Being opposite to or directed away from the apex.

Of or having to do with an abbey, abbot, or abbess.

1. The modification of the culture of a group or individual as a result of contact with a different culture. 2. The process by which the culture of a particular society is instilled in a human from infancy onward.

A written release from an obligation, such as a receipt indicating payment in full.

Quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgment or insight: “A brilliant acumen in agricultural matters ... had made the old man a legend in the district” (James Herriot).

To convert (open land) into a forest by planting trees or their seeds.

A village of northern France west-northwest of Arras. On October 25, 1415, Henry V of England decisively defeated a much larger French army here. The victory showed the effectiveness of troops equipped with longbows over heavily armored knights.

A city of south-central New Mexico northeast of Las Cruces on the western edge of the Sacramento Mountains. The first atomic bomb was exploded in a test on July 16, 1945, at the White Sands Missile Range northwest of the city.

1. The Arabic system of numeration; the decimal system. 2. Computation with Arabic figures.

A heated, sometimes violent quarrel or conflict: "[An] altercation with one of Nekrasov's colleagues ... even led Tolstoy to challenge him to a duel" (Rosamund Bartlett).

A cloud formation of rounded, fleecy, white or gray masses.

1. To combine into a unified or integrated whole; unite. See Synonyms at mix. 2. To mix or alloy (a metal) with mercury.

A two-handled jar with a narrow neck used by the ancient Greeks and Romans to carry wine or oil.

n. A medication that reduces or eliminates pain. adj. Of or causing analgesia.

1. A recalling to memory; recollection. 2. Medicine The complete history recalled and recounted by a patient.

n. A substance that slows or prevents the clotting of blood. adj. Acting as an anticoagulant.

Designed to inflict death or bodily injury rather than material destruction: antipersonnel grenades.

1. Direct contrast; opposition. 2. The direct or exact opposite: Hope is the antithesis of despair.

Relating to or characterized by coloration serving as natural camouflage.

1. Relating to or predicting the end of the world, especially as described in the Bible or another religious text.

An underground layer of permeable rock, sediment, or soil that yields water. Aquifers can range from a few square kilometers to thousands of square kilometers in size.

Having the size, form, or characteristics of a tree; treelike.

1. To make (something burdensome or painful) less intense or severe: assuage her grief. See Synonyms at relieve. 2. To satisfy or appease (hunger or thirst, for example).

The dry, fibrous residue remaining after the extraction of juice from the crushed stalks of sugarcane, used as a source of cellulose for some paper products.

A peninsula of western Luzon, Philippines, between Manila Bay and the South China Sea. After an extended siege, US and Philippine World War II troops on Bataan surrendered to the Japanese in April 1942. US forces recaptured it in February 1945.

Relating to or inhabiting the layer of the water column of the open ocean that lies between the mesopelagic and abyssopelagic layers at depths of about 1,000 to 4,000 meters (3,280 to 13,120 feet).

Of or relating to an early 20th-century modernist school of architecture and design noted for its use of rectilinear forms, plain unadorned surfaces, and techniques and materials associated with industrial production.

The Corinthian hero who, with the aid of the winged horse Pegasus, slew the Chimera.

1. a. A small tree (Citrus bergamia) commercially grown chiefly in southern Italy for its sour citrus fruits, the rinds of which yield an aromatic oil. Also called bergamot orange.

Application of statistics to the analysis of biological and medical data.

An enlightened being who, out of compassion, forgoes nirvana in order to save others.

A class of people regarded as stupid and gullible.

1. A violent uproar; a tumult. 2. A reversal.

A book containing the hymns, offices, and prayers for the canonical hours.

Vigor; vivacity: "She tells their story with brio and a mixture of sympathy and tart insight" (Michiko Kakutani).

Curtness or bluntness of manner.

Having a harsh, unpleasant sound; discordant.

1. To check, adjust, or determine by comparison with a standard (the graduations of a quantitative measuring instrument): calibrate a thermometer. 2. a. To make corrections in; adjust: calibrated the polling procedures to ensure objectivity.

1. A member of a group of Semitic peoples inhabiting Canaan from late prehistoric times, including the Israelites and Phoenicians. 2. In the Bible, a member of any of the Canaanite peoples other than the Israelites.

To invest emotional energy in (a person, object, or idea).

1. To burn or sear with a cautery. 2. To deaden, as to feelings or moral scruples; callous.

1. To surrender possession of, especially by treaty. See Synonyms at relinquish. 2. To yield; grant: The debater refused to cede the point to her opponent.

Having a specified kind or number of heads: dolichocephalic.

A keen feeling of mental unease, as of annoyance or embarrassment, caused by failure, disappointment, or a disconcerting event: To her chagrin, the party ended just as she arrived.

1. An extended account in prose or verse of historical events, sometimes including legendary material, presented in chronological order and without authorial interpretation or comment. 2. A detailed narrative record or report.

Heedful of circumstances and potential consequences; prudent.

Situated on this side of the mountains, especially the Alps.

