raiment (en)

(noun) clothing garments

ramified (en)

spread or branch out

rarefied (en)

(adjective) being less dense / (adjective) of, relating to, or interesting to a select group; esoteric / (adjective) very high / (verb) to make rare, thin, porous, or less dense; to expand without the addition of matter / (verb) to make more spiritual, refined, or abstruse / (verb) to become less dense

rectory (en)

(noun) a benefice held by a rector / (noun) a residence of a rector or a parish priest

redolent (en)

strongly reminiscent or suggestive of

salubrious (en)

(adjective) favorable to or promoting health or well-being

samizdat (en)

the clandestine copying and distribution of literature banned by the state, especially formerly in the communist countries of eastern Europe

sansculottes (en)

a lower-class Parisian republican in the French Revolution; an extreme republican or revolutionary

scabrous (en)

(adjective) difficult knotty / (adjective) ; rough to the touch; as / (adjective) having small raised dots, scales, or points / (adjective) covered with raised, roughened, or unwholesome patches / (adjective) dealing with suggestive, indecent, or scandalous themes; salacious / (adjective) squalid

schist (en)

a coarse-grained metamorphic rock that consists of layers of different minerals and can be split into thin irregular plates

schist (en)

a coarse-grained metamorphic rock that consists of layers of different minerals and can be split into thin irregular plates

schmaltz (en)

excessive sentimentality, especially in music or movies

scruple (en)

(verb) hesitate or be reluctant to do something that one thinks may be wrong OR (noun) a feeling of doubt or hesitation with regard to the morality or propriety of a course of action

sedulous (en)

(adjective) involving or accomplished with careful perseverance / (adjective) diligent in application or pursuit

self-aggrandizing (en)

the act of enhancing or exaggerating one's own importance, power, or reputation

sententia (en)

a brief moral saying taken from ancient or popular or other sources, often quoted without context; as an adjective, means either given to aphoristic expression, or just referring to an aphoristic expression. or: 'in a way that tries to sound important or intelligent, especially by expressing moral judgements'

skeins (en)

a length of thread or yarn, loosely coiled and knotted

spießig (en)

(pejorative) bourgeois, narrow-minded, middle-class, common

Stasi (en)

abbreviation for the Ministry for State Security, the official state security service for East Germany from 1950-1990

stepwise (en)

in a series of distinct stages; not continuously

stertorous breathing (en)

noisy and labored

succor (en)

assistance and support in times of hardship and distress

sui generis (en)

(adjective) constituting a class alone; unique peculiar

sulcal (en)

relating to a depression or groove in the cerebral cortex

sybaritic (en)

fond of sensuous luxury or pleasure; self-indulgent (derives from the Greek city Sybaris)