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  1. Northumberland - region in England
  2. Necropolis - a cemetery, especially a large and elaborate one belonging to an ancient city
  3. Nook - a small corner, alcove, or recess, especially one in a large room
  4. Niche - a cranny, hollow, or crevice, as in rock
  5. Ne'er-do-well - an idle, irresponsible person
  6. Nescience - lack of knowledge
  7. Notochord - a flexible rodlike structure that forms the main support of the body in the lowest chordates; a primitive backbone
  8. Numen - a spirit believed by animists to inhabit certain natural phenomena or objects
  9. Niacin - a white crystalline acid, C5H4NCOOH, that is a component of the vitamin B complex found in meat, wheat germ, dairy products, and yeast and is used to treat and prevent pellagra, also called nicotinic acid
  10. Nainsook - a soft, light cotton material, often with a woven stripe
  11. Newel - a center column that supports the steps of a spiral staircase
  12. Nepenthe - a potion used by the ancients to dull pain and sorrow
  13. Neuroglia - the delicate network of branched cells and fibers that supports the tissue of the central nervous system
  14. Niddering - a coward or wretch
  15. Nyctalopia - night blindness: a condition in which vision is faint or completely lost at night or in dim light
  16. Narghile - a tobacco pipe in which the smoke is drawn through water before reaching the lips
  17. Noumenon - in the philosophy of Kant, an object as it is in itself independent of the mind, as opposed to a phenomenon
  18. Neve - the upper part of a glacier where the snow turns into ice
  19. Natriuresis - excretion of excessive amounts of sodium in the urine
  20. Nyctitropism - the tendency of the leaves of some plants to change their position at nightfall
  21. Nisus - an effort or endeavor to realize an aim
  22. Nystagmus - a rapid, involuntary, oscillatory motion of the eyeball
  23. Noetic - of, relating to, originating in, or apprehended by the intellect

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  24. Oakum - loose hemp or jute fiber, sometimes treated with tar, creosote, or asphalt, used chiefly for caulking seams in wooden ships and packing pipe joints
  25. Ommatidium - one of the structural elements, resembling a single simplified eye, that make up the compound eye of insects and other arthropods
  26. Oenomel - an ancient Greek beverage consisting of wine and honey
  27. Octothorpe - the symbol #
  28. Oxyuriasis - infestation with pinworms
  29. Otalgia - pain in the ear; earache
  30. Omphalos - the navel; a central part; a focal point
  31. Onomastic - of, relating to, or explaining a name or names
  32. Orthoepy - the study of the pronunciation of a language
  33. Opsimath - one who begins learning late in life
  34. Oniomania - compulsive shopping; excessive, uncontrollable desire to buy things
  35. Oxter - the armpit
  36. Oculogyric - of or relating to the turning of the eyeballs in the sockets
  37. Olecranon - the large process on the upper end of the ulna that projects behind the elbow joint and forms the point of the elbow
  38. Oxycephaly - a congenital abnormality of the skull in which the top of the head assumes a conical or pointed shape
  39. Obsequy - a funeral rite or ceremony
  40. Opisthograph - a manuscript, parchment, or book having writing on both sides of the leaves
  41. Orrery - a mechanical model of the solar system
  42. Ormolu - any of several copper and zinc or tin alloys resembling gold in appearance and used to ornament furniture, moldings, architectural details, and jewelry
  43. Ouroboros - a circular symbol of a snake or dragon devouring its tail, standing for infinity or wholeness; also written uroboros
  44. Oriflamme - an inspiring standard or symbol
  45. Omphaloskepsis - contemplation of one's navel as an aid to meditation
  46. Ort - a morsel left at a meal: scrap
  47. Oppugn - to fight against
  48. Oubliette - a dungeon with an opening only at the top
  49. Oology - a branch of ornithology dealing with birds' eggs
  50. Oneiromancy - divination by means of dreams
  51. Oneiric - of or relating to dreams
  52. Onslaught - an attack; an onset; esp., a furious or murderous attack or assault
  53. Onomatopoeia - words such as buzz or murmur that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to
  54. Obloquy - ill repute

