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aborning - adverb - while being born or created
abrogate - verb - to cancel or repeal by authority; annul
abysm - noun - [old poetic] an abyss
acidulous - adjective - slightly sour in taste or in manner
adamantine - adjective - 1. made of or resembling adamant 2. having the hardness or luster
of a diamond; incapable of being broken, dissolved, or penetrated 3. unyielding; inflexible
adjure - verb - 1. to command or charge solemnly, often under oath or penalty 2. to entreat
solemnly; appeal to earnestly
admixture - noun - 1. the compound formed by mixing different substances together 2. that
which is mixed with anything - verb - the act of mixing; mixture
adumbrate - verb - 1. to outline in a shadowy way, sketch 2. to suggest beforehand;
foreshadow in a vague way 3. to obscure, overshadow
aegis - noun - 1. from Greek myth, a shield born by Zeus and, later, by his daughter Athena
and occasionally by Apollo 2. a protection 3. sponsorship, auspices
ague - noun - 1. an acute fever 2. [medical] an intermittent fever, attended by alternate cold
and hot fits (often used in reference to the fevers associated with malaria) 3. the cold fit or
rigor of the intermittent fever; as, fever and ague 4. a chill, or state of shaking, as with cold
alabaster - noun - 1. a translucent, whitish, fine-grained variety of gypsum, used for statues,
vases, etc. 2. a variety of calcite found especially in stalactites and stalagmites: it is
sometimes streaked or mottled like marble - adjective - of or like alabaster, especially smooth
and white
alacrity - adjective - 1. cheerful willingness; eagerness 2. speed or quickness; celerity
aliment - noun - 1. anything that nourishes; food 2. means of support; necessity - verb - to
supply with aliment; nourish
ambergris - noun - a wax-like substance of marbled ashy color secreted by the intestines of
sperm whales, often found floating in tropical seas: odiferous and used in some perfumes
and, formerly, in cooking (N.B. in the Chronicles it is also found in adjectival forms,
ambergrised and unambergrised)
ambit - noun - 1. an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control; sphere
or scope 2. an external boundary; a circuit
amity - noun - friendly, peaceful relations, as between nations; friendship
amphora - noun - a two-handled jar with a narrow neck used by the ancient Greeks and
Romans to carry wine or oil (N.B. plural amphorae)
anadem - verb - [old poetic] a wreath or garland for the head
analystic - adjective - logical; rational; having to do with analysis; clear (N.B. not found in the
O.E.D.; the definition is extrapolated from non-Donaldsonian sources)

anele - verb - [archaic] to anoint, especially in the last rites (N.B. not to be confused with
anneal, which despite also being an obscure, archaic, and (or) obsolete word, means
something entirely different)
anharmonically - adverb - not harmonically, in an un-harmonic manner (N.B. an- is a prefix
meaning without or not)
anile - adjective - of or like an old woman; infirm, weak
anneal - verb - 1. [obsolete] to fire or glaze, as in a kiln 2. to heat (glass, metals, etc.) and
then cool, sometimes slowly, to prevent brittleness 3. to strengthen and temper (the mind, will,
etc.) (N.B. not to be confused with anele—despite being pronounced in exactly the same
way)
anodyne - adjective - relieving or lessening pain; soothing - noun - anything that relieves pain
or soothes
anoxia - noun - absence of oxygen; a pathological deficiency of oxygen
apothegm - noun - 1. a short, pithy saying 2. a terse remark, conveying some important truth
3. a sententious precept or maxim
apostrophe - noun - 1. words addressed to a person or thing, whether absent or present,
generally in an exclamatory digression in a speech or literary writing apostrophe 2. a mark ( '
) used: a) to indicate the omission if a letter or letters frlom a wrod or phrase b) to form the
possessive case of English nouns and some pronouns c) to form some plurals, as of figures
and letters
apotheosis - noun - 1. the act of raising a person to the status of a god; deification 2. the
glorification of a person or thing 3. a glorified ideal
apposite - adjective - strikingly appropriate and relevant; applicable; well adapted; suitable
architrave - noun - 1. the lowest part of an entablature, a beam resting directly on the tops, or
capitals, of the columns 2. the molding around a doorway, window, etc.
arête - noun - a sharp, narrow ridge or crest of a mountain or subsidiary ridge between two
mountain gorges
argent - adjective - 1. [archaic] silver 2. [obsolete] silver coin, money 3. [heraldry] the
representation of the metal silver: indicated in engravings by a plain white field - noun - 4. [old
poetic] silvery
argute - adjective - 1. [obsolete] sharp; shrill 2. sagacious; acute; subtle; shrewd
arras - noun - a tapestry; a rich figured fabric; especially a screen or hangings of heavy cloth
with interwoven figures
arrogate - verb - 1. to assume, or claim as one's own, unduly, proudly, or presumptuously; to
make undue claims to, from vanity or baseless pretensions to right or merit 2. to ascribe on
behalf of another in an unwarranted manner
arrogation - noun - 1. the act of arrogating, or making exorbitant claims; the act of taking
more than one is justly entitled to 2. seizure by the government
arroyo - noun - [Southwest] 1. a dry gully 2. a rivulet or stream

askance - adverb - 1. with disapproval, suspicion, or distrust 2. with a sideways glance;
obliquely
asperity - adjective - 1. roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, weather, etc. or of
circumstances 2. harshness or sharpness of temper
aspersion - noun - 1. a) an unfavorable or damaging remark; slander b) the act of defaming
or slandering 2. a sprinkling, as with water or dust, in a literal sense 3. [rare] a sprinkling with
holy water, as at a baptism
aspirant - noun - one who aspires; one who eagerly seeks some high position or object of
attainment - adjective - seeking recognition, distinction, or advancement
aspirate - verb - 1. to begin (a word) or precede (a sonorous speech sound) with a puff of
breath resulting in the sound H 2. to follow (a consonant, especially a stop) with a puff of
suddenly released breath (in English we usually aspirate the sound represented by P, T, or K
when it begins a word) 3. to suck in or draw in, as by inhaling 4. [medical] to remove (fluid or
gas), as from a body cavity, by suction - noun - 1. the speech sound H 2. an expiratory breath
puff such as follows the initial P, T, or K in English 3. a consonant articulated with a following
puff of breath - adjective - articulated with a preceding or following puff of breath
asseveration - noun - the act of asseverating, or that which is asseverated; positive
affirmation or assertion; solemn declaration
atavistic - adjective - having the characteristics of atavism (N.B. atavism is 1. the
reappearance of a characteristic in an organism after several generations of absence, usually
caused by the chance recombination of genes 2. individual or a part that exhibits atavism; a
throwback 3. the return of a trait or recurrence of previous behavior after a period of absence)
atelier - noun - a workshop or studio, especially for an artist or designer
atrabilious - adjective - 1. inclined to melancholy 2. having a peevish disposition; surly
attar - noun - an essential oil or perfume made from the petals of flowers, especially of
damask roses
attenuate - verb - 1. to make slender or thin 2. to dilute or rarefy 3. to lessen in severity,
value, amount, intensity, etc.; weaken 4. [electronics] to reduce the strength (of an electrical
impulse) - adjective - [botany] tapering gradually to a point, as the base of a leaf
augur - noun - 1. [Roman antiquity] an official diviner who foretold events by the singing,
chattering, flight, and feeding of birds, or by signs or omens derived from celestial
phenomena, certain appearances of quadrupeds, or unusual occurrences 2. one who foretells
events by omens; a soothsayer; a diviner; a prophet - verb - 1. to predict, especially from
signs or omens; foretell 2. to serve as an omen of; betoken
avatar - noun - 1. the descent of a deity to earth, and his incarnation as a man or an animal;
chiefly associated with the incarnations of the Hindu god Vishnu 2. a) an embodiment, as of a
quality or concept; an archetype b) incarnation; manifestation as an object of worship or
admiration 3. a temporary manifestation or aspect of a continuing entity
avaunt - interjection - [archaic] begone! go away! (N.B. useful for telemarketers)
aver - verb - 1. [obsolete] to assert or prove the truth of 2. [law] to avouch or verify; to offer to
verify; to prove or justify 3. to affirm with confidence; to declare in a positive manner, as in
confidence of asserting the truth - noun - [obsolete] a work horse or working ox

