export_gre 30003500 Flashcards
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razed
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erase; destroy
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rebuffed
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refused bluntly
“Whenever Daru makes a perverted request, Kurisa REBUFFS on behalf of herself and Mayushi.”
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Rebuked
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Criticized sharply, scolded
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Recalcitrant
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having an uncooperative attitude toward authority or discipline
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Recapitulate
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Verb
To repeat in concise form
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RECIDIVISM
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(N.) A tendency to relapse into a previous behavior, especially criminal behavior
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recondite
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abtruse, conceal
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recrimination
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a bitter counteraccusation, or the act of making a bitter counteraccusation
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rectitude
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moral uprightness; correctness of behavior
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Redolent
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Having a pleasant odor; fragrant
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Redoubtable
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Causing fear or extreme respect; intimidating
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Redress
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Make right
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refectory
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Noun-dinning hall
Example, The refectory in my friend’s house is outstanding.
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refulgent
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shining, radiating
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Regal
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Fit for royalty
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Regicide
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sanctioned killing of those in power
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Rejoinder
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(Noun) Response
Patrick tried desperately to think of a clever rejoinder to Marianna’s joke, but he couldn’t.
RETORT RIPOSTE
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remiss
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negligent in performing a duty
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remonstrance
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(n)
the act of protesting or objecting
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Remunerative
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affording remuneration; profitable
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rendered
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provide, give, contribute.
submit, send in.
paint, draw, depict.
make, cause to be or become.
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Reparations
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Pay to cover the destruction caused by war
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Repartee
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Noun; A quick, witty reply.
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repast
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a meal; food and drink for a meal
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Repined
To be fretfully disco tented; fret; complain.
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replete
full or splendid to the utmost; gorge
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repository
place for storage
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Reprehensible
Deserving of reproof, rebuke, or censure; blameworthy
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reprisal
revenge
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reprises
larger sections to be repeated can be played as often as desired
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reproach
VERB- to find a fault, blame
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Reprobate
A depraved or wicked person, a person harden by sin
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Reprobation
disapproval, condemnation, or censure.
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reproved
reprimand or scold someone
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repudiate
to disown; to deny
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requiem
(n)
| a solemn mass sung for the dead
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requited
reciprocated, repaid, rewarded, retaliated, avenged
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Rescinded
Withdrawn; cancelled
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respite
period of temporary delay or rest
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resplendent
dazzling and brilliant in appearence
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restitution
(n.) the act of restoring someone or something to the rightful owner or to a former state or position; making good on a loss or damage
compensation, reimbursement, redress, restoration
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restive
impatient or uneasy
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Retentive
Able to hold, keep, or recall, retaining knowledge easily.
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reticent
habitually silent or uncommunicative; reserved; taciturn
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retinue
group of followers or assistants attending a distinguished person
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retrench
to cut down or reduce expenses
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revelry
lively and noisy festivities, esp. when these involve drinking a large amount of alcohol: sounds of revelry issued into the night | New Year revelries.
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Reverent
Adj- deeply respectful Synonym: devout, worshipful
Antonym: irreverent, disrespectful
Ex. In the presence of the king, she was reverent in speaking only when spoken to by the king.
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reverie
being lost in ones thoughts, daydream
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reviled
v. to attack with abusive language; to call insulting names
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revulsion
intense disgust
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Rhapsody
exalted or excessively enthusiastic expression of feeling in speech or writing
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Rhetoric
The deliberate exploitation of eloquence for the most persuasive effect in public speaking or in writing.
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ribald
offensive crude
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Rider
A provision added to a piece of legislation not germane to the bills purpose.
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rife
Common, prevalent, widespread, happening often; full abounding; plentiful, abundant, replete
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Rile
(Verb) To make someone annoyed/irritated
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Rigor
A condition that makes life difficult. Strictness or severity
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rivulet
small stream
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rocco
ornamental late baroque style of decoration with asymmetrical patterns. excessively ornate
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Roil
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VERB
To make (a liquid) muddy or cloudy by stirring up sediment. To displease or disturb; vex
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I roil my remaining miso soup in a perfunctory fashion as I wait for my sesame chicken.
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roseate
adj.--bright, cheerful, or optimistic
sanguine, bright, buoyant, favorable, auspicious, propitious
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Rostrum
A raised platform for public speaking
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rotundity
adjective- roundness, chubbiness, plumpness
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rubric
n. title or heading; category; established mode of procedure or conduct; protocol
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ruddy
a healthy reddish color for outdoor life
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Rue
Verb. to regret, be sorry for
Noun. a feeling of regret
Synonyms: (v.) lament, repent
Antonyms: (v.) cherish
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ruffian
a gangster or thug
| a tough or rowdy person; a troublemaker
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Runic
adj. Mysterious or secret in meaning
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Rusticate
To move a person to the country; to accustom to country life
ex. in order to break Alisson of her city slicker ways, we rusticated her.