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25-26 UIL Spelling

Texas UIL Words for 25-26 Spelling and Vocabulary

Term	Definition
abapical	Being opposite to or directed away from the apex.
abbatial	Of or having to do with an abbey, abbot, or abbess.
acaulescent	Stemless or apparently so.
acculturation	1. The modification of the culture of a group or individual as a result of contact with a different culture. 2. The process by which the culture of a particular society is instilled in a human from infancy onward.
acquittance	A written release from an obligation, such as a receipt indicating payment in full.
acumen	Quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgment or insight: “A brilliant acumen in agricultural matters ... had made the old man a legend in the district” (James Herriot).
afforestation	To convert (open land) into a forest by planting trees or their seeds.
Agincourt	A village of northern France west-northwest of Arras. On October 25, 1415, Henry V of England decisively defeated a much larger French army here. The victory showed the effectiveness of troops equipped with longbows over heavily armored knights.
Alamogordo	A city of south-central New Mexico northeast of Las Cruces on the western edge of the Sacramento Mountains. The first atomic bomb was exploded in a test on July 16, 1945, at the White Sands Missile Range northwest of the city.
algorism	1. The Arabic system of numeration; the decimal system. 2. Computation with Arabic figures.
altercation	A heated, sometimes violent quarrel or conflict: "[An] altercation with one of Nekrasov's colleagues ... even led Tolstoy to challenge him to a duel" (Rosamund Bartlett).
altocumulus	A cloud formation of rounded, fleecy, white or gray masses.
amalgamate	1. To combine into a unified or integrated whole; unite. See Synonyms at mix. 2. To mix or alloy (a metal) with mercury.
amphorae	A two-handled jar with a narrow neck used by the ancient Greeks and Romans to carry wine or oil.
analgesic	n. A medication that reduces or eliminates pain. adj. Of or causing analgesia.
anamnesis	1. A recalling to memory; recollection. 2. Medicine The complete history recalled and recounted by a patient.
anticoagulant	n. A substance that slows or prevents the clotting of blood. adj. Acting as an anticoagulant.
antipersonnel	Designed to inflict death or bodily injury rather than material destruction: antipersonnel grenades.
antithesis	1. Direct contrast; opposition. 2. The direct or exact opposite: Hope is the antithesis of despair.
apatetic	Relating to or characterized by coloration serving as natural camouflage.
apocalyptic	1. Relating to or predicting the end of the world, especially as described in the Bible or another religious text.
aquifer	An underground layer of permeable rock, sediment, or soil that yields water. Aquifers can range from a few square kilometers to thousands of square kilometers in size.
arborescent	Having the size, form, or characteristics of a tree; treelike.
assuage	1. To make (something burdensome or painful) less intense or severe: assuage her grief. See Synonyms at relieve. 2. To satisfy or appease (hunger or thirst, for example).
auriferous	Containing gold; gold-bearing.
bagasse	The dry, fibrous residue remaining after the extraction of juice from the crushed stalks of sugarcane, used as a source of cellulose for some paper products.
Bataan	A peninsula of western Luzon, Philippines, between Manila Bay and the South China Sea. After an extended siege, US and Philippine World War II troops on Bataan surrendered to the Japanese in April 1942. US forces recaptured it in February 1945.
bathypelagic	Relating to or inhabiting the layer of the water column of the open ocean that lies between the mesopelagic and abyssopelagic layers at depths of about 1,000 to 4,000 meters (3,280 to 13,120 feet).
Bauhaus	Of or relating to an early 20th-century modernist school of architecture and design noted for its use of rectilinear forms, plain unadorned surfaces, and techniques and materials associated with industrial production.
Bellerophon	The Corinthian hero who, with the aid of the winged horse Pegasus, slew the Chimera.
benignancy	Benignity.
bergamot	1. a. A small tree (Citrus bergamia) commercially grown chiefly in southern Italy for its sour citrus fruits, the rinds of which yield an aromatic oil. Also called bergamot orange.
biostatistics	Application of statistics to the analysis of biological and medical data.
bodhisattva	An enlightened being who, out of compassion, forgoes nirvana in order to save others.
booboisie	A class of people regarded as stupid and gullible.
bouleversement	1. A violent uproar; a tumult. 2. A reversal.
breviaries	A book containing the hymns, offices, and prayers for the canonical hours.
brio	Vigor; vivacity: "She tells their story with brio and a mixture of sympathy and tart insight" (Michiko Kakutani).
brusquerie	Curtness or bluntness of manner.
cacophonous	Having a harsh, unpleasant sound; discordant.
calibrator	1. To check, adjust, or determine by comparison with a standard (the graduations of a quantitative measuring instrument): calibrate a thermometer. 2. a. To make corrections in; adjust: calibrated the polling procedures to ensure objectivity.
Canaanite	1. A member of a group of Semitic peoples inhabiting Canaan from late prehistoric times, including the Israelites and Phoenicians. 2. In the Bible, a member of any of the Canaanite peoples other than the Israelites.
caseous	Resembling cheese.
cathect	To invest emotional energy in (a person, object, or idea).
cauterization	1. To burn or sear with a cautery. 2. To deaden, as to feelings or moral scruples; callous.
cede	1. To surrender possession of, especially by treaty. See Synonyms at relinquish. 2. To yield; grant: The debater refused to cede the point to her opponent.
cephalic	Having a specified kind or number of heads: dolichocephalic.
chagrin	A keen feeling of mental unease, as of annoyance or embarrassment, caused by failure, disappointment, or a disconcerting event: To her chagrin, the party ended just as she arrived.
chronicled	1. An extended account in prose or verse of historical events, sometimes including legendary material, presented in chronological order and without authorial interpretation or comment. 2. A detailed narrative record or report.
