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Part 8 Flashcards

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Quandary (n.)

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State of perplexity ; predicament

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Quaint (a.)

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Pleasantly old-fashioned ; picturesque

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Quast (adv. or a.)

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Almost ; near ; resembling

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Quay (n.)

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A landing on the edge of the water ; wharf ; pier

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Quell (v.)

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To put an end to ; to squelch ; to suppress

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Query (n.)

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A question ; an inquiry

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Queue (n.)

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A line or file

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Quiescent (a.)

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Motionless ; at rest ; still

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Quintessential (a.)

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Being the most perfect example of

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Quizzical (a.)

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Teasing ; mocking ; questioning ; inquisitive

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Quotidian (a.)

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Daily ; everyday ; ordinary

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Rampant (a.)

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Widespread ; uncontrollable ; prevalent ; raging

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Rapture (n.)

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Ecstasy ; bliss ; unequaled joy

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Rarefied (a.)

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Esoteric ; interesting to a select group only ; exalted

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Ratify (v.)

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To confirm ; to approve something formally

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Ratiocination (n.)

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Logical reasoning

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Rationale (n.)

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Underlying reason ; basis ; reasoning

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Raucous (a.)

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Stridently loud ; harsh ; rowdy

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Reactionary (a.)

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Ultraconservative ; right-wing ; backward-thinking

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Rebuff (v.)

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To snub ; to reject

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Recidivism (n.)

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The act of repeating an offense

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Reclaim (v.)

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To make uncultivated areas of land fit for cultivation ; to recover usable substance from refuse ; to claim again ; to demand the restoration of

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Redeem (v.)

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To buy back ; to fulfill ; to make up for ; to rescue from sin

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Redress (v.)

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To remedy ; to make amends for

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Referendum (n.)

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A public vote on a measure proposed or passed by a legislature

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Refractory (a.)

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Disobedient and hard to manage ; resisting treatment

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Regime (n.)

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A government power ; a system of government

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Regimen (n.)

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A regulated course

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Remission (n.)

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The temporary or permanent disappearance of a disease ; pardon

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Remuneration (v.)

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Payment ; recompense

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Rend (v.)

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To tear ; to rip

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Render (v.)

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To make ; to cause to be ; to provide ; to depict

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Repartee (n.)

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A quick, witty reply ; witty, spirited conversation full of quick ; witty replies

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Replicate (v.)

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To reproduce exactly ; to duplicate ; to repeat

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Repose (n.)

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Rest ; tranquility ; relaxation

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Repress (v.)

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To hold back ; to conceal from oneself ; to suppress

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Reprimand (v.)

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Stern reproof ; official rebuke

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Reprisal (n.)

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Retaliation ; revenge ; counterattack

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Reprobate (n.)

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A depraved ; wicked person ; a degenerate

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Repugnant (a.)

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Repulsive ; offensive ; disgusting

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Resignation (n.)

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Passive submission ; acquiescence

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Resplendent (a.)

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Brilliantly shining ; radiant ; dazzling

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Resurrection (n.)

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Return to life ; revival

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Retort (v.)

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To make a sharp reply

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Retrospect (n.)

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Looking backward ; a review

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Revamp (v.)

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To revise ; to renovate

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Revel (v.)

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To enjoy throughly ; to take delight in ; to carouse

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Revile (v.)

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To scold abusively ; to berate ; to denounce

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Revulsion (n.)

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Loathing ; repugnance ; disgust

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Rhapsodize (v.)

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To speak extremely enthusiastically ; to gush

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Ribald (a.)

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Indecent or vulgar ; off-color

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Rife (a.)

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Occuring frequently ; widespread ; common ; swarming

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Rivet (v.)

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To engross ; to hold firmly

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Rout (v.)

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To put to flight ; to scatter ; to cause a huge defeat

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Rue (v.)

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To mourn ; to regret

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Sally (n.)

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A sudden rushing attack ; an excursion ; an expedition ; a repartee ; a clever rejoinder

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Salutation (n.)

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Greeting ; welcome ; opening words of greeting

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Sanction (n.)

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Official permission or approval ; endorsement ; penalty ; punitive measure

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Sarcasm (n.)

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Irony ; joking or bitingly saying the opposite of what is meant

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Savant (n.)

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A scholar ; a very knowledgeable and learned person

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Scant (a.)

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Limited ; meager ; barely sufficient

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Schism (n.)

