| antihypertensive | (noun) a drug that reduces high blood pressure | Synonyms: antihypertensive drug |
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| aperture | (noun) an man-made opening; usually small | - |
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| (noun) a device that controls amount of light admitted | - |
| (noun) a natural opening in something | - |
| champerty | (noun) an unethical agreement between an attorney and client that the attorney would sue and pay the costs of the client's suit in return for a portion of the damages awarded | - |
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| expert | (noun) a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully | - |
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| expertise | (noun) skillfulness by virtue of possessing special knowledge | Synonyms: expertness |
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| expertness | (noun) skillfulness by virtue of possessing special knowledge | Synonyms: expertise |
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| hypertension | (noun) a common disorder in which blood pressure remains abnormally high (a reading of 140/90 mm Hg or greater) | Synonyms: high blood pressure |
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| hypertensive | (noun) a person who has abnormally high blood pressure | - |
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| hypertext | (noun) machine-readable text that is not sequential but is organized so that related items of information are connected | - |
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| hyperthermia | (noun) abnormally high body temperature; sometimes induced (as in treating some forms of cancer) | Synonyms: hyperthermy |
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| hyperthermy | (noun) abnormally high body temperature; sometimes induced (as in treating some forms of cancer) | Synonyms: hyperthermia |
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| hyperthyroidism | (noun) an overactive thyroid gland; pathologically excessive production of thyroid hormones or the condition resulting from excessive production of thyroid hormones | Synonyms: thyrotoxicosis |
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| hypertonia | (noun) (of muscular tissue) the state of being hypertonic | Synonyms: hypertonicity, hypertonus |
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| hypertonicity | (noun) (of muscular tissue) the state of being hypertonic | Synonyms: hypertonia, hypertonus |
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| (noun) (of a solution) the extent to which a solution has a higher osmotic pressure than some other | - |
| hypertonus | (noun) (of muscular tissue) the state of being hypertonic | Synonyms: hypertonia, hypertonicity |
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| hypertrophy | (noun) abnormal enlargement of a body part or organ | - |
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| impertinence | (noun) inappropriate playfulness | Synonyms: archness, perkiness, pertness, sauciness |
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| (noun) the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties | Synonyms: cheekiness, crust, freshness, gall, impudence, insolence |
| (noun) an impudent statement | Synonyms: cheek, impudence |
| imperturbability | (noun) calm and unruffled self-assurance | Synonyms: coolness, imperturbableness |
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| imperturbableness | (noun) calm and unruffled self-assurance | Synonyms: coolness, imperturbability |
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| pertainym | (noun) meaning relating to or pertaining to | - |
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| pertinacity | (noun) persistent determination | Synonyms: doggedness, perseverance, persistence, persistency, tenaciousness, tenacity |
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| pertinence | (noun) relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand | Synonyms: applicability, pertinency |
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| pertinency | (noun) relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand | Synonyms: applicability, pertinence |
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| pertness | (noun) inappropriate playfulness | Synonyms: archness, impertinence, perkiness, sauciness |
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| (noun) quality of being lively and confident | - |
| perturbation | (noun) the act of causing disorder | Synonyms: disruption |
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| (noun) a disposition that is confused or nervous and upset | Synonyms: fluster |
| (noun) activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption | Synonyms: disturbance |
| (noun) (physics) a secondary influence on a system that causes it to deviate slightly | - |
| (noun) an unhappy and worried mental state | Synonyms: disturbance, upset |
| pertussis | (noun) a disease of the respiratory mucous membrane | Synonyms: whooping cough |
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| property | (noun) any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie | Synonyms: prop |
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| (noun) a basic or essential property shared by all members of a class | - |
| (noun) a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished | Synonyms: attribute, dimension |
| (noun) any area set aside for a particular purpose | Synonyms: place |
| (noun) something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone | Synonyms: belongings, holding |
| repertoire | (noun) a collection of works (plays, songs, operas, ballets) that an artist or company can perform and do perform for short intervals on a regular schedule | Synonyms: repertory |
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| (noun) the entire range of skills or aptitudes or devices used in a particular field or occupation | Synonyms: repertory |
| repertory | (noun) a storehouse where a stock of things is kept | - |
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| (noun) the entire range of skills or aptitudes or devices used in a particular field or occupation | Synonyms: repertoire |
| (noun) a collection of works (plays, songs, operas, ballets) that an artist or company can perform and do perform for short intervals on a regular schedule | Synonyms: repertoire |
| (noun) a theatrical company that performs plays from a repertoire | Synonyms: repertory company, stock company |
| supertanker | (noun) the largest class of oil tankers | - |
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| supertax | (noun) an additional tax on certain kinds of income that has already been taxed | Synonyms: surtax |
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| supertitle | (noun) translation of the words of a foreign opera (or choral work) projected on a screen above the stage | Synonyms: surtitle |
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| supertonic | (noun) (music) the second note of a diatonic scale | - |
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| supertwister | (noun) the most powerful tornado which can create enormously devastating damage | - |
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| suppertime | (noun) the customary or habitual hour for the evening meal | Synonyms: dinnertime |
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| vespertilionid | (noun) a variety of carnivorous bat | Synonyms: vespertilian bat |
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