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  1. achromaticity
    the visual property of being without chromatic color
  2. analyticity
    the property of being analytic
  3. angular velocity
    (physics) the rate of change of the angular position of a rotating body; usually expressed in radians per second or radians per minute
  4. anthropocentricity
    a tendency to see reality only in terms of human experience
  5. atmospheric electricity
    electrical discharges in the atmosphere
  6. atonicity
    lack of normal muscular tension or tonus
  7. atrocity
    an act of shocking cruelty
  8. audacity
    aggressive or outright boldness
  9. authenticity
    undisputed credibility
  10. bioelectricity
    electric phenomena in animals or plants
  11. capacity
    capability to perform or produce
  12. Carson City
    capital of the state of Nevada; located in western Nevada
  13. catholicity
    the quality of being universal; existing everywhere
  14. cecity
    the state of being blind or lacking sight
  15. chromaticity
    the quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength
  16. city
    a large and densely populated urban area
  17. city council
    a group of people who govern an urban area or town
  18. city desk
    the editorial department of a newspaper that edits the local news
  19. city editor
    the newspaper editor in charge of editing local news
  20. city father
    an important municipal official
  21. city hall
    a building that houses administrative offices of a municipal government
  22. city manager
    the head of a city government
  23. City of God
    phrases used to refer to Heaven
  24. city room
    the editorial department of a newspaper that edits the local news
  25. city slicker
    an urban dweller with sophisticated manners and clothing
  26. city-state
    an independent nation comprised of a single town
  27. coefficient of elasticity
    (physics) the ratio of the applied stress to the change in shape of an elastic body
  28. complicity
    guilt as a confederate in a crime or offense
  29. concentricity
    the quality of having the same center
  30. conservation of electricity
    the principle that the total electric charge of a system remains constant despite changes inside the system
  31. cubicity
    the property of resembling a cube
  32. cyclicity
    the quality of recurring at regular intervals
  33. cytotoxicity
    the degree to which something is toxic to living cells
  34. domesticity
    the quality of being domestic or domesticated
  35. duplicity
    the act of deceiving or acting in bad faith
  36. eccentricity
    strange and unconventional behavior
  37. edacity
    excessive desire to eat
  38. elasticity
    the tendency of a body to return to its original shape
  39. electricity
    a physical phenomenon that can produce light, heat and power
  40. ellipticity
    the property possessed by a round shape that is flattened at the poles
  41. ergodicity
    an attribute of stochastic systems
  42. escape velocity
    the minimum velocity needed to escape a gravitational field
  43. ethnicity
    an affiliation resulting from racial or cultural ties
  44. febricity
    a rise in the temperature of the body
  45. felicity
    pleasing and appropriate manner or style
  46. ferocity
    the property of being aggressive or forceful
  47. field capacity
    the maximum amount of water that a particular soil can hold
  48. fugacity
    the tendency of a gas to expand or escape
  49. Guatemala City
    the capital and largest city of Guatemala
  50. hydroelectricity
    electricity produced by water power
  51. hydrophobicity
    the property of being water-repellent
  52. hypertonicity
    (of muscular tissue) the state of being hypertonic
  53. hypervelocity
    excessive velocity
  54. hypotonicity
    (of muscular tissue) the state of being hypotonic
  55. immunogenicity
    the property of eliciting an immune response
  56. incapacity
    lack of physical or natural qualifications
  57. inelasticity
    the lack of elasticity
  58. infelicity
    inappropriate and unpleasing manner or style
  59. inner city
    the older and more populated and (usually) poorer central section of a city
  60. inner city
    the older and more populated and (usually) poorer central section of a city
  61. Jefferson City
    capital of the state of Missouri
  62. Jersey City
    a city in northeastern New Jersey (opposite Manhattan)
  63. Kansas City
    a city in western Missouri situated at the confluence of the Kansas River and the Missouri River; adjacent to Kansas City, Kansas
  64. loquacity
    the quality of being wordy and talkative
  65. lubricity
    feeling morbid sexual desire or a propensity to lewdness
  66. lysogenicity
    the condition of a host bacterium that has incorporated a phage into its own genetic material
  67. mendacity
    the tendency to be untruthful
  68. mendicity
    the state of being a beggar or mendicant
  69. mental capacity
    mental ability
  70. Mexico City
    the capital and largest city of Mexico is a political and cultural and commercial and industrial center; one of the world's largest cities
  71. modulus of elasticity
    (physics) the ratio of the applied stress to the change in shape of an elastic body
  72. mordacity
    a disposition to biting
  73. multiplicity
    the property of having more than one part or entity
  74. muzzle velocity
    the velocity of a projectile as it leaves the muzzle of a gun
  75. New York City
    the largest city in New York State and in the United States
  76. Oklahoma City
    capital and largest city of Oklahoma
  77. opacity
    the degree to which something reduces the passage of light
  78. Panama City
    the capital and largest city of Panama
  79. paucity
    an insufficient quantity or number
  80. periodicity
    the quality of recurring at regular intervals
  81. perspicacity
    the ability to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly
  82. pertinacity
    persistent determination
  83. photoelectricity
    electricity generated by light or affected by light
  84. piezoelectricity
    electricity produced by mechanical pressure on certain crystals (notably quartz or Rochelle salt); alternatively, electrostatic stress produces a change in the linear dimensions of the crystal
  85. plasticity
    the property of being physically malleable
  86. precocity
    intelligence achieved far ahead of normal development
  87. publicity
    a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea
  88. pugnacity
    a natural disposition to be hostile
  89. pyroelectricity
    generation of an electric charge on certain crystals (such as tourmaline) as a result of a change in temperature
  90. Quezon City
    city on Luzon adjoining Manila
  91. radial velocity
    velocity along the line of sight toward or away from the observer
  92. radiopacity
    opacity to X-rays or other radiation
  93. rapacity
    reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth
  94. reciprocity
    a relation of mutual dependence or action or influence
  95. rhythmicity
    the rhythmic property imparted by the accents and relative durations of notes in a piece of music
  96. rusticity
    the quality of being rustic or gauche
  97. sagacity
    the trait of having wisdom and good judgment
  98. salacity
    the trait of behaving in an obscene manner
  99. Salt Lake City
    the capital and largest city of Utah
  100. scarcity
    a small and inadequate amount
  101. simplicity
    the quality of being uncomplicated
  102. spasticity
    the quality of moving or acting in spasms
  103. specificity
    the quality of being particular rather than general
  104. sphericity
    the roundness of a 3-dimensional object
  105. static electricity
    electricity produced by friction
  106. syllabicity
    the pattern of syllable formation in a particular language
  107. synchronicity
    the relation that exists when things occur at the same time
  108. tenacity
    persistent determination
  109. terminal velocity
    the constant maximum velocity reached by a body falling through the atmosphere under the attraction of gravity
  110. thermoelectricity
    electricity produced by heat (as in a thermocouple)
  111. tonicity
    the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli
  112. toxicity
    the degree to which something is poisonous
  113. triplicity
    the property of being triple
  114. Vatican City
    the capital of the State of the Vatican City
  115. velocity
    distance traveled per unit time in one direction
  116. veracity
    unwillingness to tell lies
  117. vital capacity
    the maximum amount of air that can be exhaled after a maximum inhalation (usually tested with a spirometer); used to determine the condition of lung tissue
  118. vivacity
    high spirits and animation
  119. voracity
    extreme gluttony
  120. Windy City
    largest city in Illinois
Created on Thu Jul 08 20:44:07 EDT 2010

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