abstruseness noun the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand
anaplasmosis noun a disease of cattle that is transmitted by cattle ticks
aneurismatic adjective relating to or affected by an aneurysm
aneurysmatic adjective relating to or affected by an aneurysm
ankylosaurus noun having the back covered with thick bony plates
astonishment noun the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
biophysicist noun a physicist who applies the methods of physics to biology
blastosphere noun combine (a radio frequency wave) with a locally generated wave of a di…
brachystegia noun small genus of tropical African timber trees having pale golden heartw…
brackishness noun the quality of being salty, as the saltiness of water
breaststroke verb swim with the face down and extend the arms forward and outward while …
brontosaurus noun huge quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur common in North America in the l…
businesslike adjective exhibiting methodical and systematic characteristics that would be use…
butterscotch noun a hard brittle candy made with butter and brown sugar
canalisation noun the production of a canal or a conversion to canals
canonisation noun (Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church) the act of admitting a de…
carelessness noun the quality of not being careful or taking pains
chromosphere noun a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere (extending from the photospher…
circumstance noun a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity
civilisation noun the social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of deve…
clannishness noun tendency to associate with only a select group
cliquishness noun tendency to associate with only a select group
clotheshorse noun a framework on which to hang clothes (as for drying)
comatoseness noun a state of deep and often prolonged unconsciousness
commensalism noun the relation between two different kinds of organisms when one receive…
commensurate adjective corresponding in size or degree or extent
commissioned adjective (of military officers) holding by virtue of a commission a rank of sec…
compensation noun something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (…
compressible adjective capable of being compressed or made more compact
concessioner noun someone who holds or operates a concession
condensation noun (psychoanalysis) an unconscious process whereby two ideas or images co…
confessional noun a booth where a priest sits to hear confessions
conquistador noun an adventurer (especially one who led the Spanish conquest of Mexico a…
conversation noun the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or informati…
customshouse noun a government building where customs are collected and where ships are …
czechoslovak noun a native or inhabitant of the former republic of Czechoslovakia
decalescence noun phenomenon that occurs when a metal is being heated and there is a sud…
declassified adjective having had security classification removed
depressingly adverb in a depressing manner or to a depressing degree
digitisation noun conversion of analog information into digital information
disbursement noun amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductib…
dispossessed adjective physically or spiritually homeless or deprived of security
disquisition noun an elaborate analytical or explanatory essay or discussion
edaphosaurus noun heavy-bodied reptile with a dorsal sail or crest
entomostraca noun in some older classifications includes the Branchiopoda and Copepoda a…
fecklessness noun worthlessness due to being feeble and ineffectual
filibusterer noun a legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay or obstruct…
flawlessness noun the state of being without a flaw or defect
fluoresceine noun a yellow dye that is visible even when highly diluted
fluorescence noun light emitted during absorption of radiation of some other (invisible)…
focalisation noun the confinement of an infection to a limited area
freakishness noun marked strangeness as a consequence of being abnormal
geophysicist noun a geologist who uses physical principles to study the properties of th…
happenstance noun an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental
heedlessness noun a lack of attentiveness (as to children or helpless people)
helplessness noun powerlessness revealed by an inability to act
heterosexual adjective sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex
heterostraci noun extinct group of armored jawless fishes or fish-like vertebrate
homelessness noun the state or condition of having no home (especially the state of livi…
hopelessness noun the despair you feel when you have abandoned hope of comfort or success
idealisation noun (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that splits something you are ambival…
immunisation noun the act of making immune (especially by inoculation)
inaccessible adjective capable of being reached only with great difficulty or not at all
intransigent adjective impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason
intransitive adjective designating a verb that does not require or cannot take a direct object
intumescence noun swelling up with blood or other fluids (as with congestion)
laboursaving adjective designed to replace or conserve human and especially manual labor
localisation noun (physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively cir…
malacostraca noun largest subclass of Crustacea including most of the well-known marine,…
masterstroke noun an achievement demonstrating great skill or mastery
megalosaurus noun gigantic carnivorous bipedal dinosaur of the Jurassic or early Cretace…
minimisation noun the act of reducing something to the least possible amount or degree o…
misconstrual noun a kind of misinterpretation resulting from putting a wrong constructio…
mobilisation noun act of marshaling and organizing and making ready for use or action
motorisation noun the act of motorizing (equiping with motors or with motor vehicles)
narcissistic adjective characteristic of those having an inflated idea of their own importance
neoclassical adjective characteristic of a revival of an earlier classical style
nonconscious adjective concerning mental functioning that is not represented in consciousness
nonpasserine adjective relating to or characteristic of birds that are not perching birds
nonsensitive adjective never having had security classification
novelisation noun converting something into the form of a novel
organisation noun the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for…
parkinsonism noun a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system characterized by…
perverseness noun deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or disci…
plesiosaurus noun extinct marine reptile with a small head on a long neck a short tail a…
polarisation noun the condition of having or giving polarity
postposition noun (linguistics) the placing of one linguistic element after another (as …
postpositive adjective (of a modifier) placed after another word
prankishness noun the trait of indulging in disreputable pranks
prednisolone noun a glucocorticoid (trade names Pediapred or Prelone) used to treat infl…
preexistence noun existing in a former state or previous to something else
prelapsarian adjective of or relating to the time before the Fall of Adam and Eve
premenstrual adjective of or relating to or occurring during the period just before menstruat…
professional adjective engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of liv…
professorial adjective relating to or characteristic of professors
psychosexual adjective of or relating to the mental or emotional attitudes about sexuality
quintessence noun the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water
readjustment noun the act of adjusting again (to changed circumstances)
recklessness noun the trait of giving little thought to danger
reminiscence noun a mental impression retained and recalled from the past
restlessness noun the quality of being ceaselessly moving or active
risklessness noun safety as a consequence of entailing no risk
ruthlessness noun mercilessness characterized by a lack of pity
sanitisation noun making something sanitary (free of germs) as by sterilizing
selflessness noun the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others
semiabstract adjective characterized by stylized but recognizable subject matter
skittishness noun characterized by nervousness and quickness to take fright
sluggishness noun a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness)
snappishness noun a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger
snobbishness noun the trait of condescending to those of lower social status
sprechstimme noun a style of dramatic vocalization between singing and speaking
stratosphere noun the atmospheric layer between the troposphere and the mesosphere
subconscious adjective just below the level of consciousness
thermosphere noun the atmospheric layer between the mesosphere and the exosphere
timelessness noun a state of eternal existence believed in some religions to characteriz…
titanosaurus noun genus of herbivorous dinosaurs flourishing during the Cretaceous in So…
unaccessible adjective capable of being reached only with great difficulty or not at all
unclassified adjective not subject to a security classification
universalism noun the theological doctrine that all people will eventually be saved
universalist adjective of or relating to or tending toward universalism
unregistered adjective (of animals) not recorded with or certified by an official breed assoc…
vitalisation noun the state of being vitalized and filled with life
vocalisation noun the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonan…
womanishness noun the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man)