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Word
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Definition
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| kainotophobia
| fear of change
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| kaiserin
| wife of a kaiser
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| kakidrosis
| body odour
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| kakistocracy
| government by the worst
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| kakorrhaphiophobia
| fear of failure
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| kalamkari
| fabric coloured by repeated dyeing
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| kaleidophone
| instrument for demonstrating sound waves by lines of light
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| kalology
| study of beauty
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| kalon
| beauty that is more than skin deep
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| kalpis
| a water jar
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| kalyptra
| veil worn by Greek women
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| kame
| steep irregular ridge
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| kamelaukion
| tall cylindrical hat worn by Orthodox priests
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| kamerad
| to surrender
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| kamik
| knee-length sealskin boot
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| kaneh
| Hebrew measure of 6 cubits
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| kantar
| Turkish unit of weight equal to approximately 100 pounds
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| kantele
| Finnish zither
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| kantikoy
| to dance as an act of worship
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| kapnography
| means of producing designs on smoked glass surfaces
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| karabiner
| steel link with clip on side used in mountaineering
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| karezza
| prolonged sex avoiding orgasm
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| karrozzin
| Maltese horse-drawn carriage
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| karst
| rough limestone country with underground drainage
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| karyokinesis
| division of cell nucleus
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| karyology
| study of cell nuclei
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| karyotype
| appearance, number and arrangements of chromosomes
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| kasha
| porridge or gruel-like dish made from crushed buckwheat
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| katabasis
| going down; military retreat
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| katabothron
| underground water-channel
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| katathermometer
| instrument for measuring the cooling power of air
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| katharometer
| instrument measuring changes in composition of gases
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| kathenotheism
| polytheism in which each god is considered single and supreme
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| katzenjammer
| hangover; uproar; clamour
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| kausia
| Macedonian felt hat with broad brim
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| kava
| narcotic drink prepared from Polynesian plant
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| kazachoc
| Slavic fast dance in which dancer squats and kicks out legs alternately
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| kazatzka
| Slavic folk dance performed by a couple
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| keb
| ewe that gives birth to stillborn lamb
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| kebbie
| a shepherd's crook
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| keck
| to retch; to feel disgust
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| keckle
| to protect by binding with rope
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| ked
| wingless fly that feeds on livestock
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| kedge
| small anchor to keep a ship steady
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| keelhaul
| to punish by dragging under keel of ship
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| keelson
| lengthwise wooden or steel beam in ship for bearing stress
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| keeve
| a large tub
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| kef
| state of dreamy or drug-induced repose
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| keffel
| a horse; a nag
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| keister
| burglar's tool kit
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| keloid
| hard scar tissue which grows over injured skin
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| kelpie
| mischievous water spirit
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| kelt
| coarse fabric made of black and white wool
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| kemb
| to comb
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| kemp
| coarse, rough strand of wool
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| kennebecker
| knapsack
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| kenodoxy
| the love or study of vain-glory
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| kenophobia
| fear of empty spaces
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| kenosis
| Christ's rejection of his divine side upon assuming human form
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| kenotism
| doctrine that Christ rid himself of divinity in becoming human
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| kenspeckle
| easily recognizable or distinguishable
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| kent-bugle
| an obsolete keybugle
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| kente
| hand-woven African silk fabric
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| kentledge
| pig-iron used as ballast in ship's hold
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| kep
| to catch an approaching object or falling liquid
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| kephalonomancy
| divination using a baked ass's head
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| kerasine
| horny; made of horn
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| keratogenic
| causing growth of horn, skin or hair
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| keratometer
| instrument for measuring curvature of the cornea
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| keraunograph
| instrument for recording distant thunderstorms
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| keraunoscopia
| divination using thunder
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| kerf
| cut, notch or groove; quantity of something cut at the same time
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| kermes
| brilliant red colour; a red dye derived from insects
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| kermesse
| cycle race held in an urban area
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| kermis
| indoor charity fair
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| kern
| Irish foot-soldier
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| kern
| part of typeface letter that sticks out beyond its body
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| kern
| to granulate
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| kersey
| coarse woollen cloth
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| kerseymere
| twilled fine wool
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| kerygma
| preaching of the Christian gospel
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| kerygmatic
| of, like or pertaining to preaching the Gospel
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| ket
| carrion; matted wool
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| ketch
| small two-masted sailing vessel
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| ketjak
| traditional Balinese dance accompanied by male chorus
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| kettlestitch
| stitch made at head and tail of section of book to connect sections
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| kex
| dry hollow plant stalk
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| keybugle
| bugle with keys
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| keyline
| outline showing shape and position of an illustration
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| keystone
| to double the wholesale price for retail
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| khaddar
| homespun cotton cloth
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| khor
| a dry watercourse; a ravine
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| kibble
| the bucket of a well
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| kibble
| to grind cereal coarsely
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| kibe
| chapped area of skin
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| kickie-wickie
| a wife
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| kickshaws
| a trinket; a cheap, worthless article
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| kidder
| a forestaller; a huckster
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| kiddle
| stake-fence set in stream for catching fish
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| kidlet
| a very little kid
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| kidology
| study of kidding
