| abscissa | (noun) the value of a coordinate on the horizontal axis | - |
|---|
| carissa | (noun) a shrub of the genus Carissa having fragrant white flowers and plumlike red to purple-black fruits | - |
|---|
| commissar | (noun) an official of the Communist Party who was assigned to teach party principles to a military unit | Synonyms: political commissar |
|---|
| commissariat | (noun) a stock or supply of foods | Synonyms: provender, provisions, viands, victuals |
|---|
| commissary | (noun) a retail store that sells equipment and provisions (usually to military personnel) | - |
|---|
| (noun) a snack bar in a film studio | - |
| croissant | (noun) very rich flaky crescent-shaped roll | Synonyms: crescent roll |
|---|
| dismissal | (noun) the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) | Synonyms: discharge, dismission, firing, liberation, release, sack, sacking |
|---|
| (noun) a judgment disposing of the matter without a trial | Synonyms: judgement of dismissal, judgment of dismissal |
| (noun) official notice that you have been fired from your job | Synonyms: dismission, pink slip |
| (noun) permission to go; the sending away of someone | - |
| dissatisfaction | (noun) the feeling of being displeased and discontent | - |
|---|
| emissary | (noun) someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else | Synonyms: envoy |
|---|
| glissade | (noun) (ballet) a gliding or sliding step in ballet | - |
|---|
| glissando | (noun) a rapid series of ascending or descending notes on the musical scale | - |
|---|
| impuissance | (noun) powerlessness revealed by an inability to act | Synonyms: helplessness, weakness |
|---|
| inspissation | (noun) the act of thickening | Synonyms: thickening |
|---|
| (noun) the process of thickening by dehydration | - |
| janissary | (noun) a loyal supporter | - |
|---|
| mantissa | (noun) the positive fractional part of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the mantissa is .808 | Synonyms: fixed-point part |
|---|
| missal | (noun) (Roman Catholic Church) a book containing all the prayers and responses needed to celebrate Mass throughout the year | - |
|---|
| petrissage | (noun) massage of the skin which is gently lifted and squeezed | - |
|---|
| puissance | (noun) power to influence or coerce | - |
|---|
| reconnaissance | (noun) the act of reconnoitring (especially to gain information about an enemy or potential enemy) | Synonyms: reconnaissance mission |
|---|
| vibrissa | (noun) a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat | Synonyms: sensory hair, whisker |
|---|