Timbo's difficult words

a state or condition markedly different from the norm

nonessential but helpful

of or relating to or belonging to the genus Accipiter

the parturition process in human beings

lying down; in a position of comfort or rest

an analgesic for mild pain but not for inflammation

relating to epinephrine (its release or action)

egg-thickened veloute

growing at high altitudes

any garden plant of the genus Alyssum having clusters of small yellow or white flowers

resembling starch

an abrupt change within a sentence from one syntactic structure to another

having the back covered with thick bony plates

having the power to prevent evil or bad luck

a communist who was a member of the administrative system of a communist party

any of several tall South American or Australian trees with large cones and edible seeds

of or relating to an archdeacon or his office

resembling or containing clay

a simple type of jet engine; must be launched at high speed

economic independence as a national policy

relating to or produced by or containing bacilli

preventing infection by inhibiting the growth or action of microorganisms

needlepoint embroidery stitch that produces zigzag lines

the rank or dignity or position of a baronet or baroness

the 200th anniversary (or the celebration of it)

an orange-yellow pigment in the bile that forms as a product of hemoglobin; excess amounts in the blood produce the yellow appearance observed in jaundice

the property of being both obvious and offensive

edible agaric that is pale lilac when young

evergreen climbing shrub of southern Florida and West Indies grown for its racemes of fragrant white to creamy flowers followed by globose white succulent berries

a tomato-based soup or stew with several kinds of fish or shellfish

loud convulsive laughter

any plant of the genus Caladium cultivated for their ornamental foliage variously patterned in white or pink or red

relating to the heel bone or heel

a small canal or duct as in some bones and parts of plants

tubular pasta filled with meat or cheese

smooth and flowing

recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm

a person who takes or counts votes

an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products

strained or paradoxical use of words either in error (as `blatant' to mean `flagrant') or deliberately (as in a mixed metaphor: `blind mouths')

a trancelike state characterized by rigid muscles and an inability to move

of a term or phrase capable of standing as the subject or (especially) the predicate of a proposition

a musical instrument with strings plucked by plectra

any plant of the genus Centaurea

one of two spiral bands of tissue connecting the egg yolk to the enclosing membrane at either end of the shell

a small sebaceous cyst of the eyelid resulting when a Meibomian gland is blocked

a British imperial capacity measure equal to 36 bushels

a flight maneuver consisting of a steep climbing turn executed to gain altitude while changing direction

an ancient ritual for preparing and serving and drinking tea

a style in art reflecting Chinese influence

a sexually transmitted infection caused by bacteria of the genus Chlamydia

a tan discoloration of a woman's face that is associated with pregnancy or with the use of oral contraceptives

iron deficiency anemia in young women

inflammation of the bile ducts

a microscopic particle of triglycerides produced in the intestines during digestion; in the bloodstream they release their fatty acids into the blood

freshwater fishes of tropical America and Africa and Asia similar to American sunfishes; some are food fishes; many small ones are popular in aquariums

a drug (trade name Tagamet) used to treat peptic ulcers by decreasing the secretion of stomach acid

a raised framework around a hatchway on a ship to keep water out

Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti

fish thought to have been extinct since the Cretaceous period but found in 1938 off the coast of Africa

have a strong tendency to occur side by side

milky fluid secreted for the first day or two after parturition

feeling or expressing sympathy

the official act of consigning a person to confinement

the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability

tropical South American tree having a wide-spreading crown of bipinnate leaves and coiled ear-shaped fruits; grown for shade and ornament as well as valuable timber

occurrence or existence together or in connection with one another

in complete agreement

playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest

flat-topped or convex inflorescence in which the individual flower stalks grow upward from various points on the main stem to approximately the same height; outer flowers open first

an inflammation of the mucous membrane lining the nose

Old World ground-living cuckoo having a long dagger-like hind claw

a timber member grooved to take a sliding panel

wading bird of South America and Central America

the weight of a liter of hydrogen

large crested arboreal game bird of warm parts of the Americas having long legs and tails; highly esteemed as game and food

densimeter consisting of a thin glass globe that is weighed in a gas to determine its density

any of several more or less arboreal marsupials somewhat resembling martens

a reclining position (as in a bed)

crossed or intersected in the form of an X

someone skilled at informal chitchat

numbered or proceeding by tens; based on ten

dichromacy characterized by a lowered sensitivity to green light resulting in an inability to distinguish green and purplish-red

baffle that distributes sound waves evenly

the process of becoming dilapidated

slowness as a consequence of not getting around to it

an offensive or disparaging expression that is substituted for an inoffensive one

the purple or black-and-blue area resulting from a bruise

periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles

personal interpretation of a text using your own ideas

the property possessed by a round shape that is flattened at the poles

the aperture of a wind instrument into which the player blows directly

(ophthalmology) the normal refractive condition of the eye in which there is clear focus of light on the retina

the rear part of an aircraft

in an advanced stage of pregnancy

the insertion of a vowel or consonant into a word to make its pronunciation easier

equipment and supplies of a military force

capable of being effaced

an acute streptococcal infection characterized by deep-red inflammation of the skin and mucous membranes

