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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| historiology | study of history— |
| yachty | relating to yachts |
| somnolescent | half |
| afforest | to cover with forest; to convert into hunting grounds |
| two | step |
| fulgurous | resembling lightning |
| quamoclit | tropical climbing plant with brilliant flowers |
| magisterium | teaching function of the Catholic church |
| sequela | after |
| jorum | large bowl containing drinks |
| anthropolatry | worship of human beings |
| ordinant | one who ordains |
| wheal | a Cornish mine |
| gypsiferous | bearing gypsum |
| pendular | of, like or pertaining to a pendulum |
| adipsia | absence or lack of thirst |
| onychophagist | nail |
| cannelure | groove or fluting |
| wrawl | to caterwaul |
| ianthine | violet |
| sanies | watery foul discharge from wounds or sores |
| aegis | protection; support |
| accolent | neighbouring |
| canter | person who makes hypocritical or affected statements |
| nephelognosy | observation of clouds |
| hight | named; called; to command or call— |
| osteoid | bony; bone |
| perissosyllabic | having an additional syllable |
| spurcidical | foul |
| odontoloxia | irregularity of the teeth |
| sensiferous | conveying sensation |
| luxate | to displace or dislocate |
| bibliopegist | bookbinder |
| codon | mouth of a trumpet or bell |
| nephrolith | kidney stone |
| bossa | nova |
| juvenescent | becoming youthful |
| sigla | abbreviations, symbols and signs |
| quodlibetificate | to quibble with |
| syncope | omission of a sound from middle of a word |
| lapilliform | shaped like a small stone |
| cosmotellurian | of, like or pertaining to both heaven and earth |
| kermis | indoor charity fair |
| minuet | slow and stately Baroque dance in ¾ time |
| mullet | five |
| commination | threatening; denunciation |
| lecanoscopy | staring at pool of water as means of self |
| tenderometer | instrument for measuring tenderness of fruits and vegetables |
| interfluve | area between two rivers that flow in the same direction— |
| credence | small table for holding sacred vessels |
| byssiferous | having tufts or threads |
| lignivorous | feeding on wood |
| premundane | period before the creation of the earth |
| dentiform | shaped like a tooth |
| haemal | of, like or pertaining to blood— |
| orphanotrophism | care and support of orphans |
| parse | to describe a word fully in terms of classification |
| nephrology | study of the kidneys |
| silvicide | substance that kills trees |
| neonatology | study of newborn babies |
| sensifacient | producing or converting into sensation |
| hamartiology | section of theology dealing with sin— |
| wanhope | despair |
| judder | strong vibration in an aircraft |
| miosis | abnormal contraction of the pupil of the eye |
| telaesthesia | perception of events or objects not actually present or near |
| Russophile | one who admires Russia or the Russians |
| hemianopsia | blindness in one eye— |
| paregoric | soothing; lessening pain |
| prore | prow; ship |
| onymancy | divination by the fingernails |
| zonal | of or like a zone; arranged in zones |
| lintel | horizontal beam supporting the load above a door |
| liquifacient | liquifying agent |
| peccable | liable to sin |
| serigraphy | silk |
| niff | an unpleasant smell |
| aperient | laxative |
| lissotrichous | smooth |
| menstruum | solvent used in the preparation of drugs |
| convolve | to roll together |
| impignorate | to pledge, pawn or mortgage— |
| agoge | tempo or sequence in melody in ancient Greek music |
| bijugate | having heads on both sides of a coin |
| didine | of, like or pertaining to dodos |
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objections |
| psychogenesis | origin and development of the mind |
| bradyseism | slow up |
| penetralia | inmost parts of a building or temple; innermost secrets |
| sybotic | of, like or pertaining to a swineherd |
| ingravescent | becoming more severe— |
| yelt | a young sow |
| carnifex | executioner |
| apotropaic | designed to turn away evil |
| morcellate | to divide into small portions |
| aphrodisiomania | abnormal sexual interest |
| raploch | coarse undyed woollen cloth |
| postulant | candidate for a religious order |
| circumfuse | to pour around or about |
| liturgician | one who studies or recites church rituals |
| biarchy | government by two people; diarchy |
| jactitation | a tossing, twitching or jerking of the body; a false claim |
| archimime | chief buffoon or mimic |
| hyaloid | of, like or pertaining to glass— |
| quintroon | old term for someone who is of 1/16 black descent |
| autophagy | feeding on body’s own tissues |
| orthopraxis | correct practice in religion |
| aspidomancy | divination by sitting and chanting within a circle |
| strass | paste for making false gems |
| barracoon | depot for slaves |
| suburbicarian | of, like or pertaining to suburbs |
| flabelliform | shaped like a fan |
| amidships | midway between the bow and stern of a ship |
| notalgia | back pain |
| jack | block |
| lanigerous | bearing wool |
| lagostoma | harelip |
| moslings | thin strips taken off when dressing skins |
| racemiferous | bearing clusters or bunches |
| retinoscope | instrument for measuring and viewing the retina |
| duodenary | of, like or pertaining to the number twelve |
| princeps | first; especially first edition of a book |
| noegenesis | production of knowledge |
| chorepiscopal | of, like or pertaining to an early local bishop |
| sacrarium | place where sacred objects are kept |
| suscipient | recipient of a sacrament |
| peculation | embezzlement |
| levin | lightning |
| rounce | handle for moving carriage on hand printing press |
| winkler | one who extracts or forces something out little by little |
| temerarious | rashly or presumptuously daring |
| pectination | comb |
| ancillary | auxiliary; secondary |
| lautenclavicymbel | lute harpsichord with gut strings |
| tisicky | wheezy; asthmatic |
| navalism | cult of naval supremacy or seapower |
| acates | provisions that have been purchased |
| obtend | to put forward or allege |
| tachism | painting by smearing or splattering |
| unbosom | to pour out; to tell freely |
| realism | doctrine that objects of cognition are real |
| caudal | of, like or pertaining to the tail |
| capeline | surgical bandage for the stump of amputated limb; small iron skullcap |
| cullion | mean or base person; rascal |
| simous | having a flat; upturned nose |
| hylophagous | eating wood— |
| inglenook | alcove by a large open fire— |
| costellate | ribbed |
| tester | piece of armour for the head; headgear for a horse |
| demonolatry | worship of or devotion to demons |
| spiralism | advancement through a spirally structured career |
| legalism | belief that salvation depends on strict adherence to the law |
| seine | large vertical fishing net |
| didelphine | of, like or pertaining to opossums |
| sarabande | stately Spanish Baroque court dance |
| asperity | roughness of surface or sound |
| cnemis | shin bone |
| perse | dark blue or bluish |
| discalced | without shoes; barefoot; a religious order wearing no shoes |
| quant | punting or jumping pole with a flat end |
| untreasure | to despoil |
| polyhidrosis | excessive perspiration |
| gallipot | small medicine jar |
| azoth | alchemical name for mercury |
| premiate | to give a prize or premium for |
| formant | anything that limits, determines or defines |
| thermopile | instrument measuring minute changes in temperature |
| futurology | study of future |
| stigmatophilia | obsession with tattooing or branding |
| agapetae | churchwomen who live platonically with celibate men |
| subreption | misrepresentation; false deduction |
| gambeson | ancient leather or quilted coat worn as armour |
| poetolatry | worship of poets |
| lithophyte | plant that grows on rock |
| panpharmacon | universal remedy |
| rosarian | rose |
| amniomancy | divination by examining afterbirth |
| literatim | letter for letter |
| senary | involving or based on six; having a numerical base of six |
| schesis | deriding opponent’s argument by referring to his way of thought |
| quinternion | set of five sheets of paper |
| bulse | a small bag for diamonds or gold dust |
| revehent | carrying back |
| gilbert | unit of magnetomotive force |
| risible | laughable |
| rhadamanthine | like a stern judge |
| amaranth | imaginary flower reputed never to fade |
| pandemonism | worship of spirits dwelling in all forms of nature |
| gyromancy | divination by falling from dizziness |
| gulix | kind of fine linen |
| oriform | shaped like a mouth |
| ort | scrap of food; morsel |
| perdure | to endure over a period of time |
| quadrat | small square block used as a space in printing |
| kennebecker | knapsack |
| tubiform | shaped like a tube |
| radiometeorograph | instrument for measuring atmospheric conditions at high altitude |
| haptotropic | curving in response to touch— |
| antepone | to put before; to prefer |
| ganister | flint |
| aedoeology | science of generative organs |
| breviloquence | short |
| cordwainer | shoemaker |
| kith | knowledge; one’s native land; one’s friends |
| paraphrast | one who paraphrases |
| oxytone | word bearing acute accent on last syllable |
| duffel | fabric of thick, low |
| jasperated | mottled; streaked with various colours |
| macrocephalic | having an abnormally large head |
| tritanopia | inability to distinguish the colour blue |
| pavé | setting of jewellery with stones close together |
| illuminism | belief in an inward spiritual light— |
| memoriter | from memory; by heart |
| chirapsia | massage |
| madefy | to moisten or make wet |
| crepuscular | of, like or pertaining to twilight |
| umbraculiform | shaped like an umbrella |
| mopsical | short |
| agapism | ethics of love |
| malabathrum | dried leaf used in ancient times to make perfumed ointments |
| quantivalence | chemical valence; ability of atoms to hold other atoms in combination |
| snath | curved handle or shaft of a scythe |
| trichotillomania | neurosis where patient pulls out own hair |
| macaronic | muddled or mixed |
| iatraliptic | relating to the curing of diseases by means of unguents— |
| corm | swollen subterranean part of a stem |
| polynesic | in multiple separate locations |
| lypemania | extreme pathological mournfulness |
| galactoid | like or resembling milk; milky |
| caseous | cheese |
| brachiotomy | amputation of an arm |
| scrimure | fencer |
| adunc | hooked |
| kerseymere | twilled fine wool |
| suppletion | addition; supplement |
| periculous | dangerous |
| tanistry | succession by previously elected relative |
| apocatastisis | reversion or restoration to original position |
| springe | snare with noose and spring |
| bletcherous | having an ugly design |
| gnomic | signifying general truth; pertaining to aphorisms or proverbs |
| zonule | small zone |
| pabulum | food; provender; nourishment |
| yardang | ridge formed by wind erosion parallel to prevailing winds |
| biblioklept | book |
| wanigan | pay office in a lumber camp |
| alepine | mixed wool and silk or mohair and cotton fabric |
| hobnail | thick and strong nail for shoeing horses— |
| pediculous | lousy |
| hypothecary | of, like or pertaining to mortgages— |
| wastelot | unused lot of land in a built |
| pulpitum | gigantic stone screen separating cathedral choir from the nave |
| bronchos | temporary loss of voice; laryngitis |
| rigadoon | lively Baroque period dance |
| plumbism | lead poisoning |
| batik | method of dyeing fabric by covering certain sections with wax |
| upher | rough pole made of fir and used in scaffolding |
| floriform | shaped like a flower |
| wort | any herb or vegetable |
| formic | of, like or pertaining to ants |
| scilicet | to wit; namely |
| stradometrical | of, like or pertaining to the measurement of streets and roads |
| needs | of necessity; necessarily |
| seismicity | degree of vulnerability to earthquakes |
| guignol | something intended to horrify people |
| cornet | military rank of horn |
| metoposcopy | fortune |
| flaught | snowflake |
| traject | crossing; ferry; transference |
| uxorious | excessively fond of one’s wife |
| decoupage | the application of paper cutouts to wood surfaces |
| trilemma | quandary having three choices |
| zurla | Yugoslavian shawm |
| graip | pitchfork; dungfork |
| auncel | crude balance for weighing |
| merlon | narrow wall in battlement between embrasures |
| labidometer | instrument for measuring size of the head of a fetus |
| fructivorous | feeding on fruit |
| immaterialism | the doctrine that there is no material substance— |
| homarine | of, like or pertaining to lobsters— |
| nomistic | based on law or a sacred book |
| macerate | to steep or soak; to break up; to emaciate |
| aphesis | loss of initial unaccented vowel from beginning of a word |
| obtest | to call to witness; to adjure; to protest; to beseech |
| gravamen | grievance; grounds of legal complaint |
| stoup | vessel for holding holy water |
| olfactometer | instrument measuring intensity of odour of a substance |
| rhagades | small fissures or chaps on the skin |
| canescent | hoary; tending to become white or grey |
| bathymeter | instrument for recording contours of deep oceans |
| plasmophagous | consuming plasma |
| surcingle | girth or strap for holding saddle to animal’s back |
| palaeopedology | study of early soils |
| atmometer | instrument for measuring evaporating capacity of air |
| defiliation | depriving a parent of a child |
| hypnoid | like sleep or hypnosis— |
| superfetate | to conceive during pregnancy |
| pornerastic | lecherous; bawdy; lewd |
| trangam | showy or worthless article |
| oundy | wavy |
| lanceolate | shaped like a lance |
| brouette | small two |
| crinal | of or related to the hair |
| pudicity | modesty |
| jougs | iron collar attached to post and put around neck as punishment |
| cecity | blindness |
| retrovert | to turn back |
| tastevin | wine taster |
| scrim | durable plain |
| yataghan | long curved knife or sabre |
| felsenmeer | flat arctic area covered with angular boulders |
| barathea | pebbly silk or worsted fabric with broken rib weave |
| chronogram | inscription whose letters form a Roman numeral date |
| pyrgology | study of towers |
| obumbrate | to overshadow |
| limner | painter of portraits |
| tasse | one of a series of armour plates that go around the hips like a skirt |
| interrex | one who rules during an interregnum; regent— |
| brash | collection of broken pieces of rock or ice |
| stokehold | ship’s furnace chamber |
| lupine | of, like or pertaining to wolves |
| manicism | left |
| bumboat | small boat used in harbours to carry provisions |
| ossiferous | bearing bones |
| sacciform | shaped like a sac |
| malison | a curse |
| obscurantism | policy of withholding knowledge from the public |
| natuary | hospital maternity ward |
| forecastle | short raised deck at fore end of ship; fore of ship under main deck |
| anorchous | lacking testicles |
| lionism | lion |
| lurdan | lazy and dull individual |
| pogonip | dense fog of suspended ice particles |
| stoss | side of a hill facing upstream |
| ras | headland |
| zopissa | combination of wax and pitch used for medicinal purposes |
| supersensible | beyond physical perception; spiritual |
| sacralized | prepared to be used in sacred ceremonies |
| argentiferous | bearing silver |
| standpipe | vertical pipe for conveying gas or water to a higher level |
| sautoir | long necklace or pendant |
| custrel | attendant to a knight; a knave |
| scapulomancy | divination by examining burnt shoulder blade |
| anteloquy | a preface |
| cassock | close |
| tmesis | separation of word into parts by an intervening word |
| glacis | a gentle slope in fortification |
| logia | collection of sayings |
| diaconicon | sacristy for sacred vessels in Orthodox churches |
| radiometer | instrument measuring radiation energy |
| pneumatolith | stone in the lung |
| chintz | glazed printed cotton fabric |
| omphaloid | navel |
| subnubilar | under clouds |
| buhl | inlaying of precious material onto furniture |
| ramulus | small branch |
| zoster | a girdle |
| zootheism | attribution of divine qualities to animals |
| kobold | spirit of the mines |
| headborough | petty constable— |
| mutivity | tendency to alter |
| burgee | small ship’s flag used for identification or signalling |
| anthropomancy | divination using human entrails |
| bransle | an old French follow |
| diversiloquent | speaking in different ways; speaking on different subjects |
| scutellate | shaped like a platter |
| bathophobia | fear of falling from a high place |
| triune | trinity; three in one |
| gowk | a cuckoo; a fool |
| scarify | to scratch or scar |
| theriomorphosis | transformation into a beast |
| redoubt | rough and temporary fortification |
| oakus | wallet; pocket billfold |
| zho | cross between a yak and a cow |
| radiogoniometer | instrument for finding direction through radio signals |
| photosphere | region of space lit by the sun |
| synod | ecclesiastical assembly or council |
| plutolatry | worship of wealth |
| conative | of, like or pertaining to purposeful action or desire |
| hoplomachy | fighting while heavily armoured— |
| serac | pillar of glacial ice |
| reremouse | bat |
| glycogenesis | production of glycogen |
| importune | to press or urge with repeated requests— |
| syntomy | brevity; conciseness |
| scorpioid | scorpion |
| covinous | fraudulent |
| traumatology | study of wounds and their effects |
| partocracy | government by a single unopposed political party |
| raticide | substance or person who kills rats |
| spetch | piece of undressed leather used in making glue |
| pergola | arched framework for climbing plants |
| parvipotent | having little power |
| trochiferous | bearing a wheel or wheel |
| barcarole | gondolier’s song |
| stretcher | brick placed lengthwise in masonry |
| barbican | projecting watchtower over the gate of a castle |
| cotquean | man who does women’s work |
| theurgy | magic or miracles by the agency of good spirits |
| wone | a dwelling |
| similiter | in a similar manner |
| inboard | inside the line of a ship’s bulwarks or hull— |
| wrick | to twist; to sprain; to strain |
| peltiferous | bearing a shield |
| cunabula | cradle |
| lipsanotheca | container for relics |
| subaerial | in open air |
| quaternitarian | one who believes that God consists of four parts |
| deleterious | harmful to body or mind |
| tetramerous | having four parts |
| primrose | pale yellow |
| farraginous | disordered; jumbled; miscellaneous |
| heddle | series of vertical cords to receive warp |
| axiniform | shaped like an axe |
| cuneiform | shaped like a wedge |
| seismotherapy | medical therapy using vibrations |
| spectrology | study of ghosts |
| demerge | to immerse; to plunge |
| brigandine | leather armour with metal scales |
| luciferous | light |
| psellism | defect in articulation or pronunciation |
| laveer | to sail against the wind |
| philippic | speech or writing full of bitter condemnation |
| bagarre | scuffle or brawl |
| sideslip | oblique offshoot |
| gnathal | of, like or pertaining to the jaws |
| parrel | band by which a yard is fastened to a mast |
| archet | violin box |
| malariology | study of malaria |
| rima | narrow fissure |
| passepied | Breton dance resembling a quick minuet |
| remittitur | act of sending case from appellate court back to trial court |
| apologetics | defense and proof of Christianity or other doctrine |
| phylactic | defending against disease |
| demagogue | political agitator appealing to popular prejudices |
| chirology | study of the hands |
| regrede | to retrograde |
| ptochocracy | government by beggars or paupers; wholesale pauperization |
| gemmeous | of, like or pertaining to gems; like a gem |
| ophiomorphic | shaped like a snake |
| chyle | milky fluid secreted into blood by small intestine |
| surquedry | arrogance |
| suspercollate | to hang |
| perfectibilism | doctrine that humans capable of becoming perfect |
| dossal | ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar |
| colloid | jelly |
| hierophant | one who shows or reveals sacred things— |
| serotinous | flowering late |
| peccavi | admission of sin or guilt |
| psychograph | instrument that supposedly records spirit messages |
| hyacinthine | of a blue or purple colour— |
| paragnosia | misunderstanding |
| reniform | shaped like a kidney |
| livedo | pathological blueness of skin |
| anapest | two short metrical syllables followed by one long one |
| iatrochemistry | application of chemistry to medical theory— |
| passant | heraldic animal depicted walking |
| calcivorous | feeding on or living in limestone |
| wirewove | very fine quality of writing paper |
| skeg | part of ship connecting the keel with the bottom of the rudderpost |
| hyalography | engraving upon glass— |
| cryptarchy | secret rulership |
| telemeter | instrument for measuring strain or distance from observer |
| protasis | introductory or explanatory portion of a play |
| setiform | shaped like a bristle |
| calender | machine with rollers which presses paper or cloth |
| ipseity | selfhood; state of being oneself— |
| litany | prayer of supplication in responsive style |
| argyll | silver gravy dish |
| ure | use; custom |
| monogenesis | origin of offspring from identical parent |
| apotheosis | elevation to divine status; a perfect example |
| nephelometry | measurement of cloudiness of liquids |
| popple | to flow tumblingly; to heave choppily |
| mistetch | bad habit |
| stadiometer | instrument for measuring the length of a curved line |
| snaffle | jointed bit for horses |
| taxeme | a basic unit of systems of classification |
| algetic | causing or producing pain |
| gnosis | knowledge; especially spiritual |
| sycomancy | divination using fig leaves |
| wiseling | one who pretends to be wise |
| crosier | pastoral staff or crook held by bishop or abbot |
| roach | curved cut in edge of sail for preventing chafing |
| kouros | statue of a nude male |
| lactogenic | producing milk |
| marline | small rope wound about larger rope to keep it from fraying |
| ingle | a fire in a room; a fireplace— |
| afferent | bearing, bringing or carrying towards |
| isonomy | equal law; rights or privileges— |
| steading | range of building surrounding a farmhouse |
| cist | tomb consisting of stone chest covered with stone slabs |
| wisket | a basket |
| récit | solo part for voice or instrument; narrative tale |
| scalary | formed with steps or rungs |
| pacificate | to give peace to |
| selvage | differently finished edging of cloth |
| transcalent | pervious to or allowing the passage of heat |
| rachis | spine or axis of a feather; the spinal cord |
| bigential | consisting of two races, genera, or subspecies |
| logotype | body of text with frequently occurring word or syllable |
| dompteuse | female animal trainer |
| stelliform | shaped like a star |
| paidonosology | study of children’s diseases; pediatrics |
| maidan | open plain; open space near a town |
| avicide | killing of birds |
| zanyism | buffoonery |
| seric | silken |
| paso | doble |
| discept | to dispute; to debate |
| pannicle | thin sheet |
| majolica | elaborate glazed Italian pottery |
| onychotillomania | compulsive picking at the fingernails |
| subduplicate | expressed by a square root |
| mezzotint | method of copper engraving with even gradation of tones |
| jumentous | like a horse |
| bisociation | association of an object with two or more ideas |
| pluviograph | self |
| perioeci | individuals living at same latitude on opposite sides of earth |
| sindon | fine linen |
| latescent | becoming latent |
| regorge | to disgorge; to regurgitate |
| inspissate | to thicken or condense— |
| paracoitus | male sexual partner |
| migraineur | one who suffers from migraines |
| pecudiculture | rearing of cattle |
| neolagnium | puberty |
| hérissé | bristled— |
| itinerarily | in the course of wandering— |
| retiary | of nets; using nets as a weapon; catching insects in webs |
| geophagy | practice of feeding on soil; dirt |
| mercer | dealer in small wares or textiles |
| stalactiform | shaped like a stalactite or icicle |
| rhipidate | fan |
| nosology | study of diseases |
| anaglyptography | art of engraving so as to give the subject an embossed appearance |
| agrology | study of agricultural soils |
| calceiform | shaped like a slipper |
| gallimaufry | a mixture of different things; hodge |
| zazzy | flashy; stylish |
| albicant | whitish; becoming white |
| penetrometer | instrument for measuring firmness or consistency of substances |
| capias | writ authorizing the arrest of a person |
| stative | indicating a state rather than an action |
| terret | swivel |
| dittology | double reading or interpretation |
| bifarious | organized in two rows |
| labrose | thick |
| mouchard | police spy |
| herpetic | creeping— |
| rosorial | rodentine |
| jibe | to change a ship’s course to make the boom shift sides |
| decantate | to chant or say repeatedly |
| compellation | the act of addressing someone |
| corporal | white cloth on which Communion bread and wine are placed |
| sidereal | of, like or pertaining to the stars |
| iconomatic | using pictures to represent sounds of words— |
| oxter | to take under the arm; to support by taking the arm |
| pileum | top of a bird’s head |
| quitclaim | deed relinquishing a claim, such as a mining title |
| preagonal | immediately preceding death throes |
| purpresture | encroachment on public property |
| sheading | administrative division on the Isle of Man |
| groundage | a charge on a ship in port |
| trindle | thin piece of wood which holds book spine while trimmed |
| chrismatory | vessel for holding holy oil |
| cupulate | of, like or pertaining to a cup; cup |
| theopsychism | belief that the soul is of a divine nature |
| pangamy | random or unrestricted mating |
| clupeoid | like or resembling a herring |
| fiddley | iron framework around hatchway opening |
| simular | counterfeit; feigned |
| apostrophe | addressing of a personified thing rhetorically |
| impostume | abscess— |
| manubrium | any handle |
| ormolu | something expensive looking; gold |
| dystocia | difficult childbirth |
| yttriferous | bearing yttrium |
| kerygmatic | of, like or pertaining to preaching the Gospel |
| pathophobia | fear of disease |
| synchroscope | instrument for detecting whether two moving parts are synchronized |
| arguria | silver poisoning |
| grammalogue | word represented by a single sign; logogram |
| incarnadine | carnation |
| ignescent | capable of emitting sparks; of a volatile mood— |
| orthographer | correct speller |
| metemptosis | omission of day from calendar to correct lunar calendar |
| semelincident | occurring only once in the same individual |
| probouleutic | for preliminary deliberation |
| monotheletism | belief that Christ had only one will |
| gambrel | crooked stick used by butchers for hanging carcasses |
| probabilism | belief that knowledge is always probable but never absolute |
| basilicon | kind of ointment |
| preputial | of, like or pertaining to the foreskin |
| leucochroic | white or pale |
| swage | groove; grooved shaping tool |
| quagswag | to shake to and fro |
| prosector | one who dissects bodies in anatomical lectures |
| iteration | repetition— |
| noctuary | record of one night’s thoughts |
| leprology | study of leprosy |
| curtilage | court or field attached to a dwelling |
| peotillomania | abnormal compulsion for pulling on the penis |
| hawkshaw | detective— |
| siderization | addition of iron to alloy |
| intertesselation | complex interrelationship— |
| palfrey | riding horse, especially one for a lady |
| shrieval | of, like or pertaining to a sheriff |
| kersey | coarse woollen cloth |
| aurantiaceous | of, like or pertaining or pertaining to oranges or orange trees |
| gluconeogenesis | production of glucose from non |
| grassing | bleaching by exposure on grass |
| imago | idealized mental image of a person— |
| tubulure | tubular opening |
| focimeter | instrument for measuring focal length of a lens |
| lanai | private balcony in a hotel room |
| quinquagenarian | person between the ages of 50 and 59 |
| aegrotat | medical certificate of illness excusing student’s sickness |
| sulcal | of a sulcus; grooved; furrowed |
| umbelliferous | bearing umbels |
| guérite | chair with raised back forming a hood |
| axinomancy | divination using an axe or hatchet |
| regreet | to exchange greetings |
| ultradian | of physiological cycles longer than an hour and shorter than a day |
| micropolis | small city |
| dolee | one who receives a government benefit, especially unemployment benefits |
| xenogenous | due to an outside cause |
| meldometer | instrument for measuring melting points of substances |
| ablutomania | mania for washing oneself |
| hydroscope | instrument for viewing under water— |
| hieromancy | divination by studying objects offered in sacrifice— |
| grapnel | small anchor used for dragging or grappling |
| tripudiate | to dance for joy; to exult; to stamp |
| partible | that may be divided up or parted |
| tambour | sloping buttress or fortification |
| mazzard | wild sweet cherry |
| parasitaster | a mean or sorry parasite |
| degression | gradual decrease; reduction in taxes |
| marquetry | furniture inlaid with multicoloured wood, ivory, or metal |
| haematic | blood |
| antibromic | eliminating offensive odours |
| fructuous | fruitful |
| boscage | thick foliage; woodland |
| wamble | churning of the stomach; wobbling or rolling motion |
| abthane | monastic region of the old Irish church |
| floccilation | fitful plucking at the bedclothes |
| synaxarion | account of a saint’s life |
| pyrosis | heartburn |
| kit | a small pocket violin |
| yealing | person of the same age |
| querencia | part of a bullfighting arena where the bull makes his stand |
| carceral | of, like or pertaining to prisons |
| steatorrhoea | excretion of fat through the bowels |
| amathophobia | fear of dust |
| pluviometer | rain |
| spiniferous | bearing spines |
| parfay | by my faith; verily |
| pediform | shaped like a foot |
| apodysophilia | feverish desire to undress |
| semic | of, like or pertaining to a sign or signs |
| ocellated | eyelike and ringed; having an eyelike spot or spots |
| dipnoous | having both lungs and gills |
| timberhead | top end of ship’s timber used above the gunwale |
| pisiform | shaped like a pea |
| tristisonous | mournful |
| isinglass | firm semitransparent substance used to make jellies— |
| ranunculaceous | of, like or pertaining to buttercups |
| quadrennium | period of four years |
| flagitate | to entreat or importune |
| xenomancy | divination using strangers |
| musrol | nose |
| parados | earthworks defending against a rear attack |
| solifidianism | doctrine that faith alone will ensure salvation |
| binate | doubled; coupled |
| machairodont | sabre |
| tabanid | blood |
| zooid | asexually produced organism resembling an animal |
| sibylline | prophetic; oracular |
| provine | to propagate by layering |
| urosthenic | having a tail designed for propulsion |
| jaconet | stout cotton cloth |
| monolith | large single stone in form of monument, obelisk or column |
| anzactile | army biscuit |
| cameriere | waiter or valet |
| claque | group of hired applauders or sycophants |
| disciform | round or oval in shape |
| fetlock | tuft of hair immediately above horse’s hoof |
| thronal | of, like or pertaining to a throne |
| self | determinism |
| coticular | of, like or pertaining to whetstones |
| miter | high headdress worn by bishop or archbishop |
| ablow | in a blowing state |
| pekin | fine soft silk |
| fulmineous | of, like or pertaining to thunder and lightning |
| poroscope | instrument for investigating porosity |
| cete | collective name for a group of badgers |
| rugulous | having small wrinkles |
| chinamania | obsession with collecting china |
| malaxate | to soften by kneading, rubbing or mixing with a liquid |
| automorphism | ascription to others of one’s own characteristics |
| dysmorphophobia | fear of physical deformities |
| zill | finger cymbals used in belly dancing |
| fore | at an earlier time or period |
| dacoitage | robbery by gang or mob |
| microanatomy | study of microscopic tissues |
| aristarchy | government by the best |
| galactophagist | milk drinker |
| aiger | tidal wave occurring in rivers |
| tessellation | fitting together exactly; leaving no spaces |
| cimex | bedbug |
| capuchin | pointed hooded cloak worn by friars |
| squamoid | like a scale |
| spectrograph | instrument for viewing a spectrum |
| gunwale | upper edge of the side of a ship |
| torvity | grimness; fierceness |
| navicular | boat |
| impropriate | to appropriate for private use— |
| tomium | cutting edge of a bird’s bill |
| redintegrate | to make whole again; to restore |
| fumosity | condition of fuming; an exhalation |
| bdelloid | of, like or pertaining to leeches |
| aurifex | goldsmith |
| mutic | lacking normal defensive parts or organs |
| pretermit | to pass by; to omit; to leave undone |
| phimosis | inability to retract the prepuce of the penis |
| dioptometer | instrument for measuring focus or refraction of the eyes |
| photobiology | study of effects of light on organisms |
| celsitude | loftiness |
| rabbet | groove cut to receive an edge |
| batraquomancy | divination using frogs |
| monostrophe | poem in which all stanzas share an identical structure |
| distrait | distracted; inattentive |
| coronach | funeral dirge |
| melologue | recitation with musical accompaniment |
| quadrilocular | having four compartments |
| ustion | action of burning or searing |
| octamerous | having parts in eights |
| boggart | spectre; bugbear; goblin |
| powellisation | means of preserving timber |
| apiculture | beekeeping |
| manicate | having a woolly growth that can be peeled off |
| pyoid | purulent; pus |
| prophetocracy | government by a prophet |
| adjuvant | substance added to make vaccine more effective |
| parricide | killing of parent or close relative |
| hederiferous | ivy |
| xeme | fork |
| konimeter | instrument measuring amount of dust in air |
| caschrom | spade with bent handle for tilling soil |
| cogitabund | meditative; engaged in deep thought |
| woolbird | sheep |
| loranthaceous | of, like or pertaining to the mistletoe |
| gemmate | to deck with gems |
| ritornel | short instrumental prelude or interlude in opera |
| pluriserial | in several rows |
| adnominal | indicating adjective used as a noun |
| stockinette | soft elastic cotton fabric |
| selenolatry | worship of the moon |
| polypsychic | having several souls |
| bombic | of, like or pertaining to silkworms |
| steven | outcry; loud call |
| trullization | act of plastering with a trowel |
| hippometer | instrument to measure height of horses— |
| agromania | intense desire to be in open spaces |
| iamatology | study of remedies— |
| saccular | sac |
| rundale | system of holding land in single detached pieces |
| trellis | structure of cross |
| clepsydra | instrument which measures time by trickling water |
| neogenesis | producing regeneration of tissue |
| triskelion | figure of three radiating curves or legs |
| prevenancy | courteous anticipation of others’ wishes |
| rullion | a rawhide shoe |
| flagelliform | shaped like a whip |
| theomicrist | one who belittles God |
| graphospasm | writer’s cramp |
| intorted | twisted inwards; involved— |
| philodox | one who loves his own opinions; dogmatic person |
| purlieu | a person’s usual haunts; neighbourhood |
| topgallant | mast or sail above the topmast and below the royal mast |
| lachrymatory | narrow |
| tritheism | belief that the members of the Trinity are separate gods |
| rhythmometer | instrument for measuring speed of rhythms |
| deipnosophy | learned dinner |
| decomplex | repeatedly compound |
| perfervid | very fervid; ardent; eager |
| toxiferous | producing or bearing poison |
| Panglossian | overly optimistic |
| poculiform | cup |
| theophany | manifestation or appearance of a god to people |
| mileometer | instrument for recording distance travelled in miles |
| weatherboard | weather side of a ship |
| preallable | previous; preliminary; preceding |
| symposiarch | leader of a conference |
| undight | to take off; to doff; to undo |
| fluxional | variable; inconstant |
| tautochronous | lasting the same amount of time |
| cacography | bad handwriting or spelling |
| sesquitertial | having a ratio of four to three |
| infelicitous | inappropriate in application or expression— |
| ceratoid | shaped like a horn; horny |
| sociobiology | study of biological basis of human behaviour |
| rhamphoid | hooked beak shaped |
| matrical | of, like or pertaining to a womb or a matrix |
| acetabulum | small anatomical cup or hollow, such as a sucker |
| antiperistasis | opposition or resistance |
| spaniolate | to hispanicize |
| geogony | study of formation of the earth |
| phalacrosis | baldness |
| presentoir | ornamental shallow tray or cup |
| adiaphorism | doctrine of theological indifference or latitudinarianism |
| tendentious | designed to advance a cause |
| ostreiform | shaped like an oyster |
| fanion | cloth worn on priest’s arm and used for handling holy vessels |
| kyrie | religious petition for mercy |
| zenocentric | measured with reference to the planet Jupiter |
| orf | viral infection of sheep |
| rusticate | to send into the country; to banish to rural areas |
| pastiche | medley, composed from different sources; imitative work |
| joggle | tooth or pin to prevent surfaces from slipping |
| catarolysis | letting off steam by cursing |
| bradawl | small boring tool |
| thymiaterion | ancient Greek censer |
| chasseur | hunter; liveried hotel attendant |
| circa | about; around |
| solemnsides | excessively solemn or serious |
| fulciform | shaped like or resembling a prop |
| waster | wooden sword used for practicing fencing |
| sporicide | killing of spores |
| tropophilous | flourishing in seasonal extremes of climate |
| flews | drooping or pendulous lips |
| mulley | hornless |
| circumincession | the reciprocal existence of three parts of the Trinity in each other |
| ophiomormous | snakelike |
| scelestic | wicked; villainous |
| deuteroscopy | second view or meaning; second sight |
| hemialgia | pain in one side of the body alone— |
| ontography | description of reality, essence or being |
| ponent | western |
| resistentialism | humorous theory that inanimate objects display malice towards humans |
| peloid | mud or other semi |
| juncaceous | of, like or pertaining to rushes |
| querimony | complaint |
| burgage | tenure in socage for a yearly rent |
| proreption | creeping attack or secretive advance of troops |
| baculum | penis bone in some mammals |
| sternutation | sneezing |
| parison | lump of glass before it is moulded into its final shape |
| appui | to support militarily |
| braird | to appear above ground (of crops) |
| sulcalize | to furrow |
| bronchoscope | instrument for examining the windpipe |
| cataphract | suit of mail; soldier in full armour; armoured ship |
| abele | white poplar tree |
| rusticity | rustic manner; simplicity; rudeness |
| fullonical | of, like or pertaining or belonging to a fuller |
| isobase | line connecting points of equal land upheaval— |
| terce | prayer service held at 9 a.m. |
| logocracy | government of words |
| hyperborean | an inhabitant of the extreme north— |
| anon | at once; immediately |
| haruspication | divination by inspecting animal entrails— |
| stoloniferous | bearing or having runners |
| slype | covered passage between walls, or between transept and chapterhouse |
| timarchy | government by the propertied class; timocracy |
| foraminate | to pierce |
| stanhope | light open one |
| mull | soft fine sheer cotton or silk fabric |
| anonym | person whose name is not given; pseudonym |
| obeism | practice of West African magic |
| hylactic | barking; in a barking manner— |
| armamentarium | collective equipment available to a doctor |
| piggin | small pail or bowl made of staves and hoops |
| hyperanarchy | condition of extreme anarchy— |
| tesla | unit of magnetic flux density equal to one weber per square meter |
| odium | hatred; offensiveness; blame |
| marigraph | instrument for recording tide levels |
| frumentarious | of, like or pertaining to corn |
| pantoscope | panoramic camera |
| stereotomy | cutting of stone or other solid materials |
| strait | strict; rigorous; constricted |
| lighterage | cargo carried by or fee for carrying cargo by lighter |
| teleology | study of final causes; analysis in terms of purpose |
| lithochromy | painting upon stone |
| prie | dieu |
| mungo | waste produced in a woollen |
| russet | coarse homespun cloth |
| conchiform | shaped like a shell |
| angstrom | unit of one ten |
| biloquist | one capable of speaking with two distinct voices |
| rasorial | scraping the ground for food |
| ignoscency | forgiveness— |
| cachexic | having an unhealthy physical or mental state |
| moot | meeting; gathering; meeting |
| hierocracy | government by priests or religious ministers— |
| pedological | of, like or pertaining to soils |
| siphonogamous | reproducing by seeds |
| deiparous | bearing a god |
| anesis | tuning to a lower musical pitch |
| slumberous | inviting or causing slumber |
| anteprandial | before dinner |
| weirdward | bordering upon the supernatural |
| doit | a trifle or minor thing |
| falderal | nonsense; meaningless refrain of a song |
| spado | castrated or impotent person or animal |
| bolometer | instrument for measuring radiant energy or infrared light |
| mordant | biting; caustic; incisive; corrosive |
| spoliative | serving to take away or diminish |
| ineunt | entering— |
| sphairistic | tennis |
| arrestant | substance causing an insect to stop moving |
| torulose | with small swellings at intervals |
| quillon | arm of the cross |
| phenetic | of, like or pertaining to classification by phenotype |
| zosterops | small tropical bird with a ring of white feathers around the eyes |
| sutor | cobbler |
| celliferous | bearing cells |
| fatalism | doctrine that events are fixed and humans are powerless |
| accoucheuse | female midwife |
| nulliverse | universe devoid of any plan or organizing principle |
| sulcus | groove, furrow or fissure |
| pycnosis | thickening |
| adust | burnt; scorched |
| muonium | positively |
| melanochroic | dark |
| wapenshaw | periodic gathering to evaluate readiness of men for combat |
| moirologist | mourner for hire |
| ferronière | jewel held on the forehead by a chain |
| paranatellon | a star that rises at the same time as another star |
| alkanet | reddish plant |
| habromania | insanity featuring cheerful delusions— |
| borborygmus | rumbling noise in the intestines |
| zoosemiotics | study of animal communication |
| protanopia | colour |
| rookery | state of confusion |
| potatory | related to excessive drinking |
| pervicacious | very obstinate |
| fermi | unit of length equal to one quadrillionth of a metre |
| chromatism | presence of abnormal coloration |
| prolicide | killing of offspring; killing of the human race |
| gaposis | gap in a row of buttons or snaps |
| madoline | vegetable slicer with adjustable blade |
| bicapitate | two |
| scobiform | like sawdust |
| anotic | lacking ears |
| textorial | of, like or pertaining to weaving |
| keyline | outline showing shape and position of an illustration |
| astroseismology | study of star oscillations |
| stipiform | shaped like a stalk |
| infructuous | not fruitful— |
| phlogogenetic | causing inflamation |
| timeous | in good time; seasonable |
| paludal | of, like or pertaining to marshes; marshy; malarial |
| attemper | to adapt or alter quality by adding to something |
| otology | study of the ear |
| odditorium | place for displaying oddities |
| prime | prayer service held at 6 a.m. |
| reviviscent | reviving |
| xeransis | drying up |
| oxymoron | figure of speech combining contradictory terms |
| didymous | twin; twinned; growing in pairs |
| sortition | casting of lots; assignment by casting of lots |
| pigmentocracy | government by those of one skin colour |
| ylem | in alchemy, substance from which the elements developed |
| paracme | decline; period following the zenith or acme |
| paradoxology | holding or maintaining paradoxes |
| quatuorvirate | a body of four men |
| hagioscope | opening in wall to enable viewing of altar— |
| claustral | cloistral; secluded; narrow |
| dinanderie | bronze |
| trichology | study of hair and its disorders |
| omphalomancy | divination from the knots in the umbilical cord |
| muller | flat heavy stone or iron pulverizing tool |
| inhumation | burial; act of depositing in the ground— |
| terete | smooth and cylindrical or tapering |
| translunary | beyond the moon; spiritual |
| gaff | topsail |
| succiniferous | bearing or producing amber |
| calico | plain white cotton |
| cathisma | short hymn used as response |
| soroche | mountain sickness |
| pyrene | fruit |
| bechic | relieving coughs |
| horal | of, like or pertaining to hours; hourly— |
| umber | brownish red |
| tyroid | resembling cheese; cheesy |
| wranglership | position of being a wrangler at Cambridge University |
| finical | excessively precise in trivial matters |
| mulctuary | punishable by a fine |
| arete | sharp mountain ridge |
| rumfustian | hot alcoholic drink made from rum and various spices |
| tonlet | set of overlapping strips on armour skirt |
| cantillate | to chant or intone |
| tappit | crested |
| adjudge | to decide; to award |
| nyctanthous | flowering at night |
| odophone | scale of odours |
| runcation | action of weeding |
| helminthology | study of worms— |
| choreomania | dancing mania or frenzy |
| raffish | disreputable; vulgar |
| windrose | diagram showing yearly wind strengths for a locality |
| telematics | transmission of computerized data over long distances |
| asynartetic | having two members with different rhythms |
| mendiloquence | artful lying |
| rasure | act of scraping; erasure; obliteration |
| nominalism | doctrine that naming of things defines reality |
| captation | attempt to obtain applause or recognition |
| urbacity | excessive pride in one’s city |
| sialogogue | anything that stimulates flow of saliva |
| metromania | insatiable desire for writing verse |
| idolomania | obsession or devotion to idols— |
| faveolate | honeycombed |
| fillister | groove in window pane into which glass is set |
| saltativeness | ability to jump |
| plangency | resonance; noisiness |
| subaltern | ranked quantitatively but not qualitatively |
| kop | bank of terracing at a football field |
| nasard | organ mutation stop |
| scarlatina | scarlet fever |
| rhopalic | having each word one syllable longer than that before |
| secretaire | writing desk |
| chaise | light open carriage for one or two people |
| arctician | one skilled in navigating arctic regions |
| posset | milk curdled with alcohol used as remedy |
| cartouche | oval |
| coruscate | to sparkle; to throw off flashes of light |
| statoscope | instrument for measuring small changes in atmospheric pressure |
| deobstruent | something that removes an obstacle |
| stichomythia | dialogue in alternate lines |
| osculatory | carved tablet kissed by priest during celebration of mass |
| fallibilism | the doctrine that empirical knowledge is uncertain |
| assiduity | persevering application to a pursuit |
| yardage | charge for use of a yard |
| pettitoes | pigs’ feet as food |
| prepollence | predominance |
| demijohn | large bottle having a wicker case |
| milliammeter | instrument for recording very small electrical currents |
| damoiseau | male form of damsel; a young man not yet dubbed a knight |
| whosoever | every one who |
| malacology | study of molluscs |
| deglutition | the power or act of swallowing |
| titivate | dress up; spruce up |
| attaint | disgrace; sully; infect; taint |
| hetairism | concubinage; system of communal marriage— |
| symbolatry | undue worship of symbols |
| togated | wearing a toga; dignified |
| maraging | process by which alloy is slowly cooled in the air |
| hyperphagia | eating too much— |
| ludicrism | burlesque |
| impedimentary | hindering; obstructing— |
| neorama | view of interior of building |
| potation | the activity of drinking |
| antenniferous | bearing antennae |
| hawser | large rope for mooring or towing a ship— |
| cardialgia | heartburn |
| topotype | specimen collected in the same locality as an original |
| heterogenesis | spontaneous or alternate generation— |
| fascicle | bundle; division of book published in parts |
| yapok | an amphibious opossum of South America |
| unwithdrawing | liberal; lavish |
| leprose | scaly; scurfy |
| morosis | pathological feeble |
| zanze | African musical instrument like castanets |
| tot | bone or other object retrieved from garbage pile |
| hegemony | leadership of one state within a confederacy— |
| borborology | filthy talk |
| renitent | resistant; reluctant; recalcitrant |
| spiration | act of breathing |
| shag | dance where participants hop energetically |
| apercu | brief outline; glimpse; intuitive insight |
| tersive | cleansing; detersive |
| shivaree | noisy mock serenade for newlyweds |
| insectifuge | insect repellent— |
| belling | deer’s mating call |
| lagan | wreckage or goods at the bottom of the sea |
| percipient | perceiving; observant; perceptive |
| shallop | light river boat with sail and oars |
| ament | a person who fails to develop mentally |
| chromophilous | staining easily |
| marabout | thin downy silk |
| drail | iron bow of a plough; heavy fishhook |
| sordor | refuse; foul matter |
| xenophilia | love of foreigners |
| spreagh | cattle raid; foray |
| spiritualism | belief that nothing is real except the soul or spirit |
| obmutescent | speechless; persistently silent |
| quarterlight | small triangular ventilation window in a car |
| ascian | inhabitant of the equatorial zone |
| isabnormal | line connecting points of equal deviation from mean temperature— |
| paravail | inferior; lowest; of least account |
| caesious | bluish or greyish green |
| genesiology | study of reproduction and heredity |
| rolly | truck; trolley |
| parage | high birth or rank; equality of birth or status |
| pierage | fee paid for use of a pier |
| fell | barren or rocky hill or moor |
| contretemps | embarrassing occurrence; mishap |
| whinger | dirk or short sword |
| proctoscope | instrument for examining the rectum |
| perissology | verbiage; pleonasm |
| moquette | thick piled fabric used in upholstery and carpeting |
| stethometer | instrument measuring chest expansion during breathing |
| fauteuil | enclosed seat in theatre |
| biocide | killing living material |
| pectize | to congeal; to cause to set |
| bonism | the doctrine that the world is good but not perfect |
| discerptible | able to be separated |
| chesil | gravel |
| peripteral | having a row of columns on every side |
| pantochronometer | combined sundial and compass |
| diabology | study of devils |
| foss | ditch, moat, trench or canal |
| augean | filthy; difficult |
| mordent | rapidly alternating a tone with one half |
| distichous | in or having two rows |
| ixora | tropical evergreen shrub with white flowers— |
| acropodium | pedestal upon which a statue rests |
| technophile | one who is fond of technology |
| subinfeudate | to grant to another land held by another feudal lord |
| decrudescence | diminution or reduction of a disease |
| lemurine | of, like or pertaining to lemurs |
| obstreperous | noisy; unruly |
| hibernaculum | winter retreat— |
| cacogen | antisocial person |
| biognosy | general study or theory of life |
| piscary | the right of fishing; a fishing pond |
| spatiography | scientific description of outer space |
| taurean | of, like or pertaining to a bull |
| azimuth | arc of the horizon |
| misoneism | hatred of novelty |
| omphalism | centralization in government |
| sic | thus |
| ord | point of a weapon; a beginning |
| zibeline | soft piled wool |
| anabasis | journey leading upwards; first phase of an illness |
| kenotism | doctrine that Christ rid himself of divinity in becoming human |
| badigeon | plaster and ground stone mixture for repairing masonry |
| wharfinger | keeper or owner of a wharf |
| binarchy | government by two people; diarchy |
| mulse | boiled wine with honey |
| churching | church ceremony given to women after childbirth |
| semiquote | single quotation mark ( ‘ or ‘ ) |
| joinder | legal uniting or joining |
| therianthropic | combining human and animal forms |
| dermographia | condition where writing on skin causes red mark to form |
| anacusic | completely deaf |
| multanimous | having a many |
| xylomancy | divination by examining wood found in one’s path |
| rounceval | a large, boisterous woman; a mannish woman; a lesbian |
| redolent | fragrant; smelling of; suggestive of |
| theftuous | thievish |
| orthography | study of spelling |
| bathmism | directive evolutionary force |
| kibble | to grind cereal coarsely |
| darraign | to vindicate; to justify or prove |
| nosebag | food bag hung over a horse’s head |
| quasi | as if; seemingly; in a manner |
| critomancy | divination using viands and cakes |
| menology | register or calendar of saints’ days |
| ultimo | of last month |
| gerascophobia | fear of growing old |
| omphaloskepsis | navel |
| pogoniasis | excessive growth of beard |
| scintilla | hint; trace; spark |
| abolla | Roman military cloak |
| turncock | valve for regulating water flow |
| peatary | region, bog or moor covered with peat |
| quartation | mixing one part gold with three parts silver prior to purifying it |
| phraseology | study of phrases |
| contriturate | to pulverize |
| sensile | sentient; capable of affecting the senses |
| foulé | light woollen fulled cloth |
| ablegate | papal envoy or legate |
| heliofugal | moving away from the sun— |
| morigeration | deferential behaviour |
| hypaethral | roofless; open to the sky— |
| pinguid | fat |
| lorgnon | an eyeglass |
| wight | nimble; strong; courageous |
| tabescent | wasting; shrivelling |
| flummery | anything insipid; empty compliment; humbug |
| preadamic | before Adam |
| sterquilinian | of, like or pertaining to a dunghill |
| trivirgate | having three linear marks |
| draconites | jewel supposedly found inside a dragon’s head |
| abecedarian | of, like or pertaining to the order of the alphabet; rudimentary |
| neoteric | of recent origin; modern |
| laitance | milky deposit on top of fresh concrete |
| aischrolatry | worship of filth, dirt, or smut |
| stereoscope | instrument for viewing special three |
| lexigraphy | system of writing in which each sign represents a word |
| micrograph | instrument used to write on a very small scale |
| oread | mountain nymph |
| puissant | powerful; mighty |
| octarchy | government by eight people |
| philologaster | petty or contemptible philologist |
| orogen | mountain pass |
| lorgnette | eyeglasses with a handle |
| precisian | overly precise person; formalist |
| aurulent | gold |
| bilge | lower point of inner hull of a ship |
| aesthesiogenic | producing or causing a sensation |
| grafology | divination by studying writing |
| planity | the quality of being plane |
| keck | to retch; to feel disgust |
| foehn | dry wind that blows down from mountaintops |
| romage | tumult |
| wearish | tasteless; savourless |
| rondure | gracefully rounded curvature |
| wrack | seaweed or wreckage cast up on shore |
| illaqueate | to ensnare— |
| stupefacient | narcotic; stupefying |
| bicollateral | having two identical sides |
| stepney | spare wheel |
| ultracrepidate | to criticize beyond sphere of one’s knowledge |
| logan | rocking |
| pone | card player on dealer’s right responsible for cutting cards |
| woad | broad |
| recense | to revise critically |
| stythe | choke |
| limacine | of, like or pertaining to slugs |
| loimic | of, like or pertaining to plagues |
| onymy | scientific nomenclature |
| procathedral | parish church serving as a cathedral |
| pantagamy | universal bachelorhood; free love |
| delibate | to sip |
| hepatology | study of liver— |
| ranarian | froggy |
| hippology | the study of horses— |
| objuration | the act of binding by oath; a solemn charge |
| diffarreation | Roman form of divorce |
| sural | of, like or pertaining to the calf of the leg |
| grosgrain | heavy close |
| arrosive | gnawing; chewing; corroding |
| globuliferous | bearing globules |
| pyriform | shaped like a pear |
| deek | look at; see |
| pugioniform | dagger |
| wiseacre | someone who unduly assumes air of superior wisdom |
| melopoeia | composition of music |
| syringadenous | of, like or pertaining to sweat glands |
| hippomancy | divination using horses— |
| thanatopsis | view of or reflection upon death |
| ontological | based upon being or existence |
| widdershins | counterclockwise |
| scopophobia | fear of being looked at |
| centuple | hundred |
| megascopic | visible to the naked eye |
| nuncio | one who brings tidings; high |
| turgent | swollen |
| apyrexy | period of intermission in a fever |
| lapicide | stonecutter |
| dobbin | workhorse |
| phonautograph | instrument for recording sound vibrations |
| mastigophorous | bearing a whip |
| purificator | cloth used to wipe Eucharist chalice |
| allotriophagy | craving for strange foods |
| adeciduate | evergreen; coniferous |
| autotelic | being an end in itself |
| tractate | treatise; tract |
| contignation | joining together of timber |
| mascaron | grotesque face on a door |
| ideogram | symbol that stands for a concept rather than a word— |
| secretagogue | substance inducing or stimulating secretion |
| buss | rude or playful kiss |
| perpilocutionist | one who speaks through his hat |
| latten | metal in thin plates |
| tingent | adding colour; having the ability to tinge |
| solidum | large moulding along base of a pedestal |
| schematonics | art of using gesture to express tones |
| orillion | semicircular projection on a bastion to protect flanks |
| meiosis | understatement of size or importance for rhetorical effect |
| apprompt | to borrow |
| salmagundi | stew of many mixed ingredients; a medley or miscellany |
| plumbago | graphite |
| hemistich | half a verse line— |
| barograph | instrument for recording air pressure |
| strombuliferous | bearing spirally coiled organs |
| interlunation | dark time between old moon and new— |
| typhogenic | causing fever |
| bifilar | having two threads |
| meditabund | absorbed in meditation |
| luxuriant | overabundant in growth |
| quitrent | small nominal rent paid to commute feudal service |
| plash | dash of water |
| amphipneust | animal with both lungs and gills |
| biretta | square three |
| atrabiliary | melancholy; hypochondriac |
| ailuromancy | divination by watching cats’ movements |
| cire | fabric with a glazed finish |
| plosion | release of breath after consonant |
| lacis | network |
| montiform | shaped like a mountain |
| cholic | of, like or pertaining to bile |
| tribadism | lesbian intercourse in the missionary position |
| spattee | protective outer stocking |
| nascent | immature; in process of birth |
| illiquation | the melting of one thing into another— |
| morbiferous | disease |
| zonulet | a small belt or girdle |
| operose | laborious; tedious |
| gerocomy | study of old age |
| cricoid | ring |
| cyanogenesis | production of cyanide |
| zyzzyva | South American weevil |
| plantocracy | government by plantation owners |
| locomobile | self |
| badious | chestnut |
| pundonor | point of honour |
| twingle | to wriggle; to twist |
| granuliferous | bearing granules |
| bight | a wide bay; a bend or coil in a rope |
| toxophily | love of archery; archery; study of archery |
| démenti | official denial or refusal |
| abbozzo | preliminary sketch |
| kidder | a forestaller; a huckster |
| plapper | to make sounds with the lips |
| calorifics | study of heat |
| uvala | irregular depression in a karst terrain |
| cenatory | of, like or pertaining to supper |
| riparian | of or inhabiting a riverbank; a riverside inhabitant |
| lamella | thin plate or layer |
| fibriform | shaped like a fibre |
| quab | to throb; to quiver |
| innominate | having no name— |
| burganet | light helmet with nose and cheek protection |
| sthenia | strength |
| katzenjammer | hangover; uproar; clamour |
| stenometer | instrument for measuring distances |
| Mariology | study of the Virgin Mary |
| athymia | melancholy |
| yashmak | double Muslim veil leaving only eyes uncovered |
| jazzetry | poetry read to jazz accompaniment |
| agravic | having no gravity; pertaining to the condition of zero |
| umbo | central knob or boss of a shield |
| pulvilli | pads between claws of an insect’s foot |
| mammila | nipple |
| gallophobia | fear of France or the French |
| obstriction | obligation |
| dolabrate | of, like or pertaining to axes or hatchets |
| sanguinolent | containing blood; bloodthirsty |
| portreeve | mayor |
| constative | capable of being true or false |
| narcomancy | divination using sleep |
| bonbonnière | small box used for sweetmeats |
| pastourelle | medieval poem between knight and shepherdess |
| polypragmatist | busybody |
| dontopedalogy | putting one’s foot in one’s mouth |
| helotry | class of slaves— |
| snotty | naval midshipman |
| stemson | supporting timber of a ship |
| choanoid | shaped like a funnel |
| gradin | a rising tier of seats in a theatre |
| kamerad | to surrender |
| zygosis | conjugation |
| rhizogenic | producing or growing roots |
| quagma | hypothetical matter made up of quarks and gluons |
| deonerate | to disburden |
| sulphorous | of, like or pertaining to hellfire; infernal; blasphemous |
| moleskin | heavy durable cotton |
| stevedore | dock worker who loads and unloads ships |
| hordeiform | shaped like a barleycorn— |
| microscopy | study of minute objects |
| invaginate | to sheathe; to draw in; to enfold— |
| balatron | joker; clown |
| stereognosis | ability to perceive the weight and form of an object |
| undecennial | happening every eleven years |
| hogmanay | gift or cake made on New Year’s Eve— |
| therblig | unit of work for quantifying industrial operations |
| paseo | leisurely stroll; march of bullfighters into arena |
| pannychis | all |
| agastopia | admiration of part of another’s body |
| monophobia | fear of being alone |
| forebitt | post for fastening cables at a ship’s foremast |
| fouter | to mess about with aimlessly |
| fabulist | one who invents fables |
| chirography | study of handwriting or penmanship |
| woolward | with wool next to the skin as punishment |
| tegula | tile |
| limes | border |
| fustigate | to cudgel |
| nescience | lack of knowledge; ignorance |
| tristichous | having or in three rows |
| wase | small bundle of hay or straw for resting one’s head |
| sigillary | of, like or pertaining to a seal |
| passacaglia | slow solemn Italian or Spanish dance |
| microphytology | study of very small plant life |
| kyphosis | hunchbacked condition |
| scopophilia | obtaining sexual pleasure from seeing things |
| foliferous | bearing leaves |
| liard | grey; dapple |
| wey | old measure for dry goods usually equal to 40 bushels |
| kirking | first attendance of a couple at church after marriage |
| utraquist | person speaking two or both of two languages |
| lageniform | shaped like a flask |
| theomachy | war amongst or against the gods |
| deadstock | farm equipment |
| pharology | study of lighthouses |
| polysarcous | obese |
| pertinacity | quality of holding unyieldingly to a position |
| polypharmacy | treatment with many medicines |
| skintle | to separate and rotate half |
| geocyclic | of, like or pertaining to the rotation and revolution of the Earth |
| whiggarchy | government by Whigs |
| stomacher | armour for the chest; covering or ornament for the chest area |
| ulosis | formation of a scar |
| zorino | euphemism for skunk fur |
| hymeneal | of, like or pertaining to marriage— |
| constringe | to draw together; to cause to contract or shrink |
| plebification | making something vulgar or plebeian |
| peavey | lumberman’s spiked and hooked lever |
| jack | medieval leather coat worn as armour |
| Russophobia | fear of Russia or Russians |
| steganograph | cryptogram |
| jocko | a chimpanzee |
| koniology | study of atmospheric pollutants and dust |
| trichosis | arrangement, distribution or disorder of hair |
| repetend | figures, words, notes or numbers that are repeated |
| xanthippe | ill |
| quadripole | device having one pair of output terminals and one pair of input terminals |
| kreatophagia | eating of raw meat |
| synaloepha | contraction of two syllables into one by omitting a vowel |
| redshort | brittle at red |
| materteral | of or resembling an aunt |
| piscicapturist | fisherman |
| diesis | double dagger sign |
| stibadium | semicircular couch |
| sumpsimus | correct expression that replaces popular but wrong one |
| retinise | to read mechanically by sight alone |
| protean | variable; versatile; assuming different forms |
| aerenchyma | respiratory tissue |
| grith | sanctuary; asylum |
| plenary | full; entire; complete; absolute; unqualified |
| dag | dirty tatted tuft of sheep’s wool |
| pontist | bridge builder |
| turgid | swollen; inflated |
| cuddy | right of a lord to entertainment from a tenant |
| supercrescent | parasitic |
| melittology | study of bees |
| corrody | right of lord to demand free lodging from vassal |
| premonish | to warn beforehand |
| semelparous | reproducing only once in its lifetime |
| pantology | system of universal knowledge |
| chevon | goat flesh |
| thrasonic | boastful; bragging |
| haurient | rising as if to breathe— |
| xenophobia | fear of foreigners |
| magianism | teachings or philosophy of the magi |
| astichous | not in rows |
| auceps | hawker or bird |
| heterophemy | accidental use of word different from that meant— |
| agnail | sore, corn or hangnail on the toe or foot |
| ist | one who holds to an ‘ism’— |
| telarian | creature that spins a web |
| pontlevis | drawbridge |
| cockloft | small room just under the roof |
| anthracomancy | divination using burning coals |
| permeameter | instrument for measuring permeability |
| halophilous | tolerant of salt or salt |
| intervolve | to roll up or entwine with one another— |
| illative | indicating movement into or toward— |
| zeitgeber | rhythmically occurring event that cues organisms’ biological rhythms |
| abeam | in a line at right angles to the length of a vessel, on the beam |
| adoxy | beliefs that are neither orthodox nor heterodox |
| clavis | key; glossary; index; legend |
| myophobia | fear of mice |
| araneidan | of, like or pertaining to spiders |
| flabellation | the act of fanning |
| albata | variety of German silver |
| cynophilist | one who loves dogs |
| aulic | courtly; ceremonious; genteel |
| grilse | salmon first returning to the river from the sea |
| aurochs | extinct wild ox |
| imprimitive | not primitive— |
| patavinity | provincialism; dialectal term |
| ancress | female religious recluse |
| gastrolith | stone ingested by an animal to aid in digestion |
| lectual | requiring bed rest or confinement to bed |
| whencesoever | from whatsoever place or source |
| nonparous | not having given birth |
| icterine | yellowish or marked with yellow— |
| pyx | box or vessel in which coins or consecrated Eucharist are kept |
| papilliferous | bearing papillae |
| stulm | adit; draining |
| xebec | small three |
| symposiast | participant at a conference |
| ceraunoscopy | divination using lightning |
| plurennial | lasting or surviving many years |
| contradistinguish | to distinguish by contrasting qualities |
| paracoita | female sexual partner |
| lecithal | having a yolk |
| colytic | restraining; preventative |
| chorizont | one who disputes identity of authorship |
| gnathonic | flattering |
| petrary | contrivance for hurling stones |
| stupe | medicated cloth used to treat fever |
| inconscient | unconscious; abstracted— |
| lyricon | electronic wind instrument like a large obverse flute |
| forficulate | like scissors |
| scarabaean | of, like or pertaining to scarabs |
| craniometer | instrument for measuring the skull |
| camouflet | mine used to destroy underground enemy emplacement |