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saccharine
adj- overly or sickenly sweet; affectedly agreeable or friendly; overly sentimental
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Sacrosanct
Most sacred or holy
| Adjective
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sadistic
taking pleasure in causing pain
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sagacious
showing keen mental discernment and good judgment
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salacious
adj. lustful, lascivious, bawdy, obscene
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sallow
of sickly, pale, yellowish color
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salutary
beneficial, healthy
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sanctimonious
holier-than-thou
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sanguinary
full of or characterized by bloodsher; bloody
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Sanguine
cheerfully optimistic , hopeful, or confident: a sanguine disposition (adj)
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sardonic
(adj) scornful or bitter; sarcastic
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sartorial
adj. of or pertaining to a tailor, having to do with clothes or dress
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sated
satisfied fully; filled with excess
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sated
satisfied fully; filled with excess
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satiated
overly full
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Satire
Literature that makes fun of social conventions or conditions, usually to evoke change.
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saturnine
sluggish, gloomy, grave
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satyr
half men half horse
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SCABBARD
CASE OF A SWORD OR DAGGER
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Scad
(n) a great quantity
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scanty
barely sufficient
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scintilla
shred; least bit
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scintillated
b: emitted light
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scotch
v. stamp out, thwart, hinder
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Scourge
Cause of serious trouble or great suffering
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Scruple
to hesitate because of doubt or uneasiness
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scrupulous
extremely careful to do the precisely right, proper, or correct thing
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scurrilous
making scandalous claims about someone with the intentions of damaging their reputation
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scurvy
low; mean; vile; contemptible
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seamy
disreputable
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Secession
The act of formally withdrawing from membership in an alliance.
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secrete
v. to put or keep in a hiding place; to conceal
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Sect
A loosely organized, nonbureaucratic religious organization with nonprofessional leadership that actively rejects the social environment in which it exists
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Sedition
Rebellion
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Sedulous
Adj. Showing dedication to something
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Seething
Overflowing with anger or in a state of agitation
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seine
n. a large net hung out and dragged to catch fish
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semblance
a likeness, an outward appearance, an apparition
| Synonyms: appearance, air, aura, veneer, facade
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sententious
abounding in pithy aphorisms or maxims: a sententious book.
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Sentient
Creatures that experience pain and pleasure
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sepulcher
grave; tomb
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Sere
Dry and withered - heat. (adj)
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Sextant
sixth part
sex-six
ant-part
noun
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shirk
to evade or dodge, loud shrill
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shyster
A person, esp. a lawyer, who uses unscrupulous, fraudulent, or deceptive methods in business
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shyster
A person, esp. a lawyer, who uses unscrupulous, fraudulent, or deceptive methods in business
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Sidereal
Time pertaining to stars and their position ; telling time by the stars
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simian
adj. relating to monkey
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sinewy
stringy; tough
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sinuous
having many curves, bends or turns
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skinflint
miser
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skulduggery
n. Informal underhand dealing; trickery.
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Skulked
Lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner
= lurk
Avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill
= malinger
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slag
(n.) metal waste from smelting, which is a melting process to separate impurities from metal
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Slake
quench; satisfy
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slipshod
characterized by a lack of care, thought, or organization
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sluice
artificial channel for directing or controlling the flow of water
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Smelted
Is a form of extractive metallurgy ; its main use is to produce a metal from its ore .
Smelting uses heat and a chemical reducing agent to decompose the ore, driving off other elements as gasses or slag and leaving just the metal behind.
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sodden
adj- soaked with liquid or moisture; expressionless, dull; spiritless, listless
syn. -drenched, waterlogged, saturated
ant. -parched, arid
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sojourn
to reside somewhere temporarily
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solder
v. repair or make whole by using a metal alloy
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Solecism
a grammatical mistake in speech or writing
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Solemnity
Serious or solemn observance or ceremonial proceeding
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solicit
ask for in formal way, earnestly
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Solicitous
Eager to help; asking if one can help
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Soliloquy
A talking to oneself; the discourse of a person speaking to himself, whether alone or in the presence of others. It gives the illusion of being unspoken reflections.
