5000 English Vocabulary Words - Sheet9 Flashcards
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recrudescent adj
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Becoming raw or sore again
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recruit v
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To enlist men for military or naval service
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rectify v
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To correct
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rectitude n
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The quality of being upright in principles and conduct
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recuperate v
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To recover
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recur v
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To happen again or repeatedly, especially at regular intervals
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recure v
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To cure again
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recurrent adj
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Returning from time to time, especially at regular or stated intervals
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redemption n
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The recovery of what is mortgaged or pledged, by paying the debt
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redolent adj
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Smelling sweet and agreeable
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redolence n
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Smelling sweet and agreeable
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redoubtable adj
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Formidable
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redound n
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Rebound
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redress v
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To set right, as a wrong by compensation or the punishment of the wrong-doer
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reducible adj
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That may be reduced
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redundance n
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Excess
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redundant adj
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Constituting an excess
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reestablish v
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To restore
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refer v
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To direct or send for information or other purpose
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referrer n
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One who refers
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referable adj
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Ascribable
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referee n
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An umpire
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refinery n
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A place where some crude material, as sugar or petroleum, is purified
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reflectible adj
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Capable of being turned back
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reflection n
The throwing off or back of light, heat, sound, or any form of energy that travels in waves
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reflector n
A mirror, as of metal, for reflecting light, heat, or sound in a particular direction
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reflexible adj
Capable of being reflected
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reform n
Change for the better
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reformer n
One who carries out a reform
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refract v
To bend or turn from a direct course
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refractory adj
Not amenable to control
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refragable adj
Capable of being refuted
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refringency n
Power to refract
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refringent adj
Having the power to refract
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refusal n
Denial of what is asked
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refute v
To prove to be wrong
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regale v
To give unusual pleasure
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regalia n
The emblems of royalty
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regality n
Royalty
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regenerate v
To reproduce
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regent n
One who is lawfully deputized to administer the government for the time being in the name of the ruler
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regicide n
The killing of a king or sovereign
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regime n
Particular conduct or administration of affairs
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regimen n
A systematized order or course of living with reference to food, clothing and personal habits
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regiment n
A body of soldiers
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regnant adj
Exercising royal authority in one's own right
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regress v
To return to a former place or condition
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regretful adj
Feeling, expressive of, or full of regret
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rehabilitate v
To restore to a former status, capacity, right rank, or privilege
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reign v
To hold and exercise sovereign power
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reimburse v
To pay back as an equivalent of what has been expended
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rein n
A step attached to the bit for controlling a horse or other draft-animal
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reinstate v
To restore to a former state, station, or authority
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reiterate v
To say or do again and again
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rejoin v
To reunite after separation
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rejuvenate v
To restore to youth
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rejuvenescence n
A renewal of youth
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relapse v
To suffer a return of a disease after partial recovery
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relegate v
To send off or consign, as to an obscure position or remote destination
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relent v
To yield
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relevant adj
Bearing upon the matter in hand
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reliance n
Dependence
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reliant adj
Having confidence
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relinquish v
To give up using or having
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reliquary n
A casket, coffer, or repository in which relics are kept
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relish v
To like the taste or savor of
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reluctance n
Unwillingness
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reluctant adj
Unwilling
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remembrance n
Recollection
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reminiscence n
The calling to mind of incidents within the range of personal knowledge or experience
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reminiscent adj
Pertaining to the recollection of matters of personal interest
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remiss adj
Negligent
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remission n
Temporary diminution of a disease
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remodel v
Reconstruct
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remonstrance n
Reproof
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remonstrant adj
Having the character of a reproof
