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33 Cards in this Set
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Suborn
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v. persuade to act unlawfully. If you tried, you could suborn me to do that!
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Subsume
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v. include; encompass. Does the general theory of relativity subsume Newtonian physics?
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Subterfuge
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n. pretense; evasion. As soon as we realized you won the primary due to subterfuge, we withdrew our endorsement.
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Succor
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v. aid; assist; comfort. I fyou believe that the conman is here to succor you, then you are too naive.
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Suffuse
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v. spread over. A blush suffused her cheeks when we teased her about he love affair.
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Sully
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v. tarnish; soil. Don't sully your new dress, cried the mother.
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Sultry
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adj. sweltering. He could not adjust himself to the sultry weather of the tropics.
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Sumptuous
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adj. lavish; rich. They lived in a sumptuous apartment downtown.
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Sunder
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v. seperate; part. Northern and southern Ireland are sundered.
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Sundry
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adj. various; several
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Superannuated
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adj. retired or disqualified because of age. Don't call me superannuated; I can still perform a good days' work!
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Supercilious
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adj. arrogant; condescending; partronizing. I resent your supercilious remarks!
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Supererogatory
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adj. superfluous; more than needed or demanded
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Supernumerary
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n. person or thing in excess of what is necessary; extra
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Supine
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adj. lying on back. The defeated pugilist lay supine on the canvass.
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Supple
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adj. flexible; pliant. In order to be more supple, I should do more stretching.
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Suppliant
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adj. entreating; beseeching. Unable to resist his suppliant stare, I conceded to give him a date.
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Supplicate
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v. petition humbly; pray to grant a favor. We supplicate Your Majesty to give him amnesty.
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Suppositious
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adj. assumed; counterfeit; hypothetical. I find no similarity between your suppositious illustration and the problem we are facing.
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Surfeit
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v. satiate; stuff; indulge to excess in anythin. Every Thanksgiving, we are surfeited!
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Surly
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adj. rude; across. Because of his surly attitude, the teacher disliked him from the start.
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Sumise
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v. guess
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Surreptitious
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adj. secret; furtive; sneaky; hidden
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Surrogate
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adj. substitute
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Swarthy
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adj. dark; dusky. Despite the stereotype, not all Italians are swarthy.
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Swathe
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v. wrap around; bandage. When I visite dhim in the hospital, I found him swathed in bandages.
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Sybarite
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n. lover of luxury. Many wealthy people are sybarites.
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Symbiosis
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n. interdependent relationship, often mutually beneficial. Both the crocidile and the crocodile bird benefit from their symbiosis.
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Sylvan
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adj. pertaining to the woods; rustic.
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Sycophant
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n. servile flatter; bootliker; yes woman. In order to get to the top, some people become sycophants.
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Taciturn
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adj. habitually silent; taking little. The stereotypical cowboy is a taciturn soul.
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Tactile
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adj. pertaining to the organs or sense of touch. His callused nahs had lost their tactile sensitvity.
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Talisman
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n. charm. He had a special talisman.
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