AeschinesA celebrated Greek statesman and orator (389–314 B.C.E.; full name Αἰσχίνης Ἀτρομήτου Κοθωκίδης, Aeschines Atrometi f. Cothocides), one the Canon of Ten Attic Orators.
HelveticOf or pertaining to the Helvetii, the ancient inhabitants of the Alps, now Switzerland, or to the modern states and inhabitant of the Alpine regions.
hypothecationThe use of property, or an existing mortgage, as security for a loan, etc.
apportThe supposed paranormal transference of an object from one place to another, or the appearance of an object from an unknown source, often associated with poltergeist activity and séances.
galbanumA bitter, aromatic resin or gum, extracted from plants of the genus Ferula, that resembles assafoetida and has been used in incense and in aromatherapy
exasperateTo tax the patience of; irk, frustrate, vex, provoke, annoy; to make angry.
connateOf the same or a similar nature; proceeding from the same stock or root.
palusA vertical pillar along the inner septal margin of a coral.
variorumAn edition of a written work (especially the complete works of a classical writer) showing the notes and readings of a variety of different editors or commentators.
LeopolisFormer name of Lviv, Lviv (a city in Lviv Oblast, Ukraine).
caecumA cavity open at one end (such as the blind end of a duct), especially a blind pouch connected to the large intestine between the ileum and the colon.
amplexusA form of pseudocopulation, found chiefly in amphibians and horseshoe crabs, in which a male grasps a female with his front legs as part of the mating process.
ChaldeaAn ancient geographic region of West Asia, in the southern portion of Babylonia in modern eastern Iraq and southwestern Iran, lying chiefly on the right bank of the Euphrates, but commonly used to refer to the whole of the Mesopotamian plain.
TeutonA member of an early Germanic tribe living in Jutland noted in historical writings by Greek and Roman authors.
pestilentHighly injurious or destructive to life: deadly.
thebeA subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a pula.