| parabolanus | layman who tends the sick |
| yarak | of a hawk, in good condition for hunting |
| cosmogony | theory of the origin of the universe |
| deordination | abnormality or irregularity |
| kenodoxy | the love or study of vain |
| molendinar | of, like or pertaining to a mill or miller |
| racloir | scraper used by early hominids |
| beestings | the first milk drawn from a cow after calving |
| primitiae | first fruits |
| bursiform | shaped like a pouch or purse |
| cernuous | drooping or hanging |
| pourboire | tip; gratuity |
| ballaster | one who supplies ships with ballast |
| terrigenous | produced on land; produced by the land |
| chlamys | horseman’s loose cloak |
| theophobia | fear of God |
| locuplete | well |
| setulous | covered with small bristles |
| polynia | open water amid sea ice |
| singult | a sob |
| cardioid | heart |
| acicular | needle |
| thanatoid | apparently dead; deathly; deadly |
| challis | soft lightweight silk, wool or cotton fabric |
| calenture | tropical fever due to heat exposure |
| detumescence | diminution of swelling |
| loculate | having loculi |
| monology | habit of offering soliloquies or monologues |
| semantology | science of meanings of words |
| bistoury | narrow surgical knife |
| adamantine | unbreakable; impenetrable |
| ontocyclic | returning to an infantile state or character in old age |
| poecilonym | synonym; one of a variety of names for a thing |
| xerodermia | abnormal dryness of the skin |
| acrologic | of, like or pertaining to initials |
| ascham | box for keeping bows and arrows dry |
| boyau | communication trench |
| rhysimeter | instrument for measuring speed of current or watercraft |
| contabescent | wasting away; atrophied |
| futurition | future existence; time to come |
| tranche | slice or block of money or shares |
| proctal | of, like or pertaining to the anus or rectum |
| dashpot | shock absorber |
| potable | fit to drink; drinkable |
| telestich | poem where final letters of each line spell a word |
| neovitalism | theory that total material explanation is impossible |
| contumacious | stubborn; obstinate; opposing lawful authority |
| sudoriparous | secreting sweat |
| quartering | sailing nearly before the wind |
| knick | knackatory |
| dimidiate | divided into halves |
| malefic | doing mischief; producing evil |
| surd | deaf; senseless |
| hydroscopist | one who divines sources of fresh water— |
| foresail | lowest sail set on the foremast of square |
| frist | delay or respite, as for debt repayment |
| mousseline | very fine glassware |
| azure | light or sky blue; the heraldic colour blue |
| forswink | to exhaust by labour |
| soricine | shrewlike; of, like or pertaining to shrews |
| scammony | plant root used as strong purgative |
| pavage | charge for paving streets |
| naupathia | sea sickness |
| witenagemot | early English national council |
| intellection | act of thinking; exercise of the intellect— |
| optics | study of light |
| anurous | tailless |
| casefy | to become or make cheese |
| lysigenic | caused by the breaking down of cells |
| zither | musical instrument with strings laid over horizontal board |
| mendacity | insincerity; inclination to tell falsehoods |
| killcow | a bully; a swaggerer |
| nipter | ecclesiastical ceremony of washing the feet |
| arthroscope | instrument for examining interior of a joint |
| bromatology | study of food |
| presbyte | old man |
| fidicinal | of, like or pertaining to stringed musical instruments |
| utilitarianism | belief that utility of actions determines moral value |
| sphenic | wedge |
| advocaat | liqueur containing rum and raw eggs |
| bosky | covered with trees or shrubs |
| poroplastic | both porous and plastic |
| diaclastic | refractory |
| catalactic | of, like or pertaining to exchange |
| tach | link |
| hermetic | of, like or pertaining to sorcery or alchemy— |
| penelopize | to create work as an excuse to deter suitors |
| rondeau | poem of thirteen lines |
| physiognomy | general appearance of anything, especially the face |
| silva | assemblage of trees in a region |
| bowline | rope used to keep weather edge of a sail taut |
| ferity | state of savagery or barbarism |
| pleonectic | greedy; covetous |
| multiloculate | many |
| cenobite | monk; member of religious group |
| pogonophobia | fear of beards |
| mirador | belvedere or watchtower; architectural feature with good view |
| osteophyte | abnormal bony outgrowth |
| uranoscopy | star |
| caducary | passing or expiring due to lapse or forfeit |
| pileiform | shaped like an umbrella |
| scopate | brush |
| bolection | moulding around a panel |
| sigmoid | S |
| nitency | effort; impulse; tendency |
| parochial | local; confined to one region |
| amerce | to fine; to deprive; to punish |
| putrefaction | rotting |
| spicate | spiked; spikelike |
| acersecomic | one whose hair has never been cut |
| melismatic | florid in melody |
| yarder | donkey |
| picot | loop in an ornamental edging; raised knot in embroidery |
| paraphraxis | inability to perform purposive movements properly |
| habile | dexterous; adroit— |
| louche | squinting; ambiguous; shady |
| quelea | an African weaver |
| anele | to administer extreme unction to |
| lustring | glossy silk |
| fremescent | growling or muttering |
| proclisis | pronunciation of word dependent on following word |
| sumpter | pack horse; beast of burden |
| facundity | eloquence |
| nematology | the study of nematodes |
| pastance | pastime |
| athermic | lacking heat |
| inexpugnable | not able to be attacked or captured— |
| prevision | foresight; foreknowledge |
| intumesce | to enlarge; to swell; to bubble— |
| hyperarchy | excessive government— |
| saporine | of, like or pertaining to the sense of taste |
| iconometer | instrument for finding size of object by measuring its image— |
| chaffer | to bargain or haggle |
| lustration | ritual washing; ablution |
| octroi | trading privilege, monopoly or concession granted to a town |
| jactation | throwing; boasting |
| scrumpy | strong apple cider as made in western England |
| taphrogenesis | vertical movement of the earth’s crust |
| gasconism | boastfulness |
| toreutics | artistic work in metal by chasing and embossing |
| lares | local Roman gods |
| palaestra | wrestling school; gymnasium |
| pomoerium | open space around a town within the walls |
| ursicide | killing or killer of a bear |
| pyogenic | pus |
| inscient | having little or no knowledge— |
| perlative | indicating movement through or across |
| hamose | hooked— |
| procursive | running forward |
| sitophobia | fear of food or eating |
| aquarelle | watercolour painting |
| abulia | lack of ability to make decisions; aboulia |
| bridgewater | anything undesirable or worthless |
| heriot | payment to feudal lord upon death of tenant farmer— |
| testicond | having the testes concealed within the body |
| aciniform | shaped like a berry |
| siemens | unit of electrical conductance equivalent to one ampere per volt |
| quevée | in heraldry, having a tail |
| rotameter | instrument consisting of glass tube with free float for measuring liquid flow |
| ruche | frill of lace or other material |
| snallygaster | mythical monster of Maryland |
| metope | front, forehead or frontal surface |
| acantha | prickle |
| jargonelle | early pear |
| porphyry | beautiful and valuable purplish stone |
| perissotomist | knife |
| pleach | to intertwine the branches of |
| tepefaction | making or becoming tepid |
| nobiliary | of, like or pertaining to nobility |
| brasero | a place where criminals and heretics are burned |
| deprehend | to catch; to seize |
| lickerish | lecherous; lusty; greedy |
| pilule | little pill |
| anuptaphobia | fear of staying single |
| hippophile | lover of horses— |
| mandorla | oval panel containing a work of art; elliptical halo around holy person |
| penannular | in the form of an almost complete ring |
| popjoy | to amuse oneself |
| ligation | the act of binding; the state of being bound |
| cataclasm | disruption; breaking down |
| rubor | redness of body part due to excess blood |
| nuque | nape of the neck |
| skoptsy | self |
| breviate | a brief compendium; a lawyer’s brief |
| concelebrate | to jointly recite the canon of the Eucharist in unison with others |
| trap | light one |
| muscariform | shaped like a brush |
| subsultive | moving by leaps and starts; twitching |
| mundungus | foul |
| trinacriform | three |
| quadrireme | ancient ship with four sets of oars |
| monodrama | one |
| turbinate | shaped like a top or inverted cone |
| crepe | light crinkled fabric |
| schizogenesis | reproduction by division |
| contraposition | opposition; contrast |
| scriptory | by, in or pertaining to writing |
| tother | the other |
| wonderwork | prodigy; miracle; thaumaturgy |
| bandolier | shoulder belt for carrying ammunition |
| gambroon | twilled worsted and cloth |
| tephrosis | incineration |
| mammiliform | shaped like a nipple |
| raniform | frog |
| peruke | a frilly wig |
| mamzer | illegitimate child |
| inanition | emptiness; starvation— |
| orectic | of, like or pertaining to appetite or desires |
| regrate | to buy and sell again in or near the same market |
| sclerometer | instrument measuring hardness |
| opiomania | craving for opium |
| inessive | indicating location within— |
| orchidomania | abnormal obsession with orchids |
| byssus | mummy |
| theogamy | marriage of gods |
| tacheometer | instrument for rapidly measuring survey points on a map |
| brachypodous | short |
| delate | to pass on; to charge with a crime |
| uredo | burning feeling in the skin |
| lambent | moving about as if touching lightly; flickering; glowing |
| nephelometer | instrument for measuring cloudiness |
| fulcible | capable of being propped up |
| sciomancy | divination using ghosts |
| tectonics | science of structure of objects, buildings and landforms |
| schizotrichia | splitting of hair |
| capelocracy | government by shopkeepers |
| lithomancy | divination by stones or meteorites |
| xanthoma | disease characterized by yellow patches on the skin |
| nullibicity | state of being nowhere |
| zoocephalic | animal |
| shrouds | ropes supporting the mast of a ship |
| mamelle | rounded hill |
| mimature | mimicry |
| aptronym | name that suits its owner |
| formivorous | eating ants |
| forcipiform | shaped like forceps |
| doublette | copy of own artwork made by an artist |
| autophobia | fear of solitude |
| leopon | crossbreed between a leopard and a lion |
| pelasgic | nomadic |
| photopsia | appearance of light flashes due to retinal irritation |
| quartziferous | bearing quartz |
| acinaceous | full of kernels |
| numquid | an inquisitive person |
| dyarchy | government by two people; diarchy |
| nowise | not at all |
| jitney | small passenger vehicle |
| carnificial | of, like or pertaining to butchers or executioners |
| ubiety | location; state of being in a definite place |
| illimitable | limitlessly infinite— |
| snye | natural channel bypassing rapids or body of river |
| pinniped | seals, walruses, and other such sea mammals |
| oriel | small room or recess with a polygonal bay window |
| avaunt | away; hence |
| squarrose | having scales sticking out at right angles |
| heliophobia | fear of sunlight— |
| defalcate | to embezzle money held on trust |
| striated | striped; with fine lines |
| putlock | cross |
| splanchnology | study of the entrails or viscera |
| pantoglot | speaker of all languages |
| dos | a |
| huckaback | absorbent cotton or linen used for towels— |
| curie | unit of radioactive decay and intensity |
| chiasmus | contrast by parallelism in reverse order |
| columella | fleshy part of nose that separates nostrils |
| xylopolist | one who sells wood |
| colation | filtration |
| windthrow | the blowing over of trees by the wind |
| sylvestral | of, like or pertaining to trees |
| hircismus | stinky armpits— |
| hemacytometer | instrument for counting blood cells— |
| numinous | of, like or pertaining to a deity; suffused with religious awe |
| pelma | sole of foot |
| skiagraphy | telling time by sundial |
| ushabti | figurine of deceased person placed in Egyptian tomb |
| wretchock | smallest or weakest of a brood |
| wegotism | excessive use of the pronoun ‘we’ in speech or writing |
| archididascalos | school principal |
| gestic | of, like or pertaining to gestures |
| portesse | portable breviary |
| qiviut | wool of the undercoat of a musk |
| pervigilium | night vigil |
| cephalophore | decapitated saint depicted with head tucked under arm |
| bayadere | fabric with horizontal stripes in strongly contrasting colours |
| oryzivorous | rice |
| muniment | means of defence; record fortifying or proving a claim |
| stomatolalia | speech produced with clogged nostrils |
| immunogenetics | study of genetic characteristics of immunity— |
| bucentaur | legendary half |
| pupate | to pass through a chrysalis stage |
| somnial | of, like or pertaining to dreams |
| solus | alone |
| topophilia | great love or affection for a particular place |
| kenosis | Christ’s rejection of his divine side upon assuming human form |
| rheophile | living or thriving in running water |
| chrysography | writing in gold or silver letters |
| pupigerous | bearing a puparium |
| annectent | having intermediate features between two taxa |
| sondage | trial bore or excavation; sounding out of opinion |
| nidifugous | leaving the nest soon after hatching |
| otosis | mishearing of speech |
| compunction | regret; remorse |
| crassitude | state of being coarse, gross or crass |
| tyromancy | divination using cheese |
| teg | a sheep in its second year; the fleece of such a sheep |
| molluscicide | killing of mollusks |
| casque | helmet |
| lyncean | lynx |
| whinstone | hard and compact rock |
| acaulescent | having a very short stem |
| zoic | of, like or pertaining to animals; containing evidence of life |
| scopic | visual |
| irrefrangible | incapable of refraction— |
| synecdochial | broadened or narrowed in interpretation |
| thole | to endure; to suffer |
| meedless | undeserving; unrewarded |
| seg | stud or metal plate in sole of a shoe to prevent wear |
| aiguille | sharp; needle |
| supellex | furnishings; apparatus for an experiment |
| oryctology | mineralogy or paleontology |
| anacamptic | reflecting or reflected light; sound or water |
| schematomancy | divination using the human form |
| galère | group of undesirable people; unpleasant situation |
| sobriquet | nickname |
| papyrotamia | manufacture of paper flowers |
| ruderal | growing in wasteland or among rubbish |
| petroliferous | bearing petroleum |
| plumigerous | plumaged |
| dysaesthesia | loss of sensation |
| androlepsia | governmental kidnapping for political purposes |
| wamus | cardigan or jacket buttoned at neck and wrists |
| manducate | to chew or eat |
| resofincular | resembling a wire hanger |
| duende | power to attract through personal charm |
| paroxytone | having an acute accent on the next to last syllable |
| opacular | somewhat opaque |
| betimes | in short time; speedily |
| tritarchy | government by three people; triarchy |
| thnetopsychism | belief that the soul dies with the body, to be reborn on day of judgement |
| toponymics | study of place |
| stephane | diadem or coronet worn by soldiers or statues of ancient deities |
| tensimeter | instrument for measuring vapour pressure |
| hoy | large one |
| canton | dexter chief region of a heraldic field |
| bressummer | beam supporting a wall over an opening |
| archology | science of the origins of government |
| intenible | not capable of holding or retaining— |
| spatchcock | to insert into a text too hurriedly or inappropriately |
| aboulia | loss of ability to make decisions |
| prolepsis | anticipation; device where objections are anticipated |
| orthopterology | study of cockroaches |
| ovil | sheep |
| bruit | something rumoured widely; to report or spread rumour |
| abseil | to descend a rock face using a double rope |
| sustentacular | supporting |
| proligerous | bearing offspring |
| mazology | mammalogy; study of mammals |
| sley | weaver’s reed |
| bloviate | to write or speak windily |
| onymous | bearing the author’s name |
| topomancy | divination using landforms |
| scissel | metal clippings; scrap metal |
| abirritate | to alleviate irritation; to reduce sensitivity |
| solarimeter | instrument for measuring solar radiation |
| ananym | name written backward; often used as synonym |
| fungible | interchangeable |
| brunneous | dark brown |
| recriminate | to charge one’s accuser |
| divagate | to digress; wander about |
| ornithoscopy | bird watching |
| ruiniform | having the form or appearance of ruins |
| chiliad | one thousand |
| chark | to burn wood to charcoal |
| philoxenia | hospitality |
| antiphrasis | use of words in a sense opposite to literal |
| guilloche | to decorate with intersecting curved lines |
| funambulism | tightrope walking; show of mental agility |
| tinnient | ringing; resonant |
| yeanling | lamb; kid |
| glirine | rodent |
| mammonism | devotion to pursuit of wealth |
| gomphiasis | looseness of the teeth |
| omniana | about all sorts of things |
| rhabdomancy | divination using a rod or stick |
| nonpareil | thing of unequalled excellence; paragon |
| portière | curtain hung over door of a room |
| postiche | excessively and inappropriately added to a finished work |
| lanyard | cord for hanging a knife or whistle around the neck |
| amphisbaena | mythical two |
| trancey | creating a trance |
| reprehend | to rebuke |
| querimonious | full of complaints |
| chirogymnast | finger exercise machine for pianists |
| bombaster | one who stuffs or pads things |
| seton | thread passed under skin acting as channel for discharge |
| qualtagh | first person encountered after leaving home on a special day |
| coadjument | mutual assistance |
| hyaline | glassy, of or like glass, transparent— |
| isapostolic | equal to or contemporary with the apostles— |
| languet | tongue |
| inhere | be inherent— |
| nonage | legal infancy; minority; time of immaturity |
| waldgrave | old German title of nobility |
| octothorp | the sign “#” |
| trig | stone placed under a wheel to keep it from rolling |
| deponent | having a passive form but active meaning |
| alow | below |
| pelurious | furry; hairy |
| palaeolimnology | study of ancient fish |
| aerophane | thin crinkled semi |
| sarcophilous | fond of flesh |
| counterblast | a defiant pronouncement or denunciation |
| coulter | iron cutter in front of a ploughshare |
| palatine | having royal authority over a region |
| modulus | number leaving same remainder when divided into two others |
| ubiquitarianism | belief that Christ is everywhere |
| phygogalactic | halting milk production |
| anodyne | something that relieves pain or suffering |
| wright | maker; repairer |
| chthonian | of, like or pertaining to the earth or the underworld |
| milt | fish spawn |
| cessionary | someone to which something is ceded |
| aduncate | shaped like a hook or crook |
| yare | marked by quickness and agility; nimble; prepared; easily handled |
| antibasilican | opposed to monarchic principle |
| lochetic | waiting in ambush |
| tiara | three |
| wurzel | kind of beet |
| struthiform | ostrich |
| baculine | of, like or pertaining to the stick or cane; of, like or pertaining to flogging |
| polychrest | thing or medicine useful in many ways |
| paragram | play on words in which letters are changed |
| perfectibilian | believer in the perfectibility of mankind |
| occultation | concealing of one heavenly body by another |
| tachograph | instrument for recording speed of rotation |
| bromopnea | bad breath |
| telson | last segment of a crustacean |
| pleiomery | condition of having more than the normal number |
| acinaciform | scimitar |
| relume | to light or light up again |
| ophicleide | keyed bass brass musical instrument |
| lammergeier | giant vulture |
| paragoge | addition of a sound to end of word |
| soilure | stain; pollution |
| titaniferous | bearing titanium |
| bouillotte | card game resembling poker |
| petrous | stony |
| dirigent | guiding |
| matachin | Spanish ritualised sword |
| bucoliast | writer of pastoral poems |
| rotiferous | bearing rotifers |
| sphygmophone | instrument for hearing the pulse |
| cang | wooden yoke hung around a criminal’s neck |
| pyretic | of, pertaining to or for the cure of fevers |
| mydriasis | morbid dilatation of the pupil of the eye |
| aphotic | lightless |
| holoptic | having the eyes meeting in front— |
| brachyology | laconic, abbreviated or interrupted speech |
| protactic | prefatory; preliminarily explanatory |
| bagnio | bathing house |
| dioptric | transparent |
| olivaceous | olive |
| proxysm | close or near relationship |
| ramuliferous | bearing small branches |
| jersey | plain weft |
| zabernism | misuse of military authority; bullying |
| marivaudage | preciosity in literary style or expression |
| ratten | to practise sabotage against |
| subreptary | adapted to crawling |
| surculose | having or producing suckers |
| swith | instantly; quickly |
| stasimorphy | structural modification by arrested development |
| cartomancy | telling fortunes using playing cards |
| welkin | the vault of the sky; firmament; heaven |
| macular | spotted; patchy |
| lamé | fabric in which metallic threads are interwoven |
| silvicolous | living in woods |
| thigmotaxis | movement of plant towards or away from an object |
| hierurgy | sacred performance— |
| pantograph | instrument for copying drawing to a different scale |
| trin | triplet |
| commis | assistant; deputy; apprentice |
| zinnober | chrome green |
| coprophemia | obscene language |
| concubitant | of a suitable age for marriage |
| fictile | capable of being moulded; of, like or pertaining to pottery |
| natation | swimming |
| isolex | line connecting points of same vocabulary usage— |
| siamese | to join pipes in a way suggestive of Siamese twins |
| grangerize | to cut plates out of many books to illustrate one |
| isobar | line connecting points of same atmospheric pressure— |
| mel | honey |
| thesial | of, like or pertaining to a thesis |
| nyctalopia | night |
| metalepsis | metonymy of a double or indirect kind |
| rowlock | contrivance serving as a fulcrum for an oar |
| nuciferous | nut |
| xenodocheionology | love of hotels |
| dicerous | two |
| quoll | native cat |
| drygulch | to murder by pushing off a cliff |
| dodecarchy | government by twelve people |
| ageusia | damage to the sense of taste |
| oviferous | egg |
| gerontology | study of the elderly; aging |
| subfusc | dusky; sombre |
| xerophobous | unable to survive drought |
| penology | study of crime and punishment |
| bibliotaph | one who hoards or hides books |
| aquamanile | ewer in the form of a human or animal figure for ceremonial handwashing |
| criticaster | inferior or petty critic |
| bicorn | having two horns or points |
| pannose | like felt |
| spleniculus | small detached part of the spleen |
| puccoon | blood |
| stylography | mode of writing or engraving with a pen |
| forfend | to ward off or avert |
| starets | Eastern Orthodox spiritual advisor |
| kalyptra | veil worn by Greek women |
| fritiniency | the noise of insects |
| shroff | to test money to detect impurities |
| cynolatry | worship of dogs |
| carneous | fleshy; flesh |
| aliform | wing |
| panomphaean | all |
| purulence | the quality of being filled with pus |
| catastaltic | astringent |
| scribbleomania | obsession with scribbling |
| mirabilia | wonders |
| nous | pure intellect or reason |
| mariticide | killing or killer of one’s husband |
| flibbertigibbet | gossipy or flighty person |
| uresis | urination |
| lincrusta | thick embossed wallpaper |
| modius | cylindrical headdress of the gods |
| lexiphanic | bombastic; sesquipedalian; using many long words |
| ratiocinate | to reason or argue logically |
| collutory | mouthwash |
| terrine | earthenware jar or dish |
| diffident | overly shy or modest |
| mediagenic | able to present a good image in the media |
| quellio | a Spanish ruff |
| scepsis | philosophic doubt |
| gamma | unit of magnetic flux density equal to one nanotesla |
| ishan | prehistoric Iraqi mound— |
| atheling | Anglo |
| roche | rock or cliff; a rocky height |
| selenic | of, like or pertaining to the moon |
| teasel | brush with hooked bits used in napping cloth |
| gaff | spar on which head of fore |
| obnubilate | to becloud; to obscure |
| acrocephalous | having a pointed or peaked skull |
| catachthonian | underground; subterranean |
| dimity | sheer and stout white cotton |
| xenodochial | hospitable; kindly to strangers |
| perlustrate | to traverse and inspect carefully |
| serpentise | to wind; to cause to wind |
| serratic | like a saw |
| optology | study of sight |
| yarrow | flowering herb growing in moist areas; milfoil |
| bruxism | habitual grinding of the teeth |
| dragoon | to compel by military bullying; to compel by force |
| gavage | force |
| pennate | winged; feathered |
| systatic | bringing together |
| diamanté | glittering; decoration using glitter |
| rataplan | drumming sound |
| gabion | wicker or wire basket of earth or rock |
| fissicostate | having divided ribs |
| bantling | brat; whelp; bastard child |
| hakenkreuz | swastika— |
| muslin | plain |
| cynegetic | of or related to hunting |
| zoophily | loving or caring for animals; bestiality |
| kemp | coarse, rough strand of wool |
| delaine | light fabric of wool or mixed wool and cotton |
| photopolarimeter | instrument for measuring intensity and polarization of reflected light |
| abatis | rampart of felled trees and branches |
| ahimsa | the duty of sparing animal life; non |
| catenular | chain |
| adiabatic | without transference of heat |
| inspan | to bring or force into service— |
| fricandeau | thick slice of veal or similar meat |
| pansexualism | theory that all thought derived from sexual instinct |
| zarzuela | traditional Spanish vaudeville show; fish and shellfish stew |
| canophilia | love or fondness for dogs |
| periclinal | sloping downwards in all directions from a point |
| issles | sparks; embers— |
| nymphean | of, like or pertaining to a nymph |
| cocket | official shipping seal; customs clearance form |
| sectile | capable of being cut easily with a knife |
| counterscarp | narrow earth band on the outer wall of a defensive ditch |
| ranivorous | eating frogs |
| multiplicative | indicating repetition or augmentation |
| undeify | to deprive of the nature of a god |
| sphenogram | cuneiform character |
| geoscopy | examination or analysis of soil |
| usance | habit; custom |
| smectic | purifying; cleansing |
| ovivorous | eating sheep |
| geniculate | bent like a knee; jointed |
| longe | rope used in training horses |
| ondograph | instrument measuring change in wave formations of electricity |
| lavadero | place for washing gold ore |
| twire | to peep; to leer |
| punnet | small shallow fruit basket |
| compaginate | to join; to connect |
| lampad | lamp, candlestick or torch |
| peck | unit of dry measure equal to 8 quarts |
| impecunious | without money; penniless— |
| barmcloth | an apron |
| foothot | hastily; immediately; on the spot |
| knickerbockers | loose breeches gathered in at the knee |
| pragmatism | doctrine emphasizing practical value of philosophy |
| holograph | text written entirely in its author’s handwriting— |
| aeneous | shining bronze colour |
| wondermonger | one who promises miracles |
| rufous | reddish or brownish |
| micrometer | instrument for measuring very small distances |
| ornithophilous | pollinated by birds |
| nasute | keen |
| ivorine | white and smooth like ivory— |
| cynoclept | one who steals dogs |
| chary | discreetly cautious or sparing |
| languescent | growing languid |
| noctiflorous | flowering at night |
| whiskerine | beard |
| tyriasis | elephantiasis |
| panaesthetism | theory that consciousness may inhere generally in matter |
| piend | a salient angle |
| naumachy | mock sea |
| protogenic | formed at the beginning |
| barnard | member of gang of thieves who acts as decoy |
| tristiloquy | mournful manner of speech |
| headstock | device for supporting end or head of a member— |
| jemadar | an Indian police or customs officer |
| colure | celestial circle that intersects another at the poles |
| meteoromancy | divination by studying meteors |
| urkingdom | taxonomic group of organisms larger than a kingdom |
| sanable | able to be healed |
| peccadillo | a slight offense or sin |
| iterant | repeating; echoing— |
| kermesse | cycle race held in an urban area |
| chrysocracy | government by the wealthy; plutocracy |
| byssaceous | delicately filamentous |
| preterition | the act of passing over or omission |
| nucal | of, like or pertaining to nuts |
| antichresis | enjoyment of mortgaged property in lieu of interest payments |
| régisseur | stage manager; director; manager |
| pandiculation | the act of stretching and yawning |
| waveson | goods floating on the sea after a shipwreck |
| lagniappe | gratuity |
| anopsia | blindness |
| stratocracy | military rule or despotism |
| zoonic | of, like or pertaining to or derived from animals |
| moucharaby | projecting latticed window |
| laryngoscope | instrument for examining interior of the larynx |
| thermolabile | easily decomposed by heat |
| humanitarianism | doctrine that the highest moral obligation is to improve human welfare— |
| losel | worthless fellow; scamp |
| steen | to line with stone |
| squandermania | irrational propensity for spending money wastefully |
| saprophyte | plant living on dead or decaying matter |
| maritodespotism | ruthless domination by a husband |
| ankyroid | hook |
| zymometer | instrument for measuring fermentation |
| conchomancy | divination using shells |
| aerophobia | fear of flying or draughts |
| subturbary | beneath turf |
| zoothapsis | premature burial |
| griseous | pearl |
| knosp | unopened bud of a flower; ornament shaped like a bud |
| slade | little valley or dell |
| chrematistics | the study of wealth; political economy |
| plafond | decorated ceiling |
| cosmetology | study of cosmetics |
| sonorescent | emitting sound under influence of radiation |
| lagan | cargo jettisoned from ship but marked by buoys for recovery |
| watchglass | small dish used for holding small amounts of a solution |
| noyade | execution by drowning |
| soutache | narrow braid used for trimming |
| recto | front side of a bookleaf; on the front |
| quadrennial | lasting four years; occurring once every four years |
| psychiasis | healing of the soul or psyche |
| libaniferous | yielding or bearing incense |
| tonish | modish; fashionable |
| omnifarious | of all kinds |
| sophomoric | bombastic |
| anguine | of, like or pertaining to snakes |
| bolero | Spanish dance with sudden pauses and sharp turns |
| univoltine | having one brood a year |
| bathythermograph | instrument for recording water temperature as compared to depth |
| lithogenous | rock |
| ulcuscle | a small ulcer |
| megaprosopous | having a large face |
| boun | to prepare; to dress; to set out |
| myrmecophagous | feeding on ants |
| suppositious | conjectural; hypothetical |
| synchysis | confusion of meaning due to unusual arrangement |
| tortious | committing a wrongful deed |
| yoni | symbol representing female genitals |
| jesuitocracy | government by Jesuits |
| figurehead | ornament or (usually female) bust attached to the bow of a ship |
| iriscope | instrument for exhibiting the prismatic colours— |
| oblectation | enjoyment; pleasure |
| cyesis | pregnancy |
| rhinoscope | instrument for examining the nose |
| podology | study of the feet |
| paynimry | heathendom |
| gymnophobia | fear of nudity |
| idolomancy | divination using idols— |
| ossein | the organic basis of bone |
| goatish | lustful; foolish |
| peneplain | land worn down by denudation to almost be a plain |
| geoponics | study of agriculture |
| mycterism | sneering |
| woonerf | road in a residential district which uses various measures to calm traffic |
| poult | young fowl |
| uprist | rising; uprising |
| bionomics | study of organisms interacting in their environments |
| haversack | bag worn over the shoulder for carrying provisions— |
| arrasene | embroidery fabric of wool and silk |
| iracundulous | somewhat inclined to become angry— |
| ginglymus | joint that permits movement in one plane only |
| twink | to blink; to twinkle |
| philotechnical | devoted to the arts |
| primage | fee paid to loaders for loading ship |
| soffit | ornamented underside of a stair or archway |
| wame | the womb or belly; a protuberant hollow part |
| asomatous | lacking a body; incorporeal |
| polymania | mania affecting several different mental faculties |
| peirastic | experimental; tentative |
| scambling | haphazard meal |
| jerkinhead | truncated gable with a lipped roof |
| jollyboat | small boat kept hoisted at ship’s stern |
| textuary | a person having extensive biblical knowledge |
| creatophagous | carnivorous; flesh |
| stilp | to walk with stilts or crutches |
| barras | coarse linen fabric |
| phallocrat | one who assumes the naturality of male dominance |
| logogriph | riddle in which word is found from other words’ letters |
| oneirocriticism | dream interpretation |
| briarean | many |
| chrematophobia | fear of money |
| olent | having a smell; fragrant |
| paraselene | mock moon; bright patch on a lunar halo |
| yikker | to utter sharp little cries |
| ceneromancy | divination using ashes |
| locum | clergyman temporarily replacing regular priest |
| desideratum | something which is greatly desired |
| partitive | indicating a part of a larger whole |
| purline | supporting timber stretching across rafters |
| dulcifluous | flowing sweetly |
| arbuscle | dwarf or shrub |
| baize | coarse napped cotton or wool fabric |
| lobular | shaped like a lobe |
| dystopia | place where all is as bad as possible |
| necrogenic | deriving from dead animals |
| xylotomous | wood |
| tocsin | alarm bell; sounding of an alarm bell |
| autocoprophagy | eating one’s own feces |
| frankalmoign | land tenure requiring religious obligations on part of tenant |
| butt | unit of volume equal to two hogsheads or 126 gallons |
| trigonometer | instrument for solving triangles |
| angary | the right of a belligerent to seize neutral property |
| limbus | border |
| comephorous | bearing or having hair; hairy |
| quinsy | old disease like tonsilitis |
| pholidosis | arrangement of scales, as in fish and reptiles |
| adeniform | shaped like a gland |
| neurism | “nerve |
| krimmer | tightly curled grey or black lamb’s wool |
| sublate | to deny; to contradict; to resolve a contradiction |
| scuttles | portholes on a ship |
| quietism | doctrine of enlightenment through mental tranquility |
| opisometer | instrument for measuring curved lines |
| sacralgia | pain in the sacrum |
| quarrelet | small square |
| anthomania | obsession with flowers |
| neomenia | period of the new moon |
| symbolaeography | drawing up of legal documents |
| apterygial | wingless; finless |
| hidation | measuring or assessing land by hides— |
| tabor | light medieval drum buckled onto the player’s chest |
| minutious | paying undue attention to minutiae |
| cymograph | instrument for tracing the outline of mouldings |
| wardroom | quarters for ship’s officers |
| pro | in favour of; for |
| holderbat | clamp fixed around sides of pipe— |
| cable | heavy rope or chain for mooring a ship |
| rhotacism | excessive or incorrect pronunciation of the letter “r” |
| glossographer | writer of short explanatory notes or glosses |
| ideopraxist | one who is impelled to carry out an idea— |
| comper | one who habitually enters many competitions |
| trismus | lockjaw |
| notandum | something to be specially noted or observed |
| woold | to wind a rope or chain around |
| undulationism | theory that light consists of waves |
| hambo | Swedish folk dance in three |
| attenuate | make thin; reduce in value |
| antilegomena | books of the New Testament not part of early Christian Bible |
| calciform | pebble |
| miscellanarian | writer of miscellanies |
| hieromania | pathological religious visions or delusions— |
| sagittary | centaur; archer |
| iconoclasm | attacking of established beliefs— |
| psychrometer | instrument for measuring air moisture or temperature |
| natatorium | swimming |
| pubarche | first appearance of pubic hair |
| bargemaster | owner of a barge |
| confiteor | prayer of confession of sins |
| unguentary | of, like or pertaining to unguents; one who makes or sells unguents |
| similize | to liken; to compare |
| piscine | of, like or pertaining to fish |
| calciferous | bearing lime |
| hebephrenia | form of dementia occurring at puberty— |
| pantheism | belief that the universe is God; belief in many gods |
| schetic | of a disease, not deeply rooted in the body |
| alopecia | baldness; hair loss |
| goitrous | affected by or pertaining to goitre |
| chicanery | clever but misleading talk; deception |
| zizz | sparkle; vim |
| bioecology | study of interaction of life in the environment |
| iconology | study of icons; symbols— |
| phonascus | person who maintains rhythm in church choir |
| forestay | stay leading from the foremast to the bow of a ship |
| mandament | command; order |
| glair | egg white used as medium for binding paint |
| trieteric | occurring in alternate years |
| spatiotemporal | of, like or pertaining to time and space |
| deorsumversion | turning downwards |
| dennet | light two |
| salvific | having the purpose or intention of saving |
| thurible | censer |
| lutarious | inhabiting mud |
| repine | to feel or express discontent or dejection |
| handlist | list without detail— |
| delf | drain; ditch; excavation |
| ambeer | juice from chewing tobacco |
| nepotation | riotous behaviour; profligacy |
| inquorate | not making up a quorum— |
| landau | horse |
| diprionidian | serrated on both sides |
| menald | speckled; spotted |
| latifundia | great landed estates |
| canoness | woman living in a community under a religious rule |
| iconomania | obsession with icons or portraits— |
| porraceous | leek |
| squinancy | quinsy |
| casuistry | plausible but flawed moral reasoning |
| abodement | an omen; a foretelling |
| immanation | flowing in— |
| contumely | insolence; a scornful insult |
| paravent | wind screen |
| limivorous | eating mud |
| locanda | lodging |
| cacogenics | study of racial degeneration |
| navarchy | rulership over the seas |
| burse | square cloth case to carry the corporal during Communion service |
| kriegspiel | war |
| alveolate | of or like a honeycomb |
| chilgoza | edible pine seed |
| chorisis | multiplication of parts by branching or splitting |
| iatramelia | medical negligence— |
| scincoid | of or resembling a skink |
| deicide | destruction or killing of a god |
| prithee | expression of wish or request |
| anapnea | recovery of one’s breath; restoration of breath |
| pandemic | universal; affecting majority of people in a region |
| probosciform | shaped like a long nose |
| zoomorphic | having the form or shape of an animal |
| patronym | name derived from father’s name |
| ichnomancy | divination using footprints— |
| fideism | doctrine that knowledge depends on faith over reason |
| misocapnic | hating tobacco or its smoke |
| orangery | building for growing orange trees in a cool climate |
| kame | steep irregular ridge |
| avionics | the science of electronic devices for aircraft |
| dispread | to spread in different ways |
| remontant | flowering more than once per season |
| gnosiology | study of knowledge; philosophy of knowledge |
| temporise | to delay; to procrastinate |
| stylobate | continuous pedestal supporting a row of columns |
| homeoteleuton | the use or occurrence of similar endings— |
| curate | assistant to a parish priest |
| retrocede | to move back; to cede back; to grant back |
| inviscate | to entrap with sticky material— |
| yonderly | mentally or emotionally distant; absent |
| lorimer | saddlemaker |
| dit | poem; words of a song |
| torrefy | to scorch or parch; to dry or roast with heat |
| calumniate | to slander; misrepresent; besmirch |
| quaesitum | something sought for; the true value |
| polygenesis | theory that humans derived from many separate origins |
| quadrumanous | of the primates other than man |
| fringilline | of, like or pertaining to finches |
| adminicle | that which supports or aids, especially evidence |
| truttaceous | of, like or pertaining to trout |
| whitecoat | white |
| brachymetropia | short |
| radiciform | like a root |
| welk | to twist about |
| disport | to play about, frolic or gambol |
| xylan | gelatinous compound found in wood |
| gawdelpus | helpless person |
| demonosopher | one who is inspired by a demon or devil |
| utricide | one who stabs an inflated skin vessel instead of killing someone |
| clew | corner of sail with hole to attach ropes |
| baft | cheap coarse cotton fabric |
| nunnation | addition of a final n in the declension of nouns |
| curtate | shortened; short |
| thlipsis | constriction; compression |
| unasinous | being equally stupid |
| adenalgia | painful swelling of a gland |
| octad | set of eight things |
| cachinnate | to laugh loudly and inappropriately |
| monorhyme | series of lines all rhyming together |
| ideophone | word that is spoken but not written— |
| timbrous | resonant; sonorous |
| inquinate | to corrupt or defile— |
| fretum | strait |
| siffleur | professional whistler |
| metage | official weighing of goods; charge for such weighing |
| zoolatry | excessive devotion to animals or pets |
| humicubation | act of lying on the ground penitently— |
| claviature | keyboard |
| labarum | moral standard; ecclesiastical banner bearing Christ’s monogram |
| complect | to embrace; to interweave |
| gudgeon | a person easily cheated |
| drabbet | coarse linen |
| pararthria | incoherence |
| maieutics | midwifery |
| agraphia | inability to write |
| alabamine | alternate name for the element astatine |
| quiddle | a fastidious person |
| nithing | infamous person; abject coward; traitor |
| zinke | old wind instrument resembling the cornet |
| tonitrophobia | fear of thunder |
| thaumatolatry | worship of miracles or wonders |
| ablactation | weaning of a child from its mother’s milk |
| toison | lamb’s wool |
| per | through; according to; by means or agency of |
| perseity | independent existence |
| cyclophoria | squint due to weakness in the eye muscles |
| trivet | tripod for a pot; metal plate to raise food from heat |
| metonymy | figurative use of word to name an attribute of its subject |
| sawder | to flatter |
| pleochroic | displaying different colours when seen from different directions |
| responsory | set of responses sung or said after liturgical reading |
| colliquation | the process of melting or wasting away |
| harridan | sharp |
| mogigraphia | writing only with difficulty |
| stichomancy | divination by picking passages from books at random |
| physiophilosophy | system of knowledge concerning principles of natural history |
| threpsology | science of nutrition |
| pongee | thin soft fabric woven from raw silk |
| tronc | collection of gratuities to be divided out later |
| metalliferous | bearing metal |
| zooarchaeology | study of animal remains of archaeological sites |
| inficete | not facetious; rudely jesting— |
| adpress | to press together |
| mofette | volcanic opening in the earth emitting carbon dioxide |
| hypalgesia | diminished susceptibility to pain— |
| spagyric | alchemical |
| barratry | inciting riot or violence |
| hydrography | study of investigating bodies of water— |
| idiocrasis | intrinsic peculiarity or unique feature— |
| sejungible | able to be disjoined |
| remiform | oar |
| kismet | fate; destiny |
| zymite | priest using leavened bread during communion |
| kedge | small anchor to keep a ship steady |
| krasis | addition of water to sacramental wine |
| bagging | coarse fabric for making bags or sacks |
| prosilient | outstanding; conspicuous; jumping forth |
| onolatry | worship of asses or donkeys |
| collegialism | theory that church is independent from the state |
| bêtise | foolish act or situation |
| hypotyposis | vivid description of a scene— |
| pyrrhic | of, like or pertaining to the dance or to the foot |
| scorbutic | of or suffering from scurvy |
| sneap | to nip; pinch; put down; repress; snub |
| ailurophilia | love of cats |
| yabby | small edible freshwater crayfish |
| setigerous | bearing bristles |
| perduellion | treason |
| columbine | of or like a dove; dove |
| screed | lengthy discourse; informal piece of writing |
| flagellantism | the practice of whipping oneself or another |
| pinnate | shaped like a feather |
| triskaidekaphobia | fear of the number thirteen |
| areology | study of Mars |
| alliaceous | of, like or pertaining to garlic; garlicky |
| hod | V |
| padella | shallow dish of fat with a wick used in illuminations |
| chamfrain | piece of leather to protect a war horse’s face |
| lyophile | easily dispersed in a suitable medium |
| copyhold | land tenure dependent on will of the lord of the manor |
| reredos | screen behind altar |
| linsey | coarse linen and wool blend |
| constructivism | belief that knowledge and reality do not have an objective value |
| credenza | credence table or shelf; a sideboard |
| opprobrium | disgrace; bad reputation |
| impacable | not able to be quieted or appeased— |
| hexametromania | mania for writing in hexameter— |
| shail | to shamble; to stumble |
| pavid | timid |
| idiologism | personal speech peculiarity— |
| gleet | mucus discharge from the urethra |
| somnambulate | to walk in one’s sleep |
| stadial | of, like or pertaining to a stage |
| loxodrome | line on the globe equally oblique to all meridians |
| precognosce | to take a precognition of |
| hierogram | sacred or hieroglyphic symbol— |
| waftage | transportation through water or air |
| acapnia | lack or deficiency of carbon dioxide |
| metagrobolize | to mystify; to puzzle out |
| oliviform | shaped like an olive |
| innitency | state of leaning or resting upon something— |
| hackle | comb for flax or hemp— |
| xanthareel | yellow eel formerly used in medicinal foods |
| palaetiology | application of principles of causation to past events |
| rocaille | artificial rockwork or similar ornament |
| pegomancy | divination by springs or fountains |
| calorimeter | instrument for measuring absorbed or evolved heat |
| thelemite | libertine |
| weld | yellow dye; plant from which it is extracted |
| diamantiferous | bearing diamonds |
| gastronomy | study of fine dining |
| whippet | a small tank |
| rosarium | rose garden |
| chaton | setting or stone of a finger |
| trysail | ship’s sail bent to a gaff and hoisted on a lower mast |
| aureity | property of being golden in colour or substance |
| cincture | to gird or surround; belt worn around ecclesiastical vestment |
| philonoist | one who seeks knowledge |
| dysphoria | uneasiness; restlessness; general depression |
| femerall | outlet for smoke in a roof |
| logomancy | divination using words |
| depeculation | embezzlement of public funds |
| fissiparous | tending to break up into parts |
| collectivism | doctrine of communal control of means of production |
| orgulous | proud; haughty |
| pisteology | science or study of faith |
| roborean | strong; like an oak |
| lumen | unit of luminous flux |
| aberuncators | long tool for pruning tall branches |
| molinary | of, like or pertaining to mills or grinding |
| florimania | craze for flowers |
| untimeous | untimely |
| bunt | middle of sail, fish |
| acatour | provisioner; quartermaster |
| witwanton | to engage in irreverent wit |
| papyrology | study of paper |
| isophene | line connecting points of the same phenotype or seasonal variation— |
| mayhap | perhaps |
| rachidian | of or concerning the spine |
| chorology | science of the geographic description of anything |
| jointure | property granted to wife for use after husband’s death |
| scotophobia | fear of the dark |
| recure | to cure; to heal; to bring back to health |
| isotherombrose | line connecting points of equal ratio of summer rainfall to annual rainfall— |
| sulphureous | bright yellow |
| batrachian | of, like or pertaining to frogs or toads |
| inveigh | to make an attack in speech or writing— |
| beatus | beatified man |
| sarcous | of flesh or muscle |
| orchidaceous | exceptionally beautiful; gaudy; ostentatious |
| usufruct | the right to use and enjoy something |
| yex | to hiccup, belch or spit |
| panegyry | grand assembly; religious festival |
| stentorian | extremely loud |
| sabulous | sandy; gritty; growing in sandy places |
| moneyocracy | government by the monied classes |
| cataplexy | condition feigning death used by animals |
| bourasque | tempest |
| quotiety | number; numerical relationship |
| bavian | insignificant or unskilled poet |
| poulard | fattened or spayed hen |
| lactescent | secreting milk |
| helm | ship’s steering wheel— |
| podagrous | gouty |
| pudendum | external female reproductive organs |
| chanter | part of bagpipes on which the melody is played |
| cassation | annulment; overthrow of legal decision |
| dearticulate | to disjoint |
| dulciloquy | a soft manner of speaking |
| zoophytology | study of plant |
| algor | coldness; shivering fit |
| skothending | rhyme in which final consonant is same but preceding vowel differs |
| promulgate | make known; disseminate |
| scattery | dispersed; sparse |
| banausic | materialistic; merely mechanical; pertaining to workshops |
| multicapitate | many |
| meconium | first feces of a newborn child |
| pruinose | having a frosted look; bearing whitish dust |
| scarpines | instrument of torture for the feet |
| baisemain | kiss on the hand |
| goluptious | delightful; luscious |
| sipidity | savour; flavour |
| optophone | device transforming light into sound |
| tornote | having blunt extremities |
| conformative | indicating resemblance; similative |
| pencilliform | paintbrush |
| caballine | of, like or pertaining to or suited to a horse |
| whereof | of what |
| manometer | instrument for measuring pressure of a liquid or gas |
| xylography | art of engraving on wood |
| styliform | shaped like a bristle |
| rectalgia | pain in the butt |
| mathesis | mental discipline; learning or wisdom |
| wristlet | wristband; small strap worn around the wrist |
| tum | tum |
| scaffmaster | steward |
| respondentia | loan on ship’s cargo payable on safe arrival |
| topophobia | stage fright; fear of performing; fear of certain places |
| quadrel | square block of brick |
| fingent | moulding; shaping |
| pantomnesia | remembrance of everything ever learned |
| rhizophilous | growing or thriving on or near roots |
| quaresimal | Lenten; having the meagreness of Lenten meals |
| megacerine | extinct giant deer |
| frap | to draw a sail tight with ropes or cables |
| myrmidon | follower; hireling; mercenary |
| antemundane | before one’s own birth; before the creation of the world |
| horripilation | process causing goose |
| tumulus | barrow |
| yelm | a straight bundle of straw used for thatching |
| glochidiate | bristled; barbed |
| diplogenesis | doubling of ordinarily single organ or part |
| cupel | goldsmith’s vessel for assaying metal |
| chalcography | the art of engraving on copper or brass |
| retroject | to throw backwards |
| obsign | to seal or confirm |
| interdine | to eat together— |
| slurvian | speech characterized by slurring |
| penniferous | bearing feathers |
| plodge | to trudge through anything in which the feet sink |
| dioptre | unit of measurement of power of lens or eye |
| ischiatic | of or pertaining to the ischium or hip— ischiorrhogic |
| galvanometer | instrument for measuring electrical current |
| canthus | angle between eyelids at the corner of the eye |
| grallatory | of, like or pertaining to wading birds |
| clavigerous | club |
| nestitherapy | medical treatment by reducing food intake |
| metallography | study of the structure and constitution of metals |
| lenify | to mitigate or assuage |
| jawhole | cesspool; sewer entrance |
| agrostology | science or study of grasses |
| tussah | brownish silk fabric |
| bletherskate | a garrulous talker of nonsense |
| potshop | small public house |
| decrement | a gradual decrease in quantity or quality |
| yad | rod used by readers of the Torah as a pointer for following text |
| isotropic | having the same properties in every direction— |
| insectology | study of insects— |
| litholatry | stone |
| statolith | small calcareous stone used by invertebrates to maintain equilibrium |
| jark | seal or insignia on a counterfeit document |
| granivorous | feeding on seeds |
| autophanous | self |
| rubescent | growing red; blushing |
| rubican | of a horse, black or red with flecks of white |
| socle | moulded member at base of pedestal |
| alible | nourishing |
| gunarchy | government by women; gynarchy |
| cetology | study of whales and dolphins |
| dactylography | the study of fingerprints |
| ligniform | of the form or shape of wood |
| hodiernal | of, like or pertaining to the present day— |
| tautological | repetition of an idea implied in a statement |
| neocracy | government by new or inexperienced rulers |
| cervelat | smoked pork sausage |
| multivocal | having many meanings |
| cementum | hard tissue covering roots of teeth |
| xanthous | yellow or red |
| delaminate | to split into layers |
| mysophobia | fear of contamination or dirt |
| subtrist | somewhat sad |
| acock | defiantly |
| waulker | cloth fuller |
| glissade | moving on snow without skis |
| sertule | scientific collection of plants |
| altiloquence | pompous or high speech |
| scrimshank | to evade work or duty |
| dulocracy | government by slaves; doulocracy |
| zufolo | small flute used to train songbirds |
| proclivitous | steep |
| mullock | waste earth or rock from a mine |
| cringle | loop at corner of sail to which a line is attached |
| baedeker | guide book |
| prunt | moulded glass ornament attached to a larger glass object |
| pineal | shaped like a pine |
| adit | opening or passage into a mine |
| reeve | to pass a rope through a ring |
| dehort | to dissuade |
| fissiped | animal with separated toes |
| acciaccatura | very short note played before a longer one |
| hornpipe | lively British folk dance— |
| quicksilver | old name for mercury |
| yapness | hunger |
| teleseism | tremor due to a very distant earthquake |
| denier | unit of yarn fineness |
| acatamathesia | inability to understand data presented to the senses |
| skeuomorph | retained but no longer functional stylistic feature |
| ceraunograph | instrument for recording thunder and lightning |
| diacoustic | of, like or pertaining to the refraction of sound |
| kaneh | Hebrew measure of 6 cubits |
| swoopstake | in an indiscriminate manner |
| phyllomancy | divination using leaves or tea leaves |
| flowmeter | instrument for measuring properties of flowing liquids |
| panopticon | prison where all inmates can be watched from one point |
| tonant | thundering |
| transilient | leaping or passing across |
| xenolith | fragment of extraneous rock embedded in magma or another rock |
| goldenrod | dark golden yellow |
| bore | tidal flow of water up estuaries |
| opsigamy | one who marries late in life |
| minimism | inclination to reduce a dogma to the least possible |
| caudle | warm drink given to the sick |
| larithmics | study of population statistics |
| jube | ornamental choir |
| abraid | to awaken or rouse |
| herringbone | twilled fabric woven in rows of parallel sloping lines— |
| pygal | belonging to the rump end; pertaining to the rump |
| obganiate | to irritate someone by constantly repeating oneself |
| kinetics | study of forces producing or changing motion |
| blype | piece of skin that peels off after a sunburn |
| henotic | tending to unify or reconcile; promoting harmony— |
| malaguena | Spanish dance performed by a couple, similar to the fandango |
| sensibilia | whatever may be perceived by the senses |
| cafard | depression; the blues |
| lioncelle | small lion used as a bearing |
| toroid | shaped like a doughnut or anchor |
| beeskep | straw beehive |
| stercoricolous | living in dung or filth |
| lentigo | freckle |
| whipjack | whining beggar who pretends to be a sailor |
| tautonym | taxonomic name in which genus and species are the same |
| stauroscope | instrument for studying structure of crystals with polarised light |
| cryptodynamic | having secret or hidden power |
| reflation | increase in amount of economic activity and spending |
| advesperate | darken; become late |
| simian | of, like or pertaining to apes |
| manal | of, like or pertaining to the hand |
| hyperaphia | extraordinarily keen sense of touch— |
| consenescence | state of general decay |
| parousiamania | obsession with the second coming of Christ |
| polyonym | name consisting of several words |
| farctate | full; stuffed |
| consilience | concurrence; coincidence |
| cicisbeo | male companion of a married woman |
| sideral | sent from the stars; omenous or evil |
| rivage | shore; bank |
| pachynsis | thickening |
| secundum | according to |
| coffret | small coffer; presentation box |
| samel | underburnt |
| afterdeck | deck behind a ship’s bridge |
| breccia | geological formation of angular fragments of rock |
| pederasty | anal intercourse between a man and a boy |
| plegometer | instrument for measuring the strength of a blow |
| querulist | one who complains |
| tablier | apron; part of dress resembling an apron |
| murenger | official in charge of ensuring city walls are repaired |
| tirocinium | early training; first experience; group of recruits |
| ucalegon | neighbour whose house is on fire |
| lorette | courtesan |
| bummel | stroll; leisurely journey |
| cakewalk | prancing stage dance with backward tilt |
| crubeen | term for pig’s feet as food |
| lochlet | little loch |
| pisciform | shaped like a fish |
| zugtrompete | slide trumpet |
| pizzle | bull’s penis used as instrument of punishment by flogging |
| osphresis | sense of smell |
| theriac | antidote to venomous bites |
| adytum | sacred part of a temple or church; church chancel |
| adeem | to cancel a bequest by destruction of the object |
| zander | a variety of European perch |
| marl | clay used as fertilizer |
| cryoscope | instrument for determining freezing points of substances |
| isthmoid | resembling an isthmus— |
| paedophobia | fear of children; fear of dolls |
| pintle | bolt or pin on which something turns, as a hinge |
| ovoviviparous | producing eggs which are hatched in parent’s body |
| unhouseled | not having received the Eucharist shortly before death |
| contemper | to blend together; to adapt |
| nectareal | of or like nectar |
| mithridate | antidote to poison |
| plantivorous | plant |
| multure | fee for grinding grain |
| pollarchy | government by the multitude or a mob; ochlocracy |
| rampick | dead tree or tree decayed at top |
| trochiscus | medicated tablet or lozenge |
| merkin | pubic wig |
| aphicide | killer of aphids |
| apophthegm | brief saying; proverb; epigram |
| positivism | doctrine that that which is not observable is not knowable |
| persiflage | banter; flippancy; idle chatter |
| fistuliform | shaped like a pipe |
| corban | offering to God in fulfilment of a vow |
| tinctorial | of, like or pertaining to dyeing; giving colour |
| incunabulist | one who collects early books— |
| gal | unit of acceleration of one centimeter per second per second |
| umbilical | of, like or pertaining to the navel; related on the mother’s side |
| cephalate | having a head |
| citrine | dark greenish |
| taliped | one with a club |
| thetic | positively asserting; bearing the thesis; prescribed |
| revanche | revenge; policy directed towards recovery of territory |
| castral | of or belonging to the camp |
| fairlead | ring through which rope is led to change its direction without friction |
| ingression | pronounced with inhalation rather than exhalation— |
| lamister | fugitive |
| instructive | indicating means whereby— |
| kissel | thickened fruit purée dessert |
| alcatote | silly elf |
| alamort | half |
| monkery | monks in general; monasticism; behaviour of monks |
| zurna | Turkish bagpipe or shawm |
| cynography | writing or treatise on dogs |
| ampulla | vessel for holy oil or wine for coronations or rituals |
| palabra | a word; talk |
| hypnoetic | of, like or pertaining to unconscious logical thought— |
| curia | papal court and its officials |
| besom | curler’s broom |
| policlinic | outpatient department of hospital |
| laudanum | an opium preparation |
| cribriform | shaped like a sieve |
| misaunter | misadventure or mishap |
| insufflate | to disseminate by blowing; to breathe upon— |
| neoblastic | of, like or pertaining to new growth |
| maniple | clerical vestment worn on the left arm |
| hydric | of, like or pertaining to an abundance of moisture— |
| fanal | lighthouse or beacon |
| stratonic | of an army or armies |
| sative | cultivated |
| protestation | avowal or solemn declaration |
| culmiferous | bearing coal |
| surfactant | substance which reduces surface tension |
| scrutator | close examiner |
| onychocryptosis | ingrowing toenail |
| retree | slightly damaged paper |
| dirigism | state control in economic and social spheres |
| witeless | without fault; blameless |
| xenops | a small tropical rainforest bird |
| kyphorrhinos | humped nose |
| flammulation | flamelike marking |
| tibicinate | to play on a pipe |
| travelator | moving footpath for pedestrians |
| moschiferous | producing musk |
| neonate | newly born child |
| intertrigo | skin rash due to friction of two moist surfaces— |
| urdé | pointed; having points |
| nekton | assemblage of swimming organisms in a body of water |
| mucedinous | mouldy; mildewy |
| semestral | half |
| coniferous | bearing cones |
| hyetograph | instrument for recording rainfall— |
| cynartomachy | bear |
| subternatural | less than natural |
| traductive | transmitted |
| siderurgy | metallurgy of iron and steel |
| glebe | sod; the soil |
| adsorb | to attract and stick to the surface |
| slipe | skip or sledge |
| diutiurnal | lasting long |
| cremaillere | zigzag line of fortification |
| calando | slowing with gradually lowering volume |
| arrect | attentive; erect; raised up |
| carpophagous | fruit |
| phreatic | of, like or pertaining to underground water supplying or wells |
| kraurosis | shrivelling of the skin |
| latria | highest degree of veneration, assigned to God over saints |
| jambeau | armour worn on the legs |
| yelek | outer garment worn by Turkish women |
| cryobiology | study of life under cold conditions |
| brevipennate | having short wings |
| spinosity | thorniness |
| zoometry | measurement of animals |
| cloaca | sewer; toilet; cesspool of moral filth |
| xylem | woody portion of a plant |
| cibarious | of, like or pertaining to food; useful for food |
| politicaster | petty politician |
| onomastics | study of proper names |
| crepitate | to crackle; to snap; to rattle |
| synodical | of, like or pertaining to conjunction |
| squaloid | of, like or pertaining to sharks |
| perequitate | to ride through on horseback |
| jansky | unit of strength of radio wave emission |
| olid | rank |
| indifferentism | the belief that all religions are equally valid— |
| keystone | to double the wholesale price for retail |
| pulverulent | dusty |
| abroach | in a condition to allow liquor to run out |
| dromomania | compulsive longing for travel |
| syndetic | connective |
| radiology | study of X |
| selenodesy | study of the shape and features of the moon |
| otalgia | earache |
| khaddar | homespun cotton cloth |
| optative | mood expressing a desire or wish |
| domal | of, like or pertaining to a house or dome |
| filatory | machine for forming or spinning threads |
| spall | to splinter or split; to chip |
| febrifuge | something which reduces fever |
| muscid | of, like or pertaining to house |
| zenzic | square of a number |
| peregal | fully equal |
| orchidometer | instrument for measuring the size of the testicles |
| precipitinogenic | causing precipitation |
| chaconne | Spanish baroque dance in triple time |
| neuston | minute organisms floating or swimming on water’s surface |
| gastromancy | divination by sounds from the belly |
| prostyle | building having columns only in the front |
| ultramarine | deep blue |
| buccinal | shaped or sounding like a trumpet |
| corbel | bracket or projection from the face of a wall |
| psychism | belief in universal soul |
| glaciology | study of ice ages and glaciation |
| remonstrate | to protest; to expostulate |
| bar | unit of pressure of one million dynes per square centimeter |
| pica | craving to eat dust |
| paciferous | peace |
| usitative | signifying a usual act |
| taphephobia | fear of being buried alive |
| pyrheliometer | instrument for measuring heating effect of sun |
| scriptorium | writing room; room used by monastic scribes |
| pantisocracy | government by all equally |
| astrobleme | scar on the earth’s surface from meteorite impact |
| bergamask | country dance |
| zoogeography | study of geographic distribution of animals |
| ophidiomancy | divination using snakes |
| quahog | type of edible clam |
| gadoid | of, resembling or pertaining to the cod |
| hippic | of, like or pertaining to horses— |
| andiron | iron bar used to support the end of a log in a fire |
| anacrusis | syllable prior to the normal rhythm of a verse |
| quinary | based on the number five |
| pluton | mass of rock solidified under earth’s surface |
| cretonne | heavy cotton or linen cloth |
| chrysophilist | gold |
| bump | coarse cotton fabric |
| mew | to shed, moult or change |
| meliorism | the belief the world tends to become better |
| pogrom | organized massacre |
| flench | to cut up the blubber of; to flay |
| hearsecloth | cloth lain over coffin during funeral— |
| tsiology | treatise on tea |
| sacchariferous | bearing sugar |
| winglet | a small wing |
| ichthyic | of, resembling or pertaining to fish— |
| onychophorous | bearing nails or claws |
| warison | wealth; reward; punishment |
| turgometer | instrument for measuring turgidity |
| wieldless | unmanageable |
| bethel | a place of worship for seamen; nonconformist chapel |
| pericope | an excerpt or passage read during religious services |
| soigné | well |
| adventive | a thing or person coming from outside |
| sepulchre | receptacle in an altar for holding religious relics |
| polonaise | stately Polish dance of moderate tempo |
| ditheletism | doctrine that Christ had two wills |
| officious | volunteering one’s services too eagerly |
| seismometer | instrument for measuring earthquake intensity |
| cashmerette | soft imitation of cashmere |
| terdiurnal | three times per day |
| furnicular | hanging from a rope or cable |
| doloriferous | bearing grief or pain |
| sanguineous | bloody; of, like or pertaining to blood; blood |
| guipure | lace having no ground or mesh |
| strabismometer | instrument measuring degree of squinting |
| poodle | coarsely looped or nubby fabric |
| palilalia | disorder characterized by rapid repetition of words |
| deuterogamy | second marriage after the death of the first wife |
| symphoric | accident |
| laicism | doctrine of opposition to clergy and priests |
| scruple | unit of weight used by apothecaries equal to 1/24 of an ounce |
| supra | above; earlier in a text |
| yerk | to draw tight; to bind |
| dobhash | interpreter |
| whiss | to hiss or whistle |
| beneficiate | to treat ores to remove impurities |
| talalgia | pain in heel or ankle |
| parablepsis | false vision; oversight |
| symmachy | fighting jointly against a common enemy |
| rotograph | photograph made by laying negative on sensitive paper |
| cephaligation | placing of major organs and bodily functions in the head |
| nychthemeral | of, like or pertaining to a nychthemeron or 24 |
| terpsichorean | of, like or pertaining to dancing |
| polacca | stately Polish dance; polonaise |
| statuary | of, pertaining to or suitable for sculpture |
| muriform | resembling a mouse or rat |
| douceur | gentleness or sweetness; a subtly offered bribe |
| chevelure | nebulous part of a comet |
| palzogony | love |
