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razed

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erase; destroy

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rebuffed

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refused bluntly

“Whenever Daru makes a perverted request, Kurisa REBUFFS on behalf of herself and Mayushi.”

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Rebuked

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Criticized sharply, scolded

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Recalcitrant

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having an uncooperative attitude toward authority or discipline

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Recapitulate

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Verb

To repeat in concise form

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RECIDIVISM

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(N.) A tendency to relapse into a previous behavior, especially criminal behavior

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recondite

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abtruse, conceal

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recrimination

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a bitter counteraccusation, or the act of making a bitter counteraccusation

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rectitude

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moral uprightness; correctness of behavior

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Redolent

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Having a pleasant odor; fragrant

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Redoubtable

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Causing fear or extreme respect; intimidating

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Redress

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Make right

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refectory

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Noun-dinning hall

Example, The refectory in my friend’s house is outstanding.

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refulgent

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shining, radiating

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Regal

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Fit for royalty

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Regicide

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sanctioned killing of those in power

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Rejoinder

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(Noun) Response

Patrick tried desperately to think of a clever rejoinder to Marianna’s joke, but he couldn’t.

RETORT RIPOSTE

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remiss

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negligent in performing a duty

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remonstrance

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(n)

the act of protesting or objecting

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Remunerative

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affording remuneration; profitable

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rendered

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provide, give, contribute.
submit, send in.

paint, draw, depict.

make, cause to be or become.

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Reparations

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Pay to cover the destruction caused by war

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Repartee

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Noun; A quick, witty reply.

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repast

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a meal; food and drink for a meal

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Repined

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To be fretfully disco tented; fret; complain.

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replete

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full or splendid to the utmost; gorge

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repository

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place for storage

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Reprehensible

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Deserving of reproof, rebuke, or censure; blameworthy

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reprisal

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revenge

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reprises

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larger sections to be repeated can be played as often as desired

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reproach

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VERB- to find a fault, blame

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Reprobate

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A depraved or wicked person, a person harden by sin

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Reprobation

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disapproval, condemnation, or censure.

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reproved

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reprimand or scold someone

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repudiate

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to disown; to deny

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requiem

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(n)

a solemn mass sung for the dead

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requited

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reciprocated, repaid, rewarded, retaliated, avenged

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Rescinded

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Withdrawn; cancelled

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respite

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period of temporary delay or rest

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resplendent

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dazzling and brilliant in appearence

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restitution

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(n.) the act of restoring someone or something to the rightful owner or to a former state or position; making good on a loss or damage

compensation, reimbursement, redress, restoration

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restive

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impatient or uneasy

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Retentive

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Able to hold, keep, or recall, retaining knowledge easily.

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reticent

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habitually silent or uncommunicative; reserved; taciturn

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retinue

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group of followers or assistants attending a distinguished person

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retrench

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to cut down or reduce expenses

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revelry

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lively and noisy festivities, esp. when these involve drinking a large amount of alcohol: sounds of revelry issued into the night | New Year revelries.

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Reverent

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Adj- deeply respectful Synonym: devout, worshipful
Antonym: irreverent, disrespectful
Ex. In the presence of the king, she was reverent in speaking only when spoken to by the king.

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reverie

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being lost in ones thoughts, daydream

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reviled

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v. to attack with abusive language; to call insulting names

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revulsion

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intense disgust

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Rhapsody

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exalted or excessively enthusiastic expression of feeling in speech or writing

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Rhetoric

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The deliberate exploitation of eloquence for the most persuasive effect in public speaking or in writing.

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ribald

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offensive crude

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Rider

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A provision added to a piece of legislation not germane to the bills purpose.

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rife

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Common, prevalent, widespread, happening often; full abounding; plentiful, abundant, replete

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Rile

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(Verb) To make someone annoyed/irritated

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Rigor

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A condition that makes life difficult. Strictness or severity

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rivulet

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small stream

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rocco

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ornamental late baroque style of decoration with asymmetrical patterns. excessively ornate

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Roil

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VERB 
 To make (a liquid) muddy or cloudy by stirring up sediment. To displease or disturb; vex

I roil my remaining miso soup in a perfunctory fashion as I wait for my sesame chicken.

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roseate

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adj.–bright, cheerful, or optimistic

sanguine, bright, buoyant, favorable, auspicious, propitious

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Rostrum

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A raised platform for public speaking

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rotundity

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adjective- roundness, chubbiness, plumpness

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rubric

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n. title or heading; category; established mode of procedure or conduct; protocol

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ruddy

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a healthy reddish color for outdoor life

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Rue

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Verb. to regret, be sorry for
Noun. a feeling of regret

Synonyms: (v.) lament, repent

Antonyms: (v.) cherish

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ruffian

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a gangster or thug

a tough or rowdy person; a troublemaker

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Runic

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adj. Mysterious or secret in meaning

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Rusticate

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To move a person to the country; to accustom to country life

ex. in order to break Alisson of her city slicker ways, we rusticated her.