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Division ; separation ; discord of disharmony

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Scorn (v.)

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To disdain ; to find someone or something contemptible

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Seamless (a.)

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Without a seam ; without anything to indicate where two things were joined together ; smooth

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Secede (v.)

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To withdraw from an alliance

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Seclusion (n.)

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Aloneness ; withdrawal from other people

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Sect (n.)

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A small religious subgroup or religion ; any group with a uniting theme or purpose

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Sedentary (a.)

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Not physically active

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Self-made (a.)

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Having succeeded in life without help from others

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Sententious (a.)

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Preachy ; pompous ; excessively moralizing ; self-righteous

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Serene (a.)

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Calm ; peaceful ; tranquil

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Serpentine (a.)

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Snakelike in either shape or movement ; winding, as a snake travels

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Shackle (n.)

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A manacle ; a restraint

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Shibboleth (n.)

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A distinctive word ; pronunciation, or behavior that typifies a particular group ; a slogan or catchword

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Shrewd (a.)

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Witty ; cunning ; sly

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Singular (a.)

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Exceptional ; unique

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Skirmish (n.)

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A brief conflict

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Skittish (a.)

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Nervous ; jumpy ; easily startled

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Slake (v.)

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To quench ; to satisfy ; to assuage

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Solace (n.)

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Consolation ; comfort

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Solidarity (n.)

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Sense of unity ; a sense of sharing a common goal or attitude

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Sophomoric (a.)

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Juvenile ; childishly goofy

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Sordid (a.)

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Morally vile ; filthy ; squalid

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Sovereign (n.)

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Supreme ruler ; monarch

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Spate (n.)

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A sudden outpouring

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Specious (a.)

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Something that seems correct or appropriate but that lacks real worth ; deceptive ; misleading

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Specter (n.)

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Ghost ; phantom

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Spectrum (n.)

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A broad sequence or range of different but related things or ideas

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Spurn (v.)

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To reject disdainfully ; to scorn

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Stalwart (a.)

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Sturdily built ; robust ; valiant ; unwavering

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Stark (a.)

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Utter ; unmitigated ; harsh ; desolate

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Stint (v.)

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To restrict or hold back on ; to be frugal, period of time

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Stipend (n.)

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Income ; allowance ; salary

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Stolid (a.)

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Not easily roused to emotion ; impassive ; apathetic ; phlegmatic

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Stout (a.)

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Plump ; stocky ; substantial

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Stratagem (n.)

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A maneuver designed to outwit an enemy ; a scheme ; a rude

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Stupendous (a.)

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Remarkable ; extraordinary ; remarkably

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Stupor (n.)

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A stunned condition ; near-unconsciousness ; apathy ; inertia

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Subside (v.)

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To sink or settle ; to diminish ; to lessen

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Sibsidiary (a.)

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Supplemental ; additional ; secondary or subordinate

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Subsidize (v.)

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To provide financial aid ; to make a financial contribution

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Substantiate (v.)

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To prove ; to verify ; to confirm

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Subterfuge (n.)

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Artifice ; a trick or stratagem ; a ruse

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Suffice (v.)

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To be sufficient ; to be enough

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Suffrage (n.)

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The right to vote

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Suffuse (v.)

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To cover ; to overspread ; to saturate

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Sumptuous (a.)

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Luxuriuos ; splendid ; lavish

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Supersede (v.)

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To take the place of ; to supplant ; to make (something) obsolete

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Supine (adv. or a.)

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Lying on one’s back

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Supplication (n.)

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Humble prayer ; earnest entreaty

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Suppress (v.)

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To overpower ; to subdue ; to quash

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Surmise (v.)

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To conjecture ; to guess

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Surreal (a.)

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Having an unreal, fantastic quality ; hallucinatory ; dreamlike

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Susceptible (a.)

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Capable of being influenced by something ; capable of being emotionally affected ; vulnerable or receptive to

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Sweeping (a.)

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Far-reaching ; extensive ; wide-ranging

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Syntax (n.)

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

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Systemic (a.)

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Affecting the entire system, especially the entire body

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Tactical (a.)

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Having to do with tactics, especially naval or military tactics ; marked by clever tactics or deft maneuvering

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Taint (n.)

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Contaminant ; a trace of something spoiled, contaminated, off-flavor, or otherwise offensive

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Tedium (n.)

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Dullness ; monotony ; boredom

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Teem (v.)