| perspicuous | easily understood; clearly expressed |
| afterwil | locking of the barn after the cows have been let out |
| diptote | noun taking two grammatical cases only |
| platypodia | flat |
| achloropsia | colour |
| ganoid | having shiny smooth scales |
| branchiform | gill |
| sippet | morsel of bread to be eaten with soup |
| popocracy | government by populists |
| anker | liquid measure of 8 ½ gallons |
| monomachy | single combat; a duel |
| odontograph | instrument for obtaining curves for gear |
| lacertilian | of, like or pertaining to lizards |
| terreplein | top of a rampart where guns are mounted |
| anthropotheism | belief that gods are only deified men |
| noctilucent | phosphorescent; glowing in the dark |
| xenogamy | cross |
| longueur | period of dullness or tedium |
| lectrice | female reader in church |
| subhastation | sale by public auction |
| pole | unit of area equal to a square rod |
| tribology | study of friction and wear between surfaces |
| gummosity | gumminess |
| rosin | resin applied to bows for stringed instruments |
| hiplings | with the hips foremost— |
| turbidimeter | instrument for measuring turbidity of liquids |
| wayzgoose | annual employees’ dinner or outing |
| nuciform | shaped like a nut |
| sitology | dietetics |
| abscind | to pare, reduce, cut off or away |
| staysail | fore |
| carious | of, like or pertaining to dental cavities; decayed |
| loimology | study of plagues and epidemics |
| transmigrationism | belief that soul passes into other body at death |
| fuliginous | sooty; dusky |
| paedonymic | name taken from one’s child |
| platitudinarian | one who utters platitudes |
| masticate | to chew; to knead mechanically |
| obsequious | servilely ingratiating; fawning |
| diactinal | having two pointed ends |
| taenioid | of a ribbon |
| decrassify | to make less crass or boorish |
| agape | selfless Christian love; a feast in celebration of such love |
| cimier | crest of helmet; removable heraldic device or favour of courtly love |
| bodach | old man; churl; goblin or spectre |
| jubbah | long loose outer garment worn by Muslims |
| decoct | to prepare or extract by boiling; to devise |
| pleasance | pleasure; enjoyment; complaisance |
| agalactia | failure or inability to produce milk |
| terricolous | living in or on the soil |
| aigrette | a spray of jewels; ornamental feather plume; an egret |
| refel | to refute; to disprove; to confute |
| serried | close |
| quain | angle; wedge |
| agonic | making no angle |
| timbromania | craze for stamp collecting |
| quadragesimarian | one who observes Lent |
| psychogenetics | study of internal or mental states |
| callow | unfledged; inexperienced |
| urticant | stinging; irritating |
| phassachate | lead |
| theodidact | student of God; one who is taught by God |
| huggery | the action of hugging— |
| norsel | short piece of line for fastening fishing nets and hooks |
| pallium | white woollen band symbolising archbishop’s authority |
| integument | an external covering or coating— |
| hieromonach | monk who also serves as a priest— |
| tabellary | auditor; carrier of letters |
| jellygraph | old device for copying that used a plate of jelly |
| neanic | of, like or pertaining to the adolescent period; young |
| rood | old unit of land area equal to ¼ acre |
| acroscopic | looking or moving towards the apex |
| mongery | trafficking or marketing, especially in discreditable ways |
| montant | vertical member in panelling or framing |
| malchus | short cutting sword |
| capstan | upright device for winding in heavy ropes or cables |
| cassimere | closely woven twilled cloth of fine wool |
| ustulation | burning; roasting |
| flèche | narrow wooden spire on church roof |
| acroterion | pedestal or ornament at the angle of a pediment |
| chantry | chapel or altar built for prayers for its benefactor’s soul |
| jumelle | paired or twinned article; opera |
| wagonette | carriage with one crosswise seat in front, two seats in back |
| droskhy | low four |
| juba | dance with clapping and leg slapping performed by Southern blacks |
| qanat | underground tunnel for carrying irrigation water |
| orthostichous | arranged in vertical rows |
| cavernulous | full of small cavities or holes |
| scandent | climbing |
| nephogram | photograph of clouds |
| poltroon | craven; cowardly |
| silesia | thin twilled cotton or linen |
| disembrangle | to free from dispute |
| plage | fashionable beach |
| ornithon | aviary |
| diastrophe | upheaval or drastic modification of the earth’s crust |
| muricate | rough or warty with sharp points |
| raptorial | predacious; of, like or pertaining to a bird of prey |
| anthropophagous | eating humans |
| dupion | coarse silk |
| morassic | of, like or pertaining to a morass |
| annodated | shaped like the letter S |
| necessarianism | theory that actions are determined by prior history; fatalism |
| sferics | study of storms using electronic detectors |
| teletactor | instrument that allows deaf people to feel sound vibrations |
| petrology | study of rocks |
| zoetic | living; vital |
| piebald | of an animal, consisting of two or more colours |
| xanthocarpous | having yellow fruit |
| tributorian | of, like or pertaining to tribute or payment |
| aerostatics | science of air pressure; art of ballooning |
| postprandial | after dinner |
| moilsome | laborious |
| threnody | ode or song of lamentation; lament; dirge |
| pilliwinks | torture instrument for crushing fingers |
| subaltern | subordinate |
| languor | listlessness; weariness |
| serpivolant | mythical flying serpent |
| punctilio | minor detail or point of conduct |
| or | before |
| ret | to expose to moisture; to soak; to soften by soaking |
| gelation | solidification by cooling |
| lysimeter | instrument for measuring percolation of water through soil |
| lacertiform | shaped like a lizard |
| olecranon | funny bone |
| quotatious | tending to quote; given to quoting |
| incendivity | the power of causing ignition— |
| bannock | flat unleavened loaf of bread |
| tryma | nut |
| iulan | of the first growth of the beard— |
| graminivorous | feeding on grass or cereals |
| schiztic | of, like or pertaining to or marked by splitting |
| tropological | characterized by tropes or figures of speech |
| dolichopodous | having long feet |
| ingate | inlet for molten metal in founding— |
| biocenosis | state of association of creatures in a certain region |
| striga | flute of a column |
| dulcian | a small early bassoon |
| paralipsis | fixing attention on subject by pretending to neglect it |
| microbarograph | instrument for recording minute changes in atmospheric pressure |
| dehisce | to gape; to burst open |
| psophometer | instrument measuring audible interference of electrical current |
| substruct | to build beneath; to lay as a foundation |
| cantle | corner, edge or slice of anything |
| usward | toward us |
| terminism | doctrine that there is a time limit for repentance |
| buckram | stiff |
| hominiform | shaped like a human— |
| luxmeter | instrument for measuring illumination |
| welter | to be in a state of turmoil or chaos |
| pneumatophilosophy | philosophy of spirits or the spirit world |
| nexus | a bond; a linked group |
| tatonnement | experimentation; trial and error |
| meronym | word whose relation to another is a part to the whole |
| frogmarch | to carry an uncooperative drunkard or prisoner |
| brigantine | two |
| hypogeiody | surveying underground— |
| tricephalous | having three heads |
| gid | brain disease suffered by sheep |
| blissom | subject to or having strong sexual desires |
| auxesis | increase in size; hyperbole |
| illocution | an act which is performed by speaking words— |
| histrionic | of, like or pertaining to the stage or actors— |
| landocracy | government by the propertied class; timocracy |
| romal | handkerchief or headcloth; silk or cotton fabric |
| crepehanger | pessimist; gloomy person |
| aculeiform | shaped like a thorn |
| homologate | to confirm; to agree; to ratify— |
| nemorous | wooded |
| prelation | preferment; promotion; eminence |
| pyrophanous | becoming transparent when heated |
| pyrosophy | knowledge of the properties of fire |
| chiral | of, like or pertaining to the hand or handedness |
| papilla | nipple |
| flexion | a bend; a fold |
| anthophilous | loving or frequenting flowers |
| samarra | flame |
| ghawazi | Egyptian dancing girls |
| baryphonic | having difficulty speaking |
| mixotrophic | combining different modes of nutrition |
| tubicornous | hollow |
| cannonade | an attack with heavy artillery |
| mitriform | mitre |
| catenate | to connect as in or by a chain |
| passement | decorative trimming of beads or braid |
| horrent | bristling— |
| barodynamics | science of the support and mechanics of bridges |
| marrano | Jew converted to Christianity to avoid persecution |
| sumptuary | of, like or pertaining to expense or extravagance |
| obvention | any incidental occurrence or advantage |
| martyrolatry | excessive devotion to martyrs |
| lateen | triangular sail rigged on ship’s spar |
| somnipathy | sleep produced by hypnotism or mesmerism |
| walty | inclined to tip over or lean |
| hippiatric | of, like or pertaining to the treatment of horses’ diseases— |
| homnivorous | eating humans— |
| melaniferous | containing or bearing melanin |
| castophrenia | belief that one’s thoughts are being stolen |
| prolusion | preliminary performance, activity or display |
| terraceous | earthen |
| nivial | growing among snow |
| wellaway | expression of sorrow or lamentation; alas |
| swive | to enjoy conjugal intimacy with a female personage; to fuck a chick |
| paralalia | abnormality of speech sounds |
| saltus | breach of continuity; jump to a conclusion |
| ombrometer | rain |
| pangram | sentence containing all the letters of the alphabet |
| heliotaxis | response of an organism to the sun’s rays— |
| temulence | intoxication |
| antithalian | opposed to mirth or fun |
| fossarian | clergyman moonlighting as a gravedigger |
| infomania | excessive devotion to accumulating facts— |
| cecutiency | a tendency toward blindness |
| doxology | hymn or verse of praise to God |
| calvities | baldness |
| scalpriform | shaped like a chisel |
| stoichiology | science of elements of animal tissues |
| multiscience | knowledge of many things |
| tuille | armour plate hanging below the tasses |
| theotokos | title given to the Virgin Mary as bearer of God |
| omophagy | eating of raw flesh as a ritual observance |
| nary | not a one; not at all |
| congener | something of the same kind or nature |
| recision | cutting back; rescinding |
| rostrum | spike on prow of warship for ramming |
| succedaneum | substitute; remedy |
| thanatognomonic | indicating or characteristic of death |
| defervescence | abatement of heat; coolness; decrease of fever |
| breviped | short |
| rhyton | drinking cup with hole in the point to drink by |
| panaesthesia | totality of perception; general awareness |
| metaphrast | one who produces a metaphrase |
| mandative | of, like or pertaining to commands or leadership |
| sulciform | having the shape of a groove |
| kurgan | prehistoric burial mound |
| flamen | pagan priest |
| diffrangible | capable of being diffracted or separated |
| springald | active young man; youth |
| masseter | muscle used to move the lower jaw |
| prepense | premeditated; intentional |
| palatography | recording position of tongue against hard palate during speech |
| retral | at or toward the rear |
| lampadephore | torchbearer |
| fleshling | a sensualist |
| pulicide | flea |
| affreightment | hiring of a vessel |
| autology | scientific study of oneself |
| godet | triangular piece of cloth inserted in a skirt |
| oppidan | urban |
| ishies | hip |
| bahadur | self |
| phocomelia | having limbs like a seal’s flippers |
| prosopopeia | personification; representation of absent person as speaking |
| ganosis | reduction in shininess of marble |
| quarender | dark red apple |
| chronoscope | instrument for measuring very short time intervals |
| jumboism | admiration for large things |
| laquearia | panelled ceiling |
| aneuria | lack of nervous energy |
| witling | one who utters markedly feeble witticisms |
| camisade | night attack |
| clerisy | scholars and educated people as a class |
| riziform | shaped like a grain of rice |
| incompossible | incapable of coexisting— |
| interdigitate | to interlock in the manner of locked fingers— |
| quadrille | square dance for four couples; card game for four people |
| helicoid | screw |
| mitrailleur | machine |
| scribable | capable of being written upon |
| carcelage | prison fees |
| susurrate | to whisper |
| palimbacchius | metrical foot of two long and one short syllable |
| rheid | substance that flows viscously when below its melting point |
| chock | metal casting with curved arms for passing ropes for mooring ship |
| deglutinate | to unglue or unstick |
| alameda | public walkway between rows of poplar trees |
| apograph | exact copy; facsimile |
| beaver | hinged face guard on a helmet |
| polyhistor | person of exceptionally broad knowledge |
| perstringe | to constrain; to touch on; to censure |
| heretofore | until now— |
| obsolagnium | waning sexual desire due to age |
| fooliaminy | collective term for fools |
| squadrism | control of government by armed squadrons of loyalists |
| astragalomancy | divination using dice or knucklebones |
| coriaceous | having a leathery appearance; consisting, of, like or pertaining to leather |
| polylemma | argument forcing choice between contradictory statements |
| lyssophobia | abnormal fear of hydrophobia |
| pseudepigrapha | apocrypha; non |
| caecity | blindness |
| czardas | Hungarian dance that increases in speed |
| alt | high musical tone |
| coquillage | shell |
| jentacular | of, like or pertaining to breakfast |
| prosopography | biographical sketch; description of person |
| sovenance | remembrance; memory |
| puericulture | child |
| mull | to moisten leather to make it more supple |
| impleach | to intertwine— |
| requiem | lament or mass for the dead |
| acipenser | sturgeon |
| rivulose | marked with winding and haphazard lines |
| hylicism | materialism— |
| zoophobia | fear of animals |
| hyperbulia | excessive zeal for action or activity— |
| cheville | unnecessary word used to extend line of verse |
| synonymicon | thesaurus |
| cosset | to fondle or pamper |
| staminiferous | bearing stamens |
| zoomancy | divination by observing animals |
| niramiai | period of stamping and glaring to cow sumo opponent |
| boniform | having the form of good |
| passalorynchite | one who takes a religious vow of silence |
| pseudosopher | one who pretends to hold knowledge or wisdom |
| clathrose | marked with latticed lines or grooves |
| quadrable | capable of being expressed in a finite number of algebraic terms |
| psalmodist | singer of psalms |
| telpherage | system of cargo conveyance using electric motor and cable |
| optogram | image fixed on the retina |
| retromorphosis | change for the worse |
| antependium | covering or cloth over pulpit or altar |
| amende | fine or reparation paid |
| bandobast | detailed organization; settlement |
| leucous | albino; having fair or pale hair or complexion |
| jectigation | wagging, tremulous movement |
| cosmorama | a view of different parts of the world |
| laicisation | process of returning a clergyman to lay status |
| lampadedromy | torch |
| deuteropathy | second illness in addition to an initial one |
| compotation | an act of carousing in company |
| hydropathy | treating diseases with water— |
| brontophobia | fear of thunder and lightning |
| feliform | having a catlike form or shape |
| cecils | minced meat made into balls and fried |
| indigence | poverty; state of being needy— |
| acequia | irrigation ditch |
| aerophore | instrument used to inflate stillborn child’s lungs |
| scullion | mean; contemptible person |
| hanap | chalice used in communion whose cover is a second chalice— |
| palynology | study of pollen |
| careen | to turn a ship on its side in order to clean or repair it |
| rugine | surgeon’s scraping instrument |
| pornolagnia | desire for prostitutes |
| swissing | ordinary calendering of cloth |
| caneva | fancy woollen fabric made to resemble canvas |
| caddis | worsted yarn |
| cursorial | used in walking or running |
| hindermate | companion who is a hindrance— |
| turnspit | person who turns a roasting spit |
| roborant | strengthening drug or tonic |
| cockalorum | boastful and self |
| chino | strong twilled cotton cloth |
| hygric | of, like or pertaining to water or moisture— |
| uropoietic | secreting or excreting urine |
| phenomenology | study of phenomena |
| carminative | expelling, causing or relieving flatulence |
| assoil | to absolve; to acquit |
| sequestrate | to confiscate; to set income aside to meet claims |
| scotopia | vision in dim light or darkness |
| trypanocide | killing of trypanosomes |
| intempestive | unseasonable; untimely; inopportune— |
| cambium | soft tissue found in trees |
| cleronomy | inheritance |
| tranect | ferry |
| neonaticide | killing or killer of a newborn infant |
| mizzle | to rain in small drops |
| sangfroid | coolness; composure |
| heapstead | buildings and places around a mine shaft— |
| garret | room just under the roof of a house; attic |
| dol | unit for measuring intensity of pain |
| reciprocornous | having horns that turn backward and then forward |
| clepe | to name; to call |
| purpure | heraldic colour purple |
| luciform | like light |
| caboose | kitchen on the deck of a ship |
| spanandry | extreme scarcity of males in a biological population |
| circumvolution | anything winding or sinuous |
| gabelle | a salt tax |
| concinnity | harmony; congruity; elegance |
| pluralism | belief that reality consists of several kinds or entities |
| canicular | of, like or pertaining to the dog star |
| spicula | prickle or splinter |
| organogenesis | origin or development of living organs |
| altarage | payment to priest for mass; offerings at altar |
| blackguard | a menial helper |
| protensive | extensive in time or length |
| misopaedia | hatred of children |
| coterie | a social or literary circle |
| bickern | anvil pointed at both ends |
| polymythy | use of multiple plots in a single story |
| terraneous | of, like or pertaining to the earth |
| hypermania | severe mania— |
| succiduous | ready to fall; in the process of falling; tottering |
| steric | of, like or pertaining to the organization of atoms in a molecule |
| dormition | falling asleep; death |
| mim | prim, demure |
| loggia | covered open arcade |
| nyctograph | device for recording ideas at night or when not fully awake |
| otorhinolaryngology | study of ear, nose and throat |
| zythum | ancient Egyptian beer |
| melomania | craze for music |
| periscian | person living inside the polar circle |
| catena | series, chain or sequence |
| tessellate | to form into or adorn with mosaic |
| pyrrhonism | total or radical skepticism |
| nodus | a knotty point; difficulty; complication |
| mental | of, like or pertaining to the chin |
| meseems | it seems to me |
| tampion | protective plug placed in mouth of gun or cannon |
| periwinkle | a bluish or azure colour; a plant with bluish flowers |
| tectrix | small feather of a bird’s wing |
| terrier | register or roll of rents from an estate |
| nimiety | excess |
| toxicophagous | eating poison |
| quad | unit of energy equal to one quadrillion British thermal units |
| quantuplicity | relative magnitude of a quantity |
| spadix | fleshy spike of flowers |
| tantivy | at full gallop; headlong |
| whither | to what place |
| taurine | of, like or pertaining to bulls |
| parviscient | having little knowledge |
| poriform | having the form of a pore |
| picine | of, like or pertaining to woodpeckers |
| tressure | narrow band around a heraldic shield |
| murcous | having the thumb cut off |
| belvedere | raised turret or lantern on the top of a house |
| petrophilous | living on or thriving in rocky areas |
| nectariferous | producing nectar |
| cinque | pace |
| nariform | shaped like the nostrils |
| torsibility | capability of being twisted |
| pudibund | shamefaced; prudish |
| plantar | of, like or pertaining to the sole of the foot |
| paranym | euphemism; word whose meaning altered to conceal evasion |
| apanage | privilege of office; especially one given to younger offspring |
| inunction | anointing, smearing or rubbing with ointment— |
| coniaker | coin counterfeiter |
| dilaniate | to tear to pieces |
| deontology | the theory or study of moral obligation |
| poleyn | piece of armour for the knee |
| saxigenous | growing in rocks |
| synteresis | conscience as guide to action; intuitive moral knowledge |
| cosmogenic | produced by interaction of cosmic rays with earth’s surface |
| cauponate | to engage in questionable trade for the sake of gain |
| procoelous | cupped in front |
| mogadore | ribbed silk used in making neckties |
| turdiform | like a thrush |
| noometry | mind |
| zaitech | investment in financial markets by a company in order to boost profits |
| pneumatomachy | denial of the divinity of the Holy Ghost |
| scintilloscope | instrument for measuring gamma rays emitted by a radioactive body |
| spermology | study of seeds |
| cryptous | of, like or pertaining to crypts |
| pugil | small handful; pinch |
| reprobate | reprehensible or immoral person |
| toponomastic | of, like or pertaining to place names |
| aspheterism | denial of the right to private property |
| disjection | scattering or dispersion |
| solation | liquefaction of a gel |
| individualism | belief that individual interests and rights are paramount— |
| pilch | fur or wool outergarment; rug laid over saddle |
| coxcomb | foolishly vain or conceited man |
| cabrie | a pronghorn |
| surdimutism | state of being both deaf and dumb |
| nidify | to build a nest |
| zoocentric | centred on the animal world |
| dapatical | lavish; sumptuous; costly |
| proboscidate | having a proboscis or long snout |
| swarf | grit from an axle; stone or metal filings |
| lagotic | having ears like a hare’s |
| wortle | perforated plate through which wire drawn to make thinner |
| worcester | fine wool |
| ophidiophobia | fear of snakes |
| aerolith | stone that falls from the sky; meteorite |
| trocheameter | instrument counting wheel’s revolutions |
| windlass | circuitous movement; indirect action |
| hypostrophe | return to primary argument after digression— |
| psilosis | loss of hair |
| prolegomenon | introductory study or treatise |
| psychotheism | doctrine that God is a purely spiritual entity |
| fossor | grave |
| noisette | small piece of lamb cut off the bone and rolled |
| dinomania | mania for dancing |
| flapdoodle | gross flattery; nonsense |
| quaquadrate | a sixteenth power |
| ichnology | science of fossilized footprints— |
| poulp | octopus |
| quaestionary | religious pardoner |
| anoesis | sensation not accompanied by understanding of it |
| stagnicolous | living in stagnant water |
| isthmian | living on or situated on an isthmus— |
| pantomorphic | taking on all shapes |
| conglutinate | to glue or join together |
| stay | large rope used to support a mast |
| zaffre | impure cobalt oxide |
| amaranthine | immortal; undying; deep purple |
| hydrobiology | study of aquatic organisms— |
| benefic | kindly; benign; beneficent |
| sacristan | church official in charge of vessels and the sacristy |
| omneity | state of being all; allness |
| hypercatalectic | having an extra syllable on the end of a line of verse— |
| anapeiratic | caused by excessive use |
| onager | military engine for throwing great stones |
| caitiff | base; cowardly; despicable |
| thegosis | tooth |
| monadism | theory that there exist ultimate units of being |
| questmonger | one whose occupation is to conduct inquests |
| kistvaen | tomb covered with stone slabs |
| sublineation | act of underlining |
| oenometer | instrument for measuring alcoholic strength of wine |
| aftergame | rematch; means employed after first turn of affairs |
| neuropsychology | study of relation between brain and behaviour |
| captious | peevish; ready to take offence or find fault |
| manubrial | shaped like a handle |
| ogdoad | set of eight |
| taxis | movement of a whole organism |
| biogenesis | theory that all life is derived from living matter alone |
| psephocracy | government resulting from election by ballot |
| Lydian | effeminate; luxurious |
| gemmation | budding |
| polysyndeton | rhetorical device of repeating conjunction for emphasis |
| jeroboam | large bottle for holding equivalent of 6 ordinary wine bottles |
| feretory | shrine for relics during a procession or for a funeral bier |
| margaritiferous | pearl |
| minify | to diminish, in appearance or reality |
| keratometer | instrument for measuring curvature of the cornea |
| saxicolous | living in or among rocks |
| detritus | waste or debris |
| deoppilate | to free from obstruction |
| panatella | long; thin cigar |
| iracund | inclined to become angry— |
| operculum | cover or lid; lid |
| xerostomia | excessive dryness of the mouth |
| apotelesm | casting of a horoscope |
| interjacent | intervening; situated between two things— |
| analgia | inability to feel pain |
| hypolimnion | colder and deeper layer of water in a lake— |
| ichnogram | footprint— |
| terramara | kind of earthy fertiliser |
| totemism | belief that a group has a special kinship with an object or animal |
| chartaceous | papery |
| ribibe | an old crone, past the age of sexual attractiveness |
| autotheism | belief that one is God incarnate or that one is Christ |
| marchpane | old name for marzipan |
| zoocytium | a hollow vessel |
| ornithomancy | divination by observing flight of birds |
| suctorial | designed for sucking or adhering |
| contubernal | living together in the same tent; cohabiting |
| oligomania | obsession with a few thoughts or ideas |
| unipara | woman having given birth only once |
| cepivorous | onion |
| paleo | osteology |
| assot | to befool; to besot |
| araneiform | shaped like a spider |
| tralatition | metaphor |
| risorgimento | revival; rebirth |
| praxis | customary practice or conduct |
| kern | to granulate |
| rurigenous | living or born in the country |
| sigmoidoscope | instrument for examining the interior of the rectum and sigmoid colon |
| deiform | appearing like or shaped like a god |
| putanism | lewdness in women; prostitution |
| insidiate | to conspire against; to betray— |
| fane | flag or banner; weather |
| coralligenous | producing coral |
| lignite | woody coal |
| lucriferous | lucrative; yielding profit |
| ignivomous | vomiting or spewing forth fire— |
| bactericide | killer of bacteria |
| gonoph | pickpocket; thief |
| modillion | ornamental bracket under Corinthian or other column |
| cruive | pen or sty for animals |
| proemial | introductory; prefatory |
| inescatory | of, like or pertaining to baiting; adapted to bait— |
| rostrum | platform for public speaking; conductor’s dais |
| sporiferous | bearing spores |
| crosslet | small cross with crossed arms used as heraldic bearing |
| amnicolist | one who lives near a river |
| wayment | lamentation; grief |
| lapidary | gem |
| ullagone | cry of lamentation; funeral lament |
| toxiphobia | fear of poison or being poisoned |
| fleuret | ornament resembling a small flower |
| acquest | object which is acquired |
| brachiation | act of swinging by one’s arms from place to place |
| plenicorn | having solid horns (as a deer) |
| pickery | petty theft under Scottish law |
| kraken | legendary sea monster |
| physiocracy | government according to natural laws or principles |
| fagin | an adult who instructs others in crime |
| decadarchy | government by ten individuals; decarchy |
| hemerology | calendar— |
| baccivorous | eating berries |
| gliriform | resembling a rodent |
| canephor | sculpted figure carrying a basket on the head |
| xerocopy | photocopy |
| tincture | a heraldic colour or metal |
| peignoir | woman’s dressing |
| tomomania | irrational predilection for performing surgery |
| carboniferous | bearing carbon |
| salsipotent | ruling the salt seas |
| xerothermic | dry and hot |
| mandarism | government with a large bureaucracy |
| frontogenesis | creation of a weather front by meeting of air currents |
| retinaculum | connecting band; means of retention |
| callithump | boisterous and noisy parade |
| sansculotte | strong republican; democrat or violent revolutionary |
| orotund | marked by fullness and clarity of sound; pompous |
| pyrgeometer | instrument for measuring radiation from earth |
| manumission | emancipation; freedom from slavery |
| peroral | through the mouth |
| trichotomy | division into three parts or categories |
| psephology | study of election results and voting trends |
| heuristic | helping to discover by trial and error— |
| goliard | wandering student |
| sudarium | cloth for wiping away sweat |
| thecate | having a sheath |
| osmesis | act of smelling |
| obeophone | mechanical keyboard instrument used to imitate other instruments |
| jiggermast | aftermost mast of a four |
| rebus | picture puzzle representing a word |
| malar | of, like or pertaining to the cheek |
| dispiteous | pitiless; malicious |
| deixis | relating to time and place of a linguistic utterance |
| ocellus | small eye or eye |
| fusain | fine charcoal used in drawing |
| whipcord | fabric with bold twill used for making dresses |
| cipolin | white marble streaked with green |
| indult | special temporary dispensation granted by the Catholic church— |
| stenosis | narrowing of an orifice |
| hydrology | study of water resources— |
| accosted | in heraldry, two figures placed side by side |
| allography | writing another individual’s signature |
| arithmocracy | government by simple majority |
| washball | ball of toilet soap |
| zoopery | experimentation on animals |
| cambistry | science of international exchange |
| catogenic | formed from above |
| meracious | pure; unmixed |
| sciosophy | system of knowledge without basis in science |
| gigue | lively Baroque dance in triple time |
| gladiate | shaped like a sword |
| matins | prayer service held in early morning hours |
| blewit | type of edible toadstool |
| thro | through |
| achaenocarp | any dry indehiscent fruit |
| instauration | restoration; renewal— |
| panegyric | elaborate and poetic compliment; eulogy; laudation |
| labeorphily | collection and study of beer bottle labels |
| rodenticide | killing of rodents |
| temporal | indicating time when |
| diverticulum | blind passage or tunnel |
| polystyle | building having many columns |
| protreptic | exhorting; encouraging; didactic; doctrinal |
| clerestory | upper storey of a church; windows near the roof of a building |
| lythcoop | auction of household goods |
| biggin | a building |
| alate | lately |
| yawl | ship’s small boat; sailboat carrying mainsail and one or more jibs |
| hippocrepian | horseshoe |
| spiniform | like a thorn or spine |
| fusiform | shaped like a spindle |
| oncosimeter | instrument measuring variations in density of molten metal |
| calk | pointed piece on a horseshoe to prevent slipping |
| scazon | limping verse |
| disinure | to render unfamiliar |
| fluorimeter | instrument for measuring fluorescence |
| ceraunomancy | divination using thunderbolts |
| pelerine | woman’s fur cape |
| tectorial | covering |
| maugre | in spite of |
| breedbate | someone looking for an argument |
| scoria | dross or slag from metal |
| phytivorous | feeding on plants |
| matriherital | of, like or pertaining to inheritance along the female line |
| oenology | study of wines |
| pseudolatry | false worship |
| quale | quality or property of something; abstract virtue or quality |
| apheresis | taking away a sound or syllable at the beginning of a word |
| astrolatry | worship of stars |
| muriphobia | fear of mice |
| monoculus | one |
| culver | dove or pigeon |
| larvivorous | feeding on larvae |
| agrypnotic | anything taken to aid wakefulness |
| trunnion | a pin or pivot on which something can be rotated |
| tritheocracy | government by three gods |
| spurion | any hypothetical subatomic particle used to facilitate calculations |
| colubriform | shaped like a snake |
| treacle | dark; syrupy molasses |
| miniate | to decorate with rubrics; to illuminate a manuscript |
| oscillograph | instrument for recording alternating current wave forms |
| bathos | appearance of the commonplace in elevated matter |
| alation | state of having wings; position of wings on a creature |
| phoniatrics | study and correction of speech defects |
| hexaemeron | period of six days of creation— |
| atresia | absence or irregular closure of a passage in the body |
| aeolipyle | hollow ball that turns through steam escaping through valves |
| advehent | bringing inwards |
| ascesis | the practice of disciplining oneself; asceticism |
| yarpha | peatbog; sandy or fibrous peat |
| frugivorous | eating fruit |
| aubin | horse’s gait between an amble and a gallop |
| ruridecanal | concerning a rural dean and his jurisdiction |
| argillaceous | clayey; of or resembling clay |
| nymphology | study of nymphs |
| leguleian | like a lawyer; underhanded and legalistic |
| hydrotaxis | movement towards or away from water— |
| parisyllabic | having the same number of syllables in all forms |
| homaloidal | of the nature of a plane; flat; plane |
| poimenic | pastoral |
| probit | unit of measurement of statistical probability |
| leech | a vertical edge of a square sail |
| butyraceous | resembling, producing or having the qualities of butter |
| hegumene | head of a nunnery— |
| beatster | fish net repairer |
| wholestitch | weaving stitch that fills in a pattern |
| nacelle | structure on wing of airplane containing engine |
| palaeobiology | study of fossil plants and animals |
| counterphobic | seeking out situation that is feared |
| calash | light low |
| skep | straw beehive |
| gerendum | something that is to be done |
| grognard | old or veteran soldier |
| rubricate | to mark in red; to fix like a ritual |
| opinionator | one who holds or gives an opinion |
| topaesthesia | determining place by sense of touch |
| solatium | compensation given as solace for suffering or loss |
| spinnbar | capable of being drawn into strands |
| unleal | unfaithful |
| providore | steward; quartermaster |
| atocia | female sterility |
| diastomatic | moving through the pores |
| polygoneutic | having several broods in each season |
| myriarchy | government by ten thousand individuals |
| antistrophe | repetition of words in reverse order |
| trophobiosis | exchange of nutriment in symbiotic relationship |
| blunge | to mix clay with water |
| footlambert | unit of luminance of a surface emitting one lumen per square foot |
| insouciance | indifference; apathy— |
| glyptic | of, like or pertaining to carving or gem |
| crumenal | a purse |
| uneath | difficult; distressing; hard; scarce |
| layette | baby’s complete set of clothing |
| comminute | to reduce or break into minute particles |
| kindergraph | photograph of a child |
| podalic | of, like or pertaining to feet |
| isobath | line connecting points of equal underwater depth— isobathytherm |
| syllogism | argument in which two premises lead to a logical conclusion |
| interfenestration | spacing of windows— |
| jardinière | container for displaying flowers |
| quoad | with respect to; as regards |
| nobilitate | to ennoble |
| primiparous | having borne only one child |
| annulet | small ring around a classical column |
| tetraptych | hinged painting in four parts |
| obtenebrate | to cast a shadow over |
| breve | mark over letter to indicate a short vowel sound |
| stanchion | upright beam, bar or support |
| solarise | to expose to sunlight |
| pipistrelle | small reddish |
| torfaceous | growing in mosses or bogs |
| infaust | unlucky; ill |
| cippus | small column used to mark burial location |
| assuefaction | habituation |
| quiteron | superconducting device similar to a transistor |
| scholion | annotation to an argument written in margin |
| pneumatographer | one who receives and writes spirit messages |
| fibula | brooch in the shape of a safety pin |
| punalua | marriage of brothers of one family to sisters of another |
| quassia | tropical tree whose bark is used to make a bitter medicinal product |
| poephagous | eating grass or herbs; herbivorous |
| pneumatometer | instrument for measuring quantity of air breathed |
| limous | muddy; slimy |
| saltigrade | progressing by leaps |
| tristachyous | three |
| larrigan | high oil |
| zoomagnetism | animal magnetism |
| micromania | pathological self |
| calipace | turtle’s carapace |
| linonophobia | fear of string |
| demicastor | beaver pelt of poor quality; beaver fur mixed with another type of fur |
| cystoscope | instrument for examining the bladder |
| assocative | indicating association with or accompaniment by |
| coenaesthesis | sensation |
| satisdation | provision of security |
| cholelithiasis | production of gall stones |
| lacustrine | of, like or pertaining to lakes |
| benthos | flora and fauna of the ocean floor |
| lutchet | fitting on ship’s deck to allow mast to pivot to pass under bridges |
| scatebrous | flowing or bubbling out; abounding with springs |
| homotaxic | arranged in a similar manner— |
| peragrate | to travel over or through |
| magpiety | garrulousness |
| mentatiferous | telepathic |
| jargoon | brilliant pale or colourless zircon |
| belemnoid | shaped like a dart |
| gelasin | dimple in the cheek that appears when one smiles |
| coelom | body cavity; abdomen |
| bestiarian | individual opposed to vivisection |
| reliquiae | remains |
| ouranomancy | divination using the heavens |
| furibund | raging; furious |
| flexuose | full of windings and turnings; undulating |
| storge | natural or parental affection |
| morosophy | foolish pretence of wisdom |
| pertuse | punched; pierced; slit |
| anion | positively charged ion |
| queach | a thicket |
| woodmeal | sawdust and other wood waste used as industrial filler |
| flageolet | small flute or recorder with two thumb holes |
| strigate | bristled; streaked |
| hylozoism | doctrine that all matter is endowed with life— |
| dichogamous | having males and females maturing at different rates |
| duramen | heartwood |
| isokeraunic | line connecting points of equal occurrence of thunderstorms— |
| spectroheliokinematograph | camera for taking pictures of the sun |
| drupaceous | of, like or pertaining to drupes or stone |
| teratology | study of monsters, freaks, abnormal growths or malformations |
| crotal | small spherical bell |
| tick | cover of a mattress or pillow |
| placentiform | cake |
| nosegay | bouquet of fragrant flowers |
| parhelion | halo |
| spodogenous | caused by waste matter |
| chevaline | horse meat |
| hypercathexis | manic desire for a particular object— |
| nulliparous | having not borne children |
| sepal | division of the calyx of a flower |
| rhochrematics | science of inventory management and the movement of products |
| sericulture | breeding of silkworms |
| fogram | antiquated |
| diectasis | extending line of verse by adding extra syllable |
| beaupers | linen fabric used for flags |
| stereotaxis | reaction of organism to contact with a solid body |
| decanal | of, like or pertaining to a dean or deacon |
| snood | ornamental hair band or hair net |
| Beatlemania | obsession with the Beatles |
| alack | expression of sorrow or regret |
| floriferous | bearing flowers |
| tocology | obstetrics; midwifery |
| chlamydate | having a mantle or hood |
| indign | unworthy; disgraceful; unseemly— |
| whatabouts | things with which one is occupied |
| ordinal | book containing religious rites, especially for ordination |
| nihilism | denial of all reality; extreme scepticism |
| malfeasance | evil |
| duarchy | government by two people; diarchy |
| quicklime | calcium oxide |
| intercolline | lying between hills— |
| moineau | small flat bastion that protects fortification when being built |
| satanophany | an appearance of the devil |
| libken | place to sleep in |
| orarian | coastal; a coast |
| sconce | small protective fortification or earthwork |
| catapedamania | obsession with jumping from high places |
| saccharimeter | instrument for measuring amount of sugar in a solution |
| luteolous | yellowish |
| lexer | law student |
| dewlap | turkey’s wattle; flap of skin under the throat |
| sermocination | making of speeches or sermons |
| hyrax | shrew— |
| pericentral | surrounding a centre or central body |
| tiretaine | wool cloth mixed with cotton or linen |
| patrimony | inheritance from father or ancestors |
| perennate | to live perennially; to survive from season to season |
| pinafore | loose protective garment worn over a dress |
| pundigrion | play on words; pun |
| lucripetous | eager for gain |
| siserary | a scolding; a blow |
| heliophilous | preferring or attracted to the sunlight— |
| catafalque | temporary tomb used in funerals and processions |
| colostrum | mother’s first milk |
| rebullition | act of boiling up or effervescing |
| siderography | art of engraving on steel |
| cisvestism | wearing strange or inappropriate clothes |
| profluent | exuberant; abundant |
| stillage | frame or stand for keeping things off the floor |
| scamander | to take a winding course; to meander |
| greige | of a grey |
| oxford | soft durable plain |
| bulwark | the side of a ship above the deck |
| dornick | stout linen |
| geal | of, like or pertaining or pertaining to the earth |
| witchknot | knot in hair supposedly tied by witches |
| misosophy | hatred of knowledge or wisdom |
| prelapsarian | belonging to the time before man’s original sin |
| quixotic | extravagantly and romantically chivalrous; idealistic |
| conchyliferous | bearing a shell |
| steeve | to set a ship’s bowsprit at an upward inclination |
| juvenal | a youth; young bird’s plumage |
| lavra | group of recluses’ cells |
| debouchure | mouth of a river or strait |
| selenology | study of the moon |
| nickeliferous | bearing nickel |
| titrimetry | measuring by titration |
| pallograph | instrument measuring ship’s vibration |
| mazzebah | ancient Jewish sacred stone pillar |
| canticle | short holy song or sung prayer |
| pertussis | whooping cough |
| sal | a salt |
| gadarene | headlong; precipitate |
| piment | spiced sweetened wine |
| pedate | footed; having feet; like a foot |
| dative | indicating indirect object of a verb |
| brilliantine | perfumed oil for making hair glossy |
| francomania | craze or obsession with France and the French |
| psammite | fine |
| tintinnabulate | to ring; to tinkle |
| alomancy | divination using salt |
| facinorous | atrociously wicked |
| tenendum | clause in a deed defining land tenure |
| archaeolatry | worship of archaic things or old customs |
| helicon | bass tuba— |
| circumambient | going round about; encompassing |
| boanerges | skilled orator with powerful voice |
| spandrel | space between curve of an arch and mouldings |
| occamy | alloy imitating gold or silver |
| pounce | fine powder spread on writing paper to keep ink from running |
| nonpathogenic | not causing disease |
| alcovinometer | instrument to measure strength of wine |
| round | dance in a ring |
| chômage | work stoppage or slump |
| speluncar | of, like or pertaining to caves |
| pallescent | turning pale |
| selenography | description of the moon’s surface |
| harengiform | shaped like a herring— |
| coehorn | small mortar for throwing grenades |
| cathisophobia | fear of sitting |
| fulgorous | flashing |
| trammel | to hamper or restrain |
| silicicolous | growing in silicate or sandy soil |
| croceate | saffron |
| reductionism | belief that complex phenomena are reducible to simple ones |
| phaeism | duskiness |
| mammose | shaped like a breast |
| herpetophobia | fear of snakes— |
| statim | immediately; at once |
| apiarian | of, like or pertaining to bees or beekeeping |
| jesuitical | cunning; quibbling |
| bourdon | drone bass of a bagpipe or organ |
| lautitious | sumptuous |
| teratism | monster, malformed person or animal |
| gigantology | study of giants |
| dysgenesis | sterility in hybrid creatures |
| microsomatous | having a small body |
| rorulent | dew |
| bacciform | shaped like a berry |
| marmarosis | conversion of limestone into marble |
| mycophagous | eating fungus |
| sempervirent | evergreen; always fresh |
| pneumatomorphic | like a spirit |
| robur | hard |
| inferiae | offerings to the spirits of the dead— |
| heterism | variation— |
| yajna | Hindu sacrificial rite |
| mho | unit of electrical conductance |
| theandric | divine and human at the same time |
| clarigate | to declare war formally |
| bouleuterion | meeting |
| juxtapositive | indicating juxtaposition |
| frumentaceous | resembling wheat or other grain |
| synoptic | of or giving a synopsis or summary |
| ginnel | narrow alley between high buildings |
| symbology | study of symbols |
| phemic | of, like or pertaining to speech |
| scanderoon | homing pigeon |
| Francophobia | fear of France or the French |
| hypsophobia | fear of high places— |
| kreng | whale carcass after blubber is removed |
| xenolalia | person’s knowledge of a language never studied |
| stylite | monk who spends much time on tops of pillars |
| alpestrine | of, like or pertaining to alpine regions |
| utinam | earnest wish or desire |
| monandry | marriage to only one man at a time |
| diogenic | cynical |
| prefigure | to imagine beforehand; to foreshadow |
| metronymy | system of naming after the mother’s or female line |
| incult | uncultivated; coarse— |
| canorous | musical; singing; resonant |
| paraboliform | shaped like a parabola |
| somniloquence | talking in one’s sleep |
| multiparous | having given birth to multiple children |
| humoral | of, like or pertaining to body fluid— |
| theologoumenon | theological statement as opposed to divine one |
| sonance | sound; a sounding of an instrument |
| skive | to pare or split leather |
| wale | to choose; the act of choosing |
| systaltic | alternately contracting and dilating; pulsating |
| dree | to endure or withstand |
| phonation | production of vocal sound |
| tallage | feudal tax of a lord on tenants; any tax or toll |
| contraterrene | opposite in character to earthly or terrestrial |
| psychagogic | attractive; encouraging |
| taw | to prepare skins by soaking, salting, stretching and paring |
| decarnate | denied or deprived of physical bodily form |
| holobenthic | passing entire life in the deep ocean— |
| balanoid | acorn |
| abortuary | anti |
| sabaton | foot |
| utriform | shaped like a leather bottle or flask |
| seral | of, like or pertaining to the development of ecological communities |
| cingular | shaped like a girdle or ring |
| spargosis | swelling |
| quadrupedation | stamping with four feet |
| pulmonic | of, like or pertaining to the lungs |
| beforetime | formerly |
| synechthry | cohabitation of hostile species |
| astronomical unit | unit of distance equal to the distance from the earth to the sun |
| acutorsion | twisting artery with needle to stop bleeding |
| nebulaphobia | fear of fog |
| azuline | blue |
| remanet | postponed case or parliamentary bill |
| sepelition | burial |
| thoracoscope | instrument for viewing the thorax and chest wall |
| deadwood | timbers built into ends of ship when too narrow to permit framing |
| dissimulate | to pretend; to feign; to fake |
| lentiform | shaped like a lens |
| unstercorated | not manured |
| somewhither | to some place; somewhere |
| stammel | coarse woollen fabric, usually dyed red; bright red colour |
| doulocracy | government by slaves |
| thremmatology | science of breeding domestic animals and plants |
| hypodynamia | loss of strength— |
| octan | recurring every eight days |
| perseverate | to repeat an action continually or habitually |
| malleation | hammering; a hammer |
| atrichia | baldness |
| tripsis | pulverization; shampooing; massage |
| twee | affectedly dainty; sentimentally sweet |
| astrapophobia | fear of thunder and lightning |
| tomentose | bearing thickly matted hair or fur |
| consecution | logical sequence or progression of an argument |
| rantipole | wild; disorderly |
| mabsoot | happy |
| lazar | leper or person with similar pestilential disease |
| mactation | killing or slaughter of a sacrificial victim |
| apport | to transport objects without material agency |
| phytoid | plant |
| absinthism | disease resembling alcoholism |
| coaming | raised edge around ship’s hatches to keep water out |
| subtend | to be opposite to or to extend under |
| anguiform | shaped like a snake |
| fulvous | dull yellow; tawny |
| nomocracy | government based on legal system; rule of law |
| polemarch | ancient Greek military and civil officer |
| telega | four |
| discigerous | bearing a disc or discus |
| alegar | vinegar made by turning ale sour |
| plenum | space completely filled with matter |
| styptic | drawing together; astringent |
| sarcology | study of fleshy parts of the body |
| subessive | indicating location under or below |
| minster | church associated with a monastery |
| sternpost | main member at stern of a ship extending from keel to deck |
| gaud | trick or practical joke |
| gleek | a trick or joke |
| blendling | hybrid |
| plashy | full of pools or puddles; marshy or boggy |
| chrisomalis | the loser who wrote this damn list |
| litotes | understatement by affirming using negation of the contrary |
| hanaster | one who paid the entrance fee for Oxford’s medieval merchant’s guild— |
| interim | meanwhile— |
| bubaline | of, like or pertaining to buffalo or antelopes |
| microphagous | feeding on small creatures or plants |
| hodoscope | instrument for tracing paths of ionizing particles— |
| homocentric | having the same central or focal point— |
| heliosciophyte | plant that thrives in sun better than shade— |
| truncheon | broken spear; broken or cut piece |
| chandelle | sharp upward turn in aviation |
| zeugma | use of a word to modify two or more words in different ways |
| nomenclator | lexicon; word |
| xenurine | species of armadillo |
| morsitation | act of biting or gnawing |
| nail | old measure of two and a quarter inches |
| philately | study of postage stamps |
| zambra | Spanish dance |
| fiduciary | held in trust; depending on trust |
| portatile | portable |
| libidinist | lewd person |
| adiaphoresis | absence of perspiration; inability to perspire |
| atrabilious | melancholy; splenetic; acrimonious |
| hesternal | of, like or pertaining to yesterday— |
| loganamnosis | mania for trying to recall forgotten words |
| whereout | out of which |
| gastroenterology | study of stomach; intestines |
| triticism | trite remark |
| consociate | to ally or associate |
| decurrent | extending or running downwards |
| parasynesis | corruption of forms of words |
| telamon | a column carved in the shape of a human male |
| scapigerous | having a scape |
| thropple | throat or windpipe of an animal |
| gripulous | grasping; greedy |
| reticular | of, like or pertaining to nets; intricate |
| ombrophobia | fear of rain |
| panentheism | belief that world is part but not all of God’s being |
| pelargic | of, like or pertaining to storks |
| monopteron | circular temple with one ring of columns |
| ogee | S |
| lepidine | composed of scales |
| gummiferous | bearing gum |
| papilionaceous | of, like or pertaining to butterflies |
| bywoner | agricultural labourer |
| clicket | a latch |
| relucent | reflecting; shining |
| darkle | to grow or make dark |
| trumeau | piece of wall or pillar between two openings |
| churchism | devotion to church rules over religious precepts |
| koniscope | instrument for measuring dust in air |
| genesic | of, like or pertaining to procreation or the genitals |
| monocerous | having only one horn |
| hebdomadally | every week— |
| consistory | a solemn assembly or council; a church tribunal |
| kilfud | yoking |
| hypertrichologist | person who treats unsightly facial hair— |
| scolopacine | of, like or pertaining to snipes |
| spectrohelioscope | instrument for viewing solar disc in light of a single wavelength |
| morgan | unit of inferred distance between genes on a chromosome |
| accubitum | crescent |
| kern | Irish foot |
| chirosophy | knowledge of palm |
| micrurgy | dissection under magnification or under a microscope |
| pyrometer | instrument for measuring very high temperatures |
| aubade | musical announcement of dawn; sunrise song |
| fastigium | roof; peak; gable |
| furcular | shaped like a fork |
| sounder | herd of pigs; young boar |
| ramentum | chaffy scale on plants |
| diestrus | period of sexual inactivity |
| imputation | attribution of fault to— |
| belike | most likely; probably |
| pestiferous | bringing plague or pestilence |
| dedition | surrender; capitulation |
| hydatoid | watery— |
| gangue | worthless rock in which valuable metals occur |
| yean | to give birth to a lamb or kid |
| argent | the heraldic colour silver or white |
| burrstone | type of rock used to make millstones |
| maenadic | furious; bacchanalian |
| puy | small volcanic cone |
| wuffler | agricultural machine for turning and fluffing bales of hay |
| colligation | bringing or binding together; conjunction |
| blastogenesis | reproduction by budding |
| orrery | clockwork model of the solar system |
| affabulation | moral of a fable |
| camelot | newspaper vendor |
| intercipient | intercepting— |
| hydropathy | study of treating diseases with water— |
| transuranic | denoting heavy radioactive artificial chemical elements |
| staddle | support for a haystack |
| marry | expression of surprised agreement |
| phyllophorous | leafy; bearing or having leaves |
| seity | self; selfhood; personal identity |
| aubergine | eggplant |
| uliginous | slimy; oozy; swampy; growing in swampy places |
| symphilism | the state of being in a symbiotic relationship |
| osculate | to kiss |
| apantomancy | divination using objects at hand |
| opsiometer | instrument for testing vision |
| monochromasy | complete colour |
| succursal | subsidiary; branch or subsidiary establishment |
| syrinx | rock |
| mentalism | belief that the world can be explained as aspect of the mind |
| hyetology | science of rainfall— |
| aggrade | to raise level of a surface through depositing detritus |
| reef | to reduce area of a sail by rolling or folding part of it |
| zeme | Caribbean idol or totem |
| priscan | ancient; of early times |
| coarctation | constriction |
| paristhimion | tonsil |
| inveterate | long |
| summate | to add together |
| achromatopsia | colour |
| cancellarial | of, like or pertaining to a chancellor |
| spectrometer | instrument measuring wavelengths of light of a spectrum |
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| tetradarchy | government by four people; tetrarchy |
| pteropine | of, like or pertaining to flying foxes |
| maritage | right of feudal lord to arrange marriages of vassals |
| rostelliform | shaped like a small beak |
| lockram | coarse linen |
| klopemania | kleptomania |
| aponia | painlessness |
| ochlophobia | fear of crowds |
| wroth | wrathful; in commotion; stormy |
| planation | making level |
| hyperhidrosis | excessive sweating— |
| antejentacular | before breakfast |
| ketjak | traditional Balinese dance accompanied by male chorus |
| sial | outer part of the earth’s surface |
| camelious | jocular term describing camel’s hump |
| spectroscopy | study of spectra |
| theroid | of, like or pertaining to a beast or wild animal |
| undern | light midday meal |
| spiloma | birthmark; nevus |
| hylobatine | of, like or pertaining to gibbons— |
| digitate | having or resembling fingers |
| pterygoid | like a wing |
| shide | piece of wood split off from a timber |
| lenitive | soothing; laxative; mitigating |
| barbette | earthen terrace inside the parapet of a rampart |
| adnoun | adjective serving or used as a noun |
| zoiatrics | veterinary surgery |
| patriolatry | excessive devotion or worship of one’s native country |
| xenomenia | menstruation from abnormal orifices |
| stercoraceous | of, like or pertaining to feces |
| punctal | like a point |
| bivious | offering a choice; splitting between two directions |
| incubus | nightmare; burden— |
| paedobaptism | doctrine of infant baptism |
| saliniform | like salt |
| ziamet | large ancient Turkish fiefdom |
| yede | to go |
| pogonotomy | shaving |
| baldaquin | covering or canopy over a throne or altar |
| ideogeny | study of origins of ideas— |
| skald | ancient Scandinavian bard |
| floruit | dates of a person’s birth and death |
| tardigrade | slow |
| lurid | red |
| celeste | sky blue |
| panne | heavy lustrous silk or rayon with waxy feel |
| cotyliform | disc |
| tegument | natural covering of an animal or plant body |
| demephitise | to purify air |
| macon | smoked salted mutton |
| ragabash | idle worthless fellow |
| saxatile | rock |
| metanalysis | incorrect placement of ‘n’ at start of word following a nindefinite article |
| clavigerous | keeping keys |
| pentalogy | state of being in five parts |
| scholiast | commentator; writer of marginal notes |
| cinerious | ashen; ash |
| ixia | South African beautiful flowering plant— |
| pharmacology | study of drugs |
| pornogenarian | dirty old man |
| pateriform | saucer |
| anaesthesiology | study of anaesthetics |
| rya | colourful Scandinavian knotted |
| bilocation | ability to be in two places at once |
| merengue | Caribbean ballroom dance in which feet are frequently dragged |
| personalty | personal belongings and property |
| housel | the eucharist; the act of taking the eucharist— |
| puriform | like pus |
| corrade | to wear away through the action of loose solids |
| peltastiform | shield |
| nolition | adverse action of will; unwillingness |
| linsey | woolsey |
| webcast | live broadcast transmitted on the World Wide Web |
| dalmatic | ecclesiastical robe or other outer vestment |
| rupestrian | composed of rock; inscribed on rock |
| pedipulate | to work or knead with the feet |
| ingurgitate | to swallow; to guzzle— |
| arcate | bow |
| attrist | to sadden |
| fain | happy; inclined; pleased |
| septum | division; partition; barrier |
| wankle | unstable or unsteady |
| tresayle | great |
| irenology | the study of peace— |
| scapegrace | scoundrel; incorrigible man or boy |
| lithoglyph | engraving on stone |
| bulbiferous | bearing bulbs |
| windlass | winch used to raise a ship’s anchor |
| mentum | the chin |
| brumous | foggy; wintry |
| dodecafid | divisible into twelve parts or regions |
| quesited | sought for; asked about |
| halolimnic | of, like or pertaining to sea creatures who spend time in fresh water— |
| spatilomancy | divination by means of feces |
| keeve | a large tub |
| shenango | a casually employed dock worker |
| proper | elements of Christian mass that are variable |
| ibidem | in the same place— |
| abra | narrow mountain pass |
| criant | garish; discordantly coloured |
| septiferous | having barriers |
| quatridual | lasting for four days |
| theopathy | emotional experience brought on by religious belief |
| wavemeter | instrument for measuring wavelengths |
| traulism | stammering |
| accidie | sloth; physical torpor |
| prescious | prescient |
| pelology | study of mud |
| absentaneous | done in absence; pertaining to absence |
| tectiform | shaped like a roof |
| proseuche | place of prayer; oratory |
| an | if |
| specular | mirrorlike; by reflection; visual |
| plutology | political economy; study of wealth |
| niaiserie | simplicity; foolishness |
| sphygmometer | instrument for measuring arterial blood pressure |
| haussmannize | to open out; to rebuild— |
| chrystocrene | rock formation resembling glacier |
| codicil | supplement to a will |
| disillude | to free from illusion |
| conglobate | shaped like a small ball or globe |
| spiflicate | to destroy; to quell; to confound |
| shend | to disgrace; to shame; to reproach |
| passus | section of a poem or story |
| lancination | sharp; shooting pain |
| minuend | number from which another is to be subtracted |
| washi | thin Japanese paper used to make kites and lanterns |
| incoronate | crowned— |
| tentamen | experiment; attempt |
| odology | science of the hypothetical mystical force of od |
| schadenfreude | malicious pleasure in others’ misfortunes |
| rhabdology | art of calculating using numbering rods |
| theriolatry | animal |
| aggrate | to gratify or please |
| ria | normal drowned valley; long wide creek |
| thearchy | rule by a god or gods; body of divine rulers |
| thyrsus | staff wreathed with ivy |
| soboliferous | bearing shoots or suckers |
| audile | person more attuned to sound than the other senses |
| antiscian | dweller on the exact opposite side of the world |
| murdrum | killing of a human being in a secret manner |
| raceme | central stem with flowers on small stalks |
| palaceous | spade |
| deflexure | deviation |
| agnize | to acknowledge or confess |
| pseudoautochiria | murder disguised as suicide |
| brassage | difference between cost of minting coin and its value |
| impanate | embodied in bread— |
| karyokinesis | division of cell nucleus |
| scoliograptic | marked by oblique lines |
| parietals | school rules regarding inter |
| rowel | small; spiked wheel on a spur |
| stridor | harsh shrill sound |
| chancel | part of church containing altar and seats for choir |
| barathrum | an abyss; an insatiable person |
| baptistery | part of church reserved for performing baptisms |
| chenille | velvety silk, wool or cotton fabric with protruding pile |
| mohair | fabric made from silky hair of angora goats |
| accolade | curved architectural moulding; vertical line joining two musical staves |
| nidicolous | reared in a nest; sharing a nest |
| lutulent | thick; muddy |
| manganiferous | bearing manganese |
| spintrian | of, like or pertaining to orgies or male sexual deviance |
| geodesy | earth measurement on a large scale |
| mechanomorphic | having the form of a machine |
| cryptonym | secret name |
| peristalith | ancient stone circle |
| graminology | study of grasses |
| porge | to make meat kosher by removing veins and sinews from hindquarters |
| shake | unit of one hundred millionth of a second used to measure nuclear processes |
| plutocracy | government by the wealthy |
| secco | painting on dry plaster |
| stroboscope | instrument for studying motion using flashes of light |
| oremus | Roman Catholic liturgical prayer |
| rampallion | scoundrel; villain |
| subduct | to withdraw; to take away |
| dentellated | having small notches or teeth |
| doddered | decayed with loss of branches |
| toplofty | high and mighty; haughty |
| metaphrase | turning of prose into verse or vice versa |
| trachyphonia | roughness of voice |
| hypural | situated beneath the tail— |
| protolithic | from the earliest Stone Age |
| wedeln | skiing in a swiveling motion with skis close together |
| pyrography | poker |
| chabouk | horse |
| oxygeusia | extremely keen sense of taste |
| setaceous | having the form of a bristle; bristly |
| quaestuary | money |
| antephialtic | preventing nightmares |
| scenography | representation of an object in perspective |
| alpenstocker | mountain climber |
| tremogram | irregularity in a person’s handwriting |
| syngenesis | sexual reproduction |
| batology | the study of brambles |
| orismology | technical definition or terminology |
| sightworthy | worth looking at |
| spheterize | to make one’s own; to appropriate |
| yair | tidal enclosure for catching fish |
| diagraphics | art of making diagrams or drawings |
| cotehardie | medieval long close |
| thermograph | instrument for recording changes in temperature |
| zebroid | like or resembling a zebra |
| complanate | level |
| auxanometer | instrument for measuring growth of plants |
| lutaceous | of, like or pertaining to or comprised of mud |
| wurst | large sausage |
| heteroepy | irregular or non |
| skaw | low cape or headland |
| hygrometry | science of humidity— |
| ditokous | producing two at a birth or in a clutch |
| polyphagous | eating many types of food |
| dedans | spectators at a court tennis match |
| hymnody | hymns collectively; hymn |
| overpoise | weight sufficient to weigh another down |
| ultraism | holding extreme opinions on a subject |
| laystall | place for depositing dung or rubbish |
| katharometer | instrument measuring changes in composition of gases |
| quannet | flat file used like a plane |
| aerology | study of the atmosphere |
| synaphea | metrical continuity between verses in a system |
| concolorate | having the same colour on both sides |
| knissomancy | divination using burning incense |
| impedimenta | things that impede; baggage— |
| awn | beard or similar bristly growth on stalk of grain |
| barbigerous | bearded; bearing a beard |
| coalize | to bring into coalition |
| uniparous | producing only one offspring at birth |
| dossil | plug; spigot; wad of lint for wiping a wound |
| unguiform | shaped like a claw |
| psychosomatic | of a physical disorder, having a psychological cause |
| nictate | to wink or blink |
| rivel | to shrivel; to shrink |
| quaternity | fourness; any group of four things |
| proem | preface |
| angelolatry | worship of or belief in angels |
| chiffon | sheer silk fabric |
| dilacerate | to rend or tear asunder |
| poculation | drinking of alcoholic beverages |
| algophobia | fear of pain |
| spissitude | density |
| adamitism | nakedness for religious reasons |
| aphologistic | flameless |
| leptosome | person with a slight or slender build |
| moulin | shaft in a glacier caused by water running down a crack |
| helicosophy | geometry that deals with spirals— |
| subtopia | suburbs of a city |
| rationalism | belief that reason is the fundamental source of knowledge |
| outfling | sharp retort or gibe |
| scuncheon | inner part of a door jamb or window frame |
| cateran | a Scottish military irregular or brigand |
| umbrage | shade; foliage; offence |
| haplography | omission of words or lines in recopying text— |
| bellwether | one who takes the lead; indicator of trends |
| mekometer | range |
| choller | double chin |
| sigmate | shaped like an S or a sigma |
| tinction | act of dyeing |
| pseudologia | lying in speech or writing |
| agrapha | sayings of Jesus not found in the canonical gospels |
| backstay | stay extending from ship’s mastheads to the side of the ship |
| antalgic | alleviating or relieving pain |
| levigate | to smooth; to grind to a fine powder; to polish; to lighten |
| hyperope | far |
| collectic | adhesive; sticky |
| whitherward | toward what or which place |
| glozing | flattery; deceit |
| auricular | of, like or pertaining to the ear; spoken secretly |
| xylophagous | wood |
| synergism | belief that human will and divine spirit cooperate in salvation |
| lethiferous | causing death; carrying or bearing death |
| tubicinate | to blow a trumpet |
| jettatura | the evil eye |
| metameric | of, like or pertaining to serial division or segmentation of body |
| divisim | separately |
| quartodeciman | early Christian who celebrated Easter on Passover even if not a Sunday |
| depurate | to purify |
| cytometer | instrument for counting cells |
| soubrette | coquettish and intriguing maid; such a role in drama |
| debarrass | to disembarrass; disentangle; free |
| anaglyph | ornament in low relief |
| marmoreal | of or like marble |
| pococurante | uninterested; indifferent; nonchalant; apathetic |
| corpocracy | government by corporate bureaucrats |
| immix | to commingle— |
| contumulation | lying in the same tomb as another |
| lachrymose | shedding tears |
| dwale | stupefying drink |
| lative | indicating motion up to or as far as |
| zoppa | syncopated; limping (in music) |
| taeniate | like a ribbon or tapeworm |
| boyg | a problem difficult to get to grips with |
| coadunate | to unite; to combine |
| refluent | flowing back; ebbing; tidal |
| gynandroid | hermaphroditic; being of or resembling both sexes |
| oecist | founder of a colony |
| galericulate | topped by a hat |
| Slavophile | one who admires the Slavs |
| scutch | to beat out impurities from flax or wool |
| coulée | steep and dry gully |
| unconsentaneous | not in agreement |
| batrachivorous | frog |