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saccharine

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adj- overly or sickenly sweet; affectedly agreeable or friendly; overly sentimental

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Sacrosanct

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Most sacred or holy

Adjective

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sadistic

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taking pleasure in causing pain

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sagacious

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showing keen mental discernment and good judgment

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salacious

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adj. lustful, lascivious, bawdy, obscene

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sallow

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of sickly, pale, yellowish color

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salutary

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beneficial, healthy

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sanctimonious

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holier-than-thou

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sanguinary

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full of or characterized by bloodsher; bloody

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Sanguine

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cheerfully optimistic , hopeful, or confident: a sanguine disposition (adj)

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sardonic

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(adj) scornful or bitter; sarcastic

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sartorial

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adj. of or pertaining to a tailor, having to do with clothes or dress

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sated

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satisfied fully; filled with excess

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sated

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satisfied fully; filled with excess

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satiated

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overly full

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Satire

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Literature that makes fun of social conventions or conditions, usually to evoke change.

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saturnine

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sluggish, gloomy, grave

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satyr

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half men half horse

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SCABBARD

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CASE OF A SWORD OR DAGGER

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Scad

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(n) a great quantity

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scanty

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barely sufficient

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scintilla

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shred; least bit

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scintillated

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b: emitted light

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scotch

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v. stamp out, thwart, hinder

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Scourge

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Cause of serious trouble or great suffering

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Scruple

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to hesitate because of doubt or uneasiness

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scrupulous

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extremely careful to do the precisely right, proper, or correct thing

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scurrilous

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making scandalous claims about someone with the intentions of damaging their reputation

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scurvy

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low; mean; vile; contemptible

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seamy

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disreputable

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Secession

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The act of formally withdrawing from membership in an alliance.

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secrete

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v. to put or keep in a hiding place; to conceal

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Sect

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A loosely organized, nonbureaucratic religious organization with nonprofessional leadership that actively rejects the social environment in which it exists

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Sedition

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Rebellion

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Sedulous

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Adj. Showing dedication to something

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Seething

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Overflowing with anger or in a state of agitation

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seine

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n. a large net hung out and dragged to catch fish

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semblance

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a likeness, an outward appearance, an apparition

Synonyms: appearance, air, aura, veneer, facade

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sententious

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abounding in pithy aphorisms or maxims: a sententious book.

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Sentient

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Creatures that experience pain and pleasure

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sepulcher

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grave; tomb

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Sere

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Dry and withered - heat. (adj)

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Sextant

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sixth part
sex-six

ant-part

noun

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shirk

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to evade or dodge, loud shrill

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shyster

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A person, esp. a lawyer, who uses unscrupulous, fraudulent, or deceptive methods in business

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shyster

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A person, esp. a lawyer, who uses unscrupulous, fraudulent, or deceptive methods in business

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Sidereal

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Time pertaining to stars and their position ; telling time by the stars

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simian

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adj. relating to monkey

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sinewy

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stringy; tough

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sinuous

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having many curves, bends or turns

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skinflint

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miser

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skulduggery

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n. Informal underhand dealing; trickery.

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Skulked

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Lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner
= lurk
Avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill
= malinger

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slag

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(n.) metal waste from smelting, which is a melting process to separate impurities from metal

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Slake

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quench; satisfy

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slipshod

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characterized by a lack of care, thought, or organization

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sluice

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artificial channel for directing or controlling the flow of water

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Smelted

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Is a form of extractive metallurgy ; its main use is to produce a metal from its ore .

Smelting uses heat and a chemical reducing agent to decompose the ore, driving off other elements as gasses or slag and leaving just the metal behind.

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sodden

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adj- soaked with liquid or moisture; expressionless, dull; spiritless, listless

syn. -drenched, waterlogged, saturated
ant. -parched, arid

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sojourn

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to reside somewhere temporarily

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solder

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v. repair or make whole by using a metal alloy

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Solecism

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a grammatical mistake in speech or writing

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Solemnity

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Serious or solemn observance or ceremonial proceeding

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solicit

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ask for in formal way, earnestly

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Solicitous

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Eager to help; asking if one can help

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Soliloquy

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A talking to oneself; the discourse of a person speaking to himself, whether alone or in the presence of others. It gives the illusion of being unspoken reflections.

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solvent

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capable of meeting financial obligations

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sommambulist

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sleep walker

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somnolent

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sleepy or sleep inducing

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sonorous

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adj. having a full deep sound

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Sophist

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Someone who can weave words and manipulate. Philosopher, someone who talks like they know because of pretension but does not actually know what they are talking about.

