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30 Cards in this Set
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suborn
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persuade to act unlawfully (commit perjury)
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subsidiary
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subordinate, secondary
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subsidy
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direct financial aid by gov't
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subsistence
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existence; means of support; livelihood
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subsume
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include; encompass
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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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succor
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aid; assist; comfort
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sunder
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separate; part
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sundry
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various; several
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superannuated
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retired/ disqualified to to age
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supercilious
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arrogant; condescending; patronizing
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supererogatory
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superfluous
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supersede
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replace; make obsolete
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supine
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lying on back
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supplant
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usurp; replace
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supplicate
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petition humbly; pray to grant favor
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surfeit
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satiate; stuff; indulge in excess of anything
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surly
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rude
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surreptitious
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secret; furtive; sneaky
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suture
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stitches; material used in sewing
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swarthy
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dark and dusky
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swill
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drink greedily
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sylvan
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pertaining to woods; rustic
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taciturn
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habitually silent; talking little
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tannera
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animals-->leather
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tantalize
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tease
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tantamount
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equivalent in effect or value
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talon
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claw of bird
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tangential
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peripheral; only slightly connected
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