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WL 39 Flashcards

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simpering

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adj. smirking

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sirocco

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n. warm. sultry wind blown from Africa to southern Europe

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skeptic

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n. doubter; person who suspends judgment until he has examined the evidence supporting a point of view

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slander

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n. defamation; utterance of false and malicious statements

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slattern

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n. untidy or slovenly person

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sleight

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n. dexterity

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slither

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v. slip or slide

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sluice

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n. artificial channel for directing or controlling the flow of water

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smattering

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n. slight knowledge

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sobriquet

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n. nickname

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solace

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n. comfort in trouble

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somatic

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adj. pertaining to the body; physical

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sophist

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n. teacher of philosophy; quibbler; employer of fallacious reasoning

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sophistication

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n. artificiality; unnaturalness; act of employing sophistry in reasoning

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sophomoric

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adj. immature; shallow

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soporific

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n. sleep producer

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spate

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n. sudden flood

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spatula

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n. broad-bladed instrument used for spreading or mixing

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spectrum

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n. colored band produced when beam of light passes through a prism

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spoliation

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n. pillaging; depredation

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spoonerism

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n. accidental transposition of sounds in successive words

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spume

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n. froth; foam

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staccato

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adj. played in an abrupt manner; marked by abrupt sharp sound

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stalemate

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n. deadlock

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stalwart

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adj. strong, brawny; steadfast

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statutory

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adj. created by statute or legislative action

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stereotyped

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adj. fixed and unvarying representation

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stertorous

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adj. having a snoring sound

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stigma

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n. token of disgrace; brand

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stilted

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adj. bombastic; inflated

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stratum

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n. layer of earth’s surface; layer of society

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stultify

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v. cause to appear foolish or consistent

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suave

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adj. smooth; bland

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subjective

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adj. occurring or taking place within the subject; unreal

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subliminal

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adj. below the threshold

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subsidy

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n. direct financial aid by government, etc.

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substantive

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adj. essential; pertaining to the substance

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sudorific

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adj. pertaining to perspiration

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sumptuary

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adj. limiting or regulating expenditures

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superimpose

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v. place over something else

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supernal

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adj. heavenly; celestial

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supernumerary

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n. person or thing in excess of what is necessary; extra

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supple

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adj. flexible; pliant

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suppurate

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v. create pus

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suture

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n. stitches sewn to hold the cut edges of a wound or incision; material used in sewing

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syllogism

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n. logical formula utilizing a major premise, a minor premise and a conclusion

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symmetry

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n. arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained; congruity

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talon

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n. claw of bird

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tantamount

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adj. equal

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tarantula

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n. venomous spider

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tarn

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n. small mountain lake

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tatterdemalion

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n. ragged fellow

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taut

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adj. tight; ready

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tautology

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n. unnecessary repetition; pleonasm

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teleology

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n. belief that a final purpose or design exists for the presence of individual beings or of the universe itself

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temerarious

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tenacity

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n. firmness; persistency; adhesiveness

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tendentious

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adj. having an aim; designated to further a cause

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tenebrous

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adj. dark; gloomy

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tergiversation

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n. evasion; fickleness

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