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Words 4200 - 4400 Flashcards

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Slothful

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Adj

Lazy

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Sluggard

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Noun

A person habitually lazy or idle

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Socialism

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Noun

A theory of civil polity that aims to secure the reconstruction of society.

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Sol

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Noun

The sun

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Solecism

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Noun

Any violation of established rules or customs.

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Solicitor

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Noun

One who represents a client in court of justice; an attorney.

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Solicitude

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Noun

Uneasiness of mind occasioned by desire, anxiety or fear.

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Solvent

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Adjective

Having sufficient funds to pay all debts.

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Somber

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Adjective

Gloomy

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Somniferous

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Adjective

Tending to produce sleep

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Somnolence

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Noun

Oppressive drowsiness

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Somnolent

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Adjective

Sleepy

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Sonata

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Noun

An instrumental composition

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Sonorous

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Adjective

Resonant

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Soothsayer

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Noun

One who claims to have supernatural insight or foresight.

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Sophistry

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Noun

Reasoning sound in appearance only, especially when designedly deceptive.

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Soprano

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Noun

A woman’s or boy’s voice of high range.

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Sordid

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Adjective

Of degraded character or nature.

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Spartan

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Adjective

Exceptionally brave; rigorously severe.

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Spasmodic

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Adjective

Convulsive

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Specie

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Noun

A coin or coins of gold, silver, copper or other metal.

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Specious

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Adjective

Plausible

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Specter

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Noun

Apparition.

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Speculator

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Noun

One who makes an investment that involves a risk of loss but also a chance of profit.

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Spurious

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Adjective

Not genuine.

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Squalid

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Adjective

Having a dirty, mean, poverty stricken appearance.

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Stagy

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Adjective

Having a theatrical manner.

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Staid

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Adjective

Of a steady and sober character.

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Stallion

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Noun

An uncastrated male horse, commonly one kept for breeding.

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Stanchion

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Noun

A vertical bar, or a pair of bars, used to confine cattle in a stall.

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Stanza

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Noun

A group of rimed lines, usually forming one of a series of similar divisions in a poem.

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Statecraft

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Noun

The art of conducting state affairs.

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Statuesque

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Adjective

Having the grace, pose, or quietude of a statue.

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Statuette

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Noun

A figurine

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Steppe

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Noun

One of the extensive plains in Russia and siberia.

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Sterling

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adj

Genuine

37
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Stiletto

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Noun

A small dagger

38
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Stingy

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Adjective

Cheap, unwilling to spend money.

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Stoicism

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Noun

The principles or the practice of the stoics - being very even tempered in success or failure.

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Stolid

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Adjective

Expressing no power of feeling or perceiving.

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Stratagem

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Noun

Any clever trick or device for obtaining an advantage.

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Stripling

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Noun

A mere youth

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Stultify

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Verb

To give an appearance of foolishness to.

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Stupor

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Noun

Profound lethargy.

45
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Suasion

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Noun

The act of persuading

46
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Sub acid

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Adjective

Somewhat sharp or biting.

47
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Subjection

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Noun

The act of bringing into a state of submission.

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Subjugate

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Verb

To conquer.

49
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Substantive

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Adjective

Solif

50
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Subtend

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Verb

To extend opposite to

51
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Subterfuge

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Noun

Evasion

52
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Subtrahend

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Noun

That which is to be subtracted.

53
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Subversion

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Noun

An overthrow, as from the foundation.

54
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Subvert

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Verb

To bring to ruin.

55
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Succinct

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Adjective

Concise

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Suffrage

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Noun

The right or privilege of voting.

57
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Suffuse

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Verb

To cover or fill the surface of.

58
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Suggestive

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Adjective

Stimulating to thought or reflection.

59
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Sumptuous

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Adjective

Rich and costly

60
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Superannuate

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Verb

To become deteriorated or incapacitated by long service.

61
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Supercilious

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Adjective

Exhibiting haughty and careless contempt.

62
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Superfluous

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Adjective

Being more than is needed.

63
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Supplant

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Verb

To take the place of.

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Supple

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Adjective

Easily bent.

65
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Supplicant

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Noun

One who asks humbly and earnestly.

66
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Supplicate

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Verb

To beg

67
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Surety

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Noun

Security for payment or performance.

68
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Surfeit

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Verb

To feed to fullness or to satiety.

69
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Surmise

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Verb

To conjecture

70
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Surreptitious

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Adjective

Clandestine

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Surrogate

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Noun

One who or that which is substituted for it appointed to act in place of another.

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Surveyor

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Noun

A land-measurer

73
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Susceptibility

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Noun

A specific capability of feeling or emotion.

74
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Sustenance

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Noun

Food.

75
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Swarthy

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Adjective

Having a dark hue, especially a dark or sunburned complexion.

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Sybarite

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Noun

A luxurious person

77
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Sycophant

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Noun

A servile flatterer, especially of those in authority or influence.

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Syllabic

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Adjective

Consisting of that which is uttered in a single vocal impulse.

79
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Syllabication

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Noun

Division of words into that which is uttered in a single vocal impulse.

80
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Sylph

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Noun

A slender, graceful young woman or girl.

81
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symphonic

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Adjective

Characterised by a harmonious or agreeable mingling of sounds.

82
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Symphonious

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Adjective

Marked by a harmonious or agreeable mingling of sounds.

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Synchronism

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Noun

Simultaneousness.

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