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quaff

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gulp,

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quail

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lose courage, shrink with fear

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qualm

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feeling of uneasiness

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quarry

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an animal that is being hunted down

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quash

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cancel, set aside

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quasi

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resembling, seeming

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quay

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a wharf

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quell

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subdue, calm down

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querulous

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complaining

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quiddity

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essential, quality

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quidnunc

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gossip, busybody

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quiescent

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at rest, motionless

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quietus

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finishing stroke, anything that ends an activity

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quintessence

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pure and concentrate essence of something

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quip

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witty sarcastic remark

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quirk

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peculiar characteristic of a person, sudden twist or turn

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quixotic

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extremely idealistic, romantic, not practical

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quotidian

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daily

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rabble

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mob, disorderly crowd

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rack

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torment, torture

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raconteur

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storyteller

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rail

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complain bitterly

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raillery

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good-humored ridicule

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raiment

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clothing, garment

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rakish

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carefree, lively

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rancor

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bitter resentment, hatred

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rankle

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to cause irritation, to fester

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rant

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to speak in a loud or violent manner

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rapacious

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taking by force, greedy

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rapport

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harmony, close relationship

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rarefy

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to make less dense, to refine

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ratiocinate

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to reason

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raucous

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irritating or harsh sound

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raze

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destroy, level to the ground

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rebuff

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refuse, snub

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rebuke

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scold, blame

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recalcitrant

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disobedient, hard to manage

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recant

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withdraw a statement

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recapitulate

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summarize

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recidivist

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person who goes back to crime

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recondite

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difficult to understand, profound

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reconnoiter

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to survey, to check out in advance

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recreant

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coward, traitor

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recrimination

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counterchange

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rectitude

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honesty,

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recumbent

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lying down, reclining

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redolent

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having a pleasant odor

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redoubtable

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commanding respect, formidable

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redress

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set right, remedy

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refractory

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stubborn, hard to manage

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refulgent

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shining, glowing

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regale

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entertain

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regent

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one who governs

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regicide

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killing of a king

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regime

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system of government

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regimen

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regular system of diet and exercise

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relegate

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banish, assign to inferior position

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remediable

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capable of being corrected

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remiss

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negligent

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remonstrate

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protest, complain

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remuneration

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payment for service

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rend

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split, tear apart

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renegade

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deserter, traitor

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renege

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go back on one’s word

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reparation

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compensation for an injury or wrong

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repartee

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quick witty reply

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repast

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meal

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repine

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complain, fret

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replete

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well filled

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repose

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rest, sleep

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repress

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control subdue

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reprisal

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retaliation, revenge

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reprobate

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wicked person

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reproof

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rebuke

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repugnant

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distasteful, disgusting

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reputed

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supposed to be

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requiem

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funeral hymn, mass for the dead

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requite

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repayment or make a return

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rescind

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cancel, appeal

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resolute

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determined

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restive

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restless, uneasy, impatient

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retentive

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remembering, having a good memory

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reticent

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silent or reserved in manner

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retinue

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body of attendants followers

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retrench

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cut down or reduce expenses

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revelry

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noisy merrymaking

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revile

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abuse, slander

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ribald

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vulgar, indecent

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rife

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widespread, frequently occurring

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rigorous

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strict

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risible

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laughable funny

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rollicking

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jolly, carefree

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rout

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overwhelming defeat

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rue

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regret, be sorrowful

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ruminate

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meditate on, consider carefully

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ruse

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skillful trick, deception

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rustle

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steal

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sacrosanct

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extremely holy

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sagacious

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wise

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salacious

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obscene, lusty

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salient

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significant, conspicuous

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salubrious

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healthful

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salutary

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healthful, wholesome

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sanctimonious

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hypocritical in regard to religious belief

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sangfroid

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calmness, composure

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sanguine

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cheerful, optimistic

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sapient

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wise

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sardonic

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mocking, scornful

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sartorial

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pertaining to clothes or tailoring

