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64 Cards in this Set
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significant |
meaningful, important, relevant |
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sinister |
threatening, evil, menacing |
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slack |
(n) lack of tautness or tension; a time of little activity or dullness (adj) sluggish, idle, barely moving, loose, relaxed |
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sociable |
friendly, companionable |
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solicit |
1 to seek (something) from another 2 to make a request of someone |
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specify |
to mention, name, or require specifically or exactly |
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splice |
to join, bind, attach; in film editing, to join two pieces of film |
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spurn |
reject with scorn, turn away |
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squalid |
very dirty or foul; wretched |
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squander |
to waste (often money) on some worthless purchase or practice |
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staunch |
steady, loyal |
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stealthy |
sneaky, secret |
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stress |
emphasize, point out |
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suave |
smooth, graceful, and confident in speech and behavior (sometimes insincerely) |
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subdue |
to bring under control; to decrease the intensity of (as in the adjective subdued) |
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succeed |
1 to follow, come after 2 to prosper, do well |
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succumb |
to give in, to submit |
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suffice |
to give in, to submit |
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suffice |
to be adequate or enough |
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summit |
highest level or point |
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superb |
wonderful, superior, excellent |
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suppress |
crush, hold in, hide |
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surfeit |
overly abundant supply, an excess |
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surmise |
(v) to guess, to infer (n) instance of surmising |
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surrogate |
person or thing substituted for another |
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susceptible |
vulnerable, liable to be affected by something; |
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suspense |
fear or anticipation of waiting for something; something having to do with fear or mystery, as in the suspense novel |
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synopsis |
short summary, outline |
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taciturn |
quiet, tending not to speak |
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tactful |
acting with sensitivity to others' feelings |
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taint |
to poison, as a drink; to corrupt, as a person |
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tamper |
bother, interfere meddle |
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tangible |
can be felt by touching; having actual substancee |
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taut |
stretched tightly; tense |
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temperate |
1 denying oneself too much pleasure; avoiding extreme positions, moderate, sensible 2 a mild climate |
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tenacious |
steadily pursuing a goal, unwilling to give up; stubborn |
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tepid |
1 neither hot nor cold; lukewarm 2 lacking character or spirit, bland |
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terminate |
to stop, end |
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terse |
concise, brief, using few words |
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tether |
(n) chain or rope tied to an animal to keep it within specific bounds (v) to fasten or confine |
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token |
(n) sign or symbol (adj) existing in name or appearance only, without depth, or significance |
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torrid |
extremely hot, scorching |
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trepidation |
fear, apprehension |
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trite |
lacking originality, inspiration, and interest |
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tumult |
noise and confusion |
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tyranny |
harsh exercise of absolute power |
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ultimate |
marking the highest point; cannot be imporved upon; final |
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unanimous |
approved by everyone concerned |
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unkempt |
messy, sloppily maintained |
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usurp |
to seize, take by force (most offten used of abstract nouns like "power" rather than concrete nouns like "bathrobe") |
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vacate |
leave |
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vacuous |
silly, empty-headed, not serious |
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vague |
not clear or certain |
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vehement |
with deep feeling |
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vend |
to sell goods |
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vex |
to irritate to a great daegree, to annoy |
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vitalize |
make something come alive |
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vivacious |
lively, full of spirit |
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wan |
unnaturally pale, lacking color |
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wantonly |
without a reason |
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wrath |
extreme anger |
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wretched |
miserable, pathetic |
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writhe |
to squirm or twist as if in pain |
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zealous |
enthusiastic, eager |
