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851-900 Flashcards

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Sporadic

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[Adj] Recurring in scattered or unpredictable instances

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Spurious

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[Adj] Plausible but false; specious

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Squalid

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[Adj] Foul and run-down and repulsive; sordid

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Squander

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[Verb] Spend thoughtlessly; throw away

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Squelch

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[Verb] Suppress or crush completely

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Stake

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[Noun] A share or a financial involvement in something; a strong wooden or metal post driven into the ground; the amount of money that you risk on the result of something such as a game or competition

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Stark

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[Adj] Severely simple

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Startle

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[Verb] Surprise greatly

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Steadfast

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[Adj] Marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable

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Steep

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[Adj] Having a sharp inclination

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Stickler

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[Noun] Someone who insists on something

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Stiff

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[Adj] Incapable of or resistant to bending

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Stifle

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[Verb] To (cause to) be unable to breathe because you have no air; to prevent something from happening, being expressed, or continuing

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Stigma

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[Noun] A symbol of disgrace or infamy

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Stigmatize

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[Verb] Condemn or openly brand as disgraceful

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Stint

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[Verb] Supply sparingly and with restricted quantities

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Stipulate

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[Verb] To say exactly how something must be or must be done

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Stockade

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[Noun] Fortification consisting of a fence set firmly for defense

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Stoop

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[Verb] Bend one’s back forward from the waist on down

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Strain

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[Verb] Exert much effort or energy; to separate the solid pieces from a liquid; to make sb or sth have stress or problems

[Noun] A force or influence that stretches, pulls, or puts pressure on something, sometimes causing damage; something that makes you feel nervous and worried

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Stray

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[Verb] Wander from a direct course or at random

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Striate

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[Adj] Marked with stripes

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Strive

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[Verb] Attempt by employing effort

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Strut

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[Verb] Walk in a proud, confident way

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Subdue

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[Verb] Put down by force or intimidation

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Suborn

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[Verb] Incite to commit a crime or an evil deed

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Subpoena

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[Noun] A writ issued to compel the attendance of a witness

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Subsequent

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[Adj] Following in time or order

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Subside

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[Verb] Wear off or die down

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Substantial

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[Adj] Real and tangible rather than imaginary; of considerable importance, size, or worth

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Succumb

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[Verb] Give in, as to overwhelming force, influence, or pressure

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Supplant

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[Verb] Take the place or move into the position of

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Supplicate

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[Verb] Ask for humbly or earnestly, as in prayer

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Susceptible

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[Adj] Yielding readily to or capable of

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Sway

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[Verb] Move back and forth

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Swift

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[Adj] Moving very fast

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Swindle

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[Verb] Deprive of by deceit

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Syncopated

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[Adj] Stressing a normally weak beat

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Tacit

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[Adj] Implied by or inferred from actions or statements

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Taciturn

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[Adj] Habitually reserved and uncommunicative

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Tamp

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[Verb] Press down tightly

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Tangential

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[Adj] Of superficial relevance if any; of or along a tangent

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Tangible

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[Adj] Perceptible by the senses, especially the sense of touch

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Tantalize

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[Verb] Harass with persistent teasing or baiting

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Tapestry

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[Noun] A wall hanging of heavy fabric with pictorial designs

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Tarnish

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[Verb] Make or become dirty or dull, as by exposure to air

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Taut

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[Adj] Tight or completely stretched; excited or nervous

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Temperate

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[Adj] Not extreme; (of weather conditions) neither very hot nor very cold; (of a behaviour) calm and controlled

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Tenable

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[Adj] Based on sound reasoning or evidence, or possible to achieve or defend

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Tentative

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[Adj] Hesitant or lacking confidence; (of a plan or idea) not certain or agreed

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