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sophistry

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Cleverly deceptive reasoning or argument.

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sophomoric

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adjective

conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature

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soporific

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(adj) tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy
(n) something that includes sleep

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sordid

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involving ignoble actions and motives

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spangle

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( a small piece of shiny metal or plastic sewn on to clothes to give them a shining effect)

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spate

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rush, flood

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Specious

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something you believe to be true but later find out to be false.

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Spendthrift

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A person known for spending money unwisely

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sphinx-like

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enigmatic; mysterious.

The Mona Lisa’s SPHINX-LIKE expression has intrigued and mystified art lover for centuries.

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spoonerisms

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switching the initial sounds of two words

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Sportive

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playful, merry

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Spurious

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adj. - not genuine, false; bogus

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staccato

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separated, detached style

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staid

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serious and dignified; quiet or subdued in character or conduct

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stalwart

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(adj.) strong and sturdy; brave; resolute; (n.) a brave, strong person; a strong supporter; one who takes an uncompromising position

SYNONYMS: (adj.) sturdy, stout, intrepid, valiant; (n.) mainstay

ANTONYMS: (adj.) weak, infirm, irresolute, vacillating

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Stanch

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Verb:

  1. Stop or restrict (a flow of blood) from a wound.
  2. Stop the flow of blood from (a wound).
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statutory

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pertaining to the law

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steadfast

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faithful

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Stern

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  • adj. not kindly or gentle; harsh-looking
  • v. stop the flow
  • n. the back end of a boat
  • syn. severe, firm; the rear
  • ant. tender; the bow
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Stentorian

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describing a voice that is loud and powerful

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stigma

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a social marker that brings shame to a person

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stilted

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bombastic; stiffly pompous; Ex. stilted rhetoric; CF. stiff: formal

synonyms: clumsy, gauche, graceless, inelegant, rough-hewn, rustic ( also rustical), stiff, awkward, uncomfortable, uneasy, ungraceful, wooden

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Stinted

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Spare in growth; stunted

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Stint

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(v.) to limit l, be sparing or frugal. (n.) a limit or restriction. A fixed share of work or duty.

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Stippling

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A technique that uses patterns of dots to create values and value gradation.

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stipulate

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(v. ) to specify a required part of an agreement

syn: require

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Stratagem

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a plan used to deceive or outwit

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STRICTURE

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adverse criticism (literally, tightening); censure

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Strident

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commanding attention by a loud or obtrusive quality

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Stultified

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To cause to appear or be of unsound mind and hence not responsible.

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Stupefied

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Verb
To put into a state of little or no sensibility; benumb the faculties of; put into a stupor
To overwhelm with amazement; astound; astonish

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stygian

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adjinfernal;
especially dark and gloomy

from styx, river of the lower world into Hades (hell)

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Subaltern

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Subordinate, of low rank. Used to indicate the oppressed or marginalized status of persons or groups in the Third World.

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Suavity

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Polite and charming, especially in a way that seems affected or insincere ;;pleasingly dressed; smoothly agreeable quality

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subjugate

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to conquer by force, bring under complete control

s- subdue, vanquish, master

a- be conquered, submit, surrender

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Sublimate -

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V. Behavior

To make purer or more acceptable

The scientist had to sublimate his fear of bugs In order to do the field research for his project.

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subliminal

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a stimulus below the absolute threshold for conscious awareness

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Suborned

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induced to commit an unlawful act.

S: Manipulate
A: Self-generated

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Subsistence

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The quest for food, livelihood

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substantiate

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v. to support with proof or evidence

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substantive

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real, actual, in large quantity

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subsumed

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include or absorb something/become part of something

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Subterfuge

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deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade.

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succor

A

aid in a time of need

186
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succulent

A

juicy; having thick, fleshy leaves and stems that hold water

187
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suffragist

A

any person who supports or works for the right of women to vote

188
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suffused

A

spread out, interject, cover

189
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Sullied

A
  • soiled, tarnished

- Her reputation was sullied by the awful rumors.

190
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Sultry

A

oppressively hot and close, or moist

191
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Sumptuous

A

(adj) costly, rich, magnificent

LAVISH, OPULENT, MUNIFICENT, SPLENDID

192
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Sundry

A

Various, several, miscellaneous

193
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Sunder

A

to separate; part; divide; sever

verb (used with object)

194
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superannuated

A

retired or disqualified because of age or infirmity

antiquated; obsolete

195
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supercilious

A

disdainful, haughty and aloof

196
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Supererogatory

A
  • above and beyond the call of duty
  • always permissible
  • never obligatory
  • morally good
197
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superfluous

A

unnecessary, not needed, surplus or excessive

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