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| amorphous | lacking definite form; having no specific shape; formless |
| morphology | the form or structure of anything; especially in linguistics, the patterns of word formation in a particular language, including inflection, derivation, and composition |
| mesomorph | An individual with a robust, muscular body build caused by the predominance of structures developed from the embryonic mesodermal layer; compared to body types of endomorph and ectomorph |
| vestry | a room in or a building attached to a church, in which the vestments, and sometimes liturgical objects, are kept; sacristy |
| vestment | a garment, esp. an outer garment |
| vestibule | a passage, hall, or antechamber between the outer door and the interior parts of a house or building; originally in Roman times, a room in which servants would take a visitor's cloak |
| investiture | the formal bestowal, confirmation, or presentation of rank, office, or a possessory or prescriptive right, usually involving the giving of insignia or an official title |
| divest | to strip or deprive (someone or something), esp. of property or rights; dispossess; to sell off holdings, e.g. stock |
| benefit | something that is advantageous or good; an advantage; a good deed, an act of kindness |
| benevolent | characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings |
| benediction | an utterance of good wishes; blessing pronounced by an officiating minister, as at the close of divine service |
| benefactor | a person who confers a benefit; kindly helper; a person who makes a bequest or endowment, as to an institution |
| ponderous | of great weight; heavy; massive; Lacking grace or fluency; labored and dull |
| preponderant | superior in weight, force, influence, numbers, etc.; prevailing |
| compound | composed of two or more parts, elements, or ingredients |
| corpulent | large or bulky of body; portly; stout; fat |
| corporation | A group of people combined into or acting as one body |
| corporeal | Of, relating to, or characteristic of the body |
| corpuscle | an unattached cell, esp. of a kind that floats freely, as a blood or lymph cell |
| dormitory | A building for housing a number of persons, as at a school or resort |
| dormant | in a state of rest or inactivity; sleeping |
| dormer | A window set vertically into a small gable projecting from a sloping roof |
| patronize | to give (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.) one's regular patronage; trade with; or, to behave in an offensively condescending manner toward |
| paternity | fatherhood |
| patriarch | the male head of a family or tribal line |
| expatriate | One who has taken up residence in a foreign country |
| paterfamilias | the male head of a household or family, usually the father |
| novel | of a new kind; different from anything seen or known before |
| novitiate | the state or period of being a novice of a religious order or congregation, or of being a beginner in anything |
| innovation | The act of introducing something new |
| renovate | to restore to good condition; make new or as if new again; repair |
| punctuate | to interrupt at intervals; to give emphasis or force to; emphasize; underline |
| punctilious | Strictly attentive to minute details of form in action or conduct; precise; scrupulous |
| puncture | to pierce or perforate, as with a pointed instrument |
| punctual | Acting or arriving exactly at the time appointed; prompt |
| acupuncture | a Chinese medical practice or procedure that treats illness or provides local anesthesia by the insertion of needles at specified sites of the body |
| contrapuntal | composed of two or more relatively independent melodies sounded together |
| eject | to drive or force out; expel; to throw out forcefully |
| reject | To refuse to accept, submit to, believe, or make use of; to throw back |
| conjecture | Inference or judgment based on inconclusive or incomplete evidence; guesswork; a thrown-together theory |
| dejected | depressed in spirits; disheartened; low-spirited; cast down |
| inject | to introduce or force into something; e.g. a fluid into a container |
| subject | to bring under domination, control, or influence; a person under the rule of another |
| projector | A machine for projecting an image onto a screen |
| interject | to insert between other things |
| reaction | A reverse or opposing action; response to a stimulus |
| production | the act of producing; creation; manufacture |
| locomotive | A self-propelled vehicle, usually electric or diesel-powered, for pulling or pushing freight or passenger cars on railroad tracks |
| locus | a place; locality; a center or source, as of activities or power |
| relocate | To move to or establish in a new place |
| dislocate | to put out of place; put out of proper relative position; displace |
