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stratum n
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A natural or artificial layer, bed, or thickness of any substance or material
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streamlet n
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Rivulet
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stringency n
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Strictness
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stringent adj
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Rigid
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stripling n
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A mere youth
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studious adj
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Having or showing devotion to the acquisition of knowledge
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stultify v
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To give an appearance of foolishness to
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stupendous adj
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Of prodigious size, bulk, or degree
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stupor n
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Profound lethargy
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suasion n
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The act of persuading
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suave adj
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Smooth and pleasant in manner
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subacid adj
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Somewhat sharp or biting
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subaquatic adj
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Being, formed, or operating under water
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subconscious adj
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Being or occurring in the mind, but without attendant consciousness or conscious perception
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subjacent adj
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Situated directly underneath
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subjection n
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The act of bringing into a state of submission
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subjugate v
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To conquer
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subliminal adj
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Being beneath the threshold of consciousness
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sublingual adj
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Situated beneath the tongue
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submarine adj
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Existing, done, or operating beneath the surface of the sea
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submerge v
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To place or plunge under water
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submergence n
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The act of submerging
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submersible adj
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Capable of being put underwater
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submersion n
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The act of submerging
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submission n
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A yielding to the power or authority of another
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submittal n
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The act of submitting
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subordinate adj
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Belonging to an inferior order in a classification
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subsequent adj
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Following in time
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subservience n
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The quality, character, or condition of being servilely following another's behests
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subservient adj
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Servilely following another's behests
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subside v
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To relapse into a state of repose and tranquillity
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subsist v
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To be maintained or sustained
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subsistence n
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Sustenance
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substantive adj
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Solid
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subtend v
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To extend opposite to
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subterfuge n
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Evasion
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subterranean adj
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Situated or occurring below the surface of the earth
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subtle adj
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Discriminating
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subtrahend n
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That which is to be subtracted
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subversion n
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An overthrow, as from the foundation
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subvert v
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To bring to ruin
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succeed v
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To accomplish what is attempted or intended
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success n
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A favorable or prosperous course or termination of anything attempted
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successful adj
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Having reached a high degree of worldly prosperity
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successor n
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One who or that which takes the place of a predecessor or preceding thing
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succinct adj
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Concise
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succulent adj
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Juicy
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succumb v
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To cease to resist
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sufferance n
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Toleration
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sufficiency n
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An ample or adequate supply
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suffrage n
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The right or privilege of voting
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suffuse v
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To cover or fill the surface of
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suggestible adj
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That can be suggested
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suggestive adj
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Stimulating to thought or reflection
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summary n
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An abstract
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sumptuous adj
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Rich and costly
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superabundance n
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An excessive amount
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superadd v
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To add in addition to what has been added
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superannuate v
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To become deteriorated or incapacitated by long service
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superb adj
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Sumptuously elegant
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supercilious adj
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Exhibiting haughty and careless contempt
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superficial adj
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Knowing and understanding only the ordinary and the obvious
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superfluity n
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That part of anything that is in excess of what is needed
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superfluous adj
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Being more than is needed
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superheat v
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To heat to excess
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superintend v
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To have the charge and direction of, especially of some work or movement
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superintendence n
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Direction and management
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superintendent n
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One who has the charge and direction of, especially of some work or movement
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superlative n
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That which is of the highest possible excellence or eminence
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supernatural adj
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Caused miraculously or by the immediate exercise of divine power
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supernumerary adj
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Superfluous
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supersede v
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To displace
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supine adj
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Lying on the back
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supplant v
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To take the place of
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supple adj
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Easily bent
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supplementary adj
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Being an addition to
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supplicant n
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One who asks humbly and earnestly
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supplicate v
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To beg
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supposition n
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Conjecture
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suppress v
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To prevent from being disclosed or punished
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suppressible adj
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Capable of being suppressed
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suppression n
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A forcible putting or keeping down
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supramundane adj
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Supernatural
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surcharge n
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An additional amount charged
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surety n
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Security for payment or performance
