1. Aesir, in Scandinavian mythology, either of two main groups of deities, four of whom were common to the Germanic nations: Odin (q.v.), chief of the Aesir; Frigg (q.v.), Odin’s wife; Tyr (q.v.), god of war; and Thor (q.v.), whose name was the Teutonic word for thunder

2. A Brahminee, mother of Sāriputta (1) (q.v.)

3. A Brahminee, mother of Sariputta (1) (q.v.)

4. Bacillite — in geology, a type of crystallite (q.v.)

5. Analgetic (adj.) classically correct form of analgesic (q.v.).

6. The science of biological Classification is commonly called taxonomy (q.v.).

7. Coydog, hybrid of the domestic dog with the coyote (q.v.).

8. Among the best known is the plum Curculio (q.v.), which …

9. Allophone, one of the phonetically distinct variants of a phoneme (q.v.)

10. Acculturate (v.) 1925 (implied in Acculturated), back-formation from acculturation (q.v.)

11. Origin and meaning of Connivance: the main modern form of connivence (q.v.)

12. Chute, or Cutoff, in a river, shortcut across a meander (q.v.)

13. Advisable Meaning: "prudent, expedient," from advise (v.) + -able (q.v.)

14. Curtsy (n.) 1540s, "expression of respect," a variant of courtesy (q.v.)

15. Origin and meaning of Cognisance: alternative spelling of cognizance (q.v.); also see -ize

16. Absolute authority was expressed in the Consul’s imperium (q.v.), but its arbitrary e

17. Collectivism may be contrasted with individualism (q.v.), in which the rights and interests of …

18. Origin and meaning of Acculturate: 1925 (implied in Acculturated), back-formation from acculturation (q.v.)

19. Fourth piece originally part of Das Atonale Cabaret (q.v.), see Kohlhase (item 912), p

20. Augustan Age, one of the most illustrious periods in Latin literary history, from approximately 43 bc to ad 18; together with the preceding Ciceronian period (q.v.), it forms the Golden Age (q.v.) of Latin literature.

21. Baloney (n.) 1894 as a spelling variant of bologna sausage (q.v.), representing the popular pronunciation

22. Benighted (adj.) 1570s, "overtaken by darkness," past-participle adjective from obsolete verb benight (q.v.)

23. Aquacade Meaning: "aquatic entertainment," 1937, American English, from aqua- + ending abstracted from cavalcade (q.v.)

24. Castilian dialect, a dialect of the Spanish language (q.v.), the basis of modern standard Spanish

25. Bedevil Meaning: "to treat diabolically, abuse," from be- + verbal use of devil (q.v.)

26. Cantharides, or cantharidin, consists of the broken dried remains of the blister beetle (q.v.) Lytta vesicatoria

27. Apologia (n.) "defense, justification," 1784, the Latin form of apology (q.v.); popularized by J.H

28. Origin and meaning of Authorisation: chiefly British English spelling of authorization (q.v.); for spelling, see -ize

29. Bibliolator (n.) also Bibliolater, "book-worshipper," 1820, perhaps first in Coleridge, from bibliolatry (q.v.)

30. Alclad, laminated metal produced in sheets composed of a Duralumin (q.v.) core and outer layers of

31. Origin and meaning of Algorism: 13c., early alternative form of algorithm (q.v.), from Old French Algorisme

32. Analyse (v.) chiefly British English spelling of analyze (q.v.), which was the former spelling there (as in Johnson's dictionary)

33. Almonry school, medieval English monastic charity school supported by a portion of the funds allocated to the almoner (q.v.)

34. The Angelfishes, or scalares, popular in home aquariums are members of the genus Pterophyllum and the cichlid (q.v.) family

35. An Analytic language is commonly identified with an isolating language (q.v.), since the two classes of language tend to coincide.

36. Polycrystal, any solid object composed of randomly oriented crystalline regions, called Crystallites, especially as distinguished from a single crystal (q.v.)

