SAT-Vocab-9 Flashcards
(500 cards)
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recruit (v.)
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To enlist men for military or naval service.
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rectify (v.)
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To correct.
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rectitude (n.)
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The quality of being upright in principles and conduct.
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recuperate (v.)
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To recover.
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recur (v.)
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To happen again or repeatedly, especially at regular intervals.
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recure (v.)
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To cure again.
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recurrent (adj.)
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Returning from time to time, especially at regular or stated intervals.
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redemption (n.)
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The recovery of what is mortgaged or pledged, by paying the debt.
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redolent (adj.)
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Smelling sweet and agreeable.
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redolence (n.)
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Smelling sweet and agreeable.
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redoubtable (adj.)
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Formidable.
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redound (n.)
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Rebound.
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redress (v.)
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To set right, as a wrong by compensation or the punishment of the wrong-doer.
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reducible (adj.)
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That may be reduced.
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redundance (n.)
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Excess.
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redundant (adj.)
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Constituting an excess.
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reestablish (v.)
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To restore.
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refer (v.)
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To direct or send for information or other purpose.
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referrer (n.)
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One who refers.
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referable (adj.)
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Ascribable.
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referee (n.)
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An umpire.
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refinery (n.)
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A place where some crude material, as sugar or petroleum, is purified.
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reflectible (adj.)
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Capable of being turned back.
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reflection (n.)
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The throwing off or back of light, heat, sound, or any form of energy that travels in waves.
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reflector (n.)
A mirror, as of metal, for reflecting light, heat, or sound in a particular direction.
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reflexible (adj.)
Capable of being reflected.
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reform (n.)
Change for the better.
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reformer (n.)
One who carries out a reform.
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refract (v.)
To bend or turn from a direct course.
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refractory (adj.)
Not amenable to control.
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refragable (adj.)
Capable of being refuted.
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refringency (n.)
Power to refract.
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refringent (adj.)
Having the power to refract.
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refusal (n.)
Denial of what is asked.
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refute (v.)
To prove to be wrong.
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regale (v.)
To give unusual pleasure.
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regalia (n.)
pl. The emblems of royalty.
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regality (n.)
Royalty.
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regenerate (v.)
To reproduce.
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regent (n.)
One who is lawfully deputized to administer the government for the time being in the name of the ruler.
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regicide (n.)
The killing of a king or sovereign.
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regime (n.)
Particular conduct or administration of affairs.
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regimen (n.)
A systematized order or course of living with reference to food, clothing and personal habits.
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regiment (n.)
A body of soldiers.
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regnant (adj.)
Exercising royal authority in one's own right.
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regress (v.)
To return to a former place or condition.
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regretful (adj.)
Feeling, expressive of, or full of regret.
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rehabilitate (v.)
To restore to a former status, capacity, right rank, or privilege.
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reign (v.)
To hold and exercise sovereign power.
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reimburse (v.)
To pay back as an equivalent of what has been expended.
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rein (n.)
A step attached to the bit for controlling a horse or other draft-animal.
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reinstate (v.)
To restore to a former state, station, or authority.
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reiterate (v.)
To say or do again and again.
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rejoin (v.)
To reunite after separation.
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rejuvenate (v.)
To restore to youth.
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rejuvenescence (n.)
A renewal of youth.
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relapse (v.)
To suffer a return of a disease after partial recovery.
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relegate (v.)
To send off or consign, as to an obscure position or remote destination.
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relent (v.)
To yield.
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relevant (adj.)
Bearing upon the matter in hand.
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reliance (n.)
Dependence.
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reliant (adj.)
Having confidence.
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relinquish (v.)
To give up using or having.
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reliquary (n.)
A casket, coffer, or repository in which relics are kept.
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relish (v.)
To like the taste or savor of.
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reluctance (n.)
Unwillingness.
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reluctant (adj.)
Unwilling.
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remembrance (n.)
Recollection.
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reminiscence (n.)
The calling to mind of incidents within the range of personal knowledge or experience.
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reminiscent (adj.)
Pertaining to the recollection of matters of personal interest.
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remiss (adj.)
Negligent.
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remission (n.)
Temporary diminution of a disease.
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remodel (v.)
Reconstruct.
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remonstrance (n.)
Reproof.
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remonstrant (adj.)
Having the character of a reproof.
