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Subconscious

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the part of your mind that notices and remembers information when you are not actively trying to do so, and influences your behaviour even though you do not realize it: The memory was buried deep within my subconscious.

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State

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condition of being (that someone or something is in)

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Significance

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Meaningfulness

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Spirituality

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The unseen. Energy

domain of imagination

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Sham

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Pretense

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Supersede

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Superseed

Replace

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Substance

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That which underlies all outward manifestations ; the essence ; the essential reality ; the thing in
itself,

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Substantial

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of considerable importance

concerning the essentials of something

Actually existing; being the essential element; being real

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Spirit

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The highest conception of infinite living mind. The real essence. Living mind

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Spurn

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Spuhrn

reject with disdain or contempt

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Snub

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Snuhb

rebuff, ignore, or spurn disdainfully.

an act of showing disdain or a lack of cordiality by rebuffing or ignoring someone or something.

check the movement of (a horse or boat), especially by a rope wound around a post.

(of a person’s or animal’s nose) short and turned up at the end.

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Splurge

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an act of spending money freely or extravagantly.

a large or excessive amount of something.

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Strata

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a series of layers of rock in the ground.

a level or class to which people are assigned according to their social status, education, or income.

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State territory

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A body of people, living in a defined territory, organized politically (with a government).

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Sovereignty

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Supreme and absolute power within its own territory and can decide its own foreign and domestic polices

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Stimuli

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Perceptual/real-time inputs that evoke responses.

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Stimulus

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A perceptual/real-time input that evokes a response

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Signify

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be an indication of.

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Satire

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the ridicule, expose, and criticize people’s stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.

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Schema

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a representation of a plan or theory in the form of an outline or model.

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Shabby

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in poor condition through long or hard use or lack of care.

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Substrate

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an underlying substance or layer.

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Seminal

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strongly influencing later developments

relating to or denoting semen.

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Shriek

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utter a high-pitched piercing sound or words, especially as an expression of terror, pain, or excitement.

a high-pitched piercing cry or sound; a scream

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Sulky

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refusing to smile or be pleasant to people, usually because you are angry about something

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Sputter

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make a series of soft explosive sounds, typically when being heated or as a symptom of a fault.

speak in a series of incoherent bursts as a result of indignation or some other strong emotion.

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Significant

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sufficiently great

Having meaning

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Second amendment

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the right of the people to keep and bear Arms

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Strategy

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Manner of action

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Step

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a course of actions or an action

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Social norms

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informal rules based on customs, traditions, and expectations for how people should behave within a group or culture

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Social

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Pertaining to society

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Societal

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Social (pedantic. The collective)

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Senate

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Each state equally represented

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Sacrilegious

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involving or committing sacrilege.

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Sacrilege

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violation or misuse of what is regarded as sacred

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Substratum

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an underlying layer or substance, in particular a layer of rock or soil beneath the surface of the ground

a foundation or basis of something.

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Substantially

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To a significant extent

39
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Superordinate

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a thing that represents a superior order or category within a system of classification.

superior in status.

40
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Subordinate

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lower in rank or position

a person under the authority or control of another within an organization

treat or regard as of lesser importance than something else

make subservient to or dependent on something else.

41
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Standard deviation

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On average, how far each score lies from the mean

a statistical measurement of how spread out a set of values are around their mean

42
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Special relativity

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It deals with the speed of light and the motion of objects

43
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Specifically

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Exactly and clearly

44
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Superstition

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excessively credulous belief in and reverence for supernatural beings.

a widely held but unjustified belief in supernatural causation leading to certain consequences of an action or event, or a practice based on such a belief.

45
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Stratum

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a layer or a series of layers of rock in the ground.

a thin layer within any structure.

a level or class to which people are assigned according to their social status, education, or income.

46
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Stratified

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formed or arranged into strata or layers.

(of a society) divided into levels or classes based on social status, education, or income.

47
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Scuttle

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run hurriedly or furtively with short quick steps.

sink (one’s own ship) deliberately by holing it or opening its seacocks to let water in.

deliberately cause (a plan) to fail.

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Straight ticket voting

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Allows voters to choose a party’s entire slate of candidates with just a single ballot mark

49
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Split ticket voting or split the ticket

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Vote for candidates of more than one party

50
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Sabotaging

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To intentionally do something that stops someone from achieving what they want or stops something from developing as it should

51
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Self-consciousness

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We know exactly how and where we can be hurt, and why

52
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Should

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Sort of need to

53
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Strenuously

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in a way that requires great physical exertion.

with great effort and determination.

54
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Scrape

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push or pull a hard or sharp implement across (a surface or object) so as to remove dirt or other matter.

make (a hollow) by scraping away soil or rock.

a place where soil has been scraped away, especially a shallow hollow formed in the ground by a bird during a courtship display or for nesting

rub or cause to rub by accident against a rough or hard surface, causing damage or injury.

an injury or mark caused by scraping

draw or move (something) along or over something else, making a harsh noise.

move with or make a harsh scraping sound.

an act or sound of scraping.

play a violin or similar stringed instrument tunelessly.

draw one’s hair tightly back off the forehead.

narrowly pass by or through something.

barely manage to succeed in a particular undertaking.

collect or accumulate something with difficulty.

try to save as much money as possible; economize

manage to live with difficulty.

copy (data) from a website using a computer program

55
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Sound bite

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a short extract from a recorded interview, chosen for its pungency or appropriateness.

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Swamp

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an area of low-lying, uncultivated ground where water collects; a bog or marsh.

used to emphasize the degree to which a piece of ground is waterlogged.

overwhelm or flood with water.

(of a boat) become overwhelmed with water and sink.

overwhelm with an excessive amount of something; inundate.

57
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Sonnet

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A poem of 14 lines that follow a specific pattern or rhyme and meter

58
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Shrewd

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Marked by clever discerning awareness

59
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Swing states

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Those in US presidential elections that could potentially be won by either candidate.

60
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Sweepstake

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a form of gambling, especially on horse races, in which all the stakes are divided among the winners.

a race on which money is bet and divided among the winners.

a promotional drawing in which prizes are given away at no charge to the participants

a prize or prizes won in a sweepstakes.

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Statute

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A written law passed by a legislative body

A rule of an organization or institution

62
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Splinter group

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A small organization, typically a political party, that has branched off from an existing (and usually larger) political party

63
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Spiffy

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smart in appearance.

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Specialize

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concentrate on and become expert in a particular subject or skill.

confine oneself to providing a particular product or service.

make a habit of engaging in a particular activity.

adapt or set apart (an organ or part) to serve a special function or to suit a particular way of life.

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Surrender value

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the actual amount of money you will receive if you choose to terminate a permanent life insurance policy before its maturity date, or before you die

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Stipulate

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demand or specify (a requirement), typically as part of a bargain or agreement.

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Substandard

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below the usual or required standard.

another term for nonstandard.

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Settlement

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an official agreement intended to resolve a dispute or conflict.

a formal arrangement made between the parties to a lawsuit in order to resolve it, especially out of court.

a place, typically one that has hitherto been uninhabited, where people establish a community

the process of settling in a new community.

the action of allowing or helping people to establish settlements.

an arrangement whereby property passes to a succession of people as dictated by the settlor

the amount or property given.

the action or process of settling an account

subsidence of the ground or a structure built on it

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