The optical phenomenon, exhibited by some specimens (moonstones) of the mineral adularia, of exhibiting a white to pale bluish or rarely pale orange sheen along crystal faces.
Aerogeography noun — The geography of the air, in terms of the movements of air currents etc.
Affreightment noun — The act of hiring, or the contract for use of, a vessel, or some part of it, to convey cargo.
Agrammaphasia noun — A speech disorder in which a person is unable to produce a grammatical or intelligible sentence.
Aminophylline noun — A bronchodilator comprising theophylline and ethylenediamine in a 2:1 ratio. (Bronchodilator: a drug that relaxes and dilates the bronchial passageways and improves the passages of air into the lungs.)
Nonassumption noun — The failure to take up, adopt, or take responsibility for.
Noncorruption noun — Lack of corruption.
Prescientific adjective — Before the development of modern science.
Procommission adjective — In favour of a commission.
Proscientific adjective — In favour of science.
Scarabaeiform noun — Any beetle of the infraorder Scarabaeiformia.
Scintigraphic adjective — Of or pertaining to scintigraphy.
Scintillation noun — A flash of light; a spark.
Bicrescentic adjective — Having the form of a double crescent.
Bioscientist noun — A scientist who specializes in any of the biosciences. (Biosciences: any of the branches of natural science dealing with the structure and behavior of living organisms.)
Blennophobia noun — The irrational fear of slime.
Espagnolette noun — A locking device normally mounted on a pair French windows or casement window.
Eudiagnostic adjective — Easy to identify.
Merrythought noun — The wishbone or furcula. (Furcula: a forked bone formed by the fusion of the clavicles of most birds.)
Middleweight noun — A weight class in professional boxing between light middleweight or welterweight and super middleweight or cruiserweight; a similar division in wrestling and other sports.
Phyllocyanin noun — A blue pigment obtained by degradation of chlorophyll.
Psycholeptic noun — Any medication that produces a calming effect.
Psychophobia noun — A fear of the mind, particularly mental illness, such as dementia.
Psychotheism noun — The doctrine that God is pure spirit.
Spiegeleisen noun — A ferromanganese alloy containing approximately 15% manganese and small quantities of carbon and silicon.
Spinulescent adjective — Having small spines; somewhat thorny.
Epiphloedal adjective — That grows on the surface of bark.
Phalangette noun — A distal phalange.
Precognosce verb — To examine (e.g. witnesses or evidence) beforehand.
Prescission noun — The act or result of prescinding.
Protophloem noun — The form of phloem that is initially formed, composed of narrow, thin-walled cells.
Spumescence noun — Foaminess or frothiness.
Stolkjaerre noun — A two-wheeled cart used in Norway, having a front seat for two people and a rear seat for the driver.
Successoral adjective — Pertaining to a successor or succession.
Sulphureity noun — The quality or state of being sulphureous.
Summerhouse noun — A house owned not as a primary residence and used as vacation home during warm weather months of the year.
Accessible adjective — Easy of access or approach.
Adipescent adjective — Developing fatty deposits.
Adolescent adjective — Of, relating to, or at the age of adolescence; at the stage between being a child and an adult.
Aerography noun — The production of weather charts.
Decrescent adjective — Becoming gradually less; diminishing.
Derailleur noun — A mechanism on a bicycle wheel used while cycling to move the bicycle chain from one sprocket (gear) to another, to change speeds.
Descendant adjective — Descending; going down.
Descension noun — Descent; the act of descending.
Descensive adjective — Tending to descend or move downward; descending.
Descensory noun — A vessel used in alchemy to extract and filter oils.
Deutonymph noun — The third instar of a mite. (Instar: an insect or other arthropod between molts.)
Gossiphood noun — Relationship by baptismal rites; spiritual affinity or parentage; sponsorship.
Guanophore noun — A type of chromatophore, in the skin of some fish and reptiles, that contains granules of guanine.
Guavaberry noun — Myrciaria floribunda, a Caribbean fruit tree.
Lieutenant noun — In the US Army, Air Force and Marines, holding the rank above second lieutenant and below captain. Both ranks may be referred to as.
Pseudandry noun — The use by a female writer of a male pseudonym.
Pseudobulb noun — A storage organ in orchids, derived from the part of a stem between two leaf nodes.
Pseudocarp noun — An accessory fruit.
Pseudocyst noun — A pathological collection of fluid, differing from a cyst in lacking a clearly-defined epithelial cell layer.
Pseudocone noun — One of the soft gelatinous cones found in the compound eyes of certain insects, such as the dragonfly, taking the place of the crystalline cones of others.
Pseudodoxy noun — False opinion or belief.
Subantique adjective — Relating to, or exhibiting, an antique classical style imitated by a non-classical culture.
Suboblique adjective — Less than oblique.
Subscience noun — A scientific discipline that forms part of a larger science.
Succession noun — An act of following in sequence.
Successive adjective — Coming one after the other in a series.
Successory adjective — Relating to succession.
Atterrate verb — To fill up with alluvial earth. (Alluvial: of or relating to alluvium.)
Barrabkie noun — An Alaskan house built of sod.
Blaeberry noun — The bilberry, Vaccinium myrtillus. (Bilberry: erect European blueberry having solitary flowers and blue-black berries.)
Bobsleigh noun — A sleigh for saw logs or heavy timber resting on two pairs of two short runners.
Bonhommie noun — Dated form of bonhomie. (Bonhomie: a disposition to be friendly and approachable.)
Brasserie noun — A small, informal restaurant that serves beer and wine as well as simple food.
Eucryphia noun — Any tree of the genus Eucryphia.
Eumorphic adjective — In which the original (normal) shape is preserved.
Feuillage noun — Archaic form of foliage.
Manoeuvre noun — Commonwealth standard spelling of maneuver.
Sciential adjective — Of or pertaining to science or to knowledge.
Scientism noun — The belief that the scientific method and the assumptions and research methods of the physical sciences are applicable to all other disciplines (such as the humanities and social sciences), or that those other disciplines are not as valuable.
Scientist noun — One whose activities make use of the scientific method to answer questions regarding the measurable universe. A scientist may be involved in original research, or make use of the results of the research of others.
Scientize verb — To make scientific.
Scintilla noun — A small spark or flash.
Sciosophy noun — False or pretended knowledge of science or natural phenomena.
Scissible adjective — Capable of being cut by a sharp instrument.
Seborrhea noun — A skin disorder causing scaly, flaky, itchy, red skin.
Senescent adjective — Growing old; decaying with the lapse of time.
Serviette noun — A table napkin, now especially a paper one.
Shamateur noun — A sportsman or athlete who is officially an amateur but who makes money from playing, or who otherwise behaves as a professional.
Sylleptic adjective — Of or pertaining to syllepsis. (Syllepsis: use of a word to govern two or more words though agreeing in number or case etc. with only one.)
Baguette noun — A narrow, relatively long rectangular shape.
Banlieue noun — The outskirts of a city, especially in France, inhabited chiefly by poor people living in tenement-style housing.
Barrette noun — A clasp or clip for gathering and holding the hair.
Bateleur noun — Any member of the species Terathopius ecaudatus of eagles, endemic to Africa and Arabia.
Batterie noun — A brilliant display of virtuosity in which the dancer's legs open and close rapidly while in the air, with the illusion of striking together and rebounding.
Berretta noun — Archaic form of biretta. (Biretta: a stiff cap with ridges across the crown; worn by Roman Catholic clergy.)
Biennale noun — A biennial celebration or exhibition. (Biennial: having a life cycle lasting two seasons.)
Biennial adjective — Happening every two years.
Biennium noun — A period of two years, particularly for purposes involving intercalation or fiscal calculations.
Hiccough noun — Dated spelling of hiccup.
Hygieist noun — Archaic form of hygienist.
Hyphaene noun — Any palm of the genus Hyphaene.
Hirrient adjective — Having a strongly trilled sound, like that of a cat purring.
Indienne noun — A type of elaborately patterned textile produced in Europe between the 17th and 19th centuries.
Inscient adjective — Lacking knowledge; ignorant.
