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Lope

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to move along with a swinging walk

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Lucent

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giving off light; shining

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Lugubrious

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Looking sad; mournful

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Lupine

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wolflike; fierce

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Lurch

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to move suddenly forward

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Lurid

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shocking; glowing; sensational

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Macabre

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horrible; gruesome because involvement with death or injury

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Magnate

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Wealthy and important person in any field

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Maim

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to cripple; to deprive of the use of some part of the body

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Malediction

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curse

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Malfeasance

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wrongdoing

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Mandarin

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influential person

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Mangy

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shabby; filthy

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Manumit

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to set free

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Marquee

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a rooflike shelter, such as glass, projecting above an outer door

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Masticate

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to chew

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Mausoleum

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large tomb for many bodies

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Medley

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a mixture; a musical selection combining parts from various sources

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Megalomania

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false impression of one’s own greatness; obsession with the exercise of power (esp the domination of others)

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Ménage

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The members or management of a household; domestic establishment

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Menagerie

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collection of wild or strange animals

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Mercurial

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changeable; fickle; erratic

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Meretricious

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apparently attractive but having in reality no value or integrity

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Mesa

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a flat-topped elevation of land with steep rock walls

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Miasma

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A highly unpleasant or unhealthy smell or vapor; pollution ; poisonous environment

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Mien

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Look or manner esp indicating a persons mood or character

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Mire (2)

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wet, swampy ground; to involve in difficulties

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Miscegenation

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mixture of races, especially through marriage

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Miscreant

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a vicious person; a villain

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Modicum

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a small amount

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Moot

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doubtful; debatable

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Moratorium

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delay; postponement

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Mordant

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sarcastic; biting

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Mores

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The essential or characteristic customs and conventions of a community (customs; traditions; morals)

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Motley

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diverse; assorted; having different colors

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Mountebank

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a person who deceives others, esp in order to trick them out of their money; a charlatan

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Mulct

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to punish with a fine; to obtain money by extortion

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Musty

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stale; moldy

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Myrmidon

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an unquestioning follower

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Nabob

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a very wealthy or powerful person

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Nether

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lower; under

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Paean

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song of praise or joy

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Palatial

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magnificent

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Pall (2)

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something that covers or conceals; to become less appealing through familiarity

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Palpitate

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to beat rapidly; to tremble

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Panegyric

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an expression of praise

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Panoply

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a complete or impressive collection of things; a splendid display; suit of armor; any protective covering

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Panorama

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unlimited view; comprehensive survey

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Paraphernalia

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personal belongings; equipment

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Parley

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discussion; conference

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Parlous

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dangerous

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Parochial

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local; narrow; limited

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Paroxysm

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a sudden outburst; a fit

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Passé

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old fashioned; out-of-date

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Patronage

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the control of power to make appointments to government jobs

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Peccadillo

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a minor offense

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Pectoral

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pertaining to the chest

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Peculate

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to steal; to embezzle

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Peevish

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hard to please; irritable

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Pejorative

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expressing contempt or disapproval

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Penury

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extreme poverty

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Peon

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common worker

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Perdition

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damnation; ruin; hell

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Peregrinate

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to travel from place to place

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Peremptory

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decisive; final; not open to debate

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Perforce

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Inevitably, necessarily

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Peroration

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the concluding part of a speech

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Perspicacity

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keenness of judgment

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Pert

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bold; saucy

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Petulant

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Childishly sulky or bad tempered

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Phalanx

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a body of troops or police officers, standing or moving in close formation

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Philander

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to engage in various love affairs

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Philately

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stamp collecting

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Philippic

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a bitter verbal attack

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Philistine

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uncultured; common

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Picaresque

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relating to type of fiction with adventures of a rough/dishonest/appealing hero

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Piddling

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trifling; petty

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Pillory

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plank with three holes designed for humiliation; to expose to public ridicule or abuse

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Piquant

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stimulating to the taste; exciting interest

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Plaintive

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sorrowful; sad; plainte=lamentation

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Platonic

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spiritual; free from sensual desire

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Plaudit

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applause; (in the plural) any expression of approval

