vocabulary s cont.

Question 1

spontaneous

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infrequent, irregular

Question 2

sporadic

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frolicsome, playful

Question 3

sportive

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lively, animated, energetic

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sprightly

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to prod

Question 5

spur (v)

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lacking authenticity; counterfeit, false

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spurious

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to reject or refuse contemptuously; scorn

Question 7

spurn

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filthy; morally repulsive

Question 8

squalid

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to waste

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squander

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marked by abrupt, clear cut sounds

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staccato

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immobile, stale

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stagnant

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self restrained to the point of dullness

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staid

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to hunt, pursue

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stalk (v)

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group of trees

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stand (n)

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bare, empty, vacant

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stark

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motionless state; standstill

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stasis

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to smother or suffocate; suppress

Question 17

stifle

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mark of disgrace or inferiority

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stigma

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stiff, unnatural

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stilted

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period of time spent doing something

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stint (n)

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to be sparing or frugal

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stint (v)

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allowance; fixed amount of money paid regularly

Question 22

stipend

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enclosed area forming defensive wall

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stockade

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indifferent to or unaffected by emotions

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stoic

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having or showing little emotion

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stolid

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trick designed to deceive an enemy

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stratagem

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to arrange into layers

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stratify

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something that restrains; negative criticism

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stricture

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loud, harsh, unpleasantly noisy

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strident

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imposing severe, rigorous standards

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stringent

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to impare or reduce to uselessness

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stultify

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having arrested growth or development

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stunted

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to dull the senses of; stun, astonish

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stupefy

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to fashion, formalize

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stylize

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to block or thwart

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stymie

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smoothly gracious or polite; blandly ingratiating

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suave

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suppressed, stifled

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subdued

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dependence, obedience, submission

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subjection

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to conquer, subdue; enslave

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subjugate

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awe-inspiring; of high spiritual or moral value

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sublime

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subconscious; imperceptible

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subliminal

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tending to be meek and submit

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submissive

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notice ordering someone to appear in court

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subpoena

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following in time or order

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subsequent

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trick or tactic used to avoid something

Question 45

subterfuge

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hidden, secret; underground

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subterranean

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hard to detect or describe; perceptive

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subtle

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to undermine or corrupt

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subvert

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terse, brief, concise

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succinct

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juicy; full of vitality or freshness

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succulent

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bearable

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sufferable

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one who advocates extended voting rights

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suffragist

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brooding, gloomy

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sullen

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to soil, stain, tarnish; taint

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sully

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lavish, splendid

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sumptuous

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too old, obsolete, outdated

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superannuated

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arrogant, haughty, overbearing, condescending

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supercilious

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hasty; shallow and phony

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superficial

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extra, more than necessary

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superfluous

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to take the place of; replace

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supersede

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to direct or oversee the work of others

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supervise

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to replace, substitute

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supplant

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flexible, pliant

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supple

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one who asks humbly and earnestly

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supplicant

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excessive amount

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surfeit

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rude and bad-tempered

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surly

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to make an educated guess

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surmise

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to conquer, overcome

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surmount

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to do better than, be superior to

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surpass

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excess

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surplus

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characterized by secrecy

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surreptitious

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to examine in a comprehensive way

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survey (v)

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vulnerable, unprotected

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susceptible

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to defer, interrupt; dangle, hang

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suspend

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support, uphold; endure, undergo

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sustain

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having a dark complexion

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swarthy

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person devoted to pleasure and luxury

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sybarite

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self-serving flatterer, yes-man

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sycophant

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outline of a course

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syllabus

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cooperation, mutual helpfulness

Question 80

symbiosis

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meeting with short presentations on related topics

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symposium

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temporary irregularity in musical rhythm

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syncopation

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plot summary

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synopsis

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blend, combination

Question 84

synthesis

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artificial, imitation