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stem
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check the flow (eg of bleeding)
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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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striated
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marked with parallel bands; grooved
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strut
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supporting bar; pompous walk
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studied
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unspontaneous; deliberate; thoughtful
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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
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subpoena
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writ summoning a witness to appear
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succor (v)
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aid
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sultry
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sweltering
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sundry
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various; several
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superannuated
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retired or disqualified because of age
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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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suppositious
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assumed; counterfeit; hypothetical
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suture
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stitches sewn to hold the cut edges of a wound or incision; material used in sewing
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swarthy
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dark; dusky
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sybarite
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lover of luxury
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sylvan
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pertaining to the woods; rustic
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tanner
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person who turns animal hides into leather
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teetotalism
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practice of abstaining totally from alcoholic drinks
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tanner
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person who turns animal hides into leather
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temerity
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boldness; rashness
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temporize
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avoid committing oneself; gain time
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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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thrall
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slave; bondage
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throes
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violent anguish
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throng
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crowd
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tiller
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handle used ot move boat's rudder (to steer)
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timbre
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quality of a musical tone produced by a musical instrument
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tipple
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drink (alcoholic beverages) frequently
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titular
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having the title of an office without the obligations
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touchstone
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stone used to test the fineness of gold alloys; criterion
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tract
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pamphlet; a region of indefinite size
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transport
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strong emotion
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troth
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pledge of good faith especially in betrothal
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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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umbrage
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resentment; anger; sense of injury of insult
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unconscionable
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unscrupulous; excessive
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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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unilateral
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one-sided
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unprespossessing
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unattractive
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unwonted
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unaccustomed
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ursine
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bearlike; pertaining to a bear
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uxorious
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excessively devoted to one's wife
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vagary
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caprice; whim
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vagrant
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stray; random;
homeless wanderer |
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valedictory
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pertaining to farewell
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vanguard
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forerunners; advance force
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vaunted
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boasted; bragged; highly publicized
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vendetta
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blood feud
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ventral
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abdominal
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verbiage
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pompous array of words
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viand
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food
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victuals
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food
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vinter
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winemaker; seller of wine
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visceral
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felt in one's inner organs
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viscid
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adhesive; gluey
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vise
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tool for holding work in place
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vitiate
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spoil the effect of; make inoperative
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vitriolic
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corrosive; sarcastic
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vivisection
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act of dissecting live animals
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vulpine
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like a fox; crafty
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waggish
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mischievious; humourous; tricky
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wangle
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wiggle out; fake
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warren
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tunnels in which rabbits live; crowded conditions in which people live
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wastrel
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profligate
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welter
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turmoil; bewildering jumble
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whelp
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young wolf, dog, tiger, etc.
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whit
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smallest speck
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wizened
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withered; shriveled
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wont
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custom; habitual procedure
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wrangle
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quarrel; obtain through arguing; herd cattle
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yen
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longing; urge
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solicitous
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worried, concerned
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pettifogging
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deceit, trickery
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