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*resolution
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n.
determination |
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*resolve
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n.
determination; firmness of purpose v. decide; settle; solve |
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resplendent
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adj.
dazzling; glorious; brilliant |
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restitution
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n.
reparation; indemnification |
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resumption
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n.
taking up again |
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retentive
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adj.
holding; having a good memory ...he had a retentive mind... |
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*reticent
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adj.
reserved; uncommunicative |
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retiring
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adj.
modest; shy |
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retrench
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v.
cut down; economize, cut down on costs |
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retrograde
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v.
go backwards; degenerate |
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*reverent
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adj.
respectful; worshipful |
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revile
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v.
attack with abusive language; vilify |
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revulsion
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n.
sudden violent change of feeling; negative reaction |
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rhapsodize
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v.
to speak or write in an exaggeratedly enthusiastic manner |
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ribald
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adj.
wanton; profane |
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rider
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n.
amendment or clause added to a legislative bill |
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rife
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adj.
abundant; current |
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rig
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v.
fix or manipulate |
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rile
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v.
vex; irritate; muddy |
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rococo
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adj.
ornate; highly decorated |
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roil
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v.
to make liquids murk by stirring up sediment; to disturb |
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roseate
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adj.
rosy; optimistic |
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rostrum
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n.
platform for speech-making; pulpit |
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rote
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n.
repitition ...he recited the passage by rote... |
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rout
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v.
stampede; drive out |
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rubric
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n.
title or heading (in red print); directions for religious ceremony; protocol |
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rue
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v.
regret; lament; mourn |
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ruminate
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v.
chew over and over |
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runic
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adj.
mysterious; set down in an ancient alphabet |
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rusticate
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v.
banish to the country; dwell in the country |
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sadistic
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adj.
inclined to cruelty |
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sagacious
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adj.
perceptive; shrewd; having insight |
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salacious
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adj.
lascivious; lustful ...the monk was not pious but salacious... |
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salient
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adj.
prominent |
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sallow
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adj.
yellowish; sickly in color |
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salutary
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adj.
tending to improve; beneficial; wholesome |
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sanctimonious
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adj.
displaying ostentatious or hypocritical devoutness ...you don't have to be so sanctimonious to prove that you are devout... |
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sanguinary
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adj.
bloody |
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sanguine
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adj.
cheerful; hopeful |
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sap
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v.
diminish; undermine |
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sardonic
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adj.
disdainful; sarcastic; cynical |
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sartorial
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adj.
pertaining to tailors, or manner of dress |
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satirical
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adj.
mocking |
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saturnine
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adj.
gloomy ...do not be misled by his saturnine countenance... |
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savant
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n.
scholar |
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savory
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adj.
tasty; pleasing; attractive, or agreeable |
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scad
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n.
a great quantity |
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scapegoat
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n.
someone who bears the blame for others |
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scenario
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n.
plot outline |
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schematic
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adj.
relating to an outline or diagram; using a system of symbols |
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scintilla
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n.
shred; least bit |
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scintillate
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v.
sparkle; flash |
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scoff
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v.
mock; ridicule |
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scotch
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v.
stamp out; thwart; hinder |
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scourge
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n.
lash; whip; severe punishment; a cause of affliction or suffering |
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scruple
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v.
fret about; hesitate, for ethical reasons ...she did not scruple to read his diary... also n. |
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scrupulous
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adj.
conscientious; extremely thorough |
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scuffle
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v.
struggle confusedly; move off in a confused hurry |
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scurrilous
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adj.
obscene; indecent |
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scurvy
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adj.
despicable; contemptible |
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scuttle
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v.
sink |
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seamy
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adj.
sordid; unwholesome |
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*secrete
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adj.
hide away or cache; produce or release a substance into an organism |
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sedate
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adj.
composed; grave |
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sedition
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n.
resistance to authority; insubordination |
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sedulous
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adj.
diligent |
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seemly
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adj.
proper; appropriate |
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seine
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n.
net for catching fish |
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sensitization
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n.
process of being made sensitive or acutely responsive to an external agent or substance |
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sententious
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adj.
terse; concise; aphoristic |
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sentient
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adj.
capable of sensation; aware; sensitive |
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septic
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adj.
putrid; producing putrefaction |
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sepulcher
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n.
tomb |
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sere
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adj.
parched; dry |
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serendipity
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n.
gift for finding valuable or desirable things by accident |
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sextant
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n.
navigation tool used to determine a ship's longitude and latitude |
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sham
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v.
pretent ...she shammed sickness... also, n. |
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sheaf
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n.
bundle of stalks of grain; any bundle of things bundled together |
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shirk
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v.
avoid (responsibility, work, etc.); malinger |
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shrew
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n.
scolding woman |
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shunt
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v.
turn aside; divert; sidetrack |
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shyster
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n.
lawyer using questionable methods |
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sibylline
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adj.
prophetic; oracular |
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simper
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v.
smirk; smile affectedly |
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sinecure
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n.