37. Clinch (v.) 1560s, "fix securely (a driven nail) by bending and beating it back," a variant of clench (q.v.)

38. Arbitrament. A term nearly synonymous with arbitration. (q.v.) A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States.

39. Arbitrament. A term nearly synonymous with arbitration. (q.v.) A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States.

40. …enclosing a fluid-filled cavity, the Blastocoel. After the blastula develops, it undergoes transition to the gastrula (q.v.), a process called gastrulation

41. The Buff Orpington Duck was introduced to the public at the Dairy Show, the Agricultural Hall (q.v.), Islington, London in October 1897.

42. It differs from inCorporeal property, (q.v.) which consists of choses in action and easements, as a right of way, and the like.

43. Basidium, in fungi (kingdom Fungi), the organ in the members of the phylum Basidiomycota (q.v.) that bears sexually reproduced bodies called Basidiospores

44. Analytic language, any language that uses specific grammatical words, or particles, rather than inflection (q.v.), to express syntactic relations within sentences

45. Afterburner, also called Reheat, second combustion chamber in a turbojet (q.v.) or turbofan engine, immediately in front of the engine’s exhaust nozzle

46. An Abettor is one kind of accomplice (q.v.), the other being an accessory, who aids the criminal prior to or after the crime

47. Burgle Meaning: "commit burglary, be a burglar," 1869, humorous or erroneous back-formation from burglar (q.v.) as… See definitions of Burgle.

48. Behoove (v.) Old English behofian "to have need of, have use for," verbal form of the ancient compound word represented by Behoof (q.v.)

49. amalgamate (v.) 1650s, "mix (a metal) with mercury," a back-formation from Amalgamation, or else from obsolete adjective amalgamate (1640s) from amalgam (q.v.)

50. Behoove (v.) Old English behofian "to have need of, have use for," verbal form of the ancient compound word represented by behoof (q.v.)

51. Almandine, either of two semiprecious gemstones: a violet-coloured variety of ruby spinel (q.v.) or iron aluminum garnet, which is most abundant of the garnets

52. The Achaean kingdom fell before the incoming Dorians, and throughout the classical period the history of Laconia is that of its capital Sparta (q.v.).

53. Accelerator, in the rubber industry, any of numerous chemical substances that cause vulcanization (q.v.) of rubber to occur more rapidly or at lower temperatures

54. Boson, subatomic particle with integral spin (i.e., angular momentum in quantum-mechanical units of 0, 1, etc.) that is governed by the Bose-Einstein statistics (q.v.).

55. Booths were erected also at the feast of Tabernacles (q.v.), Leviticus 23:42 Leviticus 23:43, which commemorated the abode of the Israelites in the wilderness

56. Amalgamate (v.) 1650s, "mix (a metal) with mercury," a back-formation from amalgamation, or else from obsolete adjective Amalgamate (1640s) from amalgam (q.v.)

57. Colluvium is a part of the regolith (q.v.: also see under “ Head ”), i.e., the superficial mantle of unconsolidated rock debris and soil on the earth's surface

58. Bathetic (adj.) 1834, from bathos on the model of pathetic (q.v.), which, however, does not come directly from pathos, so the formation is either erroneous or humorous

59. Adios (interj.) 1837, American English, from Spanish Adios, from phrase a dios vos acomiendo "I commend you to God;" the French form is adieu (q.v.).

60. The Contredanse was an 18th-century French development of the English country dance (q.v.) and was performed into the 19th century by French, English, and German aristocrats and bourgeoisie.

