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overly sweet
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saccharine
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the violation of things sacred
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sacrilege
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extremely holy
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sacrosanct
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pleasure from inflicting pain
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sadistic
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a long story
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saga
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a wize person
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sage
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obscene
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salacious
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significant
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salient
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salty
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saline
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sickly pale
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sallow
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healthful
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salubrious
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healthful;wholesome
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salutary
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a welcoming speech
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salutatory
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hypocritical
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sanctimonious
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to authorize
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sanction
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calmness
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sangfroid
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bloody
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sanguinary
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cheerful or hopeful
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sanguine
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wise
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sapient
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mocking
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sardonic
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healthful
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salubrious
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healthful;wholesome
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salutary
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a welcoming speech
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salutatory
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hypocritical
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sanctimonious
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to authorize
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sanction
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calmness
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sangfroid
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bloody
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sanguinary
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cheerful or hopeful
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sanguine
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wise
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sapient
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mocking
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sardonic
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pertaining to tailoring or clothes
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satorial
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satisfied;filled up
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satiated
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sarcastic;ironic
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satirical
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to soak; to fill up
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saturate
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gloomy;sluggish
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saturnine
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to stroll; to walk leisurely
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saunter
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a person of extensive learning
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savant
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to enjoy
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savor
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inadequate in size or amount
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scant
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one who takes the blame
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scapegoat
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very severe or harsh
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scathing
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a split or break
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schism
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a tiny amount
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scintilla
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to sparkle
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scintillate
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a descendant
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scion
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to ridicule
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scoff
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range;extent
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scope
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a person or thing that punishes
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scourge
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honest or exact;careful;diligent
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scrupulous
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to examine closely
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scrutinize
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very severe or harsh
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scathing
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a split or break
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schism
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a tiny amount
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scintilla
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to sparkle
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scintillate
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a descendant
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scion
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to ridicule
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scoff
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range;extent
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scope
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a person or thing that punishes
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scourge
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honest or exact;careful;diligent
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scrupulous
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to examine closely
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scrutinize
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abusive or vulgar
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scurrilous
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run about; to hurry
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scurry
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to abandon
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scuttle
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to burn
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sear
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fatty
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sebaceous
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to hide or conceal
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secrete
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worldly
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secular
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calm or quiet
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sedate
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sitting most of the time
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sedentary
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material that settles on the bottom;residue
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sediment
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rebellion
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sedition
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hard working; industrious; diligent
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sedulous
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run-down
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seedy
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to be violently angry
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seethe
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outward appearance
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semblance
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mental weakness; old or aged
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senile
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pertaining to pleasure
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sensual
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using wise sayings
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sententious
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conscious
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sentient
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a guard
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sentinel
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a guard
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sentinel
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a tomb
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sepulcher
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an event following a previous one
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sequel
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to seperate
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sequester
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pure
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seraphic
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a talent for valuable things by accident
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serendipity
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peaceful
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serene
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having tooth-like edges
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serrated
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winding or crafty
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serpentine
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acting like a slave;submissive
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servile
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slavery
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servitude
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to seperate or cut
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sever
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to restrain
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shackle
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a pretense
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sham
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a fragment
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shard
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bashful
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sheepish
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a password
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shibboleth
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lazy
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shiftless
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a shallow place in the water
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shoal
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a nagging woman
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shrew
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a sheet in which the body is wrapped for burial
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shroud
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hissing
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sibilant
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a bother or sister
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sibling
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a comparison using like or as
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simile
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a silly smile
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simper
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superficial likeness or image
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simulacrum
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to pretend; to imitate
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simulate
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occuring at the same time
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simutaneous
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job with no real work
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sinecure
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tough or firm
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sinewy
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extraordinary or exceptional
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Caroline; singular
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threatening evil
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sinister
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winding
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sinuous
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an attractive but dangerous woman
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siren
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one who doubts
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skeptic
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stingy person
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skinflint
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excitable or nervous
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skittish
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deception
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skulduggery
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to sneak around
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skulk
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to quench or satisfy
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slake
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extraordinary or exceptional
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Caroline; singular
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threatening evil
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sinister
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winding
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sinuous
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an attractive but dangerous woman
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siren
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one who doubts
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skeptic
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stingy person
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skinflint
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excitable or nervous
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skittish
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deception
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skulduggery
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to sneak around
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skulk
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to quench or satisfy
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slake
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to speak falsely against someone
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slander
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an untidy woman
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slattern
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to slide or glide
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slither
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to discard
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slough
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untidy or dirty
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slovenly
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an offensive smile
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smirk
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to hit forcefully
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smite
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to burn without flame;to conceal hostility
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smolder
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self-satisfied
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smug
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to trap
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snare
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to look at with contempt
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sneer
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to laugh in a suppresses way
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snicker
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a small part
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snippet
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to whine or complain
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snivel
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not drunk;serious;solemn
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sober
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assumed name
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sobriquet
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soaked;damped
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sodden
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a brief stay or visit
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sojourn
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comfort
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solace
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ungrammatical usage
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solecism
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serious;grave
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solemn
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to ask;to seek
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solicit
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concern
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solicitude
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talking to oneself
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soliloquy
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lonliness; being alone
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solitude
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a wise man
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solon
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the ability to pay; asubstance that dissolves another
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solvent
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dark or gloomy
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somber
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walk in one's sleep
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somnambulate
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drowsy;sleepy
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somnolent
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resounding
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sonorous
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seemingly believable but false reasoning
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sophistry
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immature
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sophomoric
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sleep inducing
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soporific
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filthy;base;vile
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sordid
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supreme in power
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soverign
