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49 Cards in this Set
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subordinate
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inferior, secondary, submissive to
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subservient
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obey others unquestioningly; menial, obeisant, servile
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subside
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abate, die, lull, wane
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subterfuge
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deceptive device or stratagem
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subvert
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overturn or overthrow from foundation; ruin, sabotage, undermine, wreck
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succinct
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compact precise expression without wasted words, concise, brief, compendious, curt, laconic
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succor
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go to aid of, relieve, help, aid assist, relief
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suffrage
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franchaise, right to vote
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suffuse
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gradually spread through or over
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sully
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make dirty
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summit
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highest point, top, apex
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sumptuous
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luxurious, opulent, palatial
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supercillious
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haughty, contemptuos superiority,
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superfluous
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exceeding what is sufficient, excess, extra, spare
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supine
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1. weak, spineless
2. lying face up |
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supplant
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supercede by force
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supplement
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an addition to make whole
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supplicate
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ask or beg for something earnestly/humbly
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supposition
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assumption, hypothesis, premise
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surcharge
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overprint on currency note
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surfeit
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excess
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surly
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bad-tempered and unfriendly
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surmise
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guess
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surreptitious
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doing something in secret, clandestinely, covert, furtive
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suture
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unit, close with sutures
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avulse
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act of tearing away
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swill
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guzzle
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swindle
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obtain money or property by fraud or deciet
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sybarite
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self-indulgently fond of sensuous luxury
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hedonist
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like pleasure
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sycophant
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toady, servile self-seeking flatterer
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syllogism
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form of logic (iff)
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synergic
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working together, coacting, conjoint, cooperative
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tacit
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expressed or carried on without words, implicit, inferred
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taciturn
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reserved, or saying little
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tackle
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ropes arranged to hoist and pull
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tactile
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tangible
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talisman
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object held to avert evil and bring good fortune
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talon
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claw of an animal (esp. bird of prey)
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tangent
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diverging from original purpose of course
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tackle
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ropes arranged to hoist and pull
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tactile
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tangible
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talisman
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object held to avert evil and bring good fortune
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talon
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claw of an animal (esp. bird of prey)
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tangent
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diverging from original purpose of course
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tantamount
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equivalent in value, significance, or effect
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tarnish
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dull or destroy luster by air, dust, or dirt
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tarpaulin
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waterproof covering
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tatty
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rather worn, frayed, shabby
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