S,T,U Words

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salubrious

Answer 1

health-giving, healthy

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sanguine

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optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation

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sartorial

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relating to tailoring, clothes or style of dress

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scanty

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small or insufficient in quantity or amount

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scathe

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harm, injure

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scrupulous

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adhering strictly to standards of ethics or morality

synonym of punctilious

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scuffle

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to take part in a brief, confused fight among a few people

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serendipity

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the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way

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shirk

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avoid or neglect (a duty or responsibility)

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shrewd

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having or showing sharp powers of judgement; astute

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slighted

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insult someone by treating or speaking of them without proper respect or attention

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sparing

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moderate, economical

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sporadic

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occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places; scattered or isolated

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spurious

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not being what it purports to be; false or fake

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stanched

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stop or restrict (a flow of blood) from a wound

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stigmatize

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describe or regard as worthy of disgrace or great disapproval

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substantiate

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provide evidence to support or prove the truth of

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subversion

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the undermining of the power and authority of an established system or institution

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sullen

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a sulky or depressed mood

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superfluous

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unnecessary, being more than enough

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supersede

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take the place of a person or thing previously in authority or use
synonym of supplant

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supplication

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the action of asking or begging for something earnestly or humbly

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surly

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bad tempered and unfriendly

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surrogate

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substitute, especially a person deputizing for another in a specific role or office

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susceptible

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likely or liable to be influenced or harmed by a particular thing

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sycophant

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a person who acts obsequiously towards someone important in order to gain advantage

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synoptic

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of or forming a general summary or synopsis

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syntactical

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of or relating to or conforming to the rules of syntax

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synthesize

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to bring together or combine (separate elements) to form a whole

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temperate

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showing moderation or self restraint

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tendentious

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expressing or intending to promote a particular cause or point of view, espeically a controversial one

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tepid

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showing little enthusiasm

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thrift

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the quality of using money and other resources carefully and not wastefully

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timorous

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showing or suffering from a nervousness or a lack of confidence

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transitory

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not permanent

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trite

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lacking originality or freshness, dull on account of overuse

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undemonstrative

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not tending to express feelings, especially of affection, openly

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undermine

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lessen the effectiveness, power or ability of

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underscore

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emphasize

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unprecendented

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never done or known before

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unpremeditated

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not thought out or planned beforehand

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unpretentious

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not attempting to impress others with an appearance of greater importance, talent or culture than is actually possessed

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unpropitious

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not giving or indicating a good chance of success; unfavorable

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unseemly

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not proper or appropriate

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unsound

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not safe or robust, in poor condition

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untapped

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of a resource, not yet exploited or used