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Requite

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(v) reciprocate, repay, or revenge

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Rescind

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(v) annul, repeal, make void

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Resolution

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(n) the quality of being firmly determined; resolving to do something; a formal judgment, esp. decided by a vote

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Resolve

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(v, n) find a solution to; firmly decide to do something; decide by formal vote (verb); firmness of purpose (noun)

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Respectively

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(adv) in the order given

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Restive

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(adj) impatient or uneasy under the control of another; resisting being controlled

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Reticent

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(adj) not talking much; private (of a person), restrained, reserved

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Retrospective

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(adj, n) looking to the past or backward; applying to the past, retroactive (adj); an art exhibit of an artist’s work over a long period of time (n)

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Reverent

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(adj) feeling or expressing very deep respect and awe

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Rhetoric

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(n) the art or study of persuasion through speaking or writing; language that is elaborate or pretentious but actually empty, meaning little

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Rife

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(adj) happening frequently, abundant, currently being reported

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Rudimentary

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(adj) elementary, relating to the basics; undeveloped, primitive

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Rustic

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(adj, n) relating to country life, unsophisticated; primitive; made of rough wood (adj); a rural or uncultured person (noun)

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Sacrosanct

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(adj) sacred, inviolable, not to be trespassed on or violated; above any criticism

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Sagacious

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(adj) wise; showing good judgment and foresight

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Salubrious

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(adj) healthful, promoting health

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Sanction

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(n, v) permission or approval, something that gives support or authority to something else (noun); to allow, confirm, ratify (verb); OR a legal action against another country to get it to comply (noun); to place sanctions or penalties on (verb)

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Sanguine

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(adj) cheerfully optimistic, hopeful; reddish, ruddy (as in rosy-red cheeks indicating health or vitality)

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Sap

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(n, v) the inner fluid of a plant or any essential body fluid; energy, vitality; a person taken advantage of (noun); undermine, weaken, tire out (verb)

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Satiate or Sate

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(v) to fully satisfy; to go beyond satisfying to the point of excess (possibly inducing disgust, tiredness, etc.)

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Saturate

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(v) soak or imbue thoroughly; cause a substance to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance

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Savor

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(v) appreciate fully, taste or smell with pleasure

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Scant

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(adj) not enough or barely enough

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Scathing

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(adj) severe, injurious; bitterly harsh or critical (as a remark)

