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stentorian (adj)
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extremely loud
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subliminal (adj)
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below the threshold
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stygian (adj)
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gloomy; hellish; deathly
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striated (adj)
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marked with parallel bands; grooved
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slacken (v)
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slow up; loosen
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sibylline (adj)
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prophetic; oracular;
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sybarite (n)
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lover of luxury
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sycophant (n)
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servile flatterer; bootlicker; yes man
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swill (v)
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drink greedily
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surreptitious (adj)
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secret; furtive; sneaky; hidden
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surfeit (v)
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satiate;stuff; indulge to excess in anything
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suppress (v)
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stifle; overwhelm; subdue; inhibit
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supposititious (adj)
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assumed; counterfeit; hypothetical
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supine (adj)
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lying on back
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supersede (v)
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cause to be set aside; replace; make obsolete
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supernumerary (n)
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person or thing in excess of what is necessary; extra
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sunder (v)
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separate; part
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sultry (adj)
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sweltering
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supererogatory (adj)
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superfluous; more than needed or demanded
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supercilious (adj)
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arrogant; condescending; patronizing
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superannuated (adj)
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retired or disqualified because of age
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syllogism (N)
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logical formula consisting of amajor premise, a minor premise and a conclusion; deceptive or specious argument
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taciturn (adj)
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habitually silent, talking little
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tacit (adj)
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understood; not put into words
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synoptic (adj)
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providing a general overview; summary
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symbiosis (n)
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interdependent relationship (between two groups, species) often mutually beneficial
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schematic (adj)
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relating to an outline or diagram; using a system of symbols
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scad (n)
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a great quantity
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saturnine (adj)
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gloomy
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satiate (V)
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satisfy fully
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sartorial (adj)
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pertaining to tailors
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sardonic (adj)
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disdainful; sarcastic; cynical
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sanguinary (adj)
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bloody
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salutary (adj)
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tending to improve; beneficial; wholesome
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sallow (adj)
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yellowish; sickly in color
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salient (adj)
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prominent
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salacious (adj)
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lascivious; lustful
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sacrosanct (adj)
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most sacred; inviolable
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rusticate (v)
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banish to the country; dwell in the country
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sanguine (adj)
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cheerful; hopeful
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rote (N)
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repetition
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servile (adj)
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slavish; cringing
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sere (adj)
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parched; dry
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septic (adj)
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putrid; producing putrefaction
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sententious (adj)
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terse; concise; aphoristic
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sensuous (adj)
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pertaining to the physical senses; operating through the senses
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sensual (adj)
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devoted to the pleasures of the senses; carnal; voluptuous
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seminal (adj)
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germinal; influencing future developments; related to seed or semen
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semblance (n)
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outward appearance; guise
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seine (n)
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net for catching fish
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sedulous (adj)
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diligent
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secrete (v)
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hide away or cache; produce and release a substance into an organism
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seamy (adj)
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sordid; unwholesome
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scuttle (v)
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sink
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scurrilous (adj)
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obscene; indecent
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scruple (v)
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fret about; hesitate
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sphinx-like (adj)
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enigmatic; mysterious
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specious (adj)
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seemingly reasonable but incorrect; misleading (often intentionally)
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sophist (n)
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teacher of philosophy; quibbler; employer of fallacious reasoning
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sonorous (adj)
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resonant
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somnolent (adj)
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half-asleep
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somnambulist (n)
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sleepwalker
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somatic (adj)
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pertaining to the body; physical
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solvent (adj)
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able to pay all debts
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solicitous (adj)
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worried,concerned
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solecism (n)
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construction that is flagrantly incorrect grammatically
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smolder (v)
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burn without flame; be liable to break out at any moment
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suffuse (v)
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spread over
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succor (v)
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aid; assist; comfort
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subterfuge (n)
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pretense; evasion
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subsume (v)
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include; encompass
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subsistence (n)
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existence; means of support; livelihood
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subsidiary (adj)
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subordinate; secondary
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suborn (v)
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persuade to act unlawfully (especially to commit perjury)
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spoonerism (n)
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accidental transposition of sounds in successive words
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solvent (n)
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substance that dissolves another
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sublimate (v)
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refine; purify
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subaltern (n)
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subordinate
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stymie (v)
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present an obstacle; stump
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stultify (v)
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cause to appear or become stupid or inconsistent; frustrate or hinder
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strut (n)
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supporting bar
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stricture (n)
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critical comments
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stratum (n)
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layer of earth's surface; layer of society
