ab ovo (la)

from the very beginning; from the egg

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

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

adumbrate (en)

report or represent in outline; foreshadow or symbolize

adumbrate (en)

report or represent in outline; foreshadow or symbolize

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"

bilious (en)

(adjective) of or indicative of a peevish ill-natured disposition, sickeningly unpleasant

carmine (en)

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

celerity (en)

(noun) rapidity of motion or action

coeval (en)

(adjective) of the same or equal age, antiquity, or duration

compunction (en)

(noun) anxiety arising from awareness of guilt / (noun) distress of mind over an anticipated action or result / (noun) a twinge of misgiving; scruple

contralto (en)

(noun) a singing voice having a range between tenor and mezzo-soprano / (noun) a person having this voice / (noun) the part sung by a contralto

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

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

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