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Saturday 1 August 2009

tix

means tickets (lexic.us).

Variations: tix.

nill

is an obsolete/archaic verb meaning 'not to will' or 'to be unwilling' (Wiktionary). Apparently, the term willy-nilly (meaning 'whether desired or not') is derived from this originally coming from 'will he, nill he' meaning 'be he willing or be he not willing'.

Variations: nill, nilled, nilling, nills.

jota

is 'a Spanish dance in triple meter, performed by a couple and marked by complex rhythms executed with the heels and castanets' as well as the music for this dance (Dictionary.com).

Variations: jota, jotas.

glia

is sustentacular tissue that surrounds and supports neurons in the central nervous system (WordNet).

Variations: glia, glial, glias.

javel

means 'vagabond' (TheFreeDictionary).

Variations: javel, javels.

khor

is a ravine (lexic.us).

Variations: khor, khors.

rente

means the same as annuity: income from capital investment paid in a series of regular payments (WordNet).

Variations: rente, rentes.

wikiup

is a lodge consisting of a frame covered with matting or brush used by nomadic American Indians in the southwestern United States (WordNet).

Variations: wickiup, wickiups, wikiup, wikiups.

nye

can either be a noun meaning 'a flock of pheasants' or a verb meaning 'to near'.

Variations: nye, nyed, nyes, nying.

taction

is 'the act of touching; contact' (TheFreeDictionary).

Variations: taction, tactions.