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remonstrate (v.)
To present a verbal or written protest to those who have power to right or prevent a wrong.
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remunerate (v.)
To pay or pay for.
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remuneration (n.)
Compensation.
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Renaissance (n.)
The revival of letters, and then of art, which marks the transition from medieval to modern time.
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rendezvous (n.)
A prearranged place of meeting.
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rendition (n.)
Interpretation.
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renovate (v.)
To restore after deterioration, as a building.
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renunciation (n.)
An explicit disclaimer of a right or privilege.
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reorganize (v.)
To change to a more satisfactory form of organization.
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reparable (adj.)
Capable of repair.
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reparation (n.)
The act of making amends, as for an injury, loss, or wrong.
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repartee (n.)
A ready, witty, or apt reply.
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repeal (v.)
To render of no further effect.
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repel (v.)
To force or keep back in a manner, physically or mentally.
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repellent (adj.)
Having power to force back in a manner, physically or mentally.
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repentance (n.)
Sorrow for something done or left undone, with desire to make things right by undoing the wrong.
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repertory (n.)
A place where things are stored or gathered together.
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repetition (n.)
The act of repeating.
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repine (v.)
To indulge in fretfulness and faultfinding.
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replenish (v.)
To fill again, as something that has been emptied.
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replete (adj.)
Full to the uttermost.
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replica (n.)
A duplicate executed by the artist himself, and regarded, equally with the first, as an original.
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repository (n.)
A place in which goods are stored.
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reprehend (v.)
To find fault with.
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reprehensible (adj.)
Censurable.
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reprehension (n.)
Expression of blame.
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repress (v.)
To keep under restraint or control.
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repressible (adj.)
Able to be kept under restraint or control.
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reprieve (v.)
To grant a respite from punishment to.
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reprimand (v.)
To chide or rebuke for a fault.
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reprisal (n.)
Any infliction or act by way of retaliation on an enemy.
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reprobate (n.)
One abandoned to depravity and sin.
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reproduce (v.)
To make a copy of.
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reproduction (n.)
The process by which an animal or plant gives rise to another of its kind.
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reproof (n.)
An expression of disapproval or blame personally addressed to one censured.
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repudiate (v.)
To refuse to have anything to do with.
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repugnance (n.)
Thorough dislike.
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repugnant (adj.)
Offensive to taste and feeling.
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repulse (n.)
The act of beating or driving back, as an attacking or advancing enemy.
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repulsive (adj.)
Grossly offensive.
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repute (v.)
To hold in general opinion.
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requiem (n.)
A solemn mass sung for the repose of the souls of the dead.
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requisite (adj.)
Necessary.
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requital (n.)
Adequate return for good or ill.
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requite (v.)
To repay either good or evil to, as to a person.
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rescind (v.)
To make void, as an act, by the enacting authority or a superior authority.
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reseat (v.)
To place in position of office again.
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resemblance (n.)
Similarity in quality or form.
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resent (v.)
To be indignant at, as an injury or insult.
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reservoir (n.)
A receptacle where a quantity of some material, especially of a liquid or gas, may be kept.
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residue (n.)
A remainder or surplus after a part has been separated or otherwise treated.
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resilience (n.)
The power of springing back to a former position
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resilient (adj.)
Having the quality of springing back to a former position.
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resistance (n.)
The exertion of opposite effort or effect.
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resistant (adj.)
Offering or tending to produce resistance.
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resistive (adj.)
Having or exercising the power of resistance.
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resistless (adj.)
Powerless.
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resonance (n.)
The quality of being able to reinforce sound by sympathetic vibrations.
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resonance (adj.)
Able to reinforce sound by sympathetic vibrations.
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resonate (v.)
To have or produce resonance.
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resource (n.)
That which is restored to, relied upon, or made available for aid or support.
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respite (n.)
Interval of rest.
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resplendent (adj.)
Very bright.
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respondent (adj.)
Answering.
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restitution (n.)
Restoration of anything to the one to whom it properly belongs.
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resumption (n.)
The act of taking back, or taking again.
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resurgent (adj.)
Surging back or again.
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resurrection (n.)
A return from death to life
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resuscitate (v.)
To restore from apparent death.
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retaliate (v.)
To repay evil with a similar evil.
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retch (v.)
To make an effort to vomit.
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retention (n.)
