repetend (en)

(noun) a repeated sound, word, or phrase / (noun) refrain

resiling (en)

(verb) recoil retract / (verb) to return to a prior position

retiary (en)

using a net or any entangling device

rheometer (en)

(noun) an instrument for measuring flow (as of viscous substances)

Ricardian economics (en)

the economic theories of David Ricardo, an English political economist born in 1772 who made a fortune as a stockbroker and loan broker; influenced by Adam Smith and influenced Karl Marx; wrote about rent, the labour theory of value, and the theory of comparative advantage

rifacimento (en)

a recasting or adaptation especially of a literary work or musical composition

riparian (en)

(adjective) relating to or living or located on the bank of a natural watercourse (as a river) or sometimes of a lake or a tidewater / (noun) a right (as access to or use of the shore, bed, and water) of one owning riparian land

Rortian relativism (en)

pertaining to the relativism allegedly espoused by American philosopher Richard Rorty, though he himself denies it

roughage (en)

fibrous indigestible material in vegetable foodstuffs that aids the passage of food and waste products through the gut

roué (en)

(noun) a man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure; rake (from French)

rubato (en)

(noun) a fluctuation of tempo within a musical phrase often against a rhythmically steady accompaniment

rubicund (en)

(adj, especially of someone's face) having a ruddy complexion; high-colored

rugosity (en)

(adjective) full of wrinkles / (adjective) having the veinlets sunken and the spaces between elevated

rusticating (en)

go to, live in, or spend time in the country

rutilant (en)

(adjective) having a reddish glow

sachem (en)

(noun) (among some North American Indian peoples) a chief.

Safavis (en)

the Safavid dynasty: one of the most significant ruling dynasties of Iran, often considered the beginning of modern Iranian history (1501–1736)

saprogenic (en)

(adj; biology) causing or produced by putrefaction or decay

satori (en)

(noun) sudden enlightenment and a state of consciousness attained by intuitive illumination representing the spiritual goal of Zen Buddhism

satrap (en)

(noun) the governor of a province in ancient Persia / (noun) ruler / (noun) a subordinate official; henchman (world leaders or governors who are heavily influenced by larger world superpowers or hegemonies and act as their surrogates)

saurian (en)

(noun) any of a suborder (Sauria) of reptiles including the lizards and in older classifications the crocodiles and various extinct forms (as the dinosaurs and ichthyosaurs) that resemble lizards

scad (en)

(noun) a large number or quantity

scherzo (en)

(noun) a sprightly humorous instrumental musical composition or movement commonly in quick triple time

schizofy (en)

an invented term by DFW? split up?

schlamazl (ji)

(also schlimazel) a consistently unlucky or accident-prone person