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January
1. matutinal - of relating to or occurring in the morning
2. neoteric - modern, new, recent
3. elevenses - a midmorning break for refreshments
4. funambulist - a tightrope walker
5. abstemious - indulging only very moderately in something, especially food and drink
6. noisome - having an offensive smell
7. coffret - a small box or container
8. polemic - a strong verbal or written attack on someone or something
9. pawky - cunning, sly
10. enervated - without vigor, force or strength
11. keek - peep surreptitiously
12. iceblink - a yellowish luminosity near the horizon or on the underside of a cloud caused by the reflection of light from sea ice
13. carom - to strike and rebound
14. o-o - a honeyeater (bird) found in Hawaii, now probably extinct, which had a thin curved bill and climbed about on tree trunks
15. clepsydra - an ancient time-measuring device worked by a flow of water
16. internecine - destructive to both sides in a conflict
17. salvific - leading to salvation
18. crepuscular - of relating to or resembling twilight; dim; indistinct
19. freegan - a person who buys as little as possible and makes use of recycled or discarded goods and materials in an effort to reduce waste and limit environmental impact
20. puerile - childishly silly and immature
21. abeyance - temporary inactivity, cessation or suspension
22. encephalon - the brain
23. clowder - a group of cats
24. ipsedixitism - a dogmatic assertion of a fact without giving any supporting evidence
25. hornswoggle - to bamboozle or deceive
26. yidaki - a didgeridoo, typically one made by an Australian Aborigine using traditional techniques
27. pellucid - translucently clear; easily understood clear and pure in tone
28. frippet - a frivolous young woman
29. buzzwig - a person of consequence; a large bushy wig
30. lethonomia - the inability to recall the right name
31. gibble-gabble - senseless chatter

February
1. sirenic - melodious, tempting or alluring
2. eximious - excellent, distinguished, eminent, notable
3. cultivar - a plant variety that has been produced in cultivation by selective breeding
4. rigmarole - an elaborate or complicated procedure
5. scorbutic - relating to or affected with scurvy
6. temerity - reckless, boldness, rashness
7. palladium - a rare metallic element of the platinum group, silver-white, ductile and malleable, harder and fusing more readily than platinum: used chiefly as a catalyst and in dental and other alloys
8. arcana - secrets or mysteries
9. botryoidal - having a shape reminiscent of a cluster of grapes
10. prebuttal - an argument constructed in anticipation of a criticism
11. ternary - composed of three parts
12. pusillanimous - showing a lack of courage or determination; timid
13. synastry - the comparison of two or more natal charts in order to analyze or forecast the interaction of the individuals involved
14. hurkle-durkle - to lounge languorously in bed a little longer than you should
15. onomastic - of or relating to proper names
16. devoir - a person's duty
17. milieu - surroundings, especially of a social or cultural nature
18. hok - an enclosure for domestic animals
19. pulchritude - physical beauty; comeliness
20. hirsute - hairy
21. afforce - reinforce (a body of people) with new members
22. futilitarian - a person who believes that human hopes are vain and human strivings unjustified
23. torpor - a state of physical or mental inactivity
24. halidom - a holy place, as a church or sanctuary
25. puffery - undue or exaggerated praise
26. cozen - to cheat, deceive, or trick
27. echolalia - meaningless repetition of another person's spoken words as a symptom of a psychiatric disorder
28. petrichor - a distinctive scent, usually described as earthy, pleasant or sweet, produced by rainfall on very dry ground

March
1. tergiversate - to change repeatedly one's attitude or opinions with respect to a cause, subject, etc
2. animus - strong dislike or enmity; hostile attitude; animosity
3. gadabout - a person who moves about restlessly or aimlessly, especially from one social activity to another
4. pettifog - to bicker or quibble over trifles or unimportant matters
5. cacography - bad handwriting or spelling
6. nice-nellyism - excessive modesty, prudishness, a euphemism
7. heiligenschein - a ring of light around the shadow cast by a person's head, especially on a dewy sunlit lawn caused by reflection and diffraction of light rays