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Secular
(adj) not religious or holy; pertaining to worldly things
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Sedulous
(adj) persevering, persistent, diligent in one's efforts
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Sentient
(adj) conscious; experiencing sensation or perceiving with the senses
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Simultaneous
(adj) at the same time
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Skeptic
(adj) person inclined to doubting or questioning generally accepted beliefs
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Skirt
(v) border, lie along the edge of , go around; evade
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Slack
(adj, v, n) loose, negligent, lazy, weak (adj); neglect to so one's duties; loosen up, relax (verb); period of little work (noun)
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Slew
(n) a large number or quantity
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Slight
(adj, v, n) small, not very important, slender or delicate (adj); treat as though not very important; snub, ignore (verb); an act of treating in this way, a discourtesy (noun)
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Solicitous
(adj) concerned or anxious (about another person), expressing care; eager or desirous; very careful
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Soporific
(adj, n) causing sleep; sleepy, drowsy (adj); something that causes sleep (noun)
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Sound
(v) measure the depth of (usually water) as with a sounding line; penetrate and discover the meaning of, understand (usually as sound the depths)
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Spartan
(adj) very disciplined and stern; frugal, living simply, austere; suggestive of the ancient Spartans
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Spate
(n) sudden outpouring or rush; flood
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Spearhead
(v) be the leader of
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Specious
(adj) seemingly true but actually false; deceptively attractive
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Spectrum
(n) a broad range of nevertheless related qualities or ideas, esp. those that overlap to create a continuous series (as in a color spectrum, where each color blends into the next in a continuous way)
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Speculate
(v) contemplate; make a guess or educated guess about; engage in a risky business transaction, gamble
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Sporadic
(adj) occasional, happening irregularly or in scattered locations
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Sportive
(adj) playful, merry, joking around, done "in sport" (rather than intended seriously)
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Standing
(n, adj) status, rank, reputation (noun); existing indefinitely, not movable (adj)
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Stark
(adj) complete, total, utter; harsh or grim; extremely simple, severe, blunt, or plain
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Static
(adj) fixed, not moving or changing, lacking vitality
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Status Quo
(n) existing state or condition
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Stingy
(adj) not generous with money, reluctant to spend or give
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Stoic or Stoical
(adj, n) indifferent to pleasure or pain, enduring without complaint (adj); person indifferent to pleasure or pain (noun)
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Stolid
(adj) unemotional, showing little emotion, not easily moved
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Stymie or Stymy
(v, n) block, hinder, or thwart (verb); an obstacle (noun)
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Subjective
(adj) existing in the mind or relating to one's own thoughts, opinions, emotions, etc.; personal, individual, based on feelings
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Subside
(v) sink, settle down, become less active; return to a normal level
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Substantiate
(v) support with evidence or proof; give a material existence to
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Succeeding
(adj) coming after or following
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Supersede
(v) replace, take the position of, cause to be disregarded as void or obsolete
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Supplicate
(v) pray humbly; ask, beg, or seek in a humble way
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Surfeit
(n) excess, excessive amount, overindulgence
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Surmise
(v) guess, infer, think, or make an opinion with incomplete information
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Sycophant
(n) servile flatterer, parasitic person, one who fawns in order to get ahead
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Synchronous
(adj) happening at the same time; occurring at the same rate and thus happening together repeatedly
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Table
(v) lay aside to discuss later, often as a way to postpone discussion indefinitely
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Tacit
(adj) understood without being said; implied, not stated directly; silent
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Taciturn
(adj) not talking much, reserved; silent, holding back in conversation
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Tangential
(adj) only slightly relevant, going off topic
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Temperance
(n) moderation, self-control, esp. regarding alcohol or other desires or pleasures; total abstinence from alcohol
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Tenuous
(adj) long and thin, slender; flimsy, having little substance
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Timely
(adj) well-timed, happening at a suitable time
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Timorous
(adj) fearful, timid
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Tirade
(n) bitter, abusive criticism or verbal attack
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Torpor
(n) sluggishness, lethargy, or apathy; a period of inactivity
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Torrid
(adj) very hot, parching, burning; passionate
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Tractable
(adj) easily controlled or managed, docile; easily shaped or molded
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Transitory
(adj) temporary, short-lived, not lasting
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Trifling
(adj) trivial, not very important; so small as to be unimportant; frivolous, shallow
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Trite
(adj) lacking freshness or originality, lacking effectiveness due to overuse, cliche
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Ubiquitous
(adj) existing everywhere at the same time
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Undermine
(v) weaken cause to collapse by digging away at the foundation (of a building or an argument); injure or attack in a secretive or underhanded way
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Underscore
(v) emphasize (or, literally, to underline text)
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Unearth
(v) dig up, uncover, expose
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Unequivocal
(adj) unambiguous, clear, absolute; having only one possible meaning
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Unprecedented
(adj) never before known or seen, without having happened previously
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Unseemly
(adj) improper, inappropriate, against the rules of taste or politeness
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Vacillate
(v) waver in one's mind or opinions, be indecisive
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Venerate
(v) revere, regard with deep respect and awe
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Veracity
(n) truthfulness, accuracy; habitual adherence to the truth
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Verbose
(adj) wordy
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Viable
(adj) capable of living (or growing, developing, etc.); practical, workable
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Vintage
(adj, n) related to items of high quality from a previous era, old-fashioned, antique (adj); the wine of a particular year (noun)
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Virtual
(adj) existing only in the mind or by means of a computer network; existing in results or in essence but not officially or in name
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Vituperate
(v) verbally abuse, rebuke or criticize harshly
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Volatile
(adj) varying, inconstant, fleeting; tending to violence, explosive
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Warranted
(adj) justified, authorized (warrant can mean to justify or a justification, but can also mean to vouch for or guarantee)
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Wary
(adj) watchful, motivated by caution, on guard against danger
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Whereas
(conjunction) while on the contrary, considering that
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Whimsical
(adj) marked or motivated by whims (odd, fanciful ideas); erratic, unpredictable
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Wily
(adj) crafty, cunning, characterized by tricks or artifice
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Zeal
(n) great fervor or enthusiasm for a cause, person, etc.; tireless diligence in furthering that cause; passion, ardor
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zenith
(n) high point, culmination

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