well-paid position with little responsibility |
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sinuous
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adj.
winding; bending in and out |
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skinflint
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n.
stingy person; miser |
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skittish
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adj.
lively; frisky |
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skulduggery
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n.
dishonest behavior ...the investigation into the minicipal corruption turned up new instances of skulduggery daily... |
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skulk
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v.
move furtively and secretly |
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sleazy
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adj.
flimsy; unsubstantial ...this sleazy fabric... squalid; sordid; filthy |
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sleeper
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n.
something originally of little value or importance that in some time becomes valuable |
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sleight
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n.
dexterity |
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slight
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n.
insult to one's dignity; shabby |
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sllipshod
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adj.
untidy or slovenly; shabby |
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sluggard
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n.
lazy person |
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sluice
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n.
artificial channel for directing or controlling the flow of water |
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smattering
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n.
slight knowledge |
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snivel
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v.
run at the nose; snuffle; whine |
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sobriety
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n.
moderation (especially regarding indulgence in alcohol); seriousness |
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sojourn
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n.
temporary stay |
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solecism
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n.
construction that is flagrantly incorrect grammatically |
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*solicitous
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adj.
worried, concerned |
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soliloquy
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n.
talking to oneself |
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solvent
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adj.
able to pay all debts n. substance tha dissolves another |
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sextant
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n.
navigation tool used to determine a ship's longitude and latitude |
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sham
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v.
pretent ...she shammed sickness... also, n. |
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sheaf
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n.
bundle of stalks of grain; any bundle of things bundled together |
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shirk
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v.
avoid (responsibility, work, etc.); malinger |
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shrew
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n.
scolding woman |
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shunt
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v.
turn aside; divert; sidetrack |
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shyster
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n.
lawyer using questionable methods |
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sibylline
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adj.
prophetic; oracular |
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simper
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v.
smirk; smile affectedly |
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sinecure
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n.
well-paid position with little responsibility |
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sinuous
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adj.
winding; bending in and out |
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skinflint
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n.
stingy person; miser |
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skittish
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adj.
lively; frisky; easily startled |
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skulduggery
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n.
dishonest behavior ...the investigation into the minicipal corruption turned up new instances of skulduggery daily... |
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skulk
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v.
move furtively and secretly |
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sextant
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n.
navigation tool used to determine a ship's longitude and latitude |
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sham
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v.
pretent ...she shammed sickness... also, n. |
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sheaf
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n.
bundle of stalks of grain; any bundle of things bundled together |
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shirk
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v.
avoid (responsibility, work, etc.); malinger |
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shrew
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n.
scolding woman |
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shunt
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v.
turn aside; divert; sidetrack |
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shyster
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n.
lawyer using questionable methods |
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sibylline
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adj.
prophetic; oracular |
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simper
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v.
smirk; smile affectedly |
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sinecure
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n.
well-paid position with little responsibility |
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sinuous
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adj.
winding; bending in and out |
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skinflint
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n.
stingy person; miser |
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skittish
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adj.
lively; frisky |
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skulduggery
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n.
dishonest behavior ...the investigation into the minicipal corruption turned up new instances of skulduggery daily... |
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skulk
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v.
move furtively and secretly |
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strew
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v.
spread randomly; sprinkle; scatter |
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stricture
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n.
critical comments; severe and adverse criticism |
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stringent
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adj.
binding; rigid |
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*strut
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n.
pompous walk n. supporting bar |
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studied
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adj.
unspontaneous; deliberate; thoughtful |
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stultify
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v.
cause to appear or become stupid or incorporate; frustrate or hinder |
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stupor
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n.
state of apathy; daze; lack of awareness |
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stygian
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adj.
gloomy; hellish; deathly |
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suavity
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n.
urbanity; polish |
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sublimate
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v.
refine; purify |
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suborn
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v.
persuade to act unlawfully (especially to commit perjury) |
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*subpoena
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n.
writ summoning a witness to appear |
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subsidiary
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adj.
subordinate; secondary |
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subsistence
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n.
existence; means of support |
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*substantiate
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v.
establish by evidence; verify; support |
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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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succor
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v.
aid; assist; comfort |
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suffragist
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n.
advocate of voting rights (for women) |
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suffuse
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v.
spread over |
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sully
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v.
tarnish; soil |
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sultry
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adj.
sweltering |
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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; extra |
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*supersede
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v.
cause to be set aside; replace; make obsolete |
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supple
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adj.
flexible; pliant |
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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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supposititious
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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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surly
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adj.
rude; cross |
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surmise
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v.
guess |
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surmount
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v.
overcome |
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surreptitious
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adj.
secret; furtive; sneaky; hidden |
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swarthy
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adj.
dark; dusty |
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swathe
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v.
wrap around; bandage |
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swill
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v.
drink greedily |
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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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symbiosis
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n.
interdependent relationship, often mutually beneficial |
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synoptic
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adj.
providing a general overview |
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synthetic
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adj.
artificial; resulting from synthesis |
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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 |
