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- OSCULATEDsimple past and past participle of osculate
- OSCULATIONSplural of osculation
- OVERLAIDsimple past and past participle of overlay
- PABLUMSplural of pablum
- PENTOMICPertaining to or exhibiting the concept of structuring a division (military formation) such that it has five subordinate parts.
- PERFIDYA state or act of violating faith or allegiance; violation of a promise or vow, or of trust.
- PHENOLICOf, relating to, or derived from a phenol.
- PHIALSplural of phial
- PHOSGENICOf or relating to phosgene.
- PICAA disorder characterized by appetite and craving for non-edible substances, such as chalk, clay, dirt, ice, or sand.
- PICAYUNEA small coin of the value of six-and-a-quarter cents; a Spanish coin with a value of half a real; a fippenny bit.
- PIKAAny of several small, furry mammals, similar to guinea pigs, but related to rabbits, of the genus Ochotona, from the mountains of North America and Asia.
- PLASMIDA loop of double-stranded DNA that is separate from — and replicates independently of — the chromosomes; such loops are most commonly found in bacteria, but they are also sometimes
- PLIOCENE
- POMEA type of fruit in which the often edible flesh arises from the swollen base of the flower and not from the carpels.
- PONSA bridge-like tissue connecting two parts of an organ.
- PRATEDsimple past and past participle of prate
- PRAXISThe practical application of any branch of learning.
- PROBITYIntegrity, especially of the quality of having strong moral principles; decency and honesty.
- PSALMICOf or pertaining to psalms or psalmody
- PSIONThe psi-meson, a sub-atomic particle.
- PYICpurulent
- PYOGENICReferring to bacterial infections that make pus.
- PYRAZOLESplural of pyrazole
- QUINEA program that produces its own source code as output.
- REPASTA meal.
- RHINITIC
- RHOTICThat allows the phoneme /ɹ/ to be followed by a vowel, as in bar (/bɑːɹ/) and bard or barred (/bɑːɹd/); who speaks with such an accent.
- ROSINA solid form of resin, obtained from liquid resin by vaporizing its volatile components.
- RUBATOA tempo in which strict timing is relaxed, the music being played near, but not on, the beat.
- SABOTA wooden shoe.
- SACERDOTALOf or relating to priests or a high religious order; priestly.
- SCABIESAn infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei, causing intense itching caused by the mites burrowing into the skin of humans and other animals. It is easily transmissible fr
- SCHAVA kind of borscht made with sorrel (or occasionally lemongrass).
- SCRABTo scrape or scratch.
- SCRABSthird-person singular simple present indicative of scrab
- SCUGShade, shadow.
- SCULLERYA small room, next to a kitchen, where washing up and other domestic chores are done.
- SEMAPHOREAny equipment used for visual signalling by means of flags, lights, or mechanically moving arms, which are used to represent letters of the alphabet, or words.
- SEMILUNARShaped like a half-moon; crescent-shaped.
- SHEWNpast participle of shew
- SHUG
- SIMPLEXHaving a single structure; not composite or complex; undivided, unitary.
- SIND
- SKUAAny of various predatory seabirds of the genus Stercorarius that often chase other seabirds to steal their catches.
- SMOOTA unit of length defined as exactly sixty-seven inches (approximately 1.70 meters).
- SNEEDTo seethe; to become extremely frustrated and agitated.
- SONOGRAMClipping of ultrasonogram: A medical image produced by an ultrasound echo.
- SORBThe service tree, Sorbus domestica.
- SORNto impose upon another for food and lodging.
- SPAYEDsimple past and past participle of spay
- SPOORThe track, trail, droppings, or scent of an animal.
- STOOLIEA stool pigeon.
- STRUDELA pastry made from multiple thin layers of dough rolled up and filled with fruit, etc.
- SUBTONICOf or pertaining to imperfectly articulated sounds or utterances that are inaudible or barely audible, as characterized by Dr. James Rush (Guide to Pronunciation, 1833).
- SULCIplural of sulcus
- SUPEREDsimple past and past participle of super
- SUPERTONICThe second note in a diatonic scale.
- SURFEITSated; surfeited; filled.
- SWARTHYTawny, dusky, dark.
- 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.
- TARNSplural of tarn
- THORPSplural of thorp
- THRENESplural of threne
- THUNKpast participle of think
- THYROIDALOf, pertaining to, or affecting the thyroid.
- TIKAAlternative form of tilak (“Hindu caste mark on forehead”).
- TOCSINAn alarm or other signal sounded by a bell or bells, originally especially with reference to France.
- TOPIARYOf, or relating to art of topiaries.
- TRIUNEBoth trine and one at the same time.
- TROPICALITYtropicalness
- TRUCIALOf or pertaining to a truce; specifically, to the truce obtaining between Britain and various Arab sheikdoms of the Oman peninsula.
- TUTTIAll together. Indicates that the remainder of a group should join in playing after a solo or other passage with a reduced number of voices.
- ULNAEplural of ulna
- UMBERA brown clay, somewhat darker than ochre, which contains iron and manganese oxides.
- UNABASHEDLYIn an unabashed manner; without embarrassment or hesitation.
- UNABATEDContinuing at full strength or intensity.
- UNACCENTEDOf a word's sound or of a language, without any stress (accent).
- UNALTEREDRemaining in its initial state; not changed.
- UNAROUSEDNot aroused.
- UNASHAMEDLYIn an unashamed manner.
- UNBAKEDNot baked; neither baked nor otherwise cooked.
- UNBASTEDNot basted; not given long loose stitches.
- UNBESTOWEDNot bestowed; ungiven.
- UNBEWAILEDNot bewailed.
- UNBLAMEDNot blamed.
- UNBLEMISHEDLacking blemishes; faultless.
- UNBLESTArchaic spelling of unblessed.
- UNBLIGHTEDNot having been blighted.
- UNBLOODYNot bloody.
- UNBLURREDsimple past and past participle of unblur
- UNBOILEDnot boiled
- UNBOLTEDsimple past and past participle of unbolt
- UNBOLTSthird-person singular simple present indicative of unbolt
- UNBOUGHTNot bought; unpurchased.
- UNBOXESthird-person singular simple present indicative of unbox
- UNBRAIDSthird-person singular simple present indicative of unbraid
- UNBRAKEDNot fitted with brakes.
- UNBROILEDNot broiled.