Advanced English words with definitions. List 12

Strontium is a strong, metallic element. Strychnine is a colorless, crystalline poison. Sturgeon is a large fish, valued as a source of caviar. Subcutaneous means lying under the skin, as tissue. Submersible is that which is capable of being submerged. Suffrutescent is partially or slightly woody. Surcease is to cease from some action; desist. Surfeit means excess; an excessive amount. Suzerain is a state exercising political control over a dependent state. Svelte is gracefully slender; lithe. Sycamore is a North American tree. Sycophancy is self-seeking or servile flattery. Sylph is a slender, graceful woman or girl. Syncopate is to place accents on beats in music normally not accented. Tabasco is a trademark name for a condiment sauce. Tachymeter is an instrument to rapidly determine distances. Taciturn means inclined to silence. Tactician is a person who is adept at planning tactics. Taffeta is a medium- or light-weight fabric. Talisman is an object that is supposed to possess powers. Tallow is the fatty tissue of animals. Talon is the claw of a bird of prey. Tamarind is the pod of a large tropical tree. Tamburitza is a mandolinlike instrument of southern Slavic regions. Tanager is a songbird found in North America. Tankard is a large drinking cup. Tapir is a three-toed animal resembling a pig in Central and South America. Tarantella is a rapid, whirling Italian dance. Tarantula is a large, hairy spider. Tariff is a list showing duties imposed on imports or exports. Tarot is a card used for fortunetelling. Tarry is to remain or stay awhile. Taupe (tohp) is a brownish gray. Taut means tightly drawn. Taw is a fancy marble used as a shooter. Tawny is a shade of brown tinged with yellow. Taxable means capable of being taxed. Teak is a large East Indian tree. Tempestuous means tumultuous or turbulent. Tenacious means holding fast. Tenement is a rundown, often overcrowded apartment house. Tenet is a principle, doctrine or dogma. Tequila is a strong liquor from Mexico. Termagant is a violent or brawling woman. Tern is an aquatic bird. Terrarium is a container for land animals. Tertiary is of the third order. Testatrix is a woman who makes a will. Tetrabrach is a word of four short syllables. Thalassic is of or pertaining to seas or oceans. Thence means from that place. Theocracy is a form of government in which a deity is recognized as the supreme civil ruler. Therapeutics is the branch of medicine concerned with the remedial treatment of disease. Thoracic is of or pertaining to the thorax. Thought is the product of mental activity. Thrall is one who is in bondage; slave. Threshold is the sill of a doorway. Tiara is a jeweled coronet worn by women. Timbre is the characteristic quality of a sound. Tinct is to tinge or tint, as with color. Titillate is to excite agreeably. Tizzy is a nervous or agitated state. Tofu is a bland, cheeselike food, high in protein content. Tome is a large, heavy book. Toque is a brimless and close-fitting hat for women. Tortoise is a turtle, especially a land turtle. Tortuous means full of twists or turns. Toucan is a large-billed, brightly colored bird. Toupee is a man's wig. Tourniquet is a device for arresting bleeding. Traduce means to slander or defame. Traipse is to walk or go aimlessly or idly. Travois is a transporting device pulled by an animal. Treacle is contrived sentimentality. Triskaidekaphobia is a fear of the number 13. Troglodyte is a prehistoric cave dweller. Troika is a team of 3 horses driven abreast. Trousseau is clothing, linen, especially for a bride. Truculent is fierce or savagely brutal. Truncheon is a club carried by a police officer. Tryst is an appointment to meet at a certain time and place. Tumescent means swelling. Ubiquitous means omnipresent or being everywhere at the same time. Umlaut is a mark used over a vowel. Unconscionable means unscrupulous or not guided by conscience. Unrequited is not returned or reciprocated. Unwonted is not customary or usual or rare. Vacillate means to waver in opinion. Vacuous means empty. Variscite is a secondary mineral. Ventriloquism means throwing the voice. Verisimilitude means the appearance of truth. Vertebrae are bones composing the spinal column. Vertiginous means whirling or spinning. Vexillology means the study of flags. Vicissitude means a change in the course of things. Villein was an almost free person in the middle ages. Virescent means turning green. Viscera are the organs in the abdominal cavity. Viscid means sticky. Vociferous is crying out noisily. Vorticity is a measure of the circulation of a fluid. Waterborne is floating or moving on water. Whet is to sharpen by grinding or friction. Whippoorwill is a nocturnal North American bird. Widgeon is a common, freshwater duck. Wildebeest is a gnu. Wok is a pan used in cooking Chinese food. Wraith is a visible spirit. Xenophobe is a person who fears or hates foreigners. Xyster is a surgical instrument for scraping bones. Xylose is a colorless crystalline sugar. Ytrium is a rare metallic element. Yurt is a tentlike dwelling of the Mongols. Zephyr is a gentle breeze. Zinciferous means yielding or containing zinc. Zoanthropy (zoo) is a mental disorder in which one believes oneself to be an animal. Zoopraxiscope is an early motion projector. Zucchetto is a skullcap worn by Roman Catholic ecclesiastics.