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189 Cards in this Set
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redolent
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fragrant; odorous suggestive of an odor
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redress
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remedy; compensation
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refectory
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dining hall
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refractory*
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stubborn; unmanageable
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refulgent
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brightly shining; gleaming
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regicide
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murder of a king or queen
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rejoinder
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retort; comeback; reply
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remiss
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negligent
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remunerative
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compensating; rewarding
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repast
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meal; feast; banquet
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repine
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fret; complain
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reprobate*
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person hardened in sin, devoid of a sense of decency
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reputed
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supposed
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requite
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repay; revenge
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restive
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restlessly impatient; obstinately resisting control
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resumption
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taking up again; recommencement
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reticent*
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reserved; uncommunicative
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retrench
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cut down; economize
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rhapsodize
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to speak or write in an exaggeratedly enthusiastic manner
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ribald
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wanton; profane
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rider
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amendment or clause added to a legislative bill
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roil
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to make liquids murky by stirring up sediment; to disturb
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rote
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repetition
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rubric
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title or heading (in red print); directions for religious ceremony; protocol
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ruminate
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chew over and over (mentally or, like cows, physically); mull over; ponder
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saccharine
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cloyingly sweet
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sacrosanct
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most sacred; inviolable
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salient
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prominent
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salubrious*
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healthful
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salutary
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tending to improve; beneficial; wholesome
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sanctimonious
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displaying ostentatious or hypocritical devoutness
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sanguine
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cheerful; hopeful
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sartorial
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pertaining to tailors
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saturnine
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gloomy
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scad
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a great quantity
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schematic
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relating to an outline or diagram; using a system of symbols
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scintillate
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sparkle; flash
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scotch
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stamp out; thwart; hinder
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scurrilous
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obscene; indecent
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sedulous
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diligent
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seine
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net for catching fish
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seminal
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germinal; influencing future developments
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sere
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parched; dry
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serendipity
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gift for finding valuable or desirable things by accident; accidental good fortune or luck
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sextant
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navigation tool used to determine a ship's latitude and longitude
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shunt
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turn aside; divert; sidetrack
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shyster
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lawyer using questionable methods
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sibylline
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prophetic; oracular
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sidereal
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relating to the stars
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sinecure
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well-paid position with little responsibility
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skinflint
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stingy person; miser
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skulduggery
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dishonest behavior
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slag
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residue from smelting metal; dross; waste matter
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slake
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quench; sate
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sleeper
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something originally of little value or importance that in time becomes very valuable
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slough
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cast off
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sluice
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artificial channel for directing or controlling the flow of water
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smattering
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slight knowledge
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sojourn
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temporary stay
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solecism
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construction that is flagrantly incorrect grammatically
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solicitous*
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worried, concerned
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solvent
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able to pay all debts
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somnolent
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half asleep
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sonorous
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resonant
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sophistry
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seemingly plausible but fallacious reasoning
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soporific*
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sleep-causing; marked by sleepiness
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spangle
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small metallic piece sewn to clothing for ornamentation
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spartan
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lacking luxury and comfort; sternly disciplined
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spate
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sudden flood
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specious*
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seemingly reasonable but incorrect; misleading (often intentionally)
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splice
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fasten together; unite
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spoonerism
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accidental transposition of sounds in successive words
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staccato
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played in an abrupt manner; marked by abrupt, sharp sound
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staid
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sober; sedate
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stalwart
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strong, brawny; steadfast
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stentorian
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extremely loud
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stilted
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bombastic; stiffly pompous
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stint*
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be thrifty; set limits
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stipple
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paint or draw with dots
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stolid*
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dull; impassive
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striated*
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marked with parallel bands; grooved
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stricture
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critical comments; severe and adverse criticism
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strut (n.)*
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supporting bar
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studied
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unspontaneous; deliberate; thoughtful
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stultify
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cause to appear or become stupid or inconsistent; frustrate or hinder
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stygian
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gloomy; hellish; deathly
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stymie
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present an obstacle; stump
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subaltern
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subordinate
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sublimate
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refine; purify
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suborn
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persuade to act unlawfully (especially to commit perjury)
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substantive
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essential; pertaining to the substance
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subsume
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include; encompass
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suffragist
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advocate of voting rights (for women)
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superannuated
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retired or disqualified because of age
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supercilious
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arrogant; condescending; patronizing
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supererogatory
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superfluous; more than needed or demanded
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supernumerary
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person or thing in excess of what is necessary; extra
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supposition*
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hypothesis; surmise; pray to grant a favor
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supposititious
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assumed; counterfeit; hypothetical
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surfeit
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satiate; stuff; indulge to excess in anything
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sybarite
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lover of luxury
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syllogism
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logical formula consisting of a major premise, a minor premise and a conclusion; deceptive or specious argument
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tacit*
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understood; not put into words
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tangential*
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peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing
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taper (n.)