Inveigle verb — To convert, convince, or win over with flattery or wiles.
Rinneite noun — An evaporite, consisting of mixed potassium, sodium and ferrous chloride, K3NaFeCl6.
Saboteur noun — A person who intentionally causes the destruction of property in order to hinder the efforts of their enemy.
Sceptral adjective — Of, relating to, or similar to a sceptre.
Sciaenid noun — Any fish belonging to the family Sciaenidae. (Sciaenidae: warm-water marine fishes including the drums and grunts and croakers and sea trout.)
Scillain noun — A cardiac glucoside found in daffodils, with effects similar to those of digitoxin.
Scyllite noun — A variety of inositol, scyllitol. (Inositol: an optically inactive alcohol that is a component of the vitamin B complex.)
Scioptic adjective — Of or relating to an optical arrangement for forming images in a darkened room.
Neighbourhood noun — British standard spelling of neighborhood.
Neighborhood noun — The residential area near one's home.
Reconnaissance noun — The act of scouting or exploring (especially military or medical) to gain information.
Inconsequential adjective — Having no consequence; not consequential; of little importance.
Unrecognizable adjective — That cannot be recognized, especially because of substantial changes.
Unattainable adjective — Impossible to attain or reach; unable to accomplish.
Commercially adverb — In a commercial manner: a manner pertaining to commerce.
Pneumothorax noun — Presence of air inside the pleural cavity, usually caused by injury either to the lung or the chest wall.
Sequential adjective — Succeeding or following in order.
Immediate adjective — Happening right away, instantly, with no delay.
Differential adjective — Of or pertaining to a difference.
Sufficiently adverb — In a sufficient manner; enough.
Annihilation noun — The act of destroying or otherwise turning into nothing, or nonexistence.
Perseverance noun — Continuing in a course of action without regard to discouragement, opposition or previous failure.
Dissertation noun — A formal exposition of a subject, especially a research paper that students write in order to complete the requirements for a doctoral degree in the US and a non-doctoral degree in the UK; a thesis.
Appreciative adjective — Showing appreciation or gratitude.
Commencement noun — The first existence of anything; act or fact of commencing; the beginning.
Probationary adjective — Of, pertaining to, or subject to probation.
Progressive adjective — Favouring or promoting progress; advanced.
Affiliation noun — The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another.
Brotherhood noun — The state of being brothers or a brother (also figuratively).
Catastrophe noun — Any large and disastrous event of great significance.
Philosopher noun — A lover of wisdom.
Hairdresser noun — A person who cuts or styles hair as an occupation or profession.
Distinguish verb — To recognize someone or something as different from others based on its characteristics.
Hummingbird noun — Any of various small American birds in the family Trochilidae that have the ability to hover.
Pleasurable adjective — That gives pleasure.
Unwittingly adverb — In an unwitting manner; inadvertently, obliviously, unintentionally, unknowingly.
Rudimentary adjective — Of or relating to one or more rudiments; of the nature of an early stage.
Implausible adjective — Not plausible; unlikely; dubious.
Frequently adverb — At frequent intervals.
Photograph noun — A picture created by projecting an image onto a photosensitive surface such as a chemically treated plate or film, CCD receptor, etc.
Guillotine noun — A device used for cutting the pages of books, stacks of paper, etc., to straight edges, usually by means of a hinged or sliding blade attached to a flat platform.
Disposable adjective — That can be disposed of.
Noticeable adjective — Capable of being seen or noticed.
Imaginable adjective — Able to be imagined; conceivable. Within the realm of consideration.
Mozzarella noun — Soft Italian or Italian-style cheese made from cow's or buffalo's milk and commonly used as a pizza topping and in salads etc.
Managerial adjective — Of or relating to a manager or management; involving management-like duties.
Implacable adjective — Not able to be placated or appeased.
Attribute noun — A characteristic or quality of a thing.
Refinance verb — To renew the terms of a loan.
Invisible adjective — Unable to be seen; out of sight; not visible.
Admirable adjective — Deserving of the highest esteem or admiration; estimable. (Estimable: deserving of respect or high regard.)
Customary adjective — In accordance with, or established by, custom or common usage.
Aesthetic adjective — Concerned with beauty, artistic effect, or appearance.
Incurable adjective — Of an illness, condition, etc, that is unable to be cured; healless.
Impartial adjective — Treating all parties, rivals, or disputants equally; not partial; not biased.
Reinforce verb — To strengthen, especially by addition or augmentation. (Augmentation: the amount by which something increases.)
Reinstate verb — To restore to a former position or rank.
Scholarly adjective — Characteristic of a scholar.
Pseudoscientific adjective — Based on theories and methods erroneously regarded as scientific.
Churrigueresque adjective — Having elaborate symmetrical ornamentation.
Acquiescence noun — Agreement with a statement or proposal to do something.
Weighbridge noun — Platform scale flush with a roadway for weighing vehicles and cattle etc.
Pennyweight noun — A unit of apothecary weight equal to 24 grains.
Acquiescent adjective — Willing to carry out the orders or wishes of another without protest.
Immunofluorescence noun — A technique that uses antibodies linked to a fluorescent dye in order to study antigens in a sample of tissue.
Communique noun — An official report (usually sent in haste).
Eightpenny adjective — Used of nail size; 2 1/2 in or 6.4 cm long.
Seigneury noun — The position and authority of a feudal lord.
Palaeoethnography noun — The ethnography of paleolithic humans. (Ethnography: the branch of anthropology that provides scientific description of individual human societies.)
Eightieth noun — Position 80 in a countable series of things. (Countable: that can be counted.)
Platyrrhinian noun — Hairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tails.
Counterweight noun — A weight that balances another weight.
Featherweight noun — A professional boxer who weighs between 123 and 126 pounds.
Cruiserweight noun — A professional boxer who weighs between 169 and 175 pounds.
Photoemission noun — An emission of photoelectrons (especially from a metallic surface).
Pneumatophore noun — An air-filled root (submerged or exposed) that can function as a respiratory organ of a marsh or swamp plant.
Hundredweight noun — A British unit of weight equivalent to 112 pounds.
Photoemissive adjective — Of or relating to photoemission. (Photoemission: an emission of photoelectrons.)
Neuroscience noun — The scientific study of the nervous system.
Onomatopoeia noun — Using words that imitate the sound they denote.
Bantamweight noun — An amateur boxer who weighs no more than 119 pounds.
Carillonneur noun — A musician who plays a carillon. (Carillon: set of bells hung in a bell tower.)
Weightlifter noun — An athlete who lifts barbells. (Barbells: a bar to which heavy discs are attached at each end; used in weightlifting.)
Welterweight noun — A professional boxer who weighs between 141 and 147 pounds.
Schnittlaugh noun — Perennial having hollow cylindrical leaves used for seasoning.
Deliquescent adjective — Becoming liquid by absorbing moisture from the air.
Nonsovereign adjective — Controlled by outside forces.
Platyrrhinic adjective — Of or related to New World monkeys having nostrils far apart or to people with broad noses.
Pyrrhuloxia noun — Crested grey-and-red bird of southwest United States and Mexico.
Lammergeier noun — The largest Eurasian bird of prey; having black feathers hanging around the bill.
Platyrrhine noun — Hairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tails.
Paperweight noun — A weight used to hold down a stack of papers.
Sovereignty noun — The authority of a state to govern another state.
Heavyweight noun — A person of exceptional importance and reputation.
Litterateur noun — A writer of literary works.
Lightweight noun — A professional boxer who weighs between 131 and 135 pounds.
Seigniorage noun — Charged by a government for coining bullion.
Underweight adjective — Being very thin.
Weightlift noun — Bodybuilding by exercise that involves lifting weights.
Quiescence noun — Quiet and inactive restfulness.
Quiescency noun — Quiet and inactive restfulness.
Freightage noun — Transporting goods commercially at rates cheaper than express rates.
Echoencephalograph noun — A sonograph that creates an image of the brain and its abnormalities.
Knobkerrie noun — A short wooden club with a heavy knob on one end; used by aborigines in southern Africa.
Makeweight noun — A weight added to the scale to reach a required weight.
