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quagmire

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A marshy, boggy, area

a difficult situation

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quaint

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charmingly old-fashioned

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quandary

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a perplexed, unresolvable state

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quell

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to control or diffuse a potentially explosive situation

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querulous

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whiny, complaining

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quixotic

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idealistic, impractical

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quotidian

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daily

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rail

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to scold, protest

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rancid

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having a terrible taste or smell

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rancor

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deep, bitter resentment

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rapport

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mutual understanding and harmony

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rash

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hasty, incautious

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raucous

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loud, boisterous

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raze

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to demolish, level

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rebuke

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to scold, criticize

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recalcitrant

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defiant, unapologetic

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recapitulate

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to sum up, repeat

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reciprocate

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to give in return

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reclusive

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solitary, shunning society

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reconcile

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to return to harmony

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rectitude

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uprightness, extreme morality

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redoubtable

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formidable

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refract

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to distort, change

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refurbish

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to restore, clean up

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refute

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to prove wrong

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regurgitate

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to vomit

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relegate

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to assign to the proper place

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relish

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to enjoy

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remedial

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intended to repair gaps in students’ basic knowledge

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remiss

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negligent, failing to take care

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renovate

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restore, return to original state

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renown

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honor, acclaim

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renunciation

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to reject

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repentant

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penitent, sorry

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replete

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full, abundant

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reproach

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to scold, disapprove

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repose

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to rest, lie down

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reprehensible

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deserving rebuke

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reprieve

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a temporary delay of punishment

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reprobate

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evil, unprincipled

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reprove

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to scold, rebuke

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repulse

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to disgust

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repudiate

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to reject, refuse to accept

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requisition

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a demand for goods, usually made by an authority

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rescind

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to take back, repeal

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reservoir

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reserves, large supply

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resilient

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able to recover from misfortune; able to withstand adversity

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resolve

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to find a solution

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reputable

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of good reputation

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respite

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a break, rest

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resplendent

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shiny, glowing

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restitution

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restoration to the rightful owner

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restive

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resistant, stubborn, impatient

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revel

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to enjoy intensely

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resolute

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firm, determined

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revere

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to esteem, show deference, venerate

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retract

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withdraw

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revoke

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to take back

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sacrosanct

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holy, something that should not be criticized

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rhapsodize

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to engage in excessive enthusiasm

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ribald

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coarsely, crudely humorous

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rife

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abundant

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ruminate

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to contemplate, reflect

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ruse

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a trick

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saccharine

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sickeningly sweet

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sagacity

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shrewdness, soundness of perspective

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salient

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significant, conspicuous

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salutation

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a greeting

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salve

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a soothing balm

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sanctimonious

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giving a hypocritical appearance of piety

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sanguine

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optimistic, cheery

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scathing

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sharp, critical, hurtful

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scintillating

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sparkling

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scrupulous

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painstaking, careful

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satiate

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to satisfy exessively

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sedentary

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sitting, settled

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semaphore

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a visual signal

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seminal

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original, important, creating a field

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scurrilous

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vulgar, coarse

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sensual

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involving sensory gratification, usually related to sex

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serendipity

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luck, finding good things without looking for them

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serene

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calm, untroubled

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servile

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subservient

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sensuous

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involving sensory gratification

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sobriety

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sedate demeanor, calmness

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solicitous

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concerned, attentive

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sinuous

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lithe, serpentine

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soluble

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able to dissolve

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solipsistic

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believing that oneself is all that exists

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solvent

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a substance that can dissolve other substances

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sophomoric

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immature, uninformed

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somnolent

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sleepy, drowsy

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stagnate

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to become or remain inactive, not develop, not flow

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sovereign

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having absolute authority in a certain realm

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spurious

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false but designed to seem plausible

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speculative

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not based in fact

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stingy

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not generous, not inclined to spend or give

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stoic

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unaffected by passion or feeling

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strenuous

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requiring tremendous energy or stamina

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stupefy

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to astonish, make insensible

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stolid

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expressing little sensibility, unemotional

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sublime

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lofty, grand, exalted

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subjugate

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to bring under control, subdue

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superfluous

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exceeding what is necessary

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staid

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sedate, serious, self-restrained

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strident

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harsh, loud annoying

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succinct

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marked by compact precision

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surfeit

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an overabundant supply or indulgence

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swarthy

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of dark color or complexion

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surreptitious

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stealthy

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submissive

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easily yielding to authority

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surrogate

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one acting in place of another

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surmise

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to infer with little evidence

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sycophant

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one who flatters for self-gain

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