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Saccharin

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falsely sweet

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Sacrosanct

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very holy; inviolable

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Sagacious

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wise

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Sage

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a wise person

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Salacious

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erotic; lascivious; lustful

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Sallow

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yellowish

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Salubrious

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healthful

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Salutary

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tending to improve; beneficial

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Sanctimonious

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hypocritically holy

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Sanction

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give approval to

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Sanguinary

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bloodthirsty; bloody

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Sanguine

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optimistic; cheerful

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Sap

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  1. liquid inside plants (n); 2. to drain; to undermine (v); 3. a fool (n)
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Sardonic

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mocking

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Sate

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satisfy

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Satiate

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satisfy; fill completely [satiable (a); satiation (n)]

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Savant

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person with knowledge

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Savor

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enjoy

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Saw

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  1. tool for cutting; 2. wise saying
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Scabbard

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cover for a sword

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Scale

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to climb up; ascend

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Scapegoat

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person on whom blame is placed for faults of others

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Score

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written form of music (n)

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Scotch (v)

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to prevent; stop; disable

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Scrupulous

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careful; diligent; painstaking

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Scrutinize

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examine carefully

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Scurvy

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  1. disease due to lack of vitamin C; 2. contemptible; rascally
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Scuttle

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sink

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Secure

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  1. to fix firmly; 2. to obtain
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Sedulity

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thoroughness; perseverance [sedulous (a)]

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Sedulous

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Marked by care and persistent effort; assiduous

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Seemly

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appropriate (of behavior); decorous

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Seine

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type of fishing net

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Seminal

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Containing seeds of later development; formative

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Seminary

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an institution in which priests are trained

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Sensuous

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appealing to the senses

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Sentinel

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guard; sentry

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Sequester

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isolate; retire from public life; segregate; seclude

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Sere

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withered; old

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Serendipity

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fortunate coincidence; unsought discovery; gift for finding valuable or desirable things by accident; accidental good fortune or luck

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Serene

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calm; peaceful

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Serrated

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jagged; saw-like

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Serration

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jagged edge

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Servile

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overly submissive; groveling; obsequious; sycophantic

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Shard

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fragment of pottery

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Shirk

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avoid (esp. work)

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Sibyl

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prophetess; fortuneteller

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Sidereal

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relating to the stars

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Sinecure

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An office that involves minimal duties

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Sinewy

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brawny

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Sinistral

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left-handed (or counterclockwise) [dextral - right handed]

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Skeptical

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doubting; not gullible

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Skiff

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small boat

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Skirmish

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minor battle; A minor short-term fight

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Slew

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glut; excess

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Slight

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A deliberate discourteous act; disrespect

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Sluggard

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slow-moving; lethargic person

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Smelt

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refine an ore

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Smorgasbord

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a Swedish buffet of cold dishes

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Solace

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comfort for grief

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Solicit

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to ask for; seek

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Solicitous

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kindly; expressing care and concern; worried

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Soliloquy

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solo speech

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Somatic

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concerned with the body

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Somnambulist

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sleepwalker

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Soothsayer

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fortuneteller

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Sophomoric

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juvenile; immature

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Soporific

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inducing sleep

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Sparse

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thinly diffused; Not dense

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Specious

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false (note — don’t mix up with spacious)

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Speckled

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spotted; freckled; dotted

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Sporadic

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not continuous; intermittent

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Spurious

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false

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Squalid

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dirty and demeaning

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Stagnant

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still; not moving

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Staid

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dull; sober; serious

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Stanch

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Stop the flow of a liquid

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Stanza

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section of a poem

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Statute

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law [statutory (a)]

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Staunch

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loyal; faithful; dependable

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Steep

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(v) to soak in water

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Stereotype

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A conventional or formulaic conception or image; fixed image

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Stevedore

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dockworker

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Stickler

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one who is strict about rules or details

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Stifle

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suppress

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Stinting

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holding back; limiting the supply (of supplies/money etc.) [stint (v)]

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Stipple

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cover with dots of paint etc.

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Stipulate

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specify [stipulation (n)]

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Stoic

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person who is indifferent to pleasure or pain

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Stoke

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add fuel to; strengthen

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Stolid

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impassive; dull; indifferent

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Stomach

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to tolerate

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Stratagem

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plot; plan; trick

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Strident

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loud and harsh

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Stringent

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strict or severe

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Strut

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  1. supporting rod (n); 2. to walk in an arrogant manner; show off (v)
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Strut

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swagger; show off; pompous walk

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Stupefying

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astonishing; shocking; stunning into silence

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Stygian

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very dark; hellish

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Subliminal

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below the threshold of consciousness

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Suborn

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bribe

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Subpoena

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summons to court

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Substantiate

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give supporting evidence

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Subterfuge

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a trick; Something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity

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Subtle

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not obvious

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Subversive

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rebellious; revolutionary

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Succinct

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concise

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Suffragist

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someone who campaigns for voting rights

109
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Sullied

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made dirty or impure [opposite unsullied; sully (v)]

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Supercilious

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proud and haughty

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Superlative

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extremely good; the best

112
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Supine

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Lying face upward

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Supplicant

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person who requests or begs for something [supplicate (v)]

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Surly

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grumpy; rude

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Surreptitious

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secret; sneaky; stealthy

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Surreptitiously

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secretly; furtively; stealthily

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Susceptible

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vulnerable

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Suspect

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doubtful

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Sybarite

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lover of luxury

120
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Sycophant

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bootlicker; flatterer

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Syllogism

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type of logical reasoning; Deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises

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Symphony

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type of musical composition

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Synapse

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junction between two nerve cells

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Syncopation

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type of musical rhythm with missed beats

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