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| kier
| bleaching vat
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| kif
| drug like marijuana smoked in North Africa
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| kilderkin
| old unit of capacity equal to 1/2 barrel or 18 gallons
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| kilfud-yoking
| a fireside disputation
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| killas
| clay slate
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| killcow
| a bully; a swaggerer
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| killcrop
| greedy insatiable baby; a changeling
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| killock
| small anchor
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| kilobase
| unit of measure of length of nucleic acid chain equal to 1000 base pairs
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| kinchin
| a child
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| kincob
| embroidered silk with gold and silver threads
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| kindergraph
| photograph of a child
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| kinderspiel
| a children's cantata or play
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| kine
| cows
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| kinematics
| study of motion
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| kinescope
| cathode ray tube for a television
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| kinesics
| study of gestural communication
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| kinetheodolite
| theodolite used in tracking missiles and satellites
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| kinetics
| study of forces producing or changing motion
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| kinetogenic
| causing movement
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| kinetoscope
| instrument for producing curves by combination of circular movements
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| kingpost
| perpendicular beam in frame of roof
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| kinkle
| a slight kink
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| kip
| skin of a young animal
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| kip
| unit of weight equivalent to 1000 pounds
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| kippage
| state of displeasure or anger
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| kir
| drink of black currant syrup and white wine
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| kirking
| first attendance of a couple at church after marriage
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| kirpan
| small sword or dagger worn by Sikhs
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| kirsch
| liqueur made from the wild cherry
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| kirtle
| man's or woman's tunic or coat
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| kish
| solid graphite that separates from pig-iron
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| kismet
| fate; destiny
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| kissel
| thickened fruit purée dessert
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| kistvaen
| tomb covered with stone slabs
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| kit
| a small pocket violin
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| kith
| knowledge; one's native land; one's friends
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| kitthoge
| left-handed; awkward
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| klangfarbe
| tone-colour; timbre
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| klaxon
| loud mechanical horn
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| klendusic
| able to withstand disease due to protective mechanism
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| kleptocracy
| government by thieves
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| klopemania
| kleptomania
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| knackish
| cunning; crafty
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| knag
| knot in wood
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| knarred
| gnarled; knotty
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| knickerbockers
| loose breeches gathered in at the knee
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| knick-knackatory
| collection of knick-knacks
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| knickpoint
| discontinuity in river profile due to intersection of new erosion curve
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| knissomancy
| divination using burning incense
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| knitch
| bundle of wood tied together
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| knobber
| a stag in its second year
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| knop
| loop or tuft in yarn
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| knosp
| unopened bud of a flower; ornament shaped like a bud
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| knout
| to flog; to scourge
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| knubble
| to beat with the fists
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| knur
| knob or knot in wood
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| knurl
| small excrescence or protuberance; to make knurls on
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| koan
| nonsensical question given to Buddhist students for contemplation
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| kobold
| spirit of the mines
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| kohl
| eye-shadow; mascara
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| kohlrabi
| variety of cabbage
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| koine
| dialect that spreads to become common language of a region
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| kolo
| Central European folk dance having a ring of dancers
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| komatik
| sled with wooden runners
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| konimeter
| instrument measuring amount of dust in air
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| koniology
| study of atmospheric pollutants and dust
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| koniscope
| instrument for measuring dust in air
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| kop
| bank of terracing at a football field
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| kora
| musical instrument similar to a harp
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| kore
| ancient Greek statue of a draped maiden
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| koto
| obnoxious-sounding Japanese stringed instrument
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| kouros
| statue of a nude male
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| kraken
| legendary sea monster
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| krasis
| addition of water to sacramental wine
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| kraurosis
| shrivelling of the skin
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| kreatophagia
| eating of raw meat
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| kremlin
| a Russian citadel
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| kreng
| whale carcass after blubber is removed
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| kriegspiel
| war-game used to teach strategy
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| krimmer
| tightly curled grey or black lamb's wool
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| kritarchy
| government by judges
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| krobylos
| tuft of hair on the top of the head
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| krummhorn
| ancient double-reed wind instrument
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| krypsis
| doctrine that Christ secretly exercised divine powers
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| ktenology
| science of putting people to death
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| kumiss
| fermented mare's milk
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| kummel
| cumin-flavoured liqueur
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| kurgan
| prehistoric burial mound
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| kurtosis
| relative degree of sharpness of peak of distribution curve
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| kuru
| brain disease transmitted by cannibalism
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| kvass
| Eastern European rye beer
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| kwashiorkor
| tropical disease of infants due to protein deficiency
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| kyle
| narrow strait
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| kylin
| Chinese mythical animal
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| kyllosis
| club foot
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| kyloe
| small long-haired cattle
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| kymatology
| study of wave motion
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| kymograph
| instrument for recording fluid pressure
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| kyphorrhinos
| humped nose
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| kyphosis
| hunchbacked condition
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| kyrie
| religious petition for mercy
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| kyrielle
| string of short lines in stanzas all ending with the same word
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| kyriolexy
| the use of literal expressions
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