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-Bbale - noun - 1. misery; calamity; misfortune; sorrow; anguish 2. [poetic] evil; an evil,
pernicious influence; something causing great injury 3. a large package of raw or finished
material tightly bound with twine or wire and often wrapped - verb - to wrap in a bale or in
bales
banquette - noun - 1. a gunners' platform extending along the inside of a trench or parapet 2.
[South] a raised way; sidewalk 3. an upholstered bench, especially one along a wall in a
restaurant
barranca - noun - a deep ravine or steep cliff, especially in the Southwest (N.B. also spelled
barranco)
battlereme - noun - derived from reme: [obsolete] 1. an oar 2. surface 3. realm - verb [obsolete] 1. to leave, depart (from) 2. to cry or call out; to shout; to cry out in grief or pain; to
lament, weep
battlewain - noun - a large wagon for use in battle (N.B. see wain)
bayamo - noun - violent thunder squall occurring on the south coast of Cuba, especially near
Bayamo; the gusts, called bayamo winds, are modified foehn winds (N.B. I have no idea what
a foehen wind is; some mystery must be left in the world)
bedizen - adjective - [now rare] to dress or decorate in a cheap, showy way (N.B. also used
in a noun form, bedizenings)
begauded - adjective - bedecked gaudily; decorated with gauds or showy trinkets or colors
behung - adjective - hung (with something); decorated (with something)
belorn - adjective - bereft; forlorn
beneficence - noun - 1. the state or quality of being kind, charitable, or beneficial 2. a
charitable act or gift 3. the practice of doing good; active goodness, kindness, or charity;
bounty springing from purity and goodness
beneficent - adjective - 1. characterized by or performing acts of kindness or charity 2.
producing benefit; beneficial
benignant - adjective - 1. pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence; favorable 2.
gracious; characterized by kindness and warm courtesy, especially of a king to his subjects
benison - noun - [archaic] a blessing; benediction
beryl - noun - beryllium aluminum silicate, Be<SUB3< sub>Al 2Si6O18, a very hard, lustrous
mineral that is a source of beryllium and that occurs in hexagonal crystals, usually blue,
green, pink, or yellow in color: emerald and aquamarine are two gem varieties of beryl
berserkergang - noun - a group of frenzied warriors (N.B. a berserker is one of a band of
ancient Norse warriors legendary for their savagery and reckless frenzy in battle)

bilious - adjective - 1. of, relating to, or containing bile; biliary 2. a) characterized by an
excess secretion of bile b) relating to, characterized by, or experiencing gastric distress
caused by a disorder of the liver or gallbladder 3. resembling bile, especially in color
(greenish) 4. having a peevish disposition; ill-humored
blandishment - noun - 1. flattery intended to persuade 2. the act of urging by means of
teasing or flattery
blazonry - noun - 1. the description or illustration of coats of arms 2. a coat of arms; heraldic
emblem 3. an brilliant display
borer - noun - 1. a tool used for drilling 2. an insect or insect larva, such as the corn borer,
that bores into the woody parts of plants 3. any of various mollusks that bore into soft rock or
wood
bosque - noun - [chiefly Southwest] a clump or grove of trees
bourne - noun - 1. a brook or stream 2. [archaic] a limit; boundary 3. a destination; a goal 3. a
domain (N.B. also spelled bourn)
brachiation - noun - swinging by the arms from branch to branch (N.B. brachiate is having
arms or armlike appendages)
bromidic – adj – colloquial Am. Eng. Early 20th c. - lacking in originality, platitudinous; boring
from bromide, a boring person; Literally from Pharmacology. potassium bromide, known to
produce central nervous system depression, formerly used as a sedative
brunt - noun - 1. the main impact or force, as of an attack 2. the main burden
bryony - noun - any of a genus Bryonia of perennial vines of the gourd family with large
fleshy roots and greenish flowers

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-Ccaducity - noun - 1. the quality or state of being perishable 2. senility
caesure - noun - variant spelling of caesurae which means 1. a metrical break in a verse,
occurring in the middle of a foot and commonly near the middle of the verse; a sense pause in
the middle of a foot 2. a pause in a line of verse dictated by sense or natural speech rhythm
rather than by metrics 3. a pause or interruption, as in conversation 4. [music] a pause or
breathing at a point of rhythmic division in a melody
caliginous - adjective - affected with darkness or dimness; dark; obscure; misty; gloomy
caparison - noun - 1. an ornamented covering for a horse; trappings 2. clothing, equipment,
and ornaments; outfit - verb - 1. to cover (a horse) in trappings 2. to adorn with rich clothing;
to deck out
capriole - noun - 1. a leap that a horse makes with all fours, upwards only, without advancing,
but with a kick or jerk of the hind legs when at the height of the leap 2. a leap or caper, as in
dancing - verb - to perform a capriole
caracole - noun - 1. a half turn to right or left performed by a horse and rider 2. [archaic] a
staircase in a spiral form - verb - to perform a caracole

carbuncle - noun - 1. a painful localized bacterial infection of the skin and subcutaneous
tissue that usually has several openings through which pus is discharged 2. a) a deep-red
garnet, unfaceted and convex b) [obsolete] a red precious stone 3. [heraldic] a charge or
bearing supposed to represent the precious stone having eight scepters or staves radiating
from a common center; also called escarbuncle
carcanet - noun - [archaic] a jeweled necklace, collar, or headband
carillon - noun - 1. set of stationary bells, each producing one tone if the chromatic scale,
now usually sounded by means of a keyboard 2. a smaller instrument imitating this
electronically, usually by amplifying the sounds made by striking metal tubes, bars, etc.
instead of bells 3. a composition for the carillon 4. an organ stop producing a carillon-like
sound
carious - adjective - having caries; decayed (N.B. caries is decay of bones, especially teeth
—yum!)
casque - noun - a helmet
catafalque - noun - 1. a wooden framework, usually draped, on which the body in a coffin lies
in state during an elaborate funeral 2. Roman Catholic Church a coffinlike structure used to
represent the dead at a requiem Mass after the actual burial
catastasis - noun - 1. the intensified part of the action directly preceding the catastrophe in
classical tragedy 2. the climax of a drama 3. [rhetoric] that part of a speech, usually the
exordium, in which the orator sets forth the subject matter to be discussed 4. [medical] the
state, or condition of anything; constitution; habit of body
catechize - verb - 1. to teach, especially in the principles of Christian dogma, discipline, and
ethics by the method of questions and answers 2. to question or examine closely or
methodically
catenulate - adjective - 1. consisting of little links or chains 2. chainlike; said both or color
marks and of indentations when arranged like the links of a chain, as on shells, etc. (N.B. also
used in noun form, catenulations)
cautery - noun - 1. an instrument or substance for cauterizing 2. the act of cauterizing
celerity - noun - swiftness in acting or moving; speed
cenotaph - noun - an empty tomb or a monument erected in honor of a person who is buried
elsewhere
censer - noun - an ornamented container in which incense is burned
cerement - noun - a cerecloth; a shroud (N.B. a cerecloth is cloth treated with wax or a
similar substance, especially one used formerly to wrap a dead person for burial)
cerulean - adjective- - azure; sky-blue
chancre - noun - 1. a dull red, hard, insensitive lesion that is the first manifestation of syphilis
2. an ulcer, lesion, or sore located at the initial point of entry of a pathogen
chary - adjective - 1. not taking chances; careful; cautious 2. not giving freely; sparing
chasuble - noun - a sleeveless outer vestment worn over the alb by priests at Mass

chatelaine - noun - the keeper of a castle; castellan
chatoyant - adjective - having a changeable color or luster like the eye of a cat - noun - a
gem or polished stone, as the cat's-eye, with such luster
chiaroscuro - noun - 1. the technique of using light and shade in pictorial representation 2.
the arrangement of light and dark elements in a pictorial work of art 3. a) awoodcut technique
in which several blocks are used to print different shades of a color b) a woodcut print made
by this technique
chicane - noun - chicanery - verb - 1. to trick 2. to get by trickery
chirurgeon - noun - archaic variation of surgeon
chrism - noun - 1. consecrated oil used in baptism and other sacraments in certain churches
2. a sacramental anointing with this oil
chrysoprase - noun - a light-green variety of chalcedony, sometimes used as a semiprecious
stone (N.B. chalcedony is a kind of quartz that has the luster of wax and is variously colored,
usually grayish or milky: it comprises agate, sard, cat's-eye, jasper, carnelian, and
chrysoprase)
circinate - adjective - 1. ring-shaped 2. [botany] rolled up in the form of a coil with the tip in
the center, as an unexpanded fern frond - verb - [obsolete] to make a circle around; to
encompass
clave - noun 1. a cylindrical hardwood stick used in a pair as a percussion instrument 2. a
syncopated two-bar musical pattern - verb [archaic] a past tense of cleave (N.B. cleave 1 is
1. to part or divide by force; to split or rive; to cut 2. to part or open naturally; to divide 3. to
make or accomplish by or as if by cutting 4. to pierce, penetrate or pass through something,
such as water or air; cleave 2 is 1. to adhere closely; to stick; to hold fast; to cling 2. to be
faithful 3. to unite or be united closely in interest or affection; to adhere with strong attachment
4. to fit; to be adapted; to assimilate)
clewed - adjective - 1. rolled or coiled in to a ball 2. [nautical] with "up," used to describe a
square sail with its lower corners raised by means of clew lines
climacteric - noun - 1. a) a period of life characterized by physiological and psychic change
that marks the end of the reproductive capacity of women and terminates with the completion
of menopause b) a corresponding period sometimes occurring in men that may be marked by
a reduction in sexual activity, although fertility is retained 2. critical period or year in a person's
life when major changes in health or fortune are thought to take place 3. a critical stage,
period, or year - adjective - critical; crucial
clinquant - adjective - glittering; dressed in, or overlaid with, tinsel finery - noun - imitation
gold leaf; tinsel; glitter
coign - noun - 1. a) an exterior angle of a wall or other piece of masonry b) any of the stones
used in forming such an angle, often being of large size and dressed or arranged so as to
form a decorative contrast with the adjoining walls 2. a keystone 3. [printing] a wedge-shaped
block used to lock type in a chase 4. a wedge used to raise the level of a gun
col - noun - a pass between two mountain peaks or a gap in a ridge
colloquy - noun - 1. a conversation, especially a formal discussion; conference 2. a written
dialogue

