SAT Gruber II Flashcards
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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
A highly unpleasant or unhealthy smell or vapor; pollution ; poisonous environment
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Mien
Look or manner esp indicating a persons mood or character
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Mire (2)
wet, swampy ground; to involve in difficulties
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Miscegenation
mixture of races, especially through marriage
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Miscreant
a vicious person; a villain
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Modicum
a small amount
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Moot
doubtful; debatable
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Moratorium
delay; postponement
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Mordant
sarcastic; biting
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Mores
The essential or characteristic customs and conventions of a community (customs; traditions; morals)
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Motley
diverse; assorted; having different colors
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Mountebank
a person who deceives others, esp in order to trick them out of their money; a charlatan
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Mulct
to punish with a fine; to obtain money by extortion
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Musty
stale; moldy
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Myrmidon
an unquestioning follower
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Nabob
a very wealthy or powerful person
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Nether
lower; under
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Paean
song of praise or joy
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Palatial
magnificent
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Pall (2)
something that covers or conceals; to become less appealing through familiarity
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Palpitate
to beat rapidly; to tremble
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Panegyric
an expression of praise
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Panoply
a complete or impressive collection of things; a splendid display; suit of armor; any protective covering
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Panorama
unlimited view; comprehensive survey
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Paraphernalia
personal belongings; equipment
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Parley
discussion; conference
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Parlous
dangerous
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Parochial
local; narrow; limited
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Paroxysm
a sudden outburst; a fit
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Passé
old fashioned; out-of-date
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Patronage
the control of power to make appointments to government jobs
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Peccadillo
a minor offense
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Pectoral
pertaining to the chest
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Peculate
to steal; to embezzle
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Peevish
hard to please; irritable
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Pejorative
expressing contempt or disapproval
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Penury
extreme poverty
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Peon
common worker
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Perdition
damnation; ruin; hell
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Peregrinate
to travel from place to place
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Peremptory
decisive; final; not open to debate
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Perforce
Inevitably, necessarily
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Peroration
the concluding part of a speech
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Perspicacity
keenness of judgment
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Pert
bold; saucy
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Petulant
Childishly sulky or bad tempered
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Phalanx
a body of troops or police officers, standing or moving in close formation
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Philander
to engage in various love affairs
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Philately
stamp collecting
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Philippic
a bitter verbal attack
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Philistine
uncultured; common
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Picaresque
relating to type of fiction with adventures of a rough/dishonest/appealing hero
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Piddling
trifling; petty
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Pillory
plank with three holes designed for humiliation; to expose to public ridicule or abuse
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Piquant
stimulating to the taste; exciting interest
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Plaintive
sorrowful; sad; plainte=lamentation
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Platonic
spiritual; free from sensual desire
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Plaudit
applause; (in the plural) any expression of approval
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Plenary
full; complete; absolute; unqualified (without reservation or limitation)
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Poach
to trespass
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Poltroon
a coward
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Pomp
brilliant show or display
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Porcine
of or like a pig
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Prate
to talk extensively and pointlessly; to babble
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Precept
a general rule intended to regulate behavior or thought
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Precipitous
extremely steep; sudden and dramatic; done suddenly without careful consideration
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Précis
brief summary
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Predicate
to declare; to assert
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Preen
to dress oneself carefully or smartly
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Prehensile
adapted for seizing or grasping something
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Pretentious
showing; putting on airs
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Prevaricate
To speak or act evasively-he seemed to prevaricate when
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Prim
Stiffly formal + respectable; feeling disapproval of anything "improper"
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Primordial
first; basic and fundamental
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Primp
to dress up in a fussy (very concerned with detail) way
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Prismatic
Varied and brilliant
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Pristine
uncorrupted; in its original state
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Privy
(privy to) sharing in the knowledge of something secret or private
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Proclivity
inclination; tendency
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Procrustean
designed to get conformity at any cost
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Procure
to obtain; to secure; to persuade with care and effort
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Proffer
to offer; hold out to someone for acceptance
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Profligate
shamelessly immoral; extremely wasteful
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Prolix
tediously long and wordy
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Promenade
a stroll or a walk; an area used for walking
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Promontory
piece of land that juts out
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Propriety
conformity; appropriateness
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Prosaic
dull; commonplace; unimaginative
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Proscribe
to denounce; exile
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Proselyte
a person who has changed from one religion to another; a convert