abnormal redness of the skin resulting from dilation of blood vessels (as in sunburn or inflammation)

a trellis on which ornamental shrub or fruit tree is trained to grow flat

the interpretation in harmonious bodily movements of the rhythm of musical compositions; used to teach musical understanding

serving as or based on evidence

a detailed inspection of your conscience

a message that departs from the main subject

having clusters of erect branches

pasta in flat strips wider than linguine

a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion

a ductile silvery-white ductile ferromagnetic trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group

small Eurasian teal

the science that studies the exact shape of the earth

a shoe without a tongue and with decorative lacing up the instep

a plant hormone isolated from a fungus

a freely moving joint in which the bones are so articulated as to allow extensive movement in one plane

an ornate candle holder; often with a mirror

any of numerous plants of the genus Gladiolus native chiefly to tropical and South Africa having sword-shaped leaves and one-sided spikes of brightly colored funnel-shaped flowers; widely cultivated

a small intertwined group of capillaries in the malpighian body; it filters the blood during urine formation

a city in southwestern England in Gloucestershire on the Severn

indicator provided by the stationary arm whose shadow indicates the time on the sundial

a long slender crusty breadstick

a small round table

small black or brown speckled auks of northern seas

an architectural decoration formed by two intersecting wavy bands

a guard who carries a halberd (as a symbol of his duty)

a French variety of green bean plant bearing light-colored beans

a large medieval helmet supported on the shoulders

any plant of the Eurasian genus Helleborus

freshwater fish of Central America having a long swordlike tail; popular aquarium fish

capable of expelling or destroying parasitic worms

inability to see clearly in bright light

a severe recurring vascular headache

pathology in which iron accumulates in the tissues

relating to or having hemophilia

use of two conjoined nouns instead of a noun and modifier

crested ill-smelling South American bird whose young have claws on the first and second digits of the wings

the art of preaching

any of various deciduous or evergreen shrubs of the genus Hydrangea

reversal of the syntactic relation of two words

use of a series of parallel clauses

a person who worships idols

forcing forward or onward; impelling

in an impenitent manner

the quality of something that continues without end or interruption

incapable of extermination or extirpation

insert (days) in a calendar

the quality of being intermittent

a feeling of resentful anger

a lightweight cotton cloth with a smooth and slightly stiff finish; used for clothing and bandages

a large drinking bowl

formerly a high judicial officer

measures thermal conductivity

a spitz-like dog having a shaggy greyish coat and tightly curled tail originating in Holland

inflammation of the cornea causing watery painful eyes and blurred vision

a surgical procedure in which part or all of a damaged or diseased cornea is replaced by healthy corneal tissue from a donor

Christian fellowship or communion with God or with fellow Christians; said in particular of the early Christian community

of or relating to lizards

of or relating to tears

warm-water lobsters without claws

a baked dish of layered pasta

a soldier who is a member of a legion

a soldier who is a member of a legion

a sweet filling made of prunes or apricots

of or resembling a slug

a long narrow lagoon near the mouth of a river

the smallest detectable sensation

a writer of short works about particular topics

skin disorder characterized by patchy bluish discolorations on the skin

good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence

the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light

cooked with onions

to dry by freezing in a high vacuum

a projecting parapet on a medieval castle

small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch

a tomato-flavored consomme; often served chilled

large, tube-shaped pasta

highly seasoned soup or stew made of freshwater fishes (eel, carp, perch) with wine and stock

the state of being a beggar or mendicant

shad-like North American marine fishes used for fish meal and oil and fertilizer

a solid section between two crenels in a battlement

a double layer of peritoneum that attaches to the back wall of the abdominal cavity and supports the small intestines

shop selling women's hats

a woman millionaire

of or relating to a small cursive script developed from uncial; 7th to 9th centuries

a person who hates, avoids, or opposes marriage

a complex of antibiotic substances obtained from a streptomyces bacterium; one form (trade name Mutamycin) shows promise as an anticancer drug

of or relating to or characteristic of Monaco or its people

having male and female reproductive organs in the same plant or animal

pasta somewhat resembling little moustaches

mild white Italian cheese

southern African weasel

of or relating to or transmitted by a member of the family Muridae (rats and mice)

any disease of domestic animals that resembles a plague

a low continuous indistinct sound

weasels

capable of inducing mutation

the commonest protein in muscle

abnormally long muscular contractions

any tropical American plant of the genus Tropaeolum having pungent juice and long-spurred yellow to red flowers

of or relating to or characteristic of Naples or its people

(Greek mythology) any of the 50 sea nymphs who were daughters of the sea god Nereus

a person born in the United States of parents who emigrated from Japan

spiral-horned South African antelope with a fringe of white hairs along back and neck

inability to see clearly in dim light

a part of the score that must be performed without change or omission

an accumulation of dark pigment in cartilage and other connective tissue; usually a symptom of alkaptonuria or phenol poisoning