61. Carmine, red or purplish-red pigment obtained from cochineal (q.v.), a red dyestuff extracted from the dried bodies of certain female scale insects native to tropical and subtropical America

62. PitchBlende, amorphous, black, pitchy form of the crystalline uranium oxide mineral uraninite (q.v.); it is one of the primary mineral ores of uranium, containing 50–80 percent of that element

63. Blueback, common name for a number of blue-coloured fishes, particularly the lake herring, or cisco, a whitefish (q.v.); the summer, or glut, herring (see herring); and the sockeye salmon

64. Christ [N] [H] [S] anointed, the Greek translation of the Hebrew word rendered "Messiah" (q.v.), the official title of our Lord, occurring five hundred and fourteen times in the New Testament

65. Clue (n.) "anything that guides or directs in an intricate case," 1590s, a special use of a revised spelling of clew "a ball of thread or yarn" (q.v.)

66. From Babism to Bahaʾism: Problems of militancy, quietism, and conflation in the construction of a religion Nineteenth-century Bābī talismans Bāb, sayyed ʿAlī Moḥammad Shīrāzī (1235/1819–1266/1850), the founder of Babism (Q.V.)

67. Ambuscade (n.) 1580s, "act of lying concealed for the purpose of attacking by surprise," essentially a variant form of ambush (q.v.), "now more formal as a military term" [OED]

68. But Karl Mikael Bellman (q.v.; 1 74 0 - 1 795), the most original and one of the most able of all Swedish writers, an improvisatore of the first order, had nothing academical in his composition

69. Anticyclone, any large wind system that rotates about a centre of high atmospheric pressure clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and counterclockwise in the Southern. Its flow is the reverse of that of a cyclone (q.v.)

70. From Babism to Bahaʾism: Problems of militancy, quietism, and conflation in the construction of a religion Nineteenth-century Bābī talismans Bāb, sayyed ʿAlī Moḥammad Shīrāzī (1235/1819–1266/1850), the founder of Babism (Q.V.)

71. This 1876-vintage rifle was a modified No.4 (q.v.), with an extra-heavy iron frame, a heavy octagonal barrel (30-32 inches), double set triggers, and, unlike other Ballards, a cleaning rod beneath the muzzle

72. Jack Taloifuila was born on Sulufou Island in Lau Lagoon, the nephew of Kwaisulia (q.v.) of Adagege Island. When he was about sixteen years old he was taken to Mackay on a labour trade schooner

73. About 80% of holdings (Amounting to about 6o% of the cultivated area) are cultivated by the proprietor; of the rest approximately 13% are let on lease and 7% are worked on the system known as mtayage (q.v.).

74. Columbite was the second species named from the USA, after celestine (q.v.) Type Locality: ⓘ Green's Well pegmatite (Green's Tank), Pilgangoora (Pilgangoora Mining Centre; Lynas Find; McPhees Patch; Mount York), Wallareenya Station, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, Australia

75. Herbart (q.v.) apperception is that process by which an aggregate or “mass” of presentations becomes systematized (Apperceptions-system) by the accretion of new elements, either sense-given or product of the inner workings of the mind

76. In aphrodisiac These are, principally, Cantharides and yohimbine, both of which stimulate sexual arousal by irritating the urinary tract when excreted. Cantharides, or cantharidin, consists of the broken dried remains of the blister beetle (q.v.) Lytta vesicatoria

77. Cordial, a liqueur (q.v.); though the term Cordial was formerly used for only those liqueurs that were thought to have a tonic or stimulating quality due to the medicinal components of their flavourings, the terms Cordial and liqueur are now used

78. Attis, mythical consort of the Great Mother of the Gods (q.v.; classical Cybele, or Agdistis); he was worshipped in Phrygia, Asia Minor, and later throughout the Roman Empire, where he was made a solar deity in the 2nd century ad

79. Berar, known also as the Hyderabad Assigned Districts, formerly a province administered on behalf of the nizam of Hyderabad by the British government, but since the 1st of October 1903 under the administration of the commissioner-general for the Central Provinces (q.v.).

80. Blue (adj.2) "lewd, indecent" recorded from 1840 (in form Blueness, in an essay of Carlyle's); the sense connection with the color name (see Blue (adj.1)) is unclear, and is opposite to that in Blue laws (q.v.)