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remonstrate v
To present a verbal or written protest to those who have power to right or prevent a wrong
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remunerate v
To pay or pay for
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remuneration n
Compensation
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Renaissance n
The revival of letters, and then of art, which marks the transition from medieval to modern time
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rendezvous n
A prearranged place of meeting
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rendition n
Interpretation
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renovate v
To restore after deterioration, as a building
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renunciation n
An explicit disclaimer of a right or privilege
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reorganize v
To change to a more satisfactory form of organization
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reparable adj
Capable of repair
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reparation n
The act of making amends, as for an injury, loss, or wrong
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repartee n
A ready, witty, or apt reply
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repeal v
To render of no further effect
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repel v
To force or keep back in a manner, physically or mentally
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repellent adj
Having power to force back in a manner, physically or mentally
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repentance n
Sorrow for something done or left undone, with desire to make things right by undoing the wrong
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repertory n
A place where things are stored or gathered together
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repetition n
The act of repeating
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repine v
To indulge in fretfulness and faultfinding
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replenish v
To fill again, as something that has been emptied
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replete adj
Full to the uttermost
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replica n
A duplicate executed by the artist himself, and regarded, equally with the first, as an original
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repository n
A place in which goods are stored
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reprehend v
To find fault with
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reprehensible adj
Censurable
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reprehension n
Expression of blame
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repress v
To keep under restraint or control
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repressible adj
Able to be kept under restraint or control
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reprieve v
To grant a respite from punishment to
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reprimand v
To chide or rebuke for a fault
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reprisal n
Any infliction or act by way of retaliation on an enemy
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reprobate n
One abandoned to depravity and sin
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reproduce v
To make a copy of
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reproduction n
The process by which an animal or plant gives rise to another of its kind
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reproof n
An expression of disapproval or blame personally addressed to one censured
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repudiate v
To refuse to have anything to do with
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repugnance n
Thorough dislike
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repugnant adj
Offensive to taste and feeling
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repulse n
The act of beating or driving back, as an attacking or advancing enemy
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repulsive adj
Grossly offensive
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repute v
To hold in general opinion
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requiem n
A solemn mass sung for the repose of the souls of the dead
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requisite adj
Necessary
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requital n
Adequate return for good or ill
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requite v
To repay either good or evil to, as to a person
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rescind v
To make void, as an act, by the enacting authority or a superior authority
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reseat v
To place in position of office again
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resemblance n
Similarity in quality or form
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resent v
To be indignant at, as an injury or insult
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reservoir n
A receptacle where a quantity of some material, especially of a liquid or gas, may be kept
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residue n
A remainder or surplus after a part has been separated or otherwise treated
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resilience n
The power of springing back to a former position
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resilient adj
Having the quality of springing back to a former position
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resistance n
The exertion of opposite effort or effect
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resistant adj
Offering or tending to produce resistance
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resistive adj
Having or exercising the power of resistance
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resistless adj
Powerless
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resonance n
The quality of being able to reinforce sound by sympathetic vibrations
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resonance adj
Able to reinforce sound by sympathetic vibrations
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resonate v
To have or produce resonance
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resource n
That which is restored to, relied upon, or made available for aid or support
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respite n
Interval of rest
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resplendent adj
Very bright
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respondent adj
Answering
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restitution n
Restoration of anything to the one to whom it properly belongs
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resumption n
The act of taking back, or taking again
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resurgent adj
Surging back or again
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resurrection n
A return from death to life
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resuscitate v
To restore from apparent death
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retaliate v
To repay evil with a similar evil
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retch v
To make an effort to vomit
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retention n
The keeping of a thing within one's power or possession
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reticence n
The quality of habitually keeping silent or being reserved in utterance
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reticent adj
Habitually keeping silent or being reserved in utterance
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retinue n
The body of persons who attend a person of importance in travel or public appearance
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retort n
A retaliatory speech
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retouch v
To modify the details of
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retrace v
To follow backward or toward the place of beginning, as a track or marking
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retract v
To recall or take back (something that one has said)
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retrench v
To cut down or reduce in extent or quantity
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retrieve v
To recover something by searching
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retroactive adj
Operative on, affecting, or having reference to past events, transactions, responsibilities