The keeping of a thing within one's power or possession.
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reticence (n.)
The quality of habitually keeping silent or being reserved in utterance.
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reticent (adj.)
Habitually keeping silent or being reserved in utterance.
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retinue (n.)
The body of persons who attend a person of importance in travel or public appearance.
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retort (n.)
A retaliatory speech.
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retouch (v.)
To modify the details of.
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retrace (v.)
To follow backward or toward the place of beginning, as a track or marking.
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retract (v.)
To recall or take back (something that one has said).
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retrench (v.)
To cut down or reduce in extent or quantity.
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retrieve (v.)
To recover something by searching.
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retroactive (adj.)
Operative on, affecting, or having reference to past events, transactions, responsibilities.
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retrograde (v.)
To cause to deteriorate or to move backward.
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retrogression (n.)
A going or moving backward or in a reverse direction.
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retrospect (n.)
A view or contemplation of something past.
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retrospective (adj.)
Looking back on the past.
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reunite (v.)
To unite or join again, as after separation.
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revelation (n.)
A disclosing, discovering, or making known of what was before secret, private, or unknown.
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revere (v.)
To regard with worshipful veneration.
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reverent (adj.)
Humble.
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reversion (n.)
A return to or toward some former state or condition.
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revert (v.)
To return, or turn or look back, as toward a former position or the like.
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revile (v.)
To heap approach or abuse upon.
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revisal (n.)
Revision.
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revise (v.)
To examine for the correction of errors, or for the purpose of making changes.
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revocation (n.)
Repeal.
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revoke (v.)
To rescind.
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rhapsody (n.)
Rapt or rapturous utterance.
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rhetoric (n.)
The art of discourse.
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rhetorician (n.)
A showy writer or speaker.
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ribald (adj.)
Indulging in or manifesting coarse indecency or obscenity.
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riddance (n.)
The act or ridding or delivering from something undesirable.
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ridicule (n.)
Looks or acts expressing amused contempt.
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ridiculous (adj.)
Laughable and contemptible.
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rife (adj.)
Abundant.
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righteousness (n.)
Rectitude.
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rightful (adj.)
Conformed to a just claim according to established laws or usage.
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rigmarole (n.)
Nonsense.
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rigor (n.)
Inflexibility.
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rigorous (adj.)
Uncompromising.
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ripplet (n.)
A small ripple, as of water.
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risible (adj.)
capable of exciting laughter.
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rivulet (n.)
A small stream or brook.
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robust (adj.)
Characterized by great strength or power of endurance.
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rondo (n.)
A musical composition during which the first part or subject is repeated several times.
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rookery (n.)
A place where crows congregate to breed.
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rotary (adj.)
Turning around its axis, like a wheel, or so constructed as to turn thus.
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rotate (v.)
To cause to turn on or as on its axis, as a wheel.
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rote (n.)
Repetition of words or sounds as a means of learning them, with slight attention.
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rotund (adj.)
Round from fullness or plumpness.
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rudimentary (adj.)
Being in an initial, early, or incomplete stage of development.
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rue (v.)
To regret extremely.
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ruffian (adj.)
A lawless or recklessly brutal fellow.
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ruminant (adj.)
Chewing the cud.
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ruminate (v.)
To chew over again, as food previously swallowed and regurgitated.
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rupture (v.)
To separate the parts of by violence.
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rustic (adj.)
Characteristic of dwelling in the country.
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ruth (n.)
Sorrow for another's misery.
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sacrifice (v.)
To make an offering of to deity, especially by presenting on an altar.
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sacrificial (adj.)
Offering or offered as an atonement for sin.
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sacrilege (n.)
The act of violating or profaning anything sacred.
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sacrilegious (adj.)
Impious.
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safeguard (v.)
To protect.
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sagacious (adj.)
Able to discern and distinguish with wise perception.
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salacious (adj.)
Having strong sexual desires.
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salience (n.)
The condition of standing out distinctly.
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salient (adj.)
Standing out prominently.
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saline (adj.)
Constituting or consisting of salt.
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salutary (adj.)
Beneficial.
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salutation (n.)
Any form of greeting, hailing, or welcome, whether by word or act.
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salutatory (n.)
The opening oration at the commencement in American colleges.
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salvage (n.)
Any act of saving property.
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salvo (n.)