Overweight noun — The property of excessive fatness. (Fatness: excess bodily weight.)
Psychopharmacology noun — The study of drugs that affect the mind.
Accoucheur noun — A physician specializing in obstetrics.
Antiferromagnetism noun — Magnetic field creates parallel but opposing spins; varies with temperature.
Eightpence noun — A coin worth eight pennies.
Eighteenth noun — Position 18 in a countable series of things. (Countable: that can be counted.)
Pyrrhotite noun — A brownish iron sulfide mineral (FeS) having weak magnetic properties.
Pyrrhotine noun — A brownish iron sulfide mineral (FeS) having weak magnetic properties.
Airfreight verb — Transport (cargo) by air.
Kafkaesque adjective — Characterized by surreal distortion and a sense of impending danger.
Neurophysiological adjective — Of or concerned with neurophysiology. (Neurophysiology: the branch of neuroscience that studies the physiology of the nervous system.)
Eightsome noun — A Scottish reel for eight dancers.
Seigniory noun — The position and authority of a feudal lord.
Mammothermography noun — The use of thermography to detect breast tumors (which appear as hot spots).
Immunosuppressant noun — A drug that lowers the body's normal immune response.
Immunosuppressive noun — A drug that lowers the body's normal immune response.
Plastique noun — An explosive material that is easily molded around the object it is intended to destroy.
Technique noun — Skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity.
Haecceity noun — The essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other.
Echoencephalogram noun — A graphical image of the brain produced by an echoencephalograph.
Neighbour noun — A nearby object of the same kind.
Flyweight noun — An amateur boxer who weighs no more than 112 pounds.
Foreigner noun — A person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country.
Guerrilla noun — A member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment.
Sovereign noun — A nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right.
Chemiluminescence noun — Luminescence resulting from a chemical reaction as the oxidation of luciferin in fireflies.
Angelique noun — Any of various tall and stout herbs of the genus Angelica having pinnately compound leaves and small white or greenish flowers in compound umbels.
Phaeochromocytoma noun — A vascular tumor of the adrenal gland; hypersecretion of epinephrine results in intermittent or sustained hypertension.
Acquiesce verb — To agree or express agreement.
Quiescent adjective — Causing no symptoms.
Ignescent adjective — Can emit sparks or burst into flame.
Eightfold adjective — Having eight units or components.
Antiferromagnetic adjective — Relating to antiferromagnetism. (Antiferromagnetism: magnetic field creates parallel but opposing spins; varies with temperature.)
Immunotherapeutic adjective — Of or relating to immunotherapy. (Immunotherapy: therapy designed to produce immunity to a disease or to enhance resistance by the immune system.)
Physiotherapeutic adjective — Of or relating to or used in physical therapy.
Psychotherapeutic adjective — Of or relating to or practicing psychotherapy.
Applique noun — A decorative design made of one material sewn over another.
Immunosuppressor noun — A drug that lowers the body's normal immune response.
Irrepressibility noun — Irrepressible liveliness and good spirit. (Irrepressible: impossible to repress or control.)
Mystique noun — An aura of heightened value or interest or meaning surrounding a person or thing.
Knowledgeability noun — Wisdom as evidenced by the possession of knowledge.
Radioimmunoassay noun — Immunoassay of a substance that has been radioactively labeled.
Psychophysiology noun — The branch of psychology that is concerned with the physiological bases of psychological processes.
Paleoethnography noun — The ethnography of paleolithic humans. (Ethnography: the branch of anthropology that provides scientific description of individual human societies.)
Neoexpressionism noun — An art movement based on expressionism; developed in 1980s in Europe and United States; crudely drawn garish paintings.
Seignior noun — A man of rank in the ancient regime.
Photoelectricity noun — Electricity generated by light or affected by light.
Piezoelectricity noun — Electricity produced by mechanical pressure on certain crystals (notably quartz or Rochelle salt); alternatively, electrostatic stress produces a change in the linear dimensions of the crystal.
Immunodeficiency noun — Immunological disorder in which some part of the body's immune system is inadequate and resistance to infectious diseases is reduced.
Lymphangiectasia noun — Dilatation of a lymph vessel.
Neuroepithelioma noun — Malignant tumor of the neuroepithelium. (Neuroepithelium: epithelium associated with special sense organs and containing sensory nerve endings.)
Neurotransmitter noun — A neurochemical that transmits nerve impulses across a synapse. (Neurochemical: any organic substance that occurs in neural activity.)
Longueur noun — A period of dullness or boredom (especially in a work of literature or performing art).
Reignite verb — Ignite anew, as of something burning.
Pseudoperipteral adjective — Having columniation completely circling an area of the structure.
Eupnoeic adjective — Passing or able to pass air in and out of the lungs normally; sometimes used in combination.
Chemiluminescent adjective — Relating to the phenomenon of chemiluminescence. (Chemiluminescence: luminescence resulting from a chemical reaction as the oxidation of luciferin in fireflies.)
Gastroesophageal adjective — Of or relating to or involving the stomach and esophagus.
Glossopharyngeal adjective — Pertaining to the tongue and throat.
Psycholinguistic adjective — Of or relating to the psychology of language.
Roentgenographic adjective — Relating to or produced by roentgenography. (Roentgenography: radiography that uses X-rays to produce a roentgenogram.)
Bezique noun — A card game played with a pack of forty-eight cards (two of each suit for high cards); play resembles whist.
Pyrrhic noun — An ancient Greek dance imitating the motions of warfare.
Roentgenography noun — Radiography that uses X-rays to produce a roentgenogram. (Radiography: the process of making a radiograph.)
Cacique noun — Black-and-red or black-and-yellow orioles of the American tropics.
Cazique noun — Black-and-red or black-and-yellow orioles of the American tropics.
Phenolphthalein noun — A laxative used in many preparations under various trade names; also used as an acid-base indicator in titrations involving weak acids and strong bases because it is brilliant red at high alkalinity and colorless below pH 8.
Inaccessibility noun — The quality of not being available when needed.
Manoeuvrability noun — The quality of being maneuverable. (Maneuverable: capable of maneuvering or changing position.)
Eightvo noun — The size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper three times to form eight leaves.
Neuroepithelium noun — Epithelium associated with special sense organs and containing sensory nerve endings.
Paleoencephalon noun — The more primitive parts of the brain phylogenetically; most structures other than the cerebral cortex.
Palaeencephalon noun — The more primitive parts of the brain phylogenetically; most structures other than the cerebral cortex.
Rhombencephalon noun — The posterior portion of the brain including cerebellum and brainstem.
Neurophysiology noun — The branch of neuroscience that studies the physiology of the nervous system.
Palaeogeography noun — The study of the geography of ancient times or ancient epochs.
Toughie noun — A particularly difficult or baffling question or problem.
Beignet noun — A deep-fried, yeast-raised doughnut dusted with confectioners' sugar.
Liqueur noun — Strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal.
Psychophysicist noun — A psychologist trained in psychophysics. (Psychophysics: the branch of psychology concerned with quantitative relations between physical stimuli and their psychological eff.)
Weigher noun — An official who weighs and records the weight.
Bioluminescence noun — Luminescence produced by physiological processes (as in the firefly). (Luminescence: light not due to incandescence; occurs at low temperatures.)
Silique noun — Narrow elongated seed capsule peculiar to the family Cruciferae.
Eighter noun — The cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one.
Inveigh verb — Speak against in an impassioned manner.
Skreigh verb — Utter a harsh abrupt scream.
Autofluorescent adjective — Emitting light via self-induced fluorescence.
Weighty adjective — Having relatively great weight; heavy.
Immunodeficient adjective — Incapable of developing an immune response following exposure to an antigen.
Photoelectrical adjective — Of or pertaining to photoelectricity. (Photoelectricity: electricity generated by light or affected by light.)
Sarcocystieian noun — Parasite of the muscles of vertebrates. (Vertebrates: having a backbone or spinal column.)
Pseudoscorpion noun — Small nonvenomous arachnid resembling a tailless scorpion. (Nonvenomous: not producing venom.)
Slaughterhouse noun — A building where animals are butchered.
