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Saccharine

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excessively sweet or sentimental

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Sacrilegious

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impious, irreverent toward what is held to be sacred or holy

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Sacrosanct

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extremely sacred, beyond criticism

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Safeguard

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precautionary measure

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Sagacious

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shrewd

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Salacious

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appealing to sexual desire

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Salient

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prominent, of notable significance

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Salubrious

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healthful

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Salvage

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to recover

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Sanctimonious

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hypocritically devout, acting morally superior to another

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Sanguine

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ruddy, cheerfully optimistic

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Sardonic

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cynical, scornfully mocking

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Satiate

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to satisfy (as a need or desire) fully or to excess

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Saturate

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to fill completely

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Saturnine

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cold and steady in mood, gloomy, slow to act

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Savant

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a person of learning, especially one with knowledge in a special field, like a genius

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Savvy

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practical understanding, intelligence

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Scamper

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run off quickly

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Scapegoat

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someone blamed for every problem

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Scathing

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extremely critical

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Schism

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a division or separation

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Scholarly

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related to higher learning

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Scintilla

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trace amount

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Scintillate

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to sparkle, flash

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Scorn

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contempt, derision

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Scoundrel

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villain, rogue

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Scour

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to scrub clean

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Scrupulous

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acting in strict regard for what is considered proper, punctiliously exact

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Scritinize

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to observe carefully

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Scurrilous

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vulgar, low,indecentscurry

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Scurry

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scamper, run lightly

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Seamy

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morally degraded, unpleasant

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Secrete

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to release fluids from a body

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Sectarian

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narrow-minded, relating to a group or sect

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Secular

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not specifically pertaining to religion, relating to the world

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Sedative

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something that calms

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Sedition

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behavior that promotes rebellion or civil disorder against the state

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Seep

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to slowly flow or pass through a small opening

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Seethe

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to experience great agitation

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Seminal

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influential in an original way, providing a basis for further development, creative

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Senescent

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aging, growing old

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Sententious

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having a moralizing tone

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Sentient

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aware, conscious, able to perceive

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Sequel

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literary or artistic work that continues a previous piece

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Sequester

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to set apart, seclude

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Seraphic

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angelic, pure, sublime

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Serendipity

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habit of making fortunate discoveries by chance

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Serene

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calm, peaceful

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Servile

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overly submissive

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Setback

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change from better to worse

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Severe

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harsh, strict, extremely bad in degree

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Shabby

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worn-out, threadbare, deteriorated

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Shroud

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to conceal or hide

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Shun

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avoid deliberately

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Signpost

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indication

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Simian

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apelike, relating to apes

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Simper

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to smirk, smile foolishly

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Sinecure

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a well-paying job or office that requires little or no work

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Sinuous

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winding, intricate, complex

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Skepticism

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disbelief, uncertainty

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Skirt

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to evade, pass close by, circle around

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Slake

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to calm down or moderate

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Slew

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a large amount of something

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Sluggish

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lazy, inactive

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Smug

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excessively self-satisfied

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Sobriquet

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a nickname

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Sociable

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friendly, gracious

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Sojourn

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a temporary stay

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Solace

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comfort in distress

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Solecism

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grammatical mistake

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Solicitous

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anxious,concerned, full of desire, eager

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Soliloquy

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a dramatic monologue

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Solipsism

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belief that oneself is the only reality

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Solitary

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alone, remote

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Soluble

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capable of being solved or dissolved

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Somnolent

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sleepy, drowsy, inducing sleep

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Sonorous

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producing a full,rich sound

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Soothe

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to calm, placate, comfort

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Sophistry

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deceptive reasoning or argumentation

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Sophomoric

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exhibiting great immaturity and lack of judgement

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Soporific

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sleepy or tending to cause sleep

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Spartan

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highly self-disciplined, frugal, austere

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Specious

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having the ring of truth but actually being untrue, deceptively attractive

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Splice

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to join or bind

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Spontaneous

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on the spur of the moment, impulsive

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Sportive

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frolicsome, playful

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Sprint

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dash, run quick for short distances

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Sprout

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emerge and develop rapidly

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Spurious

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lacking authenticity, counterfeit, false

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Spurn

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to turn away or reject with scorn

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Squalid

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filthy and degraded as the result of neglect or poverty

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Squander

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to waste

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Squelch

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to suppress, to put down with force

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Stagnant

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immobile

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Staid

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self-restrained to the point of dullness

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Stalwart

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marked by outstanding strength and vigor of body, mind and soul

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Stasis

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a state of static balance or equalibrium stagnation

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Statute

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law

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Stealthily

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covertly

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Stentorian

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extremely loud

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Stern

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strict, harsh

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Stifle

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to smother, or suffocate

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Stigma

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a mark of shame or discredit

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Stimulate

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to excite, provoke

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Stint

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to be sparing or frugal, to restrict with respect to a share or allowance

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Stipulate

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to specify as a condition or requirement of an agreement or offer

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Stoic

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indifferent to or unaffected by emotions

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Stolid

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having or showing little emotion

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Stomp

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step heavily

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Straddle

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be on both sides of something

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Strategem

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trick designed to deceive an enemy

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Stratify

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to arrange or divide into layers

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Strident

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loud, harsh, unpleasantly noisy

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Stringent

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imposing severe, rigorous standards

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Stultify

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to impair or reduce to uselessness

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Stump

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to challenge, to baffle

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Sturdy

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firm, well built, stout

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Stymie

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to block or thwart

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Subjugate

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to conquer, subdue, to enslave

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Sublime

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lofty or grand

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Submissive

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tending to meekness, to submit to the will of others

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Subsist

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stay alive

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Sustantiate

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to verify, confirm, provide supporting evidence

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Subterfuge

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trick or tactic used to avoid something

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Subterranean

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hidden, secret, underground

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Subvert

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to undermine or corrupt

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Succumb

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to give in to a stronger power

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Suffice

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meet requirements, be capable

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Sully

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to tarnish, taint

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Superannuated

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too old, obsolete, outdated

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Supercilious

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arrogant, haughty, overbearing, condescending

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Superficial

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hasty, shallow and phony

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Superfluous

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extra, more than necessary

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Supersede

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to cause to be set aside, to force out of use as inferior, replace

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Superstitious

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irrationally believes that completely unrelated circumstances can influence an event

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Supplant

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to replace (another) by force, to take the place of

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Supple

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flexible, pliant

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Suppress

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to end an activity or subdue

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Surfeit

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excessive amount

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Surly

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rude and bad-tempered

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Surmise

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to guess or infer

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Surmount

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to conquer, overcome

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Surplus

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excess

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Surreptitious

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characterized by secrecy

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Surrogate

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surrogate

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Susceptible

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impressionable to a fault

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Suspend

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to defer, interrupt

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Swarm

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a large number traveling in a group

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Sybarite

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a person devoted to pleasure and luxury

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Sycophant

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self serving flatterer, yes-man

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Symbiosis

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cooperation, mutual helpfulness

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Symmetry

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equally and balance in objects

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Synchronicity

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the occurrence of related events that cannot be explained conventionally

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Synergy

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cooperative interaction producing greater results

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Syncopation

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temporary irregularity in musical rhythm

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Synopsis

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a short outline

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Synthesize

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to produce artificially

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