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shrewd
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wily; cunning; sly
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shroud
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to wrap up; to hide from
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sibilant
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hissing
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sierra
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range of mountains
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silent
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making no utterance
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simulate
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feign; pretend
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sinecure
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well paid position with little responsibility
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singular
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unique; superior; exeptional; strange; unusual
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sink
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to go to the bottom
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sinuous
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winding; bending in and out; not morally honest
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skeptic
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doubter
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skeptical
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doubtfu; questioning
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skirmish
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fight between small numbers of troops; a brief conflict
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skirt
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edge, flank, border
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skittish
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lively, frisky; nervous; easily startled; jumpy
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slacken
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slow up; loosen
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slake
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quench; sate; to satisfy; to assuage
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slander
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defamation; utterance of false, speak badly
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slipshod
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untidy or slovenly; shabby
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slothful
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lazxy
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slovenly
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untidy, careless
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sluggish
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slow; lazy; lethargic
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smug
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self satisfied
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sneer
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look at with contempt; to scorn; to deride
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snob
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one who admire upper class; elitist
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snug
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warm and comfortable; cozy
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sober
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not drunk; serious
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sojourn
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temporary stay
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solace
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comfort in trouble; consolation; comfort
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solemnity
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seriousness; gravity
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solicit
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request
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solicitous
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worried; concerned; anxious
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solicitude
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concern; anxiety
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soliloquy
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taking to onself
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solitude
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state of being alone; seclusion
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soluble
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able to be dissolved; able to be explained
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solvent
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able to pay all debts; not broke
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somber
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dark and gloomy; melancholy dismal
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somnolent
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feeling sleepy; drwosy; soporfic
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sonorous
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resonant
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sophisticated
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complicated; delicate
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sophistication
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artificiality; unnaturalness
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sophistry
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seemingly plausible but fallacious reasoning
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sophomoric
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immature; shallow; juvenile
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soporific
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sleep producer
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sovereign
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supreme ruler; monarch
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sparse
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thinly spread out; barely populated
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spar
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argue; debate; bicker
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spate
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sudden river flood; a sudden outpouring
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spawn
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lay eggs to bring forth
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specificity
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the condition of being peculiar to a particular individual or group of organism
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specify
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to identify precisely
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specious
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having a false look of truth, not genuine
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spectrum
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colored band produced when beam of light passes through a prism
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spendthrift
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someone who wastes money
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spontaneous
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unplanned; natural
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sporadic
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occurring irregularly; sopping and starting; scattered
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sprawl
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sit or lie down with your legs everywhere
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spurious
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false, counterfeit, fake
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spurn
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to reject disdainfully; to scorn
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squalid
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dirty; filthy; sordid
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squalor
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filth; wretched; degraded, or repulsiv living condition
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squander
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waste
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squelch
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to completely suppress
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stagnant
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motionless; stale; dull
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staid
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sober; sedate
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stalemate
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deadlock
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stalwart
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strong; sturdily built; robust; valiant
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stampede
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people or animals run in a wild; rush ;
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stanza
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division of poems
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stark
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harsh; sheer
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static
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stationary; not changing or moving
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stature
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height
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staunch
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firmly committed; firmly in favor
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steadfast
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loyal, faithful
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stealth
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slyness; sneakiness; secretiveness
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stencil
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a template used to draw or paint identical letters, symbols, shapes, or patterns; pattern
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sterotype
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fixed and unvarying representation; standardized mental picture
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sterilize
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deprive of the power of reproducing
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stickler
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perfectionist
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stifle
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choke; suffocate; suppress
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stigma
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token of disgrace; brand
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stigatize
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brand; mark as wicked;
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stilted
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bombastic; inflated
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stimulus
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something that excites a response or provokes an action
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stint
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supply; allotted amount; assigned portion of work
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stipend
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pay for services; income ; allowance; salary
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stipulate
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to require something as part of an agreement
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stoic
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person who is indifferent to pleasure,
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stolid
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dull; impassive; not easily roused to emotion; apathetic; phlegmatic
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stout
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plump; stocky; substantial
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stratagem
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deceptive scheme; ruse
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stratify
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to arrange or divide into layers
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stratum
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layer of earth's surface; layer of society
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strenuous
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requiring energy and strength
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striated
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marked with parallel bands
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stricture
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critical comments; severe and adverse citicism; a restriction; a limitation; a negative
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stringent
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binding; rigid; strict; restrictive
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strut
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pompous walk; rigid; constricted; supporting
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stupefy