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retrograde v
To cause to deteriorate or to move backward
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retrogression n
A going or moving backward or in a reverse direction
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retrospect n
A view or contemplation of something past
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retrospective adj
Looking back on the past
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reunite v
To unite or join again, as after separation
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revelation n
A disclosing, discovering, or making known of what was before secret, private, or unknown
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revere v
To regard with worshipful veneration
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reverent adj
Humble
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reversion n
A return to or toward some former state or condition
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revert v
To return, or turn or look back, as toward a former position or the like
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revile v
To heap approach or abuse upon
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revisal n
Revision
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revise v
To examine for the correction of errors, or for the purpose of making changes
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revocation n
Repeal
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revoke v
To rescind
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rhapsody n
Rapt or rapturous utterance
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rhetoric n
The art of discourse
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rhetorician n
A showy writer or speaker
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ribald adj
Indulging in or manifesting coarse indecency or obscenity
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riddance n
The act or ridding or delivering from something undesirable
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ridicule n
Looks or acts expressing amused contempt
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ridiculous adj
Laughable and contemptible
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rife adj
Abundant
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righteousness n
Rectitude
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rightful adj
Conformed to a just claim according to established laws or usage
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rigmarole n
Nonsense
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rigor n
Inflexibility
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rigorous adj
Uncompromising
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ripplet n
A small ripple, as of water
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risible adj
capable of exciting laughter
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rivulet n
A small stream or brook
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robust adj
Characterized by great strength or power of endurance
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rondo n
A musical composition during which the first part or subject is repeated several times
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rookery n
A place where crows congregate to breed
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rotary adj
Turning around its axis, like a wheel, or so constructed as to turn thus
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rotate v
To cause to turn on or as on its axis, as a wheel
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rote n
Repetition of words or sounds as a means of learning them, with slight attention
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rotund adj
Round from fullness or plumpness
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rudimentary adj
Being in an initial, early, or incomplete stage of development
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rue v
To regret extremely
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ruffian adj
A lawless or recklessly brutal fellow
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ruminant adj
Chewing the cud
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ruminate v
To chew over again, as food previously swallowed and regurgitated
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rupture v
To separate the parts of by violence
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rustic adj
Characteristic of dwelling in the country
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ruth n
Sorrow for another's misery
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sacrifice v
To make an offering of to deity, especially by presenting on an altar
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sacrificial adj
Offering or offered as an atonement for sin
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sacrilege n
The act of violating or profaning anything sacred
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sacrilegious adj
Impious
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safeguard v
To protect
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sagacious adj
Able to discern and distinguish with wise perception
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salacious adj
Having strong sexual desires
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salience n
The condition of standing out distinctly
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salient adj
Standing out prominently
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saline adj
Constituting or consisting of salt
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salutary adj
Beneficial
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salutation n
Any form of greeting, hailing, or welcome, whether by word or act
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salutatory n
The opening oration at the commencement in American colleges
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salvage n
Any act of saving property
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salvo n
A salute given by firing all the guns, as at the funeral of an officer
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sanctimonious adj
Making an ostentatious display or hypocritical pretense of holiness or piety
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sanction v
To approve authoritatively
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sanctity n
Holiness
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sanguinary adj
Bloody
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sanguine adj
Having the color of blood
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sanguineous adj
Consisting of blood
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sapid adj
Affecting the sense of taste
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sapience n
Deep wisdom or knowledge
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sapient adj
Possessing wisdom
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sapiential adj
Possessing wisdom
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saponaceous adj
Having the nature or quality of soap
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sarcasm n
Cutting and reproachful language
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sarcophagus n
A stone coffin or a chest-like tomb
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sardonic adj
Scornfully or bitterly sarcastic
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satiate v
To satisfy fully the appetite or desire of
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satire n
The employment of sarcasm, irony, or keenness of wit in ridiculing vices
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satiric adj
Resembling poetry, in which vice, incapacity ,or corruption is held up to ridicule
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satirize v
To treat with sarcasm or derisive wit
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satyr n
A very lascivious person
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savage n
A wild and uncivilized human being
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savor v
To perceive by taste or smell
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scabbard n
The sheath of a sword or similar bladed weapon
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scarcity n
Insufficiency of supply for needs or ordinary demands
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scholarly adj
Characteristic of an erudite person
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scholastic adj
Pertaining to education or schools
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scintilla n
The faintest ray
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scintillate v
