Achromatic
Without color
Amnesia
Partial or total loss of memory
Awry
Amiss, askew
Bifocals
Spectacles with lenses of two strengths in each having different focuses
Decibels
Units used to measure the intensity of sound
Guillotine
A device for beheading
Flotsam
Wreckage found floating
Linoleum
Canvas-backed floor covering
Mangrove
Tropical tree or shrub
Melaleuca
A shrub found on sandy or swamp regions
Monoculture
Cultivation of a single crop
Musculature
Having well-developed muscles
Nape
The back of the neck
Palmetto
A small palm tree; palm fronds used in weaving
Physiognomy
The form of a persons features, expression, body, etc.
Satyr
Half man half goat in mythology, a drunken woodland god
Scabies
Contagious skin disease causing severe itching
Strident
Loud and harsh; grating or raucous
Vernal
Pertaining to spring
Viz-a-viz
In other words, that's to say
