Abaya – a loose robe covering most of the body, worn in Saudi ArabiaĪbecedarius – a special type of acrostic in which the first letter of every word follows the order of the letters in the alphabetĪbstemious – eating and drinking in moderationĪccolade – an embrace formerly used in conferring knighthoodĪchromatopsia – the inability to see colourĪcre – the amount of ground an ox could plough in a dayĪcrostic – a poem or other form of writing in an alphabetic script, in which the first letter, syllable or word of each line, paragraph or other recurring feature in the text spells out a word or a messageĪcrylic – a clear plastic used as a binder in paint and as a casting material in sculptureĪdjunct – an optional part of a sentence, clause, or phrase that, if removed or discarded, will not otherwise affect the remainder of the sentenceĪdobe – a sun-dried, unburned brick of clay and strawĪdonism – a Neopagen religion that reveres AdonisĪdvertorial – an advertisement written in the form of an objective opinion editorial, and presented in a printed publicationĪedile – an elected official of ancient Rome who was responsible for public works and games and who supervised markets, the grain supply, and the water supplyĪegrotat – an unclassified university degree granted to a candidate who is prevented by illness from attending examinationsĪeolipile – a rocket-like jet engine invented in the first century by Hero of Alexandria.
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