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  55. Primordial - Being or happening first in sequence of time; original
  56. Precipitous - hasty; rash; quick; sudden; precipitate; as, precipitous attempts
  57. Puncture - to pierce with a pointed object
  58. Peep - to speak in a hesitant, thin, high-pitched voice
  59. Pacifism - opposition to war or violence as a means of resolving disputes
  60. Psychotropic - having an altering effect on perception, emotion, or behavior
  61. Panache - a bunch of feathers or a plume, especially on a helmet
  62. Posthumous - occurring or continuing after one's death
  63. Phosphorescence - persistent emission of light following exposure to and removal of incident radiation
  64. Papyrus - an ancient manuscript written on material made from the papyrus plant
  65. Phalanstery - a self-sustaining cooperative community of the followers of Fourierism
  66. Phaeton - a light, four-wheeled open carriage, usually drawn by a pair of horses
  67. Pyx - a chest in a mint in which specimen coins are placed to await assay
  68. Portcullis - a grating of iron or wooden bars or slats, suspended in the gateway of a fortified place and lowered to block passage
  69. Polyp - a small stalk-shaped growth sticking out from the skin or from a mucous membrane
  70. Plague - a disease that spreads very rapidly, infecting very large numbers of people and killing a great many of them, or an outbreak of such a disease
  71. Paean - a song or other expression of praise or joy
  72. Pharmacopoeia - a book containing an official list of medicinal drugs together with articles on their preparation and use
  73. Perspicacity - clearness of understanding
  74. Palimpsest - an object a place whose older layers or aspects are apparent
  75. Primogeniture - the state of being the first-born or eldest child of the same parents
  76. Panjandrum - an important or self-important official
  77. Perplex - to confuse or trouble with uncertainty or doubt
  78. Prowess - superior strength, courage, or daring, especially in battle
  79. Polemics - controversial arguments, especially ones refuting or attacking a specific opinion or doctrine
  80. Philter - a potion or charm supposed to cause the person taking it to fall in love
  81. Pleiotropism - the control by a single gene of several distinct and seemingly unrelated phenotypic effects
  82. Prolix - extending to a great length; unnecessarily long; wordy
  83. Pantheism - a doctrine that equates God with the forces and laws of the universe
  84. Pellagra - a disease caused by a deficiency of niacin and protein in the diet and characterized by skin eruptions, digestive and nervous system disturbances, and eventual mental deterioration
  85. Pronk - jump straight up, as of kangaroos
  86. Phrenology - the study of the shape and protuberances of the skull, based on the now discredited belief that they reveal character and mental capacity
  87. Prothalamion - a song in celebration of a marriage
  88. Paladin - a champion of a medieval prince
  89. Polydipsia - excessive or abnormal thirst
  90. Pogonip - a dense winter fog containing frozen particles that is formed in deep mountain valleys of western U.S.
  91. Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis - a pneumoconiosis caused by the inhalation of very fine silicate or quartz dust
  92. Phyllotaxis - the arrangement of leaves on a stem and in relation to one another
  93. Polysyndeton - the repetition of connectives or conjunctions in close succession for rhetorical effect, as in the phrase here and there and everywhere
  94. Polyhistor - a person with broad knowledge
  95. Psephology - the study of political elections
  96. Panopticon - a building, as a prison, hospital, library, or the like, so arranged that all parts of the interior are visible from a single point
  97. Pococurante - Indifferent, apathetic, nonchalant
  98. Polemology - the science and study of human conflict and war
  99. Palanquin - a covered litter carried on poles on the shoulders of four or more bearers, formerly used in eastern Asia
  100. Pachycephalosaurus - bipedal herbivore having 10 inches of bone atop its head; largest bone-headed dinosaur ever found
  101. Parallax - an apparent change in the direction of an object, caused by a change in observational position that provides a new line of sight
  102. Pernicious - tending to cause death or serious injury; deadly
  103. Pahoehoe - lava with a smooth glassy surface
  104. Philomath - a lover of learning
  105. Partagium - a fold of skin between the fore and hind limbs of flying squirrels, flying lizards, etc., enabling them to glide through the air
  106. Pamprodactylous - having all toes pointing forward, as in certain birds
  107. Phylactery - an amulet
  108. Pablum - trite, insipid, or simplistic writing, speech, or conceptualization
  109. Parfleche - an untanned animal hide soaked in lye and water to remove the hair and then dried on a stretcher
  110. Pergola - an arbor formed of columns supporting trelliswork on which climbing plants are often trained
  111. Profligate - shamelessly immoral; also, recklessly wasteful
  112. Purfle - to finish or decorate the border or edge of
  113. Pemphigus - any of several acute or chronic skin diseases characterized by groups of itching blisters
  114. Parthenocarpy - the production of fruit without fertilization
  115. Periapt - a charm worn as protection against mischief and disease; an amulet