Antiarrhythmic noun — A drug used to treat an abnormal heart rhythm.
Oesophagoscope noun — An optical instrument for examining the inside of the esophagus.
Pharmaceutical noun — Drug or medicine that is prepared or dispensed in pharmacies and used in medical treatment.
Rhinencephalon noun — A center in the cerebral hemispheres that governs the sense of smell in lower animals; in humans it seems to mediate complex emotional behavior.
Commissionaire noun — A uniformed doorman.
Committeewoman noun — A woman who is a member of a committee.
Psychoneurotic noun — A person suffering from neurosis.
Psycholinguist noun — A person (usually a psychologist but sometimes a linguist) who studies the psychological basis of human language.
Rheumatologist noun — A physician specializing in rheumatic diseases.
Schlockmeister noun — A merchant who deals in shoddy or inferior merchandise.
Ferrimagnetism noun — A phenomenon in ferrites where there can be incomplete cancellation of antiferromagnetic arranged spins giving a net magnetic moment.
Ferromagnetism noun — Phenomenon exhibited by materials like iron (nickel or cobalt) that become magnetized in a magnetic field and retain their magnetism when the field is removed.
Partridgeberry noun — Creeping woody plant of eastern North America with shiny evergreen leaves and scarlet berries.
Infructescence noun — The fruiting stage of the inflorescence. (Inflorescence: the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms.)
Pseudosmallpox noun — A mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus.
Phosphoprotein noun — Containing chemically bound phosphoric acid.
Pseudoprostyle adjective — Marked by columniation having free columns in a portico only across the opening to the structure.
Onomatopoeical adjective — Formed in imitation of a natural sound.
Churrigueresco adjective — Having elaborate symmetrical ornamentation.
Forethoughtful adjective — Thoughtful of the future.
Nonoscillatory adjective — Not having periodic vibrations.
Chlorophyllose adjective — Relating to or being or containing chlorophyll.
Haematopoietic adjective — Pertaining to the formation of blood or blood cells.
Hieroglyphical adjective — Written in or belonging to a writing system using pictorial symbols.
Staphylococcal adjective — Of or relating to the staphylococcus bacteria. (Staphylococcus: spherical Gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies.)
Neuroendocrine adjective — Of or relating to the nervous and endocrine systems (especially as they function together).
Aerophilatelic adjective — Of or relating to airmail stamps. (Airmail: letters and packages that are transported by aircraft.)
Pneumonectomy noun — Surgical removal of a lung (usually to treat lung cancer).
Phycoerythrin noun — Red pigment in red algae.
Audiocassette noun — A cassette for audiotape. (Audiotape: a tape recording of sound.)
Daguerreotype noun — A photograph made by an early photographic process; the image was produced on a silver plate sensitized to iodine and developed in mercury vapor.
Passementerie noun — A decoration or adornment on a garment.
Videocassette noun — A cassette for videotape.
Condescension noun — Affability to your inferiors and temporary disregard for differences of position or rank.
Effervescence noun — The property of giving off bubbles.
Incandescence noun — Light from heat.
Pneumogastric noun — A mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most of the abdominal viscera.
Neoencephalon noun — The part of the brain having the most recent phylogenetic origin; the cerebral cortex and related parts.
Palaeoecology noun — The branch of ecology that studies ancient ecology.
Questionnaire noun — A form containing a set of questions; submitted to people to gain statistical information.
Magniloquence noun — High-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation.
Defervescence noun — Abatement of a fever as indicated by a reduction in body temperature.
Recrudescence noun — A return of something after a period of abatement.
Bouillabaisse noun — Highly seasoned Mediterranean soup or stew made of several kinds of fish and shellfish with tomatoes and onions or leeks and seasoned with saffron and garlic and herbs.
Photoelectron noun — An electron that is emitted from an atom or molecule by an incident photon.
Deipnosophist noun — Someone skilled at informal chitchat.
Neurolinguist noun — Someone trained in neuroscience and linguistics who studies brain processes during language production and reception.
Schizophrenic noun — Someone who is afflicted with schizophrenia.
Sublieutenant noun — An officer ranking next below a lieutenant.
Efflorescence noun — A powdery deposit on a surface. (Powdery: consisting of fine particles.)
Magnetosphere noun — The magnetic field of a planet; the volume around the planet in which charged particles are subject more to the planet's magnetic field than to the solar magnetic field.
Inflorescence noun — The flowering part of a plant or arrangement of flowers on a stalk.
Spathiphyllum noun — Any of various plants of the genus Spathiphyllum having a white or green spathe and a spike of fragrant flowers and often cultivated as an ornamental.
Convalescence noun — Gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury.
Nonoccurrence noun — Absence by virtue of not occurring.
Pseudorubella noun — A viral disease of infants and young children; characterized by abrupt high fever and mild sore throat; a few days later there is a faint pinkish rash that lasts for a few hours to a few days.
Pseudovariola noun — A mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus.
Schizophrenia noun — Any of several psychotic disorders characterized by distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and language and withdrawal from social contact.
Anthophyllite noun — A dark brown mineral of the amphibole group; magnesium iron silicate.
Rensselaerite noun — A kind of soft talc; sometimes used as wood filler.
Phylloquinone noun — A form of vitamin K.
Unpicturesque adjective — Without beauty or charm.
Irrepressible adjective — Impossible to repress or control.
Knowledgeable adjective — Highly educated; having extensive information or understanding.
Leptorrhinian adjective — Having a long narrow nose.
Preadolescent adjective — Of or relating to or designed for children between the ages of 9 and 12.
Incognoscible adjective — Incapable of being perceived or known.
Dilettanteish adjective — Showing frivolous or superficial interest; amateurish.
Irretrievable adjective — Impossible to recover or recoup or overcome.
Straightarrow adjective — Conventionally moral and upright.
Suffrutescent adjective — Of a plant; having a woody base that does not die down each year.
Chaetognathan adjective — Of or relating to arrowworms. (Arrowworms: any worm of the Chaetognatha; transparent marine worm with horizontal lateral and caudal fins and a row of movable.)
Photoelectric adjective — Of or pertaining to photoelectricity. (Photoelectricity: electricity generated by light or affected by light.)
Gymnosophical adjective — Of or relating to gymnosophy. (Gymnosophy: the doctrine of a sect of Hindu philosophers who practiced nudity and asceticism and meditation.)
Piezoelectric adjective — Relating to or involving piezoelectricity. (Piezoelectricity: electricity produced by mechanical pressure on certain crystals.)
Ferromagnetic adjective — Relating to or demonstrating ferromagnetism. (Ferromagnetism: phenomenon exhibited by materials like iron.)
Breakthrough noun — Making an important discovery.
Seismography noun — The measurement of tremors and shocks and undulatory movements of earthquakes. (Undulatory: resembling waves in form or outline or motion.)
Surveillance noun — Close observation of a person or group (usually by the police).
Reassignment noun — Assignment to a different duty.
Propaedeutic noun — A course that provides an introduction to an art or science (or to more advanced study generally).
Haemoproteid noun — Related to malaria parasite and having a phase in the viscera of various birds.
Pseudopodium noun — Temporary outgrowth used by some microorganisms as an organ of feeding or locomotion.
Psittacosaur noun — Primitive dinosaur actually lacking horns and having only the beginning of a frill; long hind limbs and short forelimbs; may have been bipedal.
Afterthought noun — An addition that was not included in the original plan.
Superhighway noun — A broad highway designed for high-speed traffic.
Magnetograph noun — A scientific instrument that registers magnetic variations (especially variations of the earth's magnetic field).
Sledgehammer noun — A heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges.
Oscillograph noun — A device for making a record of the wave forms of fluctuating voltages or currents.
Pharmaceutic noun — Drug or medicine that is prepared or dispensed in pharmacies and used in medical treatment.
Straightedge noun — Hand tool consisting of a flat rigid rectangular bar (metal or wood) that can be used to draw straight lines (or test their straightness).
Theophylline noun — A colorless crystalline alkaloid derived from tea leaves or made synthetically; used in medicine as a bronchial dilator.
Thoroughfare noun — A public road from one place to another.
