Deck 41 Flashcards

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succinct

A

brief and to the point; concise

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suffice

A

to be sufficient; to be enough

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suffrage

A

the right to vote

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suffuse

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to cover; to overspread; to saturate

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sumptuous

A

luxurious; splendid; lavish

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supercilious

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haughty; patronizing

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supine

A

lying on one’s back

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supplication

A

the action of asking or begging for something earnestly or humbly

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surfeit

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excess; an excessive amount; excess or overindulgence in eating or drinking

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surmise

A

to conjecture; to guess

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surreptitious

A

sneaky; secret

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surrogate

A

substitute

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13
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sweeping

A

far-reaching; extensive; wide-ranging

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14
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sycophant

A

one who sucks up to others

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syntax

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the patterns or rules governing the way grammatical sentences are formed in a given language

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systemic

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affecting the entire system, especially the entire body

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tacit

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implied, not spoken

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taciturn

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untalktative by nature

19
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tangential

A

only superficially related to the matter at hand; not especially relevant; peripheral

20
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tantamount

A

equivalent to

21
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tautological

A

redundant; circular

22
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tedium

A

dullness; monotony; boredom

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teem

A

to swarm; to be inundated; to overrun

24
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temerity

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boldness; recklessness; audacity

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temporal

A

pertaining to time; pertaining to life or earthly existence; noneternal; short-lived