circumspect	Heedful of circumstances and potential consequences; prudent.
cismontane	Situated on this side of the mountains, especially the Alps.
coadunate	Closely joined; grown together; united.
coccyx	A small triangular bone at the base of the spinal column in humans and other apes, consisting of several fused rudimentary vertebrae. Also called tailbone.
collegiality	1. Shared power and authority vested among colleagues. 2. Roman Catholic Church The doctrine that bishops collectively share collegiate power.
commination	A formal denunciation.
communicative	1. Inclined to communicate readily; talkative. 2. Of or relating to communication.
concrescence	1. Biology The growing together of related parts, tissues, or cells. 2. The amassing of physical particles.
condolatory	To express sympathy or sorrow: I condoled with him in his loss
condyle	A rounded prominence at the end of a bone, most often for articulation with another bone.
counterfactual	Running contrary to the facts: "Cold war historiography vividly illustrates how the selection of the counterfactual question to be asked generally anticipates the desired answer" (Timothy Garton Ash).
crampons	1. A hinged pair of curved iron bars for raising heavy objects, such as stones or timber.
crewel	1. Loosely twisted worsted yarn used for fancywork and embroidery. 2. Crewelwork.
cronyism	2. Ecclesiastical A small vessel for holy water or for water or wine used in the consecration of the Eucharist.
cruet	1. A small bottle for holding a condiment, such as vinegar or oil. 2. Ecclesiastical A small vessel for holy water or for water or wine used in the consecration of the Eucharist.
cryosurgery	The selective exposure of tissues to extreme cold, often by applying a probe containing liquid nitrogen, to bring about the destruction or elimination of abnormal cells.
cummerbund	A broad sash, especially one that is pleated lengthwise and worn as an article of formal dress, as with a dinner jacket.
Damascus	The capital and largest city of Syria, in the southwest part of the country. Inhabited since prehistoric times, the city became a thriving commercial center under the Romans and was a Saracen stronghold during the Crusades.
deploy	1. a. To position (troops) in readiness for combat, as along a front or line. b. To bring (forces or material) into action. c. To base (a weapons system) in the field. 2. To distribute (persons or forces) systematically or strategically.
Descartes	French mathematician, philosopher, and scientist who is considered the father of analytic geometry and the founder of modern rationalism.
desiccate	1. To dry out thoroughly. 2. To preserve (foods) by removing the moisture. See Synonyms at dry. 3. To make dry, dull, or lifeless
deuteranopia	A form of colorblindness characterized by insensitivity to green.
diatomaceous	Consisting of diatoms or their skeletons.
disbursal	Disbursement
discomfited	1. To make uneasy or perplexed; disconcert. See Synonyms at embarrass. 2. Archaic To defeat in battle; vanquish.
disseminate	1. To scatter widely, as in sowing seed. 2. To spread abroad; promulgate
disseminate	1. The condition of being doubtful or uncertain. 2. A feeling or matter of doubt.
dulcimer	1. A narrow, often hourglass-shaped stringed instrument having three or four strings and a fretted fingerboard, typically held flat or strumming. 2. The hammered dulcimer.
dynamo	1. A generator, especially one for producing direct current. 2. An extremely energetic and forceful person: a vice president who was the real dynamo of the corporation.
dystopian	1. Of or relating to a dystopia. 2. Dire; grim: "AIDS is one of the dystopian harbingers of the global village" (Susan Sontag).
echolocation	1. A sensory system in certain animals, such as bats and dolphins, in which usually high-pitched sounds are emitted and their echoes interpreted to determine the direction and distance of objects.
Ecuador	A country of northwest South America on the Pacific Ocean. Once part of the Inca Empire, it was conquered by the Spanish in 1534 and later became subject to Peru and New Granada.
efficacious	Producing or capable of producing a desired effect. See Synonyms at effective.
emaciation	To make or become extremely thin, especially as a result of starvation.
emendate	To make textual corrections in.
eminent domain	The power of a government to take private property for public use without the owner's consent, provided just compensation is given.
en brochette	On a skewer: lamb en brochette
enigmatical	Of or resembling an enigma; puzzling: a professor's enigmatic grading system. See Synonyms at mysterious.
entrechat	A jump in ballet during which the dancer crosses the legs a number of times, alternately back and forth.
epeirogeny	Uplift or depression of the earth's crust, affecting large areas of land or ocean bottom.
equerry	1. A personal attendant to the British royal household. 2. An officer charged with supervision of the horses belonging to a royal or noble household.
escarole	A variety of endive (Cichorium endivia var. latifolia) having relatively broad, mildly bitter leaves.
escarpment	1. A steep slope or long cliff that results from erosion or faulting and separates two relatively level areas of differing elevations. 2. A steep slope in front of a fortification.
ethereal	1. Extremely light or delicate: "An ant lion ... is lovely, long-bodied like a damselfly, with a pair of ethereal wings" (Jennifer Ackerman). 2. a. Of the celestial spheres; heavenly.
Excalibur	In Arthurian legend, the sword belonging to King Arthur.
exemplum	1. An example. 2. A brief story used to make a point in an argument or to illustrate a moral truth.
exodontics	The dental specialty that deals with extraction of teeth.
expeditionary	1. Relating to or constituting an expedition. 2. Sent on or designed for military operations abroad: the French expeditionary force in Indochina.
falcate	Curved and tapering to a point; sickle-shaped.
farandole	1. A spirited circle dance of Provençal derivation. 2. The music for this dance.
Fascisti	The members of an Italian political organization that controlled Italy under the fascist dictatorship of Benito Mussolini from 1922 to 1943.
faun	Any of numerous rural deities represented as having the body of a man and the horns, ears, tail, and sometimes legs of a goat.
