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• RACONTEUSEnounFrench18 findersA female storyteller.
• RAPACITYnounLatin57 findersThe quality of being rapacious; voracity.
• RATIONALIZEDadjective12 findersAlternative spelling of rationalised
• REDOUBTnounLatin238 findersA small, temporary, military fortification.
• REDOUBTINGverb49 finderspresent participle and gerund of redoubt
• REDUCTnoun6 findersA reducing agent.
• REFLEXIVITYnoun23 findersThe condition or state of being reflexive.
• REFUSENIKnounRussian26 findersOne of the citizens of the former Soviet Union who was refused permission to emigrate (typically but not exclusively a Jewish citizen denied permission to immigrate to Israel).
• REGIMENTALadjective139 findersRelating to a regiment
• REPOSITIONverb30 findersTo put into a new position
• RIPARIANadjectiveLatin78 findersOf or relating to the bank of a river or stream.
• ROGUISHadjective102 findersUnprincipled or unscrupulous.
• ROUNDELnounOld French59 findersAnything having a round form; a round figure; a circle.
• RUEFULadjectiveMiddle English86 findersCausing, feeling, or expressing regret or sorrow, especially in a wry or humorous way.
• RUNCIBLEadjective65 findersA nonce word used for humorous effect.
• SACRILEGEnounLatin89 findersDesecration, profanation, misuse or violation of something regarded as sacred.
• SAGACITYnounLatin162 findersThe quality of being sage, wise, or able to make good decisions; the quality of being perceptive, astute or insightful.
• SANCTIFIEDadjective60 findersMade holy; set aside for sacred or ceremonial use.
• SANGFROIDnounFrench163 findersComposure, self-possession or imperturbability especially when in a dangerous situation.
• SATURNINEadjectiveSpanish21 findersOf a person: having a tendency to be cold and gloomy.
• SCAPULAEnoun184 findersplural of scapula
• SCHLEPverbMiddle Low German218 findersTo carry, drag, or lug.
• SCHLUMPINGverb73 finderspresent participle and gerund of schlump
• SCIMITARnounPersian168 findersA sword of Persian origin that features a curved blade.
• SCRIEDverb104 finderssimple past and past participle of scry
• SCUNGEnoun15 findersMuck, scum, dirt, dirtiness; also used attributively.
• SEPULCHREnounLatin267 findersA burial chamber.
• SIECLE15 finders
• SIGHTLYadjectiveMiddle English13 findersAttractive, pleasing to the eye; affording gratification to the sense of sight; aesthetically pleasing.
• SIMONIZEverbPolish7 findersTo polish to a high sheen with a wax-like substance.
• SLAKEverbSwedish203 findersTo satisfy (thirst, or other desires).
• SNIFTERverbSwedish406 findersTo sniff; also, to snivel or snuffle.
• SODOMITEnounAncient Greek71 findersOne who practices sodomy; a sodomist.
• SOLEMNIFYverb16 findersTo make solemn.
• SOPORIFICnounLatin394 findersSomething inducing sleep, especially a drug.
• SPAHInounPersian7 findersAn Ottoman (Turkish empire) cavalryman, especially as recruited under a land-based system.
• SPALDverbMiddle Low German22 findersTo split.
• SPRIGHTnoun18 findersSpirit; mind; soul; state of mind; mood.
• SPRUEnounDutch66 findersA tropical disease causing a sore throat and tongue, and disturbed digestion; psilosis.
• STANCHadjectiveMiddle English20 findersArchaic spelling of staunch.
• STREWINGverbMiddle English16 finderspresent participle and gerund of strew
• STRIDENCYnoun30 findersThe quality of being strident.
• SUBALTERNadjectiveLatin65 findersOf a lower rank or position; inferior or secondary; especially ranking as a junior officer, below the rank of captain.
• SUBLIMATEDverb162 finderssimple past and past participle of sublimate
• SYBARITEnounAncient Greek165 findersA person devoted to luxury and pleasure; a hedonist.
• TAGINEnoun44 findersAlternative spelling of tajine.
• TAXONnoun223 findersA group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms treated as a unit by taxonomists.
• TAXONOMIESnoun232 findersplural of taxonomy
• TELOSnounAncient Greek73 findersThe aim, purpose, or end goal.
• TEMULENTadjectiveLatin1 finderIntoxicated, drunk.
• THORAXnounAncient Greek244 findersThe region of the mammalian body between the neck and abdomen as well as the cavity containing the heart and lungs.
• TIMOROUSadjectiveProto-Indo-European192 findersTending to be easily frightened; shy, timid.
• TONKAnoun30 findersA flavoring or fragrance used in foodstuffs and perfumes, derived from the tonka bean which contains coumarin.
• TOURNEDOSnounFrench6 findersFilet mignon.
• TRAIPSINGverb204 finderspresent participle and gerund of traipse
• TURGIDadjectiveLatin579 findersDistended beyond the natural state by some internal agent, especially fluid, or expansive force.
• UPBRAIDverbOld English64 findersTo criticize severely.
• VARIEGATEDadjective348 findersStreaked, spotted, or otherwise marked with a variety of color.
• VELODROMEnounFrench64 findersAn indoor arena, having an oval banked track for bicycle racing.
• VERTEXnounLatin57 findersThe highest point, top or apex of something.
• VISIERnoun55 findersArchaic spelling of vizier.
• VITRIFYverbLatin77 findersTo convert into glass or a glass-like substance by heat and fusion.
• VITRINEnounLatin52 findersA glass-paneled cabinet or case, especially for displaying articles such as china, objets d'art, fine merchandise, natural history specimens, etc.
• VOLUMETRICadjective360 findersPertaining to measurement by volume.
• VULCANISEverb86 findersNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of vulcanize.
• VULPINEadjectiveProto-Indo-European1,043 findersPertaining to a fox.
• WARFARINGverb18 finderspresent participle and gerund of warfare
• WHELMINGverb70 finderspresent participle and gerund of whelm
• WINGBACKnoun4 findersA player who doubles on either side of the center as a defender when their team is defending, and a winger when they are attacking.
• WITCHINGLYadverb25 findersSo as to bewitch or enchant.

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