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amaze; dumbfounded; shock
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stupor
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coma; insensibility; unconsciousness
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sturdy
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firmly built or constituted
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stymie
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present an obstacle; stump; thwart; hinder
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suave
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charming polite, and elegant
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subdued
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less intense, quiter
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subjugate
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conquer; bring under; to subdue and dominate; to enslavecontrol
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sublime
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exalted; noble; uplifting; awesome; extremely excite; lofty; majestic
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submissive
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yielding; timid
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subordinate
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kower in importance, position or rank; secondary
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subsequent
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following; later
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subservient
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behaving like a slave; servile; obsequious
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subside
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to sink or settle; to diminish; to lessen
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subsidiary
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subordinate; secondary
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subsidize
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provide financial aid; finance
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subsistence
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existence; means of support; livelihood
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substantial
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ample; solid; significant
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substantiate
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verify; support; prove; verify; confirm
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substantive
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essential; substantial
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subterfuge
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pretence; evasion; artifice; a trick or stratagem
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subtle
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not obvious; able to make fine distinctions; ingenious; crafty
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subtlety
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nicety; cunning ; guile; delicacy
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subversive
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tending to overthrow or ruin; corruptin; overthrowing; undermining; insurgent
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subvert
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to undermine or corrupt
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succinct
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brief; terse; compact; brief and to the point; concise
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succor
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aid; assistance; relief
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succulent
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juicy and good to eat
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succumb
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to yield or submit; to die
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suffice
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to be sufficient; to be enough
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suffrage
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the right to vote
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sullen
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bad tempered; morose
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sully
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tarnish; soil
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summary
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conicse, and abstract, compendium, abridgement
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summit
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utmost height or pinnacle; highest point (mountain.. etc..)
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summon
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to call; to cite; to convoke
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sumptuary
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limiting or regulating expenditures
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sumptuous
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lavish; rich; luxurious; splendid; lavish
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sundry
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various; several
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superb
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splendid
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supercilious
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contemtuous, haughty, patronizing
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superficial
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trivial, shallow, on the surface only
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superfluous
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excess; unnecessary; redundant
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supersede
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replace; take the place of; supplant; make obsolete
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supplant
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replace; take the place of , supersede
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supple
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flexible; pliant
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supplicate
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petition humbly; pray to grant a favor
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suppress
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overpower; subdue; quash
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surfeit
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cloy; overfeed; excess; an excessive amount; excess or overindulgence in eating or drinking
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surly
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rude; ill tempered
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surmise
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guess; conjecture; guess
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surmount
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to conquer, overcome
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surpass
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to do better than, be superior to
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surplus
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an excess
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surreptitious
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secret, sneaky
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surreptitiously
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done, made, or acquired by stealth; secretely
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surrogate
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substitute
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surveillance
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watching
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susceptible
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likely to be influenced; vunlnerable
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sustain
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to support, food , nourishment
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sustenance
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means of support, food, nourishment
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swagger
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behave arrogantly or pompously; strut or walk proudly
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swamp
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very wed land, bog, marsh
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sweeping
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far- reaching; extensive; wide ranging
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swerve
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deviate; turn aside sharply
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swindler
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cheat
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sycophant
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one who sucks up to others
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sycophantic
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servilely flattering
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symbiosis
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cooperation; mutual helpfulness
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symmetry
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arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained; congruity
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synergy
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combined action; a mutually advantageous conjunction
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synopsis
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plot summary
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synthesis
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combining parts into a whole; the combining of parts to form a whole
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tableau
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dramatic scene or picture
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tacit
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understood; not put into words; implied
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taciturn
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habitually silent; talking little; untalkative by nature
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tactful
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diplomatic; considerate; polite
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tactical
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having to do with tactics, especially naval or military tactics
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tactile
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pertaining to the organs or sense of touch
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taint
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contaminated; a trace of something spoiled, offensive
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tainted
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contaminated; corrupt
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talisman
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charm; amulet
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tangent
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touching
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tangential
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only superficially related; having slight or indirect connection; peripheral
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tangible
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touchable; palpable
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tantalize
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tease, torture with dissapointment
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tantamount
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equal, equivalent to
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tarnish
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to soil; to discolor; to stain
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taunt
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ridicule; tease
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tautological
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needlessly repetitious; redundant; circular
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tawdry
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cheap and gaudy
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theatrical
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exaggerated, affected
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tedious
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boring; tiring
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tedium
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boredom; weariness; dullness; monotony
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teem
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swarm; be crowded
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temerity
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boldness; rashness; recklessness; audacity
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temper
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restrain, moderate
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temperament
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characteristc fame of mind; disposition; emotional excess
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temperate