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To swarm ; to be inundated ; to overrun

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Temporal (a.)

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

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Temporize (v.)

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To stall ; to cause delay through indecision

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Tepid (a.)

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Lukewarm ; halfhearted

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Thesis (n.)

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A theory to be proven ; a subject for a composition ; a formal paper using original research on a subject

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Thorny (a.)

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Full of difficulties ; tough ; painful

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Threshold (n.)

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The sill of a doorway ; a house’s or building’s entrance ; any point of beginning or entering

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Throttle (v.)

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To choke ; to strangle ; to work a fuel lever or feed the flow of fuel to an engine

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Thwart (v.)

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To prevent from being accomplished ; to frustrate ; to hinder

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Timorous (a.)

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Fearful ; easily frightened

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Titillate (v.)

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To excite ; to stimulate ; to tease

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Titular (a.)

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In title or name only ; nominal

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Toil (n.)

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Hard work ; labor ; drudgery ; exhausting effort

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Tortuous (a.)

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Winding ; twisting ; serpentine ; full of curves

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Toxic (a.)

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Poisonous

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Transfix (v.)

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To cause to stand motionless with awe, amazement, or some other strong emotion ; to rivet

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Trauma (n.)

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Severe shock or distress ; a violent wound ; a wrenching experience

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Travesty (n.)

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A grotesque or shameful imitation ; a mockery ; a perversion

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Trenchant (a.)

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Concise ; effective ; caustic ; sarcastic

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Triumvirate (n.)

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A ruling coalition of officials ; any group of three working jointly

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Tryst (n.)

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A secret meeting of lovers

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Tumult (n.)

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Violent, noisy commotion ; uproar ; outbreak

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Turbid (a.)

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Murky ; opaque ; unclear

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Turmoil (n.)

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State of great confusion or commotion

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Uncanny (a.)

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Extraordinary ; unimaginable ; seemingly supernatural

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Underlying (a.)

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Basic ; fundamental ; only noticable under scrutiny

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Undermine (v.)

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To impair ; to subvert ; to weaken by excavating underneath

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Underpinning (n.)

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A system of supports beneath ; a foundation or basis

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Underscore (v.)

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To underline ; to emphasize

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Underwrite (v.)

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To sponsor ; to subsidize ; to insure

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Unilateral (a.)

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Involving one side only ; done on behalf of one side only ; one-sided ; not mutual

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Usury (n.)

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Lending money at an extremely high rate of interest

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Vacuous (a.)

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Empty of content ; lacking in ideas or intelligence

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Vagary (n.)

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Whim ; unpredictable action ; wild notion

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Vanquish (v.)

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To conquer ; to overpower

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Veneer (n.)

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Facade ; coating ; outward appearance

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Verdant (a.)

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Covered with green plants ; leafy ; inexperienced

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Verge (n.)

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Border ; brink ; edge

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Verity (n.)

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The quality of being true ; something true

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Vie (v.)

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To compete ; to contest ; to struggle

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Vigilant (a.)

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Constantly alert ; watchful ; wary

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Vignette (n.)

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A small, decorative design or drawing ; a short literary sketch ; a brief but expressive scene in a play or movie

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Viscous (a.)

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Thick ; gluey ; sticky

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Vivacious (a.)

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Lively ; animated ; full of pep

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Vogue (n.)

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Fashion ; style

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Voluminous (a.)

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Large ; extensive ; having great volume

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Voluptuous (a.)

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Pleasant to the senses ; luxurious ; pleasure-seeking ; extra full and shapely

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Voracious (a.)

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Having a huge appetite ; ravenously hungry

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Waft (v.)

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To float ; to drift ; to blow

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Waive (v.)

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To relinquish (a right) ; to forgo ; to put aside for the time being

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Wake (n.)

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An all-night vigil kept over a dead body before it is buried ; the trail a boat leaves behind it in the water ; a track or path left behind something

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Wane (v.)

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To decrease in strength or intensity ; to fade away ; to decline in power

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Warrant (v.)

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To justify ; to provide grounds for ; to guarantee

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Wary (a.)

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Cautious ; watchful ; careful

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Wizened (a.)

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Shriveled ; withered ; shrunken

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Woe (n.)

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Suffering ; affliction ; distress

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Wrath (n.)

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Deep anger ; fury

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Zeitgeist (n.)

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The mood or spirit of the times

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Zenith (n.)

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Highest point ; peak ; pinnacle

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