concatenation - noun - 1. a linking together or being linked together in a series 2. a series of
things or events regarded as causally or dependently connected
concupiscence - noun - strong desire or appetite, especially sexual desire; lust
condign - adjective - deserved; suitable: said especially of punishment for wrongdoing (N.B.
see also incondign)
conduce - verb - to tend to lead (to an effect); contribute
consonance - noun - 1. harmony or agreement of elements or parts; accord 2. a pleasing
combination of simultaneous musical sounds; harmony of tones 3. [prosody] a partial rhyme
in which consonants in stressed syllables are repeated but vowels are not (example: mocker,
maker)
coquelicot - noun - 1. the wild poppy, or red corn rose or corn poppy 2. the color of the wild
poppy; a color nearly red, like orange mixed with scarlet
cordon - noun - 1. a cord or ribbon bestowed or borne as a badge of honor; a broad ribbon,
usually worn after the manner of a baldric, constituting a mark of a very high grade in an
honorary order 2. a rich and ornamental lace or string, used to secure a mantle in some
costumes of state 3. in fortifications, the coping of the scarp wall, which projects beyond the
face of the wall a few inches 4. a line of people, military posts, or ships stationed around an
area to enclose or guard it 5. [botany] a tree or shrub, especially a fruit tree such as an apple
or pear, repeatedly pruned and trained to grow on a support as a single ropelike stem
corselet - noun - 1. a piece of armor worn to protect the trunk, often the body breastplate and
backpiece taken together; also used for the entire suit of the day, including breastplate and
backpiece, tasset and headpiece 2. an undergarment that is a combination of a light corset
and a brassiere
cortege - noun - 1. a funeral procession 2. the group following and attending to some
important person 3. a train of attendants
corybantic - adjective - of, pertaining to, or resembling, the Corybantes or their rites; frantic,
frenzied
coruscate - verb - to give off flashes of light; glitter; sparkle
coruscation - noun - 1. a coruscating; sparkling 2. a flash or gleam of light 3. a sudden
brilliant display, as of wit
cotillion - noun - 1. a ball at which young ladies are presented to society 2. a lively dance
originating in France in the 18th century 3. a tune which regulates the dance 4. a kind of
woolen material for women's skirts
countervail - verb - 1. to make up for; compensate 2. to counteract; be successful, useful,
etc. against; avail against 3. [archaic] to match or equal; to avail (against something)
covert - noun - 1. a covering or cover 2. a) a place that covers and protects; a shelter; a
defense b) thick underbrush or woodland affording cover for game 3. [zoology] one of the
small feathers covering the bases of the longer feathers of a bird's wings or tail 4. a flock of
coots (N.B. coots are a type of bird) - adjective - 1. not openly practiced, avowed, engaged
in, accumulated, or shown 2. covered or covered over; sheltered 3. [law] being married and
therefore protected by one's husband
crèche - noun - 1. a display of a stable with figures, as at Christmas, representing a scene at
the birth of Jesus 2. an institution for foundlings 3. [chiefly British] a day nursery

crenellation - noun - 1. a rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing
arrows or guns 2. a notch; an indentation; an embrasure (N.B. also spelled with one L)
crepitation - noun - a slight, sharp, repeated crackling sound
crepuscular - adjective - 1. of or like twilight; dim 2. [zoology] becoming active at twilight or
before sunrise, as do bats and certain insects and birds
cromlech - noun - 1. a prehistoric monument consisting of monoliths encircling a mound 2. a
dolmen (N.B. a dolmen is a Neolithic tomb or monument consisting of a large, flat stone laid
across upright stones)
crozier - noun - 1. a staff with a crook at the top, carried by or before a bishop or abbot as a
symbol of his pastoral function 2. [botany] the coiled tip of a young fern frond (N.B. the moreused spelling is crosier)
cruse - noun - 1. a small earthenware container, such as a pot or jar, for holding liquids 2. a
bottle for holding water, oil, honey, etc 3. a cup or dish
curvet - noun - a light leap by a horse, in which both hind legs leave the ground just before
the forelegs are set down - verb - 1. to leap in a curvet 2. to prance; frolic
cymar - noun - a woman's long dress or robe; also light covering; a scarf (N.B. also spelled
cimar, samare, simare)
cynosure - noun - 1. a) the constellation Ursa Minor, to which, as containing the polar star,
the eyes of mariners and travelers were often directed b) the North Star in the constellation
Ursa Minor 2. that which serves to direct or to guide 3. any person or thing that is a center of
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-Ddebouch - verb - 1. [military] to come forth from a narrow or shut-in place into open country 2.
to come forth; to emerge (N.B. a debouche is an outlet, as for troops to debouch through,
and a debouchment is a mouth, as of a river; an outlet)
defalcation - noun - 1. embezzlement 2. a lopping off; a diminution; abatement; deficit;
specifically: reduction of a claim by deducting a counterclaim 3. that which is lopped off,
diminished, or abated
deflagration - noun - a burning up; conflagration, especially an intense, rapid one
deliquesce - verb - 1. a) to melt away b) to disappear as if by melting 2. [chemistry] to
dissolve gradually and become liquid by attracting and absorbing moisture from the air, as
certain salts, acids, and alkalies 3. a) [botany] to branch out into numerous subdivisions that
lack a main axis b) to become fluid or soft on maturing, as certain fungi
demesne - noun - 1. [law] possession (of real estate) in one's own right 2. [historical] the land
or estate belonging to a lord and not rented or let but kept in his own hands 3. the land around
a mansion; lands of an estate 4. a region or domain; also used figuratively

demnify - verb - 1. the opposite of indemnify 2. to endanger; to expose to the possibility of
loss, damage, etc.
derogate - verb - 1. [archaic] to take (a part of quality) away from something so as to impair it
2. [rare] to lower in esteem; disparage 3. to take something desirable away; detract 4. to lower
oneself; lose face; to deviate from a standard or expectation; go astray
descry - verb - 1. to catch sight of; discern (distant or obscure objects) 2. to discover by
careful observation or scrutiny; detect; discern; recognize
despication - noun - an expression of despite; a looking down, a despising, an expression of
such
destriers - noun - [archaic] a war horse; charger
desuetude - noun - the condition of not being used or practiced any more; disuse
detrition - noun - a wearing away or down by friction
devoir - noun - 1. duty; service owed 2. [plural] acts or expressions of due respect or courtesy
devolve - verb - 1. to be passed on or transferred to another 2. degenerate or deteriorate
gradually 3. [archaic] to roll onward or downward 4. to pass by transmission or succession; to
be handed over or down
diminution - noun - 1. the act of diminishing, or of making or becoming less; state of being
diminished; reduction in size, quantity, or degree 2. the act of lessening dignity or
consideration, or the state of being deprived of dignity; a lowering in estimation; degradation;
abasement
discomfit - verb - 1. to make uneasy or perplexed; disconcert 2. to thwart the plans of;
frustrate 3. [archaic] to defeat in battle; vanquish
discomfiture - noun - 1. frustration or disappointment 2. lack of ease; perplexity and
embarrassment 3. [archaic] defeat
disport - verb - to amuse oneself in a light, frolicsome manner 2. to display - noun - a
frolicsome diversion
dolomite - noun - 1. a common rock-forming mineral, CaMg(CO3)2, often occurring in
extensive beds 2. any of several rocks similar to dolomite in composition
donjon - noun - the heavily fortified inner tower or keep of a castle
doughty - adjective - 1. able; strong; valiant; redoubtable 2. marked by stouthearted courage;
brave
dromond - noun - [archaic] in the Middle Ages, a large, fast-sailing galley, or cutter; a large,
swift war vessel
dross - noun - 1. the scum or refuse matter which is thrown off, or falls from, metals in
smelting the ore, or in the process of melting; recrement 2. [rare] rust of metals 3. waste
matter; any worthless matter separated from the better part; leavings; dregs; refuse (N.B.
recrement is superfluous matter separated from that which is useful; dross; scoria)

dudgeon 1 - noun - anger or resentment: now chiefly in the phrase in high dudgeon, very
angry, offended, or resentful dudgeon 2 - noun - [obsolete] 1. a wood, perhaps boxwood,
used for dagger hilts 2. a hilt of this wood or a dagger with such a hilt

