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  • iris diaphragm — a composite diaphragm with a central aperture readily adjustable for size, used to regulate the amount of light admitted to a lens or optical system.
  • jardin anglais — a landscape garden having winding paths and irregular planting.
  • jumping spider — any of several small, hairy spiders, of the family Salticidae, that stalk and jump upon their prey instead of snaring it in a web.
  • kindergartners — Plural form of kindergartner.
  • kissing bridge — a covered bridge.
  • landing strake — the next strake of planking in an open boat below the sheer strake.
  • laser-guidance — a technique of guiding a missile, etc, using a laser beam
  • light industry — consumer goods manufacturing
  • marriage bonds — the strong feeling of being united that is associated with marriage
  • marsh marigold — a yellow-flowered plant, Caltha palustris, of the buttercup family, growing in marshes and meadows; cowslip.
  • middlesborough — a city in SE Kentucky.
  • miscategorized — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
  • modern english — the English language since c1475.
  • monoglycerides — Plural form of monoglyceride.
  • morris dancing — Morris dancing is a type of old English country dancing which is performed by people wearing special costumes.
  • narcodiagnosis — the use of drugs to produce narcosis as an aid in diagnosis.
  • neighbourhoods — Plural form of neighbourhood.
  • non-discerning — showing good or outstanding judgment and understanding: a discerning critic of French poetry.
  • oxford english — that form of the received pronunciation of English supposed to be typical of Oxford University and regarded by many as affected or pretentious
  • paradigm shift — a dramatic change in the paradigm of a scientific community, or a change from one scientific paradigm to another.
  • passenger side — the side of a car which is not the driver's side
  • piedras negras — a city in N Mexico, on the Rio Grande.
  • postgraduation — designating or occurring in the period after graduation
  • pound sterling — pound2 (def 3).
  • power dressing — a style of dressing in severely tailored suits, adopted by some women executives to project an image of efficiency
  • predesignation — to designate beforehand.
  • predesignatory — in the terminology of Sir William Hamilton, (of a sign) affixed to a proposition or term to indicate quantity
  • pressure ridge — a ridge produced on floating ice by buckling or crushing under lateral pressure of wind or ice.
  • propagandistic — a person involved in producing or spreading propaganda.
  • pseudepigrapha — certain writings (other than the canonical books and the Apocrypha) professing to be Biblical in character.
  • pseudepigraphy — the false ascription of a piece of writing to an author.
  • pseudo-generic — of, applicable to, or referring to all the members of a genus, class, group, or kind; general.
  • pyramidologist — a person who believes in pyramidology
  • queer-sounding — that sounds odd or strange
  • radiodiagnosis — diagnosis by means of radiography or radioscopy.
  • ranch dressing — seasoned mayonnaise sauce
  • random testing — (programming, testing)   A black-box testing approach in which software is tested by choosing an arbitrary subset of all possible input values. Random testing helps to avoid the problem of only testing what you know will work.
  • realized gains — Realized gains are gains which have been made from the sale of an asset.
  • reducing glass — a lens or mirror that produces a virtual image of an object smaller than the object itself.
  • riggs' disease — pyorrhea (def 2).
  • sailing orders — the final orders given to a ship's commander before sailing, concerning matters such as time of departure, destination, etc
  • saint gotthard — a mountain range in S Switzerland; a part of the Alps; highest peak, 10,490 feet (3195 meters).
  • salad dressing — a sauce for a salad, usually with a base of oil and vinegar or of mayonnaise.
  • salivary gland — any of several glands, as the submaxillary glands, that secrete saliva.
  • scaling ladder — a ladder for climbing high walls.
  • screen editing — the act or process of editing text on screen
  • screen trading — a form of trading on a market or exchange in which the visual display unit of a computer replaces personal contact as in floor trading
  • scribbling pad — a notebook or sketchbook
  • second reading — the stage in the consideration of a legislative bill that provides an opportunity for debate and amendment.
  • secondary gain — any advantage, as increased attention, disability benefits, or release from unpleasant responsibilities, obtained as a result of having an illness (distinguished from primary gain).
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