festschrift	A volume compiled as a tribute, especially to a scholar, consisting of articles or essays relating to the honoree's work or interests.
fiducial	1. Based on or relating to faith or trust. 2. Relating to or characteristic of a legal trust; fiduciary.
fissipalmate	Having lobed or partially webbed separated toes, as in the feet of certain birds.
flagitious	1. Characterized by extremely brutal or cruel crimes; vicious. 2. Infamous; scandalous: "That remorseless government persisted in its flagitious project" (Robert Southey).
foramina	An opening or orifice, as in a bone or in the covering of the ovule of a plant.
fortitudinous	Strength of mind that allows one to endure pain or adversity with courage.
Franciscan	A member of an originally mendicant Roman Catholic religious order founded by St. Francis of Assisi in 1209 and dedicated to the virtues of humility and poverty. It is now divided into three independent branches.
fremitus	A palpable vibration, as felt by the hand placed on the chest during coughing or speaking.
gadfly	1. A persistent irritating critic; a nuisance. 2. One that acts as a provocative stimulus; a goad. 3. Any of various flies, especially a warble fly, botfly, or horsefly, that bite or annoy livestock and other animals.
genealogist	1. A record or table of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or ancestors; a family tree. 2. Direct descent from an ancestor; lineage or pedigree.
gentian violet	A dye used in microscopy as a biological stain and in medicine as a bactericide, fungicide, and anthelmintic.
gimmal	1. A finger ring made of two or more interlocked rings. 2. Any of various linkages allowing one part to rotate within another rotating part, used especially in clockworks.
gormandize	To eat gluttonously; gorge.
gravitas	Seriousness or solemnity in demeanor or treatment: a candidate who lacks gravitas; an article with sufficient gravitas to be compelling.
grenadier	a. A member of the British Grenadier Guards, the first regiment of the royal household infantry. b. A soldier who is a member of a special corps or regiment. c. A soldier equipped with grenades.
guillemot	1. Any of several auks of the genus Cepphus of the northern Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, having black plumage with white markings. 2. Chiefly British See murre.
harmattan	A dry dusty wind that blows along the northwest coast of Africa.
Hebraic	Of, relating to, or characteristic of the Hebrews or their language or culture.
Hegelianism	The monist, idealist philosophy of Hegel in which the dialectic of thesis, antithesis, and synthesis is used as an analytic tool in order to approach a higher unity or a new thesis.
heroic verse	One of several verse forms traditionally used in epic and dramatic poetry, especially: a. The dactylic hexameter in Greek and Latin. b. The iambic pentameter in English. c. The alexandrine in French. In all senses also called heroic meter.
Hibernia	The Latin and poetic name for the island of Ireland.
histrionic	Of or relating to actors or acting: "The specific innovations of the commedia dell'arte were not in the domain of narrative and characterization, but in its unique stress on the histrionic abilities of the actors" (Eli Rozik).
honorific	Conferring or showing respect or honor. n. A title, phrase, or grammatical form conveying respect, used especially when addressing a social superior.
hygrometer	Any of several instruments that measure atmospheric humidity.
hypnophobia	Fear of falling asleep.
immanent	1. Existing or remaining within; inherent: believed in a God immanent in humans. 2. Restricted entirely to the mind; subjective
impassw	1. A road or passage having no exit; a cul-de-sac. 2. A situation that is so difficult that no progress can be made; a deadlock or a stalemate: reached an impasse in the negotiations.
imperialism	1. The extension of a nation's authority by territorial acquisition or by the establishment of economic and political dominance over other nations. 2. A political doctrine or system promoting such extension of authority.
impromptu	1. Prompted by the occasion rather than being planned in advance: an impromptu party. 2. Spoken, performed, done, or composed with little or no preparation; extemporaneous: a few impromptu remarks.
in absentia	While or although not present; in absence: was tried and convicted in absentia.
incidentially	1. As a minor or subordinate matter: by profession a lawyer and incidentally a musician. 2. (also -dĕntlē) Apart from the main subject; parenthetically.
incommodious	Inconvenient or uncomfortable, as by not affording sufficient space.
infinitesimal	1. Immeasurably or incalculably minute. 2. Mathematics Capable of having values approaching zero as a limit.
ingesta	Ingested matter, especially food taken into the body through the mouth.
inoculation	The act or an instance of inoculating, especially the introduction of an antigenic substance or vaccine into the body to produce immunity to a specific disease.
insidious	1. Working or spreading harmfully in a subtle or stealthy manner: insidious rumors; an insidious disease. 2. Intended to entrap; treacherous: insidious misinformation. 3. Beguiling but harmful; alluring: insidious pleasures.
inter se	Between or among themselves.
janissary	1. A soldier of the Ottoman Empire in an elite guard organized in the 1300s and abolished in 1826. 2. A member of a group of elite, highly loyal supporters.
Jarlsberg	A trademark for a mild, pale yellow, hard Norwegian cheese with large holes.
Kaddish	A prayer recited in the daily synagogue services and by mourners after the death of a close relative.
keffiyeh, kaffiyeh	A square of cloth, often embroidered, traditionally worn as a headdress by Arab men, either by winding it around the head or by folding it into a triangle, draping it over the head, and securing it with an agal. Also called shemagh.
Ketchikan	A city of southeast Alaska on an island in the Alexander Archipelago. A supply point for miners during the gold rush of the 1890s, it is now a major port and tourist center on the Inside Passage.
kinesthesia	The sense that detects bodily position, weight, or movement of the muscles, tendons, and joints.
kraken	A huge sea monster in Norwegian legend.