| pysmatic | questioning; interrogatory |
| troat | to bellow like a roaring buck |
| ophiolatry | worship of snakes |
| pennaceous | featherlike |
| battledore | bat used to strike shuttlecock; game played with such a bat |
| gigantology | giant |
| cruentation | leaking or oozing of blood from dead body |
| hypogeal | underground— |
| adhocracy | government in an unstructured fashion; an unstructured organization |
| brodequin | light boot worn inside heavier boots |
| pushful | energetically or aggressively enterprising |
| thalerophagous | feeding on fresh vegetable matter |
| caespitose | growing in clusters or tufts |
| kakorrhaphiophobia | fear of failure |
| jure | by law |
| admeasurement | the act of measuring or apportioning |
| morbus | disease |
| mandriarch | founder or leader of a monastic order |
| commissure | joint; joining surface |
| scuttlebutt | cask with hole in it used for holding drinking water on a ship |
| unguiculate | clawed |
| zwischenzug | chess move made to play for time |
| polyethnic | consisting of or derived from many races or ethnicities |
| fecalith | stony heap or mass of feces |
| cubomancy | divination by throwing dice |
| geophone | device for detecting sound waves underground |
| scelerat | villain |
| hereticaster | a petty or contemptible heretic— |
| yam | posting |
| timbrology | study of postage stamps |
| orey | eyed |
| candescent | glowing hotly |
| sondation | sounding of the earth by boring |
| dactylomancy | divination using rings |
| anglophilia | love or fondness for England or the English |
| quantometer | instrument for measuring proportions of elements in metallic samples |
| tenue | bearing; carriage; manner of dress |
| clonic | spasmodic; occasional; irregular |
| paribuntal | fine straw used to make hats |
| furfuraceous | branny; scaly |
| tellurometer | instrument using microwaves to measure distance |
| crachoir | spittoon |
| autolatry | self |
| thalassophobia | fear of the sea |
| redoubtable | formidable; valiant |
| heliolatry | sun worship— |
| transpicuous | transparent; easily seen through or understood |
| panurgic | good at all kinds of tasks |
| leporine | of, like or pertaining to the hare |
| parbuckle | sling made by wrapping both ends of rope around object |
| idiomology | study of idiom, jargon or dialect— |
| waldhorn | French valveless hunting horn |
| tribble | horizontal frame with wires for drying paper |
| basiation | kissing |
| levirate | custom of compulsory marriage with brother’s widow |
| thereinto | into that or it |
| parnel | mistress or concubine of a priest; harlot |
| gabble | to chatter or talk inarticulately |
| tmema | segment or section |
| megameter | instrument for determining longitude by observing stars |
| prolation | utterance |
| bailment | delivery of goods in trust |
| aliquot | number dividing into another without leaving a remainder |
| prepossess | to bias or prejudice favourably; to impress |
| stomatiferous | having an orifice or mouth |
| adjutage | nozzle |
| martingale | lower stay of rope used to sustain strain of the forestays |
| cartulary | keeper of monastic records |
| langley | unit of solar radiation |
| credo | concise statement of doctrine; section of Mass followed by offertory |
| diphyletic | descended from two distinct ancestral groups |
| patroon | captain of a ship; coxswain of a longboat |
| defenestration | throwing a person or object out a window |
| monostylar | consisting of a single shaft |
| isagogic | introductory— |
| accipiter | bandage worn around the nose |
| almoner | giver of alms; social worker in a hospital |
| steganographer | cryptographer; one who works with ciphers |
| sagene | fishing |
| grenadine | thin silk |
| grandinous | full of hail; consisting of hail |
| alforge | wallet or leather bag |
| cottar | medieval peasant inhabiting a cottage |
| duvetyn | smooth lustrous velvety fabric |
| pantopragmatic | meddling in everybody’s business |
| barouche | four |
| pilgarlick | poor wretch; self |
| hydrometeorology | study of atmospheric moisture— |
| polemic | controversial discussion or attack |
| justiciar | administrator of justice; supreme judge |
| buteonine | of, like or pertaining to buzzards |
| sinistrorse | rising spirally and turning from right to left |
| telegony | influence of previous mate on offspring of current one |
| mustelid | otters, badgers and weasels |
| skelic | of, like or pertaining to the skeleton |
| fourgon | baggage |
| calorifacient | producing or generating heat |
| logomachy | contention about words or in words |
| diddicoy | itinerant tinker or scrap |
| bascule | apparatus of which one end rises as the other sinks |
| grithbreach | breach of the peace |
| hematomancy | divination using blood— |
| scotograph | instrument for writing without seeing |
| succorrhoea | excessive secretion |
| anachoric | foreign or geographically absurd relating to a country |
| predestinarianism | belief that what ever is to happen is already fixed |
| indwell | to exist within as a guiding force— |
| killas | clay slate |
| apperception | mind’s perception of itself as a conscious agent |
| redhibition | return of defective product and cancellation of sale |
| recadency | relapsing; falling back |
| bienséance | something appropriate or proper |
| callisteia | awards given for beauty |
| urceus | single |
| beckets | rope handles |
| picayune | five |
| chouse | to cheat; to swindle |
| dynamograph | instrument for recording mechanical forces |
| maggotorium | place where maggots are bred for sale to fishers |
| brobdingnagian | immense |
| blazon | heraldic arms painted on knight’s shield or surcoat |
| jaunce | to prance; to cause a horse to prance |
| insessorial | adapted for perching— |
| phialine | resembling a phial |
| torquated | wearing a collar or chain; formed like a torque |
| cheiloplasty | plastic surgery on the lip |
| overset | to upset; to disorder |
| benet | exorcist |
| sinuate | having a wavy edge or margin; winding; sinuous |
| astrionics | electronics as applied to space flight |
| boman | well dressed criminal |
| chanticleer | a rooster |
| hysteromania | nymphomania— |
| buskin | tragedy as a dramatic genre |
| cliometrics | the application of statistics in economic history |
| repunit | number consisting of two or more identical integers |
| rarissima | extremely rare books |
| lychgate | roofed gate of a churchyard |
| inveigle | to entice; to wheedle— |
| Rabelaisian | coarsely hilarious |
| lucarne | dormer window |
| tantalus | locked case used to hold wine bottles |
| wuthering | blowing strongly with a roaring sound |
| rete | network or net; stylized star |
| ruth | pity; remorse; sorrow |
| plumiped | having feathered feet |
| salpiform | shaped like a barrel |
| urbanist | expert in urban planning |
| xanthoderm | yellow |
| decastich | ten |
| cockshy | object of criticism or ridicule |
| noetics | laws or rules of logic |
| cerated | covered with wax |
| pavonine | of, like or pertaining to peacocks |
| abiectic | of, like or pertaining to fir trees or fir sap |
| secretum | private seal |
| poniard | small dagger |
| xanthocomic | yellow |
| bistre | pigment with brownish colour derived from soot |
| yellow | to bellow; to yelp |
| allochthonous | formed or produced elsewhere or externally |
| somatism | materialism |
| heterotrichosis | having hair of varied or mixed colours— |
| suffrutescent | having a woody base |
| fruticose | shrubby |
| connumerate | to count together |
| ratemeter | instrument for measuring counting rate of electronic counters |
| navette | pointed oval shape; jewel cut in this shape |
| oology | study of eggs |
| mollitious | luxurious; sensuous |
| auriferous | bearing gold |
| pellicle | thin skin or film |
| christophany | appearance of Christ to men |
| conferva | green algae that floats on surface of stagnant water |
| digitorium | silent piano for practicing |
| alastrim | mild form of smallpox |
| cancrine | of, like or pertaining to crabs; palindromic |
| stomp | jazz dance featuring heavy stamping of the feet |
| diallelus | circular argument |
| cheliform | shaped like a pincer |
| synaposematism | warning coloration common to many species in region |
| duck | durable closely woven cotton fabric |
| rheology | science of the deformation or flow of matter |
| ocracy | government |
| automysophobia | fear of being dirty |
| cella | inner chamber of a classical temple |
| tralineate | to deviate |
| soliterraneous | of, like or pertaining to the joint effect of the sun and earth |
| polemoscope | telescope with angled mirrors for seeing over walls or around corners |
| haslock | wool on sheep’s throat and neck— |
| paulopast | just finished or past |
| presbycousis | hardness of hearing during old age |
| monoschemic | having the same metrical pattern throughout |
| querical | of the nature of queries |
| merdurinous | composed of urine and feces |
| fettling | loose material thrown on furnace hearth for protection |
| broché | with raised pattern |
| clavichord | old keyboard stringed instrument |
| tragelaph | mythical crossbreed of a goat and stag |
| zootaxy | science of classifying animals |
| moulinet | machine for bending a crossbow |
| shimmy | jazz dance featuring rapid shaking of the body |
| solvolysis | decomposition of dissolved substance |
| reflux | an ebb; boiling using a condenser to avoid liquid loss |
| oligochrome | work of art using few colours |
| starbolins | sailors of the starboard watch |
| catalectic | incomplete; missing final syllable |
| xerosis | abnormal dryness of body parts |
| proceleusmatic | inciting; encouraging; exhorting |
| notitia | roll, list or register |
| biolith | rock formed by living creatures |
| redact | to edit; work into shape; to frame |
| countermand | to revoke an order by a contrary order |
| omphalos | the navel; a boss; a centre |
| oblivescence | forgetfulness; forgetting |
| sommelier | butler; wine steward |
| polysemant | word with many meanings |
| cenote | deep natural well |
| apical | of or at the apex |
| mastology | study of mammals |
| palaver | to talk profusely or idly |
| merdivorous | dung |
| theophile | one who loves or is loved by God |
| urbanology | study of cities |
| woodwose | wild man of the woods, used in heraldry as supporter; satyr or faun |
| patruity | degree of relationship of paternal uncle |
| zoochory | spread of plant seeds or spores by animals |
| squirage | the landed gentry |
| stercovorous | feeding on dung or excrement |
| circiter | about; around |
| grufted | dirty; begrimed |
| otarine | of, like or pertaining to seals |
| antilogism | statement of three propositions containing contradiction |
| oculate | having eyes |
| qat | leaves chewed or brewed in tea as a stimulant |
| superlunary | otherworldly; above the moon |
| onomancy | divination using proper names |
| pomade | ointment for the hair |
| choragus | leader of a choir or organizer of musical festivals |
| nippitatum | exceptionally good and strong ale |
| revetment | retaining wall |
| lampyridine | of, like or pertaining or pertaining to glow |
| increscent | waxing— |
| dotation | endowment or donation |
| pinchbeck | cheap copper and zinc alloy; spurious or trashy |
| wastel | sweet flaky bread made with fine flour and butter |
| geniophobia | fear of chins |
| obit | religious office for a dead person |
| septate | partitioned; having a septum |
| gorgoneion | representation of the gorgon’s head |
| minium | vermilion; red lead |
| yaff | to bark like a snarling dog |
| interlocutor | one who converses; interpreter; participant in conversation— |
| sphygmus | the pulse |
| hyponychial | underneath fingernail or toenail— |
| hypnology | study of sleep; study of hypnosis— |
| sottisier | collection of jokes, quotes, or ridiculous remarks |
| latitudinarianism | doctrine of broad liberality in religious belief and conduct |
| heterochrony | divergence from normal time sequence— |
| rockaway | light four |
| afflatus | inspiration; divine impetus |
| rhinology | study of the nose |
| onomancy | divination using a donkey or ass |
| luciphyllous | light |
| piceous | like pitch; inflammable; reddish black |
| boviform | cow |
| chronograph | instrument for recording the moment of an event |
| peristyle | range of columns around a building or courtyard |
| tesseract | figure of a cube within a cube |
| nasology | study of the nose |
| mobocracy | government by mobs or crowds |
| tautomerism | possession of more than one structure by a substance |
| rummer | large drinking |
| gelogenic | tending to produce laughter |
| teuthology | study of cephalopods |
| cenacle | room where the Last Supper was eaten |
| hopple | to restrain by tying the feet together— |
| purlicue | curl or flourish in writing; summary of speeches |
| ovine | of, like or pertaining to sheep |
| shawm | double |
| interpellation | question raised during the course of debate— |
| trireme | ancient ship with three banks of oars |
| sophianic | of, like or pertaining to wisdom |
| saprostomous | having foul breath |
| outcross | to breed individuals of different strains of a species |
| scible | that which is knowable |
| gerrymander | to divide electoral districts for one’s own political gain |
| heteroclitous | irregularly inflected— |
| paralipomenon | thing left out; added in supplement |
| jitterbug | jazz dance featuring vigorous acrobatic feats |
| avalement | allowing knees to flex while skiing |
| geofact | rock chipped naturally that looks like an artifact |
| monism | belief that all things can be placed in one category |
| mucopurulent | of mucus and pus |
| semitaur | mythical half |
| odonterism | chattering of the teeth |
| diaphanometer | instrument for measuring the transparency of air |
| ostiole | a small opening |
| debellate | to conquer or overcome through battle |
| oscular | of, like or pertaining to the mouth or to kissing |
| decession | departure |
| relâche | relaxation; rest; no performance |
| cerberic | vigilant; dragon |
| avolitional | involuntary |
| protomorphic | primordial; primitive |
| lictor | ancient Roman magistrate’s attendant |
| loxodograph | device used to record ship’s travels |
| croquinole | curling of one’s hair with curling iron |
| broch | luminous ring around the moon |
| moniliform | shaped like a string of beads |
| compurgation | clearing an accused person by means of oaths |
| zoppetto | medieval Italian limping hop dance |
| mackinaw | heavy napped and felted wool cloth |
| separatrix | solidus; separating line |
| soporiferous | bearing sleep |
| scatch | a stilt |
| osmatic | having olfactory organs |
| algedonics | science of pleasure and pain |
| axiology | the science of the ultimate nature of values |
| gammadion | figure comprised of capital gammas; swastika |
| adnascent | growing on some other thing |
| accend | to kindle |
| gynics | knowledge of women |
| aspergilliform | shaped like a brush |
| jalousie | outside shutter with slats |
| fabiform | shaped like a bean |
| fucoid | shaped like seaweed |
| nigh | nearly; almost |
| pejorate | to worsen; to depreciate |
| tigerism | swagger |
| smeuse | hole in a hedge or wall |
| ottoman | heavy clothing fabric with crosswise ribs |
| lacteous | milky |
| mucronate | terminating in a sharp point |
| capitalism | doctrine that private ownership and free markets should govern economies |
| kerf | cut, notch or groove; quantity of something cut at the same time |
| siccar | sure; certain; firm |
| selenomancy | divination by studying the moon |
| tufthunter | toady |
| rantize | to sprinkle with water during baptism |
| rubious | ruby red; rusty |
| catoptric | of, like or pertaining to reflection or reflected light |
| pentagamist | person who has or has had five spouses |
| altitonant | thundering on high or loudly |
| iatrophobia | fear of going to the doctor— |
| arachnology | study of spiders |
| latipennate | having broad wings |
| tonetic | of, like or pertaining to tonal pronunciation or languages |
| nummiform | shaped like a coin |
| apopemptic | valedictory |
| telos | aim; purpose; ultimate end |
| hamble | to mutilate a dog by cutting of the balls of its feet— |
| ornithopter | bird |
| sastruga | long parallel ridges of snow that form on windy plains |
| paramatta | worsted and cotton blend |
| acroteleutic | phrase or words at the end of a psalm |
| brevet | commission enabling officer to take higher rank |
| ktenology | science of putting people to death |
| anthesis | full bloom |
| pyrogenation | subjection to heat |
| apositia | dislike of or distaste for food |
| pedaneous | going on foot; pedestrian; of lowly or petty standing |
| manciple | steward of a college or monastery; purveyor |
| familistery | house for communal living |
| occlusion | closing of an opening, passage or cavity |
| planster | petty or poor planner |
| phonophorous | transmitting sound waves |
| nitriary | artificial bed of animal matter used to produce nitre |
| botanomancy | divination using burning branches or plants |
| marcottage | propagation of trees by stripping ring of bark and covering with moss |
| toxicomania | morbid craving for poisons |
| sebiferous | bearing fatty matter |
| cosher | to live on dependents |
| parastatic | of, like or pertaining to protective mimicry of animals |
| nitrophilous | flourishing in or preferring locations with abundant nitrogen |
| quango | a quasi |
| chatelaine | ring attached to belt for carrying keys |
| atlas | rich satin fabric |
| thermic | of, like or pertaining to heat |
| muleteer | mule |
| hummock | pile or ridge of ice— |
| sinter | deposit from hot springs; iron dross |
| agapeistic | characterized by Christian love |
| retromingent | urinating rearwards |
| stereophony | reproduction of sound |
| ignify | to burn— |
| smalto | piece of coloured glass used in mosaic |
| semiology | study of signs and signals |
| quatrefoil | four |
| plissé | fabric with puckered finish |
| doomster | judge; pessimist |
| feak | lock of hair |
| absit | leave to pass one night away from college |
| xerophthalmia | dryness and soreness of the eyes |
| swape | beam with which water is raised to irrigation ditches |
| cercus | tail |
| nigrescence | blackness; dark colouring or pigmentation |
| thiasus | group of worshippers gathered to dance in praise of gods |
| pleniloquence | excessive talking; fullness of speech |
| dysphemism | replacement of an inoffensive by an offensive word |
| windle | appliance for winding yarn |
| gantry | shelving for barrels; shelf where drinks are displayed |
| typographia | matter pertaining to printing or printers |
| otolith | calcium concretion in inside of vertebrate’s ear to aid in equilibrium |
| xystus | covered walkway for exercises |
| proctology | study of rectum |
| magadis | ancient bridged stringed instrument |
| conchiferous | bearing a shell |
| jurisconsult | legal expert |
| analects | crumbs that fall from the table |
| sacramentarianism | belief that sacraments have unusual properties |
| acyanopsia | colour |
| gemel | twinned; occurring in pairs |
| pathogenesis | causation or production of disease |
| psilosophy | shallow philosophy; limited knowledge |
| urimancy | divination by observing urine |
| soricident | having teeth like a shrew’s |
| rectitudinous | manifesting overly obvious moral correctness |
| onyxis | ingrown nail |
| admanuensis | one who takes an oath on a religious book |
| bourrée | French baroque dance with quick rhythm |
| cocotte | prostitute; a flirt or tease |
| facultative | optional; incidental; conferring privilege |
| genouillère | jointed knee |
| xanthochroia | yellowness of the skin |
| implex | not simple; involved; complicated— |
| negrophobia | fear of blacks |
| hexastichal | having six lines or rows— |
| quiff | puff or gust of wind |
| spirketting | inside planking between ports and waterways of a ship |
| provenient | issuing forth |
| chersonese | peninsula |
| souteneur | prostitute’s pimp or bully |
| quidam | a certain person; somebody |
| gonfalon | ensign with streamers hung from a horizontal bar |
| zoochorous | of seeds or spores spread by animals |
| inbeing | inherence; inherent existence— |
| privative | indicating absence, deprivation or negation |
| foliophagous | eating leaves; eating folios of books |
| phorometer | instrument used to correct abnormalities in eye muscles |
| idiolect | distinctive individual form of speech— |
| abature | trail through wood beaten down by a stag |
| pleiomorphy | occurrence of several distinct stages in the life cycle of an organism |
| acronyx | ingrown nail |
| nesh | soft; delicate; tender |
| aeonian | lasting for an immeasurably long period of time |
| spatiate | to ramble; to saunter |
| subitize | to perceive number of items in a group without counting |
| hortatory | giving exhortation or advice— |
| gurgitation | surging |
| nocent | hurtful; guilty; harmful |
| paradromic | adjacent; side by side |
| sarrusophone | double |
| dal | a dried legume, such as lentils, beans or peas |
| omnify | to make large or universal |
| defluent | running down; decurrent |
| chawdron | entrails |
| mollipilose | downy; soft; having soft plumage |
| siskin | small finch |
| xiphoid | sword |
| ohmmeter | instrument for measuring electrical resistance |
| hoplology | the study of weapons— |
| mansworn | perjured |
| cuneate | wedge |
| aculeate | prickly; pointed; stinging; a stinging insect |
| kirtle | man’s or woman’s tunic or coat |
| autoschediasm | anything extemporized |
| adventitious | accidental; casual |
| testudo | wheeled shelter used for protection from above attacks |
| lastage | room for stowing goods in a ship |
| sybaritic | devoted to luxury |
| tonometer | instrument measuring pitch of musical tones |
| sprit | spar crossing a fore |
| asseveration | positive or earnest affirmation |
| miasma | foul vapours from rotting matter; unwholesome air |
| inguinal | of, like or pertaining to the groin— |
| rheumatology | study of rheumatism |
| phytology | study of plants; botany |
| feticide | killing of a fetus |
| aristarch | a severe critic |
| deferrise | to remove iron from |
| personalia | personal details, possessions or stories |
| rappel | call to arms by the beating of a drum |
| spider | light high |
| lunulate | shaped like a small crescent |
| juggins | a simpleton |
| jud | mass of coal ready for final removal |
| thurl | cow’s hip |
| gomphosis | growth of teeth into the bone cavity |
| laconicum | sauna |
| arras | tapestry covering a wall |
| mumpsimus | view stubbornly held even when shown to be wrong |
| sempiternal | of never |
| titubate | to stagger; to stumble |
| tympany | swelling with pride or with pregnancy |
| gricer | train |
| absorptiometer | instrument for measuring solubility of gases in liquids |
| skippet | flat box for protecting documents |
| organistrum | early musical instrument resembling the hurdy |
| lackaday | expression of regret or deprecation |
| phanic | visible; obvious |
| stabile | stationary |
| aristology | the science or art of dining |
| sopitive | causing sleep |
| senectitude | old age |
| quantimeter | apparatus for measuring quantity of X |
| adessive | indicating place where or proximity to |
| zoophilia | loving or caring for animals; bestiality |
| dippydro | person who often changes mind |
| dragonism | unremitting watchfulness |
| phacometer | instrument for measuring lenses |
| credal | of, like or pertaining to a creed |
| quietation | the action of quieting a person or persons |
| ideogenous | being of mental origin— |
| macrural | having a long tail |
| naissant | nascent, rising or coming forth |
| biometrics | study of biological measurement |
| tazza | cup with saucer |
| acarology | study of mites |
| singultous | hiccuping; suffering from hiccups |
| thalassography | science of the sea |
| pursuivant | follower or attendant |
| penury | destitution; poverty |
| palewise | (of heraldic charges) oriented vertically |
| sabot | wooden shoe; clog |
| auricomous | having golden or blond hair |
| oculus | round window, especially over main door in church |
| albocracy | government by white people |
| niccolic | made of, like or pertaining to nickel |
| glossology | study of language; study of the tongue |
| nill | to refuse; to be unwilling |
| cylix | shallow cup with long stem |
| allogeneous | different |
| testudinal | of, like or pertaining to tortoises or tortoise |
| lordolatry | worship of nobility |
| advenient | due to outside causes |
| nautics | art of navigation |
| ruction | disturbance; uproar |
| fleam | surgical instrument |
| chirk | cheer |
| consectary | deduction; conclusion or corollary; consequent |
| crural | of or belonging to the leg |
| hyperacusis | abnormally good sense of hearing— |
| carnificine | place of execution; office of the executioner |
| marcella | cotton or linen in twill weave |
| didapper | someone who disappears and bobs up again |
| palaeoanthropology | study of early humans |
| scagliola | stone |
| mulligrubs | a despondent or ill |
| luminist | artist who uses the effects of light; impressionist |
| cacology | bad choice of words or faulty pronunciation |
| desiderium | longing or yearning |
| cynosure | anything that attracts attention; object of interest |
| chartreuse | yellow |
| septentrional | northern; of, like or pertaining to the north |
| burlap | coarse plain |
| brocard | elementary law or principle; canon; axiom; maxim |
| quatorzain | piece of verse having fourteen lines; a sonnet |
| porphyrogeniture | accession of 1st son born after father’s accession |
| theomancy | divination by means of oracles |
| pingo | cone |
| secundogeniture | custom where second |
| kymatology | study of wave motion |
| lyterian | indicating the end of a disease |
| plainstones | flagstone side |
| priapism | constant erection; licentiousness; lewdness |
| chromatoptometer | instrument measuring eyes’ sensitivity to colour |
| cirriped | barnacle or other parasitic crustacean |
| hagiomania | mania for sainthood— |
| satyrism | uncontrolled licentiousness |
| psychrolusia | bathing in cold water |
| falconine | of, like or pertaining to falcons or hawks |
| photophilous | preferring or thriving in lighted conditions |
| huitain | group of eight lines of verse— |
| courante | quick Italian baroque dance involving running steps |
| acerate | of, like or resembling a needle |
| pelmet | fringe or valance for hiding a curtain rod |
| colporteur | peddler of religious tracts and books |
| pterylology | study of distribution of feathers on birds |
| aboutsledge | largest blacksmith’s hammer |
| transept | part of a church off to one side of main structure |
| bottine | small boot |
| deaconing | act of putting best looking goods on top of pile |
| xanthodont | one with yellow teeth |
| myriadth | being a one |
| abnegate | to renounce or repudiate |
| stridulous | squeaky |
| geostrophic | of, like or pertaining to deflection due to effects of Earth’s rotation |
| technophobia | fear of technology |
| acedia | listlessness; sloth |
| throstle | machine for drawing, twisting and winding fibres |
| gallet | to fill in mortar joints with small pebbles |
| tabouret | low stool; embroidery frame |
| ambo | early Christian raised reading desk or pulpit |
| scumble | softening a painting using a dry brush |
| batten | timber used to fasten down a door or hatch |
| schottische | old polka |
| nectarivorous | feeding on nectar |
| cimicide | substance used to kill bed |
| docimology | the art of assaying |
| duumvirate | governing council or body of two individuals |
| abterminal | going from the end inwards |
| tachyphrasia | abnormally rapid or voluble speech |
| paxillose | resembling a small stake |
| theody | hymn in praise of God |
| immiseration | progressive impoverishment or degradation— |
| lucifugous | shunning or avoiding light |
| jus | law; legal right |
| percutaneous | done or applied through the skin |
| foin | to thrust with a sword or spear |
| novena | series of Catholic church services held on nine successive days |
| actinism | action of solar radiation causing chemical change |
| aestheticism | doctrine that beauty is central to other moral principles |
| battology | futile, futile repetition in speech or writing |
| parathesis | apposition; compounding of words without change |
| gravimetrical | of, like or pertaining to measuring by weight |
| soporific | tending to produce sleep |
| bursal | of, like or pertaining to a state’s revenues |
| hydromania | irrational craving for water— |
| tropology | figurative language; moral interpretation of the Bible |
| wanion | ill luck; misfortune |
| wattmeter | instrument for measuring electrical power |
| tectosphere | part of the earth that moves during plate tectonic activity |
| shammel | platform of boards for shovelling unrefined ore upon |
| metallogeny | study of the origin and distribution of metal deposits |
| usucaption | acquisition of property by long usage and enjoyment |
| wantage | deficiency; shortage |
| mercurial | volatile; fluctuating |
| quat | a pimple; an insignificant person |
| bellecism | inclination towards violence; hawkishness |
| kore | ancient Greek statue of a draped maiden |
| tomograph | instrument for viewing section of an object using X |
| mazarine | rich blue or reddish |
| arenoid | sandy; like sand |
| tidology | study of tides |
| ophiomancy | divination by watching snakes |
| manuduction | careful guidance; leading by hand |
| pewfellow | one who occupies the same pew as another |
| zymurgy | branch of chemistry dealing with brewing and distilling |
| raduliform | like a rasp or file |
| limnetic | living in fresh water; pertaining to fresh water |
| holosteric | totally solid— |
| classis | a group; governing body of Reformed churches |
| sylph | airy female spirit or fairy |
| sericterium | silk spinning glands |
| frith | peace; sanctuary |
| sphacelated | necrosed; dark and shrunken |
| tercel | male hawk |
| primatology | study of primates |
| omnigenous | of all kinds |
| oleograph | print in oil |
| sudorous | sweaty |
| pledget | wad of cotton or lint used to dress a wound |
| schryari | old and very loud double |
| mammer | to stammer; to waver; to be undecided |
| telic | expressing purpose; purposive; signifying intention |
| herbescent | growing like an herb— |
| afterpiece | minor piece after a play |
| foraneous | of, like or pertaining to forums |
| habilitate | to equip or finance; to qualify— |
| dasyphyllous | having crowded, thick or woolly leaves |
| kier | bleaching vat |
| rivulation | irregular marks of colour |
| probabiliorism | belief that when in doubt one must choose most likely answer |
| circadian | occurring every 24 hours |
| rhopography | painting in still life |
| curmurring | rumbling or flatulent sound |
| killock | small anchor |
| meuse | space through which animal track passes |
| cyanotype | blueprint |
| oneirology | study of dreams |
| nanocephalous | having an extremely small head |
| phrenesis | delirium; frenzy |
| intercalary | interpolated; inserted between other things— |
| ophiophilist | snake |
| proximo | of next month |
| revolute | rolled back at the edges |
| geognosy | knowledge of the general structure of the earth |
| xenomania | inordinate attachment to foreign things |
| lapideous | stony |
| kakistocracy | government by the worst |
| invitatory | psalm or anthem sung before prayer during church service— |
| cupuliferous | bearing cupules |
| xenoglossia | person’s knowledge of a language never studied |
| brehon | judge or magistrate in ancient Ireland |
| galimatias | nonsense; confused mixture of unrelated things |
| criophore | sculpture of a man carrying a ram |
| pascual | growing on land used for grazing; of, like or pertaining to pastures |
| intercalation | interpolation; insertion between others— |
| philistine | materialistic in outlook; uncultured |
| raddle | flexible rod used to make hurdles or fences |
| obvolvent | enwrapping; curved downward or inward |
| boodle | counterfeit money; funds obtained by corruption |
| pheretrer | keeper of a shrine |
| sparsim | here and there |
| tricolette | silk or rayon knitted fabric |
| ctetology | study of the inheritance of acquired characteristics |
| turbary | right to take peat from another’s ground |
| lithophagous | stone |
| tachistoscope | instrument for rapidly showing images on a screen to test perception |
| anacampserote | something which can bring back a lost love |
| drollery | drollness; comic show; jest |
| Italiot | person of Greek descent dwelling in ancient Italy— |
| imbrue | to wet or moisten— |
| morioplasty | restoration of lost parts of the body |
| dromond | large single |
| distributary | branch of river that flows away from the main stream |
| podocarp | stalk that bears the fruit of a plant |
| dubitative | mood signifying doubt or incertitude |
| neolatry | worship of novelty |
| naricorn | horny termination of a bird’s nostril |
| lido | bathing beach; open |
| sindonology | study of the shroud of Turin |
| orthotropism | vertical growth |
| decollate | to behead; to disorganize |
| oralism | instruction of the deaf through speech rather than sign language |
| bursiculate | resembling a small pouch |
| catabasis | the decline of a disease in a population |
| animadvert | to comment critically on; to censure |
| telespectroscope | instrument for analysing radiation omitted by distant bodies |
| psychopathology | study of mental illness |
| wordbreak | point of division in a word that runs onto the next line |
| bullock | an ox or castrated bull |
| camber | slight arch or convexity to a beam or deck of a ship |
| idioticon | vocabulary of a particular district— |
| metempirical | beyond the scope of knowledge |
| theriatrics | veterinary medicine |
| jolterhead | clumsy oaf; blockhead |
| lumbriciform | shaped like a worm; worm |
| onymatic | of, like or pertaining to names |
| spicaceous | shaped like a spike |
| assuetude | accustomedness; habit |
| decurtate | to curtail, shorten or abbreviate |
| paraclete | advocate or intercessor; the Holy Spirit acting in such a role |
| paneity | the state of being bread |
| forcipate | of, like or pertaining to forceps |
| dulosis | slavery practiced by animals; especially ants |
| inkhornism | pedantic word or expression— |
| macrology | much talk with little to say; redundancy; pleonasm |
| acidimeter | instrument for measuring concentration of acids |
| salsuginous | salty; brackish; growing in salty soil |
| substantialism | belief that there is a real existence underlying phenomena |
| nanization | artificial dwarfing |
| chrismation | sacrament of baptism in Eastern churches |
| sejugate | to separate |
| deictic | directly demonstrating something or some proposition |
| blattnerphone | instrument used to record sound on magnetic tape |
| quadrivial | leading in four directions; concerning a four |
| formication | sensation like ants crawling on the skin |
| planchet | blank metal disc to be stamped as a coin |
| parthophobia | fear of virgins |
| fixity | fixed state; stability; permanence |
| tippet | long black scarf worn by Anglican clergy |
| remuant | restless; fidgety |
| napaea | nymph that inhabits wooded dells |
| bullition | the act of boiling |
| nupson | simpleton; fool |
| demogenic | of, like or pertaining to membership by citizenship rather than kinship |
| falcate | resembling a sickle |
| stithy | blacksmith’s forge or anvil |
| lemures | spirits of the dead |
| florisugent | sucking honey from flowers |
| cartophily | the hobby of collecting cigarette cards |
| quadrivoltine | having four litters in a single year |
| itacism | pronunciation of the Greek letter eta as ‘ee’— |
| yeomanette | old term for a female yeoman in the American naval reserve |
| medius | the middle finger |
| aborning | during birth; while being born |
| postament | frame; pedestal |
| paronomasia | play on words; punning |
| pasigraphy | a system of universal ideographic writing |
| rejectamenta | refuse; excrement |
| monogony | asexual reproduction |
| zitella | young girl; maiden |
| dowlas | coarse linen |
| ard | plough used to scratch top surface of soil |
| fringillaceous | of, like or pertaining to finches |
| statant | heraldic animal standing in profile with all feet on the ground |
| mormal | inflamed sore |
| demegoric | of, like or pertaining to demagogues or demagogic speech |
| amorce | percussion cap for a toy pistol |
| fucivorous | eating seaweed |
| reflet | iridescent or metallic lustre |
| unciform | shaped like a hook |
| myograph | instrument for recording muscular contractions |
| sepicolous | dwelling in hedges |
| russet | reddish brown |
| securiform | shaped like an axe |
| filaceous | composed of threads |
| krobylos | tuft of hair on the top of the head |
| quotuple | what multiple |
| trichogenous | producing hair |
| maieutic | bringing out latent thoughts; socratic |
| tesserarian | of, like or pertaining to dice games |
| pragmatica | royal edict that has the force of law |
| morkin | animal that has died by accident |
| quarterland | ancient land division on the Isle of Man |
| macropodine | of, like or pertaining to kangaroos |
| theophorous | having the name of a god; derived from a god’s name |
| terminative | indicating motion up to or time until |
| terrella | magnetic model of the earth |
| byre | a cow barn |
| windcheater | windproof jacket |
| syllabub | anything frothy or insubstantial |
| panpsychism | theory that all nature has a psychic side |
| translative | indicating process of change or movement through |
| polverine | glass |
| sorosis | women’s club |
| ligulate | resembling or shaped like a strap |
| coulometer | instrument measuring amount of substance released in electrolysis |
| whin | gorse; furze |
| pistology | branch of theology concerned with faith |
| platurous | flat |
| pyroscope | instrument for measuring intensity of radiant heat |
| kitthoge | left |
| zoodynamics | dynamics of animal bodies |
| hippocras | medieval hot spiced wine— |
| fiberscope | instrument using fiberoptics to examine inaccessible areas |
| gorget | piece of armour for the throat |
| trophology | study of nutrition |
| hydrargyrism | mercury poisoning— |
| succour | to aid in distress |
| periotic | around the ear |
| hydrotimeter | instrument for measuring water hardness— |
| tyroma | cheese |
| donné | basic assumption or axiom; basic principle of an artwork |
| planchette | board or similar tool used in interpreting spirit messages |
| calvary | experience of intense mental suffering |
| rescript | answer of pope or emperor to any legal question; edict or decree |
| fluke | part of an anchor that fastens in the ground |
| stereometer | instrument for measuring specific gravity |
| terriginous | earth |
| literation | representation of sounds by letters |
| somatasthenia | weakness of the body |
| paragnosis | skill in matters immune to scientific investigation |
| postern | back door or gate; small private door |
| blackmaster | undertaker |
| shend | to destroy; to ruin; to disgrace; to corrupt |
| jackyard | spar used to spread the foot of a gaff |
| crebrous | frequent |
| tontine | annuity scheme where benefits increase as members die |
| thaumaturgy | performing of miracles |
| twixt | between |
| climatarchic | presiding over a climate or region of the earth |
| gametogenesis | formation of gametes |
| pyrogenous | produced by or producing heat or fever |
| unctuous | slimy; oily; greasy; offensively suave and smug |
| definiens | word or words used in a dictionary definition |
| libertinage | debauchery |
| lubritorium | service station |
| morphinomania | habitual craving or desire for morphine |
| planipennate | having flat; broad wings |
| homiliary | book of sermons— |
| sponsion | act of becoming surety for another |
| filipendulous | hanging by or strung on a thread |
| ulatrophy | atrophy of the gums |
| athenaeum | literary or scientific association |
| Momus | satirist; critic |
| barracan | fine silk cloth |
| kern | part of typeface letter that sticks out beyond its body |
| oomancy | divination using eggs |
| strepsis | twisting |
| fasti | record or register |
| whinyard | short sword |
| spermatorrhoea | frequent and involuntary ejaculation |
| limax | slug |
| uberous | yielding an abundance of milk; abounding |
| haemathermal | warm |
| dacryops | wateriness of the eyes |
| dolent | mourning; doleful |
| castellated | having battlements or turrets |
| totitive | number less than and prime to another |
| geloscopy | fortune |
| anadromous | fish which ascend rivers to spawn |
| colliform | shaped like or resembling a neck |
| lucigen | lamp burning oil mixed with air in a spray |
| neophobe | one who fears change or novelty |
| airscrew | aircraft propeller |
| syncrasy | combination |
| quarion | candle |
| filiopietistic | marked by excessive veneration of ancestors |
| representamen | the product of representation |
| agyiophobia | fear of crossing busy streets |
| fluvialist | one stressing the role of rivers in explanation |
| papuliferous | pimply; bearing or pertaining to pimples |
| stanniferous | bearing tin |
| drageoir | box for holding sweetmeats |
| microlith | very small stone tool |
| instrumental | indicating means by which— |
| odoriferous | emitting a usually pleasant smell |
| gauffer | to make pleats or ripples in material |
| metachronism | an error of dating an event too late |
| farrow | to give birth to piglets |
| philotherianism | love of animals |
| catasta | scaffold or stage for torture or selling slaves |
| cofferdam | narrow vacant space between two bulkheads of a ship |
| tramontane | beyond the mountains; foreign; uncivilized |
| Christolatry | worship of Christ |
| droguet | ribbed woollen dress fabric |
| cataphysical | unnatural |
| hamulus | a small hook or hook |
| winterbourne | intermittent spring of water |
| appendant | attached to; hanging from; adjunct |
| kibe | chapped area of skin |
| schola | church choir led by a cantor |
| nutant | nodding; drooping |
| whilom | formerly; once; former |
| fibrilliform | shaped like a small fibre |
| revirescent | growing young or strong again |
| anosmia | lack or loss of sense of smell |
| prefulgent | extremely bright |
| pressible | able to be pressed |
| indumentum | total body covering of hair, fur or feathers— |
| systematology | study of systems |
| ramage | boughs of a tree |
| dodoism | stupid remark |
| tonus | normal elasticity of healthy muscle at rest |
| quidditative | quirky; eccentric |
| zygology | science of joining and fastening |
| cosmotheism | the belief that identifies God with the cosmos |
| doxographer | compiler of opinions of philosophers |
| sudor | sweat |
| docimasy | scrutiny; assaying; application of tests |
| chirm | collective term for goldfinches |
| wallydrag | feeble or worthless person or animal |
| stillatory | still; distillery |
| anthropolith | fossilized human skeleton |
| aberdevine | alternate name for the siskin |
| larvicide | killing of larvae |
| quinquefarious | arranged in five rows |
| biobibliography | annotated biographical bibliography |
| rake | the inclination of a mast or another part of a ship |
| lazaretto | hospital for lepers |
| coinstantaneous | simultaneous; at the same time |
| lucent | shining; bright |
| panegyricon | collection of sermons for Orthodox church festivals |
| knurl | small excrescence or protuberance; to make knurls on |
| germicide | substance that kills germs |
| chapbook | small independently produced popular book |
| deipotent | having godlike power |
| calligram | design using the letters of a word |
| subvention | granting of money in aid |
| handspike | bar used as a lever— |
| bismer | shame; disgrace; scorn |
| cortinate | like a cobweb |
| lanuginose | downy; covered with fine soft hair |
| plectile | woven or plaited |
| yogibogeybox | materials used by a spiritualist |
| immunopathology | study of immunity to disease— |
| lavatory | wash |
| meatus | opening of a passage or canal |
| podex | rump; anal region |
| lunula | Bronze Age crescent necklace; white part of fingernail base |
| mutchkin | old unit of liquid measurement equal to ¾ of an imperial pint |
| frondescence | the formation of leaves |
| hylotomous | wood |
| sottoportico | covered passage or alley under the overhanging first floor of a building |
| xylocarp | hard and woody fruit |
| cambresine | fine linen fabric |
| pediluvium | foot bath |
| pseudolalia | incoherence of speech |
| drapetomania | intense desire to run away from home |
| Priapean | of, like or pertaining to male reproductive power; phallic |
| belonoid | shaped like a needle |
| chasmogamy | opening of a flower in order to be fertilized |
| diffract | to break up into segments or portions |
| caritative | generous; charitable |
| zeroable | able to be omitted from a sentence without any loss of meaning |
| lunistice | time when moon is farthest north or south each month |
| foulard | soft lightweight plain |
| rhema | word; verb |
| hygrostat | machine for regulating humidity of air— |
| cypseline | of, like or pertaining to swifts |
| bolthead | straight |
| waits | musicians employed to play on ceremonial occasions |
| thermology | study of heat |
| pullulate | to swarm; to teem; to breed freely; to sprout |
| pandemian | vulgar; sensual |
| rath | prehistoric hill fort |
| serific | silk |
| talar | ankle |
| coteau | uplands; higher ground of a region |
| plumbless | incapable of being sounded |
| solarism | excessive use of solar myths in explaining mythology |
| cyaneous | sky blue |
| kentledge | pig |
| cromlech | prehistoric stone circle |
| whithersoever | to any place whatsoever |
| polypod | many |
| prochronism | assigning a date to an event earlier than actual |
| pseudochronism | error in dating |
| cicatrization | scarification; production of marks upon |
| cariole | light open carriage |
| pessimum | point at which any condition is least favourable |
| mantelletta | knee |
| urceolate | shaped like a pitcher |
| simplex | figure with minimum number of vertices |
| ambit | circuit; scope; compass; confines |
| stevedorage | fee levied for loading and unloading cargo |
| oleaginous | oily, fawning or sycophantic |
| martext | ignorant preacher |
| sporran | ornamental pouch worn in front of kilt |
| metaplasm | alteration in spelling of a word |
| bulimy | extreme hunger |
| malmsey | sweet perfumed wine |
| parataxis | organization of clauses without connectives |
| immeability | state of being impassable or impermeable— |
| trahison | treachery; treason |
| phonesis | production of speech sounds |
| thermokinematics | study of motion of heat |
| isobront | line connecting points of simultaneous storm development—isocephaly |
| antarchy | opposition to government; anarchy |
| proxenete | procurer; marriage broker |
| castaneous | chestnut |
| sociocracy | government by society as a whole |
| insulse | lacking wit; dull; stupid; insipid— |
| copromania | obsession with feces |
| ataraxia | tranquility; freedom from anxiety; stoicism |
| onocrotal | old term for the pelican |
| pallid | pale; wan |
| dijudicate | to judge; to decide |
| udometer | instrument for measuring rainfall |
| strabotomy | surgical removal of a squint |
| archididascalian | of, like or pertaining to headmasters |
| farrier | one who shoes horses or cares for horses |
| sough | to sigh or murmur as the wind does |
| tesseratomy | division into four parts |
| mugient | bellowing; braying |
| prosodemic | contagious; infectious |
| jow | to ring a bell; a stroke of a bell |
| gyve | to fetter; to shackle |
| cimelia | treasures in storage |
| delative | indicating motion downward |
| tractile | ductile; able to be drawn out |
| molossus | verse foot of three long syllables |
| transumption | transcription; transference; translation |
| freestone | building stone difficult to split into layers |
| actinograph | instrument used to calculate time of photographic exposure |
| nephroid | kidney |
| necrotic | undergoing death of part of the body |
| ophthalmometer | instrument for measuring the eye |
| crupper | strap of saddle that passes beneath horse’s tail; armour for horse’s flanks |
| pseudoblepsis | imaginary or false vision; hallucination |
| niello | ornamenting metal by placing black compound in engravings |
| obtund | to blunt or dull; to deaden |
| pedicular | of, like or pertaining to lice |
| plumulate | downy |
| monosy | separation of parts normally fused |
| parthenolatry | worship of the Virgin Mary |
| polythalamous | having many chambers |
| remora | delay; obstacle |
| gnomon | upright rod of a sundial |
| nucivorous | nut |
| parament | rich decoration, hanging or robe |
| intercostal | between the ribs— |
| lea | arable land left fallow or used for pasture |
| railophone | telephone installed in a train |
| carking | imposing great hardship or strain |
| urogenous | producing or produced in urine |
| splenetic | marked by bad temper or spite; melancholy |
| pasquilant | lampooner |
| odorivector | substance producing an odour |
| parallax | seeming change of object position due to observer moving |
| albugineous | like the white of an eye or an egg; white |
| superincumbent | resting on top; overlying; overhanging |
| statuvolism | mesmerism; hypnotism |
| keckle | to protect by binding with rope |
| onomastic | of, like or pertaining to a name or signature |
| lepidopterous | having four wings, such as a moth or butterfly |
| bilious | ill |
| xilinous | of, like or pertaining to cotton |
| meconology | study of or treatise concerning opium |
| scotoscope | instrument for detecting objects in darkness |
| myomancy | divination from the movements of mice |
| homiletics | the art of preaching— |
| rhomboid | shaped like a parallelogram |
| izzard | archaic name for the letter Z— |
| paroemia | proverb; adage |
| gleed | hot coal; burning ember |
| perruquier | wigmaker |
| strappado | form of torture in which victim is left dangling from a rope |
| stiction | frictional force occurring when surfaces set together |
| drugget | coarse durable wool fabric |
| cambist | person skilled in the science of financial exchange |
| seguidilla | Spanish folk dance |
| novercaphobia | fear of one’s stepmother |
| autotropic | growing in a straight line |
| nieve | hand or fist |
| geocarpy | the production or ripening of fruit underground |
| palative | pleasing to the taste or to the palate |
| hortulan | of, like or pertaining to gardens— |
| decalvant | removing hair; depilatory |
| sideromancy | divination using stars; divination by burning straws |
| photopia | vision in bright light |
| stolon | runner or shoot from base of a plant |
| mortiferous | death |
| interstitial | of, like or pertaining to the space between things— |
| réseau | network of lines used in star photographs |
| astromancy | divination using stars |
| digitigrade | walking on the toes alone |
| hiant | gaping— |
| ternary | in threes; having three components; having three as a base |
| symploce | repetition of word at start of one and end of next clause |
| muliebrile | womanly; feminine |
| plexure | network; web; interweaving |
| logopedics | speech therapy |
| slangwhang | to assail with violent or abusive language |
| chirognomy | divination by studying the hands |
| chronomancy | divination by means of time |
| colloquy | speaking together; mutual discourse |
| hoplite | a heavily armed Greek foot soldier— |
| osmics | scientific study of smells |
| femicide | killing of a woman |
| nauseant | producing nausea |
| worsification | the composition of bad poetry |
| longanimity | forbearance; patience |
| trinoctial | lasting three nights |
| chamfer | to channel or make furrows upon; to bevel |
| dysgenics | the study of racial degeneration |
| circumcrescent | growing around; above or over |
| plumbiferous | bearing or yielding lead |
| pastose | painted thickly |
| arrogate | to claim unduly as one’s own; to ascribe |
| hysterogenic | causing hysteria— |
| demonetise | to deprive of monetary value; to withdraw from circulation |
| tauriform | having the form of a bull |
| complicant | overlapping |
| forecabin | cabin in fore part of ship |
| dispone | to set in order; dispose |
| cultch | flooring of an oyster |
| trendle | flat rounded baker’s vessel |
| castory | brown colour; brown dye derived from beaver pelts |
| legatine | of, like or pertaining to a legate |
| orography | description of mountains |
| cromnyomancy | divination using onions |
| nodose | having knots or nodules; knotty |
| obeliscolychny | lighthouse |
| thalassometer | instrument for measuring tides |
| recrudescence | a resurgence after a period of abatement |
| liquate | to melt; to subject to liquation |
| privity | privacy; secrecy; secret or confidential conversation |
| roulade | melodic embellishment sung to one syllable |
| mizzenmast | mast aft or next aft of the mainmast in a ship |
| turnverein | athletic club |
| pridian | of, like or pertaining to yesterday |
| phatic | using speech for social reasons or to communicate feelings |
| strickle | tool used to sharpen a scythe; template |
| pessary | suppository inserted into the vagina |
| spintherism | seeing of sparks before the eyes |
| gibbet | gallows |
| cillosis | spasm or twitch in the upper eyelid |
| revest | reinstate; reinvest |
| susurrus | murmuring; whisper; rustling |
| hippiatrics | study of diseases of horses— |
| lauds | prayer service held at dawn following matins |
| ornithophobia | fear of birds |
| cytology | study of living cells |
| cyathiform | shaped like a cup |
| alecost | costmary, an herb used in flavouring ale |
| pliofilm | thin waterproof transparent sheet used for packaging |
| cabriole | curved furniture leg ending in a ball; exuberant dance or caper |
| garnetiferous | bearing garnets |
| quaquaversal | facing or bending all ways |
| cepaceous | smelling or tasting of garlic or onion |
| inimical | hostile; harmful— |
| suffibulum | veil worn by vestal virgins prior to their sacrifice |
| cannikin | small can or drinking vessel |
| morris | vigorous English dance performed by costumed men |
| polarchy | government by many people; polyarchy |
| annulose | ringed; composed of rings |
| stupulose | downy |
| parbreak | to vomit |
| accubation | reclining as on a couch |
| praepostor | prefect of a school |
| tonitruous | thundering |
| querl | to twist; to curl |
| dilettante | dabbler or lover of fine arts |
| dramaturgy | art of producing and staging dramatic works |
| inquiline | living with another; dwelling in another creature’s lair— |
| paromology | concession of opponent’s point to strengthen one’s own point |
| glutinous | gluey; sticky |
| parenticide | killing or killer of one’s parents |
| congiary | gift distributed amongst the people or soldiers |
| latebricole | living in holes |
| whang | a leather thong; a thick slice |
| substractor | detractor |
| tetramorph | artistic representation of the four evangelists in one figure |
| pace | contrary to the opinion of; in respectful disagreement with |
| agonistics | art and theory of prize |
| ovigerous | bearing eggs |
| chthonophagia | eating dirt |
| procellous | stormy |
| sacristy | room in church where sacred objects are kept |
| harn | coarse linen— |
| caduceator | herald; messenger |
| osophy | belief or doctrine |
| hydrophilous | loving or preferring water— |
| mulct | to swindle; to obtain by fraud |
| lunette | crescent |
| irroration | watering a plant with discharge of a sick person— |
| dado | large wooden moulding along bottom of wall |
| bibliopoly | bookselling |
| accessit | prize for students in second place; honourable mention |
| mollities | softness; softening |
| rotocracy | government by those who control rotten boroughs |
| gonalgia | knee pain |
| achor | eruption or scab on the head |
| ouroboros | snake eating own tail symbolizing totality or completion |
| jurimetrics | application of scientific methods to legal problems |
| bovicide | slaughter of cattle; one who kills cattle |
| aerophilately | collecting of air |
| sepometer | instrument for measuring septic matter in the air |
| maxillary | of, like or pertaining to a jaw |
| corsetier | corset maker |
| hierolatry | worship of saints or sacred things— |
| gemmology | study of gems and jewels |
| quidnunc | busybody; one keenly interested in gossip |
| morganatic | of, like or pertaining to a marriage between those of unequal rank |
| theodicy | defense of goodness in view of the existence of evil |
| preterite | signifying past time or a completed action |
| scrobiculate | pitted |
| jetavator | control surface for deflecting rocket exhaust |
| olfactible | able to be smelled |
| fanion | small flag used in surveying |
| aphidicide | killer of aphids |
| jabot | lace frill worn on shirt or dress front |
| brach | female hunting hound |
| acanthous | spiny; prickly |
| seicento | style of art in Italy in the seventeenth century |
| xiphophyllous | having sword |
| skysail | sail above the royal sail |
| oscillometer | instrument for measuring ship’s rollings |
| idolothyte | sacrifice presented to an idol— |
| jejune | lacking interest or significance; dull or insipid; dry; empty |
| tegulated | composed of plates overlapping like tiles |
| trammel | device used to hold pots and pans over a fire |
| jess | ringed strap tied to leg of falcon or hawk |
| padrone | innkeeper; employer |
| tisane | infusion of herbs or flowers |
| bocking | smoked herring |
| sciophilous | thriving in or loving shady conditions |
| dysania | having a hard time waking up in the morning |
| nimbose | cloudy |
| jessant | in heraldry, overlying |
| rulley | flat four |
| minimuscular | tiny |
| tenebrose | dark; gloomy |
| pedagogics | study of teaching |
| suppedaneum | support under foot of crucified person |
| stack | old unit of measure for firewood equal to 108 cubic feet |
| bodkin | small tool for pricking holes; small dagger |
| sporulation | formation or production of spores |
| apostil | marginal note |
| scavage | refuse scavenged from the roads |
| hierophobia | fear of sacred things— |
| rutidosis | wrinkling |
| postface | concluding note added to end of written work |
| rheotropism | change in orientation or location of an organism due to running water |
| mariculture | cultivation of aquatic flora and fauna |
| urbicolous | dwelling in cities |
| libellant | one who brings a charge of libel |
| outremer | area beyond the sea; overseas |
| nivellate | to level or plane |
| pteryla | patch or clump of feathers on a bird |
| chromatocracy | government by rulers of a particular skin colour |
| stenopaeic | with a narrow opening |
| retrograde | moving or directed backwards; degenerating; inverse |
| hygrometer | instrument for measuring air moisture— |
| bastle | fortified house with vaulted ground floor |
| orology | study of mountains |
| stapediform | shaped like a stirrup |
| diathesis | particular condition of body or mind; predisposing factor |
| lexicology | study of words and their meanings |
| quatrain | stanza of four lines of verse |
| mistigris | variation of poker where blank card can have any value |
| dubiety | doubtfulness |
| rangiferine | of, like or pertaining to or like reindeer |
| janitrix | a female janitor |
| bathykolpian | deep |
| syntectic | having the quality of melting or dissolving |
| synchoresis | concession made for the sake of more effective retort |
| diurnation | hibernating or sleeping during daylight |
| kora | musical instrument similar to a harp |
| wordish | verbose |
| palingenesis | new birth; reincarnation; second creation |
| claudent | closing; ending; confining |
| hyoid | having a “U” shape— |
| theotherapy | faith healing |
| ket | carrion; matted wool |
| monoxylon | canoe made from one log |
| sadogue | fat; easy |
| zugzwang | chess blockade |
| butyric | of, like or pertaining to butter |
| noology | science of the intellect |
| jural | of, like or pertaining to the law |
| cohyponym | word which is one of multiple hyponyms of another word |
| homomerous | possessing similar parts or components— |
| cypress | silk or cotton gauze fabric, usually black |
| juglandaceous | of, like or pertaining to walnuts |
| achene | small one |
| pseudaesthesia | imaginary feeling or sensation |
| lipography | accidental omission of letter or syllable in wrting |
| osteophone | device used to allow deaf to hear sounds through the cranium |
| penacute | having an acute accent on the penultimate syllable; paroxytone |
| ruelle | space between bed and wall |
| jaculiferous | having arrow |
| filicide | killing of one’s own child |
| adversative | word or phrase expressing opposition |
| wiredraw | to reduce fluid pressure by passing it through a small orifice |
| keelhaul | to punish by dragging under keel of ship |
| salutary | producing good effects; beneficial |
| kinetheodolite | theodolite used in tracking missiles and satellites |
| acrotism | absence of pulsing |
| bindle | blanket roll |
| trouvaille | a fortunate find |
| theocentrism | belief that God is central fact of existence |
| fardage | wood placed in bottom of ship to keep cargo dry |
| arbrolatry | worship of start |
| deray | to go wild; to derange |
| kyloe | small long |
| imparlance | delay in pleading for amicable adjustment— |
| tonetics | study of pronunciation |
| synechiology | continuity or union of all things |
| cuvette | shallow dish for holding liquids |
| phytophilous | fond of plants |
| seiche | periodic side |
| oblate | layman living in a religious community under modified rule |
| ahull | with sails furled and helm lashed to the lee |
| secateurs | pruning |
| hypotaxis | dependent construction— |
| amanuensis | one employed to write from dictation |
| mountenance | amount; distance |
| percale | closely woven lightweight cloth |
| neritic | belonging to the shallow waters near land |
| beloid | shaped like an arrow |
| anabiosis | return to life after apparent death |
| dogcart | light two |
| mozzetta | short cape with ornamental hood worn by Catholic prelates |
| horography | art of constructing sundials or clocks— |
| lugsail | four |
| fusee | spindle in a watch on which the chain is wound |
| pornomania | obsession with pornography |
| trimacular | having three spots or marks |
| progeria | second childhood; disease of premature aging |
| margaritomancy | divination using pearls |
| sullage | filth; refuse; sewage; scum; silt |
| queenite | a queen’s partisan |
| spelter | zinc |
| berceuse | lullaby |
| spinneret | silk |
| subrident | smiling |
| tarantella | fast violent Italian folk dance |
| intromit | to introduce; to admit; to insert— |
| picaresque | of, like or pertaining or pertaining to rogues or roguish behaviour |
| trierarchy | obligation of fitting out ships |
| subalary | beneath the wings |
| akeratophorous | not horned |
| theopneustic | divinely inspired |
| contredanse | folk dance in which two lines of couples face each other |
| inexpiable | that which cannot be expiated or atoned for— |
| nubilate | to obscure |
| ferulaceous | like a cane or reed |
| rodomontade | bluster; boasting; bragging speech |
| tentation | experiment by trial and error |
| lotic | associated with or living in running water |
| atony | muscular weakness |
| opificer | artificer |
| langlauf | cross |
| bibelot | trinket; miniature book of elegant design |
| umbiliciform | shaped like a navel |
| colonoscope | instrument for viewing the colon |
| zoodikers | an exclamation |
| premotion | divine impulse determining the will |
| barbarocracy | government by barbarians |
| toman | myriad; ten thousand |
| britska | open four |
| messianism | belief in a single messiah or saviour |
| omnigatherum | miscellaneous assemblage or collection |
| pediment | triangular structure crowning front of a Greek building |
| hypostasis | basis; foundation; essence— |
| diachoretic | laxative |
| nephograph | instrument for photographing clouds |
| zumbooruk | small cannon carried on the back of a camel |
| bionergy | vital essence or force |
| dirigible | able to be directed |
| lar | local god of a house |
| periaster | point in orbit of a body in which it is nearest to a specified star |
| sipe | to percolate or ooze through |
| shoddy | woollen fabric made from rags |
| swipple | striking part of a flail |
| aba | garment of camel or goat hair; camel or goat |
| trimerous | having the parts in threes |
| purpureal | purple |
| xiphosuran | horseshoe crab |
| polyergic | having many functions |
| misology | hatred of reason or knowledge |
| polariscope | instrument for detecting polarized light |
| bellonion | mechanical instrument combining trumpets and drums |
| mournival | set of four things |
| facetiae | term for books of inappropriate or lewd nature |
| interramification | interweaving of branches— |
| diacope | deep wound or incision |
| teratogenic | producing monsters or abnormal growth |
| lobcock | bumpkin, boor or lout |
| hariolate | to divine; to foretell— |
| celation | concealment |
| miniaturist | one who paints miniature pictures |
| borsella | instrument for shaping glass vessels |
| phoenicopter | flamingo |
| alphitomancy | divination using loaves of barley |
| micropodal | having extremely small feet |
| loxodromy | study of sailing along rhumb |
| jumar | mountaineering clip that grips rope when weight is applied |
| riffler | small file with curved ends used in woodworking |
| wack | old name for decomposed basalt |
| thanatology | study of death and its customs |
| forficate | forked; like scissors |
| agist | to charge with a public burden; to take in to graze for payment |
| malleiform | shaped like a hammer |
| scuttlebutt | cask of drinking water aboard a ship; rumour, idle gossip |
| pendent | hanging; drooping; dangling |
| pallasethesia | sense of vibration |
| kerasine | horny; made of horn |
| spinthariscope | instrument for visually detecting alpha particles |
| spondulicks | available money; funds |
| serge | strong twilled worsted |
| distributive | indicating separate members of a group, one at a time |
| radix | root; root |
| scholasticate | preparatory college for those intending to enter Catholic order |
| miticide | agent which kills mites |
| linaceous | of, like or pertaining to flax |
| saxifragous | breaking stone |
| lunation | lunar month; interval between successive new moons |
| rumchunder | fine silk |
| ovibovine | of, like or pertaining to musk |
| lethologica | inability to remember the right word |
| falsidical | conveying a meaning that is false |
| prebendal | of, like or pertaining to stipends issued by a church |
| fuliguline | of, like or pertaining to sea ducks |
| paedocracy | government by children; paedarchy |
| resiniferous | bearing resin |
| diablerie | magic; sorcery; mischief |
| porosis | knitting together of broken bones |
| trammel | tool used for drawing ellipses |
| assentation | insincere or glib assent |
| ischaemia | lack of blood in a part of the body due to an obstruction— |
| tercet | group of three rhyming lines |
| martlet | heraldic representation of a bird without feet |
| dosiology | the study of doses |
| pucelle | maid; virgin |
| toran | arched gateway or garland of flowers |
| corbeau | blackish green |
| ptosis | drooping of the upper eyelid |
| metallogenic | metal occurring as an ore as opposed to in rocks |
| acescence | becoming sour; souring; turning of milk |
| ombré | shadowy; shaded; dusky |
| triglyph | architectural ornament of tablet bearing two V |
| spelean | cave |
| giaour | one who does not follow the Islamic faith; unbeliever |
| arctophily | study of teddy bears |
| tiffany | transparent silk |
| harmonometer | instrument measuring harmonic relations of sounds— |
| rhynchodont | having a toothed beak |
| lineament | distinctive feature or characteristic |
| carniferous | bearing flesh; fleshy |
| anteambulo | usher |
| genetrix | mother; female ancestor |
| melopepon | any of various kinds of squash |
| icteritious | jaundiced; yellow— |
| duniwassal | a Scottish gentleman |
| kaleidophone | instrument for demonstrating sound waves by lines of light |
| seminative | producing growth |
| bialate | two |
| siderism | belief that the stars influence human affairs |
| druxy | having decayed spots concealed by healthy wood |
| orthopter | ornithopter; flying machine with moving wings |
| petrissage | massage by longitudinal rubbing and lateral squeezing |