A salute given by firing all the guns, as at the funeral of an officer.
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sanctimonious (adj.)
Making an ostentatious display or hypocritical pretense of holiness or piety.
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sanction (v.)
To approve authoritatively.
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sanctity (n.)
Holiness.
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sanguinary (adj.)
Bloody.
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sanguine (adj.)
Having the color of blood.
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sanguineous (adj.)
Consisting of blood.
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sapid (adj.)
Affecting the sense of taste.
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sapience (n.)
Deep wisdom or knowledge.
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sapient (adj.)
Possessing wisdom.
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sapiential (adj.)
Possessing wisdom.
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saponaceous (adj.)
Having the nature or quality of soap.
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sarcasm (n.)
Cutting and reproachful language.
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sarcophagus (n.)
A stone coffin or a chest-like tomb.
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sardonic (adj.)
Scornfully or bitterly sarcastic.
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satiate (v.)
To satisfy fully the appetite or desire of.
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satire (n.)
The employment of sarcasm, irony, or keenness of wit in ridiculing vices.
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satiric (adj.)
Resembling poetry, in which vice, incapacity ,or corruption is held up to ridicule.
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satirize (v.)
To treat with sarcasm or derisive wit.
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satyr (n.)
A very lascivious person.
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savage (n.)
A wild and uncivilized human being.
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savor (v.)
To perceive by taste or smell.
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scabbard (n.)
The sheath of a sword or similar bladed weapon.
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scarcity (n.)
Insufficiency of supply for needs or ordinary demands.
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scholarly (adj.)
Characteristic of an erudite person.
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scholastic (adj.)
Pertaining to education or schools.
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scintilla (n.)
The faintest ray.
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scintillate (v.)
To emit or send forth sparks or little flashes of light.
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scope (n.)
A range of action or view.
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scoundrel (n.)
A man without principle.
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scribble (n.)
Hasty, careless writing.
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scribe (n.)
One who writes or is skilled in writing.
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script (n.)
Writing or handwriting of the ordinary cursive form.
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Scriptural (adj.)
Pertaining to, contained in, or warranted by the Holy Scriptures.
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scruple (n.)
Doubt or uncertainty regarding a question of moral right or duty.
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scrupulous (adj.)
Cautious in action for fear of doing wrong.
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scurrilous (adj.)
Grossly indecent or vulgar.
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scuttle (v.)
To sink (a ship) by making holes in the bottom.
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scythe (n.)
A long curved blade for mowing, reaping, etc.
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seance (n.)
A meeting of spirituals for consulting spirits.
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sear (v.)
To burn on the surface.
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sebaceous (adj.)
Pertaining to or appearing like fat.
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secant (adj.)
Cutting, especially into two parts.
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secede (v.)
To withdraw from union or association, especially from a political or religious body.
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secession (n.)
Voluntary withdrawal from fellowship, especially from political or religious bodies.
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seclude (v.)
To place, keep, or withdraw from the companionship of others.
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seclusion (n.)
Solitude.
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secondary (adj.)
Less important or effective than that which is primary.
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secondly (adv.)
In the second place in order or succession.
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second-rate (adj.)
Second in quality, size, rank, importance, etc.
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secrecy (n.)
Concealment.
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secretary (n.)
One who attends to correspondence, keeps records. or does other writing for others.
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secretive (adj.)
Having a tendency to conceal.
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sedate (adj.)
Even-tempered.
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sedentary (adj.)
Involving or requiring much sitting.
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sediment (n.)
Matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid.
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sedition (n.)
Conduct directed against public order and the tranquillity of the state.
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seditious (adj.)
Promotive of conduct directed against public order and the tranquillity of the state.
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seduce (v.)
To entice to surrender chastity.
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sedulous (adj.)
Persevering in effort or endeavor.
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seer (n.)
A prophet.
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seethe (v.)
To be violently excited or agitated.
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seignior (n.)
A title of honor or respectful address, equivalent to sir.
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seismograph (n.)
An instrument for recording the phenomena of earthquakes.
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seize (v.)
To catch or take hold of suddenly and forcibly.
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selective (adj.)
Having the power of choice.
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self-respect (n.)
Rational self-esteem.
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semblance (n.)
Outward appearance.
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semicivilized (adj.)
Half-civilized.
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semiconscious (adj.)
