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plutocracy

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society ruled by the wealthy

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porous

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full of holes; permeable to liquids

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poseur

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person who affects an attitude to impress others

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pragmatic

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practical

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prate

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to talk idly; chatter

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prattle

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meaningless, foolish talk

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preamble

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preliminary state

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precarious

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uncertain

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precept

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principle; law

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precipitate

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to cause to happen; throw down from a height

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precursor

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forerunner; predeccesor

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preempt

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to supersede; appropriate for oneself

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prehensile

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capable of grasping

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premonition

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forewarning something unpleasant is about to happen

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presage

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to foretell; indicate in advance

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presumputious

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rude; improperly bold

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preternatural

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supernatural; beyond the normal use of nature

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primordial

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original; existing from the beginning

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pristine

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untouched; uncorrupted

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probity

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honesty; high-mindness

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problematic

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posing a problem; doubtful

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prodigal

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wasteful; extravagant; lavish

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profound

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deep; not superficial

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prohibitve

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so high as to prevent the purchase or use of; forbidding

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proliferate

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to increase rapidly

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propensity

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inclination; tendency

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propitiate

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to win over; appease

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propirety

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correct conduct; fitness

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proscribe

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to condem; forbid; outlaw

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provident

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providing for future need; frugal

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puissant

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powreful

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punctilious

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careful in observing rules for behavior

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pungent

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having a strongly sharp taste or smell

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pusillanimous

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cowardly

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purport

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to profess; suppose; claim

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quagmire

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marsh; hazardous situation

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quail

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to cower; lose heart

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qualified

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limited; restricted

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qualm

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sudden feeling of faintness or nausea

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query

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question

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quibble

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to argue over insignificant and irrelevant details

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quiescent

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inactive; still

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quorum

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number of members necessary to conduct a meeting

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raconteur

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witty; skillful storyteller

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rail

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to scold with bitter or abusive language

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raiment

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clothing

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ramification

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implication; consequence

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rarefied

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refined

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rationale

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fundamental reason

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rebu

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puzzle in which pictures or symbols represent words

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recalcitrant

A

resisting authority or control

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recant

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retract a statement of opinion

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recluse

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person who lives in seclusion and often in solitude

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recondite

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little known; abstruse

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redoubtable

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formidable; arousing fear

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refractory

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stubborn; resisting ordinary methods of treatment

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refulgent

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shining brightly

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refute

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to contradict; disprove

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regale

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to entertain

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relegate

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consign or dismiss to an inferior position

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remonstrate

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to object or protest

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renege

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to go back on one’s word

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reparation

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amends; compensation

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repine

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fret; compain

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reprise

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repetition

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reproach

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to find fault with; blame

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reprobate

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morally unprincipled person

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repudiate

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to reject as having no authority

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rescind

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to cancel

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resolution

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determination; resolve

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reticent

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not freely expressing thoughts or feelings

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reverent

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expressing deep respect

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riposte

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retaliatory action or retort

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rococo

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excessively ornate

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rubric

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protocol

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rue

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regret

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ruse

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trick

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sage

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wise

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salacious

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lustful

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salubrious

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healthful

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salutary

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expecting an improvement favorable to health

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sanction

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to approve, ratify, permit

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sardonic

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cynical; scornfully mocking

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sartorial

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pertaining to tailors

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satiate

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to satisfy

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saturnine

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gloomy

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savor

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to enjoy

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schematic

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relating to or in the form of an outline or diagram

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secrete

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produce and release substance into organism

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sedition

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behavior prompting rebellion

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sedulous

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showing dedication and diligence

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seismic

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relating to earthquakes

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sensual

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relating to the senses

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sentient

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able to perceive or feel things

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servile

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submissive; obedient

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sextant

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navigation tool that determines latitude and longitude

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shard

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a piece of broken glass or pottery

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sidereal

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relating to the stars

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simian

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apelike; relating to apes

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simile

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

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sinecure

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well-paying job that requires little or no work

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singular

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unique; extraordinary

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sinuous

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intricate; complex

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skeptic

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one who doubts

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sobriety

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seriousness

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sodden

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thoroughly soaked; saturated

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solicitous

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concerned; attentive; eager

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solvent

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able to meet financial obligations

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somatic

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relating to or affecting the body

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soporific

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sleep producing

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sordid

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filthy; contemptible; corrupt

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specious

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seeming to be logical, but not actually so

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spendthrift

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person who spends money recklessly

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sporadic

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irregular

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squalor

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filthy; wretched condition

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staccato

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marked by abrupt, clear-cut sounds

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stanch

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to stop or check the of

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stentorian

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extremely loud and powerful

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stigma

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mark of disgrace or inferiority

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stint

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to be sparing

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stipulate

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to specify as an essential condition

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stolid

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having or showing little emotion

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stratified

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arranged in layers

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striated

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marked with thin, narrow grooves or channels

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stricture

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something that restrains, negative criticism

126
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strident

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loud and harsh; unpleasantly noisy

127
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strut

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to swagger, display to impress others

128
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stultify

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to impair or reduce to uselessness

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stupefy

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astonish and shock

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stygian

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dark and gloomy

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