receptivity
willingness to receive or take in
rebuke
express sharp disapproval or criticism
spondee
a foot (basic unit of rhythm in poetry) consisting of two long (or stressed) syllables
carbide
a binary compound of carbon with an element of lower or comparable electronegativity
elegy
a poem written for/about someone who has died
fontanel
a space between the bones of the skull in an infant or fetus
glutinous
similar to glue in texture; sticky
sublime
majestic or awe-inspiring
zygoma
cheekbone
maxillary
related to the jaw or jawbone
turbinate
(especially of a shell) shaped like a spinning top or inverted cone
hypnopompic
relating to the state immediately preceding waking up
rapture
a feeling of intense pleasure or joy; the transporting of believers to heaven at the Second Coming of Christ
imago
the final and fully developed adult stage of an insect, typically winged
blazonry
the art of describing or painting heraldic devices (coats of arms)
undefiled
pure
amplexus
the mating position of frogs and toads
