Mahl stick: A long wooden stick used by painters to support the hand that holds the brush
Matte: Having a dull, flat, non-reflective surface.
Metaphor: A figure of speech in which a term is transferred from the object it ordinarily designated to an object it may designate only by implicit comparison or analogy
Midrange/ background/ foreground: The part or view of a painting that is, or is represented, as farthest, nearest, or in between these two relative to the viewer
Negative and positive space/rhyming shapes: 
Neutral (A), Warm (B), and cool (C) colors: (A)Grays and browns, (B)Reds and yellows, (C)Blues and greens
Obliquus externus: Groin or "twist" muscle
Onomatopoeia: The formation or use of words, such as buzz or cuckoo, that imitate what they denote
Opaque: Impervious to the passage of light
Organic (natural or irregular shapes) vs. geometric (easy to measure shapes): 
Overlap: To lay or extend over and cover part of something, opaquely interrupting its view
Paradigm: A pattern, example, or model; an overall concept accepted by most people in an intellectual community because of its effectiveness in explaining a complex process, idea, etc.
Pectoralis:Chest or "hugging" muscle
Pentimento: An effect over time, especially in oil paint, where the underpainting or drawing becomes visible because top opaque films of paint become transparent
Perspective: The technique of representing three-dimensional objects and depth relationships on a two-dimensional surface
Phenakistoscope: An animation device consisting of images on a slotted spinning disk, which appear to move when their reflection is viewed in a mirror
Positive and negative space/rhyming shapes:
Primary (A) and secondary (B) colors: (A)Red, yellow, and blue, (B)Orange, green and purple
Push/pull: Areas of a painting or drawing that recede or come toward the viewer
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