protagonist the principal character in a work of fiction
antagonist someone who offers opposition
stickiness the property of sticking to a surface
dickens a word used in exclamations of confusion
Pinguinus great auk
butacaine a white crystalline ester that is applied to mucous membranes as a local anesthetic
Dickens English writer whose novels depicted and criticized social injustice (1812-1870)
paunchiness the bodily property of a protruding belly
deaconess a woman deacon
body count a count of troops killed in an operation or time period
pluckiness the trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury
tackiness tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar
blackness total absence of light
staginess an artificial and mannered quality
betoken be a signal for or a symptom of
pathogenesis the origination and development of a disease
Pediculus type genus of Pediculidae: true lice infecting humans
bulkiness an unwieldy largeness
bodkin a dagger with a slender blade
Pelecanus type genus of the Pelecanidae