'tween decks means: in the space between decks, on a ship
1 chronicles means: the first of two Old Testament books telling the history of Judah and Israel until the return from the Babylonian Captivity in 536 BC
1 esdras means: an Apocryphal book consisting of a compilation from I Chronicles and II Chronicles and Ezra and Nehemiah
1 kings means: the first of two Old Testament books telling the histories of the kings of Judah and Israel
1 maccabees means: an Apocryphal book describing the life of Judas Maccabaeus
11-plus means: (formerly in Britain) an examination taken by 11 and 12 year old students to select suitable candidates for grammar school
15 minutes means: a quarter of an hour
1530s means: the decade from 1530 to 1539
1750s means: the decade from 1750 to 1759
1760s means: the decade from 1760 to 1769
bark beetle means: small beetle that bores tunnels in the bark and wood of trees; related to weevils
benne means: East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil
caesalpinia bonducella means: tropical tree with large prickly pods of seeds that resemble beans and are used for jewelry and rosaries
catoptric means: of or relating to catoptrics; produced by or based on mirrors
center spread means: the spread at the center of a magazine
cuckoo-bumblebee means: a bee that is parasitic in the nests of bumblebees
cunning means: crafty artfulness (especially in deception)
cunning means: shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
cunning means: showing inventiveness and skill
cunning means: marked by skill in deception
cunning means: attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness
genus tilapia means: a genus of Cichlidae
guru nanak means: Indian religious leader who founded Sikhism in dissent from the caste system of Hinduism; he taught that all men had a right to search for knowledge of God and that spiritual liberation could be attained by meditating on the name of God (1469-1538)
inamorata means: a woman with whom you are in love or have an intimate relationship
islamic jihad means: an Islamic extremist group active since the late 1970s; seeks to overthrow the Egyptian government and replace it with an Islamic state; works in small underground cells
islamic jihad means: a Shiite terrorist organization with strong ties to Iran; seeks to create an Iranian fundamentalist Islamic state in Lebanon; car bombs are the signature weapon
judgmental means: depending on judgment
mitomycin means: a complex of antibiotic substances obtained from a streptomyces bacterium; one form (trade name Mutamycin) shows promise as an anticancer drug
pentylenetetrazol means: a drug used as a circulatory and respiratory stimulant; larger doses cause convulsions in shock therapy; Metrazol is a trademark
saint peter the apostle means: disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
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