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-Eebon - adjective - [old poetic] ebony; black
ecru - adjective - light tan; beige
effrontery - noun - impudence or boldness in confronting or in transgressing the bounds of
duty or decorum; insulting presumptuousness; shameless boldness; barefaced assurance
eland - noun - either of two large African antelopes (Taurotragus oryx or T. derbianus) having
a light brown or grayish coat and spirally twisted horns
eldritch - adjective - weird; eerie
embrasure - noun - 1. an opening (for a door, window, etc.), especially one with the sides
slanted so that it is wider on the inside than on the outside 2. an opening (in a wall or parapet)
with the sides slanting outward to increase the angle of fire of a gun
encyst - verb - to enclose in a cyst
eremite - noun - a religious recluse; hermit
etiolate - verb - 1. to cause to be pale and unhealthy 2. to deprive of strength; weaken 3.
[botany] to cause (a plant) to develop without chlorophyll by preventing exposure to sunlight;
to blanch or bleach by depriving of sunlight
etiology - noun - 1. assignment of a cause, an origin, or a reason for something 2. the
science and study of the causes or origins of disease 3. the cause or origin of a disease or
disorder as determined by medical diagnosis
exaction - noun - 1. an exacting, as of money, time, etc. 2. an excessive demand; extortion 3.
an exacted fee, tax, etc.
excoriate - verb - 1. to tear or wear off the skin of; abrade 2. to censure strongly; denounce
excoriation - noun - 1. the act of excoriating or flaying, or state of being excoriated, or
stripped of the skin 2. an abrasion; a raw irritated lesion 3. [obsolete] stripping of possession;
spoliation 4. severe censure
excrudescence - noun - [medical] a projecting, external growth caused by the outbreak of
some kind of infection or disease; external signs of a disease (N.B. possibly similar to
excrescence, anything growing out unnaturally from anything else or recrudescence, a fresh
outbreak of a dormant disease)
exculpation - noun - the act of exculpating from alleged fault or crime; that which exculpates;
excuse

execration - noun - 1. the act of execrating; a cursing, denouncing, etc. 2. a curse 3. a
person or things cursed or detested
exigency - noun - 1. the condition or quality of being exigent; urgency 2. a situation calling for
immediate action or attention 3. [plural] pressing needs; demands; requirements
exigent - adjective - 1. requiring immediate action or remedy 2. requiring much effort or
expense; demanding
expostulate - verb - to reason with a person earnestly, objecting to that person's actions or
intentions; remonstrate (with)
expostulation - noun - 1. the act of expostulating or reasoning with a person in opposition to
some impropriety of conduct; remonstrance 2. earnest and kindly protest; dissuasion 3. an
expression of opposition to a course of action
extirpate - verb - 1. to pull up by the roots; root out 2. to destroy or remove completely;
exterminate; abolish
exudation - noun - the act of exuding; sweating; a discharge of humors, moisture, juice, or
gum, as through pores or incisions; also, the substance exuded
eyot - noun - a little island in a river or lake
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-Ffalchion - noun - 1. a short, broad-bladed sword, slightly curved and with a convex cutting
edge, used in medieval times 2. a name given generally and poetically to a sword, especially
to the swords of Oriental and fabled warriors
febrifuge - noun - any substance for reducing fever; antipyretic (N.B. an antipyretic is,
likewise, anything that reduces fever)
febrile - adjective - 1. of or characterized by fever; feverish 2. caused by fever
feoffment - noun - 1. a grant of lands as a fee 2. [law] a gift or conveyance in fee of land or
other corporeal hereditaments, accompanied by actual delivery of possession 3. [law, rare]
the instrument or deed by which corporeal hereditaments are conveyed
fetor - noun - a strong, offensive smell; stench; fetidness
fey - adjective - 1. [now chiefly Scottish] a) originally, fated; doomed to death b) in an
unusually excited state, formerly believed to portend sudden death 2. strange or unusual in
any of certain ways, as, variously, eccentric, whimsical, visionary, elfin, shy, otherworldly
flinders - noun - small pieces or splinters; fragments
formication - noun - 1. [medical] a sensation resembling that made by the creeping of ants
on the skin 2. [medical] hallucinated sensation that insects or snakes are crawling over the
skin; a common side-effect of extensive use of cocaine or amphetamines
frangible - adjective - readily or easily broken; breakable; fragile

fretwork - noun - 1. ornamental work consisting of three-dimensional frets; geometric
openwork 2. any minute play of light and shade, dark and light, or the like
friable - adjective - easily crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to powder; brittle
fructify - verb - 1. to bear fruit; become fruitful 2. to make fruitful or productive
fulvous - adjective - tawny; dull yellow, with a mixture of gray and brown
fundament - noun - 1. [obsolete] a foundation 2. the natural features of a land surface
unaltered by humans 3. an underlying theoretical basis or principle 4. the part of the body on
which one sits; the buttocks; specifically in anatomy the anus
furze - noun - a thorny, dense evergreen shrub (Ulex Europaeus), with beautiful yellow
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-Ggalleass - noun - [Greek antiquity] a large, three-masted vessel having sails and oars and
carrying heavy guns: used in the Mediterranean in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries
gangrel - noun - [now chiefly dialect] a roving beggar; vagrant
gavotte - noun - 1. a seventeenth-century dance like the minuet, but faster and livlier 2. the
music for this, in 4/4 time
geas - noun - a bond, a spell, a prohibition, a taboo, a magical injunction, the violation of
which led to misfortune and death (N.B. the word is Gaelic/Irish in originand is also spelled
geis, its plural form is geassa or geissa)
gelid - adjective - extremely cold; frozen
gibber - verb - to prattle and chatter unintelligibly - noun - unintelligible or foolish talk
gibbous - adjective - 1. protuberant; rounded and bulging 2. designating the moon, a planet,
etc. in that phase in which more than half, but not all, of the face reflects sunlight to the earth
3. humpbacked; kyphotic (N.B. kyphotic means hunchbacked)
gimbal - noun - a device consisting of two rings mounted on axes at right angles to each
other so that an object, such as a ship's compass, will remain suspended in a horizontal plane
between them regardless of any motion of its support
glaive - noun - [obsolete] a sword; especially a broadsword
glauconite - noun - the green mineral found in greensand and used as a fertilizer and water
softener
glaucous - adjective - 1. of a sea-green color; of a dull green passing into bluish gray 2.
having a powdery or waxy coating that gives a frosted appearance and tends to rub off 3.
[botany] covered with a fine bloom or fine white powder easily rubbed off, as that on a blue
plum, or on a cabbage leaf

glister - noun - glitter; brilliance - verb - to bright; to sparkle; to be brilliant; to shine; to glisten;
to glitter
gloaming - noun - twilight; dusk; the fall of the evening
glode - noun - [obsolete] 1. a place free from brushwood 2. a bright place in the sky; a flash
of light - verb - past tense of glide
gobbet - noun - 1. a piece or chunk, especially of raw meat 2. a bit or morsel 3. a small
amount of liquid; a drop
gracile - adjective - graceful; gracefully slender
grampus - noun - 1. a cetacean (Grampus griseus) related to and resembling the dolphins
but lacking a beaklike snout 2. any of various similar cetaceans, such as the killer whale
grue - noun - 1. [Scottish] a shudder of fear 2. a term originating in the computer gaming
community that came to indicate a sinister, lurking presence in the dark places of the earth 3.
a color-predicate invented in the 1950s by the American philospoher Nelson Goodman used
to illustrate a significant problem with inductive predictions as follows: with respect to a
designated future time, an object is grue if it is seen to be green when first observed before
that time or if it is seen to be blue when first observed after that time 4. a crane - verb - to feel
horror or terror; to shudder, shiver, or tremble; to be troubled in heart (N.B. I don't know what
to make of Nelson Goodman either)
guerdon - noun - a reward; requital; recompense - verb - to reward; to be a recompense for
guy - verb - 1. hold up to ridicule; mock 2. to steady, guide, or secure with a rope, cord, or
cable - noun - 1. a man, informally 2. a rope, cord, or cable used to steady, guide, or secure
something

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-Hhabiliments - noun - 1. clothing, dress, attire 2. furnishings or equipment; trappings
hagriding - verb - tormenting or harassing, especially with worry or dread
halitus - noun - any exhalation, as of a breath or vapor
halt - adjective - [archaic] lame; crippled (N.B. in addition, of course, to the more prosaic
meanings of the word)
harridan - noun - a woman regarded as scolding and vicious; a worn-out strumpet; a vixenish
woman; a hag
hatchment - noun - 1. the act of achieving or performing; an obtaining by exertion; successful
performance; accomplishment 2. a great or heroic deed; something accomplished by valor,
boldness, or praiseworthy exertion; a feat 3. [heraldic] an escutcheon or ensign armorial; now
generally applied to the funeral shield commonly called hatchment (N.B. an escutcheon is a
shield or shield-shaped surface on which a coat of arms is displayed)
hawser - noun - a large rope for towing, mooring, or securing a ship