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Plenary

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full; complete; absolute; unqualified (without reservation or limitation)

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Poach

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to trespass

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Poltroon

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a coward

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Pomp

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brilliant show or display

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Porcine

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of or like a pig

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Prate

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to talk extensively and pointlessly; to babble

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Precept

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a general rule intended to regulate behavior or thought

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Precipitous

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extremely steep; sudden and dramatic; done suddenly without careful consideration

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Précis

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brief summary

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Predicate

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to declare; to assert

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Preen

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to dress oneself carefully or smartly

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Prehensile

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adapted for seizing or grasping something

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Pretentious

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showing; putting on airs

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Prevaricate

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To speak or act evasively-he seemed to prevaricate when

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Prim

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Stiffly formal + respectable; feeling disapproval of anything “improper”

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Primordial

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first; basic and fundamental

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Primp

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to dress up in a fussy (very concerned with detail) way

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Prismatic

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Varied and brilliant

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Pristine

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uncorrupted; in its original state

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Privy

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(privy to) sharing in the knowledge of something secret or private

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Proclivity

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inclination; tendency

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Procrustean

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designed to get conformity at any cost

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Procure

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to obtain; to secure; to persuade with care and effort

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Proffer

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to offer; hold out to someone for acceptance

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Profligate

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shamelessly immoral; extremely wasteful

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Prolix

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tediously long and wordy

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Promenade

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a stroll or a walk; an area used for walking

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Promontory

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piece of land that juts out

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Propriety

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conformity; appropriateness

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Prosaic

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dull; commonplace; unimaginative

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Proscribe

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to denounce; exile

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Proselyte

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a person who has changed from one religion to another; a convert

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Protean

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changeable; variable

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Protégé

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one who was been guided or instructed by another

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Protract

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to draw out; to prolong

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Proviso

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a condition; a stipulation

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Prude

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a person who is or claims to be easily shocked by matters relating to sex or nudity

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Prune

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to cut off excess to make more fruitful

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Prurient

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lustful; obscene; lewd

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Puerile

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childish; immature

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Pulchritude

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beauty

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Pundit

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a learned man; an expert or authority

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Purloin

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to steal

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Purvey

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to furnish; to supply

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Pusillanimous

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cowardly; fearful

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Putative

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supposed; believed

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Pyretic

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pertaining to fever

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Pyrrhic

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“Pyrrhic victory” success gained at too high a cost

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Quaff

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to gulp; to drink in large quantities

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Quaint

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strange or unusual in a pleasing or amusing way

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Quandary

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a puzzling situation; a dilemma

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Quash

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to cancel; to suppress; to reject esp as a legal procedure

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Quay

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a wharf

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Quibble

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petty objection or argument

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Quiddity

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essential quality

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Quidnunc

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a gossip or busy body

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Quiescent

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at rest; motionless

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Quietus

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Death or something that causes death, regarded as a release from life

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Rabble

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mob; disorderly crowd

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Raillery

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good-humored ridicule

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Raiment

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clothing; garments

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Rakish

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carefree; lively

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Raspy

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harsh; grating

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Ratiocinate

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to reason

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Recalcitrant

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disobedient; hard to manage

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Recidivist

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a person who goes back to crime

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Recondite

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obscure; difficult to understand; abstruse

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Reconnoiter

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to survey; to check out in advance

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Recreant

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coward; traitor

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Recumbent

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lying down; reclining

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Redemption

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deliverance from sin; a rescue

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Redoubtable

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formidable; commanding respect

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Refractory

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stubborn; hard to manage; not responsive to treatment

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Refulgent

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shining; glowing

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Regale

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to entertain

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Relegate

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To demote; to assign to an inferior position

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Remonstrate

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to make a forcefully reproachful protest

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Renege

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“Renege on” to go back on one’s word

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Repine

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to complain; to fret

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Reprisal

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retaliation; revenge

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Reprobate

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a wicked person

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Reproof

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a rebuke; an expression of sharp disapproval or criticism

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Requite

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to make a return or repayment

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Resplendent

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shining brightly; dazzling

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Resuscitate

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to revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness

