mensaIn planetary geology, a large mesa-like area of raised land.
transcribeTo convert a representation of language, typically speech but also sign language, etc., to a written representation of it. The term now usually implies the conversion of speech to text by a human transcriptionist with the assistance of a computer for word processing and sometimes also for speech recognition, the process of a computer interpreting speech and converting it to text.
HiberniaIreland (a country in northwestern Europe).
allusionAn indirect reference; a hint; a reference to something supposed to be known, but not explicitly mentioned.
cuticleThe strip of hardened skin at the base and sides of a fingernail or toenail.
chrysanthemumAny of many flowering perennial plants, of the genus Chrysanthemum, native to China, that have showy radiate heads.
ArchimedesA transliteration of the Ancient Greek male given name Ἀρχιμήδης (Arkhimḗdēs), notably borne by Archimedes of Syracuse, an Ancient Greek mathematician, physicist and engineer (c. 287–212 BCE).
advectionThe horizontal movement of a body of atmosphere (or other fluid) along with a concurrent transport of its temperature, humidity etc.
detritusPieces of rock broken off by ice, glacier, or erosion.
alternationThe reciprocal succession of (normally two) things in time or place; the act of following and being followed by turns; alternate succession, performance, or occurrence
prolapseTo move out of place; especially for an internal organ to protrude beyond its normal position.
aggravateTo make (an offence) worse or more severe; to increase in offensiveness or heinousness.
lacunaA small opening; a small pit or depression, especially in bone.
scrotumThe sac of skin and muscle that contains and protects the testicles in most placental mammals.
culpaNegligence or fault, as distinguishable from dolus (deceit, fraud), which implies intent, culpa being imputable to defect of intellect, dolus to defect of heart.
AfricanaCollectible objects, such as maps, documents and artifacts, peculiar to Africa, especially Southern Africa.
lyceumA public hall designed for lectures, readings, or concerts.
ConstantiaA kind of wine, either white or red, from Constantia in Cape Colony.
interrogateTo question or quiz, especially in a thorough or aggressive manner.
indisputableNot disputable; not open to question; obviously true
alumnaA female pupil or student (especially of a university or college).
noduleA small lump, often roughly hemispherical in shape; a small node.
AssyriaAn ancient Semitic Akkadian kingdom and at times an empire, extant from the mid-23rd century BCE to 608 BCE and centred on the Upper Tigris river in northern Mesopotamia (present day northern Iraq, but at its maximum extent including parts of modern Iran, Syria, Israel, Palestine and Egypt).
hermA rectangular pillar bearing a bust of Hermes, once used as a boundary marker and later as decoration.
alleluiaA liturgical or variant form of hallelujah.
purpuraThe appearance of red or purple discolorations on the skin that do not blanch when pressure is applied, caused by subdermal bleeding.
algaAny of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms, including the seaweeds, whose size ranges from a single cell to giant kelps and whose biochemistry and forms are very diverse, some being eukaryotic.
capitationPerforming a headcount; the counting of people.
animusThe basic impulses and instincts which govern one's actions.
pontificalOf or pertaining to a bishop; episcopal.
SapphoA female given name in Ancient Greek, Σαπφώ (Sapphṓ), notably borne by ancient Greek poet Sappho of Lesbos (c. 612 BCE – c. 570 BCE.
FamaThe Roman equivalent of the Greek Pheme, a personification of fame and renown.
regioAny large area of a planet or moon that is strongly differentiated from neighbouring areas by colour or albedo.
quineA program that produces its own source code as output.
antaA kind of pier that terminates the walls of the naos, a kind of post or pillar on either side of a doorway or entrance of a Greek temple.
inoculumThe active material used in an inoculation; an inoculant (i.e., a material or a dose thereof).
prescientExhibiting or possessing prescience: having knowledge of, or seemingly able to correctly predict, events before they take place.
circumflexA diacritical mark (ˆ) placed over a vowel in the orthography or transliteration of many languages to change its pronunciation; while in some other languages over a consonant.
sequiturA logical conclusion or consequence of facts.
impoliteNot polite; discourteous; not of polished manners; wanting in good manners.
obliterateTo destroy (someone or something) completely, leaving no trace; to annihilate, to wipe out.
ecclesiaThe public legislative assembly of the Athenians.
HesiodAn ancient Greek epic poet and rhapsodist of the 8th century BCE, known as the first author of didactic verse.
triticumA plant of the genus Triticum (wheat and related cereals).
CylonCylon of Athens, an Athenian noble who attempted a coup in either 636 BCE or 632 BCE.
spicaA spike (kind of inflorescence in which sessile flowers are arranged on an unbranched elongated axis).
hecatombA great public sacrifice to the gods, originally of a hundred oxen; also, a great number of animals reserved for such a sacrifice.
AeschylusA Greek dramatic poet (525 BCE—456 BCE); Aeschylus was the earliest of the three greatest Greek tragedians.
PeloponneseA peninsula in Greece, separated from mainland Europe by the Gulf of Corinth and connected to it by the Isthmus of Corinth.
triumvirateA council of three magistrates ruling jointly; specifically, the First Triumvirate (60 or 59 – 53 B.C.E.) or the Second Triumvirate (43 – 33 or 27 B.C.E.); the office of a triumvir (“one of such magistrates”), or of the three triumviri.