laity	1. Laypeople considered as a group. 2. All those persons who are not members of a given profession or other specialized field.
langlauf	1. The sport of cross-country skiing. 2. A cross-country ski run or race.
lapidarian	Of or relating to the working of stone or gems; lapidary.
laureate	1. Worthy of the greatest honor or distinction: “The nation's pediatrician laureate is preparing to lay down his black bag” (James Traub). 2. Crowned or decked with laurel as a mark of honor. 3. Archaic Made of laurel sprigs, as a wreath or crown.
leachate	A product or solution formed by leaching, especially a solution containing contaminants picked up through the leaching of soil.
lexicography	The process or work of writing, editing, or compiling a dictionary.
librettist	The author of a libretto.
lotus position	A sitting position used in yoga and certain forms of Buddhist meditation, in which the legs are crossed, with each foot resting on the opposite thigh.
Lupercalia	A fertility festival in ancient Rome, celebrated on February 15 in honor of the pastoral god Lupercus.
lycanthropy	1. In folklore, the magical ability to assume the form and characteristics of a wolf. 2. A delusion that one has become or assumed the characteristics of a wolf or other animal.
lyophilize	To freeze-dry (blood plasma or other biological substances).
macabre	1. Upsetting or horrifying by association with death or injury; gruesome: "When Lucia describes [the saints'] torments, Jo sees a chorus of macabre dolls, most of them missing parts" (Nancy Reisman). See Synonyms at ghastly. .
macroeconomics	The study of the overall aspects and workings of a national economy, such as income, output, and the interrelationship among diverse economic sectors.
mal de mer	Seasickness
malodor	A bad odor; a stench. See Synonyms at stench.
Malthusian	British economist who wrote An Essay on the Principle of Population (1798), arguing that population tends to increase faster than food supply, with inevitably disastrous results, unless the increase in population is checked by moral restraints or by war
mandala	Any of various ritualistic geometric designs symbolic of the universe, used in Hinduism and Buddhism as an aid to meditation.
mandrill	A large terrestrial monkey (Mandrillus sphinx) of dense forests of west-central Africa, having an olive-brown body with a brightly colored rump and face that are especially pronounced in the male.
manicotti	1. Pasta in large-sized tubes. 2. A dish consisting of such tubes stuffed with meat or cheese, usually served hot with a tomato sauce.
manorial	1. a. A landed estate. b. The main house on an estate; a mansion. 2. A tract of land in certain North American colonies with hereditary rights granted to the proprietor by royal charter.
mascarpone	A fresh soft Italian cheese with a high butterfat content, made from light cream.
megalomania	1. A psychopathological condition characterized by delusional fantasies of wealth, power, or omnipotence. 2. An obsession with grandiose or extravagant things or actions.
menhir	See standing stone.
metabolically	Of, relating to, or resulting from metabolism.
methodology	1. a. A body of practices, procedures, and rules used by those who work in a discipline or engage in an inquiry; a set of working methods: the methodology of genetic studies; a poll marred by faulty methodology.
miasma	1. A noxious atmosphere or influence: "The family affection, the family expectations, seemed to permeate the atmosphere ... like a coiling miasma" (Louis Auchincloss).
Midrash	Any of a group of Jewish commentaries on the Hebrew Scriptures compiled between AD 200 and 1200 and based on exegesis, parable, and haggadic legend.
Misology	Hatred of reason, argument, or enlightenment.
mitigate	1. To make less severe or intense; moderate or alleviate. See Synonyms at relieve. 2. To make alterations to (land) to make it less polluted or more hospitable to wildlife.
mobocratic	1. Political control by a mob. 2. The mass of common people as the source of political control.
monochasium	A cyme having only one lateral flower or branch originating from beneath a terminal flower, resulting in a helicoid or scorpiod inflorescence.
monteith	A large basin with a notched rim on which cups or glasses can be hung, typically used as a punch bowl.
morality	1. The quality of being in accord with standards of right or good conduct: questioned the morality of my actions. 2. A system or collection of ideas of right and wrong conduct: religious morality; Christian morality.
motile	Moving or having the power to move spontaneously: motile spores; motile robots.
mukluks	1. A soft boot made of reindeer skin or sealskin and worn by indigenous peoples of Arctic North America. 2. A slipper with a soft sole resembling this boot.
mulligatawny	A South Asian soup having a meat or chicken base and curry seasoning.
multilateral	1. Having many sides. 2. Involving more than two nations or parties: multilateral trade agreements.
muster roll	1. The official roll of persons in a military or naval unit. 2. An inventory; a roster.
mycetoma	A chronic, slowly progressing bacterial or fungal infection usually of the foot or leg, characterized by nodules that discharge an oily pus.
mythomania	A compulsion to embroider the truth, engage in exaggeration, or tell lies.
nabob	1. A governor in India under the Mughal Empire. Also called nawab. 2. A person of wealth and prominence.
Namibia	A country of southwest Africa on the Atlantic Ocean. A German protectorate after 1884, it was occupied in 1915 by South Africa, which governed it under a League of Nations mandate (1920-1946) but refused to accept the United Nations
nefariously	Infamous by way of being extremely wicked.
nidicolous	1. Remaining in the nest after hatching until grown or nearly grown. Used of a bird. 2. Sharing the nest of another species of animal: nidicolous mites.
Nietzsche	German philosopher who argued that Christianity's emphasis on the afterlife makes its believers less able to cope with earthly life. He suggested that the ideal human, the Übermensch, would be able to channel passions creatively instead of suppressing.
nonagenarian	A person 90 years old or between 90 and 100 years old.
nucleophile	An electron-rich chemical compound or group that is attracted to nuclei and tends to donate or share electrons. Also called Lewis base.