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  116. Quixotic - like Don Quixote; romantic to extravagance; absurdly chivalric; apt to be deluded
  117. Quagmire - a difficult or precarious situation; a predicament
  118. Quisling - a traitor who collaborates with the invaders of his country esp. by serving in a puppet government
  119. Quaquaversal - sloping downward from the center in all directions
  120. Qiviut - the soft wool lying beneath the long coat of the muskox, valued for its use as a fiber
  121. Quondam - that once was; former: “the quondam drunkard, now perfectly sober”
  122. Quipu - a record-keeping device of the Inca empire consisting of a series of variously colored strings attached to a base rope and knotted so as to encode information, used especially for accounting purposes
  123. Querulous - given to complaining; peevish
  124. Quantic - a homogeneous polynomial having two or more variables

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  125. Recherché - uncommon; rare
  126. Rostrate - having a beaklike part
  127. Roborant - restoring vigor or strength
  128. Retromingent - urinating backwards
  129. Raptorial - subsisting by seizing prey; predatory
  130. Rancor - bitter, long-lasting resentment; deep-seated ill will
  131. Rapturous - filled with great joy or rapture; ecstatic
  132. Roorback - a defamatory falsehood published for political effect
  133. Refocillate - to revive by warmth
  134. Rale - an abnormal respiratory sound characterized by fine crackles
  135. Rakehell - a licentious or immoral person
  136. Rechauffe - warmed leftover food
  137. Rasik - realm, in Hindi folklore, in which everyone is young, attractive, and nearly always engaged in erotic play
  138. Remontant - blooming more often than once in a season
  139. Ricin - a poisonous protein extracted from the castor bean and used as a biochemical reagent
  140. Riboflavin - a B vitamin that prevents skin lesions and weight loss
  141. Ricochet - to rebound at least once from a surface

