| AEROLOGIST | • aerologist n. One who studies, or is knowledgable in, aerology. • AEROLOGIST n. one versed in aerology. |
| ASTROLOGER | • astrologer n. One who studies or practices astrology. • ASTROLOGER n. one who affects to tell fortunes from the stars, also ASTROLOGIST. |
| COLPORTAGE | • colportage n. The distribution or selling of publications via carriers, particularly devotional literature. • COLPORTAGE n. (French) the distribution of religious books, tracts, etc., by colporteurs. |
| DEROGATION | • derogation n. An act which belittles; disparagement. • derogation n. (Law) The act of derogating; the temporary or partial nullification of a law. • DEROGATION n. a taking from, a detraction. |
| DEROGATORY | • derogatory adj. Disparaging. • derogatory adj. (Usually with to) Tending to derogate… • derogatory adj. (Law, of a clause in a testament) Being or pertaining to a derogatory clause. |
| GASTEROPOD | • gasteropod n. Alternative form of gastropod. • GASTEROPOD n. any mollusc of the class Gastropoda, that includes the snails, whelks, limpets, and slugs, also GASTROPOD. |
| GASTRONOME | • gastronome n. A lover of good food; a connoisseur or gourmet. • GASTRONOME n. a connoisseur of good eating and drinking; a gourmet, also GASTROLOGER, GASTRONOMER. |
| GERATOLOGY | • geratology n. The study of the elderly and diseases and other matters associated with senility; gerontology and geriatrics. • GERATOLOGY n. the branch of medicine concerned with the elderly and the phenomena associated with ageing, also GERONTOLOGY. |
| NEGOTIATOR | • negotiator n. One who negotiates. • negotiator n. A diplomat, moderator. • NEGOTIATOR n. one who negotiates. |
| OCTOGENARY | • octogenary adj. (Obsolete) Of or related to the number 80, particularly. • octogenary n. (Obsolete) Synonym of eightysomething: a person 80 to 89 years old. • OCTOGENARY adj. of eighty years of age. |
| ORTHOGRADE | • orthograde adj. Walking or standing with the body upright. • ORTHOGRADE adj. walking with the body upright. |
| OUTRAGEOUS | • outrageous adj. Violating morality or decency; provoking indignation or affront. • outrageous adj. Transgressing reasonable limits; extravagant, immoderate. • outrageous adj. Shocking; exceeding conventional behaviour; provocative. |
| OXYGENATOR | • oxygenator n. Any device that releases oxygen (or air) into water, especially one in an aquarium. • OXYGENATOR n. an oxidizer. |
| PROCTORAGE | • proctorage n. (Derogatory) Management by a proctor, or as if by a proctor; control; superintendence. • PROCTORAGE n. management by a proctor. |
| PROLONGATE | • prolongate v. To prolong or lengthen. • PROLONGATE v. to prolong. |
| PROROGATED | • prorogated v. Simple past tense and past participle of prorogate. • PROROGATE v. to end a session (of Parliament); to postpone (a meeting), also PROROGUE. |
| PROROGATES | • prorogates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prorogate. • PROROGATE v. to end a session (of Parliament); to postpone (a meeting), also PROROGUE. |
| TERATOLOGY | • teratology n. (Medicine) The study of congenital malformations, their development, and people with them. • teratology n. (Toxicology) The study of the mechanisms, teratogenic agents, or teratogens, in bringing about malformations. • teratology n. The study or cataloging of monsters. |
| TOBOGGANER | • tobogganer n. Someone who rides or uses a toboggan. • TOBOGGANER n. one who uses a toboggan, also TOBOGGANIST. |
| WOOLGATHER | • woolgather v. To daydream. • wool-gather v. To daydream. |