captious (en)

(adjective) marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections / (adjective) calculated to confuse, entrap, or entangle in argument

cerement (en)

(noun) a shroud for the dead / (noun) cerecloth

dun (en)

(adjective) marked by dullness and drabness

emollient (en)

(adjective) making soft or supple / (adjective) soothing especially to the skin or mucous membrane / (adjective) making less intense or harsh; mollifying / (noun) something that softens or soothes

fossick (en)

(verb) to search for gold or gemstones typically by picking over abandoned workings / (verb) to search about; rummage / (verb) to search for by or as if by rummaging; ferret out

fustian (en)

(noun) a strong cotton and linen fabric / (noun) a class of cotton fabrics usually having a pile face and twill weave / (noun) high-flown or affected writing or speech / (noun) anything high-flown or affected in style

macula (en)

(noun) an oval-shaped pigmented area near the center of the retina of the human eye and some other animalian eyes; provides the best detailed vision

Oxonian (en)

(noun) a student or graduate of Oxford University

ratiocination (en)

(noun) the process of exact thinking; reasoning / (noun) a reasoned train of thought

spoor (en)

(noun) a track, a trail, a scent, or droppings especially of a wild animal / (noun) a trace by which the progress of someone or something may be followed / (verb) to track by a spoor / (verb) to track something by its spoor

zeugma (en)

(noun) the use of a word to modify or govern two or more words usually in such a manner that it applies to each in a different sense or makes sense with only one (as in “opened the door and her heart to the homeless boy”)