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Protean
changeable; variable
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Protégé
one who was been guided or instructed by another
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Protract
to draw out; to prolong
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Proviso
a condition; a stipulation
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Prude
a person who is or claims to be easily shocked by matters relating to sex or nudity
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Prune
to cut off excess to make more fruitful
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Prurient
lustful; obscene; lewd
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Puerile
childish; immature
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Pulchritude
beauty
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Pundit
a learned man; an expert or authority
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Purloin
to steal
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Purvey
to furnish; to supply
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Pusillanimous
cowardly; fearful
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Putative
supposed; believed
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Pyretic
pertaining to fever
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Pyrrhic
"Pyrrhic victory" success gained at too high a cost
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Quaff
to gulp; to drink in large quantities
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Quaint
strange or unusual in a pleasing or amusing way
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Quandary
a puzzling situation; a dilemma
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Quash
to cancel; to suppress; to reject esp as a legal procedure
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Quay
a wharf
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Quibble
petty objection or argument
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Quiddity
essential quality
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Quidnunc
a gossip or busy body
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Quiescent
at rest; motionless
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Quietus
Death or something that causes death, regarded as a release from life
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Rabble
mob; disorderly crowd
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Raillery
good-humored ridicule
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Raiment
clothing; garments
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Rakish
carefree; lively
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Raspy
harsh; grating
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Ratiocinate
to reason
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Recalcitrant
disobedient; hard to manage
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Recidivist
a person who goes back to crime
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Recondite
obscure; difficult to understand; abstruse
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Reconnoiter
to survey; to check out in advance
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Recreant
coward; traitor
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Recumbent
lying down; reclining
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Redemption
deliverance from sin; a rescue
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Redoubtable
formidable; commanding respect
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Refractory
stubborn; hard to manage; not responsive to treatment
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Refulgent
shining; glowing
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Regale
to entertain
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Relegate
To demote; to assign to an inferior position
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Remonstrate
to make a forcefully reproachful protest
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Renege
"Renege on" to go back on one’s word
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Repine
to complain; to fret
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Reprisal
retaliation; revenge
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Reprobate
a wicked person
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Reproof
a rebuke; an expression of sharp disapproval or criticism
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Requite
to make a return or repayment
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Resplendent
shining brightly; dazzling
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Resuscitate
to revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness
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Retinue
body of attendants or followers
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Retrench
to cut down or reduce expenses
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Reverie
a daydream
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Revile
To criticize angrily or abusively
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Ribald
(Adj) Referring to sexual matters in an amusingly rude or irreverent way
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Risqué
Slightly indecent or liable to shock, esp by being sexually suggestive:
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Rollicking
Exuberantly lively and amusing
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Rout
overwhelming defeat; Disorderly troop of defeated troops
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Sacrilege
the violation or misuse of anything sacred
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Salacious
treating sexual matters in an indecent way typically w/ undue interest-enjoyment
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Salient
prominent and conspicuous; most noticeable and important
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Sallow
sickly pale
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Sangfroid
calmness; composure as shown in danger or under trying circumstances
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Sanguinary
bloody
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Sanguine
cheerful; optimistic
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Sapient
wise
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Sardonic
mocking; scornful; grimly cynical
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Sartorial
Relating to clothes or tailoring (ex. sartorial elegance)
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Saturnine
gloomy; sluggish
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Savoir faire
tact; knowledge of just what to do in any situation
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Scintilla
A tiny trace or spark of a specified quality or feeling
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Scintillate
to sparkle; to twinkle
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Scion
an offspring; a descendant
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Scurrilous
(Adj) spreading scandalous claims about someone with the intention of damaging reputation:
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Scuttle
to sink (your own ship); to abandon; to run hurriedly
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Sebaceous
fatty; relating to oil or fat
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Seedy
Sordid; disreputable; morally questionable
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Sententious
having or expessing strong opinions about moralness (pompously); sanctimonious
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Sentient
capable of feeling
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Sepulcher
tomb; burial vault
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Sequester
isolate or hide away; to set aside; take items until debt paid
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Seraphic
angelic; pure
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Serendipity
a talent for making desirable discoveries by accident
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Serrated
having tooth-like edges
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Shibboleth
a slogan; a password
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Shoal
a shallow place in the water; a reef
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Shroud
a cloth to wrap a corpse, to cover in order to conceal
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Sibilant
(of a speech sound) hissing
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Simulacrum
plural simulacra; images; representations, traces
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Sinecure
