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- POSAUNEtrombone
- POTENTIATETo endow with power.
- PROSITToast to indicate one is drinking to someone's, or to each other's, health.
- PSILOCYBINA hallucinogenic alkaloid, C12H15N2O·H2PO3, present in several species of Central American mushroom and producing effects similar to LSD. The prodrug of psilocin.
- PSYCHIATERA psychiatrist.
- PSYCHOIDAn innate physical reaction to a psychological stimulus.
- PUKEYResembling vomit in colour, texture, etc.
- PUMPERNICKELA German sourdough bread made from rye.
- PURINEAny of a class of organic heterocyclic compounds, composed of fused pyrimidine and imidazole rings, that constitute one of the two groups of organic nitrogenous bases (the other be
- PUTSCHA coup d'état; an illegal effort to forcibly overthrow the current government.
- PUTSCHISTOne who participates in a putsch.
- PYRIDINEAny of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of five carbon atoms and a nitrogen atom; especially the simplest one, C5H5N.
- REALPOLITIKPragmatic, often expansionist, diplomacy and politics focused on perceived national interests of the state to the near exclusion of ethical, moral, and theoretical objectives.
- REITERA German cavalry soldier of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries.
- RELATIVITYThe state of being relative to something else; the absence of universally applicable rules or standards; relativism; an instance of this.
- RIBOSEA naturally occurring pentose sugar, which is a component of the nucleosides and nucleotides that constitute the nucleic acid biopolymer, RNA. It is also found in riboflavin.
- RILLEA long, narrow depression that resembles a channel, found on the surface of various lunar and planetary bodies.
- RITTERknight
- ROBOTA system of serfdom used in Central Europe, under which a tenant's rent was paid in forced labour.
- ROCAMBOLEThe sand leek, Allium scorodoprasum
- RUMMYA card game with many rule variants, conceptually similar to mahjong.
- SABRETACHEA leather pocket or pouch worn hanging from a cavalry officer’s belt.
- SAIBLINGA char of Europe (Salvelinus alpinus).
- SCHILLERA lustre, similar to sheen, observed in certain minerals, such as hypersthene or labradorite, due to the presence of minute parallel inclusions.
- SCHLAGERA chiefly European style of popular music with light melodies (often easily danceable) and typically facile, sentimental lyrics.
- SCHLICHThe finer portion of crushed ore, as of gold, lead, or tin, separated by the water in certain wet processes.
- SCHLONGA penis, especially a long one.
- SCHLUMPSomeone who is lazy, slovenly, or dull-looking.
- SCHMALTZRendered chicken or goose fat.
- SCHMEARA spread that goes on a bagel.
- SCHNAUZERA dog of a particular breed originating in Germany.
- SCHNITZELA dish consisting of fried veal cutlet.
- SCHORLThe most common variety of tourmaline.
- SCHOTTISCHEA partnered country dance resembling a slow polka, probably of German origin, first introduced in England in 1848.
- SCOPOLAMINEA poisonous alkaloid C17H21NO4 similar to atropine that is found in various solanaceous plants and is used for its anticholinergic effects (such as preventing nausea in motion sick
- SCROTEThe scrotum.
- SEICHEA short-term standing wave oscillation of the water level in a lake, or other confined body of water such as a fjord, characteristic of its geometry.
- SEIDELA large beer mug or tankard, especially one with a lid.
- SELTZEREllipsis of seltzer water.
- SETTLETo conclude or resolve (something): To determine (something which was exposed to doubt or question); to resolve conclusively; to set or fix (a time, an order of succession, etc).
- SHADYAbounding in shades.
- SHAGREENAn untanned leather, often dyed green; originally made from horse skin, today mostly made from the skin of a shark or ray.
- SHILLA person paid to endorse a product while pretending to be impartial.
- SHIRKTo avoid, especially a duty, responsibility, etc.; to stay away from.
- SHTUCKTrouble.
- SHTUPpush
- SHYSTERSomeone who acts in a disreputable, unethical, or unscrupulous way, especially in the practice of law and politics.
- SINTERAn alluvial sediment deposited by a mineral spring.
- SITZEllipsis of sitz bath.
- SITZKRIEGWarfare without any military operations or campaigns; a stalemate.
- SITZMARKAn indentation in the snow made by a fallen skier.