| slantindicular | slanting; oblique |
| agrestic | of the fields; rural; unpolished |
| parabolist | teller of parables |
| contrist | to sadden |
| forel | parchment for covering books |
| anthropoglot | animal with human tongue; animal capable of speech |
| amoret | love sonnet or song |
| palamate | having webbed feet |
| graphophobia | fear of writing |
| atrous | jet black |
| myriacanthous | having many prickles |
| cosmosophy | knowledge of the cosmos |
| barmkin | battlement or turret on the outer wall of a castle |
| paroemiology | study of proverbs |
| trepanation | cutting open the skull |
| alkalimeter | instrument for measuring strength of alkalines |
| demology | study of human behaviour |
| weatherometer | instrument for measuring weather |
| pointillism | use of separate dots of pure colour rather than blends |
| gossypine | cottony |
| retiracy | seclusion; enough to retire on |
| clinophobia | fear of staying in bed |
| roodge | to push or lift with effort |
| polarimeter | instrument for measuring polarised light |
| filemot | dead |
| planish | to polish; to flatten |
| logos | divine rational principle |
| russel | ribbed cotton and wool |
| ruthful | piteous; sorrowful |
| septimanal | weekly |
| tensiometer | instrument for measuring tension |
| musicaster | a mediocre musician |
| tempera | painting using white of egg instead of oil |
| demonocracy | government by demons or evil forces |
| trabecula | small bar or rod |
| xeroradiography | process for taking permanent pictures of X |
| irascent | becoming enraged or angry— |
| acervate | heaped; clustered |
| pollinigerous | pollen |
| calicular | like a chalice or cup |
| superhumeral | ecclesiastical garment worn over the shoulders |
| hypophrenia | weakness of mental facilities— |
| zygomorphic | bilaterally symmetrical |
| quercitron | yellowish pigment derived from bark of a variety of oak |
| logicaster | a petty logician |
| saginate | to fatten animals |
| linguiform | shaped like a tongue |
| sacerdotal | priestly; pertaining to priestly interests |
| bonification | paying of bonus or reward |
| penecontemporaneous | of geological processes occurring immediately after deposition |
| recreant | craven; false; apostate |
| williwaw | sudden squall, tumult or disturbance |
| whistler | mythical bird whose whistle is fatal to the listener |
| tinctumutation | change of colour |
| urenology | study of rust molds |
| polytheism | belief in multiple deities |
| detort | to untwist; to twist the other way |
| quotha | expression of surprise or contempt |
| homophyly | resemblance due to common ancestry— |
| xanthic | yellow; yellowish |
| psychrophilic | thriving in cold temperatures |
| contravallation | fortification built around besieged place |
| catenarian | of, like or pertaining to chains |
| abb | yarn used for warp |
| yogh | letter in Middle English representing y or ‘hh’ sound |
| calefacient | warming; anything that warms |
| rejoinder | sharp and clever answer |
| sanguine | optimistic; having a bright complexion |
| tumbrel | old instrument of punishment like a pillory |
| castrametation | the art of designing a camp |
| philosophaster | amateur or superficial philosopher |
| crateriform | cup |
| fragor | a crash |
| canary | lively Renaissance courtly dance |
| deliquesce | to melt into liquid by absorbing moisture |
| sphyrelaton | metalwork done with hammers |
| aliquant | number dividing into another with a remainder |
| thelemic | allowing people to do as they wish |
| dolmen | prehistoric structure or tomb of unhewn stones |
| kinematics | study of motion |
| goetic | of, like or pertaining to black magic |
| ichthyoid | fishlike— |
| bryology | the study of mosses and liverworts |
| penates | household gods of a Roman family |
| unseel | to unsew the eyes of |
| paramedian | near the middle line |
| workerist | one who supports worker’s rights |
| benthic | of, like or pertaining to the depths of the ocean |
| pharyngoscope | instrument for inspecting the pharynx |
| compaternity | spiritual relationship between child’s parents and godparents |
| pixilated | bemused; bewildered; intoxicated |
| kritarchy | government by judges |
| oryctomancy | divination using excavated objects |
| messaline | soft lightweight silk with a satin weave |
| lepidopterology | study of butterflies and moths |
| iridian | having or suggestive of the colours of a rainbow— |
| gauss | unit of magnetic flux density equal to 1/10000 tesla |
| psychrometer | instrument for measuring dryness of the atmosphere |
| orobathymetric | of, like or pertaining to map showing submerged heights and sea depths |
| monoculture | growing of one agricultural crop only |
| tholoid | dome |
| durometer | instrument for measuring hardness of substances |
| harl | barb of feather used to make artificial fishing fly— |
| dactylology | study of sign language |
| custos | guardian, custodian or keeper, especially of convents or monasteries |
| souterrain | underground chamber; earth |
| snell | quick; keen; sharp |
| wimble | instrument for boring holes; gimlet; auger |
| stagiary | law student |
| secern | to discriminate or distinguish; to secrete |
| jugate | side by side; in pairs; overlapping |
| tog | unit of measurement for insulation properties of fabric |
| cabas | woman’s work basket or handbag |
| jimswinger | a frock coat |
| photodromy | motion towards light |
| delphically | enigmatically; obscurely |
| causidical | of, like or pertaining to those who plead legal cases |
| subdolous | crafty |
| indue | to supply; to endow— |
| philogyny | love of women |
| melton | strong and smooth heavy woollen cloth |
| sapiential | providing wisdom |
| sepelible | that may be buried |
| posnet | small cooking pot with feet and handle |
| morology | nonsense |
| bibulous | addicted to alcohol |
| ophthalmophobia | fear of being stared at |
| asonia | deafness to specific pitches of sound |
| circumambagious | roundabout in speech |
| orleans | interwoven cotton and worsted |
| posology | science of quantity or dosage |
| organon | method of investigation; logical technique or system |
| midlenting | custom of giving gifts to parents on mid |
| clinkstone | type of igneous rock that rings when struck |
| chronostichon | chronogrammatic line or stanza |
| mathematicaster | minor or inferior mathematician |
| mycosis | disease due to the growth of a fungus |
| anaerectic | destructive |
| reclinate | bent down or back |
| tocodynamometer | instrument for measuring uterine contractions during childbirth |
| mappemond | map of the world |
| cruset | goldsmith’s crucible |
| thooid | like a wolf |
| molimen | great effort, especially in performing natural functions |
| pluripresence | presence in multiple places at one time |
| lac | dark red transparent resin used to make shellac |
| filoselle | coarse floss silk |
| reliction | recession of sea leaving bare land |
| subulate | awl |
| monanthous | having only a single flower |
| fustian | pretentious writing or speech |
| hamshackle | to fetter; to restrain— |
| plutonomy | economics |
| symblepharon | adhesion of the eyelid to the eyeball |
| quiniferous | yielding quinine |
| zygoma | bony arch on the side of the skull |
| saw | saying or proverb |
| scaphoid | boat |
| wordbound | unable to find expression in words |
| herm | head or bust of Hermes with a big wang on a square base— |
| chronosynchronicity | presentation of all stages of a person’s life in a single piece of art |
| familic | pertaining to a family; domestic |
| piedroit | square pillar attached to wall, lacking both base and capital |
| nephalism | total abstinence from alcoholic drinks |
| flânerie | idling; strolling about aimlessly |
| culet | flat back or base of a gemstone |
| tressilate | to quiver |
| primitial | of, like or pertaining to first fruits; primeval |
| balbutient | stammering |
| squarsonocracy | government by landholding clergymen |
| pterography | treatise or description of feathers |
| fustilarian | a term of abuse |
| quarl | large curved brick or tile used to support melting pot |
| pomander | ball of perfumes |
| leptochrous | abnormally thick |
| zygon | connecting bar |
| sideroscope | instrument using magnets to detect presence of iron |
| postliminy | right of returned exiles to resume former status |
| hygeiolatry | excessive devotion to health— |
| feckless | feeble; helpless; futile; ineffectual |
| pasquinade | to lampoon; a lampoon |
| potamology | study of rivers |
| tregetour | juggler; trickster; deceiver |
| multisonant | producing many or very loud sounds |
| pall | covering cloth laid upon Communion chalice |
| marigenous | produced by or in the sea |
| ait | small island in lake or river |
| laryngology | study of larynx |
| qually | of wine, cloudy or turbid |
| carferal | compound of carbon, iron and aluminum |
| crosstrees | horizontal crosspieces at a masthead used to support ship’s mast |
| hereticide | killing of heretics— |
| luff | windward side of a ship; forward edge of fore |
| rebarbative | repellent; repulsive |
| pecuniary | of, like or pertaining to money; consisting of money |
| fresnel | unit of optical frequency equal to one terahertz |
| sinapise | to sprinkle; to powder |
| hyle | matter— |
| ivorist | one who carves ivory professionally— |
| poplin | corded woven silk and worsted |
| stegnosis | constipation |
| wainage | team and implements needed for cultivation of land |
| pernicious | destructive; ruinous; fatal |
| zoomorphism | conception of a god or man in animal form |
| ptilosis | plumage or mode of feathering; plumage |
| therm | unit of quantity of heat equal to 100,000 British thermal units |
| pulverous | dusty or powder |
| logogram | single sign standing for word or phrase |
| pyranometer | instrument measuring solar radiation from the sky’s whole hemisphere |
| passade | motion of horse to and fro over ground in dressage |
| nemoral | of a wood or grove |
| megistotherm | plant requiring very high temperatures |
| mellisonant | sweet |
| lanameter | instrument for measuring quality of wool |
| phonasthenia | weakness of voice |
| apophoret | a gift given to celebrate a new year |
| heyday | expression of elation or wonder— |
| refectory | dining |
| lupulic | of, like or pertaining to hops |
| scutiform | shaped like a shield |
| zoolite | fossil animal |
| stercoranism | belief that the consecrated Eucharist is digested and evacuated |
| mangonel | medieval war engine for throwing stones |
| ontology | science of pure being; the nature of things |
| atlantes | male figures used as columns |
| terebrate | to bore into; to pierce |
| funest | deadly; lamentable |
| dicacity | raillery; banter |
| acyesis | female sterility |
| cannular | hollow or tube |
| quelch | to squelch |
| wheeple | to whistle feebly |
| periodontics | study of gums |
| filiferous | thread |
| dithyrambic | passionate; ecstatic; frenzied |
| advert | refer to in speech or writing |
| lithology | study of rocks |
| acuminate | tapered; pointed; to sharpen |
| subjoin | to add at the end or afterwards |
| recondite | out of the way; little known |
| pseudepigraphy | assignment of false authors to books |
| hemitery | congenital deformity— |
| cheverel | soft; flexible kidskin leather |
| cairngorm | yellow |
| thelytoky | parthenogenetic production of females only |
| torpillage | electric shock therapy |
| sticheron | short hymn |
| subluxation | state of being almost dislocated |
| reflexology | study of reflexes |
| theriogenology | study of animals’ reproductive systems |
| diorthosis | a critical revision of a text; any correction or adjustment |
| parget | to plaster over; to cover with ornamental plasterwork |
| palfrenier | groom |
| stillatitious | issuing in drops; falling in drops |
| aerography | descriptive work on the atmosphere |
| stoicism | belief in indifference to pleasure or pain |
| scholarch | head of a school |
| didact | a person given to lecturing or moralizing |
| scride | to crawl on all fours |
| thermometrograph | instrument for recording changes in temperature |
| mewling | crying feebly |
| psychophysics | study of link between mental and physical processes |
| carbuncle | architectural monstrosity or eyesore; red precious stone |
| branchial | of, like or pertaining to gills |
| talus | rock detritus or debris at the base of a slope |
| contline | space between casks or strands of rope |
| polder | piece of low |
| meteoritics | the study of meteors |
| refrangible | that may be refracted |
| autarchy | government by an absolute ruler |
| periclitate | to endanger; to jeopardise |
| suspiration | sighing |
| catastasis | part of drama where action is at its height |
| petrogenesis | formation or development of rocks |
| scialytic | dispelling shadows |
| quackle | to choke; to suffocate |
| phthartic | deadly; destructive |
| avital | ancestral |
| roseaceous | of the rose family; roselike |
| agentive | indicating agent performing an action |
| lapillus | small stone ejected by volcanic eruption |
| phallocracy | government by men |
| clavate | club |
| colubrine | like a snake; cunning; of, like or pertaining to snakes |
| accourt | to entertain |
| chiaroscuro | juxtaposition of light and shade in artwork or literature |
| sciurine | of, like or pertaining to squirrels |
| clem | to starve |
| criminology | study of crime; criminals |
| faldstool | desk from which the Litany is read at church service |
| gurgitate | to bubble; to boil |
| tumefacient | causing swelling |
| outmaster | to overcome in a contest for mastery |
| comiphorous | tufted |
| neonomianism | theory that the gospel abrogates earlier moral codes |
| ametropia | abnormal optical refraction |
| comprecation | prayer meeting |
| roué | man devoted to life of pleasure; rake |
| hyetometer | instrument for measuring rainfall— |
| ornithic | of, like or pertaining to birds |
| absinthial | of, like or pertaining to wormwood; bitter |
| quenelle | poached meat dumpling |
| zelatrix | older nun in charge of disciplining younger nuns |
| tabinet | silk and wool watered fabric |
| bullionism | belief in the importance of metallic currency in economics |
| hypaspist | shield |
| hustle | lively disco dance derived from swing elements with a plus |
| stampomania | obsession with stamp |
| nasutiform | shaped like a nose |
| helobious | living in marshes or moors— |
| corybantic | wildly excited; frenzied |
| staffage | decorative accessories or additions to work of art |
| casualism | the belief that chance governs all things |
| manurance | cultivation |
| soligenous | produced by the sun |
| deligation | bandaging |
| diaphoresis | artificially induced sweat |
| gasconade | to brag or boast |
| ifsoever | if ever— |
| photoglyph | photographic engraving |
| fuligo | soot |
| autecology | study of ecology of one species |
| fringilliform | resembling a finch |
| gerdoying | imitation sound of a crash |
| slatternly | slovenly |
| cottonocracy | government by those involved in the cotton trade |
| henry | unit of electrical inductance— |
| methysis | drunkenness |
| futtock | rib of a ship |
| quittance | release from a debt or obligation; a document expressing such a release |
| zeta | small room or closet in a church |
| zomotherapy | medical treatment using raw meat |
| quaestionary | religious pardoner |
| anoesis | sensation not accompanied by understanding of it |
| stagnicolous | living in stagnant water |
| isthmian | living on or situated on an isthmus— |
| pantomorphic | taking on all shapes |
| conglutinate | to glue or join together |
| stay | large rope used to support a mast |
| zaffre | impure cobalt oxide |
| amaranthine | immortal; undying; deep purple |
| hydrobiology | study of aquatic organisms— |
| benefic | kindly; benign; beneficent |
| sacristan | church official in charge of vessels and the sacristy |
| omneity | state of being all; allness |
| hypercatalectic | having an extra syllable on the end of a line of verse— |
| anapeiratic | caused by excessive use |
| onager | military engine for throwing great stones |
| caitiff | base; cowardly; despicable |
| thegosis | tooth |
| monadism | theory that there exist ultimate units of being |
| questmonger | one whose occupation is to conduct inquests |
| kistvaen | tomb covered with stone slabs |
| sublineation | act of underlining |
| oenometer | instrument for measuring alcoholic strength of wine |
| aftergame | rematch; means employed after first turn of affairs |
| neuropsychology | study of relation between brain and behaviour |
| captious | peevish; ready to take offence or find fault |
| manubrial | shaped like a handle |
| ogdoad | set of eight |
| taxis | movement of a whole organism |
| biogenesis | theory that all life is derived from living matter alone |
| psephocracy | government resulting from election by ballot |
| Lydian | effeminate; luxurious |
| gemmation | budding |
| polysyndeton | rhetorical device of repeating conjunction for emphasis |
| jeroboam | large bottle for holding equivalent of 6 ordinary wine bottles |
| feretory | shrine for relics during a procession or for a funeral bier |
| margaritiferous | pearl |
| minify | to diminish, in appearance or reality |
| keratometer | instrument for measuring curvature of the cornea |
| saxicolous | living in or among rocks |
| detritus | waste or debris |
| deoppilate | to free from obstruction |
| panatella | long; thin cigar |
| iracund | inclined to become angry— |
| operculum | cover or lid; lid |
| xerostomia | excessive dryness of the mouth |
| apotelesm | casting of a horoscope |
| interjacent | intervening; situated between two things— |
| analgia | inability to feel pain |
| hypolimnion | colder and deeper layer of water in a lake— |
| ichnogram | footprint— |
| terramara | kind of earthy fertiliser |
| totemism | belief that a group has a special kinship with an object or animal |
| chartaceous | papery |
| ribibe | an old crone, past the age of sexual attractiveness |
| autotheism | belief that one is God incarnate or that one is Christ |
| marchpane | old name for marzipan |
| zoocytium | a hollow vessel |
| ornithomancy | divination by observing flight of birds |
| suctorial | designed for sucking or adhering |
| contubernal | living together in the same tent; cohabiting |
| oligomania | obsession with a few thoughts or ideas |
| unipara | woman having given birth only once |
| cepivorous | onion |
| paleo | osteology |
| assot | to befool; to besot |
| araneiform | shaped like a spider |
| tralatition | metaphor |
| risorgimento | revival; rebirth |
| praxis | customary practice or conduct |
| kern | to granulate |
| rurigenous | living or born in the country |
| sigmoidoscope | instrument for examining the interior of the rectum and sigmoid colon |
| deiform | appearing like or shaped like a god |
| putanism | lewdness in women; prostitution |
| insidiate | to conspire against; to betray— |
| fane | flag or banner; weather |
| coralligenous | producing coral |
| lignite | woody coal |
| lucriferous | lucrative; yielding profit |
| ignivomous | vomiting or spewing forth fire— |
| bactericide | killer of bacteria |
| gonoph | pickpocket; thief |
| modillion | ornamental bracket under Corinthian or other column |
| cruive | pen or sty for animals |
| proemial | introductory; prefatory |
| inescatory | of, like or pertaining to baiting; adapted to bait— |
| rostrum | platform for public speaking; conductor’s dais |
| sporiferous | bearing spores |
| crosslet | small cross with crossed arms used as heraldic bearing |
| amnicolist | one who lives near a river |
| wayment | lamentation; grief |
| lapidary | gem |
| ullagone | cry of lamentation; funeral lament |
| toxiphobia | fear of poison or being poisoned |
| fleuret | ornament resembling a small flower |
| acquest | object which is acquired |
| brachiation | act of swinging by one’s arms from place to place |
| plenicorn | having solid horns (as a deer) |
| pickery | petty theft under Scottish law |
| kraken | legendary sea monster |
| physiocracy | government according to natural laws or principles |
| fagin | an adult who instructs others in crime |
| decadarchy | government by ten individuals; decarchy |
| hemerology | calendar— |
| baccivorous | eating berries |
| gliriform | resembling a rodent |
| canephor | sculpted figure carrying a basket on the head |
| xerocopy | photocopy |
| tincture | a heraldic colour or metal |
| peignoir | woman’s dressing |
| tomomania | irrational predilection for performing surgery |
| carboniferous | bearing carbon |
| salsipotent | ruling the salt seas |
| xerothermic | dry and hot |
| mandarism | government with a large bureaucracy |
| frontogenesis | creation of a weather front by meeting of air currents |
| retinaculum | connecting band; means of retention |
| callithump | boisterous and noisy parade |
| sansculotte | strong republican; democrat or violent revolutionary |
| orotund | marked by fullness and clarity of sound; pompous |
| pyrgeometer | instrument for measuring radiation from earth |
| manumission | emancipation; freedom from slavery |
| peroral | through the mouth |
| trichotomy | division into three parts or categories |
| psephology | study of election results and voting trends |
| heuristic | helping to discover by trial and error— |
| goliard | wandering student |
| sudarium | cloth for wiping away sweat |
| thecate | having a sheath |
| osmesis | act of smelling |
| obeophone | mechanical keyboard instrument used to imitate other instruments |
| jiggermast | aftermost mast of a four |
| rebus | picture puzzle representing a word |
| malar | of, like or pertaining to the cheek |
| dispiteous | pitiless; malicious |
| deixis | relating to time and place of a linguistic utterance |
| ocellus | small eye or eye |
| fusain | fine charcoal used in drawing |
| whipcord | fabric with bold twill used for making dresses |
| cipolin | white marble streaked with green |
| indult | special temporary dispensation granted by the Catholic church— |
| stenosis | narrowing of an orifice |
| hydrology | study of water resources— |
| accosted | in heraldry, two figures placed side by side |
| allography | writing another individual’s signature |
| arithmocracy | government by simple majority |
| washball | ball of toilet soap |
| zoopery | experimentation on animals |
| cambistry | science of international exchange |
| catogenic | formed from above |
| meracious | pure; unmixed |
| sciosophy | system of knowledge without basis in science |
| gigue | lively Baroque dance in triple time |
| gladiate | shaped like a sword |
| matins | prayer service held in early morning hours |
| blewit | type of edible toadstool |
| thro | through |
| achaenocarp | any dry indehiscent fruit |
| instauration | restoration; renewal— |
| panegyric | elaborate and poetic compliment; eulogy; laudation |
| labeorphily | collection and study of beer bottle labels |
| rodenticide | killing of rodents |
| temporal | indicating time when |
| diverticulum | blind passage or tunnel |
| polystyle | building having many columns |
| protreptic | exhorting; encouraging; didactic; doctrinal |
| clerestory | upper storey of a church; windows near the roof of a building |
| lythcoop | auction of household goods |
| biggin | a building |
| alate | lately |
| yawl | ship’s small boat; sailboat carrying mainsail and one or more jibs |
| hippocrepian | horseshoe |
| spiniform | like a thorn or spine |
| fusiform | shaped like a spindle |
| oncosimeter | instrument measuring variations in density of molten metal |
| calk | pointed piece on a horseshoe to prevent slipping |
| scazon | limping verse |
| disinure | to render unfamiliar |
| fluorimeter | instrument for measuring fluorescence |
| ceraunomancy | divination using thunderbolts |
| pelerine | woman’s fur cape |
| tectorial | covering |
| maugre | in spite of |
| breedbate | someone looking for an argument |
| scoria | dross or slag from metal |
| phytivorous | feeding on plants |
| matriherital | of, like or pertaining to inheritance along the female line |
| oenology | study of wines |
| pseudolatry | false worship |
| quale | quality or property of something; abstract virtue or quality |
| apheresis | taking away a sound or syllable at the beginning of a word |
| astrolatry | worship of stars |
| muriphobia | fear of mice |
| monoculus | one |
| culver | dove or pigeon |
| larvivorous | feeding on larvae |
| agrypnotic | anything taken to aid wakefulness |
| trunnion | a pin or pivot on which something can be rotated |
| tritheocracy | government by three gods |
| spurion | any hypothetical subatomic particle used to facilitate calculations |
| colubriform | shaped like a snake |
| treacle | dark; syrupy molasses |
| miniate | to decorate with rubrics; to illuminate a manuscript |
| oscillograph | instrument for recording alternating current wave forms |
| bathos | appearance of the commonplace in elevated matter |
| alation | state of having wings; position of wings on a creature |
| phoniatrics | study and correction of speech defects |
| hexaemeron | period of six days of creation— |
| atresia | absence or irregular closure of a passage in the body |
| aeolipyle | hollow ball that turns through steam escaping through valves |
| advehent | bringing inwards |
| ascesis | the practice of disciplining oneself; asceticism |
| yarpha | peatbog; sandy or fibrous peat |
| frugivorous | eating fruit |
| aubin | horse’s gait between an amble and a gallop |
| ruridecanal | concerning a rural dean and his jurisdiction |
| argillaceous | clayey; of or resembling clay |
| nymphology | study of nymphs |
| leguleian | like a lawyer; underhanded and legalistic |
| hydrotaxis | movement towards or away from water— |
| parisyllabic | having the same number of syllables in all forms |
| homaloidal | of the nature of a plane; flat; plane |
| poimenic | pastoral |
| probit | unit of measurement of statistical probability |
| leech | a vertical edge of a square sail |
| butyraceous | resembling, producing or having the qualities of butter |
| hegumene | head of a nunnery— |
| beatster | fish net repairer |
| wholestitch | weaving stitch that fills in a pattern |
| nacelle | structure on wing of airplane containing engine |
| palaeobiology | study of fossil plants and animals |
| counterphobic | seeking out situation that is feared |
| calash | light low |
| skep | straw beehive |
| gerendum | something that is to be done |
| grognard | old or veteran soldier |
| rubricate | to mark in red; to fix like a ritual |
| opinionator | one who holds or gives an opinion |
| topaesthesia | determining place by sense of touch |
| solatium | compensation given as solace for suffering or loss |
| spinnbar | capable of being drawn into strands |
| unleal | unfaithful |
| providore | steward; quartermaster |
| atocia | female sterility |
| diastomatic | moving through the pores |
| polygoneutic | having several broods in each season |
| myriarchy | government by ten thousand individuals |
| antistrophe | repetition of words in reverse order |
| trophobiosis | exchange of nutriment in symbiotic relationship |
| blunge | to mix clay with water |
| footlambert | unit of luminance of a surface emitting one lumen per square foot |
| insouciance | indifference; apathy— |
| glyptic | of, like or pertaining to carving or gem |
| crumenal | a purse |
| uneath | difficult; distressing; hard; scarce |
| layette | baby’s complete set of clothing |
| comminute | to reduce or break into minute particles |
| kindergraph | photograph of a child |
| podalic | of, like or pertaining to feet |
| isobath | line connecting points of equal underwater depth— isobathytherm |
| syllogism | argument in which two premises lead to a logical conclusion |
| interfenestration | spacing of windows— |
| jardinière | container for displaying flowers |
| quoad | with respect to; as regards |
| nobilitate | to ennoble |
| primiparous | having borne only one child |
| annulet | small ring around a classical column |
| tetraptych | hinged painting in four parts |
| obtenebrate | to cast a shadow over |
| breve | mark over letter to indicate a short vowel sound |
| stanchion | upright beam, bar or support |
| solarise | to expose to sunlight |
| pipistrelle | small reddish |
| torfaceous | growing in mosses or bogs |
| infaust | unlucky; ill |
| cippus | small column used to mark burial location |
| assuefaction | habituation |
| quiteron | superconducting device similar to a transistor |
| scholion | annotation to an argument written in margin |
| pneumatographer | one who receives and writes spirit messages |
| fibula | brooch in the shape of a safety pin |
| punalua | marriage of brothers of one family to sisters of another |
| quassia | tropical tree whose bark is used to make a bitter medicinal product |
| poephagous | eating grass or herbs; herbivorous |
| pneumatometer | instrument for measuring quantity of air breathed |
| limous | muddy; slimy |
| saltigrade | progressing by leaps |
| tristachyous | three |
| larrigan | high oil |
| zoomagnetism | animal magnetism |
| micromania | pathological self |
| calipace | turtle’s carapace |
| linonophobia | fear of string |
| demicastor | beaver pelt of poor quality; beaver fur mixed with another type of fur |
| cystoscope | instrument for examining the bladder |
| assocative | indicating association with or accompaniment by |
| coenaesthesis | sensation |
| satisdation | provision of security |
| cholelithiasis | production of gall stones |
| lacustrine | of, like or pertaining to lakes |
| benthos | flora and fauna of the ocean floor |
| lutchet | fitting on ship’s deck to allow mast to pivot to pass under bridges |
| scatebrous | flowing or bubbling out; abounding with springs |
| homotaxic | arranged in a similar manner— |
| peragrate | to travel over or through |
| magpiety | garrulousness |
| mentatiferous | telepathic |
| jargoon | brilliant pale or colourless zircon |
| belemnoid | shaped like a dart |
| gelasin | dimple in the cheek that appears when one smiles |
| coelom | body cavity; abdomen |
| bestiarian | individual opposed to vivisection |
| reliquiae | remains |
| ouranomancy | divination using the heavens |
| furibund | raging; furious |
| flexuose | full of windings and turnings; undulating |
| storge | natural or parental affection |
| morosophy | foolish pretence of wisdom |
| pertuse | punched; pierced; slit |
| anion | positively charged ion |
| queach | a thicket |
| woodmeal | sawdust and other wood waste used as industrial filler |
| flageolet | small flute or recorder with two thumb holes |
| strigate | bristled; streaked |
| hylozoism | doctrine that all matter is endowed with life— |
| dichogamous | having males and females maturing at different rates |
| duramen | heartwood |
| isokeraunic | line connecting points of equal occurrence of thunderstorms— |
| spectroheliokinematograph | camera for taking pictures of the sun |
| drupaceous | of, like or pertaining to drupes or stone |
| teratology | study of monsters, freaks, abnormal growths or malformations |
| crotal | small spherical bell |
| tick | cover of a mattress or pillow |
| placentiform | cake |
| nosegay | bouquet of fragrant flowers |
| parhelion | halo |
| spodogenous | caused by waste matter |
| chevaline | horse meat |
| hypercathexis | manic desire for a particular object— |
| nulliparous | having not borne children |
| sepal | division of the calyx of a flower |
| rhochrematics | science of inventory management and the movement of products |
| sericulture | breeding of silkworms |
| fogram | antiquated |
| diectasis | extending line of verse by adding extra syllable |
| beaupers | linen fabric used for flags |
| stereotaxis | reaction of organism to contact with a solid body |
| decanal | of, like or pertaining to a dean or deacon |
| snood | ornamental hair band or hair net |
| Beatlemania | obsession with the Beatles |
| alack | expression of sorrow or regret |
| floriferous | bearing flowers |
| tocology | obstetrics; midwifery |
| chlamydate | having a mantle or hood |
| indign | unworthy; disgraceful; unseemly— |
| whatabouts | things with which one is occupied |
| ordinal | book containing religious rites, especially for ordination |
| nihilism | denial of all reality; extreme scepticism |
| malfeasance | evil |
| duarchy | government by two people; diarchy |
| quicklime | calcium oxide |
| intercolline | lying between hills— |
| moineau | small flat bastion that protects fortification when being built |
| satanophany | an appearance of the devil |
| libken | place to sleep in |
| orarian | coastal; a coast |
| sconce | small protective fortification or earthwork |
| catapedamania | obsession with jumping from high places |
| saccharimeter | instrument for measuring amount of sugar in a solution |
| luteolous | yellowish |
| lexer | law student |
| dewlap | turkey’s wattle; flap of skin under the throat |
| sermocination | making of speeches or sermons |
| hyrax | shrew— |
| pericentral | surrounding a centre or central body |
| tiretaine | wool cloth mixed with cotton or linen |
| patrimony | inheritance from father or ancestors |
| perennate | to live perennially; to survive from season to season |
| pinafore | loose protective garment worn over a dress |
| pundigrion | play on words; pun |
| lucripetous | eager for gain |
| siserary | a scolding; a blow |
| heliophilous | preferring or attracted to the sunlight— |
| catafalque | temporary tomb used in funerals and processions |
| colostrum | mother’s first milk |
| rebullition | act of boiling up or effervescing |
| siderography | art of engraving on steel |
| cisvestism | wearing strange or inappropriate clothes |
| profluent | exuberant; abundant |
| stillage | frame or stand for keeping things off the floor |
| scamander | to take a winding course; to meander |
| greige | of a grey |
| oxford | soft durable plain |
| bulwark | the side of a ship above the deck |
| dornick | stout linen |
| geal | of, like or pertaining or pertaining to the earth |
| witchknot | knot in hair supposedly tied by witches |
| misosophy | hatred of knowledge or wisdom |
| prelapsarian | belonging to the time before man’s original sin |
| quixotic | extravagantly and romantically chivalrous; idealistic |
| conchyliferous | bearing a shell |
| steeve | to set a ship’s bowsprit at an upward inclination |
| juvenal | a youth; young bird’s plumage |
| lavra | group of recluses’ cells |
| debouchure | mouth of a river or strait |
| selenology | study of the moon |
| nickeliferous | bearing nickel |
| titrimetry | measuring by titration |
| pallograph | instrument measuring ship’s vibration |
| mazzebah | ancient Jewish sacred stone pillar |
| canticle | short holy song or sung prayer |
| pertussis | whooping cough |
| sal | a salt |
| gadarene | headlong; precipitate |
| piment | spiced sweetened wine |
| pedate | footed; having feet; like a foot |
| dative | indicating indirect object of a verb |
| brilliantine | perfumed oil for making hair glossy |
| francomania | craze or obsession with France and the French |
| psammite | fine |
| tintinnabulate | to ring; to tinkle |
| alomancy | divination using salt |
| facinorous | atrociously wicked |
| tenendum | clause in a deed defining land tenure |
| archaeolatry | worship of archaic things or old customs |
| helicon | bass tuba— |
| circumambient | going round about; encompassing |
| boanerges | skilled orator with powerful voice |
| spandrel | space between curve of an arch and mouldings |
| occamy | alloy imitating gold or silver |
| pounce | fine powder spread on writing paper to keep ink from running |
| nonpathogenic | not causing disease |
| alcovinometer | instrument to measure strength of wine |
| round | dance in a ring |
| chômage | work stoppage or slump |
| speluncar | of, like or pertaining to caves |
| pallescent | turning pale |
| selenography | description of the moon’s surface |
| harengiform | shaped like a herring— |
| coehorn | small mortar for throwing grenades |
| cathisophobia | fear of sitting |
| fulgorous | flashing |
| trammel | to hamper or restrain |
| silicicolous | growing in silicate or sandy soil |
| croceate | saffron |
| reductionism | belief that complex phenomena are reducible to simple ones |
| phaeism | duskiness |
| mammose | shaped like a breast |
| herpetophobia | fear of snakes— |
| statim | immediately; at once |
| apiarian | of, like or pertaining to bees or beekeeping |
| jesuitical | cunning; quibbling |
| bourdon | drone bass of a bagpipe or organ |
| lautitious | sumptuous |
| teratism | monster, malformed person or animal |
| gigantology | study of giants |
| dysgenesis | sterility in hybrid creatures |
| microsomatous | having a small body |
| rorulent | dew |
| bacciform | shaped like a berry |
| marmarosis | conversion of limestone into marble |
| mycophagous | eating fungus |
| sempervirent | evergreen; always fresh |
| pneumatomorphic | like a spirit |
| robur | hard |
| inferiae | offerings to the spirits of the dead— |
| heterism | variation— |
| yajna | Hindu sacrificial rite |
| mho | unit of electrical conductance |
| theandric | divine and human at the same time |
| clarigate | to declare war formally |
| bouleuterion | meeting |
| juxtapositive | indicating juxtaposition |
| frumentaceous | resembling wheat or other grain |
| synoptic | of or giving a synopsis or summary |
| ginnel | narrow alley between high buildings |
| symbology | study of symbols |
| phemic | of, like or pertaining to speech |
| scanderoon | homing pigeon |
| Francophobia | fear of France or the French |
| hypsophobia | fear of high places— |
| kreng | whale carcass after blubber is removed |
| xenolalia | person’s knowledge of a language never studied |
| stylite | monk who spends much time on tops of pillars |
| alpestrine | of, like or pertaining to alpine regions |
| utinam | earnest wish or desire |
| monandry | marriage to only one man at a time |
| diogenic | cynical |
| prefigure | to imagine beforehand; to foreshadow |
| metronymy | system of naming after the mother’s or female line |
| incult | uncultivated; coarse— |
| canorous | musical; singing; resonant |
| paraboliform | shaped like a parabola |
| somniloquence | talking in one’s sleep |
| multiparous | having given birth to multiple children |
| humoral | of, like or pertaining to body fluid— |
| theologoumenon | theological statement as opposed to divine one |
| sonance | sound; a sounding of an instrument |
| skive | to pare or split leather |
| wale | to choose; the act of choosing |
| systaltic | alternately contracting and dilating; pulsating |
| dree | to endure or withstand |
| phonation | production of vocal sound |
| tallage | feudal tax of a lord on tenants; any tax or toll |
| contraterrene | opposite in character to earthly or terrestrial |
| psychagogic | attractive; encouraging |
| taw | to prepare skins by soaking, salting, stretching and paring |
| decarnate | denied or deprived of physical bodily form |
| holobenthic | passing entire life in the deep ocean— |
| balanoid | acorn |
| abortuary | anti |
| sabaton | foot |
| utriform | shaped like a leather bottle or flask |
| seral | of, like or pertaining to the development of ecological communities |
| cingular | shaped like a girdle or ring |
| spargosis | swelling |
| quadrupedation | stamping with four feet |
| pulmonic | of, like or pertaining to the lungs |
| beforetime | formerly |
| synechthry | cohabitation of hostile species |
| astronomical unit | unit of distance equal to the distance from the earth to the sun |
| acutorsion | twisting artery with needle to stop bleeding |
| nebulaphobia | fear of fog |
| azuline | blue |
| remanet | postponed case or parliamentary bill |
| sepelition | burial |
| thoracoscope | instrument for viewing the thorax and chest wall |
| deadwood | timbers built into ends of ship when too narrow to permit framing |
| dissimulate | to pretend; to feign; to fake |
| lentiform | shaped like a lens |
| unstercorated | not manured |
| somewhither | to some place; somewhere |
| stammel | coarse woollen fabric, usually dyed red; bright red colour |
| doulocracy | government by slaves |
| thremmatology | science of breeding domestic animals and plants |
| hypodynamia | loss of strength— |
| octan | recurring every eight days |
| perseverate | to repeat an action continually or habitually |
| malleation | hammering; a hammer |
| atrichia | baldness |
| tripsis | pulverization; shampooing; massage |
| twee | affectedly dainty; sentimentally sweet |
| astrapophobia | fear of thunder and lightning |
| tomentose | bearing thickly matted hair or fur |
| consecution | logical sequence or progression of an argument |
| rantipole | wild; disorderly |
| mabsoot | happy |
| lazar | leper or person with similar pestilential disease |
| mactation | killing or slaughter of a sacrificial victim |
| apport | to transport objects without material agency |
| phytoid | plant |
| absinthism | disease resembling alcoholism |
| coaming | raised edge around ship’s hatches to keep water out |
| subtend | to be opposite to or to extend under |
| anguiform | shaped like a snake |
| fulvous | dull yellow; tawny |
| nomocracy | government based on legal system; rule of law |
| polemarch | ancient Greek military and civil officer |
| telega | four |
| discigerous | bearing a disc or discus |
| alegar | vinegar made by turning ale sour |
| plenum | space completely filled with matter |
| styptic | drawing together; astringent |
| sarcology | study of fleshy parts of the body |
| subessive | indicating location under or below |
| minster | church associated with a monastery |
| sternpost | main member at stern of a ship extending from keel to deck |
| gaud | trick or practical joke |
| gleek | a trick or joke |
| blendling | hybrid |
| plashy | full of pools or puddles; marshy or boggy |
| chrisomalis | the loser who wrote this damn list |
| litotes | understatement by affirming using negation of the contrary |
| hanaster | one who paid the entrance fee for Oxford’s medieval merchant’s guild— |
| interim | meanwhile— |
| bubaline | of, like or pertaining to buffalo or antelopes |
| microphagous | feeding on small creatures or plants |
| hodoscope | instrument for tracing paths of ionizing particles— |
| homocentric | having the same central or focal point— |
| heliosciophyte | plant that thrives in sun better than shade— |
| truncheon | broken spear; broken or cut piece |
| chandelle | sharp upward turn in aviation |
| zeugma | use of a word to modify two or more words in different ways |
| nomenclator | lexicon; word |
| xenurine | species of armadillo |
| morsitation | act of biting or gnawing |
| nail | old measure of two and a quarter inches |
| philately | study of postage stamps |
| zambra | Spanish dance |
| fiduciary | held in trust; depending on trust |
| portatile | portable |
| libidinist | lewd person |
| adiaphoresis | absence of perspiration; inability to perspire |
| atrabilious | melancholy; splenetic; acrimonious |
| hesternal | of, like or pertaining to yesterday— |
| loganamnosis | mania for trying to recall forgotten words |
| whereout | out of which |
| gastroenterology | study of stomach; intestines |
| triticism | trite remark |
| consociate | to ally or associate |
| decurrent | extending or running downwards |
| parasynesis | corruption of forms of words |
| telamon | a column carved in the shape of a human male |
| scapigerous | having a scape |
| thropple | throat or windpipe of an animal |
| gripulous | grasping; greedy |
| reticular | of, like or pertaining to nets; intricate |
| ombrophobia | fear of rain |
| panentheism | belief that world is part but not all of God’s being |
| pelargic | of, like or pertaining to storks |
| monopteron | circular temple with one ring of columns |
| ogee | S |
| lepidine | composed of scales |
| gummiferous | bearing gum |
| papilionaceous | of, like or pertaining to butterflies |
| bywoner | agricultural labourer |
| clicket | a latch |
| relucent | reflecting; shining |
| darkle | to grow or make dark |
| trumeau | piece of wall or pillar between two openings |
| churchism | devotion to church rules over religious precepts |
| koniscope | instrument for measuring dust in air |
| genesic | of, like or pertaining to procreation or the genitals |
| monocerous | having only one horn |
| hebdomadally | every week— |
| consistory | a solemn assembly or council; a church tribunal |
| kilfud | yoking |
| hypertrichologist | person who treats unsightly facial hair— |
| scolopacine | of, like or pertaining to snipes |
| spectrohelioscope | instrument for viewing solar disc in light of a single wavelength |
| morgan | unit of inferred distance between genes on a chromosome |
| accubitum | crescent |
| kern | Irish foot |
| chirosophy | knowledge of palm |
| micrurgy | dissection under magnification or under a microscope |
| pyrometer | instrument for measuring very high temperatures |
| aubade | musical announcement of dawn; sunrise song |
| fastigium | roof; peak; gable |
| furcular | shaped like a fork |
| sounder | herd of pigs; young boar |
| ramentum | chaffy scale on plants |
| diestrus | period of sexual inactivity |
| imputation | attribution of fault to— |
| belike | most likely; probably |
| pestiferous | bringing plague or pestilence |
| dedition | surrender; capitulation |
| hydatoid | watery— |
| gangue | worthless rock in which valuable metals occur |
| yean | to give birth to a lamb or kid |
| argent | the heraldic colour silver or white |
| burrstone | type of rock used to make millstones |
| maenadic | furious; bacchanalian |
| puy | small volcanic cone |
| wuffler | agricultural machine for turning and fluffing bales of hay |
| colligation | bringing or binding together; conjunction |
| blastogenesis | reproduction by budding |
| orrery | clockwork model of the solar system |
| affabulation | moral of a fable |
| camelot | newspaper vendor |
| intercipient | intercepting— |
| hydropathy | study of treating diseases with water— |
| transuranic | denoting heavy radioactive artificial chemical elements |
| staddle | support for a haystack |
| marry | expression of surprised agreement |
| phyllophorous | leafy; bearing or having leaves |
| seity | self; selfhood; personal identity |
| aubergine | eggplant |
| uliginous | slimy; oozy; swampy; growing in swampy places |
| symphilism | the state of being in a symbiotic relationship |
| osculate | to kiss |
| apantomancy | divination using objects at hand |
| opsiometer | instrument for testing vision |
| monochromasy | complete colour |
| succursal | subsidiary; branch or subsidiary establishment |
| syrinx | rock |
| mentalism | belief that the world can be explained as aspect of the mind |
| hyetology | science of rainfall— |
| aggrade | to raise level of a surface through depositing detritus |
| reef | to reduce area of a sail by rolling or folding part of it |
| zeme | Caribbean idol or totem |
| priscan | ancient; of early times |
| coarctation | constriction |
| paristhimion | tonsil |
| inveterate | long |
| summate | to add together |
| achromatopsia | colour |
| cancellarial | of, like or pertaining to a chancellor |
| spectrometer | instrument measuring wavelengths of light of a spectrum |
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| tetradarchy | government by four people; tetrarchy |
| pteropine | of, like or pertaining to flying foxes |
| maritage | right of feudal lord to arrange marriages of vassals |
| rostelliform | shaped like a small beak |
| lockram | coarse linen |
| klopemania | kleptomania |
| aponia | painlessness |
| ochlophobia | fear of crowds |
| wroth | wrathful; in commotion; stormy |
| planation | making level |
| hyperhidrosis | excessive sweating— |
| antejentacular | before breakfast |
| ketjak | traditional Balinese dance accompanied by male chorus |
| sial | outer part of the earth’s surface |
| camelious | jocular term describing camel’s hump |
| spectroscopy | study of spectra |
| theroid | of, like or pertaining to a beast or wild animal |
| undern | light midday meal |
| spiloma | birthmark; nevus |
| hylobatine | of, like or pertaining to gibbons— |
| digitate | having or resembling fingers |
| pterygoid | like a wing |
| shide | piece of wood split off from a timber |
| lenitive | soothing; laxative; mitigating |
| barbette | earthen terrace inside the parapet of a rampart |
| adnoun | adjective serving or used as a noun |
| zoiatrics | veterinary surgery |
| patriolatry | excessive devotion or worship of one’s native country |
| xenomenia | menstruation from abnormal orifices |
| stercoraceous | of, like or pertaining to feces |
| punctal | like a point |
| bivious | offering a choice; splitting between two directions |
| incubus | nightmare; burden— |
| paedobaptism | doctrine of infant baptism |
| saliniform | like salt |
| ziamet | large ancient Turkish fiefdom |
| yede | to go |
| pogonotomy | shaving |
| baldaquin | covering or canopy over a throne or altar |
| ideogeny | study of origins of ideas— |
| skald | ancient Scandinavian bard |
| floruit | dates of a person’s birth and death |
| tardigrade | slow |
| lurid | red |
| celeste | sky blue |
| panne | heavy lustrous silk or rayon with waxy feel |
| cotyliform | disc |
| tegument | natural covering of an animal or plant body |
| demephitise | to purify air |
| macon | smoked salted mutton |
| ragabash | idle worthless fellow |
| saxatile | rock |
| metanalysis | incorrect placement of ‘n’ at start of word following a nindefinite article |
| clavigerous | keeping keys |
| pentalogy | state of being in five parts |
| scholiast | commentator; writer of marginal notes |
| cinerious | ashen; ash |
| ixia | South African beautiful flowering plant— |
| pharmacology | study of drugs |
| pornogenarian | dirty old man |
| pateriform | saucer |
| anaesthesiology | study of anaesthetics |
| rya | colourful Scandinavian knotted |
| bilocation | ability to be in two places at once |
| merengue | Caribbean ballroom dance in which feet are frequently dragged |
| personalty | personal belongings and property |
| housel | the eucharist; the act of taking the eucharist— |
| puriform | like pus |
| corrade | to wear away through the action of loose solids |
| peltastiform | shield |
| nolition | adverse action of will; unwillingness |
| linsey | woolsey |
| webcast | live broadcast transmitted on the World Wide Web |
| dalmatic | ecclesiastical robe or other outer vestment |
| rupestrian | composed of rock; inscribed on rock |
| pedipulate | to work or knead with the feet |
| ingurgitate | to swallow; to guzzle— |
| arcate | bow |
| attrist | to sadden |
| fain | happy; inclined; pleased |
| septum | division; partition; barrier |
| wankle | unstable or unsteady |
| tresayle | great |
| irenology | the study of peace— |
| scapegrace | scoundrel; incorrigible man or boy |
| lithoglyph | engraving on stone |
| bulbiferous | bearing bulbs |
| windlass | winch used to raise a ship’s anchor |
| mentum | the chin |
| brumous | foggy; wintry |
| dodecafid | divisible into twelve parts or regions |
| quesited | sought for; asked about |
| halolimnic | of, like or pertaining to sea creatures who spend time in fresh water— |
| spatilomancy | divination by means of feces |
| keeve | a large tub |
| shenango | a casually employed dock worker |
| proper | elements of Christian mass that are variable |
| ibidem | in the same place— |
| abra | narrow mountain pass |
| criant | garish; discordantly coloured |
| septiferous | having barriers |
| quatridual | lasting for four days |
| theopathy | emotional experience brought on by religious belief |
| wavemeter | instrument for measuring wavelengths |
| traulism | stammering |
| accidie | sloth; physical torpor |
| prescious | prescient |
| pelology | study of mud |
| absentaneous | done in absence; pertaining to absence |
| tectiform | shaped like a roof |
| proseuche | place of prayer; oratory |
| an | if |
| specular | mirrorlike; by reflection; visual |
| plutology | political economy; study of wealth |
| niaiserie | simplicity; foolishness |
| sphygmometer | instrument for measuring arterial blood pressure |
| haussmannize | to open out; to rebuild— |
| chrystocrene | rock formation resembling glacier |
| codicil | supplement to a will |
| disillude | to free from illusion |
| conglobate | shaped like a small ball or globe |
| spiflicate | to destroy; to quell; to confound |
| shend | to disgrace; to shame; to reproach |
| passus | section of a poem or story |
| lancination | sharp; shooting pain |
| minuend | number from which another is to be subtracted |
| washi | thin Japanese paper used to make kites and lanterns |
| incoronate | crowned— |
| tentamen | experiment; attempt |
| odology | science of the hypothetical mystical force of od |
| schadenfreude | malicious pleasure in others’ misfortunes |
| rhabdology | art of calculating using numbering rods |
| theriolatry | animal |
| aggrate | to gratify or please |
| ria | normal drowned valley; long wide creek |
| thearchy | rule by a god or gods; body of divine rulers |
| thyrsus | staff wreathed with ivy |
| soboliferous | bearing shoots or suckers |
| audile | person more attuned to sound than the other senses |
| antiscian | dweller on the exact opposite side of the world |
| murdrum | killing of a human being in a secret manner |
| raceme | central stem with flowers on small stalks |
| palaceous | spade |
| deflexure | deviation |
| agnize | to acknowledge or confess |
| pseudoautochiria | murder disguised as suicide |
| brassage | difference between cost of minting coin and its value |
| impanate | embodied in bread— |
| karyokinesis | division of cell nucleus |
| scoliograptic | marked by oblique lines |
| parietals | school rules regarding inter |
| rowel | small; spiked wheel on a spur |
| stridor | harsh shrill sound |
| chancel | part of church containing altar and seats for choir |
| barathrum | an abyss; an insatiable person |
| baptistery | part of church reserved for performing baptisms |
| chenille | velvety silk, wool or cotton fabric with protruding pile |
| mohair | fabric made from silky hair of angora goats |
| accolade | curved architectural moulding; vertical line joining two musical staves |
| nidicolous | reared in a nest; sharing a nest |
| lutulent | thick; muddy |
| manganiferous | bearing manganese |
| spintrian | of, like or pertaining to orgies or male sexual deviance |
| geodesy | earth measurement on a large scale |
| mechanomorphic | having the form of a machine |
| cryptonym | secret name |
| peristalith | ancient stone circle |
| graminology | study of grasses |
| porge | to make meat kosher by removing veins and sinews from hindquarters |
| shake | unit of one hundred millionth of a second used to measure nuclear processes |
| plutocracy | government by the wealthy |
| secco | painting on dry plaster |
| stroboscope | instrument for studying motion using flashes of light |
| oremus | Roman Catholic liturgical prayer |
| rampallion | scoundrel; villain |
| subduct | to withdraw; to take away |
| dentellated | having small notches or teeth |
| doddered | decayed with loss of branches |
| toplofty | high and mighty; haughty |
| metaphrase | turning of prose into verse or vice versa |
| trachyphonia | roughness of voice |
| hypural | situated beneath the tail— |
| protolithic | from the earliest Stone Age |
| wedeln | skiing in a swiveling motion with skis close together |
| pyrography | poker |
| chabouk | horse |
| oxygeusia | extremely keen sense of taste |
| setaceous | having the form of a bristle; bristly |
| quaestuary | money |
| antephialtic | preventing nightmares |
| scenography | representation of an object in perspective |
| alpenstocker | mountain climber |
| tremogram | irregularity in a person’s handwriting |
| syngenesis | sexual reproduction |
| batology | the study of brambles |
| orismology | technical definition or terminology |
| sightworthy | worth looking at |
| spheterize | to make one’s own; to appropriate |
| yair | tidal enclosure for catching fish |
| diagraphics | art of making diagrams or drawings |
| cotehardie | medieval long close |
| thermograph | instrument for recording changes in temperature |
| zebroid | like or resembling a zebra |
| complanate | level |
| auxanometer | instrument for measuring growth of plants |
| lutaceous | of, like or pertaining to or comprised of mud |
| wurst | large sausage |
| heteroepy | irregular or non |
| skaw | low cape or headland |
| hygrometry | science of humidity— |
| ditokous | producing two at a birth or in a clutch |
| polyphagous | eating many types of food |
| dedans | spectators at a court tennis match |
| hymnody | hymns collectively; hymn |
| overpoise | weight sufficient to weigh another down |
| ultraism | holding extreme opinions on a subject |
| laystall | place for depositing dung or rubbish |
| katharometer | instrument measuring changes in composition of gases |
| quannet | flat file used like a plane |
| aerology | study of the atmosphere |
| synaphea | metrical continuity between verses in a system |
| concolorate | having the same colour on both sides |
| knissomancy | divination using burning incense |
| impedimenta | things that impede; baggage— |
| awn | beard or similar bristly growth on stalk of grain |
| barbigerous | bearded; bearing a beard |
| coalize | to bring into coalition |
| uniparous | producing only one offspring at birth |
| dossil | plug; spigot; wad of lint for wiping a wound |
| unguiform | shaped like a claw |
| psychosomatic | of a physical disorder, having a psychological cause |
| nictate | to wink or blink |
| rivel | to shrivel; to shrink |
| quaternity | fourness; any group of four things |
| proem | preface |
| angelolatry | worship of or belief in angels |
| chiffon | sheer silk fabric |
| dilacerate | to rend or tear asunder |
| poculation | drinking of alcoholic beverages |
| algophobia | fear of pain |
| spissitude | density |
| adamitism | nakedness for religious reasons |
| aphologistic | flameless |
| leptosome | person with a slight or slender build |
| moulin | shaft in a glacier caused by water running down a crack |
| helicosophy | geometry that deals with spirals— |
| subtopia | suburbs of a city |
| rationalism | belief that reason is the fundamental source of knowledge |
| outfling | sharp retort or gibe |
| scuncheon | inner part of a door jamb or window frame |
| cateran | a Scottish military irregular or brigand |
| umbrage | shade; foliage; offence |
| haplography | omission of words or lines in recopying text— |
| bellwether | one who takes the lead; indicator of trends |
| mekometer | range |
| choller | double chin |
| sigmate | shaped like an S or a sigma |
| tinction | act of dyeing |
| pseudologia | lying in speech or writing |
| agrapha | sayings of Jesus not found in the canonical gospels |
| backstay | stay extending from ship’s mastheads to the side of the ship |
| antalgic | alleviating or relieving pain |
| levigate | to smooth; to grind to a fine powder; to polish; to lighten |
| hyperope | far |
| collectic | adhesive; sticky |
| whitherward | toward what or which place |
| glozing | flattery; deceit |
| auricular | of, like or pertaining to the ear; spoken secretly |
| xylophagous | wood |
| synergism | belief that human will and divine spirit cooperate in salvation |
| lethiferous | causing death; carrying or bearing death |
| tubicinate | to blow a trumpet |
| jettatura | the evil eye |
| metameric | of, like or pertaining to serial division or segmentation of body |
| divisim | separately |
| quartodeciman | early Christian who celebrated Easter on Passover even if not a Sunday |
| depurate | to purify |
| cytometer | instrument for counting cells |
| soubrette | coquettish and intriguing maid; such a role in drama |
| debarrass | to disembarrass; disentangle; free |
| anaglyph | ornament in low relief |
| marmoreal | of or like marble |
| pococurante | uninterested; indifferent; nonchalant; apathetic |
| corpocracy | government by corporate bureaucrats |
| immix | to commingle— |
| contumulation | lying in the same tomb as another |
| lachrymose | shedding tears |
| dwale | stupefying drink |
| lative | indicating motion up to or as far as |
| zoppa | syncopated; limping (in music) |
| taeniate | like a ribbon or tapeworm |
| boyg | a problem difficult to get to grips with |
| coadunate | to unite; to combine |
| refluent | flowing back; ebbing; tidal |
| gynandroid | hermaphroditic; being of or resembling both sexes |
| oecist | founder of a colony |
| galericulate | topped by a hat |
| Slavophile | one who admires the Slavs |
| scutch | to beat out impurities from flax or wool |
| coulée | steep and dry gully |
| unconsentaneous | not in agreement |
| batrachivorous | frog |
| pysmatic | questioning; interrogatory |
| troat | to bellow like a roaring buck |
| ophiolatry | worship of snakes |
| pennaceous | featherlike |
| battledore | bat used to strike shuttlecock; game played with such a bat |
| gigantology | giant |
| cruentation | leaking or oozing of blood from dead body |
| hypogeal | underground— |
| adhocracy | government in an unstructured fashion; an unstructured organization |
| brodequin | light boot worn inside heavier boots |
| pushful | energetically or aggressively enterprising |
| thalerophagous | feeding on fresh vegetable matter |
| caespitose | growing in clusters or tufts |
| kakorrhaphiophobia | fear of failure |
| jure | by law |
| admeasurement | the act of measuring or apportioning |
| morbus | disease |
| mandriarch | founder or leader of a monastic order |
| commissure | joint; joining surface |
| scuttlebutt | cask with hole in it used for holding drinking water on a ship |
| unguiculate | clawed |
| zwischenzug | chess move made to play for time |
| polyethnic | consisting of or derived from many races or ethnicities |
| fecalith | stony heap or mass of feces |
| cubomancy | divination by throwing dice |
| geophone | device for detecting sound waves underground |
| scelerat | villain |
| hereticaster | a petty or contemptible heretic— |
| yam | posting |
| timbrology | study of postage stamps |
| orey | eyed |
| candescent | glowing hotly |
| sondation | sounding of the earth by boring |
| dactylomancy | divination using rings |
| anglophilia | love or fondness for England or the English |
| quantometer | instrument for measuring proportions of elements in metallic samples |
| tenue | bearing; carriage; manner of dress |
| clonic | spasmodic; occasional; irregular |
| paribuntal | fine straw used to make hats |
| furfuraceous | branny; scaly |
| tellurometer | instrument using microwaves to measure distance |
| crachoir | spittoon |
| autolatry | self |
| thalassophobia | fear of the sea |
| redoubtable | formidable; valiant |
| heliolatry | sun worship— |
| transpicuous | transparent; easily seen through or understood |
| panurgic | good at all kinds of tasks |
| leporine | of, like or pertaining to the hare |
| parbuckle | sling made by wrapping both ends of rope around object |
| idiomology | study of idiom, jargon or dialect— |
| waldhorn | French valveless hunting horn |
| tribble | horizontal frame with wires for drying paper |
| basiation | kissing |
| levirate | custom of compulsory marriage with brother’s widow |
| thereinto | into that or it |
| parnel | mistress or concubine of a priest; harlot |
| gabble | to chatter or talk inarticulately |
| tmema | segment or section |
| megameter | instrument for determining longitude by observing stars |
| prolation | utterance |
| bailment | delivery of goods in trust |
| aliquot | number dividing into another without leaving a remainder |
| prepossess | to bias or prejudice favourably; to impress |
| stomatiferous | having an orifice or mouth |
| adjutage | nozzle |
| martingale | lower stay of rope used to sustain strain of the forestays |
| cartulary | keeper of monastic records |
| langley | unit of solar radiation |
| credo | concise statement of doctrine; section of Mass followed by offertory |
| diphyletic | descended from two distinct ancestral groups |
| patroon | captain of a ship; coxswain of a longboat |
| defenestration | throwing a person or object out a window |
| monostylar | consisting of a single shaft |
| isagogic | introductory— |
| accipiter | bandage worn around the nose |
| almoner | giver of alms; social worker in a hospital |
| steganographer | cryptographer; one who works with ciphers |
| sagene | fishing |
| grenadine | thin silk |
| grandinous | full of hail; consisting of hail |
| alforge | wallet or leather bag |
| cottar | medieval peasant inhabiting a cottage |
| duvetyn | smooth lustrous velvety fabric |
| pantopragmatic | meddling in everybody’s business |
| barouche | four |
| pilgarlick | poor wretch; self |
| hydrometeorology | study of atmospheric moisture— |
| polemic | controversial discussion or attack |
| justiciar | administrator of justice; supreme judge |
| buteonine | of, like or pertaining to buzzards |
| sinistrorse | rising spirally and turning from right to left |
| telegony | influence of previous mate on offspring of current one |
| mustelid | otters, badgers and weasels |
| skelic | of, like or pertaining to the skeleton |
| fourgon | baggage |
| calorifacient | producing or generating heat |
| logomachy | contention about words or in words |
| diddicoy | itinerant tinker or scrap |
| bascule | apparatus of which one end rises as the other sinks |
| grithbreach | breach of the peace |
| hematomancy | divination using blood— |
| scotograph | instrument for writing without seeing |
| succorrhoea | excessive secretion |
| anachoric | foreign or geographically absurd relating to a country |
| predestinarianism | belief that what ever is to happen is already fixed |
| indwell | to exist within as a guiding force— |
| killas | clay slate |
| apperception | mind’s perception of itself as a conscious agent |
| redhibition | return of defective product and cancellation of sale |
| recadency | relapsing; falling back |
| bienséance | something appropriate or proper |
| callisteia | awards given for beauty |
| urceus | single |
| beckets | rope handles |
| picayune | five |
| chouse | to cheat; to swindle |
| dynamograph | instrument for recording mechanical forces |
| maggotorium | place where maggots are bred for sale to fishers |
| brobdingnagian | immense |
| blazon | heraldic arms painted on knight’s shield or surcoat |
| jaunce | to prance; to cause a horse to prance |
| insessorial | adapted for perching— |
| phialine | resembling a phial |
| torquated | wearing a collar or chain; formed like a torque |
| cheiloplasty | plastic surgery on the lip |
| overset | to upset; to disorder |
| benet | exorcist |
| sinuate | having a wavy edge or margin; winding; sinuous |
| astrionics | electronics as applied to space flight |
| boman | well dressed criminal |
| chanticleer | a rooster |
| hysteromania | nymphomania— |
| buskin | tragedy as a dramatic genre |
| cliometrics | the application of statistics in economic history |
| repunit | number consisting of two or more identical integers |
| rarissima | extremely rare books |
| lychgate | roofed gate of a churchyard |
| inveigle | to entice; to wheedle— |
| Rabelaisian | coarsely hilarious |
| lucarne | dormer window |
| tantalus | locked case used to hold wine bottles |
| wuthering | blowing strongly with a roaring sound |
| rete | network or net; stylized star |
| ruth | pity; remorse; sorrow |
| plumiped | having feathered feet |
| salpiform | shaped like a barrel |
| urbanist | expert in urban planning |
| xanthoderm | yellow |
| decastich | ten |
| cockshy | object of criticism or ridicule |
| noetics | laws or rules of logic |
| cerated | covered with wax |
| pavonine | of, like or pertaining to peacocks |
| abiectic | of, like or pertaining to fir trees or fir sap |
| secretum | private seal |
| poniard | small dagger |
| xanthocomic | yellow |
| bistre | pigment with brownish colour derived from soot |
| yellow | to bellow; to yelp |
| allochthonous | formed or produced elsewhere or externally |
| somatism | materialism |
| heterotrichosis | having hair of varied or mixed colours— |
| suffrutescent | having a woody base |
| fruticose | shrubby |
| connumerate | to count together |
| ratemeter | instrument for measuring counting rate of electronic counters |
| navette | pointed oval shape; jewel cut in this shape |
| oology | study of eggs |
| mollitious | luxurious; sensuous |
