Word List 40

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Succumb

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V. Yield; give in; die

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Suffragist

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N. Advocate of voting rights for women.

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Summation

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N. Act of finding the total; summary.

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Summit

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N. 1) utmost height or pinnacle

2) highest point of a mountain

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Superficial

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ADJ. 1) on the surface

2) not thorough

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Superfluous

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Adj 1) unnecessary

2) excessive

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Superimpose

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V. Place over something else

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Supersede

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V. Cause to be set aside; replace.

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Supposition

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N. Hypothesis; the act of supposing

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Suppress

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V. Stifle; overwhelm; subdue; inhibit.

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Surmise

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V. Suspect; guess; imagine.

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Surmount

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V. Overcome.

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Surpass

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V. Exceed.

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Surrogate

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N. Substitute.

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Surveillance

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N. Watching; guarding.

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Susceptible

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Adj 1) impressionable; easily influenced

2) having little resistance.

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Sustain

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V. 1) live through

2) keep up

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Sustenance

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N. Means of support, food, nourishment.

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Swerve

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V. Deviate; turn aside sharply.

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Symbiosis

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N. Interdependent relationship, mutually beneficial

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Symmetry

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N. 1) arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained

2) state of having pleasing proportions.

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Synoptic

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Adj. Providing a general overview; summary.

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Synthesis

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N. 1) combination of different parts to create a connected whole.

2) chemical production of a more complex substance from simpler ones.

3) electronic production of sounds.

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Synthetic

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Adj. 1) made by combining different substances.

2) not genuine (action or emotion)

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Table

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V. Set aside a resolution or proposal for future consideration.

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Tacit

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Adj. Understood; not put into words.

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Taciturn

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Adj. Habitually silent; talking little.

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Taint

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V. Contaminate; modify with a trace of something bad; cause to lose purity.

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Tangential

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Adj. Peripheral; only slightly connected

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Tangible

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Adj. Able to be touched; real.

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Tantalize

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V. Tease; torture with disappointment.

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Tantamount

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Adj. Equivalent in effect or value.

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Tautology

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N. Unnecessary repetition.

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Tedious

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Adj. Boring; tiring.

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Temerity

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N. Boldness.

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Temper

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V. 1) make something less intense.

2) toughen (steel, glass) by heating and then cooling.

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Temperament

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N. Characteristic frame of mind; disposition; emotional excess.

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Temperate

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Adj. Restrained; self controlled.

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Temporize

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V. Act evasively to gain time; avoid committing oneself.

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Tenacious

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Adj. Holding fast.

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Tenacity

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N. Firmness; persistence.

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Tender

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V. Offer; extend.

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Tenet

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N. Doctrine; dogma

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Tensile

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Adj. Capable of being stretched.

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Tentative

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Adj. 1) hesitant

2) not fully worked out or developed.

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Tenuous

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Adj. Thin; rare.

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Tenure

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N. Holding of an office; time which such an office is held.

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Termination

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N. End.

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Terminology

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N. Terms used in science or art.