| ADUMBRATIVE | • adumbrative adj. Of or pertaining to adumbration. • ADUMBRATIVE adj. with the character of a sketch or outline. |
| ADVENTURISM | • adventurism n. The behaviour of an adventurer; risk-taking. • adventurism n. (Politics) The taking of excessive risks by a government in their political, economic or foreign affairs. • ADVENTURISM n. improvisation in the absence or in defiance of accepted plans or principles. |
| ARGUMENTIVE | • argumentive adj. Being or presenting an argument or line of reasoning. • ARGUMENTIVE adj. given to argument, also ARGUMENTATIVE. |
| DUUMVIRATES | • duumvirates n. Plural of duumvirate. • DUUMVIRATE n. government or control by two people. |
| ENUMERATIVE | • enumerative adj. Of, pertaining to or based on enumeration. • ENUMERATIVE adj. serving to enumerate. |
| FAVOURITISM | • favouritism n. (British spelling) The unfair favouring of one person or group at the expense of another. • FAVOURITISM n. the state of having favourites. |
| INTERVALLUM | • intervallum n. An interval. • INTERVALLUM adj. between ramparts. • INTERVALLUM n. a gap, an interval. |
| MENSURATIVE | • mensurative adj. Relating to mensuration or measurement. • MENSURATIVE adj. relating to mensuration, also MENSURATIONAL. |
| OUTMANEUVER | • outmaneuver v. American form standard spelling of outmanoeuvre. • OUTMANEUVER v. to surpass in maneuvering, also OUTMANOEUVRE. |
| TRIUMVIRATE | • triumvirate n. An official group of three people, especially a ruling council of three men and particularly (historical)… • TRIUMVIRATE n. a body of triumvirs. |
| ULTRAVACUUM | • ultravacuum n. A near-perfect vacuum; i.e. an almost or fully complete absence of matter, especially a gas at very low pressure. • ULTRAVACUUM n. an extreme vacuum. |
| UNRAVELMENT | • unravelment n. The act of unravelling. • unravelment n. The state of being unravelled. • UNRAVELMENT n. the state of being unravelled. |
| VERMICULATE | • vermiculate v. To decorate with lines resembling the tracks of worms. • vermiculate adj. Like a worm; resembling a worm. • vermiculate adj. Vermiculated. |
| VERUMONTANA | • verumontana n. Plural of verumontanum. • VERUMONTANUM n. a ridge on the male urethra where the duct conveying prostatic fluid, sperm and other fluids enters it. |
| VIRTUALISMS | • virtualisms n. Plural of virtualism. • VIRTUALISM n. the doctrine of Christ's virtual presence in the Eucharist. |
| VOLUNTARISM | • voluntarism n. (US) A reliance on volunteers to support an institution or achieve an end; volunteerism. • voluntarism n. (Philosophy) A doctrine that assigns the most dominant position to the will rather than the intellect. • voluntarism n. (Politics) The political theory that a community is best organized by the voluntary cooperation of individuals… |