process of the ulna that forms the outer bump of the elbow

any disease or disorder of the nails

smaller than Florida pompano; common in West Indies

infection in the tissues adjacent to a nail on a finger or toe

an ornamental flower garden

of or derived from a personal or family name

a sleeveless cape that is lined or trimmed with fur

a kingbird that breeds in the southeastern United States and winters in tropical America; similar to but larger than the eastern kingbird

a minute red or purple spot on the surface of the skin as the result of tiny hemorrhages of blood vessels in the skin (as in typhoid fever)

the condition of having no hair on the top of the head

(Judaism) either of two small leather cases containing texts from the Hebrew Scriptures (known collectively as tefillin); traditionally worn (on the forehead and the left arm) by Jewish men during morning prayer

having the form of a pine cone

(of birds) especially having the flight feathers

a tropical flowering shrub having bright orange or red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana

a woman's dress with a tight bodice and an overskirt drawn back to reveal a colorful underskirt

a heavy curtain hung across a doorway

a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)

the quality of being fastidious or excessively refined

at breakneck speed

warning of future misfortune

(philosophy) the doctrine that (since certainty is unattainable) probability is a sufficient basis for belief and action

having a projecting lower jaw

relating to or connected with or occurring at the time of childbirth or shortly following, or to the woman who has just given birth

produce buds, branches, or germinate

sedative-hypnotic drug that is a drug of abuse

handsome South American shrub or small tree having bright scarlet flowers and yielding a valuable fine-grained yellowish wood; yields the bitter drug quassia from its wood and bark

solid exterior angle of a building

a net or mesh foundation for lace

a projective tests using bilaterally symmetrical inkblots

an oven or broiler equipped with a rotating spit on which meat cooks as it turns

German breed of large vigorous short-haired cattle dogs

a woman's full loose hiplength jacket

breed of small stocky black dogs originally used as watchdogs on boats in the Netherlands and Belgium

old German breed of sturdy black or greyish wire-haired terriers having a blunt muzzle ranging in size from fairly small to very large; used as ratters and guard dogs or police dogs

a chamber that is used as a grave

a ceramic or mural decoration made by scratching off a surface layer to reveal the ground

an acute infection of the intestine by shigella bacteria

a cudgel made of hardwood (usually oak or blackthorn)

an Italian courtesy title for an unmarried woman

armor plate that protects the foot

a system of naming the notes of a musical scale by syllables instead of letters

an organ stop resulting in a soft muted sound

(physics) a nuclear reaction in which a bombarded nucleus breaks up into many particles

relating to or affecting the viscera

a fur or leather pouch worn at the front of the kilt as part of the traditional dress of Scottish Highlanders

covered with tiny scales

a tetrasaccharide found in the tubers of the Chinese artichoke

according to statute

a crumbly topping for a pastry

a man's overcoat in the style of a frock coat

making a low continuous indistinct sound

an instrument that indicates whether two periodic motions are synchronous (especially an instrument that enables a pilot to synchronize the propellers of a plane that has two or more engines)

a mass of cytoplasm containing several nuclei and enclosed in a membrane but no internal cell boundaries (as in muscle fibers)

a linguist who specializes in the study of grammar and syntax

pasta cut in narrow ribbons

smallest guenon monkey

a winged sandal (as worn by Hermes in Graeco-Roman art)

tall palm of southern India and Sri Lanka with gigantic leaves used as umbrellas and fans or cut into strips for writing paper

(of predatory animals) armed with claws or talons

a morbid fear of being buried alive

a figure of a man used as a supporting column

a turn made in skiing

of or relating to substances or agents that can interfere with normal embryonic development

the branch of biology concerned with the development of malformations or serious deviations from the normal type of organism

the 300th anniversary (or the celebration of it)

especially of plant parts; cylindrical and tapering

of or relating to or inhabiting the land as opposed to the sea or air

a pasta dish with cream sauce and mushrooms

the middle of the chief navigable channel of a waterway that forms the boundary line between states

a soft silvery metallic element of the rare earth group

individual serving of minced e.g. meat or fish in a rich creamy sauce baked in a small pastry mold or timbale shell

small, ring-shaped, stuffed pasta

thick steak cut from the beef tenderloin

not arcuate; having straight horizontal beams or lintels

having been passed along from generation to generation

keenness and forcefulness of thought or expression or intellect

an irresistible urge to pull out your own hair

a symbiotic relation in which one organism protects the other in return for some kind of food product

a highly infectious disease of rodents (especially rabbits and squirrels) and sometimes transmitted to humans by ticks or flies or by handling infected animals

any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part

relating to small pox

a firm abnormal elevated blemish on the skin

forming one or more whorls

someone appointed by a ruler as an administrative deputy

occurring once every 20 years

wife of a viceroy

large whip-scorpion of Mexico and southern United States that emits a vinegary odor when alarmed

nutritive material of an ovum stored for the nutrition of an embryo (especially the yellow mass of a bird or reptile egg)

large breed of hound having a smooth greyish coat

a comprehensive view of the world and human life

West Indian evergreen with medium to long leaves

any of several evergreen plants of the genus Yucca having usually tall stout stems and a terminal cluster of white flowers; warmer regions of North America