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175 Cards in this Set
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obtrude
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push forward or intrude; butt in
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odorous
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having an odor
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officious
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meddlesome; excessively pushy in offering one's services
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oligarchy
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government by a privileged few
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omnivorous
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eating both plant and animal food; devouring everything
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onerous
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burdensome
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onus
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burden; responsibility
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opiate
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medicine to induce sleep or deaden pain
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ornithologist
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scientific student of birds
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ostracize
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exclude from public favor; ban
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overbearing
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bossy and arrogant; decisively important
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overt
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open to view
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overwrought
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extremely agitated; hysterical
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pacify
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soothe; make calm or quiet
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palatable
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agreeable; pleasing to the taste
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pallid
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pale; wan
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panacea
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cure-all; remedy for all diseases
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pander
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cater to the low desires of others
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paradigm
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model; example; pattern
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paradox
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something apparently contradictory in nature
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paragon
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model of perfection
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parochial
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narrow in outlook; provincial; related to parishes
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paroxysm
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fit or attack of pain, laughter or rage
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pastoral
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rural
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pathological
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related to the study of disease; diseased or markedly abnormal
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pathos
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tender sorrow; pity; quality of producing these feelings
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pedagogy
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teaching; art of education
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pedant
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scholar who overemphasizes book learning or technicalities
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pedantic
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showing off learning, bookish
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pedestrian
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ordinary; unimaginative
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pejorative
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negative in connotation
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penchant
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strong inclination
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peruse
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read with care
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philistine
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narrow-minded person; uncultured and exclusively interested in material gain
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phlegmatic
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calm, not easily disturbed
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phobia
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morbid fear
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picaresque
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pertaining to rogues in literature
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placebo
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harmless substance prescribed as a dummy pill
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plagiarism
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theft of another's ideas or writings passed off as original
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plagiarize
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steal another's ideas and pass them off as one's own
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plausible
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having a show of truth but open to doubt
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plumage
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feathers of a bird
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polyglot
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speaking several languages
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pontifical
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pertaining to a bishop or pope; pompous or pretentious
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portend
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foretell; presage
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portent
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sign; omen; forewarning
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posthumous
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after death
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precept
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practical rule guiding conduct
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precipitate
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rash; premature; hasty; sudden
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predilection
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partiality; preference
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prehensile
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capable of grasping or holding
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preternatural
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beyond what is normal in nature
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primordial
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existing at the beginning of time
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problematic
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doubtful; unsettled, questionable
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proclivity
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inclination; natural tendency
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prodigious
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marvelous; enormous
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progenitor
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ancestor
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progeny
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children; offspring
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proletarian
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member of the working class; blue collar person
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promiscuous
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mixed indiscriminately; haphazard; irregular - particularly sexually
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propitiate
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appease
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propitious
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favorable; fortunate; advantageous
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proponent
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supporter; backer; opposite of opponent
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propriety
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fitness; correct conduct
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prostrate
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stretch out full on the ground
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provocative
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arousing anger or interest; annoying
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pseudonym
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pen name
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quibble
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minor objection or complaint
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quintessence
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purest and highest embodiment
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quixotic
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idealistic but impractical
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raconteur
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storyteller
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rampant
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growing in profusion; unrestrained
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redress
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remedy; compensation
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refractory
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stubborn; unmanageable
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regale
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entertain
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regimen
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prescribed diet and habits
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rejoinder
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retort; comeback; reply
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rejuvenate
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make young again
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repository
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storehouse
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reprieve
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temporary stay
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reprisal
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retaliation
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reprobate
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person hardened in sin; devoid of a sense of decency
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requisite
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necessary requirement
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resentment
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indignation; bitterness; displeasure
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restitution
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reparation; indemnification
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restive
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restlessly impatient; obstinately resisting control
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retentive
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holding; having a good memory
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retinue
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following; attendants
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retrench
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cut down; economize
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retrograde
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go backwards; degenerate
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revile
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attack with abusive language; vilify
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rife
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abundant; current
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riveting
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absorbing; engrossing
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rostrum
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platform for speech making; pulpit
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rotundity
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roundness;
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saboteur
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one who commits sabotage
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saccharine
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cloyingly sweet
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sadistic
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inclined to cruelty
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sagacious
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perceptive; shrewd; having insight
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salubrious
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healthful
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sardonic
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disdainful; sarcastic; cynical
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sartorial
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pertaining to tailors
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sequester
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isolate; retire from public life
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shirk
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avoid responsibility
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simian
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monkeylike
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sinuous
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winding; bending in and out
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skinflint
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stingy person; miser
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skulk
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to move furtively and secretly
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sodden
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soaked; dull
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soliloquy
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talking to oneself
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somnambulist
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sleepwalker
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spartan
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avoiding luxury and comfort; sternly disciplined
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stalwart
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strong; brawny; steadfast
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stigmatize
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brand; mark as wicked
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stymie
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present an obstacle; stump
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suavity
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urbanity; polish
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sublime
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exalted or noble and uplifting
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subliminal
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below the threshold
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subservient
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behaving like a slave; servile
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subterfuge
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pretense, evasion
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subversive
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tending to overthrow; destructive
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supercilious
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arrogant; condescending; patronizing
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supposition
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hypothesis; the act of supposing
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sustenance
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means of support, food, nourishment
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swarthy
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dark; dusky
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tactile
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pertaining to the organs and sense of touch
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tangible
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able to be touched; real; palpable
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tautological
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needlessly repetitious
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tedious
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boring; tiring
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tepid
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lukewarm
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thrifty
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careful about money
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tome
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large volume (book)
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topography
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physical features of a region
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torrid
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passionate; hot or scorching
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tortuous
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winding; full of curves
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tout
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publicize; praise excessively
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transitory
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impermanent; fleeting
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trappings
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outward decorations; ornaments
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treatise
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article treating a subject systematically and thoroughly
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trivial
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unimportant; trifling
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turbid
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muddy
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turgid
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swollen; distended
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turpitude
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depravity
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ulterior
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situated beyond; unstated
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unanimity
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complete agreement
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unequivocal
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plain; obvious; unmistakable
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unimpeachable; blameless and exemplary
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unmitigated
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unrelieved or immoderate; absolute
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unrequited
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not reciprocated
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unseemly
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unbecoming; indecent; in poor taste
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unwieldy
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awkward; cumbersome
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vapid
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dull; unimaginative
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venal
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capable of being bribed
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veneer
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thin layer; cover
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venerable
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deserving high respect
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veracity
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truthfulness
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verisimilitude
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appearance of truth; likelihood
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vernacular
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living language; natural style
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vicarious
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acting as a substitute
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virile
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manly
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visceral
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felt in one's inner organs
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viscous
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sticky; gluey
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vitriolic
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corrosive; sarcastic
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volition
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act of making a conscious choice
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voluminous
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bulky; large
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voyeur
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Peeping Tom
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waffle
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speak equivocally about an issue
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waif
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homeless child or animal
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waive
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give up temporarily; yield
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wan
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having a pale or sickly color
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wane
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decrease in size or strength
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watershed
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critical dividing point
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wax
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increase; grow
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windfall
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unexpected lucky event
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winnow
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separate good parts from bad
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