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  142. Skulduggery - crafty deception or trickery or an instance of it
  143. Subjugate - to bring under control; conquer
  144. Ska - music originating in Jamaica in the 1960s, having elements of rhythm and blues, jazz, and calypso
  145. Summon - to give notice to, or command to appear
  146. Somnophore - one who induces sleep
  147. Swarthy - having a dark complexion or color
  148. Solfatara - a volcanic area that gives off sulfurous gases and steam
  149. Superfluous - being beyond what is required or sufficient
  150. Stomata - the minute pores in the epidermis of a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor pass
  151. Septicemia - a systemic disease caused by pathogenic organisms or their toxins in the bloodstream
  152. Stasis - a condition of balance among various forces; motionlessness
  153. Strabismus - a visual defect in which one eye cannot focus with the other on an object because of imbalance of the eye muscles
  154. Slipshod - marked by carelessness; sloppy or slovenly
  155. Sanskrit - the extinct Indo-European language of ancient India
  156. Sabotage - an action taken to undermine or destroy somebody's efforts or achievements
  157. Saprozoic - obtaining nourishment by absorption of dissolved organic and inorganic materials, as in protozoans and some fungi
  158. Splanchnic - of or relating to the viscera; visceral
  159. Syrinx - the vocal organ of a bird, consisting of thin vibrating muscles at or close to the division of the trachea into the bronchi
  160. Syzygy - the straight-line conjunction or opposition of three celestial bodies
  161. Squalor - shabbiness and dirtiness resulting from poverty or neglect
  162. Shibboleth - a word or phrase frequently used, or a belief strongly held, by members of a group that is usually held by outsiders as meaningless
  163. Snollygoster - somebody whose actions are motivated by self-interest rather than by high principles
  164. Schadenfreude - a malicious satisfaction in the misfortunes of others
  165. Simulacrum - a representation; an insubstantial or vague semblance Seafaring - following a life at sea
  166. Slake - to satisfy or quench
  167. Submerge - to hide from view; obscure
  168. Superstition - an irrational belief that an object, action, or circumstance not logically related to a course of events influences its outcome
  169. Sumptuary - laws intended to restrain or limit the expenditure of citizens in apparel,food, furniture, etc
  170. Seraphim - the first of the nine orders of angels in medieval angelology
  171. Sthenic - notably or excessively vigorous or energetic
  172. Solipsism - a theory holding that the self can know nothing but its own modifications and that the self is the only existent thing
  173. Scissile - capable of being cut smoothly or split easily
  174. Subfusc - of a dark, dull, or somber color
  175. Strafe - to attack (ground troops, for example) with a machine gun or cannon from a low-flying aircraft
  176. Sternutation - the act of sneezing
  177. Sennight - a week
  178. Sockdolager - a decisive blow or remark
  179. Syllogism - a form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion; for example, All humans are mortal, the major premise, I am a human, the minor premise, therefore, I am mortal, the conclusion
  180. Specter - s ghostly apparition; a phantom
  181. Sacrilegious - violating what is considered sacred
  182. Sequela - a pathological condition resulting from a previous disease or injury
  183. Sialagogue - an agent that promotes the flow of saliva
  184. Sanguinolent - mixed or tinged with blood
  185. Stoloniferous - bearing or forming stolons
  186. Shadoof - a device consisting of a long suspended pole weighted at one end and having a bucket at the other end, used in the Near East and especially Egypt for raising water, as for the irrigation of land
  187. Scripophily - the hobby of collecting historic stock and bond certificates; also, such a collection
  188. Shako - a stiff, cylindrical military dress hat with a metal plate in front, a short visor, and a plume
  189. Snickersnee - a knife resembling a sword; the act of fighting with knives
  190. Scotopia - the ability to see in darkness or dim light; dark-adapted vision
  191. Scintillating - to throw off sparks; flash (submitted by Pilot9585@aol.com )
  192. Stagflation - economic condition marked by lack of growth (stagnation) and persistent, substantial increase in prices (inflation)
  193. Septentrion - the north
  194. Synaesthesia - a condition in which one type of stimulation evokes the sensation of another, as when the hearing of a sound produces the visualization of a color; a sensation felt in one part of the body as a result of stimulus applied to another, as in referred pain; the description of one kind of sense impression by using words that normally describe another
  195. Scrobiculate - marked with many shallow depressions, grooves, or pits
  196. Syndactyly - the condition of having two or more fused digits, as occurs normally in certain mammals and birds, or a congenital anomaly in humans characterized by two or more fused fingers or toes
  197. Samovar - a metal urn with a spigot, used to boil water for tea and traditionally having a chimney and heated by coals
  198. Sirocco - a hot humid south or southeast wind of southern Italy, Sicily, and the Mediterranean islands, originating in the Sahara Desert as a dry dusty wind but becoming moist as it passes over the Mediterranean
  199. Storax - an aromatic resin obtained from the snowbell
  200. Scry - to see or predict the future by means of a crystal ball

