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Abrogate : Repeal or do away with ( a law, right or formal agreement).

Acuity : Sharpness or keenness of thought, vision or hearing.

Alpenglow : The rosy light of the setting or rising sun seen on high mountains.

Ambergris : A wax-like substance secreted from sperm whale intestine found floating in tropicalseas. Used in perfume making.

Appurtenance : An accessory or item associated with a particular activity or style of living.

Avaricious : Having or showing an extreme greed for wealth or material gain.

Bastinado : A form of punishment or torture that involved caning the soles of someones feet.

Bathos : Anticlimactic effect created by unintentional lapse from the sublime to the ridiculous.

Borborygmus : A rumbling or gurgling noise made by the movement of fluid and gas in the

intestines.

Caustic : 1. Able to burn or corrode organic tissue by chemical action. 2. Sarcastic in a scathing

or bitter way.

Concatenations : Together in a chain, Interconnected events

Cruciform : In the shape of a cross.

Deference : Polite submission and respect.

Egromancy : Necromancy.

Ensconce : Establish or settle in a comfortable, safe place.

Ephemeral : Lasting for a very short time.

Equinoctial : 1. Happening at or near the time of an equinox. 2. Having a day and night of equal

length. 3. At or near the equator.

Euclidian : Relating to the system of geometry based on the work of Euclid.

Frisson : A sudden strong feeling of excitement or fear, a thrill.

Frowsty : Having a warm, stuffy atmosphere in a room

Germane : Relevant to a subject under consideration.

Gramarye : Archaic - Mystical learning, the occult.

Hermeneutic : Concerning interpretation, especially of the Bible or literary texts.

Hinky : Dishonest or suspect

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Isinglass : Gelatin obtained from fish for making jellies, glues.

Kbler-Ross : 5 Stages of Grief when faced with death (1. Denial 2. Anger 3. Bargaining 4.

Depression 5. Acceptance)

Lamia : A mythical monster supposed to have the body of a woman, and to prey on human

beings and suck the blood of children.

Lapidary : Relating to the engraving, cutting or polishing of stones and gems.

Laterite : A reddish clayey material, hard when dry. Forms topsoil in some tropical/subtropical

regions. Sometimes used for building.

Lavoisier, Antoine : Father of Modern Chemistry

Lector: A reader, especially someone who reads lessons in a church service.

Milieu : A persons social environment.

Motile : Capable of motion (cells, gametes, single-celled organisms)

Nepenthe : A drug described in Homers Odyssey as banishing grief or trouble from a persons

mind.

Obdurate : Stubbornly refusing to change ones opinion or course of action.

Obeisance : Deferential respect. A gesture such as a bow or curtsy: she made a deep

obeisance.

Ontology : The branch of metaphysics dealing with the nature of dealing.

Opaque : Light cant pass through. Opposite of transparent.

Panoply : An extensive or impressive collection.

Panta Rhei : Everything Flows

Parsimony : Extreme unwillingness to spend money.

Perihelion : The point in the orbit of a planet, asteroid or comet at which it is closest to the sun.

Opposite of Aphelion.

Planck Length : Theoretical length of miniscule value

Prestidigitation : Conjuring tricks performed as entertainment.

Pro rata : Proportionally, corresponding in size or amount to something else

Prorate : Allocate, distribute or assess pro rata.

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Psychopomp : A guide of souls to the place of the death.

Quietus : Literary - Death or something that causes death, regarded as a release from life.

Archaic - Something that has a calming or soothing effect.

Rubicund : Having a ruddy complexion

Ruddy : A healthy red colour

Scrumbled : Modify a painting or colour by applying a thin coat of opaque paint to give a softer

or duller effect.

Sedulous : Showing dedication or diligence.

Servitor : A person who serves or attends on a social superior.

Sylvan : (Also Silvan) Consisting of or associated with woods, wooded.

Teg : A Sheep in its second year

Vagaries : Unexpected and inexplicable changes in a situation or in someones behaviour.