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saga
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Scandinavian myth; any legend
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sagacious
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perceptive; shrewd; having insight
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salacious
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lustful; lascivious
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salient
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prominent
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sallow
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yellowish; sickly in colour
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salutary
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tending to improve; beneficial
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sanctimonious
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displaying ostentatious or hypocritical devoutness
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sanguine
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cheerful; hopeful
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sartorial
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pertaining to tailors
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satire
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form of literature
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saturnine
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gloomy
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satyr
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half-human, half-bestial being in the court of Dionysus, portrayed as wanton and cunning
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savant
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scholar
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savory
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tasty; pleasing; attractive or agreeable
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scad
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a great quantity
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scintilla
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shred; least bit
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scintillate
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sparkle; flash
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scotch
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stamp out; thwart; hinder
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scourge
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lash; whip; severe punishment
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scruple
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fret about; hesitate, for ethical reasons
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scrupulous
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conscientious; extremely thorough
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scuffle
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struggle confusedly; move off in a confused hurry
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scurrilous
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obscene; indecent
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scurvy
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despicable; contemptible
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seamy
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sordid; unwholesome
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secession
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withdrawal
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secrete
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hide away or cache; produce and release a substance into an organism
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sedate
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composed; grave
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seemly
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proper; appropriate
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seine
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net for catching fish
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seminal
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germinal; influencing future developments; related to seed or semen
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sentitious
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terse; concise; aphoristic
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sentinel
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sentry; lookout
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septic
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putrid; producing putrefaction
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sere
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parched; dry
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serendipity
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gift for finding valuable or desirable things by accident; accidental good fortune or luck
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serpentine
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winding; twisting
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sheaf
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bundle of stalks of grain; any bundle of things tied together
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shrew
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scolding woman
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shyster
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lawyer using questionable methods
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sibylline
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prophetic; oracular
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simper
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smirk; smile affectedly
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simulate
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feign
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skinflint
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stingly person; miser
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skulk
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move furtively and secretly
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slake
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quench; sate
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slapdash
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haphazard; careless; sloppy
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sleeper
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something orginally of little value or importance that in time becomes very valuable
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slipshod
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untidy or slovenly; shabby
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slough
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cast off
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solecism
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construction that is flagrantly incorrect grammatically
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solicitous
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worried, concerned
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solstice
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point at which the sun is farthest from the equator
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somnambulist
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sleepwalker
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somnolent
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half asleep
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sonorous
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resonant
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sophist
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teacher of philosophy; quibbler; employer of fallacious reasoning
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sophistry
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seemingly plausible but fallacious reasoning
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spangle
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small metallic piece sewn to clothing for ornamentation
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spate
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sudden flood
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specious
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seemingly reasonable but incorrect; misleading
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sphinx-like
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enigmatic; mysterious
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spoonerism
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accidental transposition of the sounds in consecutive words
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sportive
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playful
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spry
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vigorously active; nimble
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stilted
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bombastic; stiffly pompous
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stipple
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paint or draw with dots
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stodgy
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stuffy; boringly conservative
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stultify
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cause to appear or become stupid or inconsistent; frustrate or hinder
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subaltern
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subordinate
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sublimate
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refine; purify
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suborn
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persuade to act unlawfully
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suffragist
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advocate of voting rights (for women)
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suffuse v.