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Retinue

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body of attendants or followers

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Retrench

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to cut down or reduce expenses

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Reverie

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a daydream

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Revile

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To criticize angrily or abusively

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Ribald

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(Adj) Referring to sexual matters in an amusingly rude or irreverent way

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Risqué

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Slightly indecent or liable to shock, esp by being sexually suggestive:

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Rollicking

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Exuberantly lively and amusing

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Rout

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overwhelming defeat; Disorderly troop of defeated troops

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Sacrilege

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the violation or misuse of anything sacred

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Salacious

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treating sexual matters in an indecent way typically w/ undue interest-enjoyment

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Salient

A

prominent and conspicuous; most noticeable and important

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Sallow

A

sickly pale

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Sangfroid

A

calmness; composure as shown in danger or under trying circumstances

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Sanguinary

A

bloody

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Sanguine

A

cheerful; optimistic

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Sapient

A

wise

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Sardonic

A

mocking; scornful; grimly cynical

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Sartorial

A

Relating to clothes or tailoring (ex. sartorial elegance)

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Saturnine

A

gloomy; sluggish

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Savoir faire

A

tact; knowledge of just what to do in any situation

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Scintilla

A

A tiny trace or spark of a specified quality or feeling

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Scintillate

A

to sparkle; to twinkle

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Scion

A

an offspring; a descendant

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Scurrilous

A

(Adj) spreading scandalous claims about someone with the intention of damaging reputation:

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Q

Scuttle

A

to sink (your own ship); to abandon; to run hurriedly

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Q

Sebaceous

A

fatty; relating to oil or fat

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Seedy

A

Sordid; disreputable; morally questionable

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Sententious

A

having or expessing strong opinions about moralness (pompously); sanctimonious

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Q

Sentient

A

capable of feeling

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Sepulcher

A

tomb; burial vault

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Sequester

A

isolate or hide away; to set aside; take items until debt paid

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Seraphic

A

angelic; pure

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Serendipity

A

a talent for making desirable discoveries by accident

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Q

Serrated

A

having tooth-like edges

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Q

Shibboleth

A

a slogan; a password

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Q

Shoal

A

a shallow place in the water; a reef

204
Q

Shroud

A

a cloth to wrap a corpse, to cover in order to conceal

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Sibilant

A

(of a speech sound) hissing

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Q

Simulacrum

A

plural simulacra; images; representations, traces

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Q

Sinecure

A

job with little to no work but giving the holder status or financial benefit

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Q

Sinewy

A

tough; firm; strong; lean; muscular

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Q

Sinuous

A

curving; winding

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Q

Skinflint

A

stingy person; miser

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Q

Slake

A

to quench; to satisfy

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Q

Slattern

A

a dirty, untidy woman (root slat=spill)

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Q

Sleek

A

smooth and shiny

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Q

Sobriquet

A

nickname; assumed name

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Q

Sojourn

A

a brief stay or visit

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Q

Solecism

A

a grammatical mistake in speech or writing

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Q

Solipsistic

A

pertaining to the theory that your own existence is the only thing that is real or that can be known

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Solon

A

a wise man

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Somniferous

A

causing sleep

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Soporific

A

causing sleep (sopor= deep sleep)

221
Q

Sot

A

a drunkard

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Specious

A

not genuine; falsely appearing to be fair, just, or right

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Q

Splenetic

A

bad tempered; irritable

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Spry

A

full of life; active

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Q

Spume

A

the froth or foam of waves

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Stalwart

A

loyal, reliable, and hardworking

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Sterling

A

(of a person or their work, efforts, or qualities) excellent or valuable

228
Q

Stigma

A

mark of disgrace

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Stilted

A

stiff and self-conscious or unnatural

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Stint

A

to be sparing; to conserve; to supply an inadequate amount

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Strew

A

to spread about; to scatter (ex. _ strewn all over)

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Strut

A

to walk in a proud manner; to show off

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Q

Stultify (2)

A

to make someone less enthusiastic (through tedium, repition); to make someone appear foolish or absurd