To emit or send forth sparks or little flashes of light
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scope n
A range of action or view
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scoundrel n
A man without principle
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scribble n
Hasty, careless writing
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scribe n
One who writes or is skilled in writing
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script n
Writing or handwriting of the ordinary cursive form
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Scriptural adj
Pertaining to, contained in, or warranted by the Holy Scriptures
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scruple n
Doubt or uncertainty regarding a question of moral right or duty
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scrupulous adj
Cautious in action for fear of doing wrong
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scurrilous adj
Grossly indecent or vulgar
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scuttle v
To sink (a ship) by making holes in the bottom
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scythe n
A long curved blade for mowing, reaping, etc
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seance n
A meeting of spirituals for consulting spirits
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sear v
To burn on the surface
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sebaceous adj
Pertaining to or appearing like fat
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secant adj
Cutting, especially into two parts
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secede v
To withdraw from union or association, especially from a political or religious body
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secession n
Voluntary withdrawal from fellowship, especially from political or religious bodies
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seclude v
To place, keep, or withdraw from the companionship of others
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seclusion n
Solitude
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secondary adj
Less important or effective than that which is primary
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secondly adv
In the second place in order or succession
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second-rate adj
Second in quality, size, rank, importance, etc
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secrecy n
Concealment
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secretary n
One who attends to correspondence, keeps or does other writing for others records
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secretive adj
Having a tendency to conceal
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sedate adj
Even-tempered
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sedentary adj
Involving or requiring much sitting
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sediment n
Matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid
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sedition n
Conduct directed against public order and the tranquillity of the state
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seditious adj
Promotive of conduct directed against public order and the tranquillity of the state
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seduce v
To entice to surrender chastity
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sedulous adj
Persevering in effort or endeavor
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seer n
A prophet
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seethe v
To be violently excited or agitated
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seignior n
A title of honor or respectful address, equivalent to sir
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seismograph n
An instrument for recording the phenomena of earthquakes
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seize v
To catch or take hold of suddenly and forcibly
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selective adj
Having the power of choice
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self-respect n
Rational self-esteem
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semblance n
Outward appearance
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semicivilized adj
Half-civilized
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semiconscious adj
Partially conscious
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semiannual adj
Recurring at intervals of six months
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semicircle n
A half-circle
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seminar n
Any assemblage of pupils for real research in some specific study under a teacher
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seminary n
A special school, as of theology or pedagogics
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senile adj
Peculiar to or proceeding from the weakness or infirmity of old age
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sensation n
A condition of mind resulting from spiritual or inherent feeling
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sense n
The signification conveyed by some word, phrase, or action
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sensibility n
Power to perceive or feel
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sensitive adj
Easily affected by outside operations or influences
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sensorium n
The sensory apparatus
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sensual adj
Pertaining to the body or the physical senses
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sensuous adj
Having a warm appreciation of the beautiful or of the refinements of luxury
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sentence n
A related group of words containing a subject and a predicate and expressing a complete thought
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sentience n
Capacity for sensation or sense-perception
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sentient adj
Possessing the power of sense or sense-perception
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sentinel n
Any guard or watch stationed for protection
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separable adj
Capable of being disjoined or divided
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separate v
To take apart
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separatist n
A seceder
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septennial adj
Recurring every seven years
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sepulcher n
A burial-place
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sequacious adj
Ready to be led
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sequel n
That which follows in consequence of what has previously happened
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sequence n
The order in which a number or persons, things, or events follow one another in space or time
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sequent adj
Following in the order of time
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sequester v
To cause to withdraw or retire, as from society or public life
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sequestrate v
To confiscate
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sergeant n
A non-commissioned military officer ranking next above a corporal
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sergeant-at-arms n
An executive officer in legislative bodies who enforces the orders of the presiding officer
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sergeant-major n
The highest non-commissioned officer in a regiment
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service n
Any work done for the benefit of another
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serviceable adj
Durable
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servitude n
Slavery
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severance n
Separation
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severely adv
Extremely
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sextet n
A band of six singers or players
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sextuple adj
Multiplied by six
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sheer adj
Absolute
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shiftless adj
Wanting in resource, energy, or executive ability
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shrewd adj
Characterized by skill at understanding and profiting by circumstances
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shriek n
A sharp, shrill outcry or scream, caused by agony or terror