| auriferous | bearing gold |
| pellicle | thin skin or film |
| christophany | appearance of Christ to men |
| conferva | green algae that floats on surface of stagnant water |
| digitorium | silent piano for practicing |
| alastrim | mild form of smallpox |
| cancrine | of, like or pertaining to crabs; palindromic |
| stomp | jazz dance featuring heavy stamping of the feet |
| diallelus | circular argument |
| cheliform | shaped like a pincer |
| synaposematism | warning coloration common to many species in region |
| duck | durable closely woven cotton fabric |
| rheology | science of the deformation or flow of matter |
| ocracy | government |
| automysophobia | fear of being dirty |
| cella | inner chamber of a classical temple |
| tralineate | to deviate |
| soliterraneous | of, like or pertaining to the joint effect of the sun and earth |
| polemoscope | telescope with angled mirrors for seeing over walls or around corners |
| haslock | wool on sheep’s throat and neck— |
| paulopast | just finished or past |
| presbycousis | hardness of hearing during old age |
| monoschemic | having the same metrical pattern throughout |
| querical | of the nature of queries |
| merdurinous | composed of urine and feces |
| fettling | loose material thrown on furnace hearth for protection |
| broché | with raised pattern |
| clavichord | old keyboard stringed instrument |
| tragelaph | mythical crossbreed of a goat and stag |
| zootaxy | science of classifying animals |
| moulinet | machine for bending a crossbow |
| shimmy | jazz dance featuring rapid shaking of the body |
| solvolysis | decomposition of dissolved substance |
| reflux | an ebb; boiling using a condenser to avoid liquid loss |
| oligochrome | work of art using few colours |
| starbolins | sailors of the starboard watch |
| catalectic | incomplete; missing final syllable |
| xerosis | abnormal dryness of body parts |
| proceleusmatic | inciting; encouraging; exhorting |
| notitia | roll, list or register |
| biolith | rock formed by living creatures |
| redact | to edit; work into shape; to frame |
| countermand | to revoke an order by a contrary order |
| omphalos | the navel; a boss; a centre |
| oblivescence | forgetfulness; forgetting |
| sommelier | butler; wine steward |
| polysemant | word with many meanings |
| cenote | deep natural well |
| apical | of or at the apex |
| mastology | study of mammals |
| palaver | to talk profusely or idly |
| merdivorous | dung |
| theophile | one who loves or is loved by God |
| urbanology | study of cities |
| woodwose | wild man of the woods, used in heraldry as supporter; satyr or faun |
| patruity | degree of relationship of paternal uncle |
| zoochory | spread of plant seeds or spores by animals |
| squirage | the landed gentry |
| stercovorous | feeding on dung or excrement |
| circiter | about; around |
| grufted | dirty; begrimed |
| otarine | of, like or pertaining to seals |
| antilogism | statement of three propositions containing contradiction |
| oculate | having eyes |
| qat | leaves chewed or brewed in tea as a stimulant |
| superlunary | otherworldly; above the moon |
| onomancy | divination using proper names |
| pomade | ointment for the hair |
| choragus | leader of a choir or organizer of musical festivals |
| nippitatum | exceptionally good and strong ale |
| revetment | retaining wall |
| lampyridine | of, like or pertaining or pertaining to glow |
| increscent | waxing— |
| dotation | endowment or donation |
| pinchbeck | cheap copper and zinc alloy; spurious or trashy |
| wastel | sweet flaky bread made with fine flour and butter |
| geniophobia | fear of chins |
| obit | religious office for a dead person |
| septate | partitioned; having a septum |
| gorgoneion | representation of the gorgon’s head |
| minium | vermilion; red lead |
| yaff | to bark like a snarling dog |
| interlocutor | one who converses; interpreter; participant in conversation— |
| sphygmus | the pulse |
| hyponychial | underneath fingernail or toenail— |
| hypnology | study of sleep; study of hypnosis— |
| sottisier | collection of jokes, quotes, or ridiculous remarks |
| latitudinarianism | doctrine of broad liberality in religious belief and conduct |
| heterochrony | divergence from normal time sequence— |
| rockaway | light four |
| afflatus | inspiration; divine impetus |
| rhinology | study of the nose |
| onomancy | divination using a donkey or ass |
| luciphyllous | light |
| piceous | like pitch; inflammable; reddish black |
| boviform | cow |
| chronograph | instrument for recording the moment of an event |
| peristyle | range of columns around a building or courtyard |
| tesseract | figure of a cube within a cube |
| nasology | study of the nose |
| mobocracy | government by mobs or crowds |
| tautomerism | possession of more than one structure by a substance |
| rummer | large drinking |
| gelogenic | tending to produce laughter |
| teuthology | study of cephalopods |
| cenacle | room where the Last Supper was eaten |
| hopple | to restrain by tying the feet together— |
| purlicue | curl or flourish in writing; summary of speeches |
| ovine | of, like or pertaining to sheep |
| shawm | double |
| interpellation | question raised during the course of debate— |
| trireme | ancient ship with three banks of oars |
| sophianic | of, like or pertaining to wisdom |
| saprostomous | having foul breath |
| outcross | to breed individuals of different strains of a species |
| scible | that which is knowable |
| gerrymander | to divide electoral districts for one’s own political gain |
| heteroclitous | irregularly inflected— |
| paralipomenon | thing left out; added in supplement |
| jitterbug | jazz dance featuring vigorous acrobatic feats |
| avalement | allowing knees to flex while skiing |
| geofact | rock chipped naturally that looks like an artifact |
| monism | belief that all things can be placed in one category |
| mucopurulent | of mucus and pus |
| semitaur | mythical half |
| odonterism | chattering of the teeth |
| diaphanometer | instrument for measuring the transparency of air |
| ostiole | a small opening |
| debellate | to conquer or overcome through battle |
| oscular | of, like or pertaining to the mouth or to kissing |
| decession | departure |
| relâche | relaxation; rest; no performance |
| cerberic | vigilant; dragon |
| avolitional | involuntary |
| protomorphic | primordial; primitive |
| lictor | ancient Roman magistrate’s attendant |
| loxodograph | device used to record ship’s travels |
| croquinole | curling of one’s hair with curling iron |
| broch | luminous ring around the moon |
| moniliform | shaped like a string of beads |
| compurgation | clearing an accused person by means of oaths |
| zoppetto | medieval Italian limping hop dance |
| mackinaw | heavy napped and felted wool cloth |
| separatrix | solidus; separating line |
| soporiferous | bearing sleep |
| scatch | a stilt |
| osmatic | having olfactory organs |
| algedonics | science of pleasure and pain |
| axiology | the science of the ultimate nature of values |
| gammadion | figure comprised of capital gammas; swastika |
| adnascent | growing on some other thing |
| accend | to kindle |
| gynics | knowledge of women |
| aspergilliform | shaped like a brush |
| jalousie | outside shutter with slats |
| fabiform | shaped like a bean |
| fucoid | shaped like seaweed |
| nigh | nearly; almost |
| pejorate | to worsen; to depreciate |
| tigerism | swagger |
| smeuse | hole in a hedge or wall |
| ottoman | heavy clothing fabric with crosswise ribs |
| lacteous | milky |
| mucronate | terminating in a sharp point |
| capitalism | doctrine that private ownership and free markets should govern economies |
| kerf | cut, notch or groove; quantity of something cut at the same time |
| siccar | sure; certain; firm |
| selenomancy | divination by studying the moon |
| tufthunter | toady |
| rantize | to sprinkle with water during baptism |
| rubious | ruby red; rusty |
| catoptric | of, like or pertaining to reflection or reflected light |
| pentagamist | person who has or has had five spouses |
| altitonant | thundering on high or loudly |
| iatrophobia | fear of going to the doctor— |
| arachnology | study of spiders |
| latipennate | having broad wings |
| tonetic | of, like or pertaining to tonal pronunciation or languages |
| nummiform | shaped like a coin |
| apopemptic | valedictory |
| telos | aim; purpose; ultimate end |
| hamble | to mutilate a dog by cutting of the balls of its feet— |
| ornithopter | bird |
| sastruga | long parallel ridges of snow that form on windy plains |
| paramatta | worsted and cotton blend |
| acroteleutic | phrase or words at the end of a psalm |
| brevet | commission enabling officer to take higher rank |
| ktenology | science of putting people to death |
| anthesis | full bloom |
| pyrogenation | subjection to heat |
| apositia | dislike of or distaste for food |
| pedaneous | going on foot; pedestrian; of lowly or petty standing |
| manciple | steward of a college or monastery; purveyor |
| familistery | house for communal living |
| occlusion | closing of an opening, passage or cavity |
| planster | petty or poor planner |
| phonophorous | transmitting sound waves |
| nitriary | artificial bed of animal matter used to produce nitre |
| botanomancy | divination using burning branches or plants |
| marcottage | propagation of trees by stripping ring of bark and covering with moss |
| toxicomania | morbid craving for poisons |
| sebiferous | bearing fatty matter |
| cosher | to live on dependents |
| parastatic | of, like or pertaining to protective mimicry of animals |
| nitrophilous | flourishing in or preferring locations with abundant nitrogen |
| quango | a quasi |
| chatelaine | ring attached to belt for carrying keys |
| atlas | rich satin fabric |
| thermic | of, like or pertaining to heat |
| muleteer | mule |
| hummock | pile or ridge of ice— |
| sinter | deposit from hot springs; iron dross |
| agapeistic | characterized by Christian love |
| retromingent | urinating rearwards |
| stereophony | reproduction of sound |
| ignify | to burn— |
| smalto | piece of coloured glass used in mosaic |
| semiology | study of signs and signals |
| quatrefoil | four |
| plissé | fabric with puckered finish |
| doomster | judge; pessimist |
| feak | lock of hair |
| absit | leave to pass one night away from college |
| xerophthalmia | dryness and soreness of the eyes |
| swape | beam with which water is raised to irrigation ditches |
| cercus | tail |
| nigrescence | blackness; dark colouring or pigmentation |
| thiasus | group of worshippers gathered to dance in praise of gods |
| pleniloquence | excessive talking; fullness of speech |
| dysphemism | replacement of an inoffensive by an offensive word |
| windle | appliance for winding yarn |
| gantry | shelving for barrels; shelf where drinks are displayed |
| typographia | matter pertaining to printing or printers |
| otolith | calcium concretion in inside of vertebrate’s ear to aid in equilibrium |
| xystus | covered walkway for exercises |
| proctology | study of rectum |
| magadis | ancient bridged stringed instrument |
| conchiferous | bearing a shell |
| jurisconsult | legal expert |
| analects | crumbs that fall from the table |
| sacramentarianism | belief that sacraments have unusual properties |
| acyanopsia | colour |
| gemel | twinned; occurring in pairs |
| pathogenesis | causation or production of disease |
| psilosophy | shallow philosophy; limited knowledge |
| urimancy | divination by observing urine |
| soricident | having teeth like a shrew’s |
| rectitudinous | manifesting overly obvious moral correctness |
| onyxis | ingrown nail |
| admanuensis | one who takes an oath on a religious book |
| bourrée | French baroque dance with quick rhythm |
| cocotte | prostitute; a flirt or tease |
| facultative | optional; incidental; conferring privilege |
| genouillère | jointed knee |
| xanthochroia | yellowness of the skin |
| implex | not simple; involved; complicated— |
| negrophobia | fear of blacks |
| hexastichal | having six lines or rows— |
| quiff | puff or gust of wind |
| spirketting | inside planking between ports and waterways of a ship |
| provenient | issuing forth |
| chersonese | peninsula |
| souteneur | prostitute’s pimp or bully |
| quidam | a certain person; somebody |
| gonfalon | ensign with streamers hung from a horizontal bar |
| zoochorous | of seeds or spores spread by animals |
| inbeing | inherence; inherent existence— |
| privative | indicating absence, deprivation or negation |
| foliophagous | eating leaves; eating folios of books |
| phorometer | instrument used to correct abnormalities in eye muscles |
| idiolect | distinctive individual form of speech— |
| abature | trail through wood beaten down by a stag |
| pleiomorphy | occurrence of several distinct stages in the life cycle of an organism |
| acronyx | ingrown nail |
| nesh | soft; delicate; tender |
| aeonian | lasting for an immeasurably long period of time |
| spatiate | to ramble; to saunter |
| subitize | to perceive number of items in a group without counting |
| hortatory | giving exhortation or advice— |
| gurgitation | surging |
| nocent | hurtful; guilty; harmful |
| paradromic | adjacent; side by side |
| sarrusophone | double |
| dal | a dried legume, such as lentils, beans or peas |
| omnify | to make large or universal |
| defluent | running down; decurrent |
| chawdron | entrails |
| mollipilose | downy; soft; having soft plumage |
| siskin | small finch |
| xiphoid | sword |
| ohmmeter | instrument for measuring electrical resistance |
| hoplology | the study of weapons— |
| mansworn | perjured |
| cuneate | wedge |
| aculeate | prickly; pointed; stinging; a stinging insect |
| kirtle | man’s or woman’s tunic or coat |
| autoschediasm | anything extemporized |
| adventitious | accidental; casual |
| testudo | wheeled shelter used for protection from above attacks |
| lastage | room for stowing goods in a ship |
| sybaritic | devoted to luxury |
| tonometer | instrument measuring pitch of musical tones |
| sprit | spar crossing a fore |
| asseveration | positive or earnest affirmation |
| miasma | foul vapours from rotting matter; unwholesome air |
| inguinal | of, like or pertaining to the groin— |
| rheumatology | study of rheumatism |
| phytology | study of plants; botany |
| feticide | killing of a fetus |
| aristarch | a severe critic |
| deferrise | to remove iron from |
| personalia | personal details, possessions or stories |
| rappel | call to arms by the beating of a drum |
| spider | light high |
| lunulate | shaped like a small crescent |
| juggins | a simpleton |
| jud | mass of coal ready for final removal |
| thurl | cow’s hip |
| gomphosis | growth of teeth into the bone cavity |
| laconicum | sauna |
| arras | tapestry covering a wall |
| mumpsimus | view stubbornly held even when shown to be wrong |
| sempiternal | of never |
| titubate | to stagger; to stumble |
| tympany | swelling with pride or with pregnancy |
| gricer | train |
| absorptiometer | instrument for measuring solubility of gases in liquids |
| skippet | flat box for protecting documents |
| organistrum | early musical instrument resembling the hurdy |
| lackaday | expression of regret or deprecation |
| phanic | visible; obvious |
| stabile | stationary |
| aristology | the science or art of dining |
| sopitive | causing sleep |
| senectitude | old age |
| quantimeter | apparatus for measuring quantity of X |
| adessive | indicating place where or proximity to |
| zoophilia | loving or caring for animals; bestiality |
| dippydro | person who often changes mind |
| dragonism | unremitting watchfulness |
| phacometer | instrument for measuring lenses |
| credal | of, like or pertaining to a creed |
| quietation | the action of quieting a person or persons |
| ideogenous | being of mental origin— |
| macrural | having a long tail |
| naissant | nascent, rising or coming forth |
| biometrics | study of biological measurement |
| tazza | cup with saucer |
| acarology | study of mites |
| singultous | hiccuping; suffering from hiccups |
| thalassography | science of the sea |
| pursuivant | follower or attendant |
| penury | destitution; poverty |
| palewise | (of heraldic charges) oriented vertically |
| sabot | wooden shoe; clog |
| auricomous | having golden or blond hair |
| oculus | round window, especially over main door in church |
| albocracy | government by white people |
| niccolic | made of, like or pertaining to nickel |
| glossology | study of language; study of the tongue |
| nill | to refuse; to be unwilling |
| cylix | shallow cup with long stem |
| allogeneous | different |
| testudinal | of, like or pertaining to tortoises or tortoise |
| lordolatry | worship of nobility |
| advenient | due to outside causes |
| nautics | art of navigation |
| ruction | disturbance; uproar |
| fleam | surgical instrument |
| chirk | cheer |
| consectary | deduction; conclusion or corollary; consequent |
| crural | of or belonging to the leg |
| hyperacusis | abnormally good sense of hearing— |
| carnificine | place of execution; office of the executioner |
| marcella | cotton or linen in twill weave |
| didapper | someone who disappears and bobs up again |
| palaeoanthropology | study of early humans |
| scagliola | stone |
| mulligrubs | a despondent or ill |
| luminist | artist who uses the effects of light; impressionist |
| cacology | bad choice of words or faulty pronunciation |
| desiderium | longing or yearning |
| cynosure | anything that attracts attention; object of interest |
| chartreuse | yellow |
| septentrional | northern; of, like or pertaining to the north |
| burlap | coarse plain |
| brocard | elementary law or principle; canon; axiom; maxim |
| quatorzain | piece of verse having fourteen lines; a sonnet |
| porphyrogeniture | accession of 1st son born after father’s accession |
| theomancy | divination by means of oracles |
| pingo | cone |
| secundogeniture | custom where second |
| kymatology | study of wave motion |
| lyterian | indicating the end of a disease |
| plainstones | flagstone side |
| priapism | constant erection; licentiousness; lewdness |
| chromatoptometer | instrument measuring eyes’ sensitivity to colour |
| cirriped | barnacle or other parasitic crustacean |
| hagiomania | mania for sainthood— |
| satyrism | uncontrolled licentiousness |
| psychrolusia | bathing in cold water |
| falconine | of, like or pertaining to falcons or hawks |
| photophilous | preferring or thriving in lighted conditions |
| huitain | group of eight lines of verse— |
| courante | quick Italian baroque dance involving running steps |
| acerate | of, like or resembling a needle |
| pelmet | fringe or valance for hiding a curtain rod |
| colporteur | peddler of religious tracts and books |
| pterylology | study of distribution of feathers on birds |
| aboutsledge | largest blacksmith’s hammer |
| transept | part of a church off to one side of main structure |
| bottine | small boot |
| deaconing | act of putting best looking goods on top of pile |
| xanthodont | one with yellow teeth |
| myriadth | being a one |
| abnegate | to renounce or repudiate |
| stridulous | squeaky |
| geostrophic | of, like or pertaining to deflection due to effects of Earth’s rotation |
| technophobia | fear of technology |
| acedia | listlessness; sloth |
| throstle | machine for drawing, twisting and winding fibres |
| gallet | to fill in mortar joints with small pebbles |
| tabouret | low stool; embroidery frame |
| ambo | early Christian raised reading desk or pulpit |
| scumble | softening a painting using a dry brush |
| batten | timber used to fasten down a door or hatch |
| schottische | old polka |
| nectarivorous | feeding on nectar |
| cimicide | substance used to kill bed |
| docimology | the art of assaying |
| duumvirate | governing council or body of two individuals |
| abterminal | going from the end inwards |
| tachyphrasia | abnormally rapid or voluble speech |
| paxillose | resembling a small stake |
| theody | hymn in praise of God |
| immiseration | progressive impoverishment or degradation— |
| lucifugous | shunning or avoiding light |
| jus | law; legal right |
| percutaneous | done or applied through the skin |
| foin | to thrust with a sword or spear |
| novena | series of Catholic church services held on nine successive days |
| actinism | action of solar radiation causing chemical change |
| aestheticism | doctrine that beauty is central to other moral principles |
| battology | futile, futile repetition in speech or writing |
| parathesis | apposition; compounding of words without change |
| gravimetrical | of, like or pertaining to measuring by weight |
| soporific | tending to produce sleep |
| bursal | of, like or pertaining to a state’s revenues |
| hydromania | irrational craving for water— |
| tropology | figurative language; moral interpretation of the Bible |
| wanion | ill luck; misfortune |
| wattmeter | instrument for measuring electrical power |
| tectosphere | part of the earth that moves during plate tectonic activity |
| shammel | platform of boards for shovelling unrefined ore upon |
| metallogeny | study of the origin and distribution of metal deposits |
| usucaption | acquisition of property by long usage and enjoyment |
| wantage | deficiency; shortage |
| mercurial | volatile; fluctuating |
| quat | a pimple; an insignificant person |
| bellecism | inclination towards violence; hawkishness |
| kore | ancient Greek statue of a draped maiden |
| tomograph | instrument for viewing section of an object using X |
| mazarine | rich blue or reddish |
| arenoid | sandy; like sand |
| tidology | study of tides |
| ophiomancy | divination by watching snakes |
| manuduction | careful guidance; leading by hand |
| pewfellow | one who occupies the same pew as another |
| zymurgy | branch of chemistry dealing with brewing and distilling |
| raduliform | like a rasp or file |
| limnetic | living in fresh water; pertaining to fresh water |
| holosteric | totally solid— |
| classis | a group; governing body of Reformed churches |
| sylph | airy female spirit or fairy |
| sericterium | silk spinning glands |
| frith | peace; sanctuary |
| sphacelated | necrosed; dark and shrunken |
| tercel | male hawk |
| primatology | study of primates |
| omnigenous | of all kinds |
| oleograph | print in oil |
| sudorous | sweaty |
| pledget | wad of cotton or lint used to dress a wound |
| schryari | old and very loud double |
| mammer | to stammer; to waver; to be undecided |
| telic | expressing purpose; purposive; signifying intention |
| herbescent | growing like an herb— |
| afterpiece | minor piece after a play |
| foraneous | of, like or pertaining to forums |
| habilitate | to equip or finance; to qualify— |
| dasyphyllous | having crowded, thick or woolly leaves |
| kier | bleaching vat |
| rivulation | irregular marks of colour |
| probabiliorism | belief that when in doubt one must choose most likely answer |
| circadian | occurring every 24 hours |
| rhopography | painting in still life |
| curmurring | rumbling or flatulent sound |
| killock | small anchor |
| meuse | space through which animal track passes |
| cyanotype | blueprint |
| oneirology | study of dreams |
| nanocephalous | having an extremely small head |
| phrenesis | delirium; frenzy |
| intercalary | interpolated; inserted between other things— |
| ophiophilist | snake |
| proximo | of next month |
| revolute | rolled back at the edges |
| geognosy | knowledge of the general structure of the earth |
| xenomania | inordinate attachment to foreign things |
| lapideous | stony |
| kakistocracy | government by the worst |
| invitatory | psalm or anthem sung before prayer during church service— |
| cupuliferous | bearing cupules |
| xenoglossia | person’s knowledge of a language never studied |
| brehon | judge or magistrate in ancient Ireland |
| galimatias | nonsense; confused mixture of unrelated things |
| criophore | sculpture of a man carrying a ram |
| pascual | growing on land used for grazing; of, like or pertaining to pastures |
| intercalation | interpolation; insertion between others— |
| philistine | materialistic in outlook; uncultured |
| raddle | flexible rod used to make hurdles or fences |
| obvolvent | enwrapping; curved downward or inward |
| boodle | counterfeit money; funds obtained by corruption |
| pheretrer | keeper of a shrine |
| sparsim | here and there |
| tricolette | silk or rayon knitted fabric |
| ctetology | study of the inheritance of acquired characteristics |
| turbary | right to take peat from another’s ground |
| lithophagous | stone |
| tachistoscope | instrument for rapidly showing images on a screen to test perception |
| anacampserote | something which can bring back a lost love |
| drollery | drollness; comic show; jest |
| Italiot | person of Greek descent dwelling in ancient Italy— |
| imbrue | to wet or moisten— |
| morioplasty | restoration of lost parts of the body |
| dromond | large single |
| distributary | branch of river that flows away from the main stream |
| podocarp | stalk that bears the fruit of a plant |
| dubitative | mood signifying doubt or incertitude |
| neolatry | worship of novelty |
| naricorn | horny termination of a bird’s nostril |
| lido | bathing beach; open |
| sindonology | study of the shroud of Turin |
| orthotropism | vertical growth |
| decollate | to behead; to disorganize |
| oralism | instruction of the deaf through speech rather than sign language |
| bursiculate | resembling a small pouch |
| catabasis | the decline of a disease in a population |
| animadvert | to comment critically on; to censure |
| telespectroscope | instrument for analysing radiation omitted by distant bodies |
| psychopathology | study of mental illness |
| wordbreak | point of division in a word that runs onto the next line |
| bullock | an ox or castrated bull |
| camber | slight arch or convexity to a beam or deck of a ship |
| idioticon | vocabulary of a particular district— |
| metempirical | beyond the scope of knowledge |
| theriatrics | veterinary medicine |
| jolterhead | clumsy oaf; blockhead |
| lumbriciform | shaped like a worm; worm |
| onymatic | of, like or pertaining to names |
| spicaceous | shaped like a spike |
| assuetude | accustomedness; habit |
| decurtate | to curtail, shorten or abbreviate |
| paraclete | advocate or intercessor; the Holy Spirit acting in such a role |
| paneity | the state of being bread |
| forcipate | of, like or pertaining to forceps |
| dulosis | slavery practiced by animals; especially ants |
| inkhornism | pedantic word or expression— |
| macrology | much talk with little to say; redundancy; pleonasm |
| acidimeter | instrument for measuring concentration of acids |
| salsuginous | salty; brackish; growing in salty soil |
| substantialism | belief that there is a real existence underlying phenomena |
| nanization | artificial dwarfing |
| chrismation | sacrament of baptism in Eastern churches |
| sejugate | to separate |
| deictic | directly demonstrating something or some proposition |
| blattnerphone | instrument used to record sound on magnetic tape |
| quadrivial | leading in four directions; concerning a four |
| formication | sensation like ants crawling on the skin |
| planchet | blank metal disc to be stamped as a coin |
| parthophobia | fear of virgins |
| fixity | fixed state; stability; permanence |
| tippet | long black scarf worn by Anglican clergy |
| remuant | restless; fidgety |
| napaea | nymph that inhabits wooded dells |
| bullition | the act of boiling |
| nupson | simpleton; fool |
| demogenic | of, like or pertaining to membership by citizenship rather than kinship |
| falcate | resembling a sickle |
| stithy | blacksmith’s forge or anvil |
| lemures | spirits of the dead |
| florisugent | sucking honey from flowers |
| cartophily | the hobby of collecting cigarette cards |
| quadrivoltine | having four litters in a single year |
| itacism | pronunciation of the Greek letter eta as ‘ee’— |
| yeomanette | old term for a female yeoman in the American naval reserve |
| medius | the middle finger |
| aborning | during birth; while being born |
| postament | frame; pedestal |
| paronomasia | play on words; punning |
| pasigraphy | a system of universal ideographic writing |
| rejectamenta | refuse; excrement |
| monogony | asexual reproduction |
| zitella | young girl; maiden |
| dowlas | coarse linen |
| ard | plough used to scratch top surface of soil |
| fringillaceous | of, like or pertaining to finches |
| statant | heraldic animal standing in profile with all feet on the ground |
| mormal | inflamed sore |
| demegoric | of, like or pertaining to demagogues or demagogic speech |
| amorce | percussion cap for a toy pistol |
| fucivorous | eating seaweed |
| reflet | iridescent or metallic lustre |
| unciform | shaped like a hook |
| myograph | instrument for recording muscular contractions |
| sepicolous | dwelling in hedges |
| russet | reddish brown |
| securiform | shaped like an axe |
| filaceous | composed of threads |
| krobylos | tuft of hair on the top of the head |
| quotuple | what multiple |
| trichogenous | producing hair |
| maieutic | bringing out latent thoughts; socratic |
| tesserarian | of, like or pertaining to dice games |
| pragmatica | royal edict that has the force of law |
| morkin | animal that has died by accident |
| quarterland | ancient land division on the Isle of Man |
| macropodine | of, like or pertaining to kangaroos |
| theophorous | having the name of a god; derived from a god’s name |
| terminative | indicating motion up to or time until |
| terrella | magnetic model of the earth |
| byre | a cow barn |
| windcheater | windproof jacket |
| syllabub | anything frothy or insubstantial |
| panpsychism | theory that all nature has a psychic side |
| translative | indicating process of change or movement through |
| polverine | glass |
| sorosis | women’s club |
| ligulate | resembling or shaped like a strap |
| coulometer | instrument measuring amount of substance released in electrolysis |
| whin | gorse; furze |
| pistology | branch of theology concerned with faith |
| platurous | flat |
| pyroscope | instrument for measuring intensity of radiant heat |
| kitthoge | left |
| zoodynamics | dynamics of animal bodies |
| hippocras | medieval hot spiced wine— |
| fiberscope | instrument using fiberoptics to examine inaccessible areas |
| gorget | piece of armour for the throat |
| trophology | study of nutrition |
| hydrargyrism | mercury poisoning— |
| succour | to aid in distress |
| periotic | around the ear |
| hydrotimeter | instrument for measuring water hardness— |
| tyroma | cheese |
| donné | basic assumption or axiom; basic principle of an artwork |
| planchette | board or similar tool used in interpreting spirit messages |
| calvary | experience of intense mental suffering |
| rescript | answer of pope or emperor to any legal question; edict or decree |
| fluke | part of an anchor that fastens in the ground |
| stereometer | instrument for measuring specific gravity |
| terriginous | earth |
| literation | representation of sounds by letters |
| somatasthenia | weakness of the body |
| paragnosis | skill in matters immune to scientific investigation |
| postern | back door or gate; small private door |
| blackmaster | undertaker |
| shend | to destroy; to ruin; to disgrace; to corrupt |
| jackyard | spar used to spread the foot of a gaff |
| crebrous | frequent |
| tontine | annuity scheme where benefits increase as members die |
| thaumaturgy | performing of miracles |
| twixt | between |
| climatarchic | presiding over a climate or region of the earth |
| gametogenesis | formation of gametes |
| pyrogenous | produced by or producing heat or fever |
| unctuous | slimy; oily; greasy; offensively suave and smug |
| definiens | word or words used in a dictionary definition |
| libertinage | debauchery |
| lubritorium | service station |
| morphinomania | habitual craving or desire for morphine |
| planipennate | having flat; broad wings |
| homiliary | book of sermons— |
| sponsion | act of becoming surety for another |
| filipendulous | hanging by or strung on a thread |
| ulatrophy | atrophy of the gums |
| athenaeum | literary or scientific association |
| Momus | satirist; critic |
| barracan | fine silk cloth |
| kern | part of typeface letter that sticks out beyond its body |
| oomancy | divination using eggs |
| strepsis | twisting |
| fasti | record or register |
| whinyard | short sword |
| spermatorrhoea | frequent and involuntary ejaculation |
| limax | slug |
| uberous | yielding an abundance of milk; abounding |
| haemathermal | warm |
| dacryops | wateriness of the eyes |
| dolent | mourning; doleful |
| castellated | having battlements or turrets |
| totitive | number less than and prime to another |
| geloscopy | fortune |
| anadromous | fish which ascend rivers to spawn |
| colliform | shaped like or resembling a neck |
| lucigen | lamp burning oil mixed with air in a spray |
| neophobe | one who fears change or novelty |
| airscrew | aircraft propeller |
| syncrasy | combination |
| quarion | candle |
| filiopietistic | marked by excessive veneration of ancestors |
| representamen | the product of representation |
| agyiophobia | fear of crossing busy streets |
| fluvialist | one stressing the role of rivers in explanation |
| papuliferous | pimply; bearing or pertaining to pimples |
| stanniferous | bearing tin |
| drageoir | box for holding sweetmeats |
| microlith | very small stone tool |
| instrumental | indicating means by which— |
| odoriferous | emitting a usually pleasant smell |
| gauffer | to make pleats or ripples in material |
| metachronism | an error of dating an event too late |
| farrow | to give birth to piglets |
| philotherianism | love of animals |
| catasta | scaffold or stage for torture or selling slaves |
| cofferdam | narrow vacant space between two bulkheads of a ship |
| tramontane | beyond the mountains; foreign; uncivilized |
| Christolatry | worship of Christ |
| droguet | ribbed woollen dress fabric |
| cataphysical | unnatural |
| hamulus | a small hook or hook |
| winterbourne | intermittent spring of water |
| appendant | attached to; hanging from; adjunct |
| kibe | chapped area of skin |
| schola | church choir led by a cantor |
| nutant | nodding; drooping |
| whilom | formerly; once; former |
| fibrilliform | shaped like a small fibre |
| revirescent | growing young or strong again |
| anosmia | lack or loss of sense of smell |
| prefulgent | extremely bright |
| pressible | able to be pressed |
| indumentum | total body covering of hair, fur or feathers— |
| systematology | study of systems |
| ramage | boughs of a tree |
| dodoism | stupid remark |
| tonus | normal elasticity of healthy muscle at rest |
| quidditative | quirky; eccentric |
| zygology | science of joining and fastening |
| cosmotheism | the belief that identifies God with the cosmos |
| doxographer | compiler of opinions of philosophers |
| sudor | sweat |
| docimasy | scrutiny; assaying; application of tests |
| chirm | collective term for goldfinches |
| wallydrag | feeble or worthless person or animal |
| stillatory | still; distillery |
| anthropolith | fossilized human skeleton |
| aberdevine | alternate name for the siskin |
| larvicide | killing of larvae |
| quinquefarious | arranged in five rows |
| biobibliography | annotated biographical bibliography |
| rake | the inclination of a mast or another part of a ship |
| lazaretto | hospital for lepers |
| coinstantaneous | simultaneous; at the same time |
| lucent | shining; bright |
| panegyricon | collection of sermons for Orthodox church festivals |
| knurl | small excrescence or protuberance; to make knurls on |
| germicide | substance that kills germs |
| chapbook | small independently produced popular book |
| deipotent | having godlike power |
| calligram | design using the letters of a word |
| subvention | granting of money in aid |
| handspike | bar used as a lever— |
| bismer | shame; disgrace; scorn |
| cortinate | like a cobweb |
| lanuginose | downy; covered with fine soft hair |
| plectile | woven or plaited |
| yogibogeybox | materials used by a spiritualist |
| immunopathology | study of immunity to disease— |
| lavatory | wash |
| meatus | opening of a passage or canal |
| podex | rump; anal region |
| lunula | Bronze Age crescent necklace; white part of fingernail base |
| mutchkin | old unit of liquid measurement equal to ¾ of an imperial pint |
| frondescence | the formation of leaves |
| hylotomous | wood |
| sottoportico | covered passage or alley under the overhanging first floor of a building |
| xylocarp | hard and woody fruit |
| cambresine | fine linen fabric |
| pediluvium | foot bath |
| pseudolalia | incoherence of speech |
| drapetomania | intense desire to run away from home |
| Priapean | of, like or pertaining to male reproductive power; phallic |
| belonoid | shaped like a needle |
| chasmogamy | opening of a flower in order to be fertilized |
| diffract | to break up into segments or portions |
| caritative | generous; charitable |
| zeroable | able to be omitted from a sentence without any loss of meaning |
| lunistice | time when moon is farthest north or south each month |
| foulard | soft lightweight plain |
| rhema | word; verb |
| hygrostat | machine for regulating humidity of air— |
| cypseline | of, like or pertaining to swifts |
| bolthead | straight |
| waits | musicians employed to play on ceremonial occasions |
| thermology | study of heat |
| pullulate | to swarm; to teem; to breed freely; to sprout |
| pandemian | vulgar; sensual |
| rath | prehistoric hill fort |
| serific | silk |
| talar | ankle |
| coteau | uplands; higher ground of a region |
| plumbless | incapable of being sounded |
| solarism | excessive use of solar myths in explaining mythology |
| cyaneous | sky blue |
| kentledge | pig |
| cromlech | prehistoric stone circle |
| whithersoever | to any place whatsoever |
| polypod | many |
| prochronism | assigning a date to an event earlier than actual |
| pseudochronism | error in dating |
| cicatrization | scarification; production of marks upon |
| cariole | light open carriage |
| pessimum | point at which any condition is least favourable |
| mantelletta | knee |
| urceolate | shaped like a pitcher |
| simplex | figure with minimum number of vertices |
| ambit | circuit; scope; compass; confines |
| stevedorage | fee levied for loading and unloading cargo |
| oleaginous | oily, fawning or sycophantic |
| martext | ignorant preacher |
| sporran | ornamental pouch worn in front of kilt |
| metaplasm | alteration in spelling of a word |
| bulimy | extreme hunger |
| malmsey | sweet perfumed wine |
| parataxis | organization of clauses without connectives |
| immeability | state of being impassable or impermeable— |
| trahison | treachery; treason |
| phonesis | production of speech sounds |
| thermokinematics | study of motion of heat |
| isobront | line connecting points of simultaneous storm development—isocephaly |
| antarchy | opposition to government; anarchy |
| proxenete | procurer; marriage broker |
| castaneous | chestnut |
| sociocracy | government by society as a whole |
| insulse | lacking wit; dull; stupid; insipid— |
| copromania | obsession with feces |
| ataraxia | tranquility; freedom from anxiety; stoicism |
| onocrotal | old term for the pelican |
| pallid | pale; wan |
| dijudicate | to judge; to decide |
| udometer | instrument for measuring rainfall |
| strabotomy | surgical removal of a squint |
| archididascalian | of, like or pertaining to headmasters |
| farrier | one who shoes horses or cares for horses |
| sough | to sigh or murmur as the wind does |
| tesseratomy | division into four parts |
| mugient | bellowing; braying |
| prosodemic | contagious; infectious |
| jow | to ring a bell; a stroke of a bell |
| gyve | to fetter; to shackle |
| cimelia | treasures in storage |
| delative | indicating motion downward |
| tractile | ductile; able to be drawn out |
| molossus | verse foot of three long syllables |
| transumption | transcription; transference; translation |
| freestone | building stone difficult to split into layers |
| actinograph | instrument used to calculate time of photographic exposure |
| nephroid | kidney |
| necrotic | undergoing death of part of the body |
| ophthalmometer | instrument for measuring the eye |
| crupper | strap of saddle that passes beneath horse’s tail; armour for horse’s flanks |
| pseudoblepsis | imaginary or false vision; hallucination |
| niello | ornamenting metal by placing black compound in engravings |
| obtund | to blunt or dull; to deaden |
| pedicular | of, like or pertaining to lice |
| plumulate | downy |
| monosy | separation of parts normally fused |
| parthenolatry | worship of the Virgin Mary |
| polythalamous | having many chambers |
| remora | delay; obstacle |
| gnomon | upright rod of a sundial |
| nucivorous | nut |
| parament | rich decoration, hanging or robe |
| intercostal | between the ribs— |
| lea | arable land left fallow or used for pasture |
| railophone | telephone installed in a train |
| carking | imposing great hardship or strain |
| urogenous | producing or produced in urine |
| splenetic | marked by bad temper or spite; melancholy |
| pasquilant | lampooner |
| odorivector | substance producing an odour |
| parallax | seeming change of object position due to observer moving |
| albugineous | like the white of an eye or an egg; white |
| superincumbent | resting on top; overlying; overhanging |
| statuvolism | mesmerism; hypnotism |
| keckle | to protect by binding with rope |
| onomastic | of, like or pertaining to a name or signature |
| lepidopterous | having four wings, such as a moth or butterfly |
| bilious | ill |
| xilinous | of, like or pertaining to cotton |
| meconology | study of or treatise concerning opium |
| scotoscope | instrument for detecting objects in darkness |
| myomancy | divination from the movements of mice |
| homiletics | the art of preaching— |
| rhomboid | shaped like a parallelogram |
| izzard | archaic name for the letter Z— |
| paroemia | proverb; adage |
| gleed | hot coal; burning ember |
| perruquier | wigmaker |
| strappado | form of torture in which victim is left dangling from a rope |
| stiction | frictional force occurring when surfaces set together |
| drugget | coarse durable wool fabric |
| cambist | person skilled in the science of financial exchange |
| seguidilla | Spanish folk dance |
| novercaphobia | fear of one’s stepmother |
| autotropic | growing in a straight line |
| nieve | hand or fist |
| geocarpy | the production or ripening of fruit underground |
| palative | pleasing to the taste or to the palate |
| hortulan | of, like or pertaining to gardens— |
| decalvant | removing hair; depilatory |
| sideromancy | divination using stars; divination by burning straws |
| photopia | vision in bright light |
| stolon | runner or shoot from base of a plant |
| mortiferous | death |
| interstitial | of, like or pertaining to the space between things— |
| réseau | network of lines used in star photographs |
| astromancy | divination using stars |
| digitigrade | walking on the toes alone |
| hiant | gaping— |
| ternary | in threes; having three components; having three as a base |
| symploce | repetition of word at start of one and end of next clause |
| muliebrile | womanly; feminine |
| plexure | network; web; interweaving |
| logopedics | speech therapy |
| slangwhang | to assail with violent or abusive language |
| chirognomy | divination by studying the hands |
| chronomancy | divination by means of time |
| colloquy | speaking together; mutual discourse |
| hoplite | a heavily armed Greek foot soldier— |
| osmics | scientific study of smells |
| femicide | killing of a woman |
| nauseant | producing nausea |
| worsification | the composition of bad poetry |
| longanimity | forbearance; patience |
| trinoctial | lasting three nights |
| chamfer | to channel or make furrows upon; to bevel |
| dysgenics | the study of racial degeneration |
| circumcrescent | growing around; above or over |
| plumbiferous | bearing or yielding lead |
| pastose | painted thickly |
| arrogate | to claim unduly as one’s own; to ascribe |
| hysterogenic | causing hysteria— |
| demonetise | to deprive of monetary value; to withdraw from circulation |
| tauriform | having the form of a bull |
| complicant | overlapping |
| forecabin | cabin in fore part of ship |
| dispone | to set in order; dispose |
| cultch | flooring of an oyster |
| trendle | flat rounded baker’s vessel |
| castory | brown colour; brown dye derived from beaver pelts |
| legatine | of, like or pertaining to a legate |
| orography | description of mountains |
| cromnyomancy | divination using onions |
| nodose | having knots or nodules; knotty |
| obeliscolychny | lighthouse |
| thalassometer | instrument for measuring tides |
| recrudescence | a resurgence after a period of abatement |
| liquate | to melt; to subject to liquation |
| privity | privacy; secrecy; secret or confidential conversation |
| roulade | melodic embellishment sung to one syllable |
| mizzenmast | mast aft or next aft of the mainmast in a ship |
| turnverein | athletic club |
| pridian | of, like or pertaining to yesterday |
| phatic | using speech for social reasons or to communicate feelings |
| strickle | tool used to sharpen a scythe; template |
| pessary | suppository inserted into the vagina |
| spintherism | seeing of sparks before the eyes |
| gibbet | gallows |
| cillosis | spasm or twitch in the upper eyelid |
| revest | reinstate; reinvest |
| susurrus | murmuring; whisper; rustling |
| hippiatrics | study of diseases of horses— |
| lauds | prayer service held at dawn following matins |
| ornithophobia | fear of birds |
| cytology | study of living cells |
| cyathiform | shaped like a cup |
| alecost | costmary, an herb used in flavouring ale |
| pliofilm | thin waterproof transparent sheet used for packaging |
| cabriole | curved furniture leg ending in a ball; exuberant dance or caper |
| garnetiferous | bearing garnets |
| quaquaversal | facing or bending all ways |
| cepaceous | smelling or tasting of garlic or onion |
| inimical | hostile; harmful— |
| suffibulum | veil worn by vestal virgins prior to their sacrifice |
| cannikin | small can or drinking vessel |
| morris | vigorous English dance performed by costumed men |
| polarchy | government by many people; polyarchy |
| annulose | ringed; composed of rings |
| stupulose | downy |
| parbreak | to vomit |
| accubation | reclining as on a couch |
| praepostor | prefect of a school |
| tonitruous | thundering |
| querl | to twist; to curl |
| dilettante | dabbler or lover of fine arts |
| dramaturgy | art of producing and staging dramatic works |
| inquiline | living with another; dwelling in another creature’s lair— |
| paromology | concession of opponent’s point to strengthen one’s own point |
| glutinous | gluey; sticky |
| parenticide | killing or killer of one’s parents |
| congiary | gift distributed amongst the people or soldiers |
| latebricole | living in holes |
| whang | a leather thong; a thick slice |
| substractor | detractor |
| tetramorph | artistic representation of the four evangelists in one figure |
| pace | contrary to the opinion of; in respectful disagreement with |
| agonistics | art and theory of prize |
| ovigerous | bearing eggs |
| chthonophagia | eating dirt |
| procellous | stormy |
| sacristy | room in church where sacred objects are kept |
| harn | coarse linen— |
| caduceator | herald; messenger |
| osophy | belief or doctrine |
| hydrophilous | loving or preferring water— |
| mulct | to swindle; to obtain by fraud |
| lunette | crescent |
| irroration | watering a plant with discharge of a sick person— |
| dado | large wooden moulding along bottom of wall |
| bibliopoly | bookselling |
| accessit | prize for students in second place; honourable mention |
| mollities | softness; softening |
| rotocracy | government by those who control rotten boroughs |
| gonalgia | knee pain |
| achor | eruption or scab on the head |
| ouroboros | snake eating own tail symbolizing totality or completion |
| jurimetrics | application of scientific methods to legal problems |
| bovicide | slaughter of cattle; one who kills cattle |
| aerophilately | collecting of air |
| sepometer | instrument for measuring septic matter in the air |
| maxillary | of, like or pertaining to a jaw |
| corsetier | corset maker |
| hierolatry | worship of saints or sacred things— |
| gemmology | study of gems and jewels |
| quidnunc | busybody; one keenly interested in gossip |
| morganatic | of, like or pertaining to a marriage between those of unequal rank |
| theodicy | defense of goodness in view of the existence of evil |
| preterite | signifying past time or a completed action |
| scrobiculate | pitted |
| jetavator | control surface for deflecting rocket exhaust |
| olfactible | able to be smelled |
| fanion | small flag used in surveying |
| aphidicide | killer of aphids |
| jabot | lace frill worn on shirt or dress front |
| brach | female hunting hound |
| acanthous | spiny; prickly |
| seicento | style of art in Italy in the seventeenth century |
| xiphophyllous | having sword |
| skysail | sail above the royal sail |
| oscillometer | instrument for measuring ship’s rollings |
| idolothyte | sacrifice presented to an idol— |
| jejune | lacking interest or significance; dull or insipid; dry; empty |
| tegulated | composed of plates overlapping like tiles |
| trammel | device used to hold pots and pans over a fire |
| jess | ringed strap tied to leg of falcon or hawk |
| padrone | innkeeper; employer |
| tisane | infusion of herbs or flowers |
| bocking | smoked herring |
| sciophilous | thriving in or loving shady conditions |
| dysania | having a hard time waking up in the morning |
| nimbose | cloudy |
| jessant | in heraldry, overlying |
| rulley | flat four |
| minimuscular | tiny |
| tenebrose | dark; gloomy |
| pedagogics | study of teaching |
| suppedaneum | support under foot of crucified person |
| stack | old unit of measure for firewood equal to 108 cubic feet |
| bodkin | small tool for pricking holes; small dagger |
| sporulation | formation or production of spores |
| apostil | marginal note |
| scavage | refuse scavenged from the roads |
| hierophobia | fear of sacred things— |
| rutidosis | wrinkling |
| postface | concluding note added to end of written work |
| rheotropism | change in orientation or location of an organism due to running water |
| mariculture | cultivation of aquatic flora and fauna |
| urbicolous | dwelling in cities |
| libellant | one who brings a charge of libel |
| outremer | area beyond the sea; overseas |
| nivellate | to level or plane |
| pteryla | patch or clump of feathers on a bird |
| chromatocracy | government by rulers of a particular skin colour |
| stenopaeic | with a narrow opening |
| retrograde | moving or directed backwards; degenerating; inverse |
| hygrometer | instrument for measuring air moisture— |
| bastle | fortified house with vaulted ground floor |
| orology | study of mountains |
| stapediform | shaped like a stirrup |
| diathesis | particular condition of body or mind; predisposing factor |
| lexicology | study of words and their meanings |
| quatrain | stanza of four lines of verse |
| mistigris | variation of poker where blank card can have any value |
| dubiety | doubtfulness |
| rangiferine | of, like or pertaining to or like reindeer |
| janitrix | a female janitor |
| bathykolpian | deep |
| syntectic | having the quality of melting or dissolving |
| synchoresis | concession made for the sake of more effective retort |
| diurnation | hibernating or sleeping during daylight |
| kora | musical instrument similar to a harp |
| wordish | verbose |
| palingenesis | new birth; reincarnation; second creation |
| claudent | closing; ending; confining |
| hyoid | having a “U” shape— |
| theotherapy | faith healing |
| ket | carrion; matted wool |
| monoxylon | canoe made from one log |
| sadogue | fat; easy |
| zugzwang | chess blockade |
| butyric | of, like or pertaining to butter |
| noology | science of the intellect |
| jural | of, like or pertaining to the law |
| cohyponym | word which is one of multiple hyponyms of another word |
| homomerous | possessing similar parts or components— |
| cypress | silk or cotton gauze fabric, usually black |
| juglandaceous | of, like or pertaining to walnuts |
| achene | small one |
| pseudaesthesia | imaginary feeling or sensation |
| lipography | accidental omission of letter or syllable in wrting |
| osteophone | device used to allow deaf to hear sounds through the cranium |
| penacute | having an acute accent on the penultimate syllable; paroxytone |
| ruelle | space between bed and wall |
| jaculiferous | having arrow |
| filicide | killing of one’s own child |
| adversative | word or phrase expressing opposition |
| wiredraw | to reduce fluid pressure by passing it through a small orifice |
| keelhaul | to punish by dragging under keel of ship |
| salutary | producing good effects; beneficial |
| kinetheodolite | theodolite used in tracking missiles and satellites |
| acrotism | absence of pulsing |
| bindle | blanket roll |
| trouvaille | a fortunate find |
| theocentrism | belief that God is central fact of existence |
| fardage | wood placed in bottom of ship to keep cargo dry |
| arbrolatry | worship of start |
| deray | to go wild; to derange |
| kyloe | small long |
| imparlance | delay in pleading for amicable adjustment— |
| tonetics | study of pronunciation |
| synechiology | continuity or union of all things |
| cuvette | shallow dish for holding liquids |
| phytophilous | fond of plants |
| seiche | periodic side |
| oblate | layman living in a religious community under modified rule |
| ahull | with sails furled and helm lashed to the lee |
| secateurs | pruning |
| hypotaxis | dependent construction— |
| amanuensis | one employed to write from dictation |
| mountenance | amount; distance |
| percale | closely woven lightweight cloth |
| neritic | belonging to the shallow waters near land |
| beloid | shaped like an arrow |
| anabiosis | return to life after apparent death |
| dogcart | light two |
| mozzetta | short cape with ornamental hood worn by Catholic prelates |
| horography | art of constructing sundials or clocks— |
| lugsail | four |
| fusee | spindle in a watch on which the chain is wound |
| pornomania | obsession with pornography |
| trimacular | having three spots or marks |
| progeria | second childhood; disease of premature aging |
| margaritomancy | divination using pearls |
| sullage | filth; refuse; sewage; scum; silt |
| queenite | a queen’s partisan |
| spelter | zinc |
| berceuse | lullaby |
| spinneret | silk |
| subrident | smiling |
| tarantella | fast violent Italian folk dance |
| intromit | to introduce; to admit; to insert— |
| picaresque | of, like or pertaining or pertaining to rogues or roguish behaviour |
| trierarchy | obligation of fitting out ships |
| subalary | beneath the wings |
| akeratophorous | not horned |
| theopneustic | divinely inspired |
| contredanse | folk dance in which two lines of couples face each other |
| inexpiable | that which cannot be expiated or atoned for— |
| nubilate | to obscure |
| ferulaceous | like a cane or reed |
| rodomontade | bluster; boasting; bragging speech |
| tentation | experiment by trial and error |
| lotic | associated with or living in running water |
| atony | muscular weakness |
| opificer | artificer |
| langlauf | cross |
| bibelot | trinket; miniature book of elegant design |
| umbiliciform | shaped like a navel |
| colonoscope | instrument for viewing the colon |
| zoodikers | an exclamation |
| premotion | divine impulse determining the will |
| barbarocracy | government by barbarians |
| toman | myriad; ten thousand |
| britska | open four |
| messianism | belief in a single messiah or saviour |
| omnigatherum | miscellaneous assemblage or collection |
| pediment | triangular structure crowning front of a Greek building |
| hypostasis | basis; foundation; essence— |
| diachoretic | laxative |
| nephograph | instrument for photographing clouds |
| zumbooruk | small cannon carried on the back of a camel |
| bionergy | vital essence or force |
| dirigible | able to be directed |
| lar | local god of a house |
| periaster | point in orbit of a body in which it is nearest to a specified star |
| sipe | to percolate or ooze through |
| shoddy | woollen fabric made from rags |
| swipple | striking part of a flail |
| aba | garment of camel or goat hair; camel or goat |
| trimerous | having the parts in threes |
| purpureal | purple |
| xiphosuran | horseshoe crab |
| polyergic | having many functions |
| misology | hatred of reason or knowledge |
| polariscope | instrument for detecting polarized light |
| bellonion | mechanical instrument combining trumpets and drums |
| mournival | set of four things |
| facetiae | term for books of inappropriate or lewd nature |
| interramification | interweaving of branches— |
| diacope | deep wound or incision |
| teratogenic | producing monsters or abnormal growth |
| lobcock | bumpkin, boor or lout |
| hariolate | to divine; to foretell— |
| celation | concealment |
| miniaturist | one who paints miniature pictures |
| borsella | instrument for shaping glass vessels |
| phoenicopter | flamingo |
| alphitomancy | divination using loaves of barley |
| micropodal | having extremely small feet |
| loxodromy | study of sailing along rhumb |
| jumar | mountaineering clip that grips rope when weight is applied |
| riffler | small file with curved ends used in woodworking |
| wack | old name for decomposed basalt |
| thanatology | study of death and its customs |
| forficate | forked; like scissors |
| agist | to charge with a public burden; to take in to graze for payment |
| malleiform | shaped like a hammer |
| scuttlebutt | cask of drinking water aboard a ship; rumour, idle gossip |
| pendent | hanging; drooping; dangling |
| pallasethesia | sense of vibration |
| kerasine | horny; made of horn |
| spinthariscope | instrument for visually detecting alpha particles |
| spondulicks | available money; funds |
| serge | strong twilled worsted |
| distributive | indicating separate members of a group, one at a time |
| radix | root; root |
| scholasticate | preparatory college for those intending to enter Catholic order |
| miticide | agent which kills mites |
| linaceous | of, like or pertaining to flax |
| saxifragous | breaking stone |
| lunation | lunar month; interval between successive new moons |
| rumchunder | fine silk |
| ovibovine | of, like or pertaining to musk |
| lethologica | inability to remember the right word |
| falsidical | conveying a meaning that is false |
| prebendal | of, like or pertaining to stipends issued by a church |
| fuliguline | of, like or pertaining to sea ducks |
| paedocracy | government by children; paedarchy |
| resiniferous | bearing resin |
| diablerie | magic; sorcery; mischief |
| porosis | knitting together of broken bones |
| trammel | tool used for drawing ellipses |
| assentation | insincere or glib assent |
| ischaemia | lack of blood in a part of the body due to an obstruction— |
| tercet | group of three rhyming lines |
| martlet | heraldic representation of a bird without feet |
| dosiology | the study of doses |
| pucelle | maid; virgin |
| toran | arched gateway or garland of flowers |
| corbeau | blackish green |
| ptosis | drooping of the upper eyelid |
| metallogenic | metal occurring as an ore as opposed to in rocks |
| acescence | becoming sour; souring; turning of milk |
| ombré | shadowy; shaded; dusky |
| triglyph | architectural ornament of tablet bearing two V |
| spelean | cave |
| giaour | one who does not follow the Islamic faith; unbeliever |
| arctophily | study of teddy bears |
| tiffany | transparent silk |
| harmonometer | instrument measuring harmonic relations of sounds— |
| rhynchodont | having a toothed beak |
| lineament | distinctive feature or characteristic |
| carniferous | bearing flesh; fleshy |
| anteambulo | usher |
| genetrix | mother; female ancestor |
| melopepon | any of various kinds of squash |
| icteritious | jaundiced; yellow— |
| duniwassal | a Scottish gentleman |
| kaleidophone | instrument for demonstrating sound waves by lines of light |
| seminative | producing growth |
| bialate | two |
| siderism | belief that the stars influence human affairs |
| druxy | having decayed spots concealed by healthy wood |
| orthopter | ornithopter; flying machine with moving wings |
| petrissage | massage by longitudinal rubbing and lateral squeezing |
| slantindicular | slanting; oblique |
| agrestic | of the fields; rural; unpolished |
| parabolist | teller of parables |
| contrist | to sadden |
| forel | parchment for covering books |
| anthropoglot | animal with human tongue; animal capable of speech |
| amoret | love sonnet or song |
| palamate | having webbed feet |
| graphophobia | fear of writing |
| atrous | jet black |
| myriacanthous | having many prickles |
| cosmosophy | knowledge of the cosmos |
| barmkin | battlement or turret on the outer wall of a castle |
| paroemiology | study of proverbs |
| trepanation | cutting open the skull |
| alkalimeter | instrument for measuring strength of alkalines |
| demology | study of human behaviour |
| weatherometer | instrument for measuring weather |
| pointillism | use of separate dots of pure colour rather than blends |
| gossypine | cottony |
| retiracy | seclusion; enough to retire on |
| clinophobia | fear of staying in bed |
| roodge | to push or lift with effort |
| polarimeter | instrument for measuring polarised light |
| filemot | dead |
| planish | to polish; to flatten |
| logos | divine rational principle |
| russel | ribbed cotton and wool |
| ruthful | piteous; sorrowful |
| septimanal | weekly |
| tensiometer | instrument for measuring tension |
| musicaster | a mediocre musician |
| tempera | painting using white of egg instead of oil |
| demonocracy | government by demons or evil forces |
| trabecula | small bar or rod |
| xeroradiography | process for taking permanent pictures of X |
| irascent | becoming enraged or angry— |
| acervate | heaped; clustered |
| pollinigerous | pollen |
| calicular | like a chalice or cup |
| superhumeral | ecclesiastical garment worn over the shoulders |
| hypophrenia | weakness of mental facilities— |
| zygomorphic | bilaterally symmetrical |
| quercitron | yellowish pigment derived from bark of a variety of oak |
| logicaster | a petty logician |
| saginate | to fatten animals |
| linguiform | shaped like a tongue |
| sacerdotal | priestly; pertaining to priestly interests |
| bonification | paying of bonus or reward |
| penecontemporaneous | of geological processes occurring immediately after deposition |
| recreant | craven; false; apostate |
| williwaw | sudden squall, tumult or disturbance |
| whistler | mythical bird whose whistle is fatal to the listener |
| tinctumutation | change of colour |
| urenology | study of rust molds |
| polytheism | belief in multiple deities |
| detort | to untwist; to twist the other way |
| quotha | expression of surprise or contempt |
| homophyly | resemblance due to common ancestry— |
| xanthic | yellow; yellowish |
| psychrophilic | thriving in cold temperatures |
| contravallation | fortification built around besieged place |
| catenarian | of, like or pertaining to chains |
| abb | yarn used for warp |
| yogh | letter in Middle English representing y or ‘hh’ sound |
| calefacient | warming; anything that warms |
| rejoinder | sharp and clever answer |
| sanguine | optimistic; having a bright complexion |
| tumbrel | old instrument of punishment like a pillory |
| castrametation | the art of designing a camp |
| philosophaster | amateur or superficial philosopher |
| crateriform | cup |
| fragor | a crash |
| canary | lively Renaissance courtly dance |
| deliquesce | to melt into liquid by absorbing moisture |
| sphyrelaton | metalwork done with hammers |
| aliquant | number dividing into another with a remainder |
| thelemic | allowing people to do as they wish |
| dolmen | prehistoric structure or tomb of unhewn stones |
| kinematics | study of motion |
| goetic | of, like or pertaining to black magic |
| ichthyoid | fishlike— |
| bryology | the study of mosses and liverworts |
| penates | household gods of a Roman family |
| unseel | to unsew the eyes of |
| paramedian | near the middle line |
| workerist | one who supports worker’s rights |
| benthic | of, like or pertaining to the depths of the ocean |
| pharyngoscope | instrument for inspecting the pharynx |
| compaternity | spiritual relationship between child’s parents and godparents |
| pixilated | bemused; bewildered; intoxicated |
| kritarchy | government by judges |
| oryctomancy | divination using excavated objects |
| messaline | soft lightweight silk with a satin weave |
| lepidopterology | study of butterflies and moths |
| iridian | having or suggestive of the colours of a rainbow— |
| gauss | unit of magnetic flux density equal to 1/10000 tesla |
| psychrometer | instrument for measuring dryness of the atmosphere |
| orobathymetric | of, like or pertaining to map showing submerged heights and sea depths |
| monoculture | growing of one agricultural crop only |
| tholoid | dome |
| durometer | instrument for measuring hardness of substances |
| harl | barb of feather used to make artificial fishing fly— |
| dactylology | study of sign language |
| custos | guardian, custodian or keeper, especially of convents or monasteries |
| souterrain | underground chamber; earth |
| snell | quick; keen; sharp |
| wimble | instrument for boring holes; gimlet; auger |
| stagiary | law student |
| secern | to discriminate or distinguish; to secrete |
| jugate | side by side; in pairs; overlapping |
| tog | unit of measurement for insulation properties of fabric |
| cabas | woman’s work basket or handbag |
| jimswinger | a frock coat |
| photodromy | motion towards light |
| delphically | enigmatically; obscurely |
| causidical | of, like or pertaining to those who plead legal cases |
| subdolous | crafty |
| indue | to supply; to endow— |
| philogyny | love of women |
| melton | strong and smooth heavy woollen cloth |
| sapiential | providing wisdom |
| sepelible | that may be buried |
| posnet | small cooking pot with feet and handle |
| morology | nonsense |
| bibulous | addicted to alcohol |
| ophthalmophobia | fear of being stared at |
| asonia | deafness to specific pitches of sound |
| circumambagious | roundabout in speech |
| orleans | interwoven cotton and worsted |
| posology | science of quantity or dosage |
| organon | method of investigation; logical technique or system |
| midlenting | custom of giving gifts to parents on mid |
| clinkstone | type of igneous rock that rings when struck |
| chronostichon | chronogrammatic line or stanza |
| mathematicaster | minor or inferior mathematician |
| mycosis | disease due to the growth of a fungus |
| anaerectic | destructive |
| reclinate | bent down or back |
| tocodynamometer | instrument for measuring uterine contractions during childbirth |
| mappemond | map of the world |
| cruset | goldsmith’s crucible |
| thooid | like a wolf |
| molimen | great effort, especially in performing natural functions |
| pluripresence | presence in multiple places at one time |
| lac | dark red transparent resin used to make shellac |
| filoselle | coarse floss silk |
| reliction | recession of sea leaving bare land |
| subulate | awl |
| monanthous | having only a single flower |
| fustian | pretentious writing or speech |
| hamshackle | to fetter; to restrain— |
| plutonomy | economics |
| symblepharon | adhesion of the eyelid to the eyeball |
| quiniferous | yielding quinine |
| zygoma | bony arch on the side of the skull |
| saw | saying or proverb |
| scaphoid | boat |
| wordbound | unable to find expression in words |
| herm | head or bust of Hermes with a big wang on a square base— |
| chronosynchronicity | presentation of all stages of a person’s life in a single piece of art |
| familic | pertaining to a family; domestic |
| piedroit | square pillar attached to wall, lacking both base and capital |
| nephalism | total abstinence from alcoholic drinks |