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surfeit v
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To feed to fullness or to satiety
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surmise v
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To conjecture
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surmount v
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To overcome by force of will
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surreptitious adj
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Clandestine
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surrogate n
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One who or that which is substituted for or appointed to act in place of another
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surround v
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To encircle
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surveyor n
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A land-measurer
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susceptibility n
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A specific capability of feeling or emotion
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susceptible adj
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Easily under a specified power or influence
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suspense n
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Uncertainty
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suspension n
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A hanging from a support
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suspicious adj
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Inclined to doubt or mistrust
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sustenance n
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Food
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swarthy adj
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Having a dark hue, especially a dark or sunburned complexion
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Sybarite n
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A luxurious person
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sycophant n
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A servile flatterer, especially of those in authority or influence
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syllabic adj
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Consisting of that which is uttered in a single vocal impulse
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syllabication n
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Division of words into that which is uttered in a single vocal impulse
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syllable n
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That which is uttered in a single vocal impulse
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syllabus n
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Outline of a subject, course, lecture, or treatise
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sylph n
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A slender, graceful young woman or girl
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symmetrical adj
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Well-balanced
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symmetry n
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Relative proportion and harmony
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sympathetic adj
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Having a fellow-feeling for or like feelings with another or others
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sympathize v
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To share the sentiments or mental states of another
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symphonic adj
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Characterized by a harmonious or agreeable mingling of sounds
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symphonious adj
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Marked by a harmonious or agreeable mingling of sounds
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symphony n
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A harmonious or agreeable mingling of sounds
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synchronism n
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Simultaneousness
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syndicate n
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An association of individuals united for the prosecution of some enterprise
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syneresis n
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The coalescence of two vowels or syllables, as e'er for ever
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synod n
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An ecclesiastical council
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synonym n
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A word having the same or almost the same meaning as some other
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synopsis n
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A syllabus or summary
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systematic adj
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Methodical
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tableau n
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An arrangement of inanimate figures representing a scene from real life
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tacit adj
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Understood
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taciturn adj
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Disinclined to conversation
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tack n
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A small sharp-pointed nail
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tact n
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Fine or ready mental discernment shown in saying or doing the proper thing
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tactician n
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One who directs affairs with skill and shrewdness
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tactics n
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Any maneuvering or adroit management for effecting an object
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tangency n
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The state of touching
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tangent adj
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Touching
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tangible adj
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Perceptible by touch
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tannery n
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A place where leather is tanned
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tantalize v
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To tease
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tantamount adj
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Having equal or equivalent value, effect, or import
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tapestry n
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A fabric to which a pattern is applied with a needle, designed for ornamental hangings
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tarnish v
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To lessen or destroy the luster of in any way
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taut adj
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Stretched tight
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taxation n
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A levy, by government, of a fixed contribution
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taxidermy n
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The art or process of preserving dead animals or parts of them
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technic adj
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Technical
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technicality n
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Something peculiar to a particular art, trade, or the like
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technique n
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Manner of performance
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technography n
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The scientific description or study of human arts and industries in their historic development
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technology n
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The knowledge relating to industries and manufactures
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teem v
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To be full to overflowing
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telepathy n
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Thought-transference
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telephony n
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The art or process of communicating by telephone
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telescope v
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To drive together so that one slides into the another like the sections of a spy-glass
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telltale adj
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That gives warning or information
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temerity n
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Recklessness
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temporal adj
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Pertaining to or concerned with the affairs of the present life
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temporary adj
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Lasting for a short time only
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temporize v
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To pursue a policy of delay
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tempt v
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To offer to (somebody) an inducement to do wrong
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tempter n
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An allurer or enticer to evil
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tenacious adj
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Unyielding
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tenant n
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An occupant
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tendency n
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Direction or inclination, as toward some objector end
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tenet n
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Any opinion, principle, dogma, or doctrine that a person believes or maintains as true
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tenor n
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A settled course or manner of progress
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tense adj
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Strained to stiffness
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tentative adj
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Done as an experiment
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tenure n
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The term during which a thing is held
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tercentenary adj
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Pertaining to a period of 300 years
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termagant adj
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Violently abusive and quarrelsome
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terminal adj
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Pertaining to or creative of a boundary, limit
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terminate v
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To put an end or stop to
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termination n