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small mettalic ornamentation sewn to clothes
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spangle
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not thick;thinly scattered;scanty
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sparse
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fitful;involuntary contraction
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spasm
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sudden flood or strong outburst; a large number or amount
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spate
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seemingly reasonable but incorrect
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specious
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ghost-like image
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specter
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mysterious
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sphinx-like
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spiteful;irritatble
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splenetic
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occuring irregularly
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sporadic
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active; nimble
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spry
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foam
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spume
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false;counterfiet
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spurious
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reject
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spurn
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dirty;poor
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squalid
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waste
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squander
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done in a sharp or abrupt manner
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staccato
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motionless;stale; not moving
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stagnant
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serious;sedate
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staid
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deadlock
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stalemate
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strong;steadfast
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stalwart
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gruesome
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macabre
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evil design
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machination
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visible to the naked eye
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macroscopic
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whirlpool
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maelstrom
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generous
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magnanimous
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important person
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magnate
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to cripple
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maim
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clumsy or unskillful
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maladroit
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disease
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malady
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uneasiness
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malaise
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word humorously misused
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malapropism
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curse
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malediction
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villian
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malefactor
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harmful
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malevolent
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wrongdoing
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malfeasance
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spiteful
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malicious
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to speak badly about
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malign
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evil
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malignant
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one who pretends to be ill to avoid work
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malingerer
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adaptable
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malleable
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handcuff
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manacle
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influential person
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mandarin
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an order
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mandate
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obvious
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manifest
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many
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manifold
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to handle with skill;to influence a person
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manipulate
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to set free
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manumit
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to raid
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maraud
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pertaining to the ocean
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maritime
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a canopy over an entrance
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marquee
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damaged;ruined
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marred
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warlike
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martial
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a strict disciplinarian
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martinet
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one who enjoys his own pain
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masochist
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to chew
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masticate
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a society in which the mother is the head of the family
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matriarchy
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a place of origin
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matrix
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very sentimental
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maudlin
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to injure
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maul
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large tomb
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mausoleum
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a non-conformist
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maverick
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overly sentimental
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mawkish
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a proverb or saying
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maxim
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inadequate; of poor quality
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meager
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nasty or offensive;inferior or low;an average
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mean
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to wander aimlessly
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meander
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to settle a dispute
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mediate
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to think deeply
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meditate
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a mixture
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medley
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exaggeration of one's own greatness
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megalomania
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depressed
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melancholy
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noisy fight
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melee
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sweet-sounding
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mellifluous
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overly emotional
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melodramatic
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a threat
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menace
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household
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menage
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collection of animals
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menagerie
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lying
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mendacious
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a beggar
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medicant
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degrading
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menial
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advisor or coach
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mentor
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pertaining to merchants
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mercantile
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acts only for money
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mercenary
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unpredictably
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mercurial
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gaudy or showy
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meretricious
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a joining together
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merger
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hypnotize
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mesmerize
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a transformation
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metamorphosis
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comparison
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metaphor
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beyond what is natural
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metaphysics
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to distribute
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mete
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swift rise
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meteoric
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extremely careful
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meticulous
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large city
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metropolis
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courage
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mettle
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pollution
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miasma
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a little world
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microcosm
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manner
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mien
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enviroment;setting
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milieu
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ready and willing to fight
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militant
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a thousand years
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millennium
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to imitate
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mimic
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a devoted follower
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minion
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unit of time or small and insignificant
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minute
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swampy ground; to sink down
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mire
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joy or laughter
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mirth
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hater of mankind
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misanthrope
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a misunderstanding
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misapprehension
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mixture of races
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miscegenation
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unlucky accident;bad luck
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mischance
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misinterpret
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misconstrue
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a viscious person
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miscreant
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a less serious crime
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misdemeanor
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one who hoards (money) excessively
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miser
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doubt;suspicion
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misgiving
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an error in name
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misnomer
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hatred of marriage
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misogamy
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woman-hater
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misogynist
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letter
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missive
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to make less severe
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mitigate
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pertaining to memory
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mnemonic
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to ridicule or insult
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mock
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a small amount
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modicum
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stylish
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modish
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to tone down
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modulate
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powerful person
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mogul
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to calm or appease
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mollify
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to shed
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molt
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very important
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momentous
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one ruler
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monarchy
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self-denying
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monastic
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one who watches
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monitor
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written about a single subject
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monograph
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unified or solid
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monolithic
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speech by one person
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monologue
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belief in one god
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monotheism
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boring;without variety
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monotonous
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important
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monumental
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debatable or having no significance
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moot
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delay
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moratorium
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depressing
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morbid
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sarcastic
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mordant
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customs or traditions
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mores
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dying
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moribund
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gloomy
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morose
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destined to die
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mortal
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to embarrass or humiliate
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mortify
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central idea
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motif
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assorted or different colors
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motley
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spotted
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mottled
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a fraud
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mountebank
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to confuse
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muddle
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a fine or to defraud
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mulct
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(over) think about
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mull
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having many parts
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multifarious
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worldly
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mundane
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generous
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munificent
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unclear;gloomy
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murky
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to think deeply
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muse
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to gather together
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muster
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stale;moldy
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musty
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silent
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mute
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to restrain
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muzzle
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having a narrow point of view
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myopic
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infinitely vast in numbers
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myriad
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an unquestioning follower
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myrmidon
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