| flânerie | idling; strolling about aimlessly |
| culet | flat back or base of a gemstone |
| tressilate | to quiver |
| primitial | of, like or pertaining to first fruits; primeval |
| balbutient | stammering |
| squarsonocracy | government by landholding clergymen |
| pterography | treatise or description of feathers |
| fustilarian | a term of abuse |
| quarl | large curved brick or tile used to support melting pot |
| pomander | ball of perfumes |
| leptochrous | abnormally thick |
| zygon | connecting bar |
| sideroscope | instrument using magnets to detect presence of iron |
| postliminy | right of returned exiles to resume former status |
| hygeiolatry | excessive devotion to health— |
| feckless | feeble; helpless; futile; ineffectual |
| pasquinade | to lampoon; a lampoon |
| potamology | study of rivers |
| tregetour | juggler; trickster; deceiver |
| multisonant | producing many or very loud sounds |
| pall | covering cloth laid upon Communion chalice |
| marigenous | produced by or in the sea |
| ait | small island in lake or river |
| laryngology | study of larynx |
| qually | of wine, cloudy or turbid |
| carferal | compound of carbon, iron and aluminum |
| crosstrees | horizontal crosspieces at a masthead used to support ship’s mast |
| hereticide | killing of heretics— |
| luff | windward side of a ship; forward edge of fore |
| rebarbative | repellent; repulsive |
| pecuniary | of, like or pertaining to money; consisting of money |
| fresnel | unit of optical frequency equal to one terahertz |
| sinapise | to sprinkle; to powder |
| hyle | matter— |
| ivorist | one who carves ivory professionally— |
| poplin | corded woven silk and worsted |
| stegnosis | constipation |
| wainage | team and implements needed for cultivation of land |
| pernicious | destructive; ruinous; fatal |
| zoomorphism | conception of a god or man in animal form |
| ptilosis | plumage or mode of feathering; plumage |
| therm | unit of quantity of heat equal to 100,000 British thermal units |
| pulverous | dusty or powder |
| logogram | single sign standing for word or phrase |
| pyranometer | instrument measuring solar radiation from the sky’s whole hemisphere |
| passade | motion of horse to and fro over ground in dressage |
| nemoral | of a wood or grove |
| megistotherm | plant requiring very high temperatures |
| mellisonant | sweet |
| lanameter | instrument for measuring quality of wool |
| phonasthenia | weakness of voice |
| apophoret | a gift given to celebrate a new year |
| heyday | expression of elation or wonder— |
| refectory | dining |
| lupulic | of, like or pertaining to hops |
| scutiform | shaped like a shield |
| zoolite | fossil animal |
| stercoranism | belief that the consecrated Eucharist is digested and evacuated |
| mangonel | medieval war engine for throwing stones |
| ontology | science of pure being; the nature of things |
| atlantes | male figures used as columns |
| terebrate | to bore into; to pierce |
| funest | deadly; lamentable |
| dicacity | raillery; banter |
| acyesis | female sterility |
| cannular | hollow or tube |
| quelch | to squelch |
| wheeple | to whistle feebly |
| periodontics | study of gums |
| filiferous | thread |
| dithyrambic | passionate; ecstatic; frenzied |
| advert | refer to in speech or writing |
| lithology | study of rocks |
| acuminate | tapered; pointed; to sharpen |
| subjoin | to add at the end or afterwards |
| recondite | out of the way; little known |
| pseudepigraphy | assignment of false authors to books |
| hemitery | congenital deformity— |
| cheverel | soft; flexible kidskin leather |
| cairngorm | yellow |
| thelytoky | parthenogenetic production of females only |
| torpillage | electric shock therapy |
| sticheron | short hymn |
| subluxation | state of being almost dislocated |
| reflexology | study of reflexes |
| theriogenology | study of animals’ reproductive systems |
| diorthosis | a critical revision of a text; any correction or adjustment |
| parget | to plaster over; to cover with ornamental plasterwork |
| palfrenier | groom |
| stillatitious | issuing in drops; falling in drops |
| aerography | descriptive work on the atmosphere |
| stoicism | belief in indifference to pleasure or pain |
| scholarch | head of a school |
| didact | a person given to lecturing or moralizing |
| scride | to crawl on all fours |
| thermometrograph | instrument for recording changes in temperature |
| mewling | crying feebly |
| psychophysics | study of link between mental and physical processes |
| carbuncle | architectural monstrosity or eyesore; red precious stone |
| branchial | of, like or pertaining to gills |
| talus | rock detritus or debris at the base of a slope |
| contline | space between casks or strands of rope |
| polder | piece of low |
| meteoritics | the study of meteors |
| refrangible | that may be refracted |
| autarchy | government by an absolute ruler |
| periclitate | to endanger; to jeopardise |
| suspiration | sighing |
| catastasis | part of drama where action is at its height |
| petrogenesis | formation or development of rocks |
| scialytic | dispelling shadows |
| quackle | to choke; to suffocate |
| phthartic | deadly; destructive |
| avital | ancestral |
| roseaceous | of the rose family; roselike |
| agentive | indicating agent performing an action |
| lapillus | small stone ejected by volcanic eruption |
| phallocracy | government by men |
| clavate | club |
| colubrine | like a snake; cunning; of, like or pertaining to snakes |
| accourt | to entertain |
| chiaroscuro | juxtaposition of light and shade in artwork or literature |
| sciurine | of, like or pertaining to squirrels |
| clem | to starve |
| criminology | study of crime; criminals |
| faldstool | desk from which the Litany is read at church service |
| gurgitate | to bubble; to boil |
| tumefacient | causing swelling |
| outmaster | to overcome in a contest for mastery |
| comiphorous | tufted |
| neonomianism | theory that the gospel abrogates earlier moral codes |
| ametropia | abnormal optical refraction |
| comprecation | prayer meeting |
| roué | man devoted to life of pleasure; rake |
| hyetometer | instrument for measuring rainfall— |
| ornithic | of, like or pertaining to birds |
| absinthial | of, like or pertaining to wormwood; bitter |
| quenelle | poached meat dumpling |
| zelatrix | older nun in charge of disciplining younger nuns |
| tabinet | silk and wool watered fabric |
| bullionism | belief in the importance of metallic currency in economics |
| hypaspist | shield |
| hustle | lively disco dance derived from swing elements with a plus |
| stampomania | obsession with stamp |
| nasutiform | shaped like a nose |
| helobious | living in marshes or moors— |
| corybantic | wildly excited; frenzied |
| staffage | decorative accessories or additions to work of art |
| casualism | the belief that chance governs all things |
| manurance | cultivation |
| soligenous | produced by the sun |
| deligation | bandaging |
| diaphoresis | artificially induced sweat |
| gasconade | to brag or boast |
| ifsoever | if ever— |
| photoglyph | photographic engraving |
| fuligo | soot |
| autecology | study of ecology of one species |
| fringilliform | resembling a finch |
| gerdoying | imitation sound of a crash |
| slatternly | slovenly |
| cottonocracy | government by those involved in the cotton trade |
| henry | unit of electrical inductance— |
| methysis | drunkenness |
| futtock | rib of a ship |
| quittance | release from a debt or obligation; a document expressing such a release |
| zeta | small room or closet in a church |
| zomotherapy | medical treatment using raw meat |
| quaestionary | religious pardoner |
| anoesis | sensation not accompanied by understanding of it |
| stagnicolous | living in stagnant water |
| isthmian | living on or situated on an isthmus— |
| pantomorphic | taking on all shapes |
| conglutinate | to glue or join together |
| stay | large rope used to support a mast |
| zaffre | impure cobalt oxide |
| amaranthine | immortal; undying; deep purple |
| hydrobiology | study of aquatic organisms— |
| benefic | kindly; benign; beneficent |
| sacristan | church official in charge of vessels and the sacristy |
| omneity | state of being all; allness |
| hypercatalectic | having an extra syllable on the end of a line of verse— |
| anapeiratic | caused by excessive use |
| onager | military engine for throwing great stones |
| caitiff | base; cowardly; despicable |
| thegosis | tooth |
| monadism | theory that there exist ultimate units of being |
| questmonger | one whose occupation is to conduct inquests |
| kistvaen | tomb covered with stone slabs |
| sublineation | act of underlining |
| oenometer | instrument for measuring alcoholic strength of wine |
| aftergame | rematch; means employed after first turn of affairs |
| neuropsychology | study of relation between brain and behaviour |
| captious | peevish; ready to take offence or find fault |
| manubrial | shaped like a handle |
| ogdoad | set of eight |
| taxis | movement of a whole organism |
| biogenesis | theory that all life is derived from living matter alone |
| psephocracy | government resulting from election by ballot |
| Lydian | effeminate; luxurious |
| gemmation | budding |
| polysyndeton | rhetorical device of repeating conjunction for emphasis |
| jeroboam | large bottle for holding equivalent of 6 ordinary wine bottles |
| feretory | shrine for relics during a procession or for a funeral bier |
| margaritiferous | pearl |
| minify | to diminish, in appearance or reality |
| keratometer | instrument for measuring curvature of the cornea |
| saxicolous | living in or among rocks |
| detritus | waste or debris |
| deoppilate | to free from obstruction |
| panatella | long; thin cigar |
| iracund | inclined to become angry— |
| operculum | cover or lid; lid |
| xerostomia | excessive dryness of the mouth |
| apotelesm | casting of a horoscope |
| interjacent | intervening; situated between two things— |
| analgia | inability to feel pain |
| hypolimnion | colder and deeper layer of water in a lake— |
| ichnogram | footprint— |
| terramara | kind of earthy fertiliser |
| totemism | belief that a group has a special kinship with an object or animal |
| chartaceous | papery |
| ribibe | an old crone, past the age of sexual attractiveness |
| autotheism | belief that one is God incarnate or that one is Christ |
| marchpane | old name for marzipan |
| zoocytium | a hollow vessel |
| ornithomancy | divination by observing flight of birds |
| suctorial | designed for sucking or adhering |
| contubernal | living together in the same tent; cohabiting |
| oligomania | obsession with a few thoughts or ideas |
| unipara | woman having given birth only once |
| cepivorous | onion |
| paleo | osteology |
| assot | to befool; to besot |
| araneiform | shaped like a spider |
| tralatition | metaphor |
| risorgimento | revival; rebirth |
| praxis | customary practice or conduct |
| kern | to granulate |
| rurigenous | living or born in the country |
| sigmoidoscope | instrument for examining the interior of the rectum and sigmoid colon |
| deiform | appearing like or shaped like a god |
| putanism | lewdness in women; prostitution |
| insidiate | to conspire against; to betray— |
| fane | flag or banner; weather |
| coralligenous | producing coral |
| lignite | woody coal |
| lucriferous | lucrative; yielding profit |
| ignivomous | vomiting or spewing forth fire— |
| bactericide | killer of bacteria |
| gonoph | pickpocket; thief |
| modillion | ornamental bracket under Corinthian or other column |
| cruive | pen or sty for animals |
| proemial | introductory; prefatory |
| inescatory | of, like or pertaining to baiting; adapted to bait— |
| rostrum | platform for public speaking; conductor’s dais |
| sporiferous | bearing spores |
| crosslet | small cross with crossed arms used as heraldic bearing |
| amnicolist | one who lives near a river |
| wayment | lamentation; grief |
| lapidary | gem |
| ullagone | cry of lamentation; funeral lament |
| toxiphobia | fear of poison or being poisoned |
| fleuret | ornament resembling a small flower |
| acquest | object which is acquired |
| brachiation | act of swinging by one’s arms from place to place |
| plenicorn | having solid horns (as a deer) |
| pickery | petty theft under Scottish law |
| kraken | legendary sea monster |
| physiocracy | government according to natural laws or principles |
| fagin | an adult who instructs others in crime |
| decadarchy | government by ten individuals; decarchy |
| hemerology | calendar— |
| baccivorous | eating berries |
| gliriform | resembling a rodent |
| canephor | sculpted figure carrying a basket on the head |
| xerocopy | photocopy |
| tincture | a heraldic colour or metal |
| peignoir | woman’s dressing |
| tomomania | irrational predilection for performing surgery |
| carboniferous | bearing carbon |
| salsipotent | ruling the salt seas |
| xerothermic | dry and hot |
| mandarism | government with a large bureaucracy |
| frontogenesis | creation of a weather front by meeting of air currents |
| retinaculum | connecting band; means of retention |
| callithump | boisterous and noisy parade |
| sansculotte | strong republican; democrat or violent revolutionary |
| orotund | marked by fullness and clarity of sound; pompous |
| pyrgeometer | instrument for measuring radiation from earth |
| manumission | emancipation; freedom from slavery |
| peroral | through the mouth |
| trichotomy | division into three parts or categories |
| psephology | study of election results and voting trends |
| heuristic | helping to discover by trial and error— |
| goliard | wandering student |
| sudarium | cloth for wiping away sweat |
| thecate | having a sheath |
| osmesis | act of smelling |
| obeophone | mechanical keyboard instrument used to imitate other instruments |
| jiggermast | aftermost mast of a four |
| rebus | picture puzzle representing a word |
| malar | of, like or pertaining to the cheek |
| dispiteous | pitiless; malicious |
| deixis | relating to time and place of a linguistic utterance |
| ocellus | small eye or eye |
| fusain | fine charcoal used in drawing |
| whipcord | fabric with bold twill used for making dresses |
| cipolin | white marble streaked with green |
| indult | special temporary dispensation granted by the Catholic church— |
| stenosis | narrowing of an orifice |
| hydrology | study of water resources— |
| accosted | in heraldry, two figures placed side by side |
| allography | writing another individual’s signature |
| arithmocracy | government by simple majority |
| washball | ball of toilet soap |
| zoopery | experimentation on animals |
| cambistry | science of international exchange |
| catogenic | formed from above |
| meracious | pure; unmixed |
| sciosophy | system of knowledge without basis in science |
| gigue | lively Baroque dance in triple time |
| gladiate | shaped like a sword |
| matins | prayer service held in early morning hours |
| blewit | type of edible toadstool |
| thro | through |
| achaenocarp | any dry indehiscent fruit |
| instauration | restoration; renewal— |
| panegyric | elaborate and poetic compliment; eulogy; laudation |
| labeorphily | collection and study of beer bottle labels |
| rodenticide | killing of rodents |
| temporal | indicating time when |
| diverticulum | blind passage or tunnel |
| polystyle | building having many columns |
| protreptic | exhorting; encouraging; didactic; doctrinal |
| clerestory | upper storey of a church; windows near the roof of a building |
| lythcoop | auction of household goods |
| biggin | a building |
| alate | lately |
| yawl | ship’s small boat; sailboat carrying mainsail and one or more jibs |
| hippocrepian | horseshoe |
| spiniform | like a thorn or spine |
| fusiform | shaped like a spindle |
| oncosimeter | instrument measuring variations in density of molten metal |
| calk | pointed piece on a horseshoe to prevent slipping |
| scazon | limping verse |
| disinure | to render unfamiliar |
| fluorimeter | instrument for measuring fluorescence |
| ceraunomancy | divination using thunderbolts |
| pelerine | woman’s fur cape |
| tectorial | covering |
| maugre | in spite of |
| breedbate | someone looking for an argument |
| scoria | dross or slag from metal |
| phytivorous | feeding on plants |
| matriherital | of, like or pertaining to inheritance along the female line |
| oenology | study of wines |
| pseudolatry | false worship |
| quale | quality or property of something; abstract virtue or quality |
| apheresis | taking away a sound or syllable at the beginning of a word |
| astrolatry | worship of stars |
| muriphobia | fear of mice |
| monoculus | one |
| culver | dove or pigeon |
| larvivorous | feeding on larvae |
| agrypnotic | anything taken to aid wakefulness |
| trunnion | a pin or pivot on which something can be rotated |
| tritheocracy | government by three gods |
| spurion | any hypothetical subatomic particle used to facilitate calculations |
| colubriform | shaped like a snake |
| treacle | dark; syrupy molasses |
| miniate | to decorate with rubrics; to illuminate a manuscript |
| oscillograph | instrument for recording alternating current wave forms |
| bathos | appearance of the commonplace in elevated matter |
| alation | state of having wings; position of wings on a creature |
| phoniatrics | study and correction of speech defects |
| hexaemeron | period of six days of creation— |
| atresia | absence or irregular closure of a passage in the body |
| aeolipyle | hollow ball that turns through steam escaping through valves |
| advehent | bringing inwards |
| ascesis | the practice of disciplining oneself; asceticism |
| yarpha | peatbog; sandy or fibrous peat |
| frugivorous | eating fruit |
| aubin | horse’s gait between an amble and a gallop |
| ruridecanal | concerning a rural dean and his jurisdiction |
| argillaceous | clayey; of or resembling clay |
| nymphology | study of nymphs |
| leguleian | like a lawyer; underhanded and legalistic |
| hydrotaxis | movement towards or away from water— |
| parisyllabic | having the same number of syllables in all forms |
| homaloidal | of the nature of a plane; flat; plane |
| poimenic | pastoral |
| probit | unit of measurement of statistical probability |
| leech | a vertical edge of a square sail |
| butyraceous | resembling, producing or having the qualities of butter |
| hegumene | head of a nunnery— |
| beatster | fish net repairer |
| wholestitch | weaving stitch that fills in a pattern |
| nacelle | structure on wing of airplane containing engine |
| palaeobiology | study of fossil plants and animals |
| counterphobic | seeking out situation that is feared |
| calash | light low |
| skep | straw beehive |
| gerendum | something that is to be done |
| grognard | old or veteran soldier |
| rubricate | to mark in red; to fix like a ritual |
| opinionator | one who holds or gives an opinion |
| topaesthesia | determining place by sense of touch |
| solatium | compensation given as solace for suffering or loss |
| spinnbar | capable of being drawn into strands |
| unleal | unfaithful |
| providore | steward; quartermaster |
| atocia | female sterility |
| diastomatic | moving through the pores |
| polygoneutic | having several broods in each season |
| myriarchy | government by ten thousand individuals |
| antistrophe | repetition of words in reverse order |
| trophobiosis | exchange of nutriment in symbiotic relationship |
| blunge | to mix clay with water |
| footlambert | unit of luminance of a surface emitting one lumen per square foot |
| insouciance | indifference; apathy— |
| glyptic | of, like or pertaining to carving or gem |
| crumenal | a purse |
| uneath | difficult; distressing; hard; scarce |
| layette | baby’s complete set of clothing |
| comminute | to reduce or break into minute particles |
| kindergraph | photograph of a child |
| podalic | of, like or pertaining to feet |
| isobath | line connecting points of equal underwater depth— isobathytherm |
| syllogism | argument in which two premises lead to a logical conclusion |
| interfenestration | spacing of windows— |
| jardinière | container for displaying flowers |
| quoad | with respect to; as regards |
| nobilitate | to ennoble |
| primiparous | having borne only one child |
| annulet | small ring around a classical column |
| tetraptych | hinged painting in four parts |
| obtenebrate | to cast a shadow over |
| breve | mark over letter to indicate a short vowel sound |
| stanchion | upright beam, bar or support |
| solarise | to expose to sunlight |
| pipistrelle | small reddish |
| torfaceous | growing in mosses or bogs |
| infaust | unlucky; ill |
| cippus | small column used to mark burial location |
| assuefaction | habituation |
| quiteron | superconducting device similar to a transistor |
| scholion | annotation to an argument written in margin |
| pneumatographer | one who receives and writes spirit messages |
| fibula | brooch in the shape of a safety pin |
| punalua | marriage of brothers of one family to sisters of another |
| quassia | tropical tree whose bark is used to make a bitter medicinal product |
| poephagous | eating grass or herbs; herbivorous |
| pneumatometer | instrument for measuring quantity of air breathed |
| limous | muddy; slimy |
| saltigrade | progressing by leaps |
| tristachyous | three |
| larrigan | high oil |
| zoomagnetism | animal magnetism |
| micromania | pathological self |
| calipace | turtle’s carapace |
| linonophobia | fear of string |
| demicastor | beaver pelt of poor quality; beaver fur mixed with another type of fur |
| cystoscope | instrument for examining the bladder |
| assocative | indicating association with or accompaniment by |
| coenaesthesis | sensation |
| satisdation | provision of security |
| cholelithiasis | production of gall stones |
| lacustrine | of, like or pertaining to lakes |
| benthos | flora and fauna of the ocean floor |
| lutchet | fitting on ship’s deck to allow mast to pivot to pass under bridges |
| scatebrous | flowing or bubbling out; abounding with springs |
| homotaxic | arranged in a similar manner— |
| peragrate | to travel over or through |
| magpiety | garrulousness |
| mentatiferous | telepathic |
| jargoon | brilliant pale or colourless zircon |
| belemnoid | shaped like a dart |
| gelasin | dimple in the cheek that appears when one smiles |
| coelom | body cavity; abdomen |
| bestiarian | individual opposed to vivisection |
| reliquiae | remains |
| ouranomancy | divination using the heavens |
| furibund | raging; furious |
| flexuose | full of windings and turnings; undulating |
| storge | natural or parental affection |
| morosophy | foolish pretence of wisdom |
| pertuse | punched; pierced; slit |
| anion | positively charged ion |
| queach | a thicket |
| woodmeal | sawdust and other wood waste used as industrial filler |
| flageolet | small flute or recorder with two thumb holes |
| strigate | bristled; streaked |
| hylozoism | doctrine that all matter is endowed with life— |
| dichogamous | having males and females maturing at different rates |
| duramen | heartwood |
| isokeraunic | line connecting points of equal occurrence of thunderstorms— |
| spectroheliokinematograph | camera for taking pictures of the sun |
| drupaceous | of, like or pertaining to drupes or stone |
| teratology | study of monsters, freaks, abnormal growths or malformations |
| crotal | small spherical bell |
| tick | cover of a mattress or pillow |
| placentiform | cake |
| nosegay | bouquet of fragrant flowers |
| parhelion | halo |
| spodogenous | caused by waste matter |
| chevaline | horse meat |
| hypercathexis | manic desire for a particular object— |
| nulliparous | having not borne children |
| sepal | division of the calyx of a flower |
| rhochrematics | science of inventory management and the movement of products |
| sericulture | breeding of silkworms |
| fogram | antiquated |
| diectasis | extending line of verse by adding extra syllable |
| beaupers | linen fabric used for flags |
| stereotaxis | reaction of organism to contact with a solid body |
| decanal | of, like or pertaining to a dean or deacon |
| snood | ornamental hair band or hair net |
| Beatlemania | obsession with the Beatles |
| alack | expression of sorrow or regret |
| floriferous | bearing flowers |
| tocology | obstetrics; midwifery |
| chlamydate | having a mantle or hood |
| indign | unworthy; disgraceful; unseemly— |
| whatabouts | things with which one is occupied |
| ordinal | book containing religious rites, especially for ordination |
| nihilism | denial of all reality; extreme scepticism |
| malfeasance | evil |
| duarchy | government by two people; diarchy |
| quicklime | calcium oxide |
| intercolline | lying between hills— |
| moineau | small flat bastion that protects fortification when being built |
| satanophany | an appearance of the devil |
| libken | place to sleep in |
| orarian | coastal; a coast |
| sconce | small protective fortification or earthwork |
| catapedamania | obsession with jumping from high places |
| saccharimeter | instrument for measuring amount of sugar in a solution |
| luteolous | yellowish |
| lexer | law student |
| dewlap | turkey’s wattle; flap of skin under the throat |
| sermocination | making of speeches or sermons |
| hyrax | shrew— |
| pericentral | surrounding a centre or central body |
| tiretaine | wool cloth mixed with cotton or linen |
| patrimony | inheritance from father or ancestors |
| perennate | to live perennially; to survive from season to season |
| pinafore | loose protective garment worn over a dress |
| pundigrion | play on words; pun |
| lucripetous | eager for gain |
| siserary | a scolding; a blow |
| heliophilous | preferring or attracted to the sunlight— |
| catafalque | temporary tomb used in funerals and processions |
| colostrum | mother’s first milk |
| rebullition | act of boiling up or effervescing |
| siderography | art of engraving on steel |
| cisvestism | wearing strange or inappropriate clothes |
| profluent | exuberant; abundant |
| stillage | frame or stand for keeping things off the floor |
| scamander | to take a winding course; to meander |
| greige | of a grey |
| oxford | soft durable plain |
| bulwark | the side of a ship above the deck |
| dornick | stout linen |
| geal | of, like or pertaining or pertaining to the earth |
| witchknot | knot in hair supposedly tied by witches |
| misosophy | hatred of knowledge or wisdom |
| prelapsarian | belonging to the time before man’s original sin |
| quixotic | extravagantly and romantically chivalrous; idealistic |
| conchyliferous | bearing a shell |
| steeve | to set a ship’s bowsprit at an upward inclination |
| juvenal | a youth; young bird’s plumage |
| lavra | group of recluses’ cells |
| debouchure | mouth of a river or strait |
| selenology | study of the moon |
| nickeliferous | bearing nickel |
| titrimetry | measuring by titration |
| pallograph | instrument measuring ship’s vibration |
| mazzebah | ancient Jewish sacred stone pillar |
| canticle | short holy song or sung prayer |
| pertussis | whooping cough |
| sal | a salt |
| gadarene | headlong; precipitate |
| piment | spiced sweetened wine |
| pedate | footed; having feet; like a foot |
| dative | indicating indirect object of a verb |
| brilliantine | perfumed oil for making hair glossy |
| francomania | craze or obsession with France and the French |
| psammite | fine |
| tintinnabulate | to ring; to tinkle |
| alomancy | divination using salt |
| facinorous | atrociously wicked |
| tenendum | clause in a deed defining land tenure |
| archaeolatry | worship of archaic things or old customs |
| helicon | bass tuba— |
| circumambient | going round about; encompassing |
| boanerges | skilled orator with powerful voice |
| spandrel | space between curve of an arch and mouldings |
| occamy | alloy imitating gold or silver |
| pounce | fine powder spread on writing paper to keep ink from running |
| nonpathogenic | not causing disease |
| alcovinometer | instrument to measure strength of wine |
| round | dance in a ring |
| chômage | work stoppage or slump |
| speluncar | of, like or pertaining to caves |
| pallescent | turning pale |
| selenography | description of the moon’s surface |
| harengiform | shaped like a herring— |
| coehorn | small mortar for throwing grenades |
| cathisophobia | fear of sitting |
| fulgorous | flashing |
| trammel | to hamper or restrain |
| silicicolous | growing in silicate or sandy soil |
| croceate | saffron |
| reductionism | belief that complex phenomena are reducible to simple ones |
| phaeism | duskiness |
| mammose | shaped like a breast |
| herpetophobia | fear of snakes— |
| statim | immediately; at once |
| apiarian | of, like or pertaining to bees or beekeeping |
| jesuitical | cunning; quibbling |
| bourdon | drone bass of a bagpipe or organ |
| lautitious | sumptuous |
| teratism | monster, malformed person or animal |
| gigantology | study of giants |
| dysgenesis | sterility in hybrid creatures |
| microsomatous | having a small body |
| rorulent | dew |
| bacciform | shaped like a berry |
| marmarosis | conversion of limestone into marble |
| mycophagous | eating fungus |
| sempervirent | evergreen; always fresh |
| pneumatomorphic | like a spirit |
| robur | hard |
| inferiae | offerings to the spirits of the dead— |
| heterism | variation— |
| yajna | Hindu sacrificial rite |
| mho | unit of electrical conductance |
| theandric | divine and human at the same time |
| clarigate | to declare war formally |
| bouleuterion | meeting |
| juxtapositive | indicating juxtaposition |
| frumentaceous | resembling wheat or other grain |
| synoptic | of or giving a synopsis or summary |
| ginnel | narrow alley between high buildings |
| symbology | study of symbols |
| phemic | of, like or pertaining to speech |
| scanderoon | homing pigeon |
| Francophobia | fear of France or the French |
| hypsophobia | fear of high places— |
| kreng | whale carcass after blubber is removed |
| xenolalia | person’s knowledge of a language never studied |
| stylite | monk who spends much time on tops of pillars |
| alpestrine | of, like or pertaining to alpine regions |
| utinam | earnest wish or desire |
| monandry | marriage to only one man at a time |
| diogenic | cynical |
| prefigure | to imagine beforehand; to foreshadow |
| metronymy | system of naming after the mother’s or female line |
| incult | uncultivated; coarse— |
| canorous | musical; singing; resonant |
| paraboliform | shaped like a parabola |
| somniloquence | talking in one’s sleep |
| multiparous | having given birth to multiple children |
| humoral | of, like or pertaining to body fluid— |
| theologoumenon | theological statement as opposed to divine one |
| sonance | sound; a sounding of an instrument |
| skive | to pare or split leather |
| wale | to choose; the act of choosing |
| systaltic | alternately contracting and dilating; pulsating |
| dree | to endure or withstand |
| phonation | production of vocal sound |
| tallage | feudal tax of a lord on tenants; any tax or toll |
| contraterrene | opposite in character to earthly or terrestrial |
| psychagogic | attractive; encouraging |
| taw | to prepare skins by soaking, salting, stretching and paring |
| decarnate | denied or deprived of physical bodily form |
| holobenthic | passing entire life in the deep ocean— |
| balanoid | acorn |
| abortuary | anti |
| sabaton | foot |
| utriform | shaped like a leather bottle or flask |
| seral | of, like or pertaining to the development of ecological communities |
| cingular | shaped like a girdle or ring |
| spargosis | swelling |
| quadrupedation | stamping with four feet |
| pulmonic | of, like or pertaining to the lungs |
| beforetime | formerly |
| synechthry | cohabitation of hostile species |
| astronomical unit | unit of distance equal to the distance from the earth to the sun |
| acutorsion | twisting artery with needle to stop bleeding |
| nebulaphobia | fear of fog |
| azuline | blue |
| remanet | postponed case or parliamentary bill |
| sepelition | burial |
| thoracoscope | instrument for viewing the thorax and chest wall |
| deadwood | timbers built into ends of ship when too narrow to permit framing |
| dissimulate | to pretend; to feign; to fake |
| lentiform | shaped like a lens |
| unstercorated | not manured |
| somewhither | to some place; somewhere |
| stammel | coarse woollen fabric, usually dyed red; bright red colour |
| doulocracy | government by slaves |
| thremmatology | science of breeding domestic animals and plants |
| hypodynamia | loss of strength— |
| octan | recurring every eight days |
| perseverate | to repeat an action continually or habitually |
| malleation | hammering; a hammer |
| atrichia | baldness |
| tripsis | pulverization; shampooing; massage |
| twee | affectedly dainty; sentimentally sweet |
| astrapophobia | fear of thunder and lightning |
| tomentose | bearing thickly matted hair or fur |
| consecution | logical sequence or progression of an argument |
| rantipole | wild; disorderly |
| mabsoot | happy |
| lazar | leper or person with similar pestilential disease |
| mactation | killing or slaughter of a sacrificial victim |
| apport | to transport objects without material agency |
| phytoid | plant |
| absinthism | disease resembling alcoholism |
| coaming | raised edge around ship’s hatches to keep water out |
| subtend | to be opposite to or to extend under |
| anguiform | shaped like a snake |
| fulvous | dull yellow; tawny |
| nomocracy | government based on legal system; rule of law |
| polemarch | ancient Greek military and civil officer |
| telega | four |
| discigerous | bearing a disc or discus |
| alegar | vinegar made by turning ale sour |
| plenum | space completely filled with matter |
| styptic | drawing together; astringent |
| sarcology | study of fleshy parts of the body |
| subessive | indicating location under or below |
| minster | church associated with a monastery |
| sternpost | main member at stern of a ship extending from keel to deck |
| gaud | trick or practical joke |
| gleek | a trick or joke |
| blendling | hybrid |
| plashy | full of pools or puddles; marshy or boggy |
| chrisomalis | the loser who wrote this damn list |
| litotes | understatement by affirming using negation of the contrary |
| hanaster | one who paid the entrance fee for Oxford’s medieval merchant’s guild— |
| interim | meanwhile— |
| bubaline | of, like or pertaining to buffalo or antelopes |
| microphagous | feeding on small creatures or plants |
| hodoscope | instrument for tracing paths of ionizing particles— |
| homocentric | having the same central or focal point— |
| heliosciophyte | plant that thrives in sun better than shade— |
| truncheon | broken spear; broken or cut piece |
| chandelle | sharp upward turn in aviation |
| zeugma | use of a word to modify two or more words in different ways |
| nomenclator | lexicon; word |
| xenurine | species of armadillo |
| morsitation | act of biting or gnawing |
| nail | old measure of two and a quarter inches |
| philately | study of postage stamps |
| zambra | Spanish dance |
| fiduciary | held in trust; depending on trust |
| portatile | portable |
| libidinist | lewd person |
| adiaphoresis | absence of perspiration; inability to perspire |
| atrabilious | melancholy; splenetic; acrimonious |
| hesternal | of, like or pertaining to yesterday— |
| loganamnosis | mania for trying to recall forgotten words |
| whereout | out of which |
| gastroenterology | study of stomach; intestines |
| triticism | trite remark |
| consociate | to ally or associate |
| decurrent | extending or running downwards |
| parasynesis | corruption of forms of words |
| telamon | a column carved in the shape of a human male |
| scapigerous | having a scape |
| thropple | throat or windpipe of an animal |
| gripulous | grasping; greedy |
| reticular | of, like or pertaining to nets; intricate |
| ombrophobia | fear of rain |
| panentheism | belief that world is part but not all of God’s being |
| pelargic | of, like or pertaining to storks |
| monopteron | circular temple with one ring of columns |
| ogee | S |
| lepidine | composed of scales |
| gummiferous | bearing gum |
| papilionaceous | of, like or pertaining to butterflies |
| bywoner | agricultural labourer |
| clicket | a latch |
| relucent | reflecting; shining |
| darkle | to grow or make dark |
| trumeau | piece of wall or pillar between two openings |
| churchism | devotion to church rules over religious precepts |
| koniscope | instrument for measuring dust in air |
| genesic | of, like or pertaining to procreation or the genitals |
| monocerous | having only one horn |
| hebdomadally | every week— |
| consistory | a solemn assembly or council; a church tribunal |
| kilfud | yoking |
| hypertrichologist | person who treats unsightly facial hair— |
| scolopacine | of, like or pertaining to snipes |
| spectrohelioscope | instrument for viewing solar disc in light of a single wavelength |
| morgan | unit of inferred distance between genes on a chromosome |
| accubitum | crescent |
| kern | Irish foot |
| chirosophy | knowledge of palm |
| micrurgy | dissection under magnification or under a microscope |
| pyrometer | instrument for measuring very high temperatures |
| aubade | musical announcement of dawn; sunrise song |
| fastigium | roof; peak; gable |
| furcular | shaped like a fork |
| sounder | herd of pigs; young boar |
| ramentum | chaffy scale on plants |
| diestrus | period of sexual inactivity |
| imputation | attribution of fault to— |
| belike | most likely; probably |
| pestiferous | bringing plague or pestilence |
| dedition | surrender; capitulation |
| hydatoid | watery— |
| gangue | worthless rock in which valuable metals occur |
| yean | to give birth to a lamb or kid |
| argent | the heraldic colour silver or white |
| burrstone | type of rock used to make millstones |
| maenadic | furious; bacchanalian |
| puy | small volcanic cone |
| wuffler | agricultural machine for turning and fluffing bales of hay |
| colligation | bringing or binding together; conjunction |
| blastogenesis | reproduction by budding |
| orrery | clockwork model of the solar system |
| affabulation | moral of a fable |
| camelot | newspaper vendor |
| intercipient | intercepting— |
| hydropathy | study of treating diseases with water— |
| transuranic | denoting heavy radioactive artificial chemical elements |
| staddle | support for a haystack |
| marry | expression of surprised agreement |
| phyllophorous | leafy; bearing or having leaves |
| seity | self; selfhood; personal identity |
| aubergine | eggplant |
| uliginous | slimy; oozy; swampy; growing in swampy places |
| symphilism | the state of being in a symbiotic relationship |
| osculate | to kiss |
| apantomancy | divination using objects at hand |
| opsiometer | instrument for testing vision |
| monochromasy | complete colour |
| succursal | subsidiary; branch or subsidiary establishment |
| syrinx | rock |
| mentalism | belief that the world can be explained as aspect of the mind |
| hyetology | science of rainfall— |
| aggrade | to raise level of a surface through depositing detritus |
| reef | to reduce area of a sail by rolling or folding part of it |
| zeme | Caribbean idol or totem |
| priscan | ancient; of early times |
| coarctation | constriction |
| paristhimion | tonsil |
| inveterate | long |
| summate | to add together |
| achromatopsia | colour |
| cancellarial | of, like or pertaining to a chancellor |
| spectrometer | instrument measuring wavelengths of light of a spectrum |
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| tetradarchy | government by four people; tetrarchy |
| pteropine | of, like or pertaining to flying foxes |
| maritage | right of feudal lord to arrange marriages of vassals |
| rostelliform | shaped like a small beak |
| lockram | coarse linen |
| klopemania | kleptomania |
| aponia | painlessness |
| ochlophobia | fear of crowds |
| wroth | wrathful; in commotion; stormy |
| planation | making level |
| hyperhidrosis | excessive sweating— |
| antejentacular | before breakfast |
| ketjak | traditional Balinese dance accompanied by male chorus |
| sial | outer part of the earth’s surface |
| camelious | jocular term describing camel’s hump |
| spectroscopy | study of spectra |
| theroid | of, like or pertaining to a beast or wild animal |
| undern | light midday meal |
| spiloma | birthmark; nevus |
| hylobatine | of, like or pertaining to gibbons— |
| digitate | having or resembling fingers |
| pterygoid | like a wing |
| shide | piece of wood split off from a timber |
| lenitive | soothing; laxative; mitigating |
| barbette | earthen terrace inside the parapet of a rampart |
| adnoun | adjective serving or used as a noun |
| zoiatrics | veterinary surgery |
| patriolatry | excessive devotion or worship of one’s native country |
| xenomenia | menstruation from abnormal orifices |
| stercoraceous | of, like or pertaining to feces |
| punctal | like a point |
| bivious | offering a choice; splitting between two directions |
| incubus | nightmare; burden— |
| paedobaptism | doctrine of infant baptism |
| saliniform | like salt |
| ziamet | large ancient Turkish fiefdom |
| yede | to go |
| pogonotomy | shaving |
| baldaquin | covering or canopy over a throne or altar |
| ideogeny | study of origins of ideas— |
| skald | ancient Scandinavian bard |
| floruit | dates of a person’s birth and death |
| tardigrade | slow |
| lurid | red |
| celeste | sky blue |
| panne | heavy lustrous silk or rayon with waxy feel |
| cotyliform | disc |
| tegument | natural covering of an animal or plant body |
| demephitise | to purify air |
| macon | smoked salted mutton |
| ragabash | idle worthless fellow |
| saxatile | rock |
| metanalysis | incorrect placement of ‘n’ at start of word following a nindefinite article |
| clavigerous | keeping keys |
| pentalogy | state of being in five parts |
| scholiast | commentator; writer of marginal notes |
| cinerious | ashen; ash |
| ixia | South African beautiful flowering plant— |
| pharmacology | study of drugs |
| pornogenarian | dirty old man |
| pateriform | saucer |
| anaesthesiology | study of anaesthetics |
| rya | colourful Scandinavian knotted |
| bilocation | ability to be in two places at once |
| merengue | Caribbean ballroom dance in which feet are frequently dragged |
| personalty | personal belongings and property |
| housel | the eucharist; the act of taking the eucharist— |
| puriform | like pus |
| corrade | to wear away through the action of loose solids |
| peltastiform | shield |
| nolition | adverse action of will; unwillingness |
| linsey | woolsey |
| webcast | live broadcast transmitted on the World Wide Web |
| dalmatic | ecclesiastical robe or other outer vestment |
| rupestrian | composed of rock; inscribed on rock |
| pedipulate | to work or knead with the feet |
| ingurgitate | to swallow; to guzzle— |
| arcate | bow |
| attrist | to sadden |
| fain | happy; inclined; pleased |
| septum | division; partition; barrier |
| wankle | unstable or unsteady |
| tresayle | great |
| irenology | the study of peace— |
| scapegrace | scoundrel; incorrigible man or boy |
| lithoglyph | engraving on stone |
| bulbiferous | bearing bulbs |
| windlass | winch used to raise a ship’s anchor |
| mentum | the chin |
| brumous | foggy; wintry |
| dodecafid | divisible into twelve parts or regions |
| quesited | sought for; asked about |
| halolimnic | of, like or pertaining to sea creatures who spend time in fresh water— |
| spatilomancy | divination by means of feces |
| keeve | a large tub |
| shenango | a casually employed dock worker |
| proper | elements of Christian mass that are variable |
| ibidem | in the same place— |
| abra | narrow mountain pass |
| criant | garish; discordantly coloured |
| septiferous | having barriers |
| quatridual | lasting for four days |
| theopathy | emotional experience brought on by religious belief |
| wavemeter | instrument for measuring wavelengths |
| traulism | stammering |
| accidie | sloth; physical torpor |
| prescious | prescient |
| pelology | study of mud |
| absentaneous | done in absence; pertaining to absence |
| tectiform | shaped like a roof |
| proseuche | place of prayer; oratory |
| an | if |
| specular | mirrorlike; by reflection; visual |
| plutology | political economy; study of wealth |
| niaiserie | simplicity; foolishness |
| sphygmometer | instrument for measuring arterial blood pressure |
| haussmannize | to open out; to rebuild— |
| chrystocrene | rock formation resembling glacier |
| codicil | supplement to a will |
| disillude | to free from illusion |
| conglobate | shaped like a small ball or globe |
| spiflicate | to destroy; to quell; to confound |
| shend | to disgrace; to shame; to reproach |
| passus | section of a poem or story |
| lancination | sharp; shooting pain |
| minuend | number from which another is to be subtracted |
| washi | thin Japanese paper used to make kites and lanterns |
| incoronate | crowned— |
| tentamen | experiment; attempt |
| odology | science of the hypothetical mystical force of od |
| schadenfreude | malicious pleasure in others’ misfortunes |
| rhabdology | art of calculating using numbering rods |
| theriolatry | animal |
| aggrate | to gratify or please |
| ria | normal drowned valley; long wide creek |
| thearchy | rule by a god or gods; body of divine rulers |
| thyrsus | staff wreathed with ivy |
| soboliferous | bearing shoots or suckers |
| audile | person more attuned to sound than the other senses |
| antiscian | dweller on the exact opposite side of the world |
| murdrum | killing of a human being in a secret manner |
| raceme | central stem with flowers on small stalks |
| palaceous | spade |
| deflexure | deviation |
| agnize | to acknowledge or confess |
| pseudoautochiria | murder disguised as suicide |
| brassage | difference between cost of minting coin and its value |
| impanate | embodied in bread— |
| karyokinesis | division of cell nucleus |
| scoliograptic | marked by oblique lines |
| parietals | school rules regarding inter |
| rowel | small; spiked wheel on a spur |
| stridor | harsh shrill sound |
| chancel | part of church containing altar and seats for choir |
| barathrum | an abyss; an insatiable person |
| baptistery | part of church reserved for performing baptisms |
| chenille | velvety silk, wool or cotton fabric with protruding pile |
| mohair | fabric made from silky hair of angora goats |
| accolade | curved architectural moulding; vertical line joining two musical staves |
| nidicolous | reared in a nest; sharing a nest |
| lutulent | thick; muddy |
| manganiferous | bearing manganese |
| spintrian | of, like or pertaining to orgies or male sexual deviance |
| geodesy | earth measurement on a large scale |
| mechanomorphic | having the form of a machine |
| cryptonym | secret name |
| peristalith | ancient stone circle |
| graminology | study of grasses |
| porge | to make meat kosher by removing veins and sinews from hindquarters |
| shake | unit of one hundred millionth of a second used to measure nuclear processes |
| plutocracy | government by the wealthy |
| secco | painting on dry plaster |
| stroboscope | instrument for studying motion using flashes of light |
| oremus | Roman Catholic liturgical prayer |
| rampallion | scoundrel; villain |
| subduct | to withdraw; to take away |
| dentellated | having small notches or teeth |
| doddered | decayed with loss of branches |
| toplofty | high and mighty; haughty |
| metaphrase | turning of prose into verse or vice versa |
| trachyphonia | roughness of voice |
| hypural | situated beneath the tail— |
| protolithic | from the earliest Stone Age |
| wedeln | skiing in a swiveling motion with skis close together |
| pyrography | poker |
| chabouk | horse |
| oxygeusia | extremely keen sense of taste |
| setaceous | having the form of a bristle; bristly |
| quaestuary | money |
| antephialtic | preventing nightmares |
| scenography | representation of an object in perspective |
| alpenstocker | mountain climber |
| tremogram | irregularity in a person’s handwriting |
| syngenesis | sexual reproduction |
| batology | the study of brambles |
| orismology | technical definition or terminology |
| sightworthy | worth looking at |
| spheterize | to make one’s own; to appropriate |
| yair | tidal enclosure for catching fish |
| diagraphics | art of making diagrams or drawings |
| cotehardie | medieval long close |
| thermograph | instrument for recording changes in temperature |
| zebroid | like or resembling a zebra |
| complanate | level |
| auxanometer | instrument for measuring growth of plants |
| lutaceous | of, like or pertaining to or comprised of mud |
| wurst | large sausage |
| heteroepy | irregular or non |
| skaw | low cape or headland |
| hygrometry | science of humidity— |
| ditokous | producing two at a birth or in a clutch |
| polyphagous | eating many types of food |
| dedans | spectators at a court tennis match |
| hymnody | hymns collectively; hymn |
| overpoise | weight sufficient to weigh another down |
| ultraism | holding extreme opinions on a subject |
| laystall | place for depositing dung or rubbish |
| katharometer | instrument measuring changes in composition of gases |
| quannet | flat file used like a plane |
| aerology | study of the atmosphere |
| synaphea | metrical continuity between verses in a system |
| concolorate | having the same colour on both sides |
| knissomancy | divination using burning incense |
| impedimenta | things that impede; baggage— |
| awn | beard or similar bristly growth on stalk of grain |
| barbigerous | bearded; bearing a beard |
| coalize | to bring into coalition |
| uniparous | producing only one offspring at birth |
| dossil | plug; spigot; wad of lint for wiping a wound |
| unguiform | shaped like a claw |
| psychosomatic | of a physical disorder, having a psychological cause |
| nictate | to wink or blink |
| rivel | to shrivel; to shrink |
| quaternity | fourness; any group of four things |
| proem | preface |
| angelolatry | worship of or belief in angels |
| chiffon | sheer silk fabric |
| dilacerate | to rend or tear asunder |
| poculation | drinking of alcoholic beverages |
| algophobia | fear of pain |
| spissitude | density |
| adamitism | nakedness for religious reasons |
| aphologistic | flameless |
| leptosome | person with a slight or slender build |
| moulin | shaft in a glacier caused by water running down a crack |
| helicosophy | geometry that deals with spirals— |
| subtopia | suburbs of a city |
| rationalism | belief that reason is the fundamental source of knowledge |
| outfling | sharp retort or gibe |
| scuncheon | inner part of a door jamb or window frame |
| cateran | a Scottish military irregular or brigand |
| umbrage | shade; foliage; offence |
| haplography | omission of words or lines in recopying text— |
| bellwether | one who takes the lead; indicator of trends |
| mekometer | range |
| choller | double chin |
| sigmate | shaped like an S or a sigma |
| tinction | act of dyeing |
| pseudologia | lying in speech or writing |
| agrapha | sayings of Jesus not found in the canonical gospels |
| backstay | stay extending from ship’s mastheads to the side of the ship |
| antalgic | alleviating or relieving pain |
| levigate | to smooth; to grind to a fine powder; to polish; to lighten |
| hyperope | far |
| collectic | adhesive; sticky |
| whitherward | toward what or which place |
| glozing | flattery; deceit |
| auricular | of, like or pertaining to the ear; spoken secretly |
| xylophagous | wood |
| synergism | belief that human will and divine spirit cooperate in salvation |
| lethiferous | causing death; carrying or bearing death |
| tubicinate | to blow a trumpet |
| jettatura | the evil eye |
| metameric | of, like or pertaining to serial division or segmentation of body |
| divisim | separately |
| quartodeciman | early Christian who celebrated Easter on Passover even if not a Sunday |
| depurate | to purify |
| cytometer | instrument for counting cells |
| soubrette | coquettish and intriguing maid; such a role in drama |
| debarrass | to disembarrass; disentangle; free |
| anaglyph | ornament in low relief |
| marmoreal | of or like marble |
| pococurante | uninterested; indifferent; nonchalant; apathetic |
| corpocracy | government by corporate bureaucrats |
| immix | to commingle— |
| contumulation | lying in the same tomb as another |
| lachrymose | shedding tears |
| dwale | stupefying drink |
| lative | indicating motion up to or as far as |
| zoppa | syncopated; limping (in music) |
| taeniate | like a ribbon or tapeworm |
| boyg | a problem difficult to get to grips with |
| coadunate | to unite; to combine |
| refluent | flowing back; ebbing; tidal |
| gynandroid | hermaphroditic; being of or resembling both sexes |
| oecist | founder of a colony |
| galericulate | topped by a hat |
| Slavophile | one who admires the Slavs |
| scutch | to beat out impurities from flax or wool |
| coulée | steep and dry gully |
| unconsentaneous | not in agreement |
| batrachivorous | frog |
| pysmatic | questioning; interrogatory |
| troat | to bellow like a roaring buck |
| ophiolatry | worship of snakes |
| pennaceous | featherlike |
| battledore | bat used to strike shuttlecock; game played with such a bat |
| gigantology | giant |
| cruentation | leaking or oozing of blood from dead body |
| hypogeal | underground— |
| adhocracy | government in an unstructured fashion; an unstructured organization |
| brodequin | light boot worn inside heavier boots |
| pushful | energetically or aggressively enterprising |
| thalerophagous | feeding on fresh vegetable matter |
| caespitose | growing in clusters or tufts |
| kakorrhaphiophobia | fear of failure |
| jure | by law |
| admeasurement | the act of measuring or apportioning |
| morbus | disease |
| mandriarch | founder or leader of a monastic order |
| commissure | joint; joining surface |
| scuttlebutt | cask with hole in it used for holding drinking water on a ship |
| unguiculate | clawed |
| zwischenzug | chess move made to play for time |
| polyethnic | consisting of or derived from many races or ethnicities |
| fecalith | stony heap or mass of feces |
| cubomancy | divination by throwing dice |
| geophone | device for detecting sound waves underground |
| scelerat | villain |
| hereticaster | a petty or contemptible heretic— |
| yam | posting |
| timbrology | study of postage stamps |
| orey | eyed |
| candescent | glowing hotly |
| sondation | sounding of the earth by boring |
| dactylomancy | divination using rings |
| anglophilia | love or fondness for England or the English |
| quantometer | instrument for measuring proportions of elements in metallic samples |
| tenue | bearing; carriage; manner of dress |
| clonic | spasmodic; occasional; irregular |
| paribuntal | fine straw used to make hats |
| furfuraceous | branny; scaly |
| tellurometer | instrument using microwaves to measure distance |
| crachoir | spittoon |
| autolatry | self |
| thalassophobia | fear of the sea |
| redoubtable | formidable; valiant |
| heliolatry | sun worship— |
| transpicuous | transparent; easily seen through or understood |
| panurgic | good at all kinds of tasks |
| leporine | of, like or pertaining to the hare |
| parbuckle | sling made by wrapping both ends of rope around object |
| idiomology | study of idiom, jargon or dialect— |
| waldhorn | French valveless hunting horn |
| tribble | horizontal frame with wires for drying paper |
| basiation | kissing |
| levirate | custom of compulsory marriage with brother’s widow |
| thereinto | into that or it |
| parnel | mistress or concubine of a priest; harlot |
| gabble | to chatter or talk inarticulately |
| tmema | segment or section |
| megameter | instrument for determining longitude by observing stars |
| prolation | utterance |
| bailment | delivery of goods in trust |
| aliquot | number dividing into another without leaving a remainder |
| prepossess | to bias or prejudice favourably; to impress |
| stomatiferous | having an orifice or mouth |
| adjutage | nozzle |
| martingale | lower stay of rope used to sustain strain of the forestays |
| cartulary | keeper of monastic records |
| langley | unit of solar radiation |
| credo | concise statement of doctrine; section of Mass followed by offertory |
| diphyletic | descended from two distinct ancestral groups |
| patroon | captain of a ship; coxswain of a longboat |
| defenestration | throwing a person or object out a window |
| monostylar | consisting of a single shaft |
| isagogic | introductory— |
| accipiter | bandage worn around the nose |
| almoner | giver of alms; social worker in a hospital |
| steganographer | cryptographer; one who works with ciphers |
| sagene | fishing |
| grenadine | thin silk |
| grandinous | full of hail; consisting of hail |
| alforge | wallet or leather bag |
| cottar | medieval peasant inhabiting a cottage |
| duvetyn | smooth lustrous velvety fabric |
| pantopragmatic | meddling in everybody’s business |
| barouche | four |
| pilgarlick | poor wretch; self |
| hydrometeorology | study of atmospheric moisture— |
| polemic | controversial discussion or attack |
| justiciar | administrator of justice; supreme judge |
| buteonine | of, like or pertaining to buzzards |
| sinistrorse | rising spirally and turning from right to left |
| telegony | influence of previous mate on offspring of current one |
| mustelid | otters, badgers and weasels |
| skelic | of, like or pertaining to the skeleton |
| fourgon | baggage |
| calorifacient | producing or generating heat |
| logomachy | contention about words or in words |
| diddicoy | itinerant tinker or scrap |
| bascule | apparatus of which one end rises as the other sinks |
| grithbreach | breach of the peace |
| hematomancy | divination using blood— |
| scotograph | instrument for writing without seeing |
| succorrhoea | excessive secretion |
| anachoric | foreign or geographically absurd relating to a country |
| predestinarianism | belief that what ever is to happen is already fixed |
| indwell | to exist within as a guiding force— |
| killas | clay slate |
| apperception | mind’s perception of itself as a conscious agent |
| redhibition | return of defective product and cancellation of sale |
| recadency | relapsing; falling back |
| bienséance | something appropriate or proper |
| callisteia | awards given for beauty |
| urceus | single |
| beckets | rope handles |
| picayune | five |
| chouse | to cheat; to swindle |
| dynamograph | instrument for recording mechanical forces |
| maggotorium | place where maggots are bred for sale to fishers |
| brobdingnagian | immense |
| blazon | heraldic arms painted on knight’s shield or surcoat |
| jaunce | to prance; to cause a horse to prance |
| insessorial | adapted for perching— |
| phialine | resembling a phial |
| torquated | wearing a collar or chain; formed like a torque |
| cheiloplasty | plastic surgery on the lip |
| overset | to upset; to disorder |
| benet | exorcist |
| sinuate | having a wavy edge or margin; winding; sinuous |
| astrionics | electronics as applied to space flight |
| boman | well dressed criminal |
| chanticleer | a rooster |
| hysteromania | nymphomania— |
| buskin | tragedy as a dramatic genre |
| cliometrics | the application of statistics in economic history |
| repunit | number consisting of two or more identical integers |
| rarissima | extremely rare books |
| lychgate | roofed gate of a churchyard |
| inveigle | to entice; to wheedle— |
| Rabelaisian | coarsely hilarious |
| lucarne | dormer window |
| tantalus | locked case used to hold wine bottles |
| wuthering | blowing strongly with a roaring sound |
| rete | network or net; stylized star |
| ruth | pity; remorse; sorrow |
| plumiped | having feathered feet |
| salpiform | shaped like a barrel |
| urbanist | expert in urban planning |
| xanthoderm | yellow |
| decastich | ten |
| cockshy | object of criticism or ridicule |
| noetics | laws or rules of logic |
| cerated | covered with wax |
| pavonine | of, like or pertaining to peacocks |
| abiectic | of, like or pertaining to fir trees or fir sap |
| secretum | private seal |
| poniard | small dagger |
| xanthocomic | yellow |
| bistre | pigment with brownish colour derived from soot |
| yellow | to bellow; to yelp |
| allochthonous | formed or produced elsewhere or externally |
| somatism | materialism |
| heterotrichosis | having hair of varied or mixed colours— |
| suffrutescent | having a woody base |
| fruticose | shrubby |
| connumerate | to count together |
| ratemeter | instrument for measuring counting rate of electronic counters |
| navette | pointed oval shape; jewel cut in this shape |
| oology | study of eggs |
| mollitious | luxurious; sensuous |
| auriferous | bearing gold |
| pellicle | thin skin or film |
| christophany | appearance of Christ to men |
| conferva | green algae that floats on surface of stagnant water |
| digitorium | silent piano for practicing |
| alastrim | mild form of smallpox |
| cancrine | of, like or pertaining to crabs; palindromic |
| stomp | jazz dance featuring heavy stamping of the feet |
| diallelus | circular argument |
| cheliform | shaped like a pincer |
| synaposematism | warning coloration common to many species in region |
| duck | durable closely woven cotton fabric |
| rheology | science of the deformation or flow of matter |
| ocracy | government |
| automysophobia | fear of being dirty |
| cella | inner chamber of a classical temple |
| tralineate | to deviate |
| soliterraneous | of, like or pertaining to the joint effect of the sun and earth |
| polemoscope | telescope with angled mirrors for seeing over walls or around corners |
| haslock | wool on sheep’s throat and neck— |
| paulopast | just finished or past |
| presbycousis | hardness of hearing during old age |
| monoschemic | having the same metrical pattern throughout |
| querical | of the nature of queries |
| merdurinous | composed of urine and feces |
| fettling | loose material thrown on furnace hearth for protection |
| broché | with raised pattern |
| clavichord | old keyboard stringed instrument |
| tragelaph | mythical crossbreed of a goat and stag |
| zootaxy | science of classifying animals |
| moulinet | machine for bending a crossbow |
| shimmy | jazz dance featuring rapid shaking of the body |
| solvolysis | decomposition of dissolved substance |
| reflux | an ebb; boiling using a condenser to avoid liquid loss |
| oligochrome | work of art using few colours |
| starbolins | sailors of the starboard watch |
| catalectic | incomplete; missing final syllable |
| xerosis | abnormal dryness of body parts |
| proceleusmatic | inciting; encouraging; exhorting |
| notitia | roll, list or register |
| biolith | rock formed by living creatures |
| redact | to edit; work into shape; to frame |
| countermand | to revoke an order by a contrary order |
| omphalos | the navel; a boss; a centre |
| oblivescence | forgetfulness; forgetting |
| sommelier | butler; wine steward |
| polysemant | word with many meanings |
| cenote | deep natural well |
| apical | of or at the apex |
| mastology | study of mammals |
| palaver | to talk profusely or idly |
| merdivorous | dung |
| theophile | one who loves or is loved by God |
| urbanology | study of cities |
| woodwose | wild man of the woods, used in heraldry as supporter; satyr or faun |
| patruity | degree of relationship of paternal uncle |
| zoochory | spread of plant seeds or spores by animals |
| squirage | the landed gentry |
| stercovorous | feeding on dung or excrement |
| circiter | about; around |
| grufted | dirty; begrimed |
| otarine | of, like or pertaining to seals |
| antilogism | statement of three propositions containing contradiction |
| oculate | having eyes |
| qat | leaves chewed or brewed in tea as a stimulant |
| superlunary | otherworldly; above the moon |
| onomancy | divination using proper names |
| pomade | ointment for the hair |
| choragus | leader of a choir or organizer of musical festivals |
| nippitatum | exceptionally good and strong ale |
| revetment | retaining wall |
| lampyridine | of, like or pertaining or pertaining to glow |
| increscent | waxing— |
| dotation | endowment or donation |
| pinchbeck | cheap copper and zinc alloy; spurious or trashy |
| wastel | sweet flaky bread made with fine flour and butter |
| geniophobia | fear of chins |
| obit | religious office for a dead person |
| septate | partitioned; having a septum |
| gorgoneion | representation of the gorgon’s head |
| minium | vermilion; red lead |
| yaff | to bark like a snarling dog |
| interlocutor | one who converses; interpreter; participant in conversation— |
| sphygmus | the pulse |
| hyponychial | underneath fingernail or toenail— |
| hypnology | study of sleep; study of hypnosis— |
| sottisier | collection of jokes, quotes, or ridiculous remarks |
| latitudinarianism | doctrine of broad liberality in religious belief and conduct |
| heterochrony | divergence from normal time sequence— |
| rockaway | light four |
| afflatus | inspiration; divine impetus |
| rhinology | study of the nose |
| onomancy | divination using a donkey or ass |
| luciphyllous | light |
| piceous | like pitch; inflammable; reddish black |
| boviform | cow |
| chronograph | instrument for recording the moment of an event |
| peristyle | range of columns around a building or courtyard |
| tesseract | figure of a cube within a cube |
| nasology | study of the nose |
| mobocracy | government by mobs or crowds |
| tautomerism | possession of more than one structure by a substance |
| rummer | large drinking |
| gelogenic | tending to produce laughter |
| teuthology | study of cephalopods |
| cenacle | room where the Last Supper was eaten |
| hopple | to restrain by tying the feet together— |
| purlicue | curl or flourish in writing; summary of speeches |
| ovine | of, like or pertaining to sheep |
| shawm | double |
| interpellation | question raised during the course of debate— |
| trireme | ancient ship with three banks of oars |
| sophianic | of, like or pertaining to wisdom |
| saprostomous | having foul breath |
| outcross | to breed individuals of different strains of a species |
| scible | that which is knowable |
| gerrymander | to divide electoral districts for one’s own political gain |
| heteroclitous | irregularly inflected— |
| paralipomenon | thing left out; added in supplement |
| jitterbug | jazz dance featuring vigorous acrobatic feats |
| avalement | allowing knees to flex while skiing |
| geofact | rock chipped naturally that looks like an artifact |
| monism | belief that all things can be placed in one category |
| mucopurulent | of mucus and pus |
| semitaur | mythical half |
| odonterism | chattering of the teeth |
| diaphanometer | instrument for measuring the transparency of air |
| ostiole | a small opening |
| debellate | to conquer or overcome through battle |
| oscular | of, like or pertaining to the mouth or to kissing |
| decession | departure |
| relâche | relaxation; rest; no performance |
| cerberic | vigilant; dragon |
| avolitional | involuntary |
| protomorphic | primordial; primitive |
| lictor | ancient Roman magistrate’s attendant |
| loxodograph | device used to record ship’s travels |
| croquinole | curling of one’s hair with curling iron |
| broch | luminous ring around the moon |
| moniliform | shaped like a string of beads |
| compurgation | clearing an accused person by means of oaths |
| zoppetto | medieval Italian limping hop dance |
| mackinaw | heavy napped and felted wool cloth |
| separatrix | solidus; separating line |
| soporiferous | bearing sleep |
| scatch | a stilt |
| osmatic | having olfactory organs |
| algedonics | science of pleasure and pain |
| axiology | the science of the ultimate nature of values |
| gammadion | figure comprised of capital gammas; swastika |
| adnascent | growing on some other thing |
| accend | to kindle |
| gynics | knowledge of women |
| aspergilliform | shaped like a brush |
| jalousie | outside shutter with slats |
| fabiform | shaped like a bean |
| fucoid | shaped like seaweed |
| nigh | nearly; almost |
| pejorate | to worsen; to depreciate |
| tigerism | swagger |
| smeuse | hole in a hedge or wall |
| ottoman | heavy clothing fabric with crosswise ribs |
| lacteous | milky |
| mucronate | terminating in a sharp point |
| capitalism | doctrine that private ownership and free markets should govern economies |
