| Algolagnia | Sexual gratification derived from inflicting or experiencing pain |
| Arrestation | A stopping or halting of development or progress |
| Balustrade | A railing supported by balusters, often forming an ornamental parapet |
| Brazen | Bold and without shame |
| Concupiscence | Strong sexual desire; lust |
| Cornucopia | A symbol of abundance, or an overflowing supply of good things |
| Diffident | Modest or shy due to a lack of self-confidence |
| Dissident | A person who opposes official policy, especially of an authoritarian state |
| Encomium | A speech or piece of writing that highly praises someone or something |
| Hirsute | Hairy |
| Maieutic | Relating to the Socratic method of drawing out latent ideas through questioning |
| Nympholepsy | A frenzied longing for an unattainable ideal |
| Obdurate | Stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion or course of action |
| Saccade | A rapid movement of the eye between fixation points |
| Scupper | A hole in a ship’s side that drains water from the deck |
| Silicate | A salt whose anion contains both silicon and oxygen |
| Souse | To soak or drench in liquid |
| Tabouret | A low stool or small table |
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