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superimpose

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to add as a distinct feature, element, or quality

[E] She superimposed her own interpretation when she retold the story.

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supine

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showing lethargy, passivity, or blameworthy indifference
[E] a supine legislature that is afraid to take action
[S] inert; dormant;
[A] vigilant;

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supplicate

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to make a request to in an earnest manner or urgent manner
[E] God is not just someone to be supplicated in times of trouble
[S] beseech; conjure; impetrate; implore;
[A] demand;

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surcharge

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to charge too much for goods or services
[E] The airline has added a $30 fuel surcharge on all international flights.
[S] gouge; soak; sting;

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surfeit

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to feed or supply to excess
[E] He surfeited himself with chocolate;
[S] plethora; abundance;
[A] deficiency; famish;

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surreptitious

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undertaken or done so as to escape being observed
[E] He took a surreptitious look at her knees.
[S] backstairs; furtive; clandestine; privy;
[A] immunity; invulnerability;

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susceptibility

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the quality or state of having little resistance to some outside agent.
[E] A weak immune system caused increased susceptibility to disease.
[S] defenselessness; vulnerability;
[A] immunity; invulnerability;

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suture

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the process of joining two surfaces or edges together
[E] The doctor cleaned, sutured, and bandaged the wound.
[A] incision; avulse;

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svelte

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slender or graceful in figure or outline
[E] The svelte dancer seemed to float across the stage.
[S] bony; skinny; slender;
[A] plump; corpulent;

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sweltering

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oppressively hot
[E] The air conditioning was broken, and it was sweltering in the room.
[S] boiling ; scorching ; sultry ;
[A] algid; arctic; icy;

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swill

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to drink greedily , or to eat greedily or to excess
[E] Considering the way she swills carbonated drinks, she ought to own stock in Pepsi company.
[S] gulp; quaff; swig;
[A] sip

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swindle

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to cheat or defraud of money or property
[E] Hundreds of people were swindled out of their savings.
[S] bilk; con; hustle; fiddle; bunco

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sybarite

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a person devoted to pleasure and luxury
[E] The prince was remembered as a self-indulgent sybarite.
[S] debauchee; decadent; hedonist; sensualist;
[A] spartan; ascetic;

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sycophant

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a servile self-seeking flatterer
[E] When her career was riding high, the self-deluded actress often mistook sycophants as true friends.
[S] fawner; flunky; lickspittle; toady;

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syllabus

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an outline or summary of the main points of a text

[E] Have you got next year’s syllabus?

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syllogism

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reasoning from the general to the specific
[E] The syllogism was at the core of traditional deductive reasoning, where facts are determined by combing existing statements in contrast to inductive reasoning where facts are determined by repeated observations.
[P] syllogize

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synergic

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working together
[E] synergic muscles
[A] antagonistic;

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synopsis

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a brief outline or review
[E] Just give me a synopsis of the movie.
[S] abstract; brief; digest;

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tacit

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implied or indicated but not actually expressed;
[E] tacit consent;
[S] implied; unexpressed; unspoken;
[A] explicit;

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taciturn

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temperamentally disinclined to talk
[E] A taciturn man never initiates a conversation.
[S] laconic; reserved; reticent;
[A] garrulous; loquacious; glib;

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tactile

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perceptible by touch
[E] The thick brushstrokes give the painting a feeling of tactile
[S] tangible;

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talisman

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something worn or kept to bring good luck or keep away evil
[E] A pendant of white nephrite jade is often worn by Indians as a talisman to ward off heart disease.
[S] amulet; fetish;

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tamper

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1 to handle thoughtlessly, ignorantly, or mischievously
[E] tamper with tradition
[S] diddle with; fiddle with; fool with; mess with;
2 to tinker with rashly or foolishly
[E] Don’t tamper with my feelings.

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tangy

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having a powerfully stimulating odor or flavor
[E] a tangy sauce with a strong aftertaste
[S] pungent; strong;
[A] bland; mild; smooth;

25
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tantamount

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equivalent in value, significance, or effect
[E] a relationship tantamount to marriage
[A] incommensurate;

26
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tantrum

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a fit of bad temper
[E] have a tantrum
[S] blowup; explosion;
[A] pacification;

27
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taper

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1 to become gradually narrower or thinner toward one end
[E] taper to a point
[S] abate; decline; diminish;
2 to diminish or lessen gradually;
[E] The storm finally tapered off.
[S] subside; die down; phase down; fall away; let up

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tatty

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somewhat worn, shabby, or dilapidated;
[E] a tatty shirt;
[S] dilapidated; scruffy; seedy; sleazy;
[A] smart;

29
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taunt

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1 to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner
[E] The boys continually taunted each other.
[S] bait; hassle; haze;

30
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taut

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1 not loose or flabby
[E] taut muscles;
[A] lax; loose; slack;
2 kept in proper order or condition
[E] a taut ship
[S] kempt; orderly; tirm
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tawdry

