BOX 27 Flashcards
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sedative
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calming drug
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stanch
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check the flow of blood
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stanza
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division of poem
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static
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unchanging
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statute
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law
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statutory
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created by statute
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steadfast
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loyal, unswerving
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stealth
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secretiveness
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steep
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soak
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stellar
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pertaining to the stars
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stem
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check the flow
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stemmed from
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arise from
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stentorian
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extremely loud
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stereotyped
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lacking individuality; seen as a type
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stickler
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perfectionist
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stifle
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suppress
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stilted
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bombastic
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stint
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be thrifty; set limits
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stipend
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nominal pay for services
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stipple
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paint with dots
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stodgy
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stuffy (not receptive to new ideas); boringly conservative
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stoic
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indifferent to pain or pleasure
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stoke
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stir up a fire; feed plentifully; fuel
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stolidity
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dullness; impassiveness
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stratified
divide into layers
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stratum
layer of earth's crust; layer of society
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strew
scatter
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stricture
critical comments
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strident
loud and harsh
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stringent
rigid
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strut
supporting bar
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studied
deliberate
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stultify
cause to appear stupid or inconsistent
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stupefy
make num; stun; amaze
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stupor
daze; lack of awareness; state of apathy
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stygian
dark
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stymie
present an obstacle
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suavity
urbanity; polish
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subaltern
subordinate
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subjective
inside the mind
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subjugate
conquer
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sublimate
purify
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sublime
exalted; noble; uplifting
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subliminal
below the threshold
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submissive
yielding; timid
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suborn
persuade to act unlawfully
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subsequent
following
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subservient
behaving like a slave
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subsidiary
subordinate; secondary
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subsidy
direct financial aid by gov.
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subsistence
means of support
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substantive
essential
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subsume
include
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subterfuge
pretense
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subtlety
cunning; nicety
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subversive
tending to overthrow
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succinct
terse
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succlent
juicy
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succour
aid
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succumb
yield
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suffragist
advocate of women's rights
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suffuse
spread over
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sully
tarnish
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sultry
sweltering
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summation
summary
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sumptuous
lavish; rich
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sunder
separate; part
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sundry
several
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superannuated
retired or disqualified because of age
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supercilious
contemptuous; haughty
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supererogatory
superfluous; more than needed
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superficial
trivial; shallow
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superfluous
excessive
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superimpose
place over something else
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supernumerary
extra
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supine
lying on back
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supplant
replace
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supple
flexible; pliant
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suppliant
making a plea to someone in power; entreating; beseeching
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supplicate
petition humbly
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suppositious
based on assumption
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surfeit
satiate
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surly
rude; cross
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surmise
guess
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surmount
overcome
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surpassed
exceed
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surreptitious
secret
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surrogate
surrogate
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surveillance
watching
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susceptible
impressionable; having little resistance to disease
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sustain
experience; nourish; support
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sustenance
means of support
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suture
stitches to hold the edges of a wound
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swarthy
dark; dusky
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swathe
wrap around; bandage
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swelter
be oppressed by heat
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swerve
deviate; turn sharply
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swill
drink greedily
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swindler
cheat
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sybarite
lover of luxury
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sycophant
servile flatterer
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syllogism
form of reasoning in with two premises but conclusion of these two is invalid; specious argument
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sylvan
rustic; pertaining to the woods
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symbiosis
interdependent relationship often mutually beneficial
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symmetry
arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained
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synchronous
similarly timed
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synoptic
providing a general overview; summary
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synthesis
combining parts into a whole
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synthetic
from synthesis; artificial
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taciturn
disinclined to talk
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tactile
pertaining to the organs or sense of touch
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tainted
contaminated
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talisman
charm
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talon
claw of bird
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tangible
real; palpable; able to be touched
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tanner
person who turns animal hides into leather
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tantalize
tease with disappointment
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tantamount
equal
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tantrum
fit of petulance; caprice
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taper
candle
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tarantula
poisonous spider
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tarry
delay; dawdle (waste time)
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taut
tight; ready (captain and his taut ship)
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tautological
needlessly repetitious
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tawdry
cheap and gaudy
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taxonomist
specialist in classification