Grotesquerie noun — Ludicrous or incongruous unnaturalness or distortion. (Incongruous: lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness.)
Incalescence noun — The property of being warming.
Luminescence noun — Light from nonthermal sources. (Nonthermal: not involving heat.)
Diencephalon noun — The posterior division of the forebrain; connects the cerebral hemispheres with the mesencephalon. (Forebrain: the anterior portion of the brain; the part of the brain that develops from the anterior part of the neural tube.)
Rheumatology noun — The branch of medicine dealing with the study and treatment of pathologies of the muscles or tendons or joints.
Hieroglyphic noun — A writing system using picture symbols; used in ancient Egypt.
Pharmacopeia noun — A book containing a compilation of pharmaceutical products with their formulas and methods of preparation.
Commissariat noun — A stock or supply of foods.
Butterscotch noun — A hard brittle candy made with butter and brown sugar.
Subcommittee noun — A subset of committee members organized for a specific purpose.
Commissioner noun — A government administrator.
Committeeman noun — A man who is a member of committee.
Convalescent noun — A person who is recovering from illness.
Entrepreneur noun — Someone who organizes a business venture and assumes the risk for it.
Gymnosophist noun — Member of a Hindu sect practicing gymnosophy (especially nudism).
Haemophiliac noun — Someone who has hemophilia and is subject to uncontrollable bleeding.
Accommodator noun — Someone who performs a service or does a favor.
Ploughwright noun — A workman who makes and repairs plows.
Psephologist noun — A sociologist who studies election trends.
Restaurateur noun — The proprietor of a restaurant.
Schoolfriend noun — A friend who attends the same school.
Decalescence noun — Phenomenon that occurs when a metal is being heated and there is a sudden slowing in the rate of temperature increase; slowing is caused by a change in the internal crystal structure of the metal.
Fluorescence noun — Light emitted during absorption of radiation of some other (invisible) wavelength.
Algarrobilla noun — Mesquite pod used in tanning and dyeing. (Mesquite: any of several small spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Prosopis having small flowers in axillary cylindrical spike.)
Thoroughwort noun — Perennial herb of southeastern United States having white-rayed flower heads; formerly used as in folk medicine.
Detumescence noun — Diminution of swelling; the subsidence of anything swollen. (Diminution: change toward something smaller or lower.)
Intumescence noun — The increase in volume of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water).
Intumescency noun — The increase in volume of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water).
Juvenescence noun — The process of growing into a youth.
Obsolescence noun — The process of becoming obsolete; falling into disuse or becoming out of date.
Aeroembolism noun — Pain resulting from rapid change in pressure.
Thalassaemia noun — An inherited form of anemia caused by faulty synthesis of hemoglobin.
Haematocoele noun — Swelling caused by blood collecting in a body cavity (especially a swelling of the membrane covering the testis).
Ulemorrhagia noun — Bleeding of the gums.
Pyrophyllite noun — A white or greenish aluminum silicate mineral (resembles talc).
Haemoprotein noun — A conjugated protein linked to a compound of iron and porphyrin.
Foetoprotein noun — Any of several antigens that occur naturally in the fetus and sometimes in adults with cancer.
Quinquennium noun — A period of five years.
Outmanoeuvre verb — Defeat by more skillful maneuvering.
Intussuscept verb — Introvert or invaginate. (Introvert: a person who tends to shrink from social contacts and to become preoccupied with their own thoughts.)
Decommission verb — Withdraw from active service.
Phosphoresce verb — To exhibit phosphorescence. (Phosphorescence: a fluorescence that persists after the bombarding radiation has ceased.)
Inaccessible adjective — Capable of being reached only with great difficulty or not at all.
Unaccessible adjective — Capable of being reached only with great difficulty or not at all.
Unassignable adjective — Incapable of being transferred.
Incandescent adjective — Emitting light as a result of being heated.
Noncommittal adjective — Refusing to bind oneself to a particular course of action or view or the like.
Effervescent adjective — Marked by high spirits or excitement.
Onomatopoeic adjective — Formed in imitation of a natural sound.
Leptorrhinic adjective — Having a long narrow nose.
Catarrhinian adjective — Of or related to Old World monkeys that have nostrils together and opening downward.
Efflorescent adjective — Bursting into flower.
Manoeuvrable adjective — Capable of maneuvering or changing position.
Aforethought adjective — With planning and intention.
Recrudescent adjective — The revival of an unfortunate situation after a period of abatement.
Magniloquent adjective — Lofty in style.
Arrhythmical adjective — Without regard for rhythm.
Unscientific adjective — Not consistent with the methods or principles of science.
Unthoughtful adjective — Not exhibiting or characterized by careful thought.
Haemopoietic adjective — Pertaining to the formation of blood or blood cells.
Defervescent adjective — Of or relating to the reduction of a fever.
Coalescence noun — The union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of parts.
Coalescency noun — The union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of parts.
Racquetball noun — A game played on a handball court with short-handled rackets.
Schottische noun — A German round dance resembling a slow polka.
Lieutenancy noun — The position of a lieutenant.
Mammography noun — A diagnostic procedure to detect breast tumors by the use of X rays.
Assignation noun — The act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan.
Pseudomonad noun — Bacteria usually producing greenish fluorescent water-soluble pigment; some pathogenic for plants and animals.
Scissortail noun — Grey flycatcher of the southwestern United States and Mexico and Central America having a long forked tail and white breast and salmon and scarlet markings.
Gnatcatcher noun — Very small North American and South American warblers.
Chaetognath noun — Any worm of the Chaetognatha; transparent marine worm with horizontal lateral and caudal fins and a row of movable curved spines at each side of the mouth.
Bullterrier noun — A powerful short-haired terrier originated in England by crossing the bulldog with terriers.
Groenendael noun — Black-coated sheepdog with a heavily plumed tail.
Battlesight noun — An arrangement of sights that makes possible the rapid aiming of a firearm at short ranges.
Boutonniere noun — A flower that is worn in a buttonhole.
Discotheque noun — A public dance hall for dancing to recorded popular music.
Dreadnought noun — Battleship that has big guns all of the same caliber.
Flannelette noun — A cotton fabric imitating flannel.
Fluorescent noun — A lighting fixture that uses a fluorescent lamp.
Lacquerware noun — A decorative work made of wood and covered with lacquer and often inlaid with ivory or precious metals.
Maisonnette noun — A self-contained apartment (usually on two floors) in a larger house and with its own entrance from the outside.
Marqueterie noun — Inlaid veneers are fitted together to form a design or picture that is then used to ornament furniture.
Parqueterie noun — A patterned wood inlay used to cover a floor.
Photocopier noun — A copier that uses photographic methods of making copies.
Ploughshare noun — A sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil.
Seismograph noun — A measuring instrument for detecting and measuring the intensity and direction and duration of movements of the ground (as an earthquake).
Putrescence noun — The quality of rotting and becoming putrid.
Opalescence noun — The visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface.
Iridescence noun — The visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface.
Decrescendo noun — A gradual decrease in loudness.
Neutrophile noun — The chief phagocytic leukocyte; stains with either basic or acid dyes.
Physiognomy noun — The human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British).
Excrescence noun — An abnormal outgrowth or enlargement of some part of the body.
Forethought noun — Judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger.
Immunoassay noun — Identification of a substance (especially a protein) by its action as an antigen.
Acquittance noun — A legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation.
Surrebutter noun — A pleading by the plaintiff in reply to the defendant's rebutter.
Surrebuttal noun — A pleading by the plaintiff in reply to the defendant's rebutter.
Catchphrase noun — A phrase that has become a catchword.
Arraignment noun — A legal document calling someone to court to answer an indictment.
Evanescence noun — The event of fading and gradually vanishing from sight.
Oscillation noun — A single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon.
Dissilience noun — The emergence of seeds as seed pods burst open when they are ripe.
Bourguignon noun — Reduced red wine with onions and parsley and thyme and butter.
Battlefield noun — A region where a battle is being (or has been) fought.
Amphisbaena noun — A serpent with a head at each end of its body.
