agonic line means: an imaginary line connecting points on the Earth's surface where the magnetic declination is zero
agonidae means: poachers
agonise means: suffer agony or anguish
agonise means: cause to agonize
agonised means: expressing pain or agony
agonising means: extremely painful
agonist means: (biochemistry) a drug that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction
agonist means: a muscle that contracts while another relaxes
agonist means: someone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon)
agonist means: the principal character in a work of fiction
24 means: the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-three and one
24 means: being four more than twenty
abrading stone means: a primitive stone artifact (usually made of sandstone) used as an abrader
bloom of youth means: the best time of youth
city planning means: determining and drawing up plans for the future physical arrangement and condition of a community
decadron means: a corticosteroid drug (trade names Decadron or Dexamethasone Intensol or Dexone or Hexadrol or Oradexon) used to treat allergies or inflammation
dianoetic means: proceeding to a conclusion by reason or argument rather than intuition
draining means: having a debilitating effect
gamin means: (sometimes offensive) a homeless boy who has been abandoned and roams the streets
gustav klimt means: Austrian painter influenced by art nouveau (1862-1918)
inborn reflex means: an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
inexpertly means: in a crude and unskilled manner
intercapitular vein means: veins connecting the dorsal and palmar veins of the hand or the dorsal and plantar veins of the foot
intransitiveness means: the grammatical relation created by an intransitive verb
plumbable means: (of depth) capable of being sounded or measured for depth
precariously means: in a precarious manner
sawm means: the third pillar of Islam is fasting (primarily during the month of Ramadan); Muslims abstain from food and drink and gambling and all sensuous pleasures from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan
sphaerobolaceae means: monotypic family of fungi in which the more or less spherical gleba is forcibly ejected at maturity
square dancing means: American country dancing in which couples form squares
subartesian means: (of water) rising naturally in a well to a height appreciably above that of the surrounding water table but not flowing out of the well
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