munitionMaterials of war: armaments, weapons and ammunition.
BabyloniaAn ancient empire and geographic region of Mesopotamia, existing from 1850 BCE to 539 BCE, based around the city of Babylon; at its maximum extent, covering parts of modern-day Iraq, Kuwait, Syria and Iran.
velodyneA device that regulates the rotational speed of a shaft
devolveTo be inherited by someone else; to pass down upon the next person in a succession, especially through failure or loss of an earlier holder.
recurveA type of knife blade shape that involves several curves including a concave curve on a portion of the edge, resulting in a belly that is lower than the handle bottom.
placateTo calm; to bring peace to; to influence someone who was furious to the point that they become content or at least no longer irate.
caduceusThe official wand carried by a herald in ancient Greece and Rome, specifically the one carried in mythology by Hermes, the messenger of the gods, usually represented with two snakes twined around it.
hosannaA cry of praise or adoration to God in liturgical use among the Jews, and said to have been shouted in recognition of the Messiahship of Jesus on his entry into Jerusalem; hence since used in the Christian Church.
aulA village encampment in the Caucasus, Central Asia or the Southern Urals.
nepenthesA drug mentioned in Homer's Odyssey (c. 8th century B.C.E.) as bringing relief from anxiety or grief; hence, any drug or substance seen as bringing welcome forgetfulness or relief.
locativeIndicating place, or the place where, or wherein.
nondescriptNot described (in the academic literature).
SusaAn ancient city, which became the capital of Elam, the Persian Empire, the Seleucid Empire and the Parthian Empire, now known as Shush in modern-day Khuzestan Province, Iran.
tercentenarySynonym of tricentennial (“a 300th anniversary”).
arcusA white band of cholesterol that forms at the edge of the cornea
AeneidA classic epic poem, written in Latin by Virgil in the 1st century BCE (between 29 and 19 BCE), that tells the legendary story of Aeneas fleeing Troy and settling in Italy as ancestor of the Romans.
recuperateTo recover, especially from an illness; to get better from an illness or from exhaustion (or sometimes from a financial loss, etc).
ParnassusA mountain in central Greece, adjacent the site of the ancient city of Delphi, that in Greek mythology was sacred to Apollo and the Corycian nymphs and was the home of the Muses.
LatiumA historical region of central Italy, in which the city of Rome was founded and grew to be the capital city of the Roman Empire.
abdicationThe act of disowning or disinheriting a child.
PhoeniciaThe land of city states of the Phoenicians which around 1000 BC was situated on the coast of present day Syria and Lebanon, and included the cities of Tyre and Sidon.
arboricultureThe branch of horticulture concerned with the planting, growth, and maintenance of trees.
abdicateTo disclaim and expel from the family, as a father his child; to disown; to disinherit.
minyanThe minimum number of ten (male) adult Jews required for a communal religious service.
malusThe loss or return of performance-related compensation originally paid by an employer to an employee as a result of the discovery of a defect in the performance.