Partially conscious.
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semiannual (adj.)
Recurring at intervals of six months.
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semicircle (n.)
A half-circle.
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seminar (n.)
Any assemblage of pupils for real research in some specific study under a teacher.
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seminary (n.)
A special school, as of theology or pedagogics.
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senile (adj.)
Peculiar to or proceeding from the weakness or infirmity of old age.
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sensation (n.)
A condition of mind resulting from spiritual or inherent feeling.
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sense (n.)
The signification conveyed by some word, phrase, or action.
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sensibility (n.)
Power to perceive or feel.
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sensitive (adj.)
Easily affected by outside operations or influences.
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sensorium (n.)
The sensory apparatus.
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sensual (adj.)
Pertaining to the body or the physical senses.
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sensuous (adj.)
Having a warm appreciation of the beautiful or of the refinements of luxury.
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sentence (n.)
A related group of words containing a subject and a predicate and expressing a complete thought.
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sentience (n.)
Capacity for sensation or sense-perception.
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sentient (adj.)
Possessing the power of sense or sense-perception.
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sentinel (n.)
Any guard or watch stationed for protection.
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separable (adj.)
Capable of being disjoined or divided.
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separate (v.)
To take apart.
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separatist (n.)
A seceder.
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septennial (adj.)
Recurring every seven years.
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sepulcher (n.)
A burial-place.
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sequacious (adj.)
Ready to be led.
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sequel (n.)
That which follows in consequence of what has previously happened.
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sequence (n.)
The order in which a number or persons, things, or events follow one another in space or time.
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sequent (adj.)
Following in the order of time.
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sequester (v.)
To cause to withdraw or retire, as from society or public life.
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sequestrate (v.)
To confiscate.
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sergeant (n.)
A non-commissioned military officer ranking next above a corporal.
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sergeant-at-arms (n.)
An executive officer in legislative bodies who enforces the orders of the presiding officer.
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sergeant-major (n.)
The highest non-commissioned officer in a regiment.
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service (n.)
Any work done for the benefit of another.
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serviceable (adj.)
Durable.
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servitude (n.)
Slavery.
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severance (n.)
Separation.
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severely (adv.)
Extremely.
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sextet (n.)
A band of six singers or players.
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sextuple (adj.)
Multiplied by six.
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sheer (adj.)
Absolute.
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shiftless (adj.)
Wanting in resource, energy, or executive ability.
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shrewd (adj.)
Characterized by skill at understanding and profiting by circumstances.
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shriek (n.)
A sharp, shrill outcry or scream, caused by agony or terror.
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shrinkage (n.)
A contraction of any material into less bulk or dimension.
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shrivel (v.)
To draw or be drawn into wrinkles.
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shuffle (n.)
A mixing or changing the order of things.
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sibilance (n.)
A hissing sound.
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sibilant (adj.)
Made with a hissing sound.
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sibilate (v.)
To give a hissing sound to, as in pronouncing the letter s.
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sidelong (adj.)
Inclining or tending to one side.
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sidereal (adj.)
Pertaining to stars or constellations.
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siege (n.)
A beleaguerment.
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significance (n.)
Importance.
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significant (adj.)
Important, especially as pointing something out.
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signification (n.)
The meaning conveyed by language, actions, or signs.
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similar (adj.)
Bearing resemblance to one another or to something else.
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simile (n.)
A comparison which directs the mind to the representative object itself.
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similitude (n.)
Similarity.
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simplify (v.)
To make less complex or difficult.
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simulate (v.)
Imitate.
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simultaneous (adj.)
Occurring, done, or existing at the same time.
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sinecure (n.)
Any position having emoluments with few or no duties.
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singe (v.)
To burn slightly or superficially.
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sinister (adj.)
Evil.
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sinuosity (n.)
The quality of curving in and out.
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sinuous (adj.)
Curving in and out.
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sinus (n.)
An opening or cavity.
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siren (n.)
A sea-nymph, described by Homer as dwelling between the island of Circe and Scylla.
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sirocco (n.)
hot winds from Africa.
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sisterhood (n.)
A body of sisters united by some bond of sympathy or by a religious vow.
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skeptic (n.)
One who doubts any statements.
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skepticism (n.)
The entertainment of doubt concerning something.
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skiff (n.)
Usually, a small light boat propelled by oars.
