Sunday, March 27, 2011

J is for Jobs and Careers

Author
Bank teller
Caretaker
Dancer
Electrician
Florist
Guitarist
Homeopath
Investor
Jailor
Kinesiologist
Lawyer
Midwife
Nurse
Optician
Painter
Quality control inspector
Radio Personality
Soldier
Thespian
Undertaker
Videographer
Waiter
X-ray technician
Yes man
Zookeeper

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

I is for Isms

Animism
Bullionism
Capitalism
Deism
Egalitarianism
Fatalism
Gnosticism
Humanism
Illuminism
Jingoism
Kenotism
Libertarianism
Monotheism
Numenism
Optimism
Pantheism
Quietism
Romanticism
Skepticism
Titanism
Universalism
Vitalism
W
X
Y
Zootheism

Monday, March 21, 2011

H is for Holidays and Festivals

Arbour Day
Bastille Day
Candlemas
Dominion Day
Easter
Flag Day
Good Friday
Hanukkah
Imbolc
July 4th
Kwanzaa
Labour Day
Mardi Gras
New Year's Day
Ostara
Pesach
Q
Ramadan
Samhain
Thanksgiving
U
Victoria Day
Walpurgisnacht
X
Yule
Z

G is for Grammatical Cases

Accusative
Benefactive
Compellative
Dative
Ergative
Factive
Genitive
H
Instructive
Juxtapositive
K
Locative
Mutative
Nominative
Oppositive
Possessive
Q
Relative
Stative
Translative
U
Vocative
W
X
Y
Z

Friday, March 18, 2011

F is for Forms

Arcuate
Boviform
Cannular
Deltoid
Eruciform
Floriform
Gladiate
Hominiform
Ichthyomorphic
Janiform
K
Lunate
Medusiform
Nephroid
Ooidal
Pineal
Quadrilateral
Rhomboid
Stellate
Toroid
Unciform
Vulviform
Wedge
Xiphoid
Ypsiliform
Zosteriform

E is for Ecclesiastical Terms

Aureole
Burse
Cartulary
Diphysitism
Eremite
Feria
Glebe
Hassock
Invitatory
Jubilate
Kenosis
Locum
Missal
Novena
Ostensory
Passalorynchite
Quartodeciman
Requiem
Sexton
Theodidact
Undercroft
Vespers
Wimple
Xerophagy
Y
Zucchetto

Wednesday, March 09, 2011

D is for Dance Styles

Allemande
Bossa-nova
Cha-cha
Doppio
Écossaise
Foxtrot
Galliard
Hula
I
Jitterbug
Kazachoc
Limbo
Merengue
Nautch
One-step
Polka
Quadrille
Rumba
Salsa
Tango
U
Volta
Waltz
X
Y
Zapateado

Saturday, March 05, 2011

C is for Colour Terms

Argent
Beige
Celadon
Dark
Eau-de-nil
Flammeous
Gambroge
Haematic
Incarnadine
Jacinthe
Khaki
Lurid
Melichrous
Niveous
Olivaceous
Purpure
Q
Russet
Sable
Tawny
Umber
Vivescent
Wheaten
Xanthic
Yellow
Zinnober

B is for Books

Almanac
Breviary
Commonplace book
Dispensatory
Errata
Frontispiece
Gutter
Herbal
Incunabulum
Joint
Kettle stitch
Lexicon
Monograph
Nihil obstat
Omnibus
Remainder
Sequel
Thesaurus
Uncut
Verso
Waste sheet
X
Yapp binding
Z

Friday, March 04, 2011

A is for Art

Abstract
Bauhaus
Cubism
Dadaism
Expressionism
Folk
Graffiti
High Renaissance
Impressionism
Juventilia
Kamakura
Lowbrow
Minimalism
Neoclassicism
Op
Pop
Qajar
Rococo
Surrealism
Tachisme
Ukiyo-e
Vorticism
Wabi-sabi
Xylography
YAM - Youth Art Month
Zeitgeist

Z is for Zoo

Alligator
Bear
Cobra
Dingo
Elephant
Ferret
Giraffe
Human
Ibex
Jack rabbit
Kangaroo
Llama
Mouse
Naked mole rat
Otter
Peafowl
Quail
Rhinoceros
Shark
Turtle
Umbrella bird
Vulture
Walrus
X-ray fish
Yak
Zebra

Thursday, March 03, 2011

Y is for Yes

Affirmative
By all means
Certain
Definitely
Exactly
Fine
Granted
H
Indubitably
Ja
K
L
Magazine
Nod
Oui
Positive
Quaint and curious war is
Roundabout
Stamp of approval
Take one up on
Undoubtedly
Virginia
Willingly
X
Yep
Z

Wednesday, March 02, 2011

X is for Xanthic

Azo-dye pigment
Bus
Cowardice
Democrat, Yellow Dog
Electric Yellow
F
Gold
Huang Di
Indian Yellow
Jaundice
Kitrino
Libertarian
Mellow Yellow
Naples Yellow
Ochre
Process Yellow
Q - International Maritime Signal Flags: Yellow = Q
R
Solar Plexus Chakra
Titanium Yellow
Uranium Oxide
V
Wavelength of 570 - 580 nm
Xanthine
Yellow
Z

W is for Water

Aqueduct
Bilge
Condensation
Dam
Estuary
Flume
Gullet
Hydrant
Irrigate
Jug
Kelpie
Life
Meniscus
Naiad
Ocean
Potable
Q
Rhabdomancy
Surf
Turbid
Undine
Vapour
Wake
Xeric i.e. lack of water
Y
Z