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- SEPALOne of the component parts of the calyx, particularly when such components are not fused into a single structure.
- SFUMATOA painting technique, prominent during the Italian Renaissance, involving the application of subtle layers of translucent paint, blurring the transition between colors, tones and o
- SHOPWORNOf a product in a retail store: damaged from being on display and handled by customers, etc.; shop-soiled.
- SIGNATORYOne who signs or has signed something.
- SKEPA basket.
- SKINTPenniless, poor, impecunious, broke.
- SLEEKHaving an even, smooth surface; smooth
- SODALITEA mineral of alkaline igneous and plutonic rocks that are low in silica, of the chemical composition of sodium aluminum silicate with chlorine, Na4Al3Si3O12Cl. Pink sodalite is som
- SPALLA splinter, fragment or chip, especially of stone.
- STEARINSolid fat.
- SYBARITEA person devoted to luxury and pleasure; a hedonist.
- SYBARITICOf or having the qualities of a sybarite (“a person devoted to luxury and pleasure”); dedicated to excessive comfort and enjoyment; decadent, hedonistic, self-indulgent.
- SYNCOPATEDof a word, shortened by syncope
- TIMESCALEAlternative spelling of time scale.
- TITRATIONSplural of titration
- TREIFAlternative spelling of treyf.
- TRICKSYInclined to trickery; sneaky, devious.
- TRUGA shallow, oval basket used for gardening
- UMBRELAn umbrere; the visor of a helmet
- UMIAKA large, open boat made of skins stretched over a wooden frame that is propelled by paddles; used by the Eskimos for transportation.
- UNCORSETEDNot dressed in a corset.
- UXORIOUSVery devoted and possibly submissive to one's wife; showing excessive uxorial devotion.
- VERMEILBright scarlet, vermilion.
- VERMICULITEA hydrated silicate mineral which expands on heating; it is used in insulation and as a medium for planting.
- VEXATIOUSCausing vexation or annoyance; teasing; troublesome.
- VICTUALSplural of victual
- VICUNASplural of vicuna
- VINDICATESthird-person singular simple present indicative of vindicate
- VIRAGOA woman given to undue belligerence or ill manner at the slightest provocation.
- WANDERLUSTA strong impulse or longing to travel.
- WEEKENDERSplural of weekender
- WEFTThe horizontal threads that are interlaced through the warp in a woven fabric.
- WHINGERSplural of whinger
- WIGLETSplural of wiglet
- WINKLESplural of winkle
- WROUGHTHaving been worked or prepared somehow.
- XYLOCARPA hard woody fruit.
- XYLOIDCharacteristic of wood; woody