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Question 1

succor

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n. relief; help in time of distress or want

Question 2

suffrage

Answer 2

n. the right to vote

Question 3

sundry

Answer 3

adj. various

Question 4

supersede

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v. to replace, especially to displace as inferior or antiquated

Question 5

supplant

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v. to replace; substitute

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suppliant

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adj. beseeching

Question 7

supposition

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n. the act of assuming to be true or real

Question 8

syllogism

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n. a form of deductive reasoning that has a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion

Question 9

simian

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adj. apelike; relating to apes

Question 10

simile

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n. comparison of one thing with another using “like” or “as”

Question 11

sinecure

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n. well-paying job or office that requires little or no work

Question 12

singular

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adj. unique; extraordinary; odd

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sinuous

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adj. winding; intricate; complex

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skeptic

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n. one who doubts

Question 15

sobriety

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n. seriousness

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sodden

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adj. thoroughly soaked; saturated

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solicitous

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adj. concerned; attentive; eager

Question 18

soliloquy

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n. literary or dramatic speech by one character, not addressed to others

Question 19

supine

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adj. lying on the back; marked by lethargy

Question 20

supplicant

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n. one who asks humbly and earnestly

Question 21

strut

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v. to swagger; display to impress others

Question 22

stultify

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v. to impair; reduce to uselessness

Question 23

stupefy

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v. to dull the senses of; stun; astonish

Question 24

stygian

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adj. dark and gloomy; hellish

Question 25

subpoena

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n. notice ordering someone to appear in court

Question 26

subside

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v. to settle down; grow quiet

Question 27

substantiate

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v. to support with proof or evidence

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subsume

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v. to include; incorporate

Question 29

subversive

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adj. intended to undermine or overthrow especially an established government

Question 30

substantive

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adj. essential; pertaining to the substance

Question 31

stanch

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v. to stop or check the flow of

Question 32

stentorian

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adj. extremely loud

Question 33

stigma

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n. mark of disgrace or inferiority

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stolid

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adj. having or showing little emotion

Question 35

stratified

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adj. arranged in layers

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striated

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adj. marked with thin, narrow grooves or channels

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stricture

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n. something that restrains; negative criticism

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strident

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adj. loud; harsh; unpleasantly noisy

Question 39

stint

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v. to be sparing

Question 40

stipulate

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v. to specify as an essential condition

Question 41

solvent

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adj. able to meet financial obligations

Question 42

somatic

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adj. relating to or affecting the body; corporeal

Question 43

sordid

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adj. filthy; contemptible and corrupt

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spectrum

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n. band of colors produced when sunlight passes through a prism; a broad range of related ideas or objets

Question 45

spendthrift

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n. person who spends money recklessly

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sporadic

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irregular

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squalor

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n. filthy, wretched condition

Question 48

staccato

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adj. marked by abrupt, clear-cut sounds

Question 49

soporific

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adj. sleep producing

Question 50

specious

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adj. seeming to be logical and sound but not really so