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  201. Thaumatology - the study of miracles
  202. Thrombocytopenia - an abnormal decrease in the number of platelets in circulatory blood
  203. Talisman - an object marked with magic signs and believed to confer on its bearer supernatural powers or protection
  204. Truculence - a disposition or apparent disposition to fight, especially fiercely
  205. Teknonym - a name derived from a child's name that is used to address a parent
  206. Tor - a rocky heap on the top of a hill
  207. Targe - a light shield or buckler
  208. Trochanter - any of several bony processes on the upper part of the femur of many vertebrates
  209. Tantamount - equivalent in effect or value: a request tantamount to a demand
  210. Tergiversation - desertion of a cause, party, or faith
  211. Tmesis - separation of parts of a compound word by the intervention of one or more words (as what place soever for whatsoever place)
  212. Tartuffe - a religious hypocrite
  213. Tupek or Tupik - tent that is an Eskimo summer dwelling
  214. Transuranic - having an atomic number greater than 92
  215. Torpid - having lost motion or the power of exertion or feeling: dormant, numb
  216. Talion - a punishment identical to the offense, as the death penalty for murder
  217. Theomachy - strife or battle among gods
  218. Tragus - the projection or little flap in front of the ear
  219. Telamon - a figure of a man used as a supporting pillar
  220. Trichotillomania - a compulsion to pull out one's hair
  221. Thalweg - a line, as drawn on a map, connecting the lowest points of a valley
  222. Tantivy - at full gallop; at full speed
  223. Tonotopic - denoting a spatial arrangement of structures such that certain tone frequencies are transmitted, as in the auditory pathway
  224. Triune - being three in one
  225. Ted - to spread or strew for drying
  226. Thyestean - of or relating to the eating of human flesh; cannibal
  227. Totipalmate - having webbing that connects each of the four anterior, as in water birds
  228. Totipotency - the ability of a cell, such as an egg, to give rise to unlike cells and thus develop into a new organism or part
  229. Trapunto - quilting in which the design is outlined with running stitches and then padded from underneath
  230. Trepanning - to perforate the skull with a trepan, to relieve pressure
  231. Taiga - a subarctic, evergreen coniferous forest located just south of the tundra and dominated by firs and spruces
  232. Toadstool - An inedible or poisonous fungus with an umbrella-shaped fruiting body
  233. Titillation - to stimulate by touching lightly; tickle
  234. Thanatology - the study of death and dying, especially in their psychological and social aspects
  235. Transcendentalism - A literary and philosophical movement asserting the existence of an ideal spiritual reality that transcends the empirical and scientific and is knowable through intuition
  236. Tome - a book, especially a large or scholarly one
  237. Tintinnabulation - the ringing or sounding of bells
  238. Teetotum - a top, usually having four lettered sides, that is used to play various games of chance
  239. Terpsichorean - of or relating to dancing
  240. Teratoma - a tumor consisting of different types of tissue, as of skin, hair, and muscle, caused by the development of independent germ cells
  241. Tetragrammaton - the four Hebrew letters usually transliterated as YHWH or JHVH, used as a biblical proper name for God
  242. Thaumaturgy - the working of miracles or magic feats
  243. Threshold - the point where a new era or experience begins
  244. Tithe - one tenth of one's income or produce paid voluntarily or as a tax for the support of a church or its clergy
  245. Thixotropy - becoming fluid when shaken or stirred and returning to a gel state when allowed to stand
  246. Tautonym - a species name in which the epithet for the species is the same as that of the genus, for example, the name of the filarial worm Loa loa, this kind of name is used for animal but not plant species
  247. Tchotchke - a trinket; a knickknack
  248. Tuyère - the pipe, nozzle, or other opening through which air is forced into a blast furnace or forge to facilitate combustion
  249. Tatterdemalion - a person dressed in tattered clothing

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  250. Ultimatum - a final statement of terms made by one party to another
  251. Usurper - one who wrongfully or illegally seizes and holds the place of another
  252. Ullage - the amount of liquid lost from a container through evaporation or leakage
  253. Upas - a poisonous or harmful influence or institution
  254. Uxorial - of, relating to, or characteristic of a wife
  255. Uvarovite - an emerald-green mineral, a variety of garnet
  256. Undercroft - a crypt, especially one used for burial under a church
  257. Ukase - any order or decree issued by an authority; an edict
  258. Unguis - a nail, claw, or hoof
  259. Usurer - one who lends money at interest, especially at an exorbitant or unlawfully high rate
  260. Uliginose - muddy; oozy; slimy; also, growing in muddy places
  261. Umlaut - a change in a vowel sound caused by partial assimilation especially to a vowel or semivowel occurring in the following syllable
  262. Uncial - of or relating to a style of writing characterized by somewhat rounded capital letters and found especially in Greek and Latin manuscripts of the fourth to the eighth century A.D.

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  263. Valgus - characterized by an abnormal outward turning of a bone, especially of the hip, knee, or foot
  264. Vatic - of or characteristic of a prophet; oracular
  265. Velleity - volition at its lowest level; a mere wish or inclination
  266. Ventail - the lower movable part of the front of a medieval helmet, fitting over the mouth or neck
  267. Virescence - the state or process of becoming green, especially the abnormal development of green coloration in plant parts normally not green
  268. Venal - open to bribery; mercenary: capable of betraying honor, duty, or scruples for a price; corruptible
  269. Vademecum - a book for ready reference: manual
  270. Vacuum - the absence of matter
  271. Vavasour - a feudal tenant who ranked directly below a baron or peer
  272. Vampire - a reanimated corpse that is believed to rise from the grave at night to suck the blood of sleeping people
  273. Vestigial - occurring or persisting as a rudimentary or degenerate structure
  274. Visceral - perceived in or as if in the viscera; profound
  275. Volleybox - a game my roommate and I made up (ok, so this ones not real, sue me)
  276. Vomitory - the tunnellike passages of an amphitheater or stadium between the seats and the outside wall or passageway
  277. Vitrified - changed or made into glass or a glassy substance, especially through heat fusion
  278. Vivisection - the act or practice of cutting into or otherwise injuring living animals, especially for the purpose of scientific research
  279. Verbicide - deliberate distortion of the sense of a word (as in punning)
  280. Vale - a valley, often coursed by a stream; a dale

