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quadruped
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a four-footed animal
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quaff
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to gulp; to drink in large quantities
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quagmire
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a swamp; a difficult situation
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quail
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to lose courage
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quaint
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pleasing or amusing
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qualm
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a feeling of uneasiness
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quandary
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a puzzling situation
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quarry
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being hunted
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quash
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to cancel
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quasi
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resembling
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quaver
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to tremble
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quay
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a wharf
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queasy
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uneasy
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quell
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to calm down
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querulous
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complaining
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query
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a question
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quest
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a search
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queue
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a line of people
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quibble
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petty argument
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quiddity
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essential quality
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quidnunc
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a gossip
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quiescent
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motionless
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quietus
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finishing stroke; anything that ends an activity
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quintessence
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essence of something
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quip
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a witty remark
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quirk
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a peculiar characteristic; a sudden twist or turn
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quiver
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to tremble
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quixotic
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extremely idealistic
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quizzical
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questioning or puzzled
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quotidian
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daily
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stamina
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staying power
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stanch
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check the flow of
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stanza
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a section of a poem
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stark
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real;unadorned
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static
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unchanging;stationary;not moving
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stationary
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not moving
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statute
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law
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steadfast
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loyal
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stentorian
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extremely loud
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stereotype
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fixed representation; not original
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sterling
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outstanding
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stigma
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mark of disgrace
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stilted
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pompous;inflated
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stint
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assigned amount of work
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stipend
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pay for services
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stipulate
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special condition or demand
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stoic
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indifference to pleasure or pain
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stolid
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dull;unemotional
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stratagem
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deceptive scheme
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strew
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scatter
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striated
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parallel bands or grooved
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stricture
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critical comments
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strident
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loud and harsh
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stringent
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binding;rigid;harsh;strict
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strut
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pompous walk or supporting bar
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stultify
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cause to appear foolish
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stupefy
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to make dull
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stygian
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gloomy;deathly
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stymie
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to block or stump
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suave
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smooth
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subjective
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personal
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subjugate
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to conquer;bring under control
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sublimate
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purify
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sublime
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exalted;noble
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subliminal
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below conscious thought
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submission
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yeilding to; surrender
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subordinate
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inferior
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subsequent
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following
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subservient
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behaving like a slave
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subside
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settle down; descend
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subsidiary
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subordinate; secondary
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subsistence
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minimal means of support
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substantiate
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verify or support
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substantive
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essential
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subterfuge
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pretense
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subtle
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not obvious;hard to see
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subtlety
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cunning;delicacy
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subversive
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to overthrow or ruin
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succinct
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brief;compact
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succor
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aid;assistance
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succulent
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juicy;richness
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succumb
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give in
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suffrage
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right to vote
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suffuse
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to spread
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sully
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tarnish;soil
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sultry
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hot;sweltering
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sumptuous
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lavish;rich
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supersillious
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comtemptuous;arrogant; haughty
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superficial
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shallow;on the surface only
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superfluous
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excessive;unneccessary
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supernal
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heavenly
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supernumerary
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in excess of what is neccessary
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supersede
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to be set aside;replace
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supine
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lying on the back
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supplant
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replace
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supple
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flexible
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supplement
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added to
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suppliant
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entreating;pleading
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supplicate
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to implore or beg for
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supposititious
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assumed;hypothetical
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surcease
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cessation
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surmise
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assume
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surpass
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exceed
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surreptitious
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secret
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surrogate
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substitute
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surveillance
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watching
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susceptible
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easily influenced;having little resistance
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sustenance
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means of support
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suture
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stitches
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swarthy
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dark
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swathe
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wrap around;bandage
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sybarite
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love of luxury
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sycophant
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a flatterer
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sylvan
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pertaining to the woods;rustic
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symbiosis
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a close beneficial relationship between two organisms
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symmetry
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balanced arrangement
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synchronous
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working together at the same time
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synthesis
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combining parts into a whole
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synthetic
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artificial
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tableau
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a graphic picture
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taboo
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prohibited act
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tacit
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expressed without words
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taciturn
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silent;talking little
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tactile
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pertaining to the sense of touch
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taint
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to contaminate;corrupt
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talisman
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a charm
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tally
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to add up
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tangent
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touching or a change of course
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tantalize
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tease
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tantamount
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equal
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tarry
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delay
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taunt
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to ridicule
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taut
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tight;ready
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tawdry
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cheap;gaudy
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tediuos
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boring;tiring
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temerity
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boldness
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temper
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restrain;toughen
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temperate
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mild or self controlled
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temporal
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not lasting forever
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temporize
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avoiding committing oneself;gain time
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tenacious
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holding fast
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tenacity
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persistency
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tendentious
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biased
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tedious
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boring; painstaking
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tenet
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doctrine; beliefs
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tensile
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capable of being stretched
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tentative
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temporary; hesitant
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tenuous
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rare; slim
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tenure
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time of holding an office
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tepid
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lukewarm
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terminate
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to end
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terminus
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last stop
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terrestrial
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earthly
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terse
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brief
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testy
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irritable
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theocracy
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government by religious leaders
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therapeutic
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pertaining to the treatment of disease
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thermal
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pertaining to heat
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thesaurus
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a book of synonyms and antonyms; a dictionary
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thespian
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an actor
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thrall
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a slave
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threnody
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a funeral song
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throes
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a violent struggle; in agony
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throng
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a crowd
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thwart
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to prevent
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timorous
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cowardly
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tinge
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a trace
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tirade
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an angry speech
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titanic
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huge
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titillate
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to excite
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titter
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a nervous laugh
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token
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a symbol; unimportant
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tome
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a large book
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toothsome
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tasty
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torpid
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sluggish
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torsion
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twisting; bending
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torso
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the trunk of the human body
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tortuous
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twisting or winding
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touchstone
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standard; benchmark
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tractable
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easy to manage
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traduce
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to slander
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trait
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a characteristic
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tranquil
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calm
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transcend
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to go beyond
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transcendental
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supernatural
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transgression
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a violation
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transcient
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temporary
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transitory
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brief
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translucent
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letting light through
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transmute
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to change from one form to another
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transparent
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easily seen through
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transpire
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to occur
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trappings
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articles of dress or equipment
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trauma
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a shock
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travail
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hard work
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travesty
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a poor imitation
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treacherous
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disloyal or dangerous
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treatise
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a book about one particular subject
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treble
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three times as much
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tremulous
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trembling
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trenchant
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vigorous or effective
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trepidation
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fear
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tribulation
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trouble
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tributary
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a stream flowing into a river
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tribute
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a gift to show respect
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trinity
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a group of three
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trite
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worn out or commonplace
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trivia
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things that are very unimportant
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truckle
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to submit
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truculent
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brutal or cruel
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truism
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obvious truth
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truncate
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to shorten
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truncheon
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a club
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tryst
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a secret meeting
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tumid
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swollen
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tumult
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great noise
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turbid
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unclear
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turgid
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swollen
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turpitude
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shameful behavior
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tussle
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fight
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tutelage
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instruction; under a tutor
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twain
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two
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tyro
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a beginner
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