8. zelig - a person who is able to change their appearance, behavior, or attitudes, so as to be comfortable in any situation
9. forswunk - totally worn out from work
10. spica - a bandage folded into a spiral arrangement resembling an ear of wheat or barley
11. abecedarian - of or relating to the alphabet, alphabetically arranged
12. cacoethes - an urge to do something inadvisable
13. diffidence - the quality or state of lacking confidence in one's ability, worth, or fitness; timidity
14. zarzuela - a Spanish traditional form of musical comedy
15. sophistry - the use of clever but false arguments, especially with the intention of deceiving
16. sump - a pit or hollow in which liquid collects, especially one in the floor of a mine or cave
17. shillelagh - a thick stick of blackthorn or oak used in Ireland, typically as a weapon
18. vaatjie - a small cask for carrying water or wine
19. obscurantism - opposition to the increase and spread of knowledge
20. blunderbuss - a short musket of wide bore with an expanded muzzle to scatter shot, bullets, or slugs at close range
21. palimpsest - a parchment or the like from which writing has been partially or completely erased to make room for another text
22. ratiocinate - form judgments by a process of logic; reason
23. strabismus - abnormal alignment of the eyes; the condition of having a squint
24. dulcify - sweeten; calm or soothe
25. blatherskite - a person who talks at great length without making much sense
26. decoct - to extract the flavor of by boiling
27. polyglot - speaking or writing several languages; multilingual
28. mal-entendu - a misunderstanding
29. jiaozi - in Chinese cookery: a crescent-shaped dumpling of thin pastry dough, stuffed with a finely minced paste (typically made of pork, cabbage, and garlic chives) and steam-fried, deep-fried, grilled or boiled
30. kakistocracy - government by the least suitable or competent citizens of a state
31. velutinous - having a soft velvety surface, as certain plants

April
1. gobemouche - someone so gullible they'll believe anything
2. pediculosis - infestation with lice
3. oscitation - the action or an act of yawning from drowsiness
4. timocracy - a form of government in which possession of property is required in order to hold power
5. brummagem - not genuine, tawdry
6. portend - to indicate in advance, to foreshadow or presage, as an omen does
7. vademecum - something a person carries about for frequent or regular use
8. ignominy - public shame or disgrace
9. opusculum - a minor work (as of literature) - usually used in plural
10. arsle - to go backwards on a task or mission rather than forward, to the point where you wonder why you started it in the first place
11. mycotoxin - any toxic substance produced by a fungus
12. panoply - an extensive or impressive collection
13. hwyl - a stirring feeling of emotional motivation and energy
14. vennel - a narrow lane or passage between buildings, an alley
15. katzenjammer - distress, depression, or confusion caused by a hangover
16. nidus - a place in which bacteria have multiplied or may multiply; a focus of infection
17. execrate - feel or express great loathing for
18. lese majesty - an attack on any custom, institution, belief, etc, held sacred or revered by numbers of people
19. tabanca - a painful feeling of unrequited love, typically for a former lover and causing unbalanced or violent behavior
20. jingoism - extreme patriotism, especially in the form of aggressive or warlike foreign policy
21. lavabo - (in the Roman Catholic Church) the ritual washing of the celebrant's hands at the offertory of the mass
22. zariba - a thorn fence fortifying a camp or village
23. bardolatry - great or excessive adoration of or reverence for William Shakespeare
24. hamartia - a fatal flaw leading to the downfall of a tragic hero or heroine
25. viscoelasticity - the property of a substance of exhibiting both elastic and viscous behavior, the application of stress-causing temporary deformation if the stress is quickly removed but permanent deformation if it is maintained
26. inexorable - impossible to stop or prevent
27. azygous - (of an organic structure) single; not existing in pairs
28. senescence - the condition or process of deterioration with age
29. campestral - of or relating to fields or open country
30. fernweh - the longing to travel to a distant place

May
