| APRIORISM | • apriorism n. (Philosophy) The idea that some knowledge of the physical world can be derived logically from general principles. • a␣priorism n. Alternative form of apriorism. • APRIORISM n. an a priori principle. |
| ARRIVISME | • arrivisme n. (Sociology) The state or behaviour of an arriviste. • ARRIVISME n. (French) the state of being an arriviste, an upstart. |
| GRIMOIRES | • grimoires n. Plural of grimoire. • GRIMOIRE n. (French) a book of magical lore. |
| IMPAIRERS | • impairers n. Plural of impairer. • IMPAIRER n. one who, or that which, impairs. |
| IMPRESARI | • impresari n. Plural of impresario. • IMPRESARIO n. an organizer, promoter, or manager of public entertainments, such as a ballet, opera, concert, or theater company. |
| MIROMIROS | • MIROMIRO n. (Maori) a small New Zealand bird. |
| MISERLIER | • MISERLY adj. characteristic of a miser. |
| MISPRIZER | • MISPRIZER n. one who misprizes. |
| MORRISING | • morrising v. Present participle of morris. • MORRIS v. to dance the morris. |
| PRIMARIES | • primaries n. Plural of primary. • primaries v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of primary. • PRIMARY n. a preliminary election. |
| RIGORISMS | • rigorisms n. Plural of rigorism. • RIGORISM n. rigidity in principle or practice. |
| SCRIMPIER | • scrimpier adj. Comparative form of scrimpy: more scrimpy. • SCRIMPY adj. scanty. |
| SEMIDRIER | • SEMIDRY adj. half dry. |
| SHRIMPIER | • shrimpier adj. Comparative form of shrimpy: more shrimpy. • SHRIMPY adj. abounding in shrimp. |
| SMIRRIEST | • SMIRRY adj. drizzly. |
| SQUIRMIER | • squirmier adj. Comparative form of squirmy: more squirmy. • SQUIRMY adj. given to squirming. |
| TRIMERISM | • TRIMERISM n. the state of being a trimer. |
| TRIUMVIRS | • triumvirs n. Plural of triumvir. • TRIUMVIR n. (Latin) one of a ruling body of three in ancient Rome. |