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SHIRK
TO AVOID A TASK DUE TO LAZINESS OR FEAR
SIMPER
TO SMIRK, SMILE FOOLISHLY
SINECURE
WELL-PAYING JOB OR OFFICE THAT REQUIRES LITTLE OR NO WORK
SINUOUS
WINDING, INTRICATE, COMPLEX
SLAKE
TO QUENCH OR MODERATE
SLOVENLY
UNTIDY, MESSY
SOJOURN
VISIT, STAY
SOLECISM
GRAMMATICAL MISTAKE
SOLIPSISM
BELIEF THAT THE SELF IS THE ONLY REALITY
SOMNABULIST
SLEEPWALKER
SONOROUS
PRODUCING A FULL, RICH SOUND
SOPHIST
PERSON GOOD AT ARGUING DEVIOUSLY
SPORTIVE
FROLICSOME, PLAYFUL
SQUALID
FILTHY; MORALLY REPULSIVE
STAID
SELF-RESTRAINED, STRAIT-LACED
STENTORIAN
EXTREMELY LOUD
STRIATE
STRIPED, GROOVED
SUBTERFUGE
TRICK OR TACTIC USED TO AVOID SOMETHING
SULLY
TO SOIL, STAIN, TARNISH, TAINT
SUPERCILIOUS
ARROGANT, HAUGHTY, OVERBEARING, CONDESCENDING
SURLY
RUDE AND BAD-TEMPERED
SURREPTITIOUS
CHARACTERIZED BY SECRECY
SYBARITE
PERSON DEVOTED TO PLEASURE AND LUXURY
SYCOPHANT
SELF-SERVING FLATTERER, YES-MAN
TABLEAU
VIVID DESCRIPTION, STRIKING INCIDENT OR SCENE
TALISMAN
SOMETHING PRODUCING A MAGICAL EFFECT
TANTAMOUNT
EQUIVALENT IN VALUE OR SIGNIFICANCE, AMOUNTING TO
TEMERITY
RECKLESSNESS
TENABLE
DEFENSIBLE, REASONABLE
TENET
BELIEF, DOCTRINE
TENUOUS
WEAK, INSUBSTANTIAL
THRENODY
A SAD POEM OR SONG
TRAMMEL
TO IMPEDE OR HAMPER
TRENCHANT
ACUTE, SHARP, INCISIVE; FORCEFULL, EFFECTIVE
TRITE
SHALLOW, SUPERFICIAL
TRUCULENT
SAVAGE AND CRUEL; FIERCE; READY TO FIGHT
TURGID
SWOLLEN, BLOATED
TURPITUDE
INHERENT VILENESS, FOULNESS, DEPRAVITY
TYRO
BEGINNER, NOVICE
UMBRAGE
OFFENSE, RESENTMENT
UNCTUOUS
GREASY, OILY, SMUG AND FALSELY EARNEST
UNFETTERED
FREE, UNRESTRAINED
UNSULLIED
CLEAN
UNTOWARD
NOT FAVORABLE, UNRULY
URBANE
COURTEOUS, REFINED, SUAVE
USURY
LENDING MONEY AT EXORBITANT RATES
VACUOUS
EMPTY, VOID; LACKING INTELLIGENCE
VARIEGATED
VARIED; MARKED WITH DIFFERENT COLORS
VIRILE
MANLY
VISCOUS
THICK, SYRUPY
VITIATE
REDUCE IN VALUE OR EFFECTIVENESS
VITRIOLIC
BURING, CAUSTIC, SHARP
VITUPERATE
TO ABUSE VERBALLY
VOCIFEROUS
LOUD, VOCAL, AND NOISY
VOLUBLE
SPEAKING MUCH AND EASILY TALKITIVE, GLIB
WASPISH
EASILY IRRITATED
WIZENED
WITHERED, SHRIVELED, WRINKLED
WRAITH
A GHOST
XENOPHOBIA
FEAR OR HATRED OF FOREIGNERS OR STRANGERS
ZENITH
HIGHEST POINT, SUMMIT