- SKAWA promontory.
- SLATHERTo spread something thickly on something else; to coat well.
- SLEAZYMarked by low quality; inferior; inadequate.
- SLOBA lazy and slovenly or obese person.
- SLOGA long, tedious walk or march.
- SMOOCHA kiss, especially that which is on the cheek.
- SMUTTYSoiled with smut; blackened, dirty.
- SNARKYSnide and sarcastic; usually out of irritation.
- SNORKELA hollow tube, held in the mouth, or mounted on and opening into a diving mask, used by swimmers for breathing underwater.
- SOAPYLiteral senses: Resembling soap.
- SONDERThe profound feeling of realizing that everyone, including strangers passing in the street, has a life as complex as one's own, which they are constantly living despite one's perso
- SONDERSThe profound feeling of realizing that everyone, including strangers passing in the street, has a life as complex as one's own, which they are constantly living despite one's perso
- SONTAGA knitted worsted jacket, worn over the waist of a woman's dress.
- SPAETZLEA heavy egg noodle or dumpling used in the cuisine of southern Germany and Austria
- SPALTspelter.
- SPIELERA swindler, a gambler.
- SPITZAny of several Nordic breeds of dog such as the Pomeranian or Samoyed.
- SPRITZA sprinkling or spray of liquid; a small amount of liquid.
- STALAGA German prisoner-of-war camp, especially in World War II.
- STEINBOCKA type of ibex (Capra ibex).
- STOLLENA traditional German cake eaten at Christmas time, made with nuts, raisins and other dried fruits.
- STOMPTo trample heavily.
- STRAFETo attack (ground targets) with automatic gunfire from a low-flying aircraft.
- STREUSELA crumbly topping for cakes and quick breads. It is made of sugar, flour, butter, and often other ingredients, especially cinnamon and chopped nuts.
- STRUDELA pastry made from multiple thin layers of dough rolled up and filled with fruit, etc.
- STYLIZETo represent (someone or something) in a particular style.
- SUPEREGOThe part of the mind that acts as a self-critical conscience, reflecting social standards that have been learnt.
- SUPERMANAn imagined superior type of human being representing a new stage of human development; an übermensch; , a man of extraordinary powers.
- SWALLETA sinkhole; a shakehole.
- SWANKIEAn active and clever young fellow.
- SWINDLERA person who swindles, cheats or defrauds.
- TABUNAn extremely toxic nerve gas; a clear, tasteless liquid, with the molecular formula C5H11N2O2P.
- TAROTA card game played in various different variations.
- THALERA monetary unit used in a number of central and northern European countries, known locally as daalder (Netherlands), daler (Scandinavia), Taler, Thaler (Germany), etc.
- THALWEGThe line that connects the lowest points in a valley or river channel, and thus the line of fastest flow or deepest water along a river’s course.
- THOLEIITEAn igneous basaltic rock, formed from magma rich in magnesium and iron.
- TILLITEGlacial till cemented into a solid rock.
- TOLARA state currency formerly used by the Republic of Slovenia between 1991 and 2006, divided into 100 stotins.
- TOLUENEA colourless, inflammable liquid hydrocarbon, methylbenzene, CH3.C6H5, used as a solvent, in high-octane fuels and in the production of many chemical compounds.
- TOLUIDINEAny of the three isomeric aromatic amines derived from toluene; they are used in the synthesis of certain dyes
- TORTEA rich, dense cake, typically made with many eggs and relatively little flour (as opposed to a sponge cake or gâteau).
- TRACHEIDA tracheid cell.
- TSARINAAn empress of several Eastern European countries, especially Russia, or the wife of a tsar.
- TUSCHEA black liquid used in lithography for drawing and painting and in etching and the silk-screen process as a resist.
- UHLANA lancer, a soldier armed with a lance in a former light cavalry unit of the Polish, Prussian or German, Austrian, and Russian armies.
- ULEXITEA white mineral with triclinic crystals, NaCaB5O9·8H2O, noted for its fibers which transmit light by internal reflection, such that a piece with flat faces perpendicular to the fib
- UMLAUTAn assimilatory process whereby a vowel is pronounced more like a following vocoid that is separated by one or more consonants.
- UNDECKTo remove ornaments from; to strip.
- UNDERLIPThe lower lip.