ACTA n/pl recorded proceedings AERO adj pertaining to aircraft ALOW adv in or to a lower position ANSA n pl. -SAE the projecting part of Saturn's rings BANI pl. of ban BEDU n pl. BEDU a bedouin BLAE adj bluish-black BLIN n pl. BLINI or BLINIS a blintze BRUT adj very dry BUBO n pl. -BOES a swelling of a lymph gland BUBOED adj BUTE n pl. BUTE a pain-relieving drug CHID: CHIDE v CHIDED or CHID, CHIDDEN, CHIDING, CHIDES to scold CHON n pl. CHON a monetary unit of South Korea CIAO interj -- used as an expression of greeting and farewell COFT past tense of coff COXA n pl. COXAE the hip or hip joint COXAL adj DERE adj dire DIEL adj involving a full day DORE adj gilded EATH adj easy EDDO n pl. -DOES a tropical plant FICO n pl. -COES something of little worth FLAK n pl. FLAK antiaircraft fire FORA a pl. of forum FRAE prep from GANE a past participle of gae GAUN present participle of gae GLEG adj alert GLEGLY adv HWAN n pl. HWAN a monetary unit of South Korea INRO n pl. INRO a Japanese ornamental container JIMP adj JIMPER, JIMPEST natty JIMPLY adv KAMI n pl. KAMI a sacred power or force KETO adj of or pertaining to ketone KOBO n pl. KOBO a monetary unit of Nigeria KORE n pl. -RAI an ancient Greek statue of a young woman LATI a pl. of lat LEKE: LEK n pl. LEKS or LEKE or LEKU a monetary unit of Albania LEKU: LEK n pl. LEKS or LEKE or LEKU a monetary unit of Albania LEVA: LEV n pl. LEVA a monetary unit of Bulgaria LEVO adj turning toward the left LIEF adj LIEFER, LIEFEST willing LIEFLY adv LIRE: LIRA n pl. LIRE or LIRAS a monetary unit of Italy LIRI: LIRA n pl. LIRI a monetary unit of Malta LITE adj lower in calories or having less of some ingredient LITU a pl. of litas LOCA a pl. of locus LOTH adj loath MAUN v must -- MAUN is the only form of this verb; it cannot be conjugated MAWN: MAW v MAWED, MAWN, MAWING, MAWS to mow MENO adv less -- used as a musical direction META adj pertaining to positions in a benzene ring separated by one carbon atom MIRI a pl. of mir NENE n pl. NENE a Hawaiian goose NOTA pl. of notum ORAD adv toward the mouth ORRA adj occasional OSAR: OS n pl. OSAR an esker OSSA: OS n pl. OSSA a bone OWSE n pl. OWSEN ox PHAT adj susceptible of easy and rapid typesetting PHEW interj -- used to express relief, fatigue, or disgust PIAL adj pertaining to a pia PICE n pl. PICE a former coin of India and Pakistan POCO adv a little -- used as a musical direction PUGH interj -- used to express disgust PULA n pl. PULA a monetary unit of Botswana RATH adj rathe REFT a past tense of reave RETE n pl. -TIA an anatomical mesh or network RUGA n pl. -GAE an anatomical fold or wrinkle RUGAL, RUGATE adj SALL v shall -- SALL is the only form of this verb; it cannot be conjugated SENE n pl. SENE a monetary unit of Western Samoa SETA n pl. -TAE a coarse, stiff hair SETAL adj SHMO n pl. SHMOES schmo SHOD a past tense of shoe SITH adv since SMIT: SMITE v SMOTE, SMIT or SMITTEN, SMITING, SMITES to strike heavily SOLA a pl. of solum STAW a past tense of steal STEY adj steep SYBO n pl. -BOES the cibol TAKA n pl. TAKA a monetary unit of Bangladesh TELA n pl. -LAE an anatomical tissue THAE adj these; those THIO adj containing sulfur THIR pron these THRO prep through TOEA n pl. TOEA a monetary unit of Papua New Guinea TOOM adj empty TORR n pl. TORR a unit of pressure TRAD adj traditional TREF adj unfit for use according to Jewish law TROD a past tense of tread TROP adv too much TWEE adj affectedly cute or dainty UNBE v to cease to have being -- UNBE is the only accepted form of this verb; it cannot be conjugated URSA n pl. -SAE a female bear VASA: VAS n pl. VASA an anatomical duct VASAL adj VELA pl. of velum VENA n pl. -NAE a vein VERA adj very VETO v -ED, -ING, -ES to forbid or prevent authoritatively VIDE v see -- used to direct a reader to another item; VIDE is the only form of this verb; it cannot be conjugated VITA n pl. VITAE a brief, autobiographical sketch WAUR adj worse WEEL adj well YALD adj yauld (vigorous) YELD adj not giving milk YOND adv yonder