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SAT Words 2
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English
10th Grade
04/13/2010

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recluse
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(n) a person who lives alone; shut away from the outside world
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recompense
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(n) a payment
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reconcile
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(v) to bring to agreement; to harmonize; to resolve
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recondite
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(adj) secret; difficult; obscure
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reconnoiter
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(v) to scout
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rectify
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(v) to set right or adjust
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rectitude
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(n) morality; rightness in conduct
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recumbent
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(adj) reclining
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redolent
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(adj) fragrant
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redundant
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(adj) repetitious
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reek
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(v) to smell
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reflective
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(adj) thoughtful
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refute
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(v) to prove to be untrue
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rejuvenate
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(v) to fill with energy, to make young
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relent
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(v) to become gentle, less sever, more forgiving
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relevant
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(adj) bearing upon the matter at hand
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relic
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(n) a surviving trace of a culture no longer in existence
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reminiscent
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(adj) tending to evoke memory; suggestive
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remonstrate
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(v) to protect
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renegade
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(adj) disloyal; traitorous
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repartee
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(n) a witty remark
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repertoire
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(n) an inventory
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reprehensible
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(adj) guilty
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repressive
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(adj) tending to keep down or hold in check
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reprobate
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(n) a wicked; immoral person
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repudiate
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(v) to deny
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repugnant
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(adj) repulsive
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requisite
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(adj) required
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rescind
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(v) to withdraw
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resilient
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(adj) recovering quickly
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restive
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(adj) restless; obstinate; uneasy
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retaliate
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(v) to seek revenge
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retinue
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(n) followers; assistants
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retribution
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(n) a punishment; something done in recompense
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retrospect
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(n) a consideration of past events or circumstances
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revel
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(v) to take great pleasure in
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revere
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(v) to regard as venerable
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revitalize
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(v) to give new life and energy to
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rhapsodize
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(v) to praise
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rhetoric
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(n) the skillful, persuasive use of language
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rhetorical
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(adj) telling; used for style and effect
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ribald
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(adj) course or vulgar in the use of language
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rife
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(adj) widespread
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risible
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(adj) laughable
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risqué
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(adj) improper
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rogue
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(n) a troublemaker
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rotund
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(adj) round in shape, plump, chubby
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ruminate
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(v) to chew on mentally; to ponder; to contemplate
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ruse
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(n) a trick
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ruthless
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(adj) showing no pity or compassion; cruel; merciless
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sacrosanct
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(adj) extremely sacred or inviable
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sagacity
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(n) wisdom
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salacious
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(adj) obscene; lustful
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salient
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(adj) standing out; attracting attention; noticeable
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sallow
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(adj) sickly pale or yellow complexioned
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salubrious
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(adj) favorable to health
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sanctimonious
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(adj) self-righteous
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sanguine
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(adj) optimistic; hopeful
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sapient
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(adj) wise
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sardonic
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(adj) sorrowful; sarcastic
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satiate
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(v) to satisfy completely
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saturnine
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(adj) gloomy
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saunter
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(v) to walk in a leisurely way; to stroll
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savant
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(n) a person of great learning; a scholar
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scavenger
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(n) an animal which feeds on decaying or dead animals
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scintillating
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(adj) sparkling; twinkling; shining
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scoundrel
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(n) a dishonest person, a villain
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scrupulous
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(adj) precise and exacting
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scurrilous
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(adj) course; indecent; abusive
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secluded
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(adj) hidden; removed; withdrawn
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sedate
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(adj) calm
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sedulous
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(ad1) industrious; hard-working
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self-aggrandizement
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(n) the increasing of one's own importance
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semblance
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(n) appearance
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sensuous
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(adj) luxurious
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sepulchral
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(adj) tomblike
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sequester
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(v) to isolate
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seraphic
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(adj) angelic
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serene
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(adj) calm; quiet; peaceful
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servile
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(adj) like a slave; submissive; lacking in spirit
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shackle
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(n) a ring or other fastening for securing wrist or ankle; fetter
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shard
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(n) a fragment of a brittle substance
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shibboleth
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(n) a password; a slogan
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shoal
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(n) a place where a sea, river, or other body of water is shallow
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sinecure
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(n) an easy job
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skeptical
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(adj) distrustful
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skulk
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(v) to move furtively; to sneak
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smirk
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(v) to smile in a self-satisfied way
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solicitous
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(adj) anxious; thoughtful
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solitude
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(n) the state of being or living alone
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solvent
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(n) a liquid capable of dissolving one or more substances; having money
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somber
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(adj) dark; gloomy; dreary
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somnolent
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(adj) sleepy
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sonorous
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(adj) rich and full in sound
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sop
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(n) a bribe; a pacifier
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sophisticated
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(adj) cultured; refined
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sophistry
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(n) a deception; a fallacy
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soporific
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(adj) inducing sleep; tending to dull awareness
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sordid
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(adj) disgraceful
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spartan
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(adj) rigorously self-discipline and self-restrained in lifestyle
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specificity
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(n) precision; definitiveness
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specious
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(adj) false
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spendthrift
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(n) someone who wastes or spends money foolishly
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splenetic
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(adj) irritable
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sporadic
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(adj) appearing or happening at regular intervals
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spurious
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(adj) fake; fraudulent; counterfeit
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squalid
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(adj) filthy
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squandering
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(adj) using or spending foolishly and wastefully
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staccato
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(adj) abrupt, sharp sounds
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staid
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proper; dignified; conservative
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stalwart
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(adj) of outstanding strength; sturdy
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staunch
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(adj) firm; loyal; true
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stoic
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(adj) not effected by or showing emotion; calm; unmoved
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stolid
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(adj) unemotional
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stratagem
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(n) a trick or scheme used to outwit and enemy
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strident
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(adj) loud; noisy; shrill
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studious
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(adj) concerned with study or learning
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stymie
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(v) to frustrate
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suave
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(adj) smooth and courteous
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subjective
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(adj) emotional; not based on external evidence
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sublime
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(adj) ideal
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sub rosa
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(adv) confidentially; secretly
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subside
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(v) to become quiet or less active
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subterfuge
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(n) a trick or device used to conceal, escape, or evade
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subterranean
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(adj) underground
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succinct
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(adj) expressed precisely and concisely
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succor
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(n) comfort, help, aid
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succulent
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(adj) juicy
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sully
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(v) to spoil; to soil
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sumptuous
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(adj) exceptionally rich and luxurious; costly
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supercilious
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(adj) looking down or treating others in a proud, superior way
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superfluous
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(adj) unnecessary
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supplication
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(n) an appeal
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surfeited
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(adj) overly, excessively, nauseatingly full
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surmise
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(v) to conclude based on scanty advice; to guess
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surreptitious
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(adj) secret; stealthy
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sustenance
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(n) food; nourishment
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svelte
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(adj) slim
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sybarite
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(n) a pleasure-seeker
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sycophant
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(n) one who tries to win favor by flattering an influential person
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syntax
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(n) the way words are arranged
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