hebetude - noun - the quality or condition of being mentally or physically dull or lethargic
hermetic - adjective - 1. of, pertaining to, or taught by Hermes Trismegistus; as, hermetic
philosophy, hence alchemical 2. of or pertaining to the system which explains the causes of
diseases and the operations of medicine on the principles of the hermetic philosophy, and
which made much use, as a remedy, of an alkali and an acid 3. made perfectly close or airtight by fusion, so that no gas or spirit can enter or escape
heuristic - adjective - 1. [computer science] relating to or using a problem-solving technique
in which the most appropriate solution of several found by alternative methods is selected at
successive stages of a program for use in the next step of the program 2. of or relating to a
general formulation that serves to guide investigation 3. of or constituting an educational
method in which learning takes place through discoveries that result from investigations made
by the student - noun - a commonsense rule (or set of rules) intended to increase the
probability of solving some problem
hieratic - noun - 1. of or used by priests; priestly; sacerdotal 2. designating or of the abridged
form of cursive hieroglyphic writing once used by Egyptian priests (N.B. sacerdotal is 1. of
priests or of the office of priests 2. priestly characterized by belief in the divine authority of the
priesthood)
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-Iichor - noun - 1. [Greek mythology] the rarefied fluid said to run in the veins of the gods 2.
[medical] a watery, acrid discharge from a wound or ulcer
imbricated - adjective - having regularly arranged, overlapping edges, as roof tiles or fish
scales
immedicable - adjective - that which cannot be healed; incurable
imminence - noun - 1. the quality or fact of being imminent 2. something imminent, especially
impending evil, danger, etc.
impercipience - noun - quality or state of being unable to see or perceive
impercipient - adjective - not perceiving, or not able to perceive (N.B. more commonly
imperceptive)
importunate - adjective - 1. troublesomely urgent; overly persistent in request or demand 2.
troublesome
inanition - noun - 1. exhaustion from lack of food or an inability to assimilate it 2. lack or
strength of spirit; the absence or loss of social, moral, or intellectual vitality or vigor
incarnadine - adjective - 1. flesh-colored; pink 2. red; especially blood-red - noun - the color
of either flesh or blood
inchoate - adjective - 1. an initial or early stage; recently or just begun; incipient; beginning;
partially but not fully in existence or operation 2. imperfectly formed or developed; existing in

its elements; incomplete 3. [law] not yet made complete, certain, or specific 4. [law] not yet
transformed into actual use or possession 5. [law] of or relating to a crime (as attempt,
solicitation, or conspiracy) which consists of acts that are preliminary to another crime and
that are in themselves criminal - verb - [obsolete] to begin
incused - adjective - 1. formed by hammering, stamping, or pressing 2. cut or stamped in, or
hollowed out by engraving
indefeasible - adjective - not be defeated; not defeasible; incapable of being annulled or
made void (N.B. something defeasible can be undone or voided)
ineluctable - adjective - not to be avoided, changed, resisted, or escaped; certain; inevitable
innominate - adjective - 1. not named; anonymous 2. having no specific name
innurturance - noun -the opposite of nurturance; that is, neglect; lack of care or protection
insatiaty - adjective - insatiableness (N.B. spelled insatiety in the dictionary)
insentience - noun - the state of lacking consciousness or ability to perceive sensations
insouciance - noun - lighthearted unconcern; nonchalance
intaglio - noun - 1. a design or figure carved, incised, or engraved into a hard material so that
it is below the surface 2. something, as a gem or stone, ornamented with such a design or
figure; opposed to cameo 3. the art or process of making such designs or figures 4. a method
of printing from a plate on which incised lines, which carry the ink, leave a raised impression
5. a die cut to produce a design in relief
interstice - noun - 1. that which intervenes between one thing and another; especially, a
space between things closely set, or between the parts which compose a body; a narrow
chink; a crack; a crevice; a hole; an interval 2. an interval of time; specifically, in the plural, the
intervals which the canon law requires between the reception of the various degrees of orders
intransigence - noun - the trait of being intransigent; stubbornly refusing to compromise
inutile - adjective - [obsolete] lacking in utility or serviceability; not useful; unprofitable
invidiously - adverb - in a manner arousing resentment, ill will, or animosity
involute - adjective - 1. intricate; complex 2. [biology] a) having the margins rolled inward b)
having whorls that obscure the axis or other volutions, as the shell of a cowrie - verb - 1. to
curl inward 2. to return to a normal or former condition
irenic - adjective - promoting peace; peaceful; pacific; favoring, conducive to, or operating
toward peace, moderation, or conciliation
irrefragable - adjective - that which cannot be refuted; indisputable
irrefrangible - adjective - 1. that which cannot be broken or violated 2. that which cannot be
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-Jjacinth - noun - a flower of a reddish blue or deep purple (hyacinth), and hence a precious
stone of that color, a red transparent variety of zircon used as a gemstone
jacol - noun - obsolete form of jackal
jaconet - noun - a lightweight cotton cloth resembling lawn used for clothing, neckcloths,
bandages, etc. (N.B. lawn in this sense is a light cotton or linen fabric of very fine weave; also
spelled jacconet)
jerrid - noun - a blunt javelin used in military games in Moslem countries (N.B. also spelled
djereed and jereed)
jocund - adjective - sprightly and lighthearted in disposition, character, or quality; cheerful;
gay; airy; lively; sportive
judder - verb - to shake rapidly or spasmodically; to vibrate conspicuously

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-Kkinesthesia - noun - 1. the sense that detects bodily position, weight, or movement of the
muscles, tendons, and joints 2. the ability to feel movements of the limbs and body 3. the
sensation of moving in space
knaggy - adjective - knotty; rough; figuratively, rough in temper
knurled - adjective - 1. full of knots; gnarled 2. milled, as the head of a screw, or the edge of a
coin; covered with a series of small ridges or grooves that aid in gripping
kohl - noun - cosmetic preparation, such as powdered antimony sulfide, used especially in
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-Llacustrine - adjective - found in, or pertaining to, lakes or ponds, or growing in them
lambent - adjective - 1. playing lightly on or over a surface; flickering 2. softly bright or
radiant; giving off a soft glow 3. playing lightly and gracefully of a subject: said of wit, humor,
etc.
lamia - noun - 1. [classical mythology] any of a class of monsters, half woman and half
serpent, supposed to lure people, especially children, in order to suck their blood 2. a
vampire; female demon; sorceress
lassitude - noun - a state or feeling of weariness, diminished energy, or listlessness

laval - adjective - of, similar to, or having to do with lava
lea - noun - a meadow or sward land; a grassy field
leal - adjective - [now chiefly Scottish] faithful, loyal, true
ligature - noun - 1. a tying or binding together 2. a thing used in tying or binding together; tie,
bond, etc. 3. a) a written or printed character containing two or more letters united, as æ b) a
curved line connecting such letters in writing 4. [music] a) in medieval mensural notation, a
symbol representing two or more notes b) a curved line joining two or more notes in a tie or
slur c) the notes so connected 5. [surgery] a thread or wire used to tie up an artery, etc.
limn - verb - 1. to paint or draw 2. to portray in words; describe 3. [obsolete] to illuminate
(manuscripts)
limned - adjective - described, portrayed, outlined
lissome - adjective - bending or moving gracefully or with ease and lightness; lithe, supple,
limber, agile, etc.
littoral - adjective - of or on a shore, especially a seashore - noun - 1. a coastal region; a
shore 2. the region or zone between the limits of high and low tides
loathly - adverb - 1. unwillingly; reluctantly 2. [obsolete] so as to cause loathing - adjective loathsome
lorn - adjective - 1. [archaic] lost; undone; ruined 2. forsaken; abandoned; solitary; bereft;
forlorn
lucubrium - noun - derived from lucubration: nocturnal study or meditation; hence, a
labratory or other place designed for such study
lugubrious - adjective - mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or
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-Mmacerate - verb - 1. to soften and break down into component parts by soaking in liquid for
some times; specifically, to soften and break down (food) in the digestive system 2. to steep
(fruit or vegetables) as in wine or liquor 3. to break, tear, chop, etc. into bits 4. to cause to
waste away or grow thin; to undergo maceration; waste away, grow thin (N.B. also used as
macerated)
malachite - noun - a green mineral used as a source of copper and for making ornamental
objects
malefic - adjective - causing disaster; harmful; evil
malison - noun - [archaic] a curse
mansuetude - noun - [archaic] tameness; gentleness; mildness

marl - noun - 1. a mixture of clay, sand, and limestone in varying proportions that is soft and
crumbly and usually contains shell fragments 2. any loose, earthy, crumbly deposit 3. [old
poetic] earth
marge - noun - [poetic] a border; edge; margin
massif - noun - 1. a large mountain mass or compact group of connected mountains forming
an independent portion of a range 2. large section or block of the earth's crust that is more
rigid than the surrounding rock and has been moved or displaced as a unit, often so as to
form peaks of a mountain range
medicament - noun - a medicine; substance for curing or healing, or for relieving pain
mendacious - adjective - not truthful; lying or false
mendacity - noun - 1. the quality or state of being mendacious 2. a lie; falsehood
menhir - noun - a tall, usually rough, upright megalith, probably erected as a Neolithic
monument either alone or as part of a row or circle
mephitic - adjective - 1. tending to destroy life; poisonous; noxious 2. offensive to the smell;
of noxious stench from atmospheric pollution
merchantry - noun - 1. the body of merchants taken collectively; as, the merchantry of a
country 2. the business of a merchant; merchandise
miasmic - adjective - 1. of noxious stench from atmospheric pollution 2. filled with vapor
miscegenation - noun - marriage or sexual relations between a man and a woman of
different races
moil - verb - [dialect] to toil; drudge; slave 2. to churn about continuously 3. [archaic] to
moisten, soil, or defile - noun - 1. drudgery; hard work 2. confusion; turmoil
moire - adjective - 1. having a watered, or wavy, pattern, as certain fabrics, stamps, or metal
surfaces - noun - a watered pattern pressed into cloth, etc. with engraved rollers
moonstone - noun - a nearly pellucid variety of feldspar, showing pearly or opaline reflections
from within (N.B. pellucid is admitting the passage of light; transparent or translucent or
transparently clear in style or meaning)
mordant - adjective - 1. biting, cutting, caustic, or sarcastic, as speech, wit, etc. 2. causing
corrosion 3. acting as a mordant - noun - 1. a substance used in dyeing to fix the coloring
matter, as a metallic compound that combines with the organic due to form an insoluble
colored compound, or lake, in the fiber of the fabric 2. an acid or other corrosive substance
used in etching to bite lines, areas, etc. into the surface
morganite - noun - rosy-pink variety of beryl, valued as a semiprecious gem
mortify - verb - 1. to lose vitality and organic structure; to become gangrenous or to necrotize
2. to be subdued; to decay, as appetites, desires, etc. 3. to cause to experience shame,
humiliation, or wounded pride; humiliate 4. to practice ascetic discipline or self-denial of the
body and its appetites 5. to practice penance from religious motives; to deaden desires by
religious discipline

