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- RECUSALAn act of recusing; removing oneself from a decision/judgment because of a conflict of interest.
- RECUSEDsimple past and past participle of recuse
- REDOUBTSplural of redoubt
- REEQUIPTo equip again; to provide with new equipment
- REFLOWTo flow back again; to flow once more.
- REFLOWEDsimple past and past participle of reflow
- REMOULDINGpresent participle and gerund of remould
- REPUDIATETo reject the truth or validity of; to deny.
- REPUDIATESthird-person singular simple present indicative of repudiate
- REQUITEDsimple past and past participle of requite
- REQUITESthird-person singular simple present indicative of requite
- REWOUNDsimple past and past participle of rewind
- RHIZOMESplural of rhizome
- RIBOFLAVINYellow or orange-yellow water-soluble compound, a member of the vitamin B complex, that acts as a growth-promoting factor in humans and other animals.
- SABOTEURA person who intentionally causes the destruction of property in order to hinder the efforts of their enemy.
- SAWBLADEThe blade of a saw.
- SAXOPHONICOf or pertaining to the saxophone.
- SCAMMERA person who commits fraud by making dishonest scams and business deals: swindler, cheat, grifter.
- SCANTNot full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; scanty; meager.
- SCAPULARA short cloak worn around the shoulders, adopted as part of the uniform of various religious orders, later often with an embroidered image of a saint.
- SCARPEDpast participle of scarp
- SCHOONERA sailing ship with two or more masts, all with fore-and-aft sails; if two masted, having a foremast and a mainmast.
- SCIONA descendant, especially a first-generation descendant of a distinguished family.
- SCROTEThe scrotum.
- SCRYINGThe act of one who scries; foretelling the future using a crystal ball.
- SCUMMERAn instrument for taking off scum.
- SELFISHLYIn a selfish manner; with regard to private interest only or chiefly.
- SEQUENTIALSucceeding or following in order.
- SHARPINGpresent participle and gerund of sharp
- SHIREDsimple past and past participle of shire
- SHIRTINGAny fabric used to make shirts.
- SHOPPESplural of shoppe
- SHORNpast participle of shear
- SHORTWAVEAn electromagnetic wave with a relatively short wavelength; specifically, one with a wavelength generally between 10 and 100 metres, corresponding to a frequency between 3 and 30 m
- SHOWBOATA river steamboat having a resident theatre.
- SHOWMANA person (usually a man) involved in putting on shows (of various types); especially, one who plays a central role in doing so.
- SHRUBLIKEResembling a shrub.
- SIMPEREDsimple past and past participle of simper
- SITKA
- SLAKINGpresent participle and gerund of slake
- SLANEA one-eared spade for cutting turf or peat, consisting of an iron flat-bladed head and a long wooden shaft.
- SLITHERINGpresent participle and gerund of slither
- SLOPPILYIn a sloppy manner, not neatly.
- SLOUGHThe skin shed by a snake or other reptile.
- SLUICEDsimple past and past participle of sluice
- SOFARA system for determining the position of vessels lost at sea by means of explosive sounds.
- SOPORIFICSomething inducing sleep, especially a drug.
- SPACKLINGpresent participle and gerund of spackle
- SPECKLINGpresent participle and gerund of speckle
- SPOREDsimple past and past participle of spore
- SPRAWLYsprawling.
- SPRINGLEa trap to catch animals, using a spring mechanism.
- SQUALIDExtremely dirty and unpleasant.
- SQUEALINGpresent participle and gerund of squeal
- SQUELCHYThat squelches, or makes a squelching sound.
- SQUICKEDsimple past and past participle of squick
- STIPENDA regular fixed payment made to someone (especially a clergyman, judge, soldier, or teacher) for services provided by them; a salary.
- STREWNCovered, scattered or overspread with objects.
- STRIAA stripe, usually one of a set of parallel stripes.
- STRIGAA sharp bristle or hair-like scale.
- SUBLIMATEDsimple past and past participle of sublimate
- SULTANICOf or relating to a sultan or a sultanate.
- SUNDERSundry; separate; different.
- SUPINATEDHaving one's hand and forearm rotated so that the palm faces in the same direction as the interior angle of the elbow, thereby contracting the biceps brachii.
- SWAINA young man or boy in service; a servant.
- SWARTHILYIn a swarthy manner.
- SWARTHYTawny, dusky, dark.
- SWELTERTo suffer terribly from intense heat.
- SWOOPEDsimple past and past participle of swoop
- TALLIEDsimple past and past participle of tally
- TANTRICRelated to Vajrayana Buddhism.
- TEAMWORKSThe cooperative effort of a team of people to achieve a common goal.
- TOWROPESplural of towrope
- TRAPESAlternative spelling of traipse in reduced usage since about WWI
- TRAVAILSplural of travail
- TROWELINGpresent participle and gerund of trowel
- TWANGYThat makes a twanging sound.
- TYPICRelating to a type.
- UNCHARTEDNot surveyed or mapped.
- UNCOVEREDsimple past and past participle of uncover
- UNCRATEDNot contained in a crate.
- UNCRATESthird-person singular simple present indicative of uncrate
- UNDERVALUESthird-person singular simple present indicative of undervalue
- UNEXALTEDNot exalted.
- UNFATHOMEDOf unknown depth.
- UNFRIENDEDHaving no friends; friendless.
- UNKEMPTuncombed, dishevelled.
- UNPLOWEDAlternative spelling of unploughed.
- UNPROBEDNot probed; uninvestigated
- UNTOWARDUnfavourable, adverse, or disadvantageous.
- UNWORTHILYIn an unworthy manner.
- UNWROUGHTIn the native state, before being worked on; especially used of bars of bullion and other metal
- UPDOSplural of updo
- UPHOLDINGSplural of upholding
- UPLIFTEROne who, or that which, uplifts.
- VAGARIESplural of vagary
- VAGINALLYVia the vagina, as by the vaginal route of administration.
- VAGRANCIESplural of vagrancy
- VARMINTSplural of varmint
- VEGETALCapable of growth and reproduction, but not feeling or reason (often opposed to sensible and rational).