234
Q

Stygian

A

extremely dark, gloomy, or forbidding river styx)

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Sub rosa

A

secretly; confidentially (rose=secrecy)

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Sublimate

A

to convert feelings into more noble/ moral/ socially acceptable (sublimate __ into __)

237
Q

Sublime

A

excellent, admirable, awe-inspiring

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Q

Suborn

A

to convince (someone) to commit crimes/ do something illegal

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Q

Subsidiary

A

supplementary; auxiliary

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Q

Succor

A

(adj, verb) assistance; help; relief

241
Q

Succulent

A

juicy

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Q

Sultry

A

(of weather) hot and moist; (of a person) attractive b/c of passion

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Q

Sumptuous

A

luxurious; lavish; extravagant

244
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Sundry

A

various; assorted

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Q

Supercilious

A

arrogant; haughty

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Supervene

A

to occur/ take place unexpectedly (and greatly change a situation)

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Supine

A

lying on the back

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Supplicate

A

to beg humbly; to pray

249
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Surly

A

rude; bad-tempered

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Susurration/ susurrus

A

whispering; murmuring

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Suture

A

to join together, as with stitches

252
Q

Svelte

A

slender; graceful

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Swarthy

A

dark-complexioned

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Q

Swathe

A

to wrap closely or fully

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Q

Sybarite

A

one who is overly fond of luxuries and pleasure

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Q

Sycophant

A

a flatter; a parasite

257
Q

Sylvan

A

wooded; pertaining to the forest

258
Q

Tantalize

A

to tease or torment

259
Q

Tarn

A

a small lake or pool

260
Q

Tarry

A

to linger; to delay

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Q

Taurine

A

like a bull

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Tawny

A

yellowish-brown

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Temporize

A

avoid making a decision in order to gain time

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Q

Tendentious

A

biased; favoring a cause

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Tensile

A

capable of being stretched; elastic

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Terminus

A

a boundary; a limit

267
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Terpsichorean

A

related to dancing

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Thanatology

A

the study of death and dying

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Thespian

A

an actor

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Thrall

A

a slave; a state of servitude (“in thrall to his emotions)

271
Q

Threnody

A

a funeral song

272
Q

Throes

A

violent struggles; pains (of a childbirth); agony (of death)

273
Q

Throng

A

a crowd; to fill a room

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Q

Timorous

A

fearful; cowardly

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Titillate

A

to stimulate or excite (esp. sexually)

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Titter

A

to laugh in a self-conscious or nervous way

277
Q

Token

A

a sign or symbol; member of a larger group; a distinguishing feature

278
Q

Toothsome

A

tasty

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Torpid

A

inactive; sluggish

280
Q

Torsion

A

twisting; bending

281
Q

Touchstone

A

standard; criterion to test for quality (test for gold based on mark on touchstone)

282
Q

Traduce

A

to slander; to tell lies about (someone)

283
Q

Travail

A

(n) painful or difficult experience (v) to work very hard

284
Q

Travesty

A

a false, absurd, or distorted representation

285
Q

Trenchant

A

incisive; vigorous

286
Q

Truckle

A

(truckle to) to act in a subservient manner

287
Q

Truism

A

a self-evident; obvious truth

288
Q

Truncheon

A

a baton

289
Q

Tryst

A

a private, romantic rendezvous

290
Q

Turbid

A

obscure; unclear in meaning

291
Q

Turgid

A

swollen; (of language or style) tediously pompous or bombastic

292
Q

Turpitude

A

moral corruption, wickedness

293
Q

Tutelage

A

(noun) the act of teaching guarding or protecting

294
Q

Tyro

A

beginner

295
Q

Umbrage

A

a feeling of resentment

296
Q

Uncouth

A

Unrefined, ungraceful, unmannerly

297
Q

Unctuous

A

oily; excessively polite

298
Q

Undulate

A

to move or sway in wavelike motion

299
Q

Unequivocal

A

clear; definite

300
Q

Unsavory

A

unpleasant to taste or smell

301
Q

Overbearing

A

Unpleasantly or arrogantly domineering

302
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Couth

A

Cultured, refined, well mannered

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