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  1. trilogy
  2. triturate •
  3. triumphalism
  4. Trojan horse
  5. truculency •
  6. truncheon
  7. turbidity
  8. turbot
  9. tuyère •
  10. tympanoplasty
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  9. 1420.
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  1. sachem
  2. sacristy
  3. sagacious •
  4. sal volatile
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  3. having or showing acute mental discernment and keen practical sense; shrewd; Origin: 1600-10; sagaci(ty) + -ous; Ex: When storm clouds start to form, sagacious leaders deal with them before things get out of hand.
  4. two words; space
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  1. salami
  2. salicylic acid
  3. salmonellosis •
  4. salutary
  5. salvageable
  6. Samaritan, samaritan
  7. sanderling
  8. Sanskrit
  9. sapsago
  10. saraband, sarabande
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  2. two words
  3. food poisoning caused by consumption of food contaminated with bacteria of the genus Salmonella, characterized by the sudden onset of abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, and fever.; Origin: 1910-15; salmonell(a) + -osis; Ex: He has salmonellosis
  6. capitalization is allowed
  8. capitalization is required
  10. two different ways to spell
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  1. sarcoidosis
  2. sarus crane
  3. satanical
  4. satiety
  5. saveloy •
  6. savoir-faire
  7. saxony, Saxony
  8. scallion
  9. scandent
  10. scarab•
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  2. space
  5. a highly seasoned, dried sausage.; Origin: 1830-40; probably
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  1. Scaramouch, Scaramouche
  2. scarlatina
  3. schism
  4. schlockmeister •
  5. schnozzle
  6. schottische
  7. scofflaw
  8. sconce
  9. Scorpio
  10. scriptural, Scriptural
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  1. two different ways to spell
  4. ; Origin: ; Ex:
  9. capitalization is required
  10. capitalization is allowed
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  1. scrivener
  2. scrumptious
  3. scutiform
  4. scuttle
  5. Seabee•
  6. seafaring
  7. sederunt
  8. segue
  9. seismoscope
  10. selah •
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  5. ; Origin: ; Ex: ; capitalization is required
  10. ; Origin: ; Ex:
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  1. semiautomated
  2. semigloss
  3. senary
  4. senectitude•
  5. señorita
  6. sensationalize
  7. Sephardi •
  8. sequined
  9. sequoia, Sequoia
  10. Serbo-Croatian •
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  4. ; Origin: ; Ex:
  7. ; Origin: ; Ex:
  10. ; Origin: ; Ex:
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  1. serpentarium
  2. serried •
  3. sesquicentennial
  4. sesquipedalian
  5. sevruga
  6. sextodecimo•
  7. shareholder•
  8. shellacking
  9. shelterbelt
  10. Shoshone, Shoshoni
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  2. ; Origin: ; Ex:
  6. ; Origin: ; Ex:
  7. ; Origin: ; Ex:
  9. 1260.
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  1. showboating
  2. shrewishness
  3. sidereal day
  4. signatory
  5. signorina •
  6. simoleon
  7. Sinai Peninsula •
  8. sinewy
  9. singleton •
  10. Sinn Fein •
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  5. ; Origin: ; Ex:
  7. ; Origin: ; Ex:
  9. ; Origin: ; Ex:
  10. ; Origin: ; Ex:
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  1. Sinophile
  2. Sirius
  3. Sjögren’s syndrome
  4. skiagram
  5. skipjack •
  6. skybox
  7. sleep apnea
  8. slickenside
  9. slipperiness
  10. slovenliness
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  9. 1280.
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  1. societal
  2. Socratic
  3. solar plexus
  4. solicitor
  5. soliloquy
  6. Solomonic
  7. solvency
  8. Solzhenitsyn
  9. somatosensory
  10. sophistical
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  9. 1290.
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  1. soporiferous •
  2. sorcerer
  3. sostenuto
  4. sovereignty
  5. spastically
  6. spatchcock •
  7. specular
  8. speculum •
  9. speiss •
  10. spinocerebellar •
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  9. 1300.
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  1. spiriferous
  2. splenectomy •
  3. sporicide
  4. spousal
  5. squadron
  6. stalag
  7. stalagmite
  8. starboard
  9. statuary •
  10. steerageway •
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  9. 1310.
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  1. stevedore
  2. sthenic •
  3. stir-fry
  4. stodginess
  5. stoicism, Stoicism
  6. Stokes-Adams syndrome
  7. stratification
  8. streptomycin
  9. strident
  10. stuccoed
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  9. 1320.
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  1. styliform
  2. stymieing, stymying
  3. styptic •
  4. subjugation
  5. submariner
  6. subservient
  7. succedaneum •
  8. suffuse
  9. sugar-cured •
  10. sumac, sumach
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  9. 1330.
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  1. summa cum lade
  2. supernnuate
  3. superintendent
  4. supersedure
  5. supinator •
  6. supply-side (adj.)
  7. supranational
  8. surgicenter
  9. surveil
  10. survivorship
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  9. 1340.
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  1. susurrus (noun) •
  2. svelte •
  3. Swahili
  4. sybaritic, Sybaritic
  5. syllabification
  6. symmetrize
  7. symmetry •
  8. sympathectomy
  9. syngeneic
  10. synovitis •
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  9. 1350.
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  1. syntax
  2. Tabasco (trademark)
  3. tableau vivant •
  4. tabula rasa
  5. tai chi, Tai Chi
  6. Taiwan
  7. tallith, tallis
  8. tamale •
  9. tapir •
  10. Tarahumara
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  9. 1360.
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  1. tardive dyskinesia •
  2. technocracy
  3. technocrat
  4. Telecopier (trademark)
  5. telescopy •
  6. tempura
  7. tenancy
  8. tendril
  9. tensile
  10. tenuity
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  9. 1370.
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  1. tenure
  2. termitarium
  3. terrene •
  4. testator
  5. tetherball
  6. thanatology•
  7. thearchy
  8. theatricality •
  9. theism
  10. theoretician
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  9. 1380.
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  1. thermocouple •
  2. thermonuclear
  3. thermophilic
  4. thimblerig
  5. thrombophlebitis •
  6. thme •
  7. tibiofibular
  8. Tinkertoy (trademark)
  9. titaniferous •
  10. tofu •
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  9. 1390.
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  1. toile •
  2. topiary
  3. topsy-turvy
  4. tortuosity
  5. toucan
  6. toupee
  7. toxicosis
  8. traduce
  9. tragicomedy
  10. transept
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  9. 1400.
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  1. transmutation
  2. transoceanic
  3. Transvaal
  4. traumatism
  5. treasonable
  6. treasure-trove
  7. trestle
  8. triarchy
  9. triglyceride
  10. trilingual
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  9. 1410.

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