ephemeral anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day
moral concerned with principles of right and wrong
estuarial of or relating to or found in estuaries
astral being or relating to or resembling or emanating from stars
austral of the south or coming from the south
pastoral devoted to raising sheep or cattle
Australia the smallest continent
ancillary furnishing added support
seal oil a pale yellow to red-brown fatty oil obtained from seal blubber; used in making soap and dressing leather and as a lubricant
usually under normal conditions
solar halo a luminous halo parallel to the horizon at the altitude of the sun; caused by ice crystals in the atmosphere
uselessly in a useless manner
visceral relating to or affecting the internal organs
weasel word an equivocal qualification
equatorial of or existing at or near the geographic equator
unnatural not in accordance with or determined by nature
usurp seize and take control without authority
visual area the cortical area that receives information from the lateral geniculate body of the thalamus
visual cell one of the cells of the retina that is sensitive to light
wood laurel bushy Eurasian shrub with glossy leathery oblong leaves and yellow-green flowers