1. retrofuturism - the use of a style or aesthetic considered futuristic in an earlier era
2. deracinate - uproot (someone) from their natural, geographical, social, or cultural environment
3. usageaster - a self-appointed expert on language usage, especially one regarded as having ill-informed, conservative, or pedantic views
4. glabella - the smooth part of the forehead above and between the eyebrows
5. yashmak - a veil concealing all of the face except the eyes, worn by some Muslim women in public
6. trompe l'oeil - a visual illusion in art, especially as used to trick the eye into perceiving a painted detail as a three-dimensional object
7. abstruse - difficult to understand, obscure
8. nomothetic - relating to the study or discovery of general scientific laws
9. bravura - great technical skill and brilliance, shown in a performance or activity
10. quixotic - extremely idealistic, unrealistic, and impractical
11. williwaw - a sudden violent wind
12. hapkido - a Korean martial art characterized by kicking and circular movements
13. eponym - a person after whom a discovery, invention, place, etc is named or thought to be named
14. obnubilate - darken or cover with or as if with a cloud; obscure
15. jeremiad - a long, mournful complaint or lamentation; a list of woes
16. soss - the sound of a heavy body flumping onto a soft surface
17. vigneron - a person who cultivates grapes for winemaking
18. coprolalia - the involuntary and repetitive use of obscene language, as a symptom of mental illness or organic brain disease
19. miasm - a supposed predisposition to a particular disease, either inherited or acquired
20. zari - a type of gold thread used decoratively on Indian clothing
21. phrenology - the detailed study of the shape and size of the cranium as a supposed indicator of character and mental abilities
22. isagogics - introductory study, especially of the literary and external history of the Bible prior to exegesis
23. koiwi - human skeletal remains
24. xeric - (of an environment or habitat) containing little moisture; very dry
25. largesse - generosity in bestowing money or gifts upon others
26. batik - a method of producing colored designs on textiles by dyeing them, having first applied wax to the parts to be left undyed
27. altiloquence - the quality of being loud, elevated, pompous or high-flown in manner or expression
28. roborant - a medicine, treatment, etc that has a strengthening or restorative effect
29. suspire - to utter with a sigh
30. farouche - sullen or shy in company
31. clement - mild or merciful in disposition or character; lenient; compassionate; (of the weather) mild or temperate; pleasant

June
1. gibbous - (of the moon) having the illuminated part greater than a semicircle and less than a circle
2. nonpareil - having no match or equal; unrivaled
3. harbinger - a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another
4. dilatancy - the phenomenon exhibited by some fluids, sols, or gels in which they become more viscous or solid under pressure
5. omakase - a type of meal consisting of dishes selected by the chef
6. thaumaturgy - the working of wonders or miracles; magic
7. whilom - formerly; in the past
8. lassitude - a state of physical or mental weariness; lack of energy
9. axon - the long threadlike part of a nerve cell along which impulses are conducted from the cell body to other cells
10. recalcitrant - having an obstinately uncooperative attitude towards authority or discipline
11. becloud - to make obscure or muddled
12. verdigris - a bright blueish-green encrustation or patina formed on copper or brass by atmospheric oxidation, consisting of basic copper carbonate
13. klebsiella - a bacterium which causes respiratory, urinary, and wound infections
14. quia timet - so as to prevent a probable future injury
15. zawn - a fissure or cave in a coastal cliff
16. canard - an unfounded rumor or story
17. morass - an area of muddy or boggy ground
18. epiphonema - a sentence that is an exclamation, a general or striking comment, or a succinct summary of what has been previously said
19. insuperable - incapable of being surmounted overcame, passed over or solved
20. xylophagous - feeding on or boring into wood
21. fusillade - a series of shots fired or missiles thrown all at the same time or in quick succession
22. placage - in 18th and 19th-century Louisiana, the custom among many white men of setting up a black or mixed-race woman in her own household in addition to or in place of a wife