nuncupative	Relating to or being a will that is delivered orally to witnesses rather than written.
obfuscation	1. To make so confused or opaque as to be difficult to perceive or understand: "A great effort was made ... to obscure or obfuscate the truth" (Robert Conquest). 2. To render indistinct or dim; darken: The fog obfuscated the shore.
obliquity	1. a. The quality or condition of being oblique, especially in deviating from a vertical or horizontal line, plane, position, or direction. b. The angle or extent of such a deviation.
olecranon	The large process on the upper end of the ulna that projects behind the elbow joint and forms the point of the elbow.
oligopsony	A market condition in which purchasers are so few that the actions of any one of them can materially affect price and the costs that competitors must pay.
opera bouffe	A comic, often farcical opera.
organoleptic	1. Relating to perception by a sensory organ. 2. Involving the use of sense organs: organoleptic tests.
orthoscopic	1. Having normal vision; free from visual distortion. 2. Giving an undistorted image. Used of an optical instrument.
osteopathy	1. A system of medicine that involves palpation and noninvasive manipulation of the musculoskeletal system in the diagnosis and treatment of physical dysfunction, in conjunction with other medical, surgical, pharmacological, and therapeutic procedures.
outre	Highly unconventional; eccentric or bizarre: "outré and affected stage antics" (Michael Heaton).
paisano	1. A countryman; a compatriot. 2. Slang A friend; a pal
palindrome	1. A word, phrase, verse, or sentence that reads the same backward or forward. For example: A man, a plan, a canal, Panama!
paludal	Of or relating to a swamp; marshy.
panacean	A remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all.
Panglossian	Blindly or naively optimistic.
parataxis	The juxtaposition of clauses or phrases without the use of coordinating or subordinating conjunctions, as It was cold; the snows came.
Parnassian	A member of a school of late 19th-century French poets whose work is characterized by detachment and emphasis on metrical form.
pasqueflower	Any of several plants of the genus Pulsatilla (or Anemone) of the buttercup family, having large blue, purple, or white flowers and feathery plumed seeds.
patency	1. The state or quality of being obvious. 2. Medicine The state or quality of being open, expanded, or unblocked.
Pavlovian	Russian physiologist who is best known for discovering the conditioned response. He won a 1904 Nobel Prize for research on the nature of digestion.
peccant	1. Sinful; guilty. 2. Violating a rule or an accepted practice; erring.
pellucid	1. Admitting the passage of light; transparent or translucent. See Synonyms at clear. 2. Transparently clear in style or meaning: pellucid prose.
persnickety	a. Overparticular about trivial details; fastidious. b. Snobbish; pretentious. 2. Requiring strict attention to detail; demanding: a persnickety job.
pestilential	Pestilent.
phantasmagoria	a. A fantastic sequence of haphazardly associative imagery, as seen in dreams or fever. b. A constantly changing scene composed of numerous elements. 2. Fantastic imagery as represented in art.
philosophize	To think or express oneself in a philosophical manner. v.tr. To consider or discuss (a matter) from a philosophical standpoint.
pisciculture	The breeding, hatching, and rearing of fish under controlled conditions.
pleuston	Macroscopic organisms that float or swim on the surface of a body of water.
poet laureate	1. A poet appointed to a position of honor by a British monarch and expected to write poems on occasions of national importance. 2. A poet appointed to a similar honorary position or honored for artistic excellence.
poetaster	A writer of insignificant, meretricious, or shoddy poetry.
poltroon	An utter coward.
polynya	An area of open water surrounded by sea ice.
pomology	The scientific study and cultivation of fruit.
Ponzi scheme	A fraud disguised as an investment opportunity, in which initial investors and the perpetrators of the fraud are paid out of funds raised from later investors, and the later investors lose all funds invested.
portamento	A smooth uninterrupted glide in passing from one tone to another, especially with the voice or a bowed stringed instrument.
portiere, portiere	A heavy curtain hung across a doorway.
postiche	1. Something false; a sham. 2. A small hairpiece; a toupee.
potable	Fit to drink. n. A beverage, especially an alcoholic beverage: wine and other potables.
praenomen	1. A first or given name. 2. The first name of a citizen of ancient Rome, as Gaius in Gaius Julius Caesar.
prefatory	Of, relating to, or constituting a preface; introductory. See Synonyms at preliminary.
prelapsarian	Theology Of or relating to the period before the fall of Adam and Eve.
prima donna	1. The leading woman soloist in an opera company. 2. A temperamental, conceited person.
principium	A principle, especially a basic one.
prophesier	1. To reveal by divine inspiration. 2. To predict the future with certainty. See Synonyms at foretell. 3. To prefigure or foreshadow: "The wind was in the east, and the clouds prophesied rain" (Jacob Riis).
propitious	1. Presenting favorable circumstances or showing signs of a favorable outcome; auspicious: "Grandmothers consulted almanacs to determine a propitious hour for the betrothal" (Jhumpa Lahiri). 2. Merciful or kindly: a propitious deity.
prosecutorial	Of, relating to, or concerned with prosecution: "a huge investigative and prosecutorial effort" (Lucian K. Truscott IV).
prosopography	A study, often using statistics, that identifies and draws relationships between various characters or people within a specific historical, social, or literary context: "an authentic tour de force of historical writing: part intellectual history.
protanopia	A form of colorblindness characterized by defective perception of red and confusion of red with green or bluish green.
psychogenesis	1. The origin and development of psychological processes, personality, or behavior. 2. Development of a disorder or illness resulting from psychological rather than physiological factors
punctilio	1. A fine point of etiquette. 2. Precise observance of formalities.
