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redolent

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odorous; fragrant

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redoubtable

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formidable; causing fear

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redress

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remedy; compensation

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refectory

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dining hall

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refractory

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unmanageable; disobedient and stubborn

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penology

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study of prison management

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regicide

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murder of a king or queen

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rejoinder

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reply; retort

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relegate

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put into a lower or worse place

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remiss

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negligent

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remonstrate

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protest; objection

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remunerative

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compensating; rewarding

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rend

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split; tear apart

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renege

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break a promise; deny

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repine

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fret; complain

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reprieve

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postponement or cancellation of a punishment

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reprobate

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morally disapproved person

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reprove

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censure; rebuke

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repudiate

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disown; disavow

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requite

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repay; reciprocate (unrequited love)

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resplendent

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brilliant; splendid in appearance

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restive

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impatiently restless

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retinue

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a group of helpers, supporters, or followers

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retrench

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cut down; economize

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revile

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attack w/ abusive language; vilify

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ribald

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wanton; profane

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rider

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amendment or clause added to a legislative bill

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rife

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widespread

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rococo

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ornate; highly decorated

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roil

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make liquids murky by stirring up sediment; disturb

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roseate

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rosy; optimistic

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rostrum

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raised platform for speech-making

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rout

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stampede; drive out

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ruddy

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reddish

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sacrosanct

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most sacred

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salacious

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lascivious; lustful

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salient

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prominent; conspicuous

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sallow

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yellowish and unhealthy looking

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sap

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diminish; weaken

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sardonic

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mocking

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sartorial

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pertaining to tailors or tailoring

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saturnine

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morose; gloomy

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satyr

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lecherous man

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scad

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great quantity

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schism

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division into factions

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scintilla

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trace; minute amount

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scourge

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lash; whip

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scrupulous

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conscientious; extremely thorough

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scurrilous

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abusive; obscene

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seamy

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sordid; base; filthy

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seasonable

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occurring at the proper time or season

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secession

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withdrawal

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secrete

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conceal; hide away

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sedition

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rebellion; insubordination

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sedulous

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diligent; assiduous

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seedy

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run-down; decrepit

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seminal

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germinal; creative

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sententious

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pithy; terse; concise; aphoristic

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sere

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parched; dry

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shirk

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avoid; malinger

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shyster

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lawyer using questionable methods

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sibylline

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prophetic; oracular

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sidereal

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relating to stars

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silt

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sediment deposited by running water

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simper

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smirk

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sinecure

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well-paid position with little responsibility

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sinewy

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tough; strong

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skiff

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small light sailboat or rowboat

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skinflint

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miser; stingy

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skittish

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capricious; frivolous

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skullduggery

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dishonest behavior

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skulk

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move furtively

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slag

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glassy residue from smelting metal

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slapdash

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hasty and careless; haphazard

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sleeper

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one that achieves unexpected success

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sleight

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dexterity

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slight

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insult to one’s dignity; snub

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slipshod

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careless; sloppy

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slough

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shed or cast off outer layer

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sluggard

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lazy person

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sluice

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artificial channel for directing flow of water

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smattering

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slight knowledge; small scattered amount

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sodden

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dull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages

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solace

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comfort in sorrow or trouble

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solecism

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nonstandard grammatical construction

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somatic

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pertaining to the body

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sophist

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teacher of philosophy; a captious or fallacious reasoner

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sophistry

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seemingly plausible but fallacious reasoning

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soporific

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sleep-causing; sleepy

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spate

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sudden flood or rush

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specious

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seemingly reasonable but incorrect

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spectral

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ghostly

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spendthrift

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someone who wastes money

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sphinx-like

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enigmatic

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spoonerism

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a humorous mistake in which a speaker switches the first sounds of two or more words

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spurious

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false; counterfeit

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spurn

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reject disdainfully; scorn

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squalor

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condition of being squalid; filth

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squalid

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immoral and dishonest

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staid

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serious and sedate; sober

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stalward

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physically strong; steadfast

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staunch

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stop or check flow of blood

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stem

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stop or check

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stentorian

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extremely loud

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stilted

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bombastic; stiffly pompoud

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stint (v)

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set limits in amount or number; be thrifty

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stint (n)

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limitations; assigned portion of work

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stipend

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pay for services

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stipulate

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state as a necessary condition

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stodgy

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dull; stuffy; boringly conservative

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stoke

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stir up a fire or furnace

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stolid

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dull; impassive; emotionless

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strew

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spread randomly

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stricture

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severe and adverse criticism

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stultify

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to cause to appear or be stupid, foolish; suppress or hinder

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stygian

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unpleasantly dark; gloomy

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stymie

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thwart; present an obstacle

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subaltern

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subordinate

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subjugate

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conquer; bring under control

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suborn

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persuade to act unlawfally

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subsistence

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existence; means of subsisting

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subsume

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include; encompass

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subversive

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tending to overthrow or ruin

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succor

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assist; aid

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suffuse

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spread through or over

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sumptuous

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lavish

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sunder

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separate

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sundry

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miscellaneous

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superannuated

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retired or disqualified bc of age

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supercilious

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haughty; arrogant

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supererogatory

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superfluous; more than needed or demanded

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supersede

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replace

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supine

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lying on back; inactive

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supplant

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take the place of unfairly; usurp

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suppliant

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entreating; beseeching

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supplicate

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petition humbly

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surfeit

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satiate; feed or supply to excess

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surly

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rude

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surreptitious

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secret; furtive

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swarthy

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dark; dusky

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swathe

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wrap around; bandage

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swill

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drink greedily

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sybarite

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lover of luxury

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sycophant

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servile flattery

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syllogism

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deceptive or specious argument

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sylvan

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pertaining to the woods or the country

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tangential

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only slightly connected; not central; digressing

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tantamount

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equivalent in effect or value

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