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  • quadricentennial — of, relating to, or marking the completion of a period of four hundred years.
  • queen's evidence — evidence for the crown given by an accused person against his or her alleged accomplices.
  • rearguard action — an action fought by a rearguard
  • reconceptualized — to form into a concept; make a concept of.
  • recording studio — place where music is recorded
  • rectus abdominis — a long flat muscle that extends along the whole length of both sides of the abdomen. It flexes the vertebral column, particularly the lumbar portion; it also tenses the anterior abdominal wall and assists in compressing the abdominal contents
  • residual current — an electric current that continues to flow in a device, etc when there is no voltage supply, due to electrons emitted by heat, etc
  • ribonucleic acid — RNA.
  • ring-necked duck — a North American scauplike duck, Aythya collaris, having a chestnut ring around the neck.
  • santiago de cuba — a region in Ecuador, E of the Andes: the border long disputed by Peru.
  • schouten islands — a group of islands belonging to Papua New Guinea, in the Pacific Oceans, off the N coast of New Guinea.
  • secondary tissue — tissue derived from cambium.
  • self-constituted — constituted as such by oneself or itself
  • self-destruction — the destruction or ruination of oneself or one's life.
  • self-reproducing — to make a copy, representation, duplicate, or close imitation of: to reproduce a picture.
  • service industry — business providing a service
  • shakedown cruise — extortion, as by blackmail or threats of violence.
  • situation comedy — a comedy drama, especially a television series made up of discrete episodes about the same group of characters, as members of a family.
  • sodium carbonate — Also called soda ash. an anhydrous, grayish-white, odorless, water-soluble powder, Na 2 CO 3 , usually obtained by the Solvay process and containing about 1 percent of impurities consisting of sulfates, chlorides, and bicarbonates of sodium: used in the manufacture of glass, ceramics, soaps, paper, petroleum products, sodium salts, as a cleanser, for bleaching, and in water treatment.
  • sounding machine — any of various machines for taking and recording soundings.
  • stage production — a play or show which is performed on stage
  • stannic sulphide — an insoluble solid compound of tin usually existing as golden crystals or as a yellowish-brown powder: used as a pigment. Formula: SnS2
  • stick in the mud — someone who avoids new activities, ideas, or attitudes; old fogy.
  • stick-in-the-mud — someone who avoids new activities, ideas, or attitudes; old fogy.
  • student teaching — the act of teaching in a school for a limited period under supervision as part of a course to qualify as a teacher
  • studentification — the renting of particular accommodation exclusively to students
  • sulfocarbanilide — thiocarbanilide.
  • superfecundation — the fertilization of two or more ova discharged at the same ovulation by successive acts of sexual intercourse.
  • sutton coldfield — a town in central England, in Birmingham unitary authority, West Midlands; a residential suburb of Birmingham. Pop: 105 452 (2001)
  • synchronous idle — (character)   (SYN) The mnemonic for ASCII character 22.
  • tungsten carbide — a very hard, black or gray compound of tungsten and carbon, used in the manufacture of cutting and abrasion tools, dies, and wear-resistant machine parts.
  • ultracrepidarian — noting or pertaining to a person who criticizes, judges, or gives advice outside the area of his or her expertise: The play provides a classic, simplistic portrayal of an ultracrepidarian mother-in-law.
  • uncoincidentally — happening by or resulting from coincidence; by chance: a coincidental meeting.
  • uncollateralized — lacking or needing no collateral: uncollateralized loans.
  • uncontradictable — to assert the contrary or opposite of; deny directly and categorically.
  • undecylenic acid — a light-colored liquid with a fruity odor, C 11 H 21 O 2 , soluble in alcohol and ether: used in perfumes, flavors, plastics, and medicine.
  • under discussion — If something is under discussion, it is still being talked about and a final decision has not yet been reached.
  • undercapitalized — having insufficient capital for the efficient operation of a commercial enterprise
  • underconsumption — the act of consuming, as by use, decay, or destruction.
  • underpitch vault — a construction having a central vault intersected by vaults of lower pitch.
  • undersecretariat — a department or section of a ministry of which an under secretary is in charge.
  • unfranked income — any income from an investment that does not qualify as franked investment income
  • uniformed branch — the branch of a police force in which officers wear a uniform
  • unissued capital — authorized capital that has not yet been issued as shares
  • united provinces — (used with a singular or plural verb) former name of Uttar Pradesh.
  • unparticularized — to make particular.
  • unpredictability — not predictable; not to be foreseen or foretold: an unpredictable occurrence.
  • upside-down cake — a cake that is baked on a layer of fruit, then turned before serving so that the fruit is on top.
  • vancouver island — an island of SW Canada, off the SW coast of British Columbia: separated from the Canadian mainland by the Strait of Georgia and Queen Charlotte Sound, and from the US mainland by Juan de Fuca Strait; the largest island off the W coast of North America. Chief town: Victoria. Pop: 706 243 (2001). Area: 32 137 sq km (12 408 sq miles)
  • viewing audience — the audience reached by television
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