frondThe leaf of a fern, especially a compound leaf.
manticoreA beast with the body of a lion (usually red), the tail of a scorpion, and the head/face of a man with a mouth filled with multiple rows of sharp teeth (like a shark), said to be able to shoot spikes from its tail or mane to paralyse prey. It may be horned, winged, or both; its voice is described as a mixture of pipes and trumpets.
solumWithin a soil profile, a set of related soil horizons that share the same cycle of pedogenic processes; the upper layers of a soil profile that are affected by climate.
tantalusA stork of the genus Mycteria (formerly Tantalus), especially the American wood stork, Mycteria americana.
AriusA transliteration of the Ancient Greek male given name Ἄρειος (Áreios), Arius, notably borne by Arius, circa 250–336, a priest in Alexandria, the founder of Arianism.
constrictTo narrow, especially by application of pressure.
oblateA person dedicated to a life of religion or monasticism, especially a member of an order without religious vows or a lay member of a religious community.
CatterickA village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref SE2497).
transmigrationDeparture from one's homeland to live in another country; migration.
despondencyThe loss of hope or confidence; despair or dejection.
stoicismA school of philosophy popularized during the Roman Empire that emphasized reason as a means of understanding the natural state of things, or logos, and as a means of freeing oneself from emotional distress.
IllyriaA vaguely-defined geographic region in Southeastern Europe in the western part of the Balkan Peninsula, approximately coincident with modern Albania.
PhaedraThe wife of Theseus, who falls in love with but is spurned by her stepson Hippolytus, then commits suicide, but is the cause of his later death (details vary between versions).
palimpsestA manuscript or document that has been erased or scraped clean, for reuse of the paper, parchment, vellum, or other medium on which it was written.
isoscelesHaving (at least) two sides of equal length, used especially of a triangle or trapezoid.
CrispusA male given name from Latin of mostly historical use.
horologiumSynonym of chronometer or clock, a timekeeping device.
concertationA form of dialogue and co-decision, implying the mutual exchange of information, open discussion and knowledge sharing, and the signature of operational agreements between public administrations and/or with representatives of the private sector.
excreteTo discharge material (including waste products) from a cell, body or system.
AlcuinAlcuin, a Northumbrian clergyman and scholar
interjectTo insert something between other things.
meconiumA dark green mass, the contents of the fetal intestines during the later stages of mammalian gestation, that forms the first feces of the newborn.
PrometheanOf or pertaining to Prometheus, a demigod in Greek mythology who created mortals from clay and stole fire from Zeus to give to them, for which Zeus punished him by chaining him to a rock and having an eagle feed on his liver which grew back each night; he was later rescued by Heracles.
libationThe act of pouring a liquid, most often wine, in sacrifice on the ground, on a ritual object, or on a victim, in honor of some deity.
penninesA mountain range of hills stretching through north central England.
lamiaA monster preying upon human beings, who sucked the blood of children, often described as having the head and breasts of a woman and the lower half of a serpent.
HerculaneumAn ancient town in modern Campania, Italy, which was entirely destroyed by the same eruption of Vesuvius that also turned Pompeii into a ruin.
submersionThe act of submerging, or the state of being submerged; immersion
CheopsKhufu, a pharaoh of Egypt, who ruled in the first half of the Old Kingdom period (26th century BC) and is renowned as the builder of the Great Pyramid of Giza
flavonoidAny of many compounds that are plant metabolites, being formally derived from flavone; they have antioxidant properties, and sometimes contribute to flavor.
pedicleA fleshy line used to attach and anchor brachiopods and some bivalve molluscs to a substrate.
collusiveSecretly acting together for a fraudulent or illegal purpose.
paeanA chant or song, especially a hymn of thanksgiving for deliverance or victory, to Apollo or sometimes another god or goddess; hence any song sung to solicit victory in battle.
FluxusAn international movement of artists, poets, composers and designers of the 1960s and 1970s, noted for experimental syntheses of different media and disciplines.
reverberateTo cause (a sound) to be (repeatedly) bounced against one or more surfaces; to re-echo.
exonerateTo relieve (someone or something) of a load; to unburden (a load).
drachmaThe currency of Greece in ancient times and again from 1832 until 2001, with the symbol ₯, since replaced by the euro.
malocclusionA misalignment of the upper and lower sets of teeth.
deponentHaving an active meaning, but conjugating as though it were being used with a different voice (such as the passive).
ulnaThe bone of the forearm that extends from the elbow to the wrist on the side opposite to the thumb, corresponding to the fibula of the hind limb. Also, the corresponding bone in the forelimb of any vertebrate.
abstruseDifficult to comprehend or understand; obscure.
aditA horizontal or nearly horizontal passage from the surface into a mine, as contrasted with a shaft or vertical entry passage, used for ventilation, haulage, drainage, or other purposes.