Provocateur noun — A secret agent who incites suspected persons to commit illegal acts.
Arbitrageur noun — Someone who engages in arbitrage (who purchases securities in one market for immediate resale in another in the hope of profiting from the price differential).
Cognoscente noun — An expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts.
Accoucheuse noun — A woman skilled in aiding the delivery of babies.
Tragedienne noun — An actress who specializes in tragic roles.
Gegenschein noun — A faint spot of light in the night sky that appears directly opposite the position of the sun; a reflection of sunlight by micrometeoric material in space.
Mammillaria noun — Any cactus of the genus Mammillaria.
Phylloclade noun — A flattened stem resembling and functioning as a leaf.
Psilophyton noun — Any plant or fossil of the genus Psilophyton.
Florescence noun — The time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms.
Coefficient noun — A constant number that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic.
Haemophilia noun — Congenital tendency to uncontrolled bleeding; usually affects males and is transmitted from mother to son.
Omniscience noun — The state of being omniscient; having infinite knowledge.
Interregnum noun — The time between two reigns, governments, etc.
Accommodate verb — Make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose.
Scintillate verb — Be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity.
Sulphurette verb — Combine with sulfur.
Deaccession verb — Sell (art works) from a collection, especially in order to raise money for the purchase of other art works.
Alkalescent adjective — Tending to become alkaline; slightly alkaline.
Alcalescent adjective — Tending to become alkaline; slightly alkaline.
Dissentient adjective — Disagreeing, especially with a majority.
Overwrought adjective — Deeply agitated especially from emotion.
Glabrescent adjective — Lacking hair or a similar growth or tending to become hairless.
Picturesque adjective — Suggesting or suitable for a picture; pretty as a picture.
Luminescent adjective — Emitting light not caused by heat.
Scintillant adjective — Having brief brilliant points or flashes of light.
Pearlescent adjective — Having a play of lustrous rainbow colors.
Acaulescent adjective — Having no apparent stem above ground.
Arborescent adjective — Resembling a tree in form and branching structure.
Decalescent adjective — Absorbing heat without increase in temperature when heated beyond a certain point.
Accessorial adjective — Nonessential but helpful. (Nonessential: not of prime or central importance.)
Euphemistic adjective — Of or the nature of euphemism.
Larghissimo adjective — As slow and broad as possible.
Intumescent adjective — Abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas.
Cognoscible adjective — Capable of being known.
Leptorrhine adjective — Having a long narrow nose.
Oscillatory adjective — Having periodic vibrations.
Haemophilic adjective — Relating to or having hemophilia. (Hemophilia: congenital tendency to uncontrolled bleeding; usually affects males and is transmitted from mother to son.)
Accessional adjective — Of or constituting an accession. (Accession: a process of increasing by addition.)
Throughout adverb — From first to last.
Assignment noun — The act of putting a person into a non-elective position.
Rescission noun — The act of rescinding; the cancellation of a contract and the return of the parties to the positions they would have had if the contract had not been made.
Abscission noun — The act of cutting something off.
Rightfield noun — The fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is expected to field balls in the right third of the outfield (looking from home plate).
Commission noun — A special assignment that is given to a person or group.
Aerophagia noun — Swallowing air (usually followed by belching and discomfort and flatulence).
Succussion noun — Shaking a person to determine whether a large amount of liquid is present in a body cavity.
Territorialization noun — The act of organizing as a territory.
Territorialisation noun — The act of organizing as a territory.
Carragheen noun — Dark purple edible seaweed of the Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America.
Hammerhead noun — Medium-sized live-bearing shark with eyes at either end of a flattened hammer-shaped head; worldwide in warm waters; can be dangerous.
Scyphozoan noun — Any of various usually free-swimming marine coelenterates having a gelatinous medusoid stage as the dominant phase of its life cycle.
Otterhound noun — Hardy British hound having long pendulous ears and a thick coarse shaggy coat with an oily undercoat; bred for hunting otters.
Scarabaeid noun — Any of numerous species of stout-bodied beetles having heads with horny spikes.
Catarrhine noun — Of Africa or Arabia or Asia; having nonprehensile tails and nostrils close together.
Aiguilette noun — Ornamental tagged cord or braid on the shoulder of a uniform.
Diethylmalonylurea noun — A barbiturate used as a hypnotic. (Barbiturate: organic compound having powerful soporific effect; overdose can be fatal.)
Electrocardiograph noun — Medical instrument that records electric currents associated with contractions of the heart.
Catafalque noun — A decorated bier on which a coffin rests in state during a funeral.
Commissary noun — A retail store that sells equipment and provisions (usually to military personnel).
Euphoriant noun — A psychoactive drug that tends to produce elation and euphoria. (Psychoactive: affecting the mind or mood or other mental processes.)
Throughway noun — A broad highway designed for high-speed traffic.
Oscillator noun — Generator that produces sonic oscillations or alternating current.
Patisserie noun — A bakery specializing in French pastry.
Rotisserie noun — A restaurant that specializes in roasted and barbecued meats.
Snowplough noun — A vehicle used to push snow from roads.
Throughput noun — Output relative to input; the amount passing through a system from input to output (especially of a computer program over a period of time).
Triphammer noun — A massive power hammer; raised by a cam until released to fall under gravity.
Wristwatch noun — A watch that is worn strapped to the wrist.
Conscience noun — Conformity to one's own sense of right conduct.
Senescence noun — The property characteristic of old age.
Neutrophil noun — The chief phagocytic leukocyte; stains with either basic or acid dyes.
Neurolemma noun — Thin membranous sheath around a nerve fiber.
Neurilemma noun — Thin membranous sheath around a nerve fiber.
Commissure noun — A bundle of nerve fibers passing from one side to the other of the brain or spinal cord.
Eigenvalue noun — Any number such that a given square matrix minus that number times the identity matrix has a zero determinant.
Prescience noun — The power to foresee the future.
Gymnosophy noun — The doctrine of a sect of Hindu philosophers who practiced nudity and asceticism and meditation.
Palaeoanthropology noun — The scientific study of human fossils.
Psephology noun — The branch of sociology that studies election trends (as by opinion polls).
Intercommunication noun — Mutual communication; communication with each other.
Letterhead noun — A sheet of stationery with name and address of the organization printed at the top.
Radiocommunication noun — Medium for communication.
Classifier noun — A word or morpheme used in some languages in certain contexts (such as counting) to indicate the semantic class to which the counted item belongs.
Hieroglyph noun — A writing system using picture symbols; used in ancient Egypt.
Aerogramme noun — A letter sent by air mail.
Occurrence noun — An event that happens.
Prosciutto noun — Italian salt-cured ham usually sliced paper thin.
Fettuccine noun — Pasta in flat strips wider than linguine.
Fettuccini noun — Pasta in flat strips wider than linguine.
Quesadilla noun — A tortilla that is filled with cheese and heated.
Knighthood noun — Aristocrats holding the rank of knight.
Highschool noun — A public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12.
Terreplein noun — Level space where heavy guns can be mounted behind the parapet at the top of a rampart.
Ploughland noun — Arable land that is worked by plowing and sowing and raising crops.
Comedienne noun — A female comedian.
Cuirassier noun — A cavalryman equipped with a cuirass. (Cavalryman: a soldier in a motorized army unit.)
Descendent noun — A person considered as descended from some ancestor.
Rhinolaryngologist noun — A specialist in the disorders of the ear or nose or throat.
Gastroenterologist noun — A physician who specializes in diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.
Haemophile noun — Someone who has hemophilia and is subject to uncontrollable bleeding.
Manoeuvrer noun — A person skilled in maneuvering.
Philologue noun — A humanist specializing in classical scholarship.
Piccaninny noun — Offensive term for a Black child.
Prophesier noun — An authoritative person who divines the future.
Rapporteur noun — A recorder appointed by a committee to prepare reports of the meetings.
Roughrider noun — A horseman skilled at breaking wild horses to the saddle.
Shanghaier noun — A kidnapper who drugs men and takes them for compulsory service aboard a ship.
Epiphyllum noun — Any cactus of the genus Epiphyllum having flattened jointed irregularly branching stems and showy tubular flowers.
