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

frowzy (en)

(adjective) musty stale / (adjective) having a slovenly or uncared-for appearance

fulvous (en)

(adjective) of a dull brownish yellow; tawny

garret (en)

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

gelid (en)

(adjective) extremely cold; icy

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

integument (en)

(noun) something that covers or encloses / (noun) an enveloping layer (as a skin, membrane, or cuticle) of an organism or one of its parts

lachrymose (en)

(adjective) given to tears or weeping; tearful / (adjective) tending to cause tears; mournful

levigate (en)

(verb) polish smooth / (verb) to grind to a fine smooth powder while in moist condition / (verb) to separate (fine powder) from coarser material by suspending in a liquid

libretto (en)

(noun) the text of a work (as an opera) for the musical theater / (noun) the book containing a libretto (from Italian)

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

lugubrious (en)

(adjective) mournful / (adjective) exaggeratedly or affectedly mournful / (adjective) dismal

meretricious (en)

(adjective) of or relating to a prostitute; having the nature of prostitution / (adjective) tawdrily and falsely attractive / (adjective) superficially significant; pretentious

meretricious (en)

(adjective) of or relating to a prostitute; having the nature of prostitution / (adjective) tawdrily and falsely attractive / (adjective) superficially significant; pretentious

nacreous (en)

(adjective) possessing the qualities of, consisting of, or abounding in nacre / (adjective) iridescent

osculating (en)

(verb) kiss

pallid (en)

(adjective) deficient in color; wan / (adjective) lacking sparkle or liveliness; dull

pallid (en)

(adjective) deficient in color; wan / (adjective) lacking sparkle or liveliness; dull

pallid (en)

(adjective) deficient in color; wan / (adjective) lacking sparkle or liveliness; dull