trenchant (en)

(adjective) keen, sharp / (adjective) vigorously effective and articulate / (adjective) caustic / (adjective) sharply perceptive; penetrating / (adjective) clear-cut, distinct

trundle (en)

(intrans verb) to progress by revolving; (trans verb) to propel by causing to rotate

tumbrel (en)

(noun) a farm tipcart / (noun) a vehicle carrying condemned persons (as political prisoners during the French Revolution) to a place of execution

turgid (en)

(adjective) being in a state of distension; swollen, tumid (opposite of flaccid) / (adjective) exhibiting turgor / (adjective) excessively embellished in style or language; bombastic, pompous

turgid (en)

(adjective) being in a state of distension; swollen, tumid (opposite of flaccid) / (adjective) exhibiting turgor / (adjective) excessively embellished in style or language; bombastic, pompous

tympana (en)

(plural for tympanum) the recessed, usually triangular space enclosed between the horizontal and sloping cornices of a pediment, often decorated with sculpture

unbeveled (en)

not beveled

undulating (en)

(verb) to form or move in waves; fluctuate / (verb) to rise and fall in volume, pitch, or cadence / (verb) to present a wavy appearance / (verb) to cause to move in a wavy, sinuous, or flowing manner

valence (en)

(chemistry) the combining power of an element. or like, aspect

variegated (en)

(adj) exhibiting different colors, especially as irregular patches or streaks

variegated (en)

(adj) exhibiting different colors, especially as irregular patches or streaks

variegated (en)

(adj) exhibiting different colors, especially as irregular patches or streaks

verdant (en)

green with vegetation; covered with growing plants or grass

verdant (en)

green with vegetation; covered with growing plants or grass

verdigrised (en)

a green or bluish patina formed on copper, brass, or bronze surfaces when exposed to air

vicissitudes (en)

(noun) a change or variation occurring in the course of something; successive, alternating, or changing phases or conditions, as of life or fortune; ups and downs

vitiate (en)

(verb) to make faulty or defective; impair / (verb) to debase in moral or aesthetic status / (verb) to make ineffective

Wagnerian (en)

relating to or characteristic of the operas of German composer Richard Wagner

Walpurgisrevel (de)

(noun) alternative way of saying "Walpurgisnacht" or "Walpurgis Night", meaning Witches' Night; feast day of Saint Walpurga

wangled (en)

obtain (something that is desired) by persuading others to comply or by manipulating events

weltschmerz (en)

a feeling of melancholy and world-weariness; coined by German author Jean Paul

weltschmerz (en)

a feeling of melancholy and world-weariness; coined by German author Jean Paul

William Gaddis (en)

an American novelist; one of the first and most important American postmodern writers

winnow (en)

(verb) blow a current of air through (grain) in order to remove the chaff; remove (people or things) from a group until only the best ones are left