job with little to no work but giving the holder status or financial benefit
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Sinewy
tough; firm; strong; lean; muscular
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Sinuous
curving; winding
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Skinflint
stingy person; miser
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Slake
to quench; to satisfy
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Slattern
a dirty, untidy woman (root slat=spill)
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Sleek
smooth and shiny
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Sobriquet
nickname; assumed name
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Sojourn
a brief stay or visit
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Solecism
a grammatical mistake in speech or writing
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Solipsistic
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 wise man
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Somniferous
causing sleep
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Soporific
causing sleep (sopor= deep sleep)
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Sot
a drunkard
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Specious
not genuine; falsely appearing to be fair, just, or right
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Splenetic
bad tempered; irritable
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Spry
full of life; active
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Spume
the froth or foam of waves
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Stalwart
loyal, reliable, and hardworking
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Sterling
(of a person or their work, efforts, or qualities) excellent or valuable
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Stigma
mark of disgrace
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Stilted
stiff and self-conscious or unnatural
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Stint
to be sparing; to conserve; to supply an inadequate amount
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Strew
to spread about; to scatter (ex. _ strewn all over)
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Strut
to walk in a proud manner; to show off
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Stultify (2)
to make someone less enthusiastic (through tedium, repition); to make someone appear foolish or absurd
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Stygian
extremely dark, gloomy, or forbidding river styx)
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Sub rosa
secretly; confidentially (rose=secrecy)
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Sublimate
to convert feelings into more noble/ moral/ socially acceptable (sublimate __ into __)
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Sublime
excellent, admirable, awe-inspiring
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Suborn
to convince (someone) to commit crimes/ do something illegal
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Subsidiary
supplementary; auxiliary
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Succor
(adj, verb) assistance; help; relief
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Succulent
juicy
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Sultry
(of weather) hot and moist; (of a person) attractive b/c of passion
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Sumptuous
luxurious; lavish; extravagant
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Sundry
various; assorted
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Supercilious
arrogant; haughty
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Supervene
to occur/ take place unexpectedly (and greatly change a situation)
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Supine
lying on the back
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Supplicate
to beg humbly; to pray
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Surly
rude; bad-tempered
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Susurration/ susurrus
whispering; murmuring
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Suture
to join together, as with stitches
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Svelte
slender; graceful
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Swarthy
dark-complexioned
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Swathe
to wrap closely or fully
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Sybarite
one who is overly fond of luxuries and pleasure
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Sycophant
a flatter; a parasite
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Sylvan
wooded; pertaining to the forest
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Tantalize
to tease or torment
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Tarn
a small lake or pool
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Tarry
to linger; to delay
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Taurine
like a bull
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Tawny
yellowish-brown
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Temporize
avoid making a decision in order to gain time
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Tendentious
biased; favoring a cause
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Tensile
capable of being stretched; elastic
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Terminus
a boundary; a limit
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Terpsichorean
related to dancing
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Thanatology
the study of death and dying
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Thespian
an actor
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Thrall
a slave; a state of servitude ("in thrall to his emotions)
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Threnody
a funeral song
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Throes
violent struggles; pains (of a childbirth); agony (of death)
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Throng
a crowd; to fill a room
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Timorous
fearful; cowardly
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Titillate
to stimulate or excite (esp. sexually)
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Titter
to laugh in a self-conscious or nervous way
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Token
a sign or symbol; member of a larger group; a distinguishing feature
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Toothsome
tasty
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Torpid
inactive; sluggish
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Torsion
twisting; bending
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Touchstone
standard; criterion to test for quality (test for gold based on mark on touchstone)
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Traduce
to slander; to tell lies about (someone)
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Travail
(n) painful or difficult experience (v) to work very hard
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Travesty
a false, absurd, or distorted representation
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Trenchant
incisive; vigorous
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Truckle
(truckle to) to act in a subservient manner
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Truism
a self-evident; obvious truth
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Truncheon
a baton
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Tryst
a private, romantic rendezvous
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Turbid
obscure; unclear in meaning
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Turgid
swollen; (of language or style) tediously pompous or bombastic
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Turpitude
moral corruption, wickedness
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Tutelage
(noun) the act of teaching guarding or protecting
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Tyro
beginner
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Umbrage
a feeling of resentment
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Uncouth
Unrefined, ungraceful, unmannerly
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Unctuous
oily; excessively polite
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Undulate
to move or sway in wavelike motion
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Unequivocal
clear; definite
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Unsavory
unpleasant to taste or smell
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Overbearing
Unpleasantly or arrogantly domineering
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Couth
Cultured, refined, well mannered