Bitterroot noun — Showy succulent ground-hugging plant of Rocky Mountains regions having deep to pale pink flowers and fleshy farinaceous roots; the Montana state flower.
Minniebush noun — Low shrub of the eastern United States with downy twigs.
Mignonette noun — Mediterranean woody annual widely cultivated for its dense terminal spikelike clusters greenish or yellowish white flowers having an intense spicy fragrance.
Brierpatch noun — Tangled mass of prickly plants.
Phylloclad noun — A flattened stem resembling and functioning as a leaf.
Rhizomorph noun — A dense mass of hyphae forming a root-like structure characteristic of many fungi.
Schemozzle noun — A confused situation or affair; a mess.
Rheumatism noun — Any painful disorder of the joints or muscles or connective tissues.
Arrhythmia noun — An abnormal rate of muscle contractions in the heart.
Agammaglobulinemia noun — A rare immunological disorder characterized by the virtual absence of gamma globulin in the blood and consequent susceptibility to infection.
Tumescence noun — Tumidity resulting from the presence of blood or other fluid in the tissues.
Rhinophyma noun — Enlargement of the nose with dilation of follicles and redness and prominent vascularity of the skin; often associated with excessive consumption of alcohol.
Counterreformation noun — A reformation intended to counter the results of a prior reformation.
Eudaemonia noun — A contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous.
Rhinorrhea noun — Persistent watery mucus discharge from the nose (as in the common cold).
Chloroacetophenone noun — A tear gas that is weaker than CS gas but lasts longer.
Diethylstilbestrol noun — A potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry.
Euphorbium noun — An acrid brown gum resin now used mainly in veterinary medicine.
Mucopolysaccharide noun — Complex polysaccharides containing an amino group; occur chiefly as components of connective tissue.
Triphosphopyridine noun — A pyridine ring with three phosphorus groups.
Deliquesce verb — Melt or become liquid by absorbing moisture from the air.
Roughhouse verb — Engage in rough or disorderly play.
Condescend verb — Debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way. (Debase: corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality.)
Dissilient adjective — Bursting open with force, as do some ripe seed vessels.
Aerophilic adjective — Depending on free oxygen or air.
Assentient adjective — Expressing agreement or consent.
Assignable adjective — Legally transferable to the ownership of another.
Candescent adjective — Glowing from great heat.
Iridescent adjective — Having a play of lustrous rainbow colors.
Opalescent adjective — Having a play of lustrous rainbow colors.
Caulescent adjective — Producing a well-developed stem above ground.
Radiopaque adjective — Not transparent to X-rays or other forms of radiation.
Immiscible adjective — Incapable of mixing.
Arboresque adjective — Resembling a tree in form and branching structure.
Thoughtful adjective — Considerate of the feelings or well-being of others.
Catchpenny adjective — Designed to sell quickly without concern for quality.
Rheumatoid adjective — Of or pertaining to arthritis.
Picaresque adjective — Involving clever rogues or adventurers especially as in a type of fiction.
Evanescent adjective — Tending to vanish like vapor.
Nonprognosticative adjective — Not offering prognostications. (Prognostications: a sign of something about to happen.)
Arrhythmic adjective — Without regard for rhythm.
Psychopathological adjective — Suffering from an undiagnosed mental disorder.
Scientific adjective — Conforming with the principles or methods used in science.
Statuesque adjective — Suggestive of a statue.
Phylliform adjective — Having the shape of a leaf.
Coalescent adjective — Growing together, fusing.
Aphaeretic adjective — Relating to or formed by or consisting of aphaeresis. (Aphaeresis: omission at the beginning of a word as in `coon' for `raccoon' or `till' for `until'.)
Chemotherapeutical adjective — Of or relating to chemotherapy.
Excrescent adjective — Forming an outgrowth (usually an excessive outgrowth). (Outgrowth: a natural consequence of development.)
Neuropsychological adjective — Of or concerned with neuropsychology. (Neuropsychology: the branch of psychology that is concerned with the physiological bases of psychological processes.)
Euphonical adjective — Of or relating to or characterized by euphony.
Phyllodial adjective — Having a phyllode. (Phyllode: an expanded petiole taking on the function of a leaf blade.)
Knowledge noun — The psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning.
Nonaccomplishment noun — An act that does not achieve its intended goal.
Accession noun — The act of attaining or gaining access to a new office or right or position (especially the throne).
Eurhythmy noun — The interpretation in harmonious bodily movements of the rhythm of musical compositions; used to teach musical understanding.
Gastroenterostomy noun — Surgical creation of an opening between the stomach wall and the small intestines; performed when the normal opening has been eliminated.
Committal noun — The act of committing a crime.
Commercialization noun — The act of commercializing something; involving something in commerce.
Commercialisation noun — The act of commercializing something; involving something in commerce.
Counterrevolution noun — A revolution whose aim is to reverse the changes introduced by a previous revolution.
Acquittal noun — A judgment of not guilty.
Pseudopod noun — Temporary outgrowth used by some microorganisms as an organ of feeding or locomotion.
Parroquet noun — Any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots.
Accessory noun — A supplementary component that improves capability. (Supplementary: functioning in a supporting capacity.)
Arabesque noun — An ornament that interlaces simulated foliage in an intricate design. (Interlaces: spin, wind, or twist together.)
Athenaeum noun — A place where reading materials are available.
Barretter noun — A resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for changes (as those arising from temperature fluctuations).
Banquette noun — An upholstered bench.
Briquette noun — A block made from charcoal or coal dust and burned as fuel.
Currycomb noun — A square comb with rows of small teeth; used to curry horses.
Diphenylhydantoin noun — An anticonvulsant drug (trade name Dilantin) used to treat epilepsy and that is not a sedative.
Euphonium noun — A bass horn (brass wind instrument) that is the tenor of the tuba family.
Grotesque noun — Art characterized by an incongruous mixture of parts of humans and animals interwoven with plants.
Knobkerry noun — A short wooden club with a heavy knob on one end; used by aborigines in southern Africa.
Lorgnette noun — Eyeglasses that are held to the eyes with a long handle.
Magnifier noun — A scientific instrument that magnifies an image.
Oubliette noun — A dungeon with the only entrance or exit being a trap door in the ceiling.
Paillasse noun — Mattress consisting of a thin pad filled with straw or sawdust.
Roughcast noun — A rough preliminary model.
Spectrophotometer noun — A photometer for comparing two light radiations wavelength by wavelength.
Treillage noun — Latticework used to support climbing plants.
Viewgraph noun — A transparency for use with an overhead projector.
Unquestionability noun — The quality of being beyond question or dispute or doubt.
Irreproducibility noun — The quality of being unreproducible. (Unreproducible: impossible to reproduce or duplicate.)
Incompressibility noun — The property of being incompressible. (Incompressible: incapable of being compressed; resisting compression.)
Crescendo noun — A gradual increase in loudness.
Hammertoe noun — A deformed toe which is bent in a clawlike arch.
Schnozzle noun — Informal terms for the nose.
Successor noun — A thing or person that immediately replaces something or someone.
Nescience noun — Ignorance (especially of orthodox beliefs).
Telecommunication noun — The branch of electrical engineering concerned with the technology of electronic communication at a distance.
Palaeoclimatology noun — The study of the climate of past ages.
Transcendentalism noun — Any system of philosophy emphasizing the intuitive and spiritual above the empirical and material.
Signifier noun — The phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something.
Pseudonym noun — A fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role.
Euphemism noun — An inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh.
Counterattraction noun — A rival attraction.
Etiquette noun — Rules governing socially acceptable behavior.
Chromolithography noun — Single- or multi-color lithography.
Burlesque noun — A composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way. (Misrepresents: tamper, with the purpose of deception.)
Descender noun — The part of lowercase letters that extends below the other lowercase letters.
Larghetto noun — A composition or passage played in a slow tempo slightly faster than largo but slower than adagio.
Occurrent noun — An event that happens.
Spaghetti noun — Pasta in the form of long strings.