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mild; moderate; restrained
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temporal
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not lasting for ever; limited by timel
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temporize
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aviod committing oneself; gain time; to stall; to cause delay through indecision
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tenable
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defensible; reasonable; rational
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tenacious
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holding fast; persistent; stubborn; not letting
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tenacity
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firmness; persistency; adhesiveness
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tendentious
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having an aim; designed to further a cause
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tenet
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principle or belief; doctine; dogma
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tentative
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provisional; experimental; temporary; uncertain
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tenuous
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thin; rare; slim; flimsy
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tepid
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slightly warm; lukewarm; halfhearted
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terminate
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to put an end to ; to conclude
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termination
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end
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terrestrial
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on the earth
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terse
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concise; succinct; pithy; abrupt
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testify
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to make a statement based on personal knowledge or belief; bear witness
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testy
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irritable; short tempered
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therapeutic
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curative
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threadbare
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worn through till the threads show; shabby and poor
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threshold
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the sill of a doorway; a house's or building's entrance; any point of beginning or entering
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thrifty
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careful about money; economical
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thrive
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prosper; flourish
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throes
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violent anguish
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throng
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crowd
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throttle
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strangle to choke; to work a fuel lever or feed the flow of fuel to an engine
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thwart
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fustrate; baffle; prevent; hinder
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tidal
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of relating to , caused by, or having tides
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tiff
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to have a petty quarrel
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timorous
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fearful; demonstrating fear; easily frightened
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tirade
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extended scolding; denunciation; a prolonged, bitter speech
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titillate
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tickle; to excite; to stimulate; to tease
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titular
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nominal holding of title without obligations; in title or name only, nominal
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toady
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flatter for favors
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toil
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hard work; labor ; drudgery; exhausting effort
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tome
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large volume of books
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tonic
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chararterized by tonus
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topography
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physical feature of a region
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topple
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to overturn ; to fall over
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torpid
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dormant; dull; lethargic
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torpor
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sluggishness; inactivity; apathy
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torrid
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burning hot; passionate
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tortuous
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winding; full of curves; twisting; serpentine
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touchstone
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stone used to test the fineness of gold alloys; criterion; a standard; a test of authenticity
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tout
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advertise; praise highly; brag publicly about
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toxic
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toisonous
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toxin
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a poison
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tractable
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easily controlled docile; obedient
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trait
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characteristics, a quality
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tranquility
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calmness; peace
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transcend
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exceed; surpass; go beyond or above
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transcendent
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surpassing; exceeding ordinary limits; superior
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transcribe
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copy
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transfix
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to cause to stand motionless with awe, amazement
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transgress
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to violate; to sin
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transient
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quickly passing away; fleeting; temporary
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transitory
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shortlived, existing only briefly
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translucent
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partly transparent
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transparent
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permitting light to pass through; clear; lucid
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trauma
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severe shock or distress; a violent wound; a wrenching experience
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traverse
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go through or across
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travesty
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comical parody; treatment aimed at making; a grotesque or shameful imitation; a mockery; a pervision
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treacherous
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likely to be betrayed; dangerous; deceptive; disloyal
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treacly
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sticky sweet; cloyingly sentimental
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treatise
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article treating a subject systematically and thoroughly
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tremulous
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trembling; wavering
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trenchant
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cunning; keen ; concise; caustic; sarcastic
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trepidation
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fear; apprehension; nervous trembling; trembling agitation
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trespass
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unlawfully enter the boundaries of some else's property
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tribulation
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distress; suffering
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tributw
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tax levied by a ruler; mark of respect
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trifling
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of slight worth, trivial, insignificant
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trigger
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set off
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trinket
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knickknack; bauble; small
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trite
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dull and boring; hackneyed; commonplace; cliched
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trivial
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unimportant; tifling
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troubadour
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one of a class of lyric poets
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trove
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discovery; find; a valuable collection
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truce
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ceasefire; armistice
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truculence
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aggressiveness; ferocity
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truncate
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cut the top off
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tryst
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meetings particularly to choose candidates; a secret meeting of lovers
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tumult
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a lot of noise; commotion; uproar
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turbid
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muddy; ahving the sediment disturbed; murky; opaque; unclear
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turbulence
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state of violent agitation
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turgid
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swollen; distended
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turmoil
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state of confusion; commotion; tumult
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turpitude
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depravity; shameful wickedness
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tutelage
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guardianship; training
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tyranny
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oppression; cruel government
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tyro
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beginner; novice
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ubiquitous
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being everywhere; omnipresent
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ulterior
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situated beyond; hidden; conealed
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unalloyed
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unmixed, pure
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unassuming
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modest
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uncanny
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strange; mysterious; extraordinary; unimaginable; seemingly supernatural
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unconscionable
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unscrupulous; excessive; not controlled by conscience
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