ablutions (en)

(noun) the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) / (noun) the act or action of bathing / (noun) a building housing bathing and toilet facilities on a military base

balustrade (en)

(noun) a row of balusters topped by a rail / (noun) a low parapet or barrier

bathos (en)

(noun) a literary term coined by Alexander Pope to describe to describe amusingly failed attempts at sublimity (an effect of anticlimax created by an unintentional lapse in mood from the sublime to the trivial or ridiculous); adj is "bathetic"

carmine (en)

(noun) a rich crimson or scarlet lake made from cochineal / (noun) a vivid red

couvade (en)

(noun) a custom in some cultures in which when a child is born the father takes to bed as if bearing the child and submits himself to fasting, purification, or taboos

crepuscular (en)

(adj) of, resembling, or relating to twilight

cuneate (en)

(adjective) narrowly triangular with the acute angle toward the base

dappled (en)

(adjective) marked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background

dappled (en)

(adjective) marked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background

desuetude (en)

(noun) discontinuance from use or exercise; disuse

discarnate (en)

(adjective) having no physical body; incorporeal

emetic (en)

(adj, noun) causing vomiting

enuretic (en)

(noun) the involuntary discharge of urine; incontinence of urine

eschatology (en)

the part of theology concerned with death, judgment, and the final destiny of the soul and of humankind

excelsior (en)

a Latin word often translated as "ever upward" or "still higher" / NORTH AMERICAN: softwood shavings used for packing fragile goods or stuffing furniture.

exigent (en)

(adjective) requiring immediate aid or action / (adjective) requiring or calling for much; demanding

fatidic (en)

(adjective) of or relating to prophecy

friable (en)

(adjective) easily crumbled or pulverized

fronds (en)

the leaf or leaflike part of a palm, fern, or similar plant

fulvous (en)

(adjective) of a dull brownish yellow; tawny

garret (en)

(noun) a room or unfinished part of a house just under the roof

genuflect (en)

to bend the knee; to be humbly obedient or respectful

hypnagogic (en)

(adjective) of, relating to, or occurring in the period of drowsiness immediately preceding sleep

limpid (en)

(adjective) marked by transparency; pellucid / (adjective) clear and simple in style / (adjective) absolutely serene and untroubled

limpid (en)

(adjective) marked by transparency; pellucid / (adjective) clear and simple in style / (adjective) absolutely serene and untroubled