23. uveitis - inflammation of the uvea
24. jolie laide - a woman whose face is attractive despite having ugly features
25. soupcon - a very small quantity of something
26. yokeag - dried Indian corn finely ground and mixed with sugar
27. amphiscians - inhabitants of the tropics
28. hypocaust - an ancient Roman heating system, comprising of a hollow space under the floor of a building, into which hot air was directed
29. lalochezia - emotional relief gained by using indecent or vulgar language
30. nooi - a female employer; also as a term of respect used by a subordinate to address a woman in authority

July
1. orgulous - haughty; proud
2. morbidezza - a delicate representation of flesh tones in paintings
3. syllogism - a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and minor premise and a conclusion
4. dwam - a state of semi-consciousness or reverie
5. thalassic - of or relating to seas and oceans
6. gricer - a fanatical railway enthusiast
7. jirble - to spill liquid as a result of unsteady hands
8. zelatrix - a nun who monitors the behavior of other nuns
9. wodenism - the worship of Woden (Odin), the highest god of the Germanic pantheon; the mythology and religious doctrine of the ancient Germanic peoples, especially the Anglo-Saxons, before the introduction of Christianity
10. animadversion - criticism or censure
11. epiphenomenon - a secondary effect or by-product
12. voluble - (of a person)talking fluently, readily, or incessantly; (of speech) characterized by fluency and readiness of utterance
13. nosology - the branch of medical science dealing with the classification of diseases
14. quiescence - inactivity or dormancy
15. beguinage - a house for members of a lay sisterhood in the Low Countries
16. imbroglio - an extremely confused, complicated, or embarrassing situation
17. yoni - the vulva, especially as a symbol of divine procreative energy conventionally represented by a circular stone
18. plunderbund - an alliance or cartel of political, commercial or financial interests engaged in exploiting the public
19. unvitiated - pure and uncorrupted
20. lusk - to tuck oneself away and laze
21. confelicity - feeling joy in the happiness of others
22. xylography - the art of engraving on wood or of printing from woodblocks
23. feckful - powerful, effective, efficient, vigourous
24. ruga - a fold, a ridge, a wrinkle usually in plural
25. hoar - greyish white; grey or grey-haired with age
26. koinonia - Christian fellowship or communion with God or more commonly with fellow Christians
27. bidungsroman - a novel about the moral and psychological growth of the main character
28. jusqu'auboutiste - a person who advocates carrying on a conflict until the bitter end, or until a conclusive victory has been gained or all of one's aims achieved
29. miasma - an unpleasant or unhealthy smell or vapour
30. opifex - a worker, a maker, a creator; specifically God
31. deaccession - officially remove (an item) from a library, museum, or art gallery in order to sell it

August
1. semaphore - a system of sending messages by holding the arms or two flags or poles in certain positions according to an alphabetic code
2. gavelkind - a system of inheritance in which a deceased person's land is divided equally among all male heirs
3. apotheosis - the highest point in the development of something; a culmination, or climax
4. jouissance - physical or intellectual pleasure, delight, or ecstasy
5. xoanon - (In Ancient Greece) a primitive wooden image of a deity
6. orogeny - a process in which a section of the earth's crust is folded and deformed by lateral compression to form a mountain range
7. etagere - a piece of furniture with open shelves for displaying ornaments
8. verruca - a contagious and usually painful wart on the sole of the foot
9. kiddush - a ceremony of prayer and blessing over wine, performed by the head of a Jewish household at the meal ushering in the Sabbath (on a Friday night) or a holy day, or at the lunch preceding it
10. usufruct - the right to enjoy the use and advantages of another's property short of the destruction or waste of its substance
11. neap - a tide just after the first or third quarters of the moon when there is the least difference between high and low water