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shrinkage n
A contraction of any material into less bulk or dimension
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shrivel v
To draw or be drawn into wrinkles
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shuffle n
A mixing or changing the order of things
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sibilance n
A hissing sound
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sibilant adj
Made with a hissing sound
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sibilate v
To give a hissing sound to, as in pronouncing the letter s
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sidelong adj
Inclining or tending to one side
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sidereal adj
Pertaining to stars or constellations
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siege n
A beleaguerment
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significance n
Importance
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significant adj
Important, especially as pointing something out
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signification n
The meaning conveyed by language, actions, or signs
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similar adj
Bearing resemblance to one another or to something else
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simile n
A comparison which directs the mind to the representative object itself
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similitude n
Similarity
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simplify v
To make less complex or difficult
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simulate v
Imitate
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simultaneous adj
Occurring, done, or existing at the same time
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sinecure n
Any position having emoluments with few or no duties
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singe v
To burn slightly or superficially
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sinister adj
Evil
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sinuosity n
The quality of curving in and out
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sinuous adj
Curving in and out
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sinus n
An opening or cavity
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siren n
A sea-nymph, described by Homer as dwelling between the island of Circe and Scylla
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sirocco n
hot winds from Africa
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sisterhood n
A body of sisters united by some bond of sympathy or by a religious vow
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skeptic n
One who doubts any statements
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skepticism n
The entertainment of doubt concerning something
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skiff n
Usually, a small light boat propelled by oars
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skirmish n
Desultory fighting between advanced detachments of two armies
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sleight n
A trick or feat so deftly done that the manner of performance escapes observation
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slight adj
Of a small importance or significance
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slothful adj
Lazy
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sluggard n
A person habitually lazy or idle
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sociable adj
Inclined to seek company
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socialism n
A theory of civil polity that aims to secure the reconstruction of society
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socialist adj
One who advocates reconstruction of society by collective ownership of land and capital
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sociology n
The philosophical study of society
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Sol n
The sun
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solace n
Comfort in grief, trouble, or calamity
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solar adj
Pertaining to the sun
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solder n
A fusible alloy used for joining metallic surfaces or margins
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soldier n
A person engaged in military service
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solecism n
Any violation of established rules or customs
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solicitor n
One who represents a client in court of justice; an attorney
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solicitude n
Uneasiness of mind occasioned by desire, anxiety, or fear
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soliloquy n
A monologue
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solstice n
The time of year when the sun is at its greatest declination
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soluble adj
Capable of being dissolved, as in a fluid
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solvent adj
Having sufficient funds to pay all debts
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somber adj
Gloomy
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somniferous adj
Tending to produce sleep
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somnolence n
Oppressive drowsiness
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somnolent adj
Sleepy
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sonata n
An instrumental composition
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sonnet n
A poem of fourteen decasyllabic or octosyllabiclines expressing two successive phrases
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sonorous adj
Resonant
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soothsayer n
One who claims to have supernatural insight or foresight
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sophism n
A false argument understood to be such by the reasoner himself and intentionally used to deceive
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sophistical adj
Fallacious
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sophisticate v
To deprive of simplicity of mind or manner
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sophistry n
Reasoning sound in appearance only, especially when designedly deceptive
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soprano n
A woman's or boy's voice of high range
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sorcery n
Witchcraft
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sordid adj
Of degraded character or nature
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souvenir n
A token of remembrance
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sparse adj
Thinly diffused
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Spartan adj
Exceptionally brave; rigorously severe
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spasmodic adj
Convulsive
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specialize v
To assume an individual or specific character, or adopt a singular or special course
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specialty n
An employment limited to one particular line of work
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specie n
A coin or coins of gold, silver, copper, or other metal
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species n
A classificatory group of animals or plants subordinate to a genus
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specimen n
One of a class of persons or things regarded as representative of the class
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specious adj
Plausible
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spectator n
One who beholds or looks on
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specter n
Apparition
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spectrum n
An image formed by rays of light or other radiant energy
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speculate v
To pursue inquiries and form conjectures
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speculator n
One who makes an investment that involves a risk of loss, but also a chance of profit
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sphericity n
The state or condition of being a sphere
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spheroid n
A body having nearly the form of a sphere
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spherometer n
An instrument for measuring curvature or radii of spherical surfaces
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spinous adj
Having spines
