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51 Cards in this Set
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suborn
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v. persuade to act unlawfully (esp. to commit perjury)
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substantive
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adj. essential; pertaining to the substance
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subsume
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v. include; encompass
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subterfuge
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n. pretense; evasion
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subversive
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adj. tending to overthrow; destructive
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succor
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v. aid; assist; comfort
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suffuse
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v. spread over
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sunder
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v. separate; part
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sundry
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adj. various; several
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superannuated
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adj. retired or disqualified because of age
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supercilious
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adj. arrogant; condescending; patronizing
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supererogatory
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adj. superfluous; more than needed or demanded
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supernumerary
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n. person or thing in excess of what is necessary
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supersede
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v. cause to be set aside; replace; make obsolete
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supine
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adj. lying on back
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suppliant
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adj. entreating; beseeching
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supplicate
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v. petition humbly; pray to grant a favor
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supposition
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n. hypothesis; surmise
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suppositious
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adj. assumed; counterfeit; hypothetical
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surfeit
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v. satiate; stuff; indulge to excess in anything
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surreptitious
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adj. secret
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swarthy
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adj. dark; dusky
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swathe
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v. wrap around; bandage
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swelter
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v. be oppressed by heat
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swill
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v. drink greedily
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swindler
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n. cheat
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sybarite
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n. lover of luxury
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sycophant
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n. servile flatterer; bootlicker; yes man
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syllogism
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n. logical formula consisting of a major premise, a minor premise and a conclusion; deceptive or specious argument
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sylvan
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adj. pertaining to the woods; rustic
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suppliant
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adj. entreating; beseeching
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supplicate
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v. petition humbly; pray to grant a favor
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supposition
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n. hypothesis; surmise
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suppositious
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adj. assumed; counterfeit; hypothetical
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surfeit
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v. satiate; stuff; indulge to excess in anything
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surreptitious
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adj. secret
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swarthy
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adj. dark; dusky
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swathe
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v. wrap around; bandage
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swelter
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v. be oppressed by heat
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swill
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v. drink greedily
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swindler
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n. cheat
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sybarite
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n. lover of luxury
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sycophant
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n. servile flatterer; bootlicker; yes man
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syllogism
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n. logical formula consisting of a major premise, a minor premise and a conclusion; deceptive or specious argument
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sylvan
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adj. pertaining to the woods; rustic
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symbiosis
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n. interdependent relationship (b/t groups, species), often mutually beneficial
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synoptic
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adj. providing a general overview; summary
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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; taking little
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tangential
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adj. peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing
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tantamount
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adj. equivalent in effect or value
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