12. Yggdrasil - (In Scandinavian mythology) a huge ash tree located at the center of the earth, with three roots, one extending to Niflheim (the underworld), one extending to Jotunheim (land of the giants) and one extending to Asgard (land of the gods)
13. bellicose - demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight
14. qila - a fort or fortress
15. insalubrious - seedy and rundown; unwholesome
16. zenana - (In India and Iran) the part of the house for the seclusion of women
17. daigou - a person outside of China who buys consumer goods on behalf of people living in China, in situations where particular goods are not available or are more expensive in China itself
18. trabeation - the use of beams in architectural construction rather than arches or vaulting
19. lallation - imperfect speech, especially the repetition of meaningless sounds by babies
20. wye - a triangle of railway track used for turning locomotives or trains; (in plumbing) a short pipe with a branch joining it at an acute angle
21. fomites - objects or materials which are likely to carry infection, such as clothes, utensils, and furniture
22. plutocrat - a person whose power derives from their wealth
23. hypermnesia - unusual power or enhancement of memory, typically under abnormal conditions such as trauma, hypnosis, or narcosis
24. chiral - asymmetric in such a way that the structure and its mirror image are not superimposable
25. relache - a period of rest, an interval; a break from something
26. myopic - short-sighted
27. alluvium - a deposit of clay, silt, and sand left by flowing floodwater in a river valley or delta, typically producing fertile soil
28. specie - money in the form of coins rather than notes
29. ex-cathedra - with the full authority of office (especially that of the Pope, implying infallibility as defined in Roman Catholic doctrine)
30. gigglemug - someone who is relentlessly cheery
31. bathetic - producing an unintentional effect of anticlimax

September
1. jerepigo - a heavy, sweet, fortified dessert wine
2. opprobrium - harsh criticism or censure; public disgrace arising from shameful conduct
3. xenocryst - a crystal in an igneous rock which is not derived from the original magma
4. tartle - to hesitate awkwardly when greeting or introducing someone, as you've completely forgotten their name
5. scurryfunge - to frantically clean just before visitors arrive
6. drubbing - a beating, a thrashing
7. invaginate - be turned inside out or folded back on itself to form a cavity or pouch
8. redolent - strongly reminiscent or suggestive of
9. kalamkari - a type of cotton cloth printed by hand, originally made in southern India
10. furphy - a rumor or a story, especially one that is untrue or absurd
11. zugzwang - a situation in which the obligation to make a move in one's turn is a serious, often decisive disadvantage
12. paspalum - a grass of warm and tropical regions, which is grown for fodder, erosion control, and as a pasture grass
13. ghaghra - a long full skirt often decorated with embroidery, mirrors, or bells
14. ailurophile - a cat lover
15. valetudinarian - a person who is unduly anxious about their health
16. manque - having failed to become what one might have been
17. incipient - beginning to happen or develop
18. bascule - a type of bridge with a section which can be raised or lowered using counterweights
19. yngling - a type or class of racing keelboat designed to sail with a two or three-person crew
20. whakapohane - (in Maori culture) exposure of the buttocks as a gesture of disapproval or contempt
21. negaholic - a person with an excessively or habitually pessimistic outlook
22. hypocalcaemia - deficiency of calcium in the bloodstream
23. endoglossic - denoting or relating to an indigenous language that is used as the first language or official language in a country or a community
24. levade - a movement performed in classical riding in which the horse lifts its forelegs from the ground and balances on its deeply bent hind legs
25. ullage - the amount by which a container falls short of being full
26. chromakey - a digital technique by which a block of a particular color (often blue or green) in a film or video image can be replaced by another color or image, enabling, for example, a weather forecaster to appear against a background of a computer-generated weather map
27. quafftide - that time at the end of a long day where you can finally collapse and raise a glass
28. shaadi - a wedding
29. ben trovato - (of an anecdote) invented but plausible