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solvent
capable of meeting financial obligations
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sommambulist
sleep walker
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somnolent
sleepy or sleep inducing
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sonorous
adj. having a full deep sound
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Sophist
Someone who can weave words and manipulate. Philosopher, someone who talks like they know because of pretension but does not actually know what they are talking about.
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sophistry
Cleverly deceptive reasoning or argument.
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sophomoric
adjective
| conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature
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soporific
(adj) tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy
(n) something that includes sleep
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sordid
involving ignoble actions and motives
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spangle
( a small piece of shiny metal or plastic sewn on to clothes to give them a shining effect)
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spate
rush, flood
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Specious
something you believe to be true but later find out to be false.
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Spendthrift
A person known for spending money unwisely
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sphinx-like
enigmatic; mysterious.
The Mona Lisa's SPHINX-LIKE expression has intrigued and mystified art lover for centuries.
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spoonerisms
switching the initial sounds of two words
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Sportive
playful, merry
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Spurious
adj. - not genuine, false; bogus
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staccato
separated, detached style
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staid
serious and dignified; quiet or subdued in character or conduct
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stalwart
(adj.) strong and sturdy; brave; resolute; (n.) a brave, strong person; a strong supporter; one who takes an uncompromising position
SYNONYMS: (adj.) sturdy, stout, intrepid, valiant; (n.) mainstay
ANTONYMS: (adj.) weak, infirm, irresolute, vacillating
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Stanch
Verb:
1. Stop or restrict (a flow of blood) from a wound.
2. Stop the flow of blood from (a wound).
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statutory
pertaining to the law
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steadfast
faithful
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Stern
* adj. not kindly or gentle; harsh-looking
* v. stop the flow
* n. the back end of a boat
* syn. severe, firm; the rear
* ant. tender; the bow
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Stentorian
describing a voice that is loud and powerful
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stigma
a social marker that brings shame to a person
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stilted
bombastic; stiffly pompous; Ex. stilted rhetoric; CF. stiff: formal
synonyms: clumsy, gauche, graceless, inelegant, rough-hewn, rustic ( also rustical), stiff, awkward, uncomfortable, uneasy, ungraceful, wooden
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Stinted
Spare in growth; stunted
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Stint
(v.) to limit l, be sparing or frugal. (n.) a limit or restriction. A fixed share of work or duty.
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Stippling
A technique that uses patterns of dots to create values and value gradation.
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stipulate
(v. ) to specify a required part of an agreement
| syn: require
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Stratagem
a plan used to deceive or outwit
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STRICTURE
adverse criticism (literally, tightening); censure
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Strident
commanding attention by a loud or obtrusive quality
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Stultified
To cause to appear or be of unsound mind and hence not responsible.
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Stupefied
Verb
To put into a state of little or no sensibility; benumb the faculties of; put into a stupor
To overwhelm with amazement; astound; astonish
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stygian
adjinfernal;
especially dark and gloomy
from styx, river of the lower world into Hades (hell)
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Subaltern
Subordinate, of low rank. Used to indicate the oppressed or marginalized status of persons or groups in the Third World.
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Suavity
Polite and charming, especially in a way that seems affected or insincere ;;pleasingly dressed; smoothly agreeable quality
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subjugate
to conquer by force, bring under complete control
s- subdue, vanquish, master
a- be conquered, submit, surrender
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Sublimate -
V. Behavior
To make purer or more acceptable
The scientist had to sublimate his fear of bugs In order to do the field research for his project.
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subliminal
a stimulus below the absolute threshold for conscious awareness
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Suborned
induced to commit an unlawful act.
S: Manipulate
A: Self-generated
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Subsistence
The quest for food, livelihood
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substantiate
v. to support with proof or evidence
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substantive
real, actual, in large quantity
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subsumed
include or absorb something/become part of something
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Subterfuge
deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade.
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succor
aid in a time of need
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succulent
juicy; having thick, fleshy leaves and stems that hold water
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suffragist
any person who supports or works for the right of women to vote
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suffused
spread out, interject, cover
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Sullied
- soiled, tarnished
| - Her reputation was sullied by the awful rumors.
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Sultry
oppressively hot and close, or moist
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Sumptuous
(adj) costly, rich, magnificent
| LAVISH, OPULENT, MUNIFICENT, SPLENDID
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Sundry
Various, several, miscellaneous
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Sunder
to separate; part; divide; sever
verb (used with object)
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superannuated
retired or disqualified because of age or infirmity
antiquated; obsolete
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supercilious
disdainful, haughty and aloof
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Supererogatory
* above and beyond the call of duty
* always permissible
* never obligatory
* morally good
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superfluous
unnecessary, not needed, surplus or excessive