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  281. Weregild - the price of a man's head; a compensation paid of a man killed
  282. Wanderlust - a very strong or irresistible impulse to travel
  283. Wraith - an apparition of a living person that appears as a portent just before that person's death
  284. Whelm - to cover with water; submerge
  285. Warpath - a course that leads to warfare or battle
  286. Wood - [OLD ENGLISH] mentally unbalanced, insane
  287. Wamble - to move in a weaving, wobbling, or rolling manner
  288. Whilom - having once been, former
  289. Wassail - a salutation or toast given in drinking someone's health or as an expression of good will at a festivity or the drink used in such toasting, commonly ale or wine spiced with roasted apples and sugar; also a festivity characterized by much drinking
  290. Wedeln - a snow skiing style in which the skier executes a series of short quick parallel turns by moving the backs of the skis from side to side at a constant speed
  291. Wyvern - a two-legged dragon having wings and a barbed tail
  292. Wan - unnaturally pale, as from physical or emotional distress
  293. Writhe - to twist, as in pain, struggle, or embarrassment

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  294. Xiphosuran - an arthropod of the order Xiphosura, which includes the horseshoe crab and many extinct forms
  295. Xylose - a white crystalline sugar, C5H10O5, used in dyeing and tanning and in diabetic diets
  296. Xerophilous - flourishing in or adapted to a dry hot environment
  297. Xanthocroid - having light complexion and hair
  298. Xanthippe - an ill-tempered woman
  299. Xenoplastic - involving or occurring between distantly related individuals
  300. Xerothermic - both dry and hot
  301. Xerosis - an abnormal dryness of the skin, eyeballs, or mucous membranes
  302. Xylophagous - feeding on or living in wood
  303. Xebec - a usually 3-masted Mediterranean sailing ship with long overhanging bow and stern
  304. Xanthic - tending toward a yellow color, or to one of those colors, green being excepted, in which yellow is a constituent, as scarlet, orange, etc

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  305. Yahweh - a name for God assumed by modern scholars to be a convention for pronouncing the Tetragrammaton
  306. Yclept - called; named
  307. Yare - set for action: ready
  308. Yurt - a circular, domed, portable tent used by nomadic peoples of central Asia
  309. Yawl - a two-masted fore-and-aft-rigged sailing vessel similar to the ketch but having a smaller jigger- or mizzenmast stepped abaft the rudder
  310. Yggdrasil - in Norse mythology, the great ash tree that holds together earth, heaven, and hell by its roots and branches
  311. Yapok - an aquatic opossum (Chironectes minimus) of tropical America, having dense fur, webbed hind feet, and a long tail
  312. Yataghan - a Turkish sword or scimitar having a double-curved blade and an eared pommel, but lacking a handle guard
  313. Yegg - a thug or burglar, especially a safecracker
  314. Yeanling - the young of a sheep or goat; a lamb or kid
  315. Yoni - a stylized representation of a vulva worshiped as a symbol of a goddess or Shakti

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  316. Zarf - a chalicelike holder for a hot coffee cup, typically made of ornamented metal, used in the Middle East
  317. Zonule - a small zone, as of a ligament
  318. Zymurgy - the branch of chemistry that deals with fermentation processes, as in brewing
  319. Zoon - an animal developed from a fertilized egg
  320. Zeugma - a construction in which a single word, especially a verb or an adjective, is applied to two or more nouns when its sense is appropriate to only one of them or to both in different ways, as in "He took my advice and my wallet"
  321. Zoolatry - animal worship
  322. Zugzwang - a situation in a chess game in which a player is forced to make an undesirable or disadvantageous move
  323. Zygodactylic - having two toes projecting forward and two projecting backward, as certain climbing birds
  324. Zenzizenzizenzic - the eighth power of a number
  325. Zeitgeber - an environmental cue, as the length of daylight or the degree of temperature, that helps to regulate the cycles of an organism's biological clock
  326. Zymology - the chemistry of fermentation
  327. Zucchetto - a skullcap worn by certain Roman Catholic clerics, varying in color according to rank
  328. Zephyr - something that is airy, insubstantial, or passing
  329. Zealot - a fervent and even militant proponent of something
  330. Zeitgeist - the spirit of the time; the taste and outlook characteristic of a period or generation

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