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40 Cards in this Set
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simian
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apelike, relating to apes
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simile
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comparison of one thing with another using "like" or "as"
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sinecure
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well-paying job that requieres little or no work
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singular
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unique, extraordinary, odd
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sinuous
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intricate, complex
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skeptic
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one who doubts
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sobriety
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seriousness
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sodden
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thoroughly soaked, saturated
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solicitous
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concerned, attentive, eager
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soliloquy
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literary or dramatic speech by one character, not adressed to others
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solvent
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able to meet financial obligations
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somatic
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relating to or affecting the body, corporeal
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soporific
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sleep producing
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sordid
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filthy, contemptible and corrupt
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specious
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seeming to be logical and sound, but not really so
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spectrum
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band of color, broad range of related ideas or objects
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spendthrift
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person who spends money recklessly
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sporadic
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irregular
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squalor
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filthy, wretched condition
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staccato
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marked by abrupt, clear-cut sounds
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stanch
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to stop or check the flow of
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stentorian
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extremely loud
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stigma
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mark of disgrace or inferiority
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stint
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to be sparing
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stipulate
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to specify as an essential condition
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stolid
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having or showing little emotion
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stratified
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arranged in layers
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striated
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marked with thin, narrow grooves or channels
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stricture
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something that restrains, negative criticism
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strident
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loud, harsh, unpleasantly noisy
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strut
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to swagger, display to impress others
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stultify
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to impair or reduce to uselessness
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stupefy
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to dull the senses of, stun, atonish
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stygian
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dark and gloomy, hellish
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subpoena
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notice ordering someone to appear in court
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subside
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to settle down, grow quiet
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substantiate
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to support with proof or evidence
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substantive
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essential
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subsume
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to include, incorporate
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subversive
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intended to undermine or underthrow, especially an established government
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