Croquette noun — Minced cooked meats (or vegetables) in thick white sauce; breaded and deep-fried.
Committee noun — A special group delegated to consider some matter.
Logorrhea noun — Pathologically excessive (and often incoherent) talking.
Wrongdoer noun — A person who transgresses moral or civil law.
Accessary noun — Someone who helps another person commit a crime.
Aerophile noun — A lover of aviation.
Raconteur noun — A person skilled in telling anecdotes.
Roughneck noun — A cruel and brutal fellow.
Chauffeur noun — A man paid to drive a privately owned car.
Commissar noun — An official of the Communist Party who was assigned to teach party principles to a military unit.
Oenophile noun — Someone who appreciates wine.
Garrotter noun — Someone who kills by strangling.
Highflier noun — A person of great ability and ambition.
Moviegoer noun — Someone who goes to see movies.
Ploughboy noun — A boy who leads the animals that draw a plow.
Ploughman noun — A man who plows.
Carrottop noun — Someone who has red hair.
Rheumatic noun — A person suffering with rheumatism.
Schlemiel noun — A dolt who is a habitual bungler.
Schnorrer noun — A scrounger who takes advantage of the generosity of others.
Sommelier noun — A waiter who manages wine service in a hotel or restaurant.
Sourdough noun — A settler or prospector (especially in western United States or northwest Canada and Alaska).
Transcendentalist noun — Advocate of transcendentalism. (Transcendentalism: any system of philosophy emphasizing the intuitive and spiritual above the empirical and material.)
Photoconductivity noun — Change in the electrical conductivity of a substance as a result of absorbing electromagnetic radiation.
Thermoelectricity noun — Electricity produced by heat (as in a thermocouple).
Leucothoe noun — Any plant of the genus Leucothoe; grown for their beautiful white flowers; glossy foliage contains a poisonous substance similar to that found in genus Kalmia.
Kniphofia noun — A plant of the genus Kniphofia having long grasslike leaves and tall scapes of red or yellow drooping flowers.
Haemagglutination noun — Agglutination of red blood cells.
Interrelationship noun — Mutual or reciprocal relation or relatedness.
Pneumonia noun — Respiratory disease characterized by inflammation of the lung parenchyma (excluding the bronchi) with congestion caused by viruses or bacteria or irritants.
Ischaemia noun — Local anemia in a given body part sometimes resulting from vasoconstriction or thrombosis or embolism.
Haemoglobinopathy noun — A blood disease characterized by the presence of abnormal hemoglobins in the blood.
Leucaemia noun — Malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four major types of cancer.
Triskaidekaphobia noun — A morbid fear of the number 13.
Thiodiphenylamine noun — A compound used primarily in veterinary medicine to rid farm animals of internal parasites.
Trichloroethylene noun — A heavy colorless highly toxic liquid used as a solvent to clean electronic components and for dry cleaning and as a fumigant; causes cancer and liver and lung damage.
Nighttime noun — The time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside.
Triennial noun — The 300th anniversary (or the celebration of it).
Ghettoize verb — Put in a ghetto.
Ghettoise verb — Put in a ghetto.
Contradistinguish verb — Distinguish by contrasting qualities.
Euphemize verb — Refer to something with a euphemism.
Euphemise verb — Refer to something with a euphemism.
Manoeuver verb — Perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense.
Oscillate verb — Move or swing from side to side regularly.
Inwrought adjective — Having a decorative pattern worked or woven in.
Triskaidekaphobic adjective — Suffering from triskaidekaphobia (abnormal fear of the number 13).
Canescent adjective — Covered with fine whitish hairs or down.
Dyspnoeic adjective — Not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty.
Albescent adjective — Becoming or shading into white.
Indistinguishable adjective — Not capable of being distinguished or differentiated.
Undistinguishable adjective — Not capable of being distinguished or differentiated.
Prescient adjective — Perceiving the significance of events before they occur.
Unthought adjective — So unexpected as to have not been imagined.
Roughhewn adjective — Of stone or timber; shaped roughly without finishing.
Tumescent adjective — Abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas.
Roughshod adjective — Able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering.
Catarrhal adjective — Of or relating to a catarrh. (Catarrh: inflammation of the nose and throat with increased production of mucus.)
Eutrophic adjective — Of a lake or other body of water rich in nutrients and subject to eutrophication.
Ischaemic adjective — Relating to or affected by ischemia. (Ischemia: local anemia in a given body part sometimes resulting from vasoconstriction or thrombosis or embolism.)
Pneumatic adjective — Of or relating to or using air (or a similar gas).
Laryngopharyngeal adjective — Of or relating to the larynx and pharynx. (Pharynx: the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone.)
Pneumonic adjective — Relating to or affecting the lungs.
Chromatographical adjective — Of or relating to chromatography. (Chromatography: a process used for separating mixtures by virtue of differences in absorbency.)
Interdisciplinary adjective — Drawing from or characterized by participation of two or more fields of study.
Scienter adverb — Deliberately or knowingly.
Underachievement noun — Poorer than expected performance (poorer than might have been predicted from intelligence tests).
Reinterpretation noun — A new or different interpretation.
Scission noun — The act of dividing by cutting or splitting.
Photocoagulation noun — Surgical procedure that uses an intense laser beam to destroy diseased retinal tissue or to make a scar that will hold the retina in cases of detached retina.
Echocardiography noun — A noninvasive diagnostic procedure that uses ultrasound to study to structure and motions of the heart.
Lymphangiography noun — Roentgenographic examination of lymph nodes and lymph vessels after injection of a radiopaque contrast medium; produces a lymphangiogram.
Radiophotography noun — Transmission of photographs by radio waves.
Electromyography noun — Diagnosis of neuromuscular disorders with the use of an electromyograph. (Neuromuscular: affecting or characteristic of both neural and muscular tissue.)
Reclassification noun — Classifying something again (usually in a new category).
Declassification noun — Reduction or removal by the government of restrictions on a classified document or weapon.
Thermoacidophile noun — Archaebacteria that thrive in strongly acidic environments at high temperatures.
Roughleg noun — Large hawk of the northern hemisphere that feeds chiefly on small rodents and is beneficial to farmers.
Marginocephalian noun — Includes boneheaded (pachycephalosaurs) and horned (ceratopsian) dinosaurs. (Pachycephalosaurs: bipedal herbivore having 10 inches of bone atop its head; largest boneheaded dinosaur ever found.)
Pachycephalosaur noun — Bipedal herbivore having 10 inches of bone atop its head; largest boneheaded dinosaur ever found.
Barbeque noun — A rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors.
Birretta noun — A stiff cap with ridges across the crown; worn by Roman Catholic clergy.
Brougham noun — A sedan that has no roof over the driver's seat.
Garrotte noun — An instrument of execution for execution by strangulation.
Moquette noun — A thick velvety synthetic fabric used for carpets and soft upholstery.
Oxyphencyclimine noun — An anticholinergic drug (trade name Daricon) used in treating peptic ulcers.
Phenyltoloxamine noun — Antihistamine included in some preparations used to treat coughing and nasal congestion.
Sphygmomanometer noun — A pressure gauge for measuring blood pressure.
Thermometrograph noun — A thermometer that records temperature variations on a graph as a function of time.
Irresponsibility noun — A form of untrustworthiness; the trait of lacking a sense of responsibility and not feeling accountable for your actions.
Impermissibility noun — Inadmissibility as a consequence of not being permitted. (Inadmissibility: unacceptability as a consequence of not being admissible.)
Incorruptibility noun — The incapability of being corrupted. (Incapability: lack of potential for development.)
Dolichocephalism noun — The quality of being dolichocephalic. (Dolichocephalic: having a relatively long head with a cephalic index of under 75.)
Mammilla noun — The small projection of a mammary gland. (Mammary: of or relating to the milk-giving gland of the female.)
Photosensitivity noun — Sensitivity to the action of radiant energy.
Anthropomorphism noun — The representation of objects (especially a god) as having human form or traits.
Counterterrorism noun — A strategy intended to prevent or counter terrorism.
Reincarnationism noun — A doctrine that on the death of the body the soul migrates to or is born again in another body.