quadrumvirate	A group of four people joined in authority or office, especially a government of four people.
queued	1. A line of waiting people or vehicles. 2. Computers a. A sequence of stored data or programs awaiting processing. b. A data structure from which the first item that can be retrieved is the one stored earliest.
Quirinal	One of the seven hills of ancient Rome, traditionally occupied by the Sabines. A papal palace was built here in the 1500s and served as the residence of Italian kings from 1871 to 1946.
quondam	That once was; former: "the quondam drunkard, now perfectly sober" (Bret Harte).
radiolocation	Detection of distant objects, such as ships or aircraft, by radar.
ranula	A cyst on the underside of the tongue caused by the obstruction of a duct of a salivary gland.
rapprochement	1. A reestablishing of cordial relations, as between two countries. 2. The state of reconciliation or of cordial relations.
ravening	1. To consume greedily; devour. 2. To seek or seize as prey or plunder. v.intr. 1. To seek or seize prey or plunder. 2. To eat ravenously. n. Variant of ravin.
recidivist	The repeating of or returning to criminal behavior by the same offender or type of offender.
red herring	1. A smoked herring having a reddish color. 2. Something that draws attention away from the matter being discussed or dealt with.
refulgent	Shining radiantly; resplendent.
reliquiae	Remains, as of fossil organisms.
repine	1. To be discontented or low in spirits; complain or fret. 2. To yearn after something: Immigrants who repined for their homeland.
restitution	1. The act of restoring to the rightful owner something that has been taken away, lost, or surrendered. 2. The act of making good or compensating for loss, damage, or injury; indemnification.
reverie	1. A state of abstracted musing; daydreaming. 2. A daydream: "I felt caught up in a reverie of years long past" (William Styron).
rhesus monkey	A brown to grayish monkey (Macaca mulatta) found from Pakistan to eastern China and used extensively in biological and medical research.
rhodolite	A rose-red or pink variety of garnet, a silicate mineral used as a gem.
rime riche (singular)	Rhyme using words or parts of words that are pronounced identically but have different meanings, for example, write-right or port-deport. Also called identical rhyme.
Rotarian	A member of a Rotary Club, a major national and international service club.
royalism	Support of monarchy or of a particular monarch.
rumbustious	Uncontrollably exuberant; unruly: a rumbustious child, a rumbustious street market; a rumbustious political campaign.
rupicolous	Thriving among or inhabiting rocks.
Saarland	A region of southwest Germany in the Saar River valley on the border with France. Because of its extensive coal deposits, it was long contested between Germany and France, especially after World War I, when the League of Nations assigned Saar Territory
sacerdotalism	The belief that priests act as mediators between God and humans.
salience	1. The quality or condition of being salient. 2. A pronounced feature or part; a highlight.
sally lunn	A somewhat sweet bread leavened with yeast.
Saltillo	A city of northeast Mexico southwest of Monterrey. It was founded c. 1575 and occupied by Zachary Taylor's forces during the Mexican War.
scansorial	Characterized by or used for climbing: scansorial birds.
scotoma	An area of diminished vision within the visual field.
sedate	Serenely deliberate, composed, and dignified in character or manner.
selenology	The astronomical study of the moon.
sericeous	Covered with soft silky hairs.
serval	A long-legged African wildcat (Leptailurus serval), having a tawny coat with black spots and very large erect ears without tufts.
shofar	A trumpet made of a ram's horn, blown by the ancient Hebrews during religious ceremonies and as a signal in battle, now sounded in the synagogue during Rosh Hashanah and at the end of Yom Kippur.
siccative	A substance added to paints and some medicines to promote drying; a drier.
silage	Fodder prepared by compressing and fermenting green forage crops under anaerobic conditions, usually in a silo.
simulacrum	1. An image or representation. 2. An unreal or vague semblance.
sinecure	1. A position or office that requires little or no work but provides a salary. 2. Archaic An ecclesiastical benefice not attached to the spiritual duties of a parish.
sluggard	A slothful person; an idler. adj. Lazy.
somatology	1. The physiological and anatomical study of the body. 2. See physical anthropology.
soutache	A narrow flat braid in a herringbone pattern, used for trimming, embroidery, and crafts.
spangle	1. A small, often circular piece of sparkling metal or plastic sewn especially on garments for decoration. 2. A small sparkling object, drop, or spot: spangles of sunlight. v. span·gled, span·gling, span·gles
spherometer	An instrument for measuring the curvature of a surface, as of a sphere or cylinder.
sternocleidomastoid	Either of two muscles of the neck that serve to flex the neck and rotate the head.
stichometry	The division of a prose piece into lines of fixed length or into lines whose lengths correspond to the natural divisions of sense, as in manuscripts written before the adoption of punctuation.
Stradivari	Italian luthier who developed the proportions of the modern violin and created instruments of unsurpassed beauty and tone. His sons Francesco (1671-1743) and Omobono (1679-1742) carried on the family tradition of fine artistry.
strontium	A soft, silvery, easily oxidized metallic element that ignites spontaneously in air when finely divided. Strontium is used in pyrotechnic compounds and various alloys, and as a coating on cathode-ray tubes and related display devices to block x-ray
subito	Quickly; suddenly. Used chiefly as a direction.
subornation	1. To induce (a person) to commit an unlawful or evil act. 2. Law a. To procure (perjured testimony): suborn perjury. b. To induce (a person) to commit perjury.
swashbuckler	1. A flamboyant swordsman or adventurer. 2. A sword-wielding ruffian or bully. 3. A dramatic or literary work dealing with a swashbuckler.
sylvatic	1. Affecting only wild animals: sylvatic rabies; domestic and sylvatic hosts. 2. Sylvan.
tachistoscope	An apparatus that projects a series of images onto a screen at rapid speed to test visual perception, memory, and learning.