mummer - noun - 1. masked or costumed merrymaker, especially at a festival 2. a) one who
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-Nnacreous - adjective - 1. of or like nacre 2. yielding nacre 3. iridescent; lustrous (N.B. nacre
is mother-of-pearl)
necrotic - adjective - affected with necrosis (N.B. necrosis is the death of cells or tissues
through injury or disease, especially in a localized area of the body)
nugatory - adjective - 1. of little or no importance; trifling, worthless 2. not operative; invalid
numinous - adjective - 1. of or characteristic of a numen; supernatural; divine 2. having a
deeply spiritual or mystical effect (N.B. a numen comes to us from Roman mythology, and is
an indwelling, guiding force or spirit)
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-Oobduracy - noun - 1. the quality of not easily being moved to pity or sympathy;
heardheartedness 2. hardness; unrepentiveness 3. the quality of being obstinate or not quick
to give in; stubbornness; inflexibility
obeisance - noun - 1. a gesture of respect or reverence, such as a bow or curtsy 2. the
attitude shown by this; homage; deference
obligato - adjective - not to be left out, indispensable; used of an accompaniment that is an
integral part of a musical piece (N.B. also spelled obbligato)
oblique - adjective - 1. a) having a slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined
b) [math] designating geometric lines or planes that are neither parallel nor perpendicular 2.
a) indirect or evasive b) devious, misleading, or dishonest 3. not direct in descent; collateral 4.
[grammar] designating any noun case except the nominative or the vocative - noun - 1. an
oblique thing, such as a line, direction, or muscle 2. [nautical] the act of changing course by
less than 90°
obloquy - noun - 1. verbal abuse of a person or thing; censure or vituperation, especially
when widespread or general 2. ill repute, disgrace, or infamy resulting from this
occlude - adjective - 1. to close, shut, or block (a passage) 2. to prevent the passage of; shut
in or out 3. to conceal, hide, or obscure 4. [chemistry] to retain or absorb (a gas, liquid, or
solid)
ocher - adjective - 1. an earthy clay colored by iron oxide, usually yellow or reddish brown:
used as a pigment in paints 2. the color of ocher; especially, dark yellow

ocular - adjective - 1. of, for, or like the eye 2. by eyesight - noun - the lens or lenses
constituting the eyepiece of an optical instrument
odalisque - noun - a concubine or woman slave in a harem
opalescence - noun - a reflection of a milky or pearly light from the interior of a mineral, as in
the moonstone; the state or quality of being opalescent
opalescent - adjective - exhibiting a milky iridescence like that of an opal; having a play of
lustrous rainbow-like colors
ophite - noun - 1. a mottled green rock composed of diabase 2. any of various green rocks,
such as serpentine 3. [obsolete] of or pertaining to a serpent
organdy - noun - a kind of transparent light muslin, used for trim, curtains, and light apparel
oriel - noun - a large window built out from a wall and resting on a bracket or a corbel; bay
window
oriflamme - noun - 1. the ancient royal standard of France, a red silk banner with flameshaped streamers 2. any battle standard 3. any symbol of courage or devotion
orison - noun - a reverent petition to a deity; a prayer
orogenic - adjective - of, or pertaining to mountains; mountain-like (N.B. see orogeny below)
orogeny - noun - the process of mountain formation, especially by a folding and faulting of
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-Ppaean - noun - 1. an ancient Greek hymn in honor of Apollo as a healing deity, and, later, a
song addressed to other deities 2 a song of joyful praise, exuultation, or triumph 3. a fervent
expression of joy or praise
palanquin - noun - [historical] a covered litter used in South Asia, usually for one person,
carried by poles on the shoulders of two or more men
paresis - noun - 1. [medical] incomplete paralysis, affecting motion but not sensation 2. slight
or partial paralysis
paresthesia - noun - a skin sensation, such as burning, prickling, itching, or tingling, with no
apparent physical cause 2. [medical] the same, but usually associated with peripheral nerve
damage
pediment - noun - 1. [archaic] originally, in classical architecture, the triangular space forming
the gable of a simple roof; hence, a similar form used as a decoration over porticoes, doors,
windows, etc.; also, a rounded or broken frontal having a similar position and use 2. [geology]
a broad, gently sloping rock surface at the base of a steeper slope, often covered with
alluvium, formed primarily by erosion

penitent - adjective - feeling pain, sorrow or remorse on account of sins or offenses;
repentant; contrite; sincerely affected by a sense of guilt, and resolved on amendment of life noun - 1. one who is penitent 2. a person performing penance under the direction of a
confessor
pennon - noun - 1. a long, narrow, triangular or swallow-tailed flag borne on a lance as an
ensign, as formerly by knights and lancers 2. any flag or pennant 3. a pinion; wing
penteconter - noun - a Grecian vessel with fifty oars
penumbra - noun - 1. a partial shadow, as in an eclipse, between regions of complete
shadow and complete illumination 2. the grayish outer part of a sunspot 3. an area in which
something exists to a lesser or uncertain degree 4. an outlying surrounding region; a
periphery
percipience - noun - the faculty, act or power of perceiving; perception
periapt - noun - amulet; a charm worn as a protection against disease or mischief
peritonitis - noun - inflammation of the peritoneum (N.B. peritoneum is the serous
membrane that lines the walls of the abdominal cavity and folds inward to enclose the viscera;
serous is relating to, producing, or resembling serum, especially having a thin watery
constitution)
phosphene - noun - a luminous impression caused by excitation of the retina by mechanical
or electrical means rather than by light, as when the eyeballs are pressed through closed lids
picar - noun - derrived from picaroon: a little pike; a javelin; a dart, prick, or goad; not found
in O.E.D.; probably meant as a small, sharp knife
pith - noun - [botany] the soft, spongelike, central cylinder of the stems of most flowering
plants, composed mainly of parenchyma 2. [zoology] the soft inner substance of a feather or
hair 3. the essential or central part; the heart or essence 4. strength; vigor; mettle 5.
significance; importance 6. [archaic] spinal cord or bone marrow - verb - 1. to remove the pith
from (a plant stem) 2. to sever or destroy the spinal cord of, usually by inserting a needle into
the vertebral canal 3. to kill (cattle) by cutting the spinal cord
piquant - adjective - 1. pleasantly pungent or tart in taste; giving zest; spicy; sharp 2.
appealingly provocative; charming, interesting, or attractive 2. [archaic] causing hurt feelings;
stinging
plaint - noun - 1. an utterance of grief or sorrow; lamentation; hence, a mournful song; a
lament 2. a complaint 3. [legal] a private memorial tendered to a court, in which a person sets
forth his cause of action
pleural - adjective - of or pertaining to the pleura or pleurae, or to the sides of the thorax (N.B.
pleura are the thin serous membrane in mammals that envelops each lung and folds back to
make a lining for the chest cavity)
plinth - noun - 1. the square block at the base of a column, pedestal, etc. 2. the base on
which a stature is placed 3. a course of brick or stone, often a projecting one, along the base
of a wall: also plinth course 4. a flat block at the base of door trim, an architrave
politesse - noun - politeness
poniard - noun - a dagger - verb - to stab with a dagger

porphyry - noun - rock containing relatively large conspicuous crystals, especially feldspar, in
a fine-grained igneous matrix
potentate - noun - 1. one who has the power and position to rule over others; a monarch 2.
one who dominates or leads a group or an endeavor
preterite - adjective - 1. [grammatical] expressing past action or state 2. [rare] former 3.
belonging wholly to the past; passed by - noun - 1. the past tense 2. a verb in the past tense
preternatural - adjective - 1. differing from or beyond what is normally found in or expected
from nature; abnormal 2. supernatural
promptitude - noun - the quality of being prompt; promptness
propitious - adjective - 1. favorably inclined or disposed; gracious 2. boding well; favorable;
auspicious 3. that favors or furthers; advantageous
provender - noun - 1. dry food for domestic animals, as hay, straw, corn, oats, or a mixture of
ground grain; feed 2. [rare or obsolete] food or provisions
puissance - noun - [now chiefly literary] power; strength; might; force; potency
purblind - adjective - 1. originally, completely blind 2. partly blind 3. slow in perceiving or
understanding
purposive - adjective - 1. serving some purpose 2. having a purpose
putative - adjective - generally regarded as such; supposed

