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601-700 Flashcards

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saboteurs

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one that commits sabotage

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ruthless

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merciless

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sagacity

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wisdom

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salubrious

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conductive or favorable to health or well-being

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salutary

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remedial

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sanctuary

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a sacred place

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sanguine

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optimistic

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scathing

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harshly critical

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schism

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division into factions

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scintillate

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to be animated

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secure

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safe

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sedentary

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remaining or living in one area

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self-effacing

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modest

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seminal

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highly influential in an original way

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sentimental

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characterized or swayed by sentiment

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sequential

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forming by a sequence

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sequester

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segregate

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serene

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calm and unruffled

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severe

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strict

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shelve

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put aside

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simile

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a figure of speech in which two essentially unlike things are compared

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skeptical

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questioning

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skewered

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to have been criticized or ridiculed sharply

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slant

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to present so as to conform to a particular bias or appeal to a certain audience

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slighting

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disrespectful

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slovenly

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untidy

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sneer

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a contemptuous facial expression, sound, or statement

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snide

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sarcastic

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solicitous

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full of desire

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solid

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of define shape and volume

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somnolence

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sleepiness

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sonorous

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having or producing a full, deep, or rich sound

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sophistry

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deceptive

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soporific

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inducing or lending to induce sleep

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spare

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meager; sparse

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spate

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a sudden flood

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speculation

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meditation

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spontaneity

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creative

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spurious

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not genuine

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staple

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a basic or principal element

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stark

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bare; blunt

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stigmatized

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to characterize or brand as disgraceful

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stilted

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artificially formal

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stimulate

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spur on; incite

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stodgy

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dull

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strident

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discordant

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stringent

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severe

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stymie

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an obstacle

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subordinate

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belongings to a lower class

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substantiate

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verify

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subtle

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not immediately obvious

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succumb

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give up or give in

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superficial

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shallow

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supine

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lying on the back

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supplement

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something added to complete a thing

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suppositional

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an assumption

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surpass

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exceed

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surplus

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being more than or in excess of what is needed

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surreptitious

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obtained by stealthy means

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surrogate

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a substitute

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sustain

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maintain

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symbiosis

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a relationship of mutual benefit

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synergy

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the interaction of two or more agents

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taciturn

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silent

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tactile

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tangible

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tactless

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lacking or exhibiting a lack of tact

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tectonic

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resulting from structural deformation of the earth’s crust

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temper

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moderate

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temperate

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behavior exercising moderation and self restraint

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tenable

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rationally defensible

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tenacious

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tending to hold persistently to something

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tendentious

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partisan

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tentative

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provisional

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tepid

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moderately warm

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terse

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effectively concise

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theoretical

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not practical

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thrive

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prosper

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thwarted

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to prevent the occurrence

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topicality

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local; contemporary

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topography

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detailed description of a place or region

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tractable

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easily handled

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transgression

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a violation of a law

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trepidation

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fear

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trivial

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of little significance

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trove

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a collection of valuable items discovered and found

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truculent

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expressing bitter opposition

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truism

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a self-evident truth

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truncate

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to shorten by or as if by cutting off

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tumult

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a disorderly commotion

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tutelage

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instruction or teaching

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ubiquitous

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omnipresent

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unabated

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sustaining an original intensity

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uncompromising

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inflexible

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uncouth

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crude; unrefined

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undaunted

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resolutely courageous

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underdog

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one that is expected to lose a contest

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unequivocal

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clear

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ungainly

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lacking grace

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unorthodox

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breaking with convention

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unperturbed

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calm and serene

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