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- PRIVYPrivate, exclusive; not public; one's own.
- PROFLIGATEInclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly.
- PROFLIGATESplural of profligate
- PROSODYThe study of rhythm, intonation, stress, and related attributes in speech.
- PSEUDONYMA fictitious name (more literally, a false name), as those used by writers and movie stars.
- PSYOPAn instance of psyops: a psychological operation, usually of a clandestine sort. Something viewed as inauthentic and pushing an agenda.
- PUCEA brownish-purple color, sometimes more or less deep red or grayish.
- PUGNACITIESplural of pugnacity
- PUGNACITYThe act or characteristic of being aggressive or combative.
- PUNYOf inferior significance, size, or strength; ineffective, small, weak.
- PURLOINEDsimple past and past participle of purloin
- PURLOINSthird-person singular simple present indicative of purloin
- PURULENCEThe condition of containing or discharging pus.
- PUTRIDLYIn a putrid manner.
- QUIMThe female genitalia; the vulva.
- QUIPSplural of quip
- QUIVERINGLYWhile quivering, or as if quivering
- QUOTIDIANHappening every day; daily.
- REBUKINGpresent participle and gerund of rebuke
- REDOUBLESthird-person singular simple present indicative of redouble
- REDUXOf a topic, redone, restored, brought back, or revisited.
- REPUDIATINGpresent participle and gerund of repudiate
- REPUDIATIONSplural of repudiation
- REVILINGpresent participle and gerund of revile
- REVOCATIONSplural of revocation
- RIBALDCoarsely, vulgarly, or lewdly amusing; referring to sexual matters in a rude or irreverent way.
- RIBOSOMALOf or relating to ribosomes.
- RIVULETSplural of rivulet
- ROILINGpresent participle and gerund of roil
- ROWDILYIn a rowdy manner.
- RUCHINGRuche.
- RUCKINGpresent participle and gerund of ruck
- RUMINATESthird-person singular simple present indicative of ruminate
- SABLEA small carnivorous mammal of the Old World that resembles a weasel, Martes zibellina, from cold regions in Eurasia and the North Pacific islands, valued for its dark brown fur.
- SARDONICScornfully mocking or cynical.
- SCHLEPTo carry, drag, or lug.
- SCREAMINGLYWhile screaming, or as if screaming
- SCRYTo magically or supernaturally look into or (as an entertainer) predict (the future), using crystal balls or other objects.
- SCRYINGThe act of one who scries; foretelling the future using a crystal ball.
- SEGUETo move smoothly from one state or subject to another.
- SEPULCHREA burial chamber.
- SEQUENTIALSucceeding or following in order.
- SEROLOGYThe science that studies the blood serum, and especially the reaction between antigens and antibodies in serum.
- SHAMBLINGpresent participle and gerund of shamble
- SHORNpast participle of shear
- SHTIKAlternative spelling of shtick.
- SIMULACRAplural of simulacrum.
- SIREDsimple past and past participle of sire
- SKEETA form of trapshooting using clay targets to simulate birds in flight.
- SLAKEDAllayed; quenched; extinguished.
- SLOVENA habitually dirty or untidy man or boy; the male equivalent of slattern, or slut.
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- SMIRKINGLYIn a smirking manner.
- SNEAKILYIn a sneaky manner.
- SORELA young buck in the third year.
- SPAKEQuiet; tame.
- SPARINGLYIn a sparing manner; with frugality, moderation, scantiness, reserve, forbearance, or the like; sparsely.
- SPIELINGpresent participle and gerund of spiel
- SPURTINGpresent participle and gerund of spurt
- SPUTUMMatter coughed up and expectorated from the mouth, composed of saliva and discharges from the respiratory passages such as mucus, phlegm or pus.
- SQUIRMINGLYWith squirming motions.
- STRIGILA grooming tool used to scrape away dead skin, oil, dirt, etc.
- STYLIZINGpresent participle and gerund of stylize
- SUNDRIESA category in accounting records for irregular or miscellaneous items not otherwise classified.
- SUPLEXA wrestling move in which the wrestler picks up their opponent off the ground (or mat) and then, using a large portion of their own body weight, drives the opponent down on the mat
- TACITURNSilent; temperamentally untalkative; disinclined to speak.
- TANNICPertaining to, containing, or obtained from tannin.
- TAUTOLOGIESplural of tautology
- TAXINGLYIn a taxing manner.
- TEDIUMSplural of tedium
- THEREMINAn electronic musical instrument that generates sound of varying pitch and volume depending on the proximity of the musician’s hands to two antennas mounted on the instrument.
- TIMPANIThe set of precision kettledrums in an orchestra.
- TINNYOf or pertaining to or resembling tin.
- TOPIARIESplural of topiary
- TRAIPSEDsimple past and past participle of traipse
- TROUNCEDsimple past and past participle of trounce
- TRUNCATEDDeprived of one of its parts or of its end (e.g., a line of poetry with one syllable fewer in one of its feet).
- TUBEROUSRelating to, resembling, or producing tubers.
- TUNICA garment worn over the torso, with or without sleeves, and of various lengths reaching from the hips to the ankles.
- UNFAZEDNot frightened or hesitant; undaunted; not put off; unimpressed.
- UNFURLEDsimple past and past participle of unfurl
- VAGARIESplural of vagary
- VAINGLORYExcessive vanity.
- VAPIDITYThe state or quality of being vapid; vapidness.
- VENERABLYIn a venerable manner.
- VEXATIONSplural of vexation
- VEXINGLYIn a vexing manner.
- VICIOUSViolent, destructive and cruel.
- VIMS
- VIREOSplural of vireo
- VISCOUNTA member of the peerage, above a baron but below a count or earl.
- VITRIOLSplural of vitriol
- VOCIFERATETo cry out with vehemence
- VOCIFEROUSMaking or characterized by a noisy outcry; clamorous.
- VOCIFEROUSLYIn a vociferous manner.
- VORACITIESplural of voracity
- VORTEXESplural of vortex
- WHOOPA loud, eager cry, usually of joy.
- WHORLSplural of whorl
- WHUMPA soft thumping sound.