| kerf | cut, notch or groove; quantity of something cut at the same time |
| siccar | sure; certain; firm |
| selenomancy | divination by studying the moon |
| tufthunter | toady |
| rantize | to sprinkle with water during baptism |
| rubious | ruby red; rusty |
| catoptric | of, like or pertaining to reflection or reflected light |
| pentagamist | person who has or has had five spouses |
| altitonant | thundering on high or loudly |
| iatrophobia | fear of going to the doctor— |
| arachnology | study of spiders |
| latipennate | having broad wings |
| tonetic | of, like or pertaining to tonal pronunciation or languages |
| nummiform | shaped like a coin |
| apopemptic | valedictory |
| telos | aim; purpose; ultimate end |
| hamble | to mutilate a dog by cutting of the balls of its feet— |
| ornithopter | bird |
| sastruga | long parallel ridges of snow that form on windy plains |
| paramatta | worsted and cotton blend |
| acroteleutic | phrase or words at the end of a psalm |
| brevet | commission enabling officer to take higher rank |
| ktenology | science of putting people to death |
| anthesis | full bloom |
| pyrogenation | subjection to heat |
| apositia | dislike of or distaste for food |
| pedaneous | going on foot; pedestrian; of lowly or petty standing |
| manciple | steward of a college or monastery; purveyor |
| familistery | house for communal living |
| occlusion | closing of an opening, passage or cavity |
| planster | petty or poor planner |
| phonophorous | transmitting sound waves |
| nitriary | artificial bed of animal matter used to produce nitre |
| botanomancy | divination using burning branches or plants |
| marcottage | propagation of trees by stripping ring of bark and covering with moss |
| toxicomania | morbid craving for poisons |
| sebiferous | bearing fatty matter |
| cosher | to live on dependents |
| parastatic | of, like or pertaining to protective mimicry of animals |
| nitrophilous | flourishing in or preferring locations with abundant nitrogen |
| quango | a quasi |
| chatelaine | ring attached to belt for carrying keys |
| atlas | rich satin fabric |
| thermic | of, like or pertaining to heat |
| muleteer | mule |
| hummock | pile or ridge of ice— |
| sinter | deposit from hot springs; iron dross |
| agapeistic | characterized by Christian love |
| retromingent | urinating rearwards |
| stereophony | reproduction of sound |
| ignify | to burn— |
| smalto | piece of coloured glass used in mosaic |
| semiology | study of signs and signals |
| quatrefoil | four |
| plissé | fabric with puckered finish |
| doomster | judge; pessimist |
| feak | lock of hair |
| absit | leave to pass one night away from college |
| xerophthalmia | dryness and soreness of the eyes |
| swape | beam with which water is raised to irrigation ditches |
| cercus | tail |
| nigrescence | blackness; dark colouring or pigmentation |
| thiasus | group of worshippers gathered to dance in praise of gods |
| pleniloquence | excessive talking; fullness of speech |
| dysphemism | replacement of an inoffensive by an offensive word |
| windle | appliance for winding yarn |
| gantry | shelving for barrels; shelf where drinks are displayed |
| typographia | matter pertaining to printing or printers |
| otolith | calcium concretion in inside of vertebrate’s ear to aid in equilibrium |
| xystus | covered walkway for exercises |
| proctology | study of rectum |
| magadis | ancient bridged stringed instrument |
| conchiferous | bearing a shell |
| jurisconsult | legal expert |
| analects | crumbs that fall from the table |
| sacramentarianism | belief that sacraments have unusual properties |
| acyanopsia | colour |
| gemel | twinned; occurring in pairs |
| pathogenesis | causation or production of disease |
| psilosophy | shallow philosophy; limited knowledge |
| urimancy | divination by observing urine |
| soricident | having teeth like a shrew’s |
| rectitudinous | manifesting overly obvious moral correctness |
| onyxis | ingrown nail |
| admanuensis | one who takes an oath on a religious book |
| bourrée | French baroque dance with quick rhythm |
| cocotte | prostitute; a flirt or tease |
| facultative | optional; incidental; conferring privilege |
| genouillère | jointed knee |
| xanthochroia | yellowness of the skin |
| implex | not simple; involved; complicated— |
| negrophobia | fear of blacks |
| hexastichal | having six lines or rows— |
| quiff | puff or gust of wind |
| spirketting | inside planking between ports and waterways of a ship |
| provenient | issuing forth |
| chersonese | peninsula |
| souteneur | prostitute’s pimp or bully |
| quidam | a certain person; somebody |
| gonfalon | ensign with streamers hung from a horizontal bar |
| zoochorous | of seeds or spores spread by animals |
| inbeing | inherence; inherent existence— |
| privative | indicating absence, deprivation or negation |
| foliophagous | eating leaves; eating folios of books |
| phorometer | instrument used to correct abnormalities in eye muscles |
| idiolect | distinctive individual form of speech— |
| abature | trail through wood beaten down by a stag |
| pleiomorphy | occurrence of several distinct stages in the life cycle of an organism |
| acronyx | ingrown nail |
| nesh | soft; delicate; tender |
| aeonian | lasting for an immeasurably long period of time |
| spatiate | to ramble; to saunter |
| subitize | to perceive number of items in a group without counting |
| hortatory | giving exhortation or advice— |
| gurgitation | surging |
| nocent | hurtful; guilty; harmful |
| paradromic | adjacent; side by side |
| sarrusophone | double |
| dal | a dried legume, such as lentils, beans or peas |
| omnify | to make large or universal |
| defluent | running down; decurrent |
| chawdron | entrails |
| mollipilose | downy; soft; having soft plumage |
| siskin | small finch |
| xiphoid | sword |
| ohmmeter | instrument for measuring electrical resistance |
| hoplology | the study of weapons— |
| mansworn | perjured |
| cuneate | wedge |
| aculeate | prickly; pointed; stinging; a stinging insect |
| kirtle | man’s or woman’s tunic or coat |
| autoschediasm | anything extemporized |
| adventitious | accidental; casual |
| testudo | wheeled shelter used for protection from above attacks |
| lastage | room for stowing goods in a ship |
| sybaritic | devoted to luxury |
| tonometer | instrument measuring pitch of musical tones |
| sprit | spar crossing a fore |
| asseveration | positive or earnest affirmation |
| miasma | foul vapours from rotting matter; unwholesome air |
| inguinal | of, like or pertaining to the groin— |
| rheumatology | study of rheumatism |
| phytology | study of plants; botany |
| feticide | killing of a fetus |
| aristarch | a severe critic |
| deferrise | to remove iron from |
| personalia | personal details, possessions or stories |
| rappel | call to arms by the beating of a drum |
| spider | light high |
| lunulate | shaped like a small crescent |
| juggins | a simpleton |
| jud | mass of coal ready for final removal |
| thurl | cow’s hip |
| gomphosis | growth of teeth into the bone cavity |
| laconicum | sauna |
| arras | tapestry covering a wall |
| mumpsimus | view stubbornly held even when shown to be wrong |
| sempiternal | of never |
| titubate | to stagger; to stumble |
| tympany | swelling with pride or with pregnancy |
| gricer | train |
| absorptiometer | instrument for measuring solubility of gases in liquids |
| skippet | flat box for protecting documents |
| organistrum | early musical instrument resembling the hurdy |
| lackaday | expression of regret or deprecation |
| phanic | visible; obvious |
| stabile | stationary |
| aristology | the science or art of dining |
| sopitive | causing sleep |
| senectitude | old age |
| quantimeter | apparatus for measuring quantity of X |
| adessive | indicating place where or proximity to |
| zoophilia | loving or caring for animals; bestiality |
| dippydro | person who often changes mind |
| dragonism | unremitting watchfulness |
| phacometer | instrument for measuring lenses |
| credal | of, like or pertaining to a creed |
| quietation | the action of quieting a person or persons |
| ideogenous | being of mental origin— |
| macrural | having a long tail |
| naissant | nascent, rising or coming forth |
| biometrics | study of biological measurement |
| tazza | cup with saucer |
| acarology | study of mites |
| singultous | hiccuping; suffering from hiccups |
| thalassography | science of the sea |
| pursuivant | follower or attendant |
| penury | destitution; poverty |
| palewise | (of heraldic charges) oriented vertically |
| sabot | wooden shoe; clog |
| auricomous | having golden or blond hair |
| oculus | round window, especially over main door in church |
| albocracy | government by white people |
| niccolic | made of, like or pertaining to nickel |
| glossology | study of language; study of the tongue |
| nill | to refuse; to be unwilling |
| cylix | shallow cup with long stem |
| allogeneous | different |
| testudinal | of, like or pertaining to tortoises or tortoise |
| lordolatry | worship of nobility |
| advenient | due to outside causes |
| nautics | art of navigation |
| ruction | disturbance; uproar |
| fleam | surgical instrument |
| chirk | cheer |
| consectary | deduction; conclusion or corollary; consequent |
| crural | of or belonging to the leg |
| hyperacusis | abnormally good sense of hearing— |
| carnificine | place of execution; office of the executioner |
| marcella | cotton or linen in twill weave |
| didapper | someone who disappears and bobs up again |
| palaeoanthropology | study of early humans |
| scagliola | stone |
| mulligrubs | a despondent or ill |
| luminist | artist who uses the effects of light; impressionist |
| cacology | bad choice of words or faulty pronunciation |
| desiderium | longing or yearning |
| cynosure | anything that attracts attention; object of interest |
| chartreuse | yellow |
| septentrional | northern; of, like or pertaining to the north |
| burlap | coarse plain |
| brocard | elementary law or principle; canon; axiom; maxim |
| quatorzain | piece of verse having fourteen lines; a sonnet |
| porphyrogeniture | accession of 1st son born after father’s accession |
| theomancy | divination by means of oracles |
| pingo | cone |
| secundogeniture | custom where second |
| kymatology | study of wave motion |
| lyterian | indicating the end of a disease |
| plainstones | flagstone side |
| priapism | constant erection; licentiousness; lewdness |
| chromatoptometer | instrument measuring eyes’ sensitivity to colour |
| cirriped | barnacle or other parasitic crustacean |
| hagiomania | mania for sainthood— |
| satyrism | uncontrolled licentiousness |
| psychrolusia | bathing in cold water |
| falconine | of, like or pertaining to falcons or hawks |
| photophilous | preferring or thriving in lighted conditions |
| huitain | group of eight lines of verse— |
| courante | quick Italian baroque dance involving running steps |
| acerate | of, like or resembling a needle |
| pelmet | fringe or valance for hiding a curtain rod |
| colporteur | peddler of religious tracts and books |
| pterylology | study of distribution of feathers on birds |
| aboutsledge | largest blacksmith’s hammer |
| transept | part of a church off to one side of main structure |
| bottine | small boot |
| deaconing | act of putting best looking goods on top of pile |
| xanthodont | one with yellow teeth |
| myriadth | being a one |
| abnegate | to renounce or repudiate |
| stridulous | squeaky |
| geostrophic | of, like or pertaining to deflection due to effects of Earth’s rotation |
| technophobia | fear of technology |
| acedia | listlessness; sloth |
| throstle | machine for drawing, twisting and winding fibres |
| gallet | to fill in mortar joints with small pebbles |
| tabouret | low stool; embroidery frame |
| ambo | early Christian raised reading desk or pulpit |
| scumble | softening a painting using a dry brush |
| batten | timber used to fasten down a door or hatch |
| schottische | old polka |
| nectarivorous | feeding on nectar |
| cimicide | substance used to kill bed |
| docimology | the art of assaying |
| duumvirate | governing council or body of two individuals |
| abterminal | going from the end inwards |
| tachyphrasia | abnormally rapid or voluble speech |
| paxillose | resembling a small stake |
| theody | hymn in praise of God |
| immiseration | progressive impoverishment or degradation— |
| lucifugous | shunning or avoiding light |
| jus | law; legal right |
| percutaneous | done or applied through the skin |
| foin | to thrust with a sword or spear |
| novena | series of Catholic church services held on nine successive days |
| actinism | action of solar radiation causing chemical change |
| aestheticism | doctrine that beauty is central to other moral principles |
| battology | futile, futile repetition in speech or writing |
| parathesis | apposition; compounding of words without change |
| gravimetrical | of, like or pertaining to measuring by weight |
| soporific | tending to produce sleep |
| bursal | of, like or pertaining to a state’s revenues |
| hydromania | irrational craving for water— |
| tropology | figurative language; moral interpretation of the Bible |
| wanion | ill luck; misfortune |
| wattmeter | instrument for measuring electrical power |
| tectosphere | part of the earth that moves during plate tectonic activity |
| shammel | platform of boards for shovelling unrefined ore upon |
| metallogeny | study of the origin and distribution of metal deposits |
| usucaption | acquisition of property by long usage and enjoyment |
| wantage | deficiency; shortage |
| mercurial | volatile; fluctuating |
| quat | a pimple; an insignificant person |
| bellecism | inclination towards violence; hawkishness |
| kore | ancient Greek statue of a draped maiden |
| tomograph | instrument for viewing section of an object using X |
| mazarine | rich blue or reddish |
| arenoid | sandy; like sand |
| tidology | study of tides |
| ophiomancy | divination by watching snakes |
| manuduction | careful guidance; leading by hand |
| pewfellow | one who occupies the same pew as another |
| zymurgy | branch of chemistry dealing with brewing and distilling |
| raduliform | like a rasp or file |
| limnetic | living in fresh water; pertaining to fresh water |
| holosteric | totally solid— |
| classis | a group; governing body of Reformed churches |
| sylph | airy female spirit or fairy |
| sericterium | silk spinning glands |
| frith | peace; sanctuary |
| sphacelated | necrosed; dark and shrunken |
| tercel | male hawk |
| primatology | study of primates |
| omnigenous | of all kinds |
| oleograph | print in oil |
| sudorous | sweaty |
| pledget | wad of cotton or lint used to dress a wound |
| schryari | old and very loud double |
| mammer | to stammer; to waver; to be undecided |
| telic | expressing purpose; purposive; signifying intention |
| herbescent | growing like an herb— |
| afterpiece | minor piece after a play |
| foraneous | of, like or pertaining to forums |
| habilitate | to equip or finance; to qualify— |
| dasyphyllous | having crowded, thick or woolly leaves |
| kier | bleaching vat |
| rivulation | irregular marks of colour |
| probabiliorism | belief that when in doubt one must choose most likely answer |
| circadian | occurring every 24 hours |
| rhopography | painting in still life |
| curmurring | rumbling or flatulent sound |
| killock | small anchor |
| meuse | space through which animal track passes |
| cyanotype | blueprint |
| oneirology | study of dreams |
| nanocephalous | having an extremely small head |
| phrenesis | delirium; frenzy |
| intercalary | interpolated; inserted between other things— |
| ophiophilist | snake |
| proximo | of next month |
| revolute | rolled back at the edges |
| geognosy | knowledge of the general structure of the earth |
| xenomania | inordinate attachment to foreign things |
| lapideous | stony |
| kakistocracy | government by the worst |
| invitatory | psalm or anthem sung before prayer during church service— |
| cupuliferous | bearing cupules |
| xenoglossia | person’s knowledge of a language never studied |
| brehon | judge or magistrate in ancient Ireland |
| galimatias | nonsense; confused mixture of unrelated things |
| criophore | sculpture of a man carrying a ram |
| pascual | growing on land used for grazing; of, like or pertaining to pastures |
| intercalation | interpolation; insertion between others— |
| philistine | materialistic in outlook; uncultured |
| raddle | flexible rod used to make hurdles or fences |
| obvolvent | enwrapping; curved downward or inward |
| boodle | counterfeit money; funds obtained by corruption |
| pheretrer | keeper of a shrine |
| sparsim | here and there |
| tricolette | silk or rayon knitted fabric |
| ctetology | study of the inheritance of acquired characteristics |
| turbary | right to take peat from another’s ground |
| lithophagous | stone |
| tachistoscope | instrument for rapidly showing images on a screen to test perception |
| anacampserote | something which can bring back a lost love |
| drollery | drollness; comic show; jest |
| Italiot | person of Greek descent dwelling in ancient Italy— |
| imbrue | to wet or moisten— |
| morioplasty | restoration of lost parts of the body |
| dromond | large single |
| distributary | branch of river that flows away from the main stream |
| podocarp | stalk that bears the fruit of a plant |
| dubitative | mood signifying doubt or incertitude |
| neolatry | worship of novelty |
| naricorn | horny termination of a bird’s nostril |
| lido | bathing beach; open |
| sindonology | study of the shroud of Turin |
| orthotropism | vertical growth |
| decollate | to behead; to disorganize |
| oralism | instruction of the deaf through speech rather than sign language |
| bursiculate | resembling a small pouch |
| catabasis | the decline of a disease in a population |
| animadvert | to comment critically on; to censure |
| telespectroscope | instrument for analysing radiation omitted by distant bodies |
| psychopathology | study of mental illness |
| wordbreak | point of division in a word that runs onto the next line |
| bullock | an ox or castrated bull |
| camber | slight arch or convexity to a beam or deck of a ship |
| idioticon | vocabulary of a particular district— |
| metempirical | beyond the scope of knowledge |
| theriatrics | veterinary medicine |
| jolterhead | clumsy oaf; blockhead |
| lumbriciform | shaped like a worm; worm |
| onymatic | of, like or pertaining to names |
| spicaceous | shaped like a spike |
| assuetude | accustomedness; habit |
| decurtate | to curtail, shorten or abbreviate |
| paraclete | advocate or intercessor; the Holy Spirit acting in such a role |
| paneity | the state of being bread |
| forcipate | of, like or pertaining to forceps |
| dulosis | slavery practiced by animals; especially ants |
| inkhornism | pedantic word or expression— |
| macrology | much talk with little to say; redundancy; pleonasm |
| acidimeter | instrument for measuring concentration of acids |
| salsuginous | salty; brackish; growing in salty soil |
| substantialism | belief that there is a real existence underlying phenomena |
| nanization | artificial dwarfing |
| chrismation | sacrament of baptism in Eastern churches |
| sejugate | to separate |
| deictic | directly demonstrating something or some proposition |
| blattnerphone | instrument used to record sound on magnetic tape |
| quadrivial | leading in four directions; concerning a four |
| formication | sensation like ants crawling on the skin |
| planchet | blank metal disc to be stamped as a coin |
| parthophobia | fear of virgins |
| fixity | fixed state; stability; permanence |
| tippet | long black scarf worn by Anglican clergy |
| remuant | restless; fidgety |
| napaea | nymph that inhabits wooded dells |
| bullition | the act of boiling |
| nupson | simpleton; fool |
| demogenic | of, like or pertaining to membership by citizenship rather than kinship |
| falcate | resembling a sickle |
| stithy | blacksmith’s forge or anvil |
| lemures | spirits of the dead |
| florisugent | sucking honey from flowers |
| cartophily | the hobby of collecting cigarette cards |
| quadrivoltine | having four litters in a single year |
| itacism | pronunciation of the Greek letter eta as ‘ee’— |
| yeomanette | old term for a female yeoman in the American naval reserve |
| medius | the middle finger |
| aborning | during birth; while being born |
| postament | frame; pedestal |
| paronomasia | play on words; punning |
| pasigraphy | a system of universal ideographic writing |
| rejectamenta | refuse; excrement |
| monogony | asexual reproduction |
| zitella | young girl; maiden |
| dowlas | coarse linen |
| ard | plough used to scratch top surface of soil |
| fringillaceous | of, like or pertaining to finches |
| statant | heraldic animal standing in profile with all feet on the ground |
| mormal | inflamed sore |
| demegoric | of, like or pertaining to demagogues or demagogic speech |
| amorce | percussion cap for a toy pistol |
| fucivorous | eating seaweed |
| reflet | iridescent or metallic lustre |
| unciform | shaped like a hook |
| myograph | instrument for recording muscular contractions |
| sepicolous | dwelling in hedges |
| russet | reddish brown |
| securiform | shaped like an axe |
| filaceous | composed of threads |
| krobylos | tuft of hair on the top of the head |
| quotuple | what multiple |
| trichogenous | producing hair |
| maieutic | bringing out latent thoughts; socratic |
| tesserarian | of, like or pertaining to dice games |
| pragmatica | royal edict that has the force of law |
| morkin | animal that has died by accident |
| quarterland | ancient land division on the Isle of Man |
| macropodine | of, like or pertaining to kangaroos |
| theophorous | having the name of a god; derived from a god’s name |
| terminative | indicating motion up to or time until |
| terrella | magnetic model of the earth |
| byre | a cow barn |
| windcheater | windproof jacket |
| syllabub | anything frothy or insubstantial |
| panpsychism | theory that all nature has a psychic side |
| translative | indicating process of change or movement through |
| polverine | glass |
| sorosis | women’s club |
| ligulate | resembling or shaped like a strap |
| coulometer | instrument measuring amount of substance released in electrolysis |
| whin | gorse; furze |
| pistology | branch of theology concerned with faith |
| platurous | flat |
| pyroscope | instrument for measuring intensity of radiant heat |
| kitthoge | left |
| zoodynamics | dynamics of animal bodies |
| hippocras | medieval hot spiced wine— |
| fiberscope | instrument using fiberoptics to examine inaccessible areas |
| gorget | piece of armour for the throat |
| trophology | study of nutrition |
| hydrargyrism | mercury poisoning— |
| succour | to aid in distress |
| periotic | around the ear |
| hydrotimeter | instrument for measuring water hardness— |
| tyroma | cheese |
| donné | basic assumption or axiom; basic principle of an artwork |
| planchette | board or similar tool used in interpreting spirit messages |
| calvary | experience of intense mental suffering |
| rescript | answer of pope or emperor to any legal question; edict or decree |
| fluke | part of an anchor that fastens in the ground |
| stereometer | instrument for measuring specific gravity |
| terriginous | earth |
| literation | representation of sounds by letters |
| somatasthenia | weakness of the body |
| paragnosis | skill in matters immune to scientific investigation |
| postern | back door or gate; small private door |
| blackmaster | undertaker |
| shend | to destroy; to ruin; to disgrace; to corrupt |
| jackyard | spar used to spread the foot of a gaff |
| crebrous | frequent |
| tontine | annuity scheme where benefits increase as members die |
| thaumaturgy | performing of miracles |
| twixt | between |
| climatarchic | presiding over a climate or region of the earth |
| gametogenesis | formation of gametes |
| pyrogenous | produced by or producing heat or fever |
| unctuous | slimy; oily; greasy; offensively suave and smug |
| definiens | word or words used in a dictionary definition |
| libertinage | debauchery |
| lubritorium | service station |
| morphinomania | habitual craving or desire for morphine |
| planipennate | having flat; broad wings |
| homiliary | book of sermons— |
| sponsion | act of becoming surety for another |
| filipendulous | hanging by or strung on a thread |
| ulatrophy | atrophy of the gums |
| athenaeum | literary or scientific association |
| Momus | satirist; critic |
| barracan | fine silk cloth |
| kern | part of typeface letter that sticks out beyond its body |
| oomancy | divination using eggs |
| strepsis | twisting |
| fasti | record or register |
| whinyard | short sword |
| spermatorrhoea | frequent and involuntary ejaculation |
| limax | slug |
| uberous | yielding an abundance of milk; abounding |
| haemathermal | warm |
| dacryops | wateriness of the eyes |
| dolent | mourning; doleful |
| castellated | having battlements or turrets |
| totitive | number less than and prime to another |
| geloscopy | fortune |
| anadromous | fish which ascend rivers to spawn |
| colliform | shaped like or resembling a neck |
| lucigen | lamp burning oil mixed with air in a spray |
| neophobe | one who fears change or novelty |
| airscrew | aircraft propeller |
| syncrasy | combination |
| quarion | candle |
| filiopietistic | marked by excessive veneration of ancestors |
| representamen | the product of representation |
| agyiophobia | fear of crossing busy streets |
| fluvialist | one stressing the role of rivers in explanation |
| papuliferous | pimply; bearing or pertaining to pimples |
| stanniferous | bearing tin |
| drageoir | box for holding sweetmeats |
| microlith | very small stone tool |
| instrumental | indicating means by which— |
| odoriferous | emitting a usually pleasant smell |
| gauffer | to make pleats or ripples in material |
| metachronism | an error of dating an event too late |
| farrow | to give birth to piglets |
| philotherianism | love of animals |
| catasta | scaffold or stage for torture or selling slaves |
| cofferdam | narrow vacant space between two bulkheads of a ship |
| tramontane | beyond the mountains; foreign; uncivilized |
| Christolatry | worship of Christ |
| droguet | ribbed woollen dress fabric |
| cataphysical | unnatural |
| hamulus | a small hook or hook |
| winterbourne | intermittent spring of water |
| appendant | attached to; hanging from; adjunct |
| kibe | chapped area of skin |
| schola | church choir led by a cantor |
| nutant | nodding; drooping |
| whilom | formerly; once; former |
| fibrilliform | shaped like a small fibre |
| revirescent | growing young or strong again |
| anosmia | lack or loss of sense of smell |
| prefulgent | extremely bright |
| pressible | able to be pressed |
| indumentum | total body covering of hair, fur or feathers— |
| systematology | study of systems |
| ramage | boughs of a tree |
| dodoism | stupid remark |
| tonus | normal elasticity of healthy muscle at rest |
| quidditative | quirky; eccentric |
| zygology | science of joining and fastening |
| cosmotheism | the belief that identifies God with the cosmos |
| doxographer | compiler of opinions of philosophers |
| sudor | sweat |
| docimasy | scrutiny; assaying; application of tests |
| chirm | collective term for goldfinches |
| wallydrag | feeble or worthless person or animal |
| stillatory | still; distillery |
| anthropolith | fossilized human skeleton |
| aberdevine | alternate name for the siskin |
| larvicide | killing of larvae |
| quinquefarious | arranged in five rows |
| biobibliography | annotated biographical bibliography |
| rake | the inclination of a mast or another part of a ship |
| lazaretto | hospital for lepers |
| coinstantaneous | simultaneous; at the same time |
| lucent | shining; bright |
| panegyricon | collection of sermons for Orthodox church festivals |
| knurl | small excrescence or protuberance; to make knurls on |
| germicide | substance that kills germs |
| chapbook | small independently produced popular book |
| deipotent | having godlike power |
| calligram | design using the letters of a word |
| subvention | granting of money in aid |
| handspike | bar used as a lever— |
| bismer | shame; disgrace; scorn |
| cortinate | like a cobweb |
| lanuginose | downy; covered with fine soft hair |
| plectile | woven or plaited |
| yogibogeybox | materials used by a spiritualist |
| immunopathology | study of immunity to disease— |
| lavatory | wash |
| meatus | opening of a passage or canal |
| podex | rump; anal region |
| lunula | Bronze Age crescent necklace; white part of fingernail base |
| mutchkin | old unit of liquid measurement equal to ¾ of an imperial pint |
| frondescence | the formation of leaves |
| hylotomous | wood |
| sottoportico | covered passage or alley under the overhanging first floor of a building |
| xylocarp | hard and woody fruit |
| cambresine | fine linen fabric |
| pediluvium | foot bath |
| pseudolalia | incoherence of speech |
| drapetomania | intense desire to run away from home |
| Priapean | of, like or pertaining to male reproductive power; phallic |
| belonoid | shaped like a needle |
| chasmogamy | opening of a flower in order to be fertilized |
| diffract | to break up into segments or portions |
| caritative | generous; charitable |
| zeroable | able to be omitted from a sentence without any loss of meaning |
| lunistice | time when moon is farthest north or south each month |
| foulard | soft lightweight plain |
| rhema | word; verb |
| hygrostat | machine for regulating humidity of air— |
| cypseline | of, like or pertaining to swifts |
| bolthead | straight |
| waits | musicians employed to play on ceremonial occasions |
| thermology | study of heat |
| pullulate | to swarm; to teem; to breed freely; to sprout |
| pandemian | vulgar; sensual |
| rath | prehistoric hill fort |
| serific | silk |
| talar | ankle |
| coteau | uplands; higher ground of a region |
| plumbless | incapable of being sounded |
| solarism | excessive use of solar myths in explaining mythology |
| cyaneous | sky blue |
| kentledge | pig |
| cromlech | prehistoric stone circle |
| whithersoever | to any place whatsoever |
| polypod | many |
| prochronism | assigning a date to an event earlier than actual |
| pseudochronism | error in dating |
| cicatrization | scarification; production of marks upon |
| cariole | light open carriage |
| pessimum | point at which any condition is least favourable |
| mantelletta | knee |
| urceolate | shaped like a pitcher |
| simplex | figure with minimum number of vertices |
| ambit | circuit; scope; compass; confines |
| stevedorage | fee levied for loading and unloading cargo |
| oleaginous | oily, fawning or sycophantic |
| martext | ignorant preacher |
| sporran | ornamental pouch worn in front of kilt |
| metaplasm | alteration in spelling of a word |
| bulimy | extreme hunger |
| malmsey | sweet perfumed wine |
| parataxis | organization of clauses without connectives |
| immeability | state of being impassable or impermeable— |
| trahison | treachery; treason |
| phonesis | production of speech sounds |
| thermokinematics | study of motion of heat |
| isobront | line connecting points of simultaneous storm development—isocephaly |
| antarchy | opposition to government; anarchy |
| proxenete | procurer; marriage broker |
| castaneous | chestnut |
| sociocracy | government by society as a whole |
| insulse | lacking wit; dull; stupid; insipid— |
| copromania | obsession with feces |
| ataraxia | tranquility; freedom from anxiety; stoicism |
| onocrotal | old term for the pelican |
| pallid | pale; wan |
| dijudicate | to judge; to decide |
| udometer | instrument for measuring rainfall |
| strabotomy | surgical removal of a squint |
| archididascalian | of, like or pertaining to headmasters |
| farrier | one who shoes horses or cares for horses |
| sough | to sigh or murmur as the wind does |
| tesseratomy | division into four parts |
| mugient | bellowing; braying |
| prosodemic | contagious; infectious |
| jow | to ring a bell; a stroke of a bell |
| gyve | to fetter; to shackle |
| cimelia | treasures in storage |
| delative | indicating motion downward |
| tractile | ductile; able to be drawn out |
| molossus | verse foot of three long syllables |
| transumption | transcription; transference; translation |
| freestone | building stone difficult to split into layers |
| actinograph | instrument used to calculate time of photographic exposure |
| nephroid | kidney |
| necrotic | undergoing death of part of the body |
| ophthalmometer | instrument for measuring the eye |
| crupper | strap of saddle that passes beneath horse’s tail; armour for horse’s flanks |
| pseudoblepsis | imaginary or false vision; hallucination |
| niello | ornamenting metal by placing black compound in engravings |
| obtund | to blunt or dull; to deaden |
| pedicular | of, like or pertaining to lice |
| plumulate | downy |
| monosy | separation of parts normally fused |
| parthenolatry | worship of the Virgin Mary |
| polythalamous | having many chambers |
| remora | delay; obstacle |
| gnomon | upright rod of a sundial |
| nucivorous | nut |
| parament | rich decoration, hanging or robe |
| intercostal | between the ribs— |
| lea | arable land left fallow or used for pasture |
| railophone | telephone installed in a train |
| carking | imposing great hardship or strain |
| urogenous | producing or produced in urine |
| splenetic | marked by bad temper or spite; melancholy |
| pasquilant | lampooner |
| odorivector | substance producing an odour |
| parallax | seeming change of object position due to observer moving |
| albugineous | like the white of an eye or an egg; white |
| superincumbent | resting on top; overlying; overhanging |
| statuvolism | mesmerism; hypnotism |
| keckle | to protect by binding with rope |
| onomastic | of, like or pertaining to a name or signature |
| lepidopterous | having four wings, such as a moth or butterfly |
| bilious | ill |
| xilinous | of, like or pertaining to cotton |
| meconology | study of or treatise concerning opium |
| scotoscope | instrument for detecting objects in darkness |
| myomancy | divination from the movements of mice |
| homiletics | the art of preaching— |
| rhomboid | shaped like a parallelogram |
| izzard | archaic name for the letter Z— |
| paroemia | proverb; adage |
| gleed | hot coal; burning ember |
| perruquier | wigmaker |
| strappado | form of torture in which victim is left dangling from a rope |
| stiction | frictional force occurring when surfaces set together |
| drugget | coarse durable wool fabric |
| cambist | person skilled in the science of financial exchange |
| seguidilla | Spanish folk dance |
| novercaphobia | fear of one’s stepmother |
| autotropic | growing in a straight line |
| nieve | hand or fist |
| geocarpy | the production or ripening of fruit underground |
| palative | pleasing to the taste or to the palate |
| hortulan | of, like or pertaining to gardens— |
| decalvant | removing hair; depilatory |
| sideromancy | divination using stars; divination by burning straws |
| photopia | vision in bright light |
| stolon | runner or shoot from base of a plant |
| mortiferous | death |
| interstitial | of, like or pertaining to the space between things— |
| réseau | network of lines used in star photographs |
| astromancy | divination using stars |
| digitigrade | walking on the toes alone |
| hiant | gaping— |
| ternary | in threes; having three components; having three as a base |
| symploce | repetition of word at start of one and end of next clause |
| muliebrile | womanly; feminine |
| plexure | network; web; interweaving |
| logopedics | speech therapy |
| slangwhang | to assail with violent or abusive language |
| chirognomy | divination by studying the hands |
| chronomancy | divination by means of time |
| colloquy | speaking together; mutual discourse |
| hoplite | a heavily armed Greek foot soldier— |
| osmics | scientific study of smells |
| femicide | killing of a woman |
| nauseant | producing nausea |
| worsification | the composition of bad poetry |
| longanimity | forbearance; patience |
| trinoctial | lasting three nights |
| chamfer | to channel or make furrows upon; to bevel |
| dysgenics | the study of racial degeneration |
| circumcrescent | growing around; above or over |
| plumbiferous | bearing or yielding lead |
| pastose | painted thickly |
| arrogate | to claim unduly as one’s own; to ascribe |
| hysterogenic | causing hysteria— |
| demonetise | to deprive of monetary value; to withdraw from circulation |
| tauriform | having the form of a bull |
| complicant | overlapping |
| forecabin | cabin in fore part of ship |
| dispone | to set in order; dispose |
| cultch | flooring of an oyster |
| trendle | flat rounded baker’s vessel |
| castory | brown colour; brown dye derived from beaver pelts |
| legatine | of, like or pertaining to a legate |
| orography | description of mountains |
| cromnyomancy | divination using onions |
| nodose | having knots or nodules; knotty |
| obeliscolychny | lighthouse |
| thalassometer | instrument for measuring tides |
| recrudescence | a resurgence after a period of abatement |
| liquate | to melt; to subject to liquation |
| privity | privacy; secrecy; secret or confidential conversation |
| roulade | melodic embellishment sung to one syllable |
| mizzenmast | mast aft or next aft of the mainmast in a ship |
| turnverein | athletic club |
| pridian | of, like or pertaining to yesterday |
| phatic | using speech for social reasons or to communicate feelings |
| strickle | tool used to sharpen a scythe; template |
| pessary | suppository inserted into the vagina |
| spintherism | seeing of sparks before the eyes |
| gibbet | gallows |
| cillosis | spasm or twitch in the upper eyelid |
| revest | reinstate; reinvest |
| susurrus | murmuring; whisper; rustling |
| hippiatrics | study of diseases of horses— |
| lauds | prayer service held at dawn following matins |
| ornithophobia | fear of birds |
| cytology | study of living cells |
| cyathiform | shaped like a cup |
| alecost | costmary, an herb used in flavouring ale |
| pliofilm | thin waterproof transparent sheet used for packaging |
| cabriole | curved furniture leg ending in a ball; exuberant dance or caper |
| garnetiferous | bearing garnets |
| quaquaversal | facing or bending all ways |
| cepaceous | smelling or tasting of garlic or onion |
| inimical | hostile; harmful— |
| suffibulum | veil worn by vestal virgins prior to their sacrifice |
| cannikin | small can or drinking vessel |
| morris | vigorous English dance performed by costumed men |
| polarchy | government by many people; polyarchy |
| annulose | ringed; composed of rings |
| stupulose | downy |
| parbreak | to vomit |
| accubation | reclining as on a couch |
| praepostor | prefect of a school |
| tonitruous | thundering |
| querl | to twist; to curl |
| dilettante | dabbler or lover of fine arts |
| dramaturgy | art of producing and staging dramatic works |
| inquiline | living with another; dwelling in another creature’s lair— |
| paromology | concession of opponent’s point to strengthen one’s own point |
| glutinous | gluey; sticky |
| parenticide | killing or killer of one’s parents |
| congiary | gift distributed amongst the people or soldiers |
| latebricole | living in holes |
| whang | a leather thong; a thick slice |
| substractor | detractor |
| tetramorph | artistic representation of the four evangelists in one figure |
| pace | contrary to the opinion of; in respectful disagreement with |
| agonistics | art and theory of prize |
| ovigerous | bearing eggs |
| chthonophagia | eating dirt |
| procellous | stormy |
| sacristy | room in church where sacred objects are kept |
| harn | coarse linen— |
| caduceator | herald; messenger |
| osophy | belief or doctrine |
| hydrophilous | loving or preferring water— |
| mulct | to swindle; to obtain by fraud |
| lunette | crescent |
| irroration | watering a plant with discharge of a sick person— |
| dado | large wooden moulding along bottom of wall |
| bibliopoly | bookselling |
| accessit | prize for students in second place; honourable mention |
| mollities | softness; softening |
| rotocracy | government by those who control rotten boroughs |
| gonalgia | knee pain |
| achor | eruption or scab on the head |
| ouroboros | snake eating own tail symbolizing totality or completion |
| jurimetrics | application of scientific methods to legal problems |
| bovicide | slaughter of cattle; one who kills cattle |
| aerophilately | collecting of air |
| sepometer | instrument for measuring septic matter in the air |
| maxillary | of, like or pertaining to a jaw |
| corsetier | corset maker |
| hierolatry | worship of saints or sacred things— |
| gemmology | study of gems and jewels |
| quidnunc | busybody; one keenly interested in gossip |
| morganatic | of, like or pertaining to a marriage between those of unequal rank |
| theodicy | defense of goodness in view of the existence of evil |
| preterite | signifying past time or a completed action |
| scrobiculate | pitted |
| jetavator | control surface for deflecting rocket exhaust |
| olfactible | able to be smelled |
| fanion | small flag used in surveying |
| aphidicide | killer of aphids |
| jabot | lace frill worn on shirt or dress front |
| brach | female hunting hound |
| acanthous | spiny; prickly |
| seicento | style of art in Italy in the seventeenth century |
| xiphophyllous | having sword |
| skysail | sail above the royal sail |
| oscillometer | instrument for measuring ship’s rollings |
| idolothyte | sacrifice presented to an idol— |
| jejune | lacking interest or significance; dull or insipid; dry; empty |
| tegulated | composed of plates overlapping like tiles |
| trammel | device used to hold pots and pans over a fire |
| jess | ringed strap tied to leg of falcon or hawk |
| padrone | innkeeper; employer |
| tisane | infusion of herbs or flowers |
| bocking | smoked herring |
| sciophilous | thriving in or loving shady conditions |
| dysania | having a hard time waking up in the morning |
| nimbose | cloudy |
| jessant | in heraldry, overlying |
| rulley | flat four |
| minimuscular | tiny |
| tenebrose | dark; gloomy |
| pedagogics | study of teaching |
| suppedaneum | support under foot of crucified person |
| stack | old unit of measure for firewood equal to 108 cubic feet |
| bodkin | small tool for pricking holes; small dagger |
| sporulation | formation or production of spores |
| apostil | marginal note |
| scavage | refuse scavenged from the roads |
| hierophobia | fear of sacred things— |
| rutidosis | wrinkling |
| postface | concluding note added to end of written work |
| rheotropism | change in orientation or location of an organism due to running water |
| mariculture | cultivation of aquatic flora and fauna |
| urbicolous | dwelling in cities |
| libellant | one who brings a charge of libel |
| outremer | area beyond the sea; overseas |
| nivellate | to level or plane |
| pteryla | patch or clump of feathers on a bird |
| chromatocracy | government by rulers of a particular skin colour |
| stenopaeic | with a narrow opening |
| retrograde | moving or directed backwards; degenerating; inverse |
| hygrometer | instrument for measuring air moisture— |
| bastle | fortified house with vaulted ground floor |
| orology | study of mountains |
| stapediform | shaped like a stirrup |
| diathesis | particular condition of body or mind; predisposing factor |
| lexicology | study of words and their meanings |
| quatrain | stanza of four lines of verse |
| mistigris | variation of poker where blank card can have any value |
| dubiety | doubtfulness |
| rangiferine | of, like or pertaining to or like reindeer |
| janitrix | a female janitor |
| bathykolpian | deep |
| syntectic | having the quality of melting or dissolving |
| synchoresis | concession made for the sake of more effective retort |
| diurnation | hibernating or sleeping during daylight |
| kora | musical instrument similar to a harp |
| wordish | verbose |
| palingenesis | new birth; reincarnation; second creation |
| claudent | closing; ending; confining |
| hyoid | having a “U” shape— |
| theotherapy | faith healing |
| ket | carrion; matted wool |
| monoxylon | canoe made from one log |
| sadogue | fat; easy |
| zugzwang | chess blockade |
| butyric | of, like or pertaining to butter |
| noology | science of the intellect |
| jural | of, like or pertaining to the law |
| cohyponym | word which is one of multiple hyponyms of another word |
| homomerous | possessing similar parts or components— |
| cypress | silk or cotton gauze fabric, usually black |
| juglandaceous | of, like or pertaining to walnuts |
| achene | small one |
| pseudaesthesia | imaginary feeling or sensation |
| lipography | accidental omission of letter or syllable in wrting |
| osteophone | device used to allow deaf to hear sounds through the cranium |
| penacute | having an acute accent on the penultimate syllable; paroxytone |
| ruelle | space between bed and wall |
| jaculiferous | having arrow |
| filicide | killing of one’s own child |
| adversative | word or phrase expressing opposition |
| wiredraw | to reduce fluid pressure by passing it through a small orifice |
| keelhaul | to punish by dragging under keel of ship |
| salutary | producing good effects; beneficial |
| kinetheodolite | theodolite used in tracking missiles and satellites |
| acrotism | absence of pulsing |
| bindle | blanket roll |
| trouvaille | a fortunate find |
| theocentrism | belief that God is central fact of existence |
| fardage | wood placed in bottom of ship to keep cargo dry |
| arbrolatry | worship of start |
| deray | to go wild; to derange |
| kyloe | small long |
| imparlance | delay in pleading for amicable adjustment— |
| tonetics | study of pronunciation |
| synechiology | continuity or union of all things |
| cuvette | shallow dish for holding liquids |
| phytophilous | fond of plants |
| seiche | periodic side |
| oblate | layman living in a religious community under modified rule |
| ahull | with sails furled and helm lashed to the lee |
| secateurs | pruning |
| hypotaxis | dependent construction— |
| amanuensis | one employed to write from dictation |
| mountenance | amount; distance |
| percale | closely woven lightweight cloth |
| neritic | belonging to the shallow waters near land |
| beloid | shaped like an arrow |
| anabiosis | return to life after apparent death |
| dogcart | light two |
| mozzetta | short cape with ornamental hood worn by Catholic prelates |
| horography | art of constructing sundials or clocks— |
| lugsail | four |
| fusee | spindle in a watch on which the chain is wound |
| pornomania | obsession with pornography |
| trimacular | having three spots or marks |
| progeria | second childhood; disease of premature aging |
| margaritomancy | divination using pearls |
| sullage | filth; refuse; sewage; scum; silt |
| queenite | a queen’s partisan |
| spelter | zinc |
| berceuse | lullaby |
| spinneret | silk |
| subrident | smiling |
| tarantella | fast violent Italian folk dance |
| intromit | to introduce; to admit; to insert— |
| picaresque | of, like or pertaining or pertaining to rogues or roguish behaviour |
| trierarchy | obligation of fitting out ships |
| subalary | beneath the wings |
| akeratophorous | not horned |
| theopneustic | divinely inspired |
| contredanse | folk dance in which two lines of couples face each other |
| inexpiable | that which cannot be expiated or atoned for— |
| nubilate | to obscure |
| ferulaceous | like a cane or reed |
| rodomontade | bluster; boasting; bragging speech |
| tentation | experiment by trial and error |
| lotic | associated with or living in running water |
| atony | muscular weakness |
| opificer | artificer |
| langlauf | cross |
| bibelot | trinket; miniature book of elegant design |
| umbiliciform | shaped like a navel |
| colonoscope | instrument for viewing the colon |
| zoodikers | an exclamation |
| premotion | divine impulse determining the will |
| barbarocracy | government by barbarians |
| toman | myriad; ten thousand |
| britska | open four |
| messianism | belief in a single messiah or saviour |
| omnigatherum | miscellaneous assemblage or collection |
| pediment | triangular structure crowning front of a Greek building |
| hypostasis | basis; foundation; essence— |
| diachoretic | laxative |
| nephograph | instrument for photographing clouds |
| zumbooruk | small cannon carried on the back of a camel |
| bionergy | vital essence or force |
| dirigible | able to be directed |
| lar | local god of a house |
| periaster | point in orbit of a body in which it is nearest to a specified star |
| sipe | to percolate or ooze through |
| shoddy | woollen fabric made from rags |
| swipple | striking part of a flail |
| aba | garment of camel or goat hair; camel or goat |
| trimerous | having the parts in threes |
| purpureal | purple |
| xiphosuran | horseshoe crab |
| polyergic | having many functions |
| misology | hatred of reason or knowledge |
| polariscope | instrument for detecting polarized light |
| bellonion | mechanical instrument combining trumpets and drums |
| mournival | set of four things |
| facetiae | term for books of inappropriate or lewd nature |
| interramification | interweaving of branches— |
| diacope | deep wound or incision |
| teratogenic | producing monsters or abnormal growth |
| lobcock | bumpkin, boor or lout |
| hariolate | to divine; to foretell— |
| celation | concealment |
| miniaturist | one who paints miniature pictures |
| borsella | instrument for shaping glass vessels |
| phoenicopter | flamingo |
| alphitomancy | divination using loaves of barley |
| micropodal | having extremely small feet |
| loxodromy | study of sailing along rhumb |
| jumar | mountaineering clip that grips rope when weight is applied |
| riffler | small file with curved ends used in woodworking |
| wack | old name for decomposed basalt |
| thanatology | study of death and its customs |
| forficate | forked; like scissors |
| agist | to charge with a public burden; to take in to graze for payment |
| malleiform | shaped like a hammer |
| scuttlebutt | cask of drinking water aboard a ship; rumour, idle gossip |
| pendent | hanging; drooping; dangling |
| pallasethesia | sense of vibration |
| kerasine | horny; made of horn |
| spinthariscope | instrument for visually detecting alpha particles |
| spondulicks | available money; funds |
| serge | strong twilled worsted |
| distributive | indicating separate members of a group, one at a time |
| radix | root; root |
| scholasticate | preparatory college for those intending to enter Catholic order |
| miticide | agent which kills mites |
| linaceous | of, like or pertaining to flax |
| saxifragous | breaking stone |
| lunation | lunar month; interval between successive new moons |
| rumchunder | fine silk |
| ovibovine | of, like or pertaining to musk |
| lethologica | inability to remember the right word |
| falsidical | conveying a meaning that is false |
| prebendal | of, like or pertaining to stipends issued by a church |
| fuliguline | of, like or pertaining to sea ducks |
| paedocracy | government by children; paedarchy |
| resiniferous | bearing resin |
| diablerie | magic; sorcery; mischief |
| porosis | knitting together of broken bones |
| trammel | tool used for drawing ellipses |
| assentation | insincere or glib assent |
| ischaemia | lack of blood in a part of the body due to an obstruction— |
| tercet | group of three rhyming lines |
| martlet | heraldic representation of a bird without feet |
| dosiology | the study of doses |
| pucelle | maid; virgin |
| toran | arched gateway or garland of flowers |
| corbeau | blackish green |
| ptosis | drooping of the upper eyelid |
| metallogenic | metal occurring as an ore as opposed to in rocks |
| acescence | becoming sour; souring; turning of milk |
| ombré | shadowy; shaded; dusky |
| triglyph | architectural ornament of tablet bearing two V |
| spelean | cave |
| giaour | one who does not follow the Islamic faith; unbeliever |
| arctophily | study of teddy bears |
| tiffany | transparent silk |
| harmonometer | instrument measuring harmonic relations of sounds— |
| rhynchodont | having a toothed beak |
| lineament | distinctive feature or characteristic |
| carniferous | bearing flesh; fleshy |
| anteambulo | usher |
| genetrix | mother; female ancestor |
| melopepon | any of various kinds of squash |
| icteritious | jaundiced; yellow— |
| duniwassal | a Scottish gentleman |
| kaleidophone | instrument for demonstrating sound waves by lines of light |
| seminative | producing growth |
| bialate | two |
| siderism | belief that the stars influence human affairs |
| druxy | having decayed spots concealed by healthy wood |
| orthopter | ornithopter; flying machine with moving wings |
| petrissage | massage by longitudinal rubbing and lateral squeezing |
| slantindicular | slanting; oblique |
| agrestic | of the fields; rural; unpolished |
| parabolist | teller of parables |
| contrist | to sadden |
| forel | parchment for covering books |
| anthropoglot | animal with human tongue; animal capable of speech |
| amoret | love sonnet or song |
| palamate | having webbed feet |
| graphophobia | fear of writing |
| atrous | jet black |
| myriacanthous | having many prickles |
| cosmosophy | knowledge of the cosmos |
| barmkin | battlement or turret on the outer wall of a castle |
| paroemiology | study of proverbs |
| trepanation | cutting open the skull |
| alkalimeter | instrument for measuring strength of alkalines |
| demology | study of human behaviour |
| weatherometer | instrument for measuring weather |
| pointillism | use of separate dots of pure colour rather than blends |
| gossypine | cottony |
| retiracy | seclusion; enough to retire on |
| clinophobia | fear of staying in bed |
| roodge | to push or lift with effort |
| polarimeter | instrument for measuring polarised light |
| filemot | dead |
| planish | to polish; to flatten |
| logos | divine rational principle |
| russel | ribbed cotton and wool |
| ruthful | piteous; sorrowful |
| septimanal | weekly |
| tensiometer | instrument for measuring tension |
| musicaster | a mediocre musician |
| tempera | painting using white of egg instead of oil |
| demonocracy | government by demons or evil forces |
| trabecula | small bar or rod |
| xeroradiography | process for taking permanent pictures of X |
| irascent | becoming enraged or angry— |
| acervate | heaped; clustered |
| pollinigerous | pollen |
| calicular | like a chalice or cup |
| superhumeral | ecclesiastical garment worn over the shoulders |
| hypophrenia | weakness of mental facilities— |
| zygomorphic | bilaterally symmetrical |
| quercitron | yellowish pigment derived from bark of a variety of oak |
| logicaster | a petty logician |
| saginate | to fatten animals |
| linguiform | shaped like a tongue |
| sacerdotal | priestly; pertaining to priestly interests |
| bonification | paying of bonus or reward |
| penecontemporaneous | of geological processes occurring immediately after deposition |
| recreant | craven; false; apostate |
| williwaw | sudden squall, tumult or disturbance |
| whistler | mythical bird whose whistle is fatal to the listener |
| tinctumutation | change of colour |
| urenology | study of rust molds |
| polytheism | belief in multiple deities |
| detort | to untwist; to twist the other way |
| quotha | expression of surprise or contempt |
| homophyly | resemblance due to common ancestry— |
| xanthic | yellow; yellowish |
| psychrophilic | thriving in cold temperatures |
| contravallation | fortification built around besieged place |
| catenarian | of, like or pertaining to chains |
| abb | yarn used for warp |
| yogh | letter in Middle English representing y or ‘hh’ sound |
| calefacient | warming; anything that warms |
| rejoinder | sharp and clever answer |
| sanguine | optimistic; having a bright complexion |
| tumbrel | old instrument of punishment like a pillory |
| castrametation | the art of designing a camp |
| philosophaster | amateur or superficial philosopher |
| crateriform | cup |
| fragor | a crash |
| canary | lively Renaissance courtly dance |
| deliquesce | to melt into liquid by absorbing moisture |
| sphyrelaton | metalwork done with hammers |
| aliquant | number dividing into another with a remainder |
| thelemic | allowing people to do as they wish |
| dolmen | prehistoric structure or tomb of unhewn stones |
| kinematics | study of motion |
| goetic | of, like or pertaining to black magic |
| ichthyoid | fishlike— |
| bryology | the study of mosses and liverworts |
| penates | household gods of a Roman family |
| unseel | to unsew the eyes of |
| paramedian | near the middle line |
| workerist | one who supports worker’s rights |
| benthic | of, like or pertaining to the depths of the ocean |
| pharyngoscope | instrument for inspecting the pharynx |
| compaternity | spiritual relationship between child’s parents and godparents |
| pixilated | bemused; bewildered; intoxicated |
| kritarchy | government by judges |
| oryctomancy | divination using excavated objects |
| messaline | soft lightweight silk with a satin weave |
| lepidopterology | study of butterflies and moths |
| iridian | having or suggestive of the colours of a rainbow— |
| gauss | unit of magnetic flux density equal to 1/10000 tesla |
| psychrometer | instrument for measuring dryness of the atmosphere |
| orobathymetric | of, like or pertaining to map showing submerged heights and sea depths |
| monoculture | growing of one agricultural crop only |
| tholoid | dome |
| durometer | instrument for measuring hardness of substances |
| harl | barb of feather used to make artificial fishing fly— |
| dactylology | study of sign language |
| custos | guardian, custodian or keeper, especially of convents or monasteries |
| souterrain | underground chamber; earth |
| snell | quick; keen; sharp |
| wimble | instrument for boring holes; gimlet; auger |
| stagiary | law student |
| secern | to discriminate or distinguish; to secrete |
| jugate | side by side; in pairs; overlapping |
| tog | unit of measurement for insulation properties of fabric |
| cabas | woman’s work basket or handbag |
| jimswinger | a frock coat |
| photodromy | motion towards light |
| delphically | enigmatically; obscurely |
| causidical | of, like or pertaining to those who plead legal cases |
| subdolous | crafty |
| indue | to supply; to endow— |
| philogyny | love of women |
| melton | strong and smooth heavy woollen cloth |
| sapiential | providing wisdom |
| sepelible | that may be buried |
| posnet | small cooking pot with feet and handle |
| morology | nonsense |
| bibulous | addicted to alcohol |
| ophthalmophobia | fear of being stared at |
| asonia | deafness to specific pitches of sound |
| circumambagious | roundabout in speech |
| orleans | interwoven cotton and worsted |
| posology | science of quantity or dosage |
| organon | method of investigation; logical technique or system |
| midlenting | custom of giving gifts to parents on mid |
| clinkstone | type of igneous rock that rings when struck |
| chronostichon | chronogrammatic line or stanza |
| mathematicaster | minor or inferior mathematician |
| mycosis | disease due to the growth of a fungus |
| anaerectic | destructive |
| reclinate | bent down or back |
| tocodynamometer | instrument for measuring uterine contractions during childbirth |
| mappemond | map of the world |
| cruset | goldsmith’s crucible |
| thooid | like a wolf |
| molimen | great effort, especially in performing natural functions |
| pluripresence | presence in multiple places at one time |
| lac | dark red transparent resin used to make shellac |
| filoselle | coarse floss silk |
| reliction | recession of sea leaving bare land |
| subulate | awl |
| monanthous | having only a single flower |
| fustian | pretentious writing or speech |
| hamshackle | to fetter; to restrain— |
| plutonomy | economics |
| symblepharon | adhesion of the eyelid to the eyeball |
| quiniferous | yielding quinine |
| zygoma | bony arch on the side of the skull |
| saw | saying or proverb |
| scaphoid | boat |
| wordbound | unable to find expression in words |
| herm | head or bust of Hermes with a big wang on a square base— |
| chronosynchronicity | presentation of all stages of a person’s life in a single piece of art |
| familic | pertaining to a family; domestic |
| piedroit | square pillar attached to wall, lacking both base and capital |
| nephalism | total abstinence from alcoholic drinks |
| flânerie | idling; strolling about aimlessly |
| culet | flat back or base of a gemstone |
| tressilate | to quiver |
| primitial | of, like or pertaining to first fruits; primeval |
| balbutient | stammering |
| squarsonocracy | government by landholding clergymen |
| pterography | treatise or description of feathers |
| fustilarian | a term of abuse |
| quarl | large curved brick or tile used to support melting pot |
| pomander | ball of perfumes |
| leptochrous | abnormally thick |
| zygon | connecting bar |
| sideroscope | instrument using magnets to detect presence of iron |
| postliminy | right of returned exiles to resume former status |
| hygeiolatry | excessive devotion to health— |
| feckless | feeble; helpless; futile; ineffectual |
| pasquinade | to lampoon; a lampoon |
| potamology | study of rivers |
| tregetour | juggler; trickster; deceiver |
| multisonant | producing many or very loud sounds |
| pall | covering cloth laid upon Communion chalice |
| marigenous | produced by or in the sea |
| ait | small island in lake or river |
| laryngology | study of larynx |
| qually | of wine, cloudy or turbid |
| carferal | compound of carbon, iron and aluminum |
| crosstrees | horizontal crosspieces at a masthead used to support ship’s mast |
| hereticide | killing of heretics— |
| luff | windward side of a ship; forward edge of fore |
| rebarbative | repellent; repulsive |
| pecuniary | of, like or pertaining to money; consisting of money |
| fresnel | unit of optical frequency equal to one terahertz |
| sinapise | to sprinkle; to powder |
| hyle | matter— |
| ivorist | one who carves ivory professionally— |
| poplin | corded woven silk and worsted |
| stegnosis | constipation |
| wainage | team and implements needed for cultivation of land |
| pernicious | destructive; ruinous; fatal |
| zoomorphism | conception of a god or man in animal form |
| ptilosis | plumage or mode of feathering; plumage |
| therm | unit of quantity of heat equal to 100,000 British thermal units |
| pulverous | dusty or powder |
| logogram | single sign standing for word or phrase |
| pyranometer | instrument measuring solar radiation from the sky’s whole hemisphere |
| passade | motion of horse to and fro over ground in dressage |
| nemoral | of a wood or grove |
| megistotherm | plant requiring very high temperatures |
| mellisonant | sweet |
| lanameter | instrument for measuring quality of wool |
| phonasthenia | weakness of voice |
| apophoret | a gift given to celebrate a new year |
| heyday | expression of elation or wonder— |
| refectory | dining |
| lupulic | of, like or pertaining to hops |
| scutiform | shaped like a shield |
| zoolite | fossil animal |
| stercoranism | belief that the consecrated Eucharist is digested and evacuated |
| mangonel | medieval war engine for throwing stones |
| ontology | science of pure being; the nature of things |
| atlantes | male figures used as columns |
| terebrate | to bore into; to pierce |
| funest | deadly; lamentable |
| dicacity | raillery; banter |
| acyesis | female sterility |
| cannular | hollow or tube |
| quelch | to squelch |
| wheeple | to whistle feebly |
| periodontics | study of gums |
| filiferous | thread |
| dithyrambic | passionate; ecstatic; frenzied |
| advert | refer to in speech or writing |
| lithology | study of rocks |
| acuminate | tapered; pointed; to sharpen |
| subjoin | to add at the end or afterwards |
| recondite | out of the way; little known |
| pseudepigraphy | assignment of false authors to books |
| hemitery | congenital deformity— |
| cheverel | soft; flexible kidskin leather |
| cairngorm | yellow |
| thelytoky | parthenogenetic production of females only |
| torpillage | electric shock therapy |
| sticheron | short hymn |
| subluxation | state of being almost dislocated |
| reflexology | study of reflexes |
| theriogenology | study of animals’ reproductive systems |
| diorthosis | a critical revision of a text; any correction or adjustment |
| parget | to plaster over; to cover with ornamental plasterwork |
| palfrenier | groom |
| stillatitious | issuing in drops; falling in drops |
| aerography | descriptive work on the atmosphere |
| stoicism | belief in indifference to pleasure or pain |
| scholarch | head of a school |
| didact | a person given to lecturing or moralizing |
| scride | to crawl on all fours |
| thermometrograph | instrument for recording changes in temperature |
| mewling | crying feebly |
| psychophysics | study of link between mental and physical processes |
| carbuncle | architectural monstrosity or eyesore; red precious stone |
| branchial | of, like or pertaining to gills |
| talus | rock detritus or debris at the base of a slope |
| contline | space between casks or strands of rope |
| polder | piece of low |
| meteoritics | the study of meteors |
| refrangible | that may be refracted |
| autarchy | government by an absolute ruler |
| periclitate | to endanger; to jeopardise |
| suspiration | sighing |
| catastasis | part of drama where action is at its height |
| petrogenesis | formation or development of rocks |
| scialytic | dispelling shadows |
| quackle | to choke; to suffocate |
| phthartic | deadly; destructive |
| avital | ancestral |
| roseaceous | of the rose family; roselike |
| agentive | indicating agent performing an action |
| lapillus | small stone ejected by volcanic eruption |
| phallocracy | government by men |
| clavate | club |
| colubrine | like a snake; cunning; of, like or pertaining to snakes |
| accourt | to entertain |
| chiaroscuro | juxtaposition of light and shade in artwork or literature |
| sciurine | of, like or pertaining to squirrels |
| clem | to starve |
| criminology | study of crime; criminals |
| faldstool | desk from which the Litany is read at church service |
| gurgitate | to bubble; to boil |
| tumefacient | causing swelling |
| outmaster | to overcome in a contest for mastery |
| comiphorous | tufted |
| neonomianism | theory that the gospel abrogates earlier moral codes |
| ametropia | abnormal optical refraction |
| comprecation | prayer meeting |
| roué | man devoted to life of pleasure; rake |
| hyetometer | instrument for measuring rainfall— |
| ornithic | of, like or pertaining to birds |
| absinthial | of, like or pertaining to wormwood; bitter |
| quenelle | poached meat dumpling |
| zelatrix | older nun in charge of disciplining younger nuns |
| tabinet | silk and wool watered fabric |
| bullionism | belief in the importance of metallic currency in economics |
| hypaspist | shield |
| hustle | lively disco dance derived from swing elements with a plus |
| stampomania | obsession with stamp |
| nasutiform | shaped like a nose |
| helobious | living in marshes or moors— |
| corybantic | wildly excited; frenzied |
| staffage | decorative accessories or additions to work of art |
| casualism | the belief that chance governs all things |
| manurance | cultivation |
| soligenous | produced by the sun |
| deligation | bandaging |
| diaphoresis | artificially induced sweat |
| gasconade | to brag or boast |
| ifsoever | if ever— |
| photoglyph | photographic engraving |
| fuligo | soot |
| autecology | study of ecology of one species |
| fringilliform | resembling a finch |
| gerdoying | imitation sound of a crash |
| slatternly | slovenly |
| cottonocracy | government by those involved in the cotton trade |
| henry | unit of electrical inductance— |
| methysis | drunkenness |
| futtock | rib of a ship |
| quittance | release from a debt or obligation; a document expressing such a release |
| zeta | small room or closet in a church |
| zomotherapy | medical treatment using raw meat |
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