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skirmish (n.)
Desultory fighting between advanced detachments of two armies.
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sleight (n.)
A trick or feat so deftly done that the manner of performance escapes observation.
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slight (adj.)
Of a small importance or significance.
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slothful (adj.)
Lazy.
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sluggard (n.)
A person habitually lazy or idle.
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sociable (adj.)
Inclined to seek company.
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socialism (n.)
A theory of civil polity that aims to secure the reconstruction of society.
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socialist (adj.)
One who advocates reconstruction of society by collective ownership of land and capital.
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sociology (n.)
The philosophical study of society.
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Sol (n.)
The sun.
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solace (n.)
Comfort in grief, trouble, or calamity.
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solar (adj.)
Pertaining to the sun.
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solder (n.)
A fusible alloy used for joining metallic surfaces or margins.
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soldier (n.)
A person engaged in military service.
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solecism (n.)
Any violation of established rules or customs.
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solicitor (n.)
One who represents a client in court of justice; an attorney.
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solicitude (n.)
Uneasiness of mind occasioned by desire, anxiety, or fear.
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soliloquy (n.)
A monologue.
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solstice (n.)
The time of year when the sun is at its greatest declination.
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soluble (adj.)
Capable of being dissolved, as in a fluid.
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solvent (adj.)
Having sufficient funds to pay all debts.
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somber (adj.)
Gloomy.
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somniferous (adj.)
Tending to produce sleep.
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somnolence (n.)
Oppressive drowsiness.
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somnolent (adj.)
Sleepy.
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sonata (n.)
An instrumental composition.
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sonnet (n.)
A poem of fourteen decasyllabic or octosyllabiclines expressing two successive phrases.
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sonorous (adj.)
Resonant.
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soothsayer (n.)
One who claims to have supernatural insight or foresight.
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sophism (n.)
A false argument understood to be such by the reasoner himself and intentionally used to deceive
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sophistical (adj.)
Fallacious.
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sophisticate (v.)
To deprive of simplicity of mind or manner.
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sophistry (n.)
Reasoning sound in appearance only, especially when designedly deceptive.
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soprano (n.)
A woman's or boy's voice of high range.
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sorcery (n.)
Witchcraft.
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sordid (adj.)
Of degraded character or nature.
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souvenir (n.)
A token of remembrance.
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sparse (adj.)
Thinly diffused.
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Spartan (adj.)
Exceptionally brave; rigorously severe.
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spasmodic (adj.)
Convulsive.
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specialize (v.)
To assume an individual or specific character, or adopt a singular or special course.
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specialty (n.)
An employment limited to one particular line of work.
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specie (n.)
A coin or coins of gold, silver, copper, or other metal.
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species (n.)
A classificatory group of animals or plants subordinate to a genus.
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specimen (n.)
One of a class of persons or things regarded as representative of the class.
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specious (adj.)
Plausible.
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spectator (n.)
One who beholds or looks on.
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specter (n.)
Apparition.
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spectrum (n.)
An image formed by rays of light or other radiant energy.
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speculate (v.)
To pursue inquiries and form conjectures.
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speculator (n.)
One who makes an investment that involves a risk of loss, but also a chance of profit.
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sphericity (n.)
The state or condition of being a sphere.
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spheroid (n.)
A body having nearly the form of a sphere.
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spherometer (n.)
An instrument for measuring curvature or radii of spherical surfaces.
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spinous (adj.)
Having spines.
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spinster (n.)
A woman who has never been married.
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spontaneous (adj.)
Arising from inherent qualities or tendencies without external efficient cause.
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sprightly (adj.)
Vivacious.
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spurious (adj.)
Not genuine.
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squabble (v.)
To quarrel.
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squalid (adj.)
Having a dirty, mean, poverty-stricken appearance.
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squatter (n.)
One who settles on land without permission or right.
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stagnant (adj.)
Not flowing: said of water, as in a pool.
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stagnate (v.)
To become dull or inert.
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stagnation (n.)
The condition of not flowing or not changing.
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stagy (adj.)
Having a theatrical manner.
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staid (adj.)
Of a steady and sober character.
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stallion (n.)
An uncastrated male horse, commonly one kept for breeding.
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stanchion (n.)
A vertical bar, or a pair of bars, used to confine cattle in a stall.
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stanza (n.)
