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57 Cards in this Set
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somatic (adj)
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pertaining to the body; physical
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somnambulist (n)
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sleepwalker
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somnolent (adj)
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half-asleep
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sonorous (adj)
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resonant
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sophist (n)
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teacher of philosophy; quibbler; employer of fallacious reasoning
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spate (n)
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sudden flood
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specious (adj)
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seemingly reasonable but incorrect; misleading (often intentionally
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sphinx-like (adj)
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enigmatic; mysterious
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spoonerism (n)
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accidental transposition of sounds in successive words
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spurious (adj)
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false; counterfeit; forged; illogical
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staid (adj)
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sober; sedate
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stanch (v)
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check flow of blood)
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statue (n)
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law enacted by the legislature
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stentorian (adj)
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extremely loud
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stilted (adj)
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bombastic; stiffly pompous
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stint (v)
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be thrifty; set limits
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stodgy (adj)
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stuffy; boringly conservative
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stolid (adj)
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dull; impassive
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stratum (n)
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layer of earth's surface; layer of society
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striated (adj)
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marked with parallel bands; grooved
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stricture (n)
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critical comments
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strut (n)
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supporting bar
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stultify (v)
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cause to appear or become stupid or inconsistent; frustrate or
hinder |
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stygian (adj)
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gloomy; hellish; deathly
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stymie (v)
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present an obstacle; stump
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subaltern (n)
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subordinate
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sublimate (v)
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refine; purify
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subliminal (adj)
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below the threshold
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suborn (v)
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persuade to act unlawfully (especially to commit perjury)
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subsidiary (adj)
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subordinate; secondary
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subsistence (n)
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existence; means of support; livelihood
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subsume (v)
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include; encompass
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subterfuge (n)
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pretense; evasion
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succor (v)
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aid; assist; comfort
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suffuse (v)
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spread over
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sultry (adj)
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sweltering
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sunder (v)
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separate; part
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superannuated (adj)
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retired or disqualified because of age
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supercilious (adj)
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arrogant; condescending; patronizing
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supererogatory (adj)
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superfluous; more than needed or demanded
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supernumerary (n)
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person or thing in excess of what is necessary; extra
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supersede (v)
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cause to be set aside; replace; make obsolete
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supine (adj)
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lying on back
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supposititious (adj)
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assumed; counterfeit; hypothetical
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suppress (v)
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stifle; overwhelm; subdue; inhibit
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surfeit (v)
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satiate;stuff; indulge to excess in anything
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surreptitious (adj)
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secret; furtive; sneaky; hidden
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swill (v)
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drink greedily
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sybarite (n)
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lover of luxury
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sycophant (n)
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servile flatterer; bootlicker; yes man
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syllogism (N)
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logical formula consisting of amajor premise, a minor premise and a
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symbiosis (n)
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mutually beneficial
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synoptic (adj)
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providing a general overview; summary
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tacit (adj)
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understood; not put into words
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taciturn (adj)
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habitually silent, talking little
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tangential (adj)
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peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing
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tantamount (adj)
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equivalent in effect or value
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