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cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality;
[E] a tawdry attempt to smear his opponent;
[S] meretricious; gaudy; flashy; garish;
[A] exquisite;

32
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taxing

A

requiring much time, effort, or careful attention
[E] The journey proved to be very taxing.
[S] arduous; burdensome; grueling;
[A] light; easy;

33
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teeter

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1 to move unsteadily; wobble;
[E] She teetered down the street in high heels.
[S] careen; dodder; lurch;
[A] stabilize;
2 to show uncertainty about the right course of action
[E] He was teetering at the brink of making a decision about college.
[S] balance; dither; falter; vacillate;
[A] dive in; plunge in;

34
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teetotalism

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the principal or practice of complete abstinence from alcoholic drinks
[A] intemperance;

35
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temerity

A

foolhardy disregard of dancer; recklessness;
[E] She was punished for her temerity.
[S] audacity; brashness;
[A] circumspection; pusillanimity;

36
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temporize

A

to act evasively in order to gain time, avoid argument, or postpone decision
[E] Colonial officials ordered to enforce unpopular enactments, tended to temporize, to find excuses for evasion.

37
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tempestuous

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marked by sudden and violent disturbance
[E] In terms of social change, the 1960s are generally considered the most tempestuous decade in recent American history.
[S] cataclysmal; tumultuous;
[A] serene;

38
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tenable

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capable of being held or defended; reasonable;
[E] a tenable theory;
[S] defendable; justifiable; maintainable;
[A] unjustified; unsound;

39
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tendencious

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marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view
[E] He made some extremely tendencious remarks.
[S] partial; distorting; subjective;
[A] unbiased;

40
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tenuous

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having little substance;
[E] a tenuous argument
[A] substantial;

41
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tepid

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showing no or little interest or enthusiasm
[E] a tepid response; the tepid conversation of the movies;
[S] lukewarm; uneager;
[A] ardent; ebullient; feverish;

42
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terminus

A

the final point ; the end
[E] Stockholm is the terminus for the southbound train.
[A] outset; sustain;

43
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terse

A

brief and to the point
[E] He dismissed me with a terse “no”.
[S] compact; compendious; laconic; pithy;
[A] circuitous; rambling;

44
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testy

A

easily annoyed; irritable;
[E] The coworker would be easier to get along with if she weren’t so testy all the time.
[S] choleric; irascible; peevish; petulant;
[A] affable; patient;

45
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tether

A

1 to fasten or restrain by or as if by a tether
[E] The tethered the horses in the saddle;
[S] detach; tear loose;
2 the limit of one’s strnegth or resources;
[E] drought-stricken farmers at the end of their tether.

46
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theatrical

A

marked by exaggerated self-display and unnatural behavior
[E] assume a theatrical pose
[S] dramatic; histrionic; melodramatic;
[A] natural;

47
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therapeutic

A

of or relating to the treatment of disease or disorders by remedial agents or methods
[E] Gentle exercise can be therapeutic for hospital patients.
[S] curative; healing; officinal;

48
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thwart

A

to oppose successfully
[E] She did all she can to thwart his plans.
[S] baffle; balk;
[A] advance; cultivate

49
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threadbare

A

1 very poor
[E] She didn’t know she had so many threadbare relatives until she won the lottery.
[S] beggared; destitute; nessitous; penurious; pauperized;
[A] affluent; opulent;
2 overused to the point of being worn out;
[E] a novel filled with nothing but threadbare cliches;
[S] banal; commonplace; hackneyed;
3 worn or torn into or as if into rags
[E] I love that threadbare shirt, but after 10 years of wear, it is time to throw it away.
[S] frayed; raggedy; ratty;

50
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ticklish

A

1 easily offended
[E] He is always ticklish whenever people refer to his baldness.
[S] huffy; tetchy; thin-skinned
[A] imperturbable;
2 requiring exceptional skill or caution in performance or handling
[E] Trying to tell him that his zipper is down without embarrassing him will be a ticklish task.
[S] catchy; spiny; sticky;

51
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tiff

A

a petty quarrel
[E] The couple got into a little tiff about what color sheets to buy for their bed.
[S] altercate; bicker; brabble; hassle;

52
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timorous

A

of a timid disposition
[E] be as timorous as a rabbit
[S] timid; undaring; quailing; recoiling; scary; skittish;
[A] stalwart; intrepid; adventurous;

53
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tirade

A

a long angry or violent speech, usually of a censorious or denunciatory nature; a diatribe;
[E] a tirade of angry protest;
[S] harangue; diatribe; jeremiad; philippic; rant;’
[A] eulogy;

54
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tonic

A

producing or stimulating physical mental, or emotional vigor; beneficial to the health of body or mind
[E] tonic medicine;
[S] medicinal; salutary; salutiferous; sanative;
[A] insalubrious; noxious;

55
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sunder

A 
to break apart or in two
[E] a city sundered by radical conflict
[S] disassociate; sever;
[A] bond; yoke;
[P] asunder adv.

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