30. odalisque - a female slave or concubine in a harem, especially one in the seraglio of the sultan of Turkey

October
1. pasalubong - a gift or souvenir given to a friend or relative by a person who has returned from a trip or arrived for a visit
2. demagogue - a political leader who seeks support by appealing to the desires and prejudices of ordinary people rather than by using rational argument
3. vagarious - erratic and unpredictable in behavior or direction
4. lacuna - an unfilled space; a gap; a missing portion in a book or manuscript; a cavity or depression, especially in bone
5. renitence - resistance, reluctance or unwillingness to be compelled or persuaded
6. anthophobia - an abnormal fear of flowers
7. milagro - In Mexico and among Hispanic Americans: a small object frequently an ornament or piece of jewelry, representing the subject of petitionary prayer, usually fastened to the image of the Virgin or of a saint to strengthen the petition or give thanks that the petition has been granted
8. yukata - a light cotton kimono
9. invacuate - confine (people) to a space in an emergency
10. usucaption - the acquisition of a title or right to property by uninterrupted and undisputed possession for a prescribed term
11. cantle - the raised curved part at the back of a horse's saddle
12. wirrwarr - a state of confusion or disorder
13. triskaidekaphobia - fear of the number 13
14. humgruffin - a constantly whinging, peevish, and all around obnoxious individual
15. eyas - a young hawk, especially (in falconry) an unfledged nesting taken from the nest for training
16. xerography - a dry copying process in which black or coloured powder adheres to parts of a surface remaining electrically charged after being exposed to light from an image of the document to be copied
17. obfuscate - to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy
18. gramadoelas - wild remote country
19. jougs - a hinged iron collar chained to a wall or post, used in medieval Scotland as an instrument of punishment
20. zucchetto - a Roman Catholic cleric's skullcap; black for a priest, purple for a bishop, red for a cardinal, and white for the Pope
21. semelparous - (of a plant) producing flowers and fruit only once before dying
22. fleadh - a festival of Irish and Celtic music, dancing, and culture
23. kapok - a fine, fibrous substance like cotton that grows around the seeds of the ceiba tree, used as stuffing for cushions, soft toys, etc
24. quidnunc - an inquisitive and gossipy person
25. bindweed - a twining plant with trumpet-shaped flowers, several kinds of which are invasive weeds
26. nolle prosequi - a formal notice of abandonment by a plaintiff or prosecution of all or part of a suit
27. pseudepigraphy - false ascription of authorship
28. acrasial - ill-regulated, intemperate, uncontrolled
29. vexillology - the study of flags
30. deontology - the study of the nature of duty and obligation
31. carlin - a witch

November
1. lig - take advantage of free parties, travel, or other benefits offered by companies for publicity purposes
2. rijsttafel - a meal of southeast Asian food consisting of a selection of spiced rice dishes
3. witblits - a type of raw spirits, often one that has been illicitly distilled
4. elide - omit (a sound or syllable) when speaking
5. hepatotoxic - damaging or destructive to liver cells
6. omalgia - pain in the shoulder
7. xeriscape - a garden or landscape created in a style that requires little or no irrigation or other maintenance, used in arid regions
8. allicient - having the power or quality of attracting or drawing towards; that attracts or entices; attractive
9. kashrut - the body of Jewish religious laws concerning the suitability of food, the use of ritual objects, etc
10. tilak - a mark worn by a Hindu on the forehead to indicate caste, status, or sect, or as an ornament
11. armistice - the temporary stopping of open acts of warfare by agreement between opponents
12. yataghan - a sword without a guard and typically with a double curved blade, used in Muslim countries
13. degage - unconcerned or unconstrained; relaxed
14. inquorate - (of an assembly) unable to proceed effectively because not enough members are present to make up a quorum
15. zeugma - a figure of speech in which a word applies to two others in different senses
16. baraza - a public meeting place
17. pozzolana - a type of volcanic ash used for mortar or for cement that sets underwater
