abaft (en)

(adverb) toward or at the stern; aft / (preposition) to the rear of / (preposition) toward the stern from

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

apotropaic (en)

(adjective) designed to avert evil

canted (en)

in a slanting or oblique position

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

catechism (en)

a summary of the principles of Christian religion in the form of questions and answers, used for the instruction of Christians

dappled (en)

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

desultory (en)

(adjective) marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose / (adjective) not connected with the main subject / (adjective) disappointing in progress, performance, or quality

desultory (en)

(adjective) marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose / (adjective) not connected with the main subject / (adjective) disappointing in progress, performance, or quality

etiology (en)

(noun) cause, origin / (noun) the cause of a disease or abnormal condition / (noun) a branch of knowledge concerned with causes / (noun) a branch of medical science concerned with the causes and origins of diseases

fillip (en)

(noun) a movement made by bending the last joint of the finger against the thumb and suddenly releasing it; a flick of the finger OR something which acts as a stimulus or boost to an activity

fulminate (en)

(verb) to utter or send out with denunciation / (verb) to send forth censures or invectives / (verb) express vehement protest

indolent (en)

(adjective) causing little or no pain / (adjective) slow to develop or heal / (adjective) averse to activity, effort, or movement; habitually lazy / (adjective) conducive to or encouraging laziness / (adjective) showing an inclination to laziness

logy (en)

(adjective) sluggish groggy / (noun combining form) oral or written expression / (noun combining form) doctrine; theory; science

somnolent (en)

(adjective) of a kind likely to induce sleep / (adjective) inclined to or heavy with sleep; drowsy / (adjective) sleepy

wainscoting (en)

(noun) wainscot / (noun) material used to wainscot a surface / (verb) to line with or as if with boards or paneling