A group of rimed lines, usually forming one of a series of similar divisions in a poem.
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statecraft (n.)
The art of conducting state affairs.
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static (adj.)
Pertaining to or designating bodies at rest or forces in equilibrium.
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statics (n.)
The branch of mechanics that treats of the relations that subsist among forces in order.
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stationary (adj.)
Not moving.
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statistician (n.)
One who is skilled in collecting and tabulating numerical facts.
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statuesque (adj.)
Having the grace, pose, or quietude of a statue.
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statuette (n.)
A figurine.
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stature (n.)
The natural height of an animal body.
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statute (n.)
Any authoritatively declared rule, ordinance, decree, or law.
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stealth (n.)
A concealed manner of acting.
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stellar (adj.)
Pertaining to the stars.
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steppe (n.)
One of the extensive plains in Russia and Siberia.
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sterling (adj.)
Genuine.
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stifle (v.)
To smother.
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stigma (n.)
A mark of infamy or token of disgrace attaching to a person as the result of evil-doing.
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stiletto (n.)
A small dagger.
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stimulant (n.)
Anything that rouses to activity or to quickened action.
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stimulate (v.)
To rouse to activity or to quickened action.
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stimulus (n.)
Incentive.
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stingy (adj.)
Cheap, unwilling to spend money.
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stipend (n.)
A definite amount paid at stated periods in compensation for services or as an allowance.
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Stoicism (n.)
The principles or the practice of the Stoics-being very even tempered in success and failure.
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stolid (adj.)
Expressing no power of feeling or perceiving.
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strait (n.)
A narrow passage of water connecting two larger bodies of water.
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stratagem (n.)
Any clever trick or device for obtaining an advantage.
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stratum (n.)
A natural or artificial layer, bed, or thickness of any substance or material.
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streamlet (n.)
Rivulet.
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stringency (n.)
Strictness.
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stringent (adj.)
Rigid.
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stripling (n.)
A mere youth.
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studious (adj.)
Having or showing devotion to the acquisition of knowledge.
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stultify (v.)
To give an appearance of foolishness to.
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stupendous (adj.)
Of prodigious size, bulk, or degree.
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stupor (n.)
Profound lethargy.
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suasion (n.)
The act of persuading.
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suave (adj.)
Smooth and pleasant in manner.
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subacid (adj.)
Somewhat sharp or biting.
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subaquatic (adj.)
Being, formed, or operating under water.
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subconscious (adj.)
Being or occurring in the mind, but without attendant consciousness or conscious perception.
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subjacent (adj.)
Situated directly underneath.
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subjection (n.)
The act of bringing into a state of submission.
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subjugate (v.)
To conquer.
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subliminal (adj.)
Being beneath the threshold of consciousness.
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sublingual (adj.)
Situated beneath the tongue.
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submarine (adj.)
Existing, done, or operating beneath the surface of the sea.
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submerge (v.)
To place or plunge under water.
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submergence (n.)
The act of submerging.
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submersible (adj.)
Capable of being put underwater.
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submersion (n.)
The act of submerging.
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submission (n.)
A yielding to the power or authority of another.
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submittal (n.)
The act of submitting.
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subordinate (adj.)
Belonging to an inferior order in a classification.
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subsequent (adj.)
Following in time.
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subservience (n.)
The quality, character, or condition of being servilely following another's behests.
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subservient (adj.)
Servilely following another's behests.
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subside (v.)
To relapse into a state of repose and tranquillity.
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subsist (v.)
To be maintained or sustained.
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subsistence (n.)
Sustenance.
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substantive (adj.)
Solid.
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subtend (v.)
To extend opposite to.
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subterfuge (n.)
Evasion.
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subterranean (adj.)
Situated or occurring below the surface of the earth.
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subtle (adj.)
Discriminating.
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subtrahend (n.)
That which is to be subtracted.
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subversion (n.)
An overthrow, as from the foundation.
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subvert (v.)
To bring to ruin.
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succeed (v.)
To accomplish what is attempted or intended.
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success (n.)
A favorable or prosperous course or termination of anything attempted.
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successful (adj.)
Having reached a high degree of worldly prosperity.
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successor (n.)
One who or that which takes the place of a predecessor or preceding thing.
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succinct (adj.)
Concise.
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succulent (adj.)
Juicy.