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saturnine

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gloomy, sluggish

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savoir faire

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tact, knowledge of just what to do in any situation

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scintilla

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tiny amount, speck

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scion

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offspring, descendant

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scourge

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punish, whip or lash

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scrupulous

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honest

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scurrilous

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vulgar, abrasive

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scuttle

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abandon, sink (a ship)

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sear

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burn

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sebaceous

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fatty

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seclude

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isolate

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secrete

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hide conceal

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sedition

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rebellion

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sedulous

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hard working, diligent, industrious

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sensate

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pertaining to feeling

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sensuous

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enjoyment of art, music, etc.

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sententious

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concise, proverbs, brief remarks

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sepulcher

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tomb

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sentient

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conscious being, capable of feeling

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sequester

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separate, set aside

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seraphic

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angelic, pure

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servile

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like a slave

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shibboleth

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slogan, password

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shiftless

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lazy, inefficient

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shoal

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a reef, shallow place in the water

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sibilant

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hissing

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simian

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pertaining to an ape or monkey

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simony

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sin of buying or selling church benefits

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simper

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smile in a silly way

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simulacrum

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image, likeness

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sinecure

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job with no responsibility

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singular

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extraordinary, remarkable, exceptional

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sinuous

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curving, winding

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skinflint

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stingy person, miser

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skulduggery

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deception, trickery

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slake

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quench, lessen by satisfying

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slattern

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untidy woman

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slovenly

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untidy dirty careless

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smite

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strike forcefully

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snivel

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whine complain

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sobriquet

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nickname, assumed name

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sojourn

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brief stay or visit

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solecism

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error in grammar

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solicitude

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concern anxiety

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solon

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wise man

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somnambulate

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walk in one’s sleep

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somniferous

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causing sleep

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somnolent

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drowsy, sleepy

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sonorous

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deep rich sounds

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sophistry

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tricky deceptive argument

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soporific

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causing sleep

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sordid

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dirty

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sot

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drunkard

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specious

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pleasing to the eye but deceptive, not genuine

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specter

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ghost, phantom

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sphinx

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person who is difficult to understand

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splenetic

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irritable

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spry

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full of life, active

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spume

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foam

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spurious

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deceitful, counterfeit

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staid

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sedate, settled

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stalwart

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strong, sturdy

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stentorian

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very loud

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sterling

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high quality, excellence

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stigma

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mark of disgrace

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stilted

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artificially formed

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stint

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to be sparing, to conserve

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stolid

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impassive, having little emotion

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stratagem

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plan, scheme, trick

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striated

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striped, marked with lines

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stricture

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negative criticism, a restriction

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strident

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harsh sounding, loud and shrill

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stringent

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strict, tight

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stultify

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to make absurd or ridiculous to render worthless

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stygian

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dark, gloomy

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stymie

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hinder, block

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sub rosa

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secretly, confidentially

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subjective

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personal

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subjugate

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conquer

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sublimate

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to make a person act noble or moral

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suborn

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hire for an unlawful act

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subterfuge

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trickery, deceit

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subversive

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overthrow, undermine

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succor

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assistance, help, relief

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sully

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to soil, stain

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superannuated

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retired because of old age

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supercilious

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proud, haughty

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supernal

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heavenly

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supernumerary

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extra, more than necessary

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supervene

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occur unexpectedly

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supplant

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replace

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supine

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lying on the back

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supple

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flexible

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suppliant

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begging

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supplicate

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beg, pray humbly

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surfeit

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an excessive amount

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surly

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rude

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surreptitious

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acting in a sneaky way

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susurration

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whispering, murmuring

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swarthy

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dark-complexion

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sybarite

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one who is fond of luxuries and pleasures

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sycophant

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a flatterer

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sylvan

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wooded, pertaining to the forest

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symbiosis

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mutual dependence between two different organisms

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