| orthodox | Adhering to the accepted or traditional and established faith, especially in religion |
| heterodox | not in accordance with established or accepted doctrines or opinions, esp. in theology; unorthodox |
| doxology | An expression of praise to God, especially a short hymn sung as part of a Christian worship service |
| paradox | a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth |
| amphibian | An animal capable of living both on land and in water |
| amphitheater | an oval or round building with tiers of seats around a central open area, as those used in ancient Rome for gladiatorial contests |
| amphigory | A nonsense verse; a rigmarole, with apparent meaning, which on further attention proves to be meaningless |
| amphibolous | ambiguous or equivocal, esp. when due to the uncertain grammatical construction of a word or phrase |
| magnanimous | Courageously noble in mind and heart; Generous in forgiving; eschewing resentment or revenge; unselfish |
| magnate | A powerful or influential person, especially in business or industry |
| magnificent | Splendid in appearance; grand |
| magnum opus | a great work, esp. the chief work of a writer or artist |
| euphony | agreeableness of sound; pleasing effect to the ear, esp. a pleasant sounding or harmonious combination or succession of words |
| eulogy | a speech or writing in praise of a person or thing, esp. a set oration in honor of a deceased person |
| euphemism | an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh |
| eugenics | The study of hereditary improvement of the human race by controlled selective breeding |
| endogamous | marriage within a specific tribe or similar social unit |
| endoskeleton | the internal skeleton or framework of the body of an animal |
| endothermic | Relating to a chemical reaction that absorbs heat; or, warm-blooded |
| claustrophobia | fear of being in enclosed or narrow places |
| acrophobia | fear of heights |
| xenophobia | fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers or of that which is foreign or strange |
| agoraphobia | fear of being in crowds, public places, or open areas, sometimes accompanied by anxiety attacks |
| hydrophobia | rabies; or, an abnormal or unnatural dread of water |
| orthopedics | The branch of medicine that deals with the prevention or correction of injuries or disorders of the skeletal system and associated muscles, joints, and ligaments |
| orthodontist | a dentist specializing in the prevention or correction of irregularities of the teeth |
| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters, according to accepted usage; correct spelling |
| reputation | The general estimation in which a person is held by the public |
| putative | commonly regarded as such; reputed; supposed; thought to be such |
| impute | attribute or credit to; To relate to a particular cause or source; attribute the fault or responsibility to |
| dispute | A verbal controversy; a debate |
| computer | a machine for performing calculations automatically |
| disreputable | having a bad reputation |
| verify | to prove the truth of, as by evidence or testimony; confirm; substantiate |
| veracity | truthfulness; conformity to truth or fact; accuracy |
| veritable | being truly or very much so |
| verdict | The finding of a jury in a trial; An expressed conclusion; a judgment or opinion |
| verisimilitude | the appearance or semblance of truth; likelihood; probability; resemblance of art to real life |
| aver | to assert or affirm with confidence; declare in a positive or peremptory manner; to allege as a fact |
| matricide | the act of killing one's mother |
| matron | a married woman, esp. one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position |
| matriarch | the female head of a family or tribal line |
| matrimony | the state of being married; marriage |
| matrilineal | inheriting or determining descent through the female line |
| megalith | a stone of great size, esp. in ancient construction work, as the Cyclopean masonry, or in prehistoric Neolithic remains, as dolmens or menhirs |
| megaphone | a cone-shaped device for magnifying or directing the voice, chiefly used in addressing a large audience out of doors or in calling to someone at a distance |
| megalomania | an obsession with doing extravagant or grand things; delusions of grandeur |
| megalopolis | a very large city or region of several large cities |
| populate | to furnish with inhabitants, as by colonization; people |
| populous | full of residents or inhabitants, as a region; heavily populated |
| sanguinary | full of or characterized by bloodshed; bloody; ready or eager to shed blood |
| sanguine | cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident |
| consanguinity | relationship by descent from a common ancestor; kinship; blood relationship |
| sangfroid | Coolness and composure, especially in trying circumstances |