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stolid (adj)
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dull; impassive
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stodgy (adj)
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stuffy; boringly conservative
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stint (v)
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be thrifty; set limits
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stilted (adj)
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bombastic; stiffly pompous
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statue (n)
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law enacted by the legislature
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stanch (v)
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check flow of blood)
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staid (adj)
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sober; sedate
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spurious (adj)
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false; counterfeit; forged; illogical
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smelt (v)
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melt or blend ores, changing their chemical composition
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slough (v)
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cast off
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slipshod (adj)
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untidy or slovenly; shabby
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sleight (n)
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dexterity
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slapdash (adj)
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haphazard; careless; sloppy
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slag (n)
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residue from melting metal; dross; waste matter
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sinecure (n)
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well-paid position with little responsiblity
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simulate (v)
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feign
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simper (v)
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smirk; smile affectedly
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shyster (n)
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lawyer using questionable methods
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shunt (v)
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turn aside; divert; sidetrack
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sheathe (v)
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place into a case
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sheaf (n)
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bundle of stalks of grain; any bundle of things tied together
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tantamount (adj)
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equivalent in effect or value
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tangential (adj)
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peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing
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runic (adj)
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mysterious; set down in an ancient alphabet
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ruminate (V)
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chew over and over (mentally, or like cows, physically)
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scourge (n)
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lash; whip; severe punishment
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scintilla (n)
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shred; least bit
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scintillate (v)
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sparkle; flash
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spate (n)
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sudden flood
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rebus (n)
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puzzle in which pictures stand for words.
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rostrum (n)
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platform for speech-making; pulpit
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roseate (adj)
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rosy; optimistic
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roil (v)
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to make liquids murky by stirring up sediment; to disturb
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rivulet (n)
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small stream
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rigor (n)
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severity
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rife (adj)
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abundant; current
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rider (n)
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amendment or clause added to a legislative bill
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ribald (adj)
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wanton; profane
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rhapsodize (v)
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to speak or write in an exaggeratedly enthusiastic manner
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retrograde (v)
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go backwards; degenerate
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retrench (v)
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cut down; economize
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retinue (n)
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following; attendants
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reticent (adj)
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reserved; uncommunicative; inclined to silence
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restive (adj)
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restlessly impatient
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rescind (v)
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cancel
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reputed (adj)
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supposed
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repudiate (v)
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disown; disavow
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reprisal (n)
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retaliation
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repository (n)
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storehouse
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repast (n)
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meal; feast; banquet
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repartee (n)
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clever reply
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remiss (adj)
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negligent
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relegate (v)
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banish to an inferior position; delegate; assign
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rejoinder (n)
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retort; comeback; reply
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regicide (n)
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murder of a queen or king
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refulgent (adj)
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brightly shining; gleaming
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refectory (n)
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dining hall
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redoubtable (adj)
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formidable; causing fear
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recumbent (adj)
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reclining, lying down completely or in part
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recondite (adj)
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abstruse; profound; secret
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recapitulate (v)
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summarize
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recalcitrant (adj)
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obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority; unruly
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ratiocination (n)
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reasoning; act of drawing conclusions
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rarefied (adj)
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made less dense (of a gas)
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rapacious (adj)
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excessively grasping; plundering
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rankle (v)
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irritate; fester
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rakish (adj)
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stylish; sporty
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raconteur (n)
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story-teller
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quotidian (adj)
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daily; commonplace; customary
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quisling (n)
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traitor who aids invaders
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quintessence (n)
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purest and highest embodiment
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quiescent (adj)
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at rest; dormant; temporarily inactive
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querulous (adj)
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fretful; whining
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quarry (v)
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dig into
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qualified (adj)
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limited
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quaff (V)
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drink with relish
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pusillanimous (adj)
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cowardly; fainthearted
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purported (adj)
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alleged; claimed; reputed or rumored
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pundit (n)
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authority on a subject; learned person; expert
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punctilious (adj)
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stressing niceties of conduct or form; minutely attentive (perhaps too much so) to fine points.
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pulchritude (N)
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beauty; corneliness
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reprobate (n)
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person hardened in sin, devoid of a sense of decency
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refractory (adj)
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stubborn; unmanageable
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rectitude (n)
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uprightness; moral virtue; correctness of judgment
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