tacit	1. Not spoken: indicated tacit approval by smiling and winking. 2. Implied by or inferred from actions or statements: Management has given its tacit approval to the plan. 3. Archaic Not speaking; silent.
tantara	1. a. A trumpet or horn fanfare. b. A sound resembling such a fanfare. 2. A hunting cry.
tarradiddle, taradiddle	1. A petty falsehood; a fib. 2. Silly pretentious speech or writing; twaddle.
tendentious, tendencious	Marked by or favoring a particular point of view; partisan: a tendentious account of the recent elections.
tenebrific	1. Serving to obscure or darken. 2. Gloomy; dark.
tenuous	a. Weak or insubstantial; flimsy: a tenuous argument; a tenuous link between pieces of evidence. b. Precarious or insecure: tenuous survival. 2. Long and thin; slender: tenuous strands. 3. Having a thin consistency: Pluto's tenuous envelope of gas.
tergiversate	1. To use evasions or ambiguities; equivocate. 2. To change sides; apostatize.
thaumatology	1. The study of miracles. 2. A discourse on miracles.
thrasonical	Boastful
thyroidectomy	Surgical removal of the thyroid gland.
timbre	1. The combination of qualities of a sound that distinguishes it from other sounds of the same pitch and volume. 2. Distinctive character: the timbre of the painter's work.
titivate	To make decorative additions to; spruce up.
Tophet	1. In the Bible, a place outside Jerusalem where the Canaanites offered children as sacrifices to Moloch. 2. The place where wicked souls are punished after death; Hell.
torturous	1. Of, relating to, or causing torture. 2. Twisted; strained. See Usage Note at tortuous.
toxicity	1. The quality or condition of being toxic. 2. The degree to which a substance is toxic.
transhumance	Transfer of livestock from one grazing ground to another, as from lowlands to highlands, with the changing of seasons.
transitionary	1. Change from one form, state, style, or place to another. 2. a. Change from one subject to another in discourse. b. A word, phrase, sentence, or series of sentences connecting one part of a discourse to another.
triskaidekaphobia	Fear of the number 13.
twaddle	To talk foolishly; prate. n. Foolish, trivial, or idle talk or chatter.
underpinning	1. Material or masonry used to support a structure, such as a wall. 2. often underpinnings A support or foundation: "It was the towns, not the cities, that provided the underpinnings for the great American experiment" (Frank Conroy).
unwonted	Not usual or accustomed: "Her unwonted breach of delicacy ... perplexed him" (George Meredith).
usufruct	usufruct
valgus	1. Characterized by an abnormal outward turning of a bone, especially of the hip, knee, or foot. 2. Knock-kneed. n. A valgus bone.
vambrace	A piece of armor used to protect the forearm.
Van Allen belt	Either of two toroidal zones containing high-energy ionized particles trapped in Earth's magnetic field and surrounding the planet, beginning at an altitude of about 800 kilometers (500 miles) and extending tens of thousands of kilometers into space.
vaticinate	To prophesy; foretell. v.intr. To be a prophet.
velleity	1. Weak desire or volition. 2. A slight or weak wish or inclination: "He felt cast out ... divorced from the caprices and the velleities of childhood" (Anita Brookner).
ventilator	1. A device that circulates fresh air and expels stale or foul air. 2. Medicine A machine that supplies oxygen or a mixture of oxygen and air, used in artificial respiration to control or assist breathing. Also called respirator.
Victoriana	Material or a collection of materials from or relating to the Victorian era.
vinasse	n. The residue left in a still after the process of distillation.
viticulture	The cultivation of grapes, especially for use in making wine.
viviparous	1. Zoology Giving birth to living offspring that develop within the mother's body. Most mammals and some other animals are viviparous.
wainwright	One that builds and repairs wagons.
Wampanoag	1. A member of a Native American people formerly inhabiting eastern Rhode Island and southeast Massachusetts, including Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, with a present-day population in this same area.
wapiti	See elk.
watchword	1. A prearranged reply to a challenge, as from a guard or sentry; a password. 2. A rallying cry: Let our watchword be freedom.
waxen	1. Made of or covered with wax. 2. Pale or smooth as wax: waxen skin. 3. Weak, pliable, or impressionable: waxen minds.
whelk	Any of various large marine carnivorous snails chiefly of the family Buccinidae, having a pointed spiral shell, especially the edible species Buccinum undatum of the North Atlantic Ocean.
Winesap	A variety of apple having fruit with dark red skin.
wraith	1. An apparition of someone that is believed to appear as a portent just before that person's death. 2. The ghost of a dead person.
Xanadu	An idyllic, beautiful place.
xyster	A surgical instrument for scraping bones.
yapok	An aquatic opossum (Chironectes minimus) of tropical regions of the Americas, having dense fur, webbed hind feet, and a long tail.
yeanling	The young of a sheep or goat; a lamb or kid.
Yemen	A country of southwest Asia at the southern tip of the Arabian peninsula. It was ruled by various peoples, such as the Sabaeans, Himyarites, Romans, Ethiopians, and Persians, in ancient times. It was conquered in the 7th cetury AD by Muslim Arabs
yersiniosis	An intestinal disease with symptoms resembling those of appendicitis, occurring chiefly in children and young adults and caused by a species of yersinia (Yersinia enterocolitica) that infects humans and animals.
yurt	A circular, domed, portable tent used by nomadic peoples of central Asia.
zebu	A domesticated ox (Bos indicus syn. B. taurus subsp. indicus) native to Asia and Africa, having a prominent hump on the back and a large dewlap.
zinnia, Zinnia	Any of various plants of the genus Zinnia of the composite family, native to tropical America and widely cultivated for their showy, colorful flower heads.
Zululand	A historical region of northeast Natal province in South Africa, settled by Zulus. It was annexed by the British in 1887.
zwieback	A usually sweetened bread first baked as a loaf and later cut into slices and toasted.

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