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spinster n
A woman who has never been married
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spontaneous adj
Arising from inherent qualities or tendencies without external efficient cause
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sprightly adj
Vivacious
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spurious adj
Not genuine
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squabble v
To quarrel
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squalid adj
Having a dirty, mean, poverty-stricken appearance
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squatter n
One who settles on land without permission or right
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stagnant adj
Not flowing: said of water, as in a pool
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stagnate v
To become dull or inert
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stagnation n
The condition of not flowing or not changing
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stagy adj
Having a theatrical manner
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staid adj
Of a steady and sober character
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stallion n
An uncastrated male horse, commonly one kept for breeding
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stanchion n
A vertical bar, or a pair of bars, used to confine cattle in a stall
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stanza n
A group of rimed lines, usually forming one of a series of similar divisions in a poem
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statecraft n
The art of conducting state affairs
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static adj
Pertaining to or designating bodies at rest or forces in equilibrium
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statics n
The branch of mechanics that treats of the relations that subsist among forces in order
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stationary adj
Not moving
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statistician n
One who is skilled in collecting and tabulating numerical facts
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statuesque adj
Having the grace, pose, or quietude of a statue
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statuette n
A figurine
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stature n
The natural height of an animal body
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statute n
Any authoritatively declared rule, ordinance, decree, or law
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stealth n
A concealed manner of acting
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stellar adj
Pertaining to the stars
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steppe n
One of the extensive plains in Russia and Siberia
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sterling adj
Genuine
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stifle v
To smother
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stigma n
A mark of infamy or token of disgrace attaching to a person as the result of evil-doing
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stiletto n
A small dagger
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stimulant n
Anything that rouses to activity or to quickened action
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stimulate v
To rouse to activity or to quickened action
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stimulus n
Incentive
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stingy adj
Cheap, unwilling to spend money
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stipend n
A definite amount paid at stated periods in compensation for services or as an allowance
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Stoicism n
The principles or the practice of the Stoics-being very even tempered in success and failure
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stolid adj
Expressing no power of feeling or perceiving
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strait n
A narrow passage of water connecting two larger bodies of water
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stratagem n
Any clever trick or device for obtaining an advantage
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stratum n
A natural or artificial layer, bed, or thickness of any substance or material
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streamlet n
Rivulet
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stringency n
Strictness
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stringent adj
Rigid
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stripling n
A mere youth
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studious adj
Having or showing devotion to the acquisition of knowledge
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stultify v
To give an appearance of foolishness to
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stupendous adj
Of prodigious size, bulk, or degree
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stupor n
Profound lethargy
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suasion n
The act of persuading
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suave adj
Smooth and pleasant in manner
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subacid adj
Somewhat sharp or biting
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subaquatic adj
Being, formed, or operating under water
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subconscious adj
Being or occurring in the mind, but without attendant consciousness or conscious perception
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subjacent adj
Situated directly underneath
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subjection n
The act of bringing into a state of submission
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subjugate v
To conquer
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subliminal adj
Being beneath the threshold of consciousness
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sublingual adj
Situated beneath the tongue
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submarine adj
Existing, done, or operating beneath the surface of the sea
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submerge v
To place or plunge under water
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submergence n
The act of submerging
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submersible adj
Capable of being put underwater
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submersion n
The act of submerging
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submission n
A yielding to the power or authority of another
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submittal n
The act of submitting
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subordinate adj
Belonging to an inferior order in a classification
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subsequent adj
Following in time
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subservience n
The quality, character, or condition of being servilely following another's behests
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subservient adj
Servilely following another's behests
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subside v
To relapse into a state of repose and tranquillity
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subsist v
To be maintained or sustained
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subsistence n
Sustenance
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substantive adj
Solid
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subtend v
To extend opposite to
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subterfuge n
Evasion
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subterranean adj
Situated or occurring below the surface of the earth
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subtle adj
Discriminating
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subtrahend n
That which is to be subtracted
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subversion n
An overthrow, as from the foundation
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subvert v
To bring to ruin
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succeed v
To accomplish what is attempted or intended
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success n
A favorable or prosperous course or termination of anything attempted
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successful adj
Having reached a high degree of worldly prosperity
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successor n
One who or that which takes the place of a predecessor or preceding thing
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succinct adj
Concise
