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adventuresome willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises; "adventurous pioneers"; "the risks and gains of an adventuresome economy"
analytically by virtue of analysis; "assuming that the distinction is maintained one may ask which is to be analytically prior?"
apishamore a saddle blanket made of buffalo hide
Bayesian of or relating to statistical methods based on Bayes' theorem
completeness (logic) an attribute of a logical system that is so constituted that a contradiction arises if any proposition is introduced that cannot be derived from the axioms of the system
crenation one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.)
diarrhetic of or relating to diarrhea
dinghy a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled
dukedom the domain controlled by a duke or duchess
grunge the state of being covered with unclean things
hemodynamics the branch of physiology that studies the circulation of the blood and the forces involved
hopsacking a loosely woven coarse fabric of cotton or linen; used in clothing
Keble English clergyman who (with John Henry Newman and Edward Pusey) founded the Oxford movement (1792-1866)
kernite a light soft mineral consisting of hydrated sodium borate in crystalline form; an important source of boron
Mande a group of African languages in the Niger-Congo group spoken from Senegal east as far as the Ivory Coast
Mephitinae subdivision not used in some classifications: skunks
middleman a person who is in a position to give you special assistance; "he used his business contacts to get an introduction to the governor"
nearby close at hand; "the nearby towns"; "concentrated his study on the nearby planet Venus"
nosebag a canvas bag that is used to feed an animal (such as a horse); covers the muzzle and fastens at the top of the head
quitclaim act of transferring a title or right or claim to another
rhizoctinia any fungus now or formerly belonging to the form genus Rhizoctinia
towhead a person with light blond hair
undiluted not diluted; "undiluted milk"; "an undiluted racial strain"
urethrocele prolapse of the urethra into the vagina
Visconti Italian filmmaker (1906-1976)