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-Qquirt - noun - a riding whip with a short handle and a lash of braided rawhide

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-Rraddle - verb - 1. interweave; to twist together 2. variant of ruddle (N.B. to ruddle is to color
or mark with red ocher, especially to mark sheep thus, or to cause to flush; redden)
raddled - adjective - 1. interwoven 2. worn-out and broken-down 3. showing the wearing
effects of overwork
rapine - noun - 1. the act of plundering; the seizing and carrying away of things by force;
spoliation; pillage; plunder 2. [obsolete] ravishment; rape
ratline - noun - 1. any of the small ropes fastened horizontally to the shrouds of a ship and
forming a ladder for going aloft 2. the material used for these ropes

reave - verb - 1. [archaic] to take away by violence; seize; rob 2. [archaic] to break, split, tear,
or the like
reck - verb - 1. [archaic] to make account of; to care for; to heed; to regard; to have caution 2.
[poetic] to concern; used impersonally
recusancy - noun - 1. refusal to submit to established authority; originally the refusal of
Roman Catholics to attend services of the Church of England 2. the state of being recusant;
nonconformity
rede - verb - 1. to give advice to; counsel 2. to interpret; explain - noun - 1. advice or counsel
2. [archaic] a narration
redolent - adjective - 1. having or emitting fragrance; aromatic 2. suggestive; reminiscent
reification - noun - the physical manifestation of an abstract conctept or ideal (N.B. to reify is
to regard or treat (an abstraction) as if it had concrete or material existence)
reft - adjective - robbed or bereft (of something) (past tense and past participle of reave)
refulgence - noun - the quality of being refulgent; brilliancy; splendor; radiance
refulgent - adjective - casting a bright light; radiant; brilliant; resplendent; shining; splendid
relict - noun - 1. [ecology] an organism or species of an earlier time surviving in an
environment that has undergone considerable change 2. something that has survived; a
remnant 3. a widow
revenant - noun - 1. a person who returns, as after a long absence 2. one who returns after
death; a ghost
riposte - noun - 1. a quick thrust given after parrying an opponent's lunge in fencing 2. a
retaliatory action, maneuver, or retort - verb - 1. to make a return thrust 2. to retort quickly
rive - verb - 1. to rend or tear apart 2. to break into pieces, as by a blow; cleave or split
asunder 3. to break, distress, or dismay (the spirit, etc.)
roborant - adjective - restoring vigor or strength - noun - a roborant drug; a restorative or
tonic
roil - verb - 1. to make (a liquid) cloudy, muddy, or unsettled by stirring up sediment 2. to stir
up; agitate 3. to make angry or irritable; rile
roister - verb - 1. to engage in boisterous merrymaking; revel noisily 2. to behave in a
blustering manner; swagger
roulade - noun - [music] an embellishment consisting of a rapid run of several notes sung to
one syllable 2. a slice of meat rolled around a filling and cooked
rove - adjective - 1. [nautical] past participle of reeve (N.B. as an adjective, to reeve is to
pass through a hole, ring, pulley, or block or to fasten by passing through or around)
roynish - adjective - [obsolete] mangy; scabby; hence, mean; paltry; troublesome

rue - noun - 1. sorrow; regret; disappointment; grief 2. [botany] a perennial suffrutescent plant
(Ruta graveolens), having a strong, heavy odor and a bitter taste; herb of grace; used in
medicines - verb - to feel sorrow; to regret

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-Ssabulous - adjective - sandy or gritty
sackbut - noun - a medieval instrument resembling the trombone
salvific - adjective - having the intention or power to bring about salvation or redemption
sapid - adjective - 1. having a taste, especially a pleasing taste; savory 2. agreeable to the
min; interesting; engaging
sark - noun - [Scottish] a shirt
scathless - adjective - unharmed
scend - verb - [nautical] to heave upward on a wave or swell - noun - the rising movement of
a ship on a wave or swell (N.B. probably an alteration of "send," influenced by "ascend" or
"descend")
schist - noun - [geology] any crystalline rock having a foliated structure and hence admitting
of ready division into slabs or slates; common types are mica schist and hornblendic schist,
consisting chiefly of quartz with mica or hornblende and often feldspar (N.B. foliation is the
layered structure common to metamorphic rocks
scoria - noun - 1. the slag or refuse left after metal has been smelted from ore 2. loose,
cinderlike lava
scull - noun - 1. a long oar used at the stern of a boat and moved from side to side to propel
the boat forward 2. one of a pair of short-handled oars used by a single rower 3. a small light
racing boat for one, two, or four rowers, each using a pair of sculls - verb - [nautical] to impel
(a boat) with a pair of sculls, or with a single scull or oar worked over the stern obliquely from
side to side
sempiteinal - adjective - everlasting; perpetual; eternal
sendaline - adjective - made of sendal (N.B. sendal is a thin light silk that was used in the
Middle Ages for fine garments, church vestments, and banners)
seraphic - adjective - 1. a celestial being having three pairs of wings 2. [Christianity] the first
of the nine orders of angels in medieval angelology 3. of or pertaining to a seraph: angelic;
sublime; pure; refined; having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub
seriated - adjective - arranged or occurring in a series or in rows
serried - adjective - placed close together; crowded; compact, as soldiers in ranks

shola - noun - a stunted, high-altitude evergreen forest found in southern India (N.B. the word
is probably derived from the Tamil word "solai," meaning a "thicket" or "bamboo clump," and
Tamil is a language spoken in southern India and Sri Lanka)
sibilation - noun - utterance with a hissing sound; also, the sound itself; a hiss
silverine - adjective - silvery; like silver
sinecure - noun - 1. originally, a church benefice not involving the care of souls 2. any office
or position providing an income or other advantage but requiring little or no work
sirocco - noun - 1. a hot, steady oppressive wind blowing from the Libyan deserts across the
Mediterranean into southern Europe, often bringing dust and sometimes accompanied by rain
2. any hot, oppressive wind, especially one blowing toward a center of low barometric
pressure 3. a windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand
skirl - verb - [Scottish] to sound out in shrill, piercing tones, as a bagpipe does - noun - a shrill
sound, as of a bagpipe
somnolence - noun - sleepiness; drowsiness; inclination to sleep
sopor - noun - an unnaturally deep sleep; stupor
sough - noun - a soft, low, murmuring, sighing, or rustling sound - verb - to make a sough
spate - noun - 1. a sudden flood, rush, or outpouring 2. [British] a) a flash flood b) a freshet
resulting from a downpour of rain or melting of snow c) a sudden, heavy fall of rain (N.B. a
freshet is a sudden overflow of a stream resulting from a heavy rain or a thaw)
spavined - adjective - affected with spavin; lame (N.B. spavin is a disease of horses in which
a deposit of bone (bone spavin) or an infusion of lymph (bog spavin) develops in the hock
joint, usually causing lameness)
spilth - noun - [obsolete] 1. the act of spilling 2. that which is spilled, especially profusely 3.
rubbish, refuse
spume - noun - frothy matter raised on liquids by boiling, effervescence, or agitation; froth;
foam; scum - verb - to froth or foam
stertorously - adverb - in a noisy and stertorous manner (N.B. stertor is loud, raspy, labored
breathing, or snoring, caused by obstructed respiratory passages)
stippled - adjective - 1. drawn, engraved, or painted in dots or short strokes 2. dotted,
flecked, or speckled 3. engraved by means of dots, in distinction from engraving in lines
stridulation - noun - 1. the act of making shrill sounds or musical notes by rubbing together
certain hard parts, as is done by the males of many insects, especially by Orthoptera, such as
crickets, grasshoppers, and locusts 2. the noise itself
suasion - noun - persuasion: now chiefly in moral suasion, the act of persuading by
appealing to one's sense of morality
suborn - verb - 1. to get or bring out through bribery or other illegal methods 2. to induce or
instigate (another) to do something illegal, especially to commit perjury

subsume - verb - 1. to include within a larger class, group, order, etc. 2. to show (an idea,
instance, etc.) to be covered by a rule, principle, etc.
succubus - noun - a demon or fiend; especially, a lascivious spirit supposed to have sexual
intercourse with the men by night; a succuba
suppurate - verb - to form or discharge pus; fester
surcease - verb - [archaic] to stop; end - noun - an end, or cessation
surquedry - noun - [obsolete] overweening pride; arrogance; presumption; insolence
suspiration - noun - the act of sighing, or fetching a long and deep breath; a deep
respiration; a sigh
susurration - noun - a soft, whispering or rustling sound; a murmur
susurrus - noun - a soft, whispering or rustling sound; a murmur
suzerainty - noun - the position or power of a suzerain (N.B. suzerain is 1. a feudal lord 2. a
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-Ttabid - adjective - [rare] 1. affected with tabes; wasted by disease; consumptive; marcid 2.
corrupted; decomposed 3. characterized by wasting away (N.B. marcid is 1. pining; lean;
withered 2. characterized by emaciation, as a fever; tabes is [medical] progressive
emaciation of the body, accompained with hectic fever, with no well-marked logical
symptoms)
tantara - noun - 1. a trumpet blast or fanfare 2. a sound like this
taffrail - noun - [nautical] 1. the upper part of a ship's stern, which is flat like a table on the
top, and sometimes ornamented with carved work 2. the rail around the stern of a ship
telic - adjective - 1. directed or tending toward a goal or purpose; purpose-driven 2. denoting
the final end or purpose, as distinguished from ecbatic (N.B. ecbatic denotes a mere result or
consequence, which differs from telic, which denotes intention or purpose)
temerity - noun - foolhardy disregard of danger; recklessness
tenebrous - adjective - dark; gloomy (N.B. also spelled tenebrious; Donaldson uses both
spellings)
tersity - noun - the quality of being terse, brief; tersness
thaumaturge - noun - a performer of miracles or magic feats
thetic - adjective - set forth dogmatically; prescribed

