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sage

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n. a person celebrated for his wisdom

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salubrious

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adj. healthful

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sanction

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v. to approve - to ratify

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satiate

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v. to satisfy fully

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saturate

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v. to soak thoroughly

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savor

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v. to enjoy

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secrete

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v. to hide away

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shard

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n. a fragment

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skeptic

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n. a doubter

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solicitous

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adj. worried; concerned

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soporific

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adj. sleep-causing

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specious

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adj. misleading - seemingly reasonable but incorrect

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spectrum

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n. color band from light

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sporadic

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adj. occurring irregulary

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stigma

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n. a token of disgrace

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stint

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v. to be thrifty - to set limits

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stipulate

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v. to specify; to express conditions

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stolid

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adj. dull; stoic

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subpoena

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n. legal notice summoning a witness to appear

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subside

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v. to settle down; to quiet down - to descend

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substantiate

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v. to establish evidence; to verify; to support

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supersede

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v. to replace; to make obsolete

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supposition

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n. a hypothesis; an educated guess; surmise

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n. a person celebrated for his wisdom

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sage

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adj. healthful

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salubrious

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v. to approve - to ratify

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sanction

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v. to satisfy fully

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satiate

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v. to soak thoroughly

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saturate

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v. to enjoy

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savor

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v. to hide away

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secrete

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n. a fragment

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shard

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n. a doubter

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skeptic

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adj. worried; concerned

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solicitous

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adj. sleep-causing

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soporific

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adj. misleading - seemingly reasonable but incorrect

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specious

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n. color band from light

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spectrum

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adj. occurring irregulary

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sporadic

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n. a token of disgrace

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stigma

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v. to be thrifty - to set limits

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stint

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v. to specify; to express conditions

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stipulate

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adj. dull; stoic

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stolid

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n. legal notice summoning a witness to appear

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subpoena

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v. to settle down; to quiet down - to descend

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subside

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v. to establish evidence; to verify; to support

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substantiate

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v. to replace; to make obsolete

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supersede

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n. a hypothesis; an educated guess; surmise

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supposition