juvenalOf a young bird: that has its first flying plumage.
refractOf a medium, substance, object, etc.: to deflect the course of (light rays), esp. when they enter the medium, etc., at an oblique angle; to cause refraction of (light, other electromagnetic radiation, or sound or other wave phenomena).
GalatiaA historical region of ancient Asia Minor, in what is now central Turkey.
pubisThe pubic bone; the part of the hipbone forming the front arch of the pelvis.
MaccabeeA member of the Maccabees (a liberation movement in Israel who established Jewish independence in the Land of Israel in the second and first centuries BCE).
sacrilegiousCommitting sacrilege; acting or speaking very disrespectfully toward what is held to be sacred.
fatuousInanely stupid; vacantly silly; content in one's foolishness.
plectrumA small piece of plastic, metal, ivory, etc., for plucking the strings of a guitar, lyre, mandolin, etc.
CiliciaAn ancient region in southeastern Asia Minor in modern Turkey, famed for cilice, i.e. haircloth made from the hair of Cilician goats.
getaA Japanese raised wooden clog, worn with traditional Japanese garments such as the kimono.
recantTo withdraw or repudiate a statement or opinion formerly expressed, especially formally and publicly.
homunculusA small, artificially created human or human-like being.
labrumThe uppermost of the mouthparts (trophi) of a typical insect, such as a cockroach. Typically resembles an upper lip and forms part of the roof of the mouth in such insects.
perfidiousOf, pertaining to, or representing perfidy; disloyal to what should command one's fidelity or allegiance.
supremum(real analysis): Given a subset X of R, the smallest real number that is ≥ every element of X; (order theory): given a subset X of a partially ordered set P (with partial order ≤), the least element y of P such that every element of X is ≤ y.
cardiaThe area of the stomach which directly receives contents from the esophagus.
comitatusA group of warriors or nobles accompanying a king or other leader.
personaliaAll the personal belongings, writings and information of an individual.
pandoA pandemic (chiefly in reference to the COVID-19 pandemic).
ZoroasterAn ancient Iranian prophet after whom the indigenous Iranian ethnic religion, Zoroastrianism, is named, also venerated in Mithraism.
obsolescentIn the process of becoming obsolete, but not obsolete yet.
VistulaThe longest river in Poland, which flows into the Baltic Sea.
assiduousHard-working, diligent or regular (in attendance or work); industrious.
putrescineA diamine, NH₂(CH₂)₄NH₂ (1,4-diaminobutane or butanediamine), produced by the breakdown of amino acids in living and dead organisms.
grusAn accumulation of angular, coarse-grained fragments (particles of sand and gravel) resulting from the chemical and mechanical weathering of crystalline rocks.
nitrosoThe univalent radical and functional group -N=O
empyreanThe highest heaven, supposed by the ancients to be a region of pure light and fire or else composed of ether, and sometimes seen as the dwelling-place of God or other divine beings; the highest celestial sphere according to ancient and medieval astronomy.