- ABIOTIC - surrounding physical environment e.g. lighting/salinity
- ADDLE - make unable to think clearly
- ALLEVIATE - make suffering/deficiency/problem less severe
- ANTERIOR - front
- ASPERSE - attack or critise the reputation or integrity
- ASSUAGE - make an unpleasant feeling less intense
- BASTINADO - punishment or torture in which the soles of the feet are beaten with a stick
- BESMIRCH - damage the reputation of someone/something in the opinion of others
- BIOTIC - other organisms, predators, consumers, competition etc.
- BLITHELY - in a joyous manner
- BUMISH - polish something by rubbing
- BURGESS - A freeman or citizen of an English borough
- CALUMNIATE - make false and defamatory statements
- CAMAIL a medieval hood of mail suspended from a basinet to protect the head
- CAPSTONE - a stone fixed on top of something
- CEPHALIZATION - the concentration of sense organs, nervous control, development of the head area
- CHAGRINED - feeling uneasy or shame-faced
- COMMUTATIVE relating to,involving or characterised by substitution, interchange or exchange
- CONTENTIOUS - causing or likely to cause arguments
- COPROPHAGY - the eating of faeces or dung
- CUDGEL - a short thick stick used as a weapon
- DE RIGEUR - conventional or guilting
- DEFAME - damage the reputation of someone
- DEPRECATE - express disapproval of
- DESSIPATE - disperse or scatter
- DORSAL - top
- EDIFICATION - the moral or intellectual instruction or improvement of someone.
- EDIFY - to instruct or benefit morally
- EFFULGENCE - a brilliant radiance
- EMOLLIENT - having the quality of softening or soothing the skin
- EMPIRICAL - relying on or derived from observation or experiment
- ENDEMIC - a disease or condition regularly found among particular people/certain area
- ERRATUM an error in printing or writing, especially such an error noted in a list of corrections and bound into a book
- ERSATZ - made or used as a substitute, typically an inferior one, for something else
- EXTEMPORANEOUSLY - composed,performed or uttered on the spur of the moment
- FORTUITOUS - good fortune or luck
- FURBISH - give a fresh look to something old or shabby
- GASTRULATION - leads to the formation of three layers of embryonic cells (ectoderm, mesoderm and endoderm)
- GRANDILOQUENT - pompous or extravagant in language, style or manner especially in a way that is intended to impress
- GROTESQUE - strangely distorted,absurd
- HALCYON - denoting a period of time in the past that was idyllically happy and peaceful
- HEATHENISH - of or having to do with heathens
- HOMILY - a religious discourse which is intended primarily for spiritual edification rather than doctrinal instruction.
- HYPERBOLLACALLY - an exaggerated statement uttered in excitement
- IDIOSYNCRASY - a structural or behavioural character peculiar to an individual group
- IMMINENT - threatening to occur,immediately
- IMPASSIVE - not feeling or showing emotion
- INALIENABLE unable to be taken away or given away by the possessor
- INDICTMENT - a formal document written for a prosecuting attorney charging a person with some offence
- INSTANTIATE - represent as or by an instance
- INSURGENT - rising in opposition to civil or political authority, or against an established government
- INTRANSIGENT - refusing to change ones views
- INVEIGH - speak or write about something with great hostility
- INVEIGLE - persuade someone to do something by means of deception or flattery
- INVERTEBRATES - an animal lacking a backbone e.g. arthropod, mollusc
- ISOCHRONAL - equal in duration
- LAPIDARY - relating to the engraving, cutting, or polishing of stones and gems
- LETHARGIC - morbidly drowsy
- LUGUBRIOUS - looking or sounding sad and dismal.
- MISANTHROPIC - having or showing dislike to people
- MODICUM - small quantity
- MONOGAMY - the practise or condition of having a single partner during a period of time
- MONOSYLLABIC - having or characterised by or consisting of one syllable
- NEGLIGEE a woman's light dressing gown typically made of a filmy, soft fabric
- NEGLIGENT - failinh to take care of something
- OGLING - to view or look at with side glances, as in fondness
- OVIPAROUS - producing young by means of eggs which are hatched after they have been laid by the parent, as in birds.
- PACHYDERM - a very large mammal with thick skin especially an elephant, rhino or hippo
- PAGON - a person holding religious beliefs other than those of the main religions
- PEIGNOIR - a woman's loose fitting dressing gown
- PERPETUATE - to cause to continue indefinitely
- PERSPINACIOUS - having a ready insight into and understanding of things
- PERTURBING - make someone anxious or unsettled
- PHAGOTROPHS - feed on particles such as cells of other organisms
- PHATIC - denoting or relating to language used for general purposes of social interaction, rather than to convey information or ask questions (pointless)
- PHILIPPIC - a bitter attack or denuciation
- PICAYUNE - of little value or significance; petty.
- PLEONASTIC - the use of more words than are required to express an idea
- POSTERIOR - back
- PRECIPITOUS - dangerously high or steep. done suddenly and without careful consideration.
- PREPOSTEROUS - contrary to reason or common sense
- PROBOSCIS - an elongated appendage from the head of an animal, either a vertebrate or an invertebrate.
- PROGENY - descendant, offspring
- PROSTHESIS - an artificial device used to replace a missing body part, such as a limb, tooth, eye or heart valve
- PUDENDUM - a person's external genitals
- RECALCITRANT - stubborn or rebellious
- RHAPSODY - an effusively enthusiastic or ecstatic expression of feeling
- SANCTIMONIOUS - pretending to be religious and virtuous
- SEDULOUS - showing dedication and diligence
- SENESCENCE - the condition or process of deterioration with age (decay)
- SESSILE - living attached to a substrate, immobile
- SEXUAL DIMORPHISM - distinct difference in size or appearance between the sexes of an animal in addition to the sexual organs themselves
- SIMPER - to smile in a silly, affected or conceited manner
- SUCCUBUS - a demon or fiend
- SYBARITIC - fond of sensuous luxury or pleasure; self-indulgent.
- SYCOPHANT - one who flatters for self gain
- SYNCOPATED - cut short/abbreviated
- TEEM - to be full of things
- TENACIOUS - persistent, highly retentive
- TENEBROUS - dark,gloomy
- TIMOROUS - full of fear
- TIRADE - a long, angry speech of criticism or accusation
- TRACTABLE - easily managed/controlled
- TRANSIGENT - a person willing to change views
- TRAVAIL - painful or laborious effort
- TRUCULENT - ready to fight, cruel
- ULTRAMARINE - a brilliant deep blue pigment
- UMBRAGE - resentment, offence
- UNCONSCIONABLE - having no principles
- UNFORTEITABLE - not subject to forfeiture
- USURP - to seize and hold position/office without authority or right
- VACILLATE - to be indecisive
- VENERABLE - deserving respect due to age
- VENTAIL - the lower movable front of a medieval helment
- VENTRAL - bottom
- VERNACULAR - characteristic language of a particular group or person
- VERTEBRATES - an animals of a large group distinguished by backbone/spinal column
- VOCIFEROUS - loud, boisterous
- WAGGISH - mischievous in sport
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