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spread over
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sunder
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separate; part
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superannuated
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retired or disqualified because of age
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supercilious
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arrogant; condescending; patronizing
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superogatory
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superfluous; more than needed or demanded
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supernumerary
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person or thing in excess of what is necessary; extra
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supposititious
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assumed; counterfeit; hypothetical
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surfeit
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satiate; stuff; indulge to excess in anything
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swarthy
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dark; dusky
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swathe
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wrap around; bandage
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swill
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drink greedily
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sybarite
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lover of luxury
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sycophant
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servile flatterer; bootlicker; yes man
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synoptic
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providing a general overview
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tactile
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pertaining to the organs or sense of touch
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tantalize
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tease; torture with disappointment
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tantamount
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equivalent in effect or value
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taper
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candle
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tarry
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delay; dawdle
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taut
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tight; ready
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temerity
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boldness; rashness
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temperate
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restrained; self-controlled; moderate in respect to temperature
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tempestuous
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stormy; impassioned; violent
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temporize
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act evasively to gain time; avoid committing oneself
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tenacious
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holding fast
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tendentious
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having an aim; biased; designed to further a cause
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tender
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offer; extend
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tenet
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doctrine; dogma
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terminus
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last stop of railroad
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terse
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concise; abrupt; pithy
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testator
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maker of a will
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thespian
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pertaining to a drama
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thrall
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slave; bondage
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threadbare
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worn through till the threads show; shabby and poor
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throes
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violent anguish
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timorous
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fearful; demonstrating fear
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tipple
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drink alcohol frequently
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titter
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nervous laugh
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titular
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having the title of an office without the obligations
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tonsure
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shaving of the head, especially by person entering religious orders
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torrid
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passionate; hot or scorching
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totter
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move unsteadily; sway
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touchstone
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stone used to test the fineness of gold alloys; criterion
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traduce
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expose to slander
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transfigure
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transform outwardly, usually for the better; change in form or aspect
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transmute
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change; convert to something different
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transport
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strong emotion
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travesty
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harshly distorted imitation; parody; debased likeness
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trenchant
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forceful and vigorous
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troth
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pledge of good faith especially in betrothal
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tumid
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swollen; pompous; bombastic
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tundra
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rolling, treeless plain in Siberia and artic North America
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tureen
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deep dish for serving soup
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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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tyro
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beginner; novice
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umbrage
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resentment; anger; sense of injury or insult
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unbridled
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violent
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unconscionable
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unscrupulous; excessive
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unction
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the act of anointing with oil
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unctuous
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oily; bland; insincerely suave
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unfledged
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immature
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ungainly
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awkward; clumsy; unwieldy
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unguent
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ointment
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unkempt
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disheveled; uncared for in appearance
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unprepossessing
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unattractive
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untoward
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unfortunate or unlucky; adverse; unexpected
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untrammeled
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without limits or restrictions; unrestrained
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unwonted
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unaccustomed
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upbraid
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severely scold; reprimand
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upshot
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outcome
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urbane
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suave; refined; sophisticated
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ursine
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bearlike; pertaining to a bear
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uxorious
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excessively devoted to one's wife
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vagary
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caprice; whim
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vainglorious
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boastful; excessively conceited
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vantage
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position giving an advantage
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variegated
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many-coloured
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vassal
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in feudalism, one who held land of a superior lord
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vegetate
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live in a monotonous way
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venal
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capable of being bribed
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venial
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forgiveable; trivial
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venison
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the meat of a deer
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ventral
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abdominal
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venturesome
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bold
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verbiage
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pompous array or words
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verdigris
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green coating on copper that has been exposed to the weather
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verisimilar
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probable or likely; having the appearance of truth
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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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vernal
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pertaining to spring
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verve
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enthusiasm; liveliness
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viand
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food
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vicissitude
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change of fortune
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vignette
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picture; short literary sketch
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vintner
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winemaker; seller of wine
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virile
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manly
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virtual
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in essence; for practical purposes
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virtuoso
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highly skilled artist
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virulent
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extremely poisonous; hostile; bitter
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visceral
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felt in one's inner organs
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vociferous
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clamorous; noisy
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vitiate
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spoil the effect of; impair; make inoperable
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vitriolic
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corrosive; sarcastic
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vixen
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female fox; ill-tempered woman
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volition
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act of making a conscious choice
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vouchsafe
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grant condescendingly; guarantee
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vulpine
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like a fox; crafty
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waif
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homeless child or animal
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wan
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having a pale or sickly colour
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wanton
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unrestrained; willfully malicious; unchaste
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warble
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sing; babble
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warren
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tunnels in which rabbits live; crowded conditions in which people live
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wastrel
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profligate
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wax
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increase; grow
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welter
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wallow
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wheedle
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cajole; coax; deceive by flattery
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whit
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smallest speck; shred; tiny bit
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whorl
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ring of leaves around stem; ring
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windfall
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fallen fruit; unexpected lucky event
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winnow
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sift; separate good parts from bad
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winsome
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agreeable; gracious; engaging
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wizened
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withered; shriveled
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wont
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custom; habitual procedure
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writ
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written command issued by a court
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yen
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longing; urge
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yeoman
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man owning a small estate; middle-class farmer
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yore
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time past
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zenith
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point directly overhead in the sky; summit
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zephyr
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gentle breeze; west wind
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