theurgy - noun - 1. an occurrence or accomplishment or a sequence of these, especially
when remarkable or extraordinary, viewed as effected by supernatural or divine agency 2. a
set if acts or incantations taken to be capable of producing such occurrences or
accomplishments
thews - noun - 1. muscular power; bodily strength 2. muscles or sinews
thorp - noun - [archaic] a group of houses in the country; a small village, a hamlet, a dorp;
now chiefly occurring in names of places and persons, such as Althorp
threnody - noun - a song of lamentation; funeral song: also threnode
thurible - noun - a censer of metal, for burning incense, having various forms, held in the
hand or suspended by chains; used especially at mass, vespers, and other solemn services
thurifer - noun - an acolyte who carries a thurible
tincture - noun - 1. a coloring or dyeing substance; a pigment 2. a tinge or shade of color; a
tint 3. [heraldry] one of the metals, colors, or furs used in armory 4. a quality that colors,
pervades, or distinguishes; a slight quality added to anything 5. a trace or vestige 6. the finer
and more volatile parts of a substance, separated by a solvent; an extract of a part of the
substance of a body communicated to the solvent 7. [medical] a solution (commonly colored)
of medicinal substance in alcohol, usually more or less diluted; spirit containing medicinal
substances in solution - verb - 1. to stain or tint with a color 2. to infuse, as with a quality;
impregnate
tintinnabulating - verb- ringing like a bell (N.B. tintinnabulation is the ringing sound of bells
and tintinnabulary is of bells or the ringing of bells)
tittle - noun - 1. a dot or other small mark used as a diacritic 2. a very small particle; iota; jot
(N.B. a diacritic is a diacritical mark; such a mark is any of various marks, as a macron or
cedilla, added to a letter or symbol to indicate its pronunciation or to distinguish it in some
way)
tocsin - noun - 1. an alarm, usually sounded on a bell 2. a bell used to sound an alarm 3. a
warning; an omen
tor - noun - a high rock or pile of rocks on the top of a hill 2. a rocky peak or hill
traduce - verb - 1. to say untrue or malicious things about; defame; slander; vilify 2. to make
a mockery of; betray
travertine - noun - a light-colored, usually concretionary limestone deposited around limy
springs, lakes, or streams (N.B. a concretion is a solidified mass, specifically in geology,
something encased in sedimentary rock, which was created by the formation of layers of
mineral matter around it)
treacher - verb - to cheat or trick - noun - a deceiver, a cheat; a traitor (N.B. Treacher's
Gorge)
trenchant - adjective - 1. fitted to trench or cut; gutting; sharp 2. keen; biting; caustic; severe;
as, trenchant wit 3. forceful, effective, and vigorous 4. distinct; clear-cut
trencher - noun - 1. a wooden board or platter on which food is carved or served 2. [archaic]
the pleasure of the table; food 3. one that digs trenches

trireme - noun - an ancient Greek or Roman galley, usually a warship, with three banks of
oars on each side
tumescence - noun - 1. a swelling; distention 2. a swollen or distended part
tumid - adjective - 1. swollen; bulging 2. inflated or pompous

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-Uulceration - noun - 1. development of an ulcer 2. an ulcer or an ulcerous condition
ululation - noun - 1. a howl or hoot 2. a loud wail or lamentation
unballasted - adjective - 1. not stabilized or properly stabilized by ballast 2. unsteady;
wavering
unction - noun - 1. the act of anointing, smearing, or rubbing with an unguent, oil, or
ointment, especially for medical purposes, or as a symbol of consecration 2. that which is
used for anointing; an unguent; an ointment; a salve 3. something that serves to soothe; a
balm 4. divine or sanctifying grace 5. that quality in language, address, or the like, which
excites emotion; especially, strong devotion; religious fervor and tenderness 6. affected or
exaggerated earnestness, especially in choice and use of language
unguent - noun - a salve or ointment
unhermeneuticable - adjective - see hermeneutics - noun - the science of interpretation and
explanation; exegesis; esp., that branch of theology which defines the laws whereby the
meaning of the Scriptures is to be ascertained (N.B. the word that is actually used in the
Chronicles is unhermeneuticable, but in that particular form, it is not to be found in any of the
more generally available dictionaries; however, from the above, unhermeneuticable would
indicate something that cannot be explained or interpreted or, perhaps more generally,
communicated; exegesis is explanation, critical analysis, or interpretation of a word, literary
passage, etc., especially in the Bible)
unprofligate - adjective - 1. the opposite of profligate 2. morally proper and upstanding; not
broken down in respect of rectitude, principle, virtue, or decency; not openly and shamelessly
immoral or vicious; not dissolute 3. careful and conservative, especially with money; not
recklessly wasteful or wildly extravagant 4. [obsolete] not overthrown, beaten, or conquered
(N.B. profligate is also a noun, meaning 1. an abandoned person; one openly and
shamelessly vicious; a dissolute person, especially in fashionable society 2. a reckless
consumer; and it is also a verb, meaning 1. to drive away; to overcome)
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-Vvellum - noun - 1. a) a fine parchment made from calfskin, lambskin, or kidskin, rendered
clear and white and used for the pages and binding of books b) a work written or printed on
this parchment 2. a heavy off-white fine-quality paper resembling this parchment

verdigris - adjective - 1. a green or greenish-blue poisonous compound, a basic acetate of
copper, prepared by treating copper with acetic acid and used as a pigment, dye, etc. 2. a
green or greenish-blue coating
verdure - noun - 1. the fresh-green color of growing things; greenness 2. green growing
plants and trees; green vegetation 3. vigorous or flourishing condition
vermeil - noun - 1. [obsolete or old poetic] the color vermilion 2. gilded or gold-colored
copper, bronze, or silver (N.B. vermilion is a bright red pigment or a bright red or scarlet color)
vernal - adjective - 1. of, relating to, or occurring in the spring 2. characteristic of or
resembling spring 3. fresh and young; youthful
vertiginous - adjective - 1. turning about an axis; revolving or whirlig 2. affected by vertigo;
dizzy 3. tending to produce vertigo 4. inclined to change quickly; unstable
viand - noun - 1. an article of food 2. [plural] food of various kinds; especially choice dishes
viga - noun - [Southwestern] a rafter or roofbeam, especially a trimmed and peeled tree trunk
whose end projects from an outside adobe wall
virga - noun - light rain that evaporates before it reaches the ground
viridian - noun - a bluish-green pigment, hydrated chromic oxide, Cr2O3
viscid - adjective - 1. having a cohesive and stick fluid consistency; viscous 2. covered with a
viscid substance
vitiate - verb - 1. to make imperfect, faulty, or impure; spoil; corrupt 2. to weaken morally;
debase; pervert 3. to make (a contract or other legal instrument) ineffective; invalidate (N.B.
also used as an adjective, vitiated)
vitriol - noun - 1. a sulphate of any one of certain metals, as copper, iron, zinc, cobalt. So
called on account of the glassy appearance or luster 2. sulphuric acid 3. a bitterly abusive
feeling or expression - verb - to expose or subject to vitriol
vizard - noun - 1. a part of a helmet, arranged so as to lift or open, and so show the face; the
openings for seeing and breathing are generally in it 2. a mask used to disfigure or disguise 3.
the fore piece of a cap, projecting over, and protecting the eyes
vlei - noun - a Dutch word for marsh or wetland
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-Wwain - noun - 1. a large, open farm wagon 2. [obsolete] a chariot 3. the Big Dipper
weal - noun - 1. a sound, healthy, or prosperous state of a person or thing; prosperity;
happiness; welfare 2. a raised mark on the skin (as produced by a blow) - verb - to promote
the weal of; to cause to be prosperous
whelm - verb - 1. to cover with water or other fluid; to cover by immersion in something that
envelops on all sides; to overwhelm; to engulf 2. to cover completely, as if with water; to
overcome

wold - noun - 1. a treeless, rolling plain, especially a high one; a moor 2. an herb (Reseda
luteola) related to mignonette, growing in Europe, and to some extent in America used by
dyers to give a yellow color; also called dyer's broom, dyer's rocket, dyer's weed, wild woad
(N.B. may also be spelled weld)
writhe - noun - the act or an instance of writhing; a contortion (N.B. in addition to the
commonly used verb sense of the word)

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