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candle
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tautological
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needlessly repetitious
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temerity
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boldness; rashness
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temporize
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act evasively to gain time; avoid committing oneself
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tendentious
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having an aim; biased; designed to further a cause
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tensile
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capable of being stretched
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tesselated
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inlaid; mosaic
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testator
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maker of a will
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tiller
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handle used to move boat's rudder (to steer)
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tithe
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tax of one-tenth
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titillate
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tickle
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tome
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large volume
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torpor*
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lethargy; sluggishness; dormancy
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tortuous*
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winding; full of curves
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touchstone
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stone used to test the fineness of gold alloys; criterion
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tractable*
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docile; easily managed
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traduce
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expose to slander
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transient
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momentary; temporary; staying for a short time
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transmute
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change; convert to something different
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transport
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strong emotion
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travail
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painful physical or mental labor; drudgery; torment
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trenchant
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forceful and vigorous; cutting
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truculence*
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aggressiveness; ferocity
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truncate
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cut the top off
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tumid
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swollen; pompous; bombastic
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tureen
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deep dish for serving soup
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turgid
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swollen; distended
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turpitude
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depravity
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tyro
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beginner; novice
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umbrage
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resentment; anger; sense of injury or insult
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unbridled
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violent
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unconscionable
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unscrupulous; excessive
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unction
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the act of anointing with oil
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unctuous
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oily; bland; insincerely suave
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unfledged
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immature
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unguent
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ointment
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unprepossessing
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unattractive
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untenable
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indefensible; not able to be maintained
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untoward
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unfortunate or unlucky; adverse; unexpected
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untrammeled
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without limits or restrictions; unrestrained
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unwonted
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unaccustomed
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upshot
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outcome
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uxorious
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excessibely devoted to one's wife
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vacillate*
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waver; fluctuate
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vagary
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caprice; whim
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valedictory
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pertaining to farewell
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vanguard
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forerunners; advanced forces
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variegated
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many-colored
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vaunted
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boasted; bragged; highly publicized
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venal
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capable of being bribed
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venial
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forgivable; trivial
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ventral
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abdominal
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veracious*
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truthful
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veracity
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truthfulness
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verbiage
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pompous array of words
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verdigris
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green coating on copper that has been exposed to the weather
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verisimilar
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probable or likely; having the appearance of truth; likelihood
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verisimilitude
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appearance of truth; likelihood
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verity
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quality of being true; lasting truth or principle
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viable*
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practical or workable; capable of maintaing life
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viand
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food
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vicissitude
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change of fortune
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vilify
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slander
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vintner
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winemaker; seller of wine
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virile
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manly
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virulent
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extremely poisonous; hostile; bitter
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viscid
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adhesive; gluey
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vitiate
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spoil the effect of; make inoperative
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vitreous
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pertaining to or resembling glass
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vitriolic
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corrosive; sarcastic
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vituperative*
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abusive; scolding
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voluble
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fluent; glib; talkative
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vouchsafe
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grant condescendingly; guarantee
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vulpine
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like a fox; crafty
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waggish
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mischievous; humorous; tricky
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wangle
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wiggle out; fake
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wanton
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unrestrained; willfully malicious; unchaste
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warren
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tunnels in which rabbits live; crowded
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wastrel
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profligate
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welter* (n.)
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turmoil; bewildering jumble
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welter (v.)
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wallow
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whit
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smallest speck; shred
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whorl
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ring of leaves around stem; ring
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winsome
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agreeable; gracious; engaging
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wont
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custom; habitual procedure
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