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49 Cards in this Set
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Succumb |
V. Yield; give in; die |
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Suffragist |
N. Advocate of voting rights for women. |
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Summation |
N. Act of finding the total; summary. |
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Summit |
N. 1) utmost height or pinnacle 2) highest point of a mountain |
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Superficial |
ADJ. 1) on the surface 2) not thorough |
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Superfluous |
Adj 1) unnecessary 2) excessive |
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Superimpose |
V. Place over something else |
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Supersede |
V. Cause to be set aside; replace. |
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Supposition |
N. Hypothesis; the act of supposing |
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Suppress |
V. Stifle; overwhelm; subdue; inhibit. |
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Surmise |
V. Suspect; guess; imagine. |
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Surmount |
V. Overcome. |
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Surpass |
V. Exceed. |
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Surrogate |
N. Substitute. |
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Surveillance |
N. Watching; guarding. |
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Susceptible |
Adj 1) impressionable; easily influenced 2) having little resistance. |
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Sustain |
V. 1) live through 2) keep up |
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Sustenance |
N. Means of support, food, nourishment. |
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Swerve |
V. Deviate; turn aside sharply. |
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Symbiosis |
N. Interdependent relationship, mutually beneficial |
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Symmetry |
N. 1) arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained 2) state of having pleasing proportions. |
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Synoptic |
Adj. Providing a general overview; summary. |
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Synthesis |
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 |
Adj. 1) made by combining different substances.
2) not genuine (action or emotion) |
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Table |
V. Set aside a resolution or proposal for future consideration. |
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Tacit |
Adj. Understood; not put into words. |
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Taciturn |
Adj. Habitually silent; talking little. |
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Taint |
V. Contaminate; modify with a trace of something bad; cause to lose purity. |
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Tangential |
Adj. Peripheral; only slightly connected |
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Tangible |
Adj. Able to be touched; real. |
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Tantalize |
V. Tease; torture with disappointment. |
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Tantamount |
Adj. Equivalent in effect or value. |
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Tautology |
N. Unnecessary repetition. |
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Tedious |
Adj. Boring; tiring. |
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Temerity |
N. Boldness. |
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Temper |
V. 1) make something less intense.
2) toughen (steel, glass) by heating and then cooling. |
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Temperament |
N. Characteristic frame of mind; disposition; emotional excess. |
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Temperate |
Adj. Restrained; self controlled. |
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Temporize |
V. Act evasively to gain time; avoid committing oneself. |
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Tenacious |
Adj. Holding fast. |
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Tenacity |
N. Firmness; persistence. |
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Tender |
V. Offer; extend. |
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Tenet |
N. Doctrine; dogma |
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Tensile |
Adj. Capable of being stretched. |
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Tentative |
Adj. 1) hesitant 2) not fully worked out or developed. |
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Tenuous |
Adj. Thin; rare. |
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Tenure |
N. Holding of an office; time which such an office is held. |
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Termination |
N. End. |
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Terminology |
N. Terms used in science or art. |