18. mottle - mark with spots or smears of color
19. ungulate - a hoofed mammel
20. nescient - lacking knowledge; ignorant
21. fantod - a state or attack of uneasiness or unreasonableness
22. sirocco - a hot wind, often dusty or rainy, blowing from North Africa across the Mediterranean to southern Europe
23. jactation - the restless tossing of the body in illness
24. qasida - a classical Arabic or Persian monorhyme poem in uniform meter, consisting of ten or more distichs set in a usually tripartite episodic structure, frequently with a panegyric or elegiac theme
25. countermand - revoke or cancel (an order)
26. gossamer - a fine filmy substance consisting of cobwebs spun by small spiders, seen especially in autumn
27. vibrissae - long stiff hairs growing around the mouth or elsewhere on the face of many mammals, used as organs of touch; whiskers
28. erubescent - reddening, blushing
29. pyaemia - blood poisoning (septicaemia) caused by the spread in the bloodstream of pus forming bacteria released from an abscess
30. thenar - relating to the rounded fleshy part of the hand at the base of the thumb (the ball of the thumb)

December
1. nivation - the erosion of the ground beneath and at the sides of a snowbank, mainly as a result of alternate freezing and thawing
2. sialagogue - a drug that promotes the secretion of saliva
3. brise - a jump in which the dancer sweeps one leg into the air to the side while jumping off the other, brings both legs together in the air and beats them before landing
4. frabjous - delightful, joyous
5. yatra - a procession or pilgrimage, especially one with a religious purpose
6. jalfrezi - a medium-hot Indian dish consisting of chicken or lamb with fresh chilis, tomatoes and onions
7. rokelay - a short cloak worn by women especially during the 18th century
8. timorous - showing or suffering from nervousness or a lack of confidence
9. zwitterion - a molecule or ion having separate positively and negatively charged groups
10. profligacy - reckless extravagance or wastefulness in the use of resources; licentious or dissolute behavior
11. apotemnophilia - a disorder characterized by the desire for amputation of a healthy part of the body, especially a limb
12. whakapapa - a line of descent from one's ancestors; Geneology
13. ingeminate - repeat or reiterate (a word or statement), typically for emphasis
14. capitonym - a word that changes its meaning (and sometimes pronunciation) when it is Capitalized; the capitalization usually applies due to one form being a proper noun or eponym
15. quodlibet - a topic for exercise in philosophical or theological discussion; a light-hearted medley of well-known tunes
16. missiology - the study of religious (typically Christian) missions and their methods and purposes
17. evulsion - the act of plucking or pulling out; forcible extraction
18. vexatious - causing or tending to cause annoyance, frustration, or worry
19. deinotherium - a fossil elephant-like mammal found mainly in the Pliocene epoch, the lower jaw having tusks curved downwards and backward
20. kapellmeister - (In German-speaking countries) the leader or conductor of an orchestra or choir
21. hiemal - of, characteristic of, or occurring in winter
22. mishpocha - an extended family group, to belong to the same extended family to be related
23. xerophthalmia - abnormal dryness of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eye, with inflammation and ridge formation, typically associated with vitamin A deficiency
24. organon - an instrument of thought, especially a means of reasoning or a system of logic
25. luminaria - a traditional Mexican Christmas lantern originally consisting of a candle set in sand inside a paper bag
26. genialize - to make pleasant or agreeable; to impart cheerfulness to
27. Uroboros - a circular symbol depicting a snake or less commonly a dragon, swallowing its tail, as an emblem of wholeness or infinity
28. facultative - occurring optionally in response to circumstances rather than by nature
29. bulbospongiosus - a muscle in the perineum which acts to aid the emptying of the urethra in males and as a weak vaginal sphincter in females
30. pretermit - omit to do or mention; abandon (a custom or continuous action) for a time
31. sippet - a small piece of bread or toast used to dip into soup or sauce or as a garnish

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