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The act of ending or concluding
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terminus n
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The final point or goal
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terrify v
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To fill with extreme fear
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territorial adj
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Pertaining to the domain over which a sovereign state exercises jurisdiction
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terse adj
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Pithy
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testament n
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A will
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testator n
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The maker of a will
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testimonial n
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A formal token of regard, often presented in public
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thearchy n
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Government by a supreme deity
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theism n
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Belief in God
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theocracy n
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A government administered by ecclesiastics
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theocrasy n
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The mixed worship of polytheism
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theologian n
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A professor of divinity
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theological adj
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Based on or growing out of divine revelation
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theology n
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The branch of theological science that treats of God
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theoretical adj
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Directed toward knowledge for its own sake without respect to applications
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theorist n
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One given to speculating
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theorize v
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To speculate
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thereabout adv
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Near that number, quantity, degree, place, or time, approximately
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therefor adv
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For that or this
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thermal adj
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Of or pertaining to heat
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thermoelectric adj
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Denoting electricity produced by heat
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thermoelectricity n
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Electricity generated by differences of temperature,
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thesis n
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An essay or treatise on a particular subject
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thoroughbred adj
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Bred from the best or purest blood or stock
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thoroughfare n
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A public street or road
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thrall n
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One controlled by an appetite or a passion
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tilth n
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Cultivation
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timbre n
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The quality of a tone, as distinguished from intensity and pitch
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timorous adj
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Lacking courage
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tincture n
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A solution, usually alcoholic, of some principle used in medicine
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tinge n
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A faint trace of color
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tipsy adj
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Befuddled with drinks
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tirade n
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Harangue
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tireless adj
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Untiring
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tiresome adj
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Wearisome
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Titanic adj
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Of vast size or strength
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toilsome adj
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Laborious
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tolerable adj
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Moderately good
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tolerance n
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Forbearance in judging of the acts or opinions of others
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tolerant adj
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Indulgent
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tolerate v
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To passively permit or put up with
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toleration n
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A spirit of charitable leniency
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topography n
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The art of representing on a map the physical features of any locality or region with accuracy
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torpor n
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Apathy
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torrid adj
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Excessively hot
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tortious adj
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Wrongful
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tortuous adj
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Abounding in irregular bends or turns
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torturous adj
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Marked by extreme suffering
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tractable adj
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Easily led or controlled
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trait n
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A distinguishing feature or quality
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trajectory n
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The path described by a projectile moving under given forces
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trammel n
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An impediment
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tranquil adj
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Calm
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tranquilize v
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To soothe
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tranquility n
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Calmness
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transalpine adj
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Situated on the other side of the Alps
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transact v
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To do business
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transatlantic adj
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Situated beyond or on the other side of the Atlantic
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transcend v
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To surpass
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transcendent adj
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Surpassing
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transcontinental adj
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Extending or passing across a continent
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transcribe v
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To write over again (something already written)
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transcript n
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A copy made directly from an original
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transfer v
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To convey, remove, or cause to pass from one person or place to another
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transferable adj
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Capable of being conveyed from one person or place to another
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transferee n
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The person to whom a transfer is made
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transference n
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The act of conveying from one person or place to another
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transferrer n
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One who or that which conveys from one person or place to another
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transfigure v
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To give an exalted meaning or glorified appearance to
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transfuse v
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To pour or cause to pass, as a fluid, from one vessel to another
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transfusible adj
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Capable of being poured from one vessel to another
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transfusion n
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The act of pouring from one vessel to another
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transgress v
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To break a law
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transience n
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Something that is of short duration
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transient n
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One who or that which is only of temporary existence
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transition n
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Passage from one place, condition, or action to another
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transitory adj
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Existing for a short time only
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translate v
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To give the sense or equivalent of in another language or dialect
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translator n
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An interpreter
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translucence n
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The property or state of allowing the passage of light
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translucent adj
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Allowing the passage of light
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transmissible adj
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That may e sent through or across
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transmission n
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The act of sending through or across
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