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Word | Meaning |
antediluvian | Of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible. |
appoggiatura | An embellishing note or tone preceding an essential melodic note or tone and usually written as a note of smaller size. |
asceticism | The practice of avoiding indulgences and temptations, usually for religious reasons. |
autochthonous | Found in a locality in which it originates; indigenous. |
chiaroscurist | An artist who specializes in ‘chiaroscuro,’ which focuses on ‘the use of deep variations in and subtle gradations of light and shade.’ |
crustaceology | The study of crustaceans such as crabs and shrimp. |
cymotrichous | Having wavy hair. |
elucubrate | To produce (especially literary work) by long and intensive effort. |
esquamulose | The opposite of ‘squamulose,’ which means, ‘furnished or covered with tiny scales.’ |
eudaemonic | Pertaining or conducive to happiness. |
euonym | An appropriate name for a person, place, or thing. |
guetapens | A trap or a snare. |
hydrophyte | An aquatic plant, one that grows only on or in water. |
insouciant | Free from concern, worry, or anxiety; carefree; nonchalant. |
interlocutory | Given during the course of a legal action. |
Laodicean | Lukewarm or indifferent in religion or politics. |
logorrhea | Pathologically incoherent, repetitious speech. |
macerate | To soften (usually food) by soaking in liquid. |
odontalgia | Pain in a tooth; toothache. |
prospicience | The act of looking forward; foresight. |
scherenschnitte | The art of cutting paper into decorative designs. |
smaragdine | Of or relating to emeralds; emerald-green in color. |
soubrette | A high female vocal range or an actress in an opera with such a vocal range. |
succedaneum | A substitute. |
Ursprache | An extinct language reconstructed using evidence from later languages-for example, Proto-Germanic, the hypothetical ancestor of the Germanic languages. |
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