Flashcards in vocabulary s cont. Deck (84):
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spontaneous
infrequent, irregular
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sporadic
frolicsome, playful
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sportive
lively, animated, energetic
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sprightly
to prod
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spur (v)
lacking authenticity; counterfeit, false
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spurious
to reject or refuse contemptuously; scorn
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spurn
filthy; morally repulsive
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squalid
to waste
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squander
marked by abrupt, clear cut sounds
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staccato
immobile, stale
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stagnant
self restrained to the point of dullness
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staid
to hunt, pursue
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stalk (v)
group of trees
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stand (n)
bare, empty, vacant
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stark
motionless state; standstill
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stasis
to smother or suffocate; suppress
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stifle
mark of disgrace or inferiority
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stigma
stiff, unnatural
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stilted
period of time spent doing something
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stint (n)
to be sparing or frugal
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stint (v)
allowance; fixed amount of money paid regularly
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stipend
enclosed area forming defensive wall
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stockade
indifferent to or unaffected by emotions
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stoic
having or showing little emotion
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stolid
trick designed to deceive an enemy
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stratagem
to arrange into layers
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stratify
something that restrains; negative criticism
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stricture
loud, harsh, unpleasantly noisy
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strident
imposing severe, rigorous standards
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stringent
to impare or reduce to uselessness
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stultify
having arrested growth or development
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stunted
to dull the senses of; stun, astonish
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stupefy
to fashion, formalize
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stylize
to block or thwart
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stymie
smoothly gracious or polite; blandly ingratiating
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suave
suppressed, stifled
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subdued
dependence, obedience, submission
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subjection
to conquer, subdue; enslave
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subjugate
awe-inspiring; of high spiritual or moral value
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sublime
subconscious; imperceptible
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subliminal
tending to be meek and submit
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submissive
notice ordering someone to appear in court
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subpoena
following in time or order
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subsequent
trick or tactic used to avoid something
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subterfuge
hidden, secret; underground
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subterranean
hard to detect or describe; perceptive
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subtle
to undermine or corrupt
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subvert
terse, brief, concise
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succinct
juicy; full of vitality or freshness
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succulent
bearable
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sufferable
one who advocates extended voting rights
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suffragist
brooding, gloomy
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sullen
to soil, stain, tarnish; taint
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sully
lavish, splendid
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sumptuous
too old, obsolete, outdated
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superannuated
arrogant, haughty, overbearing, condescending
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supercilious
hasty; shallow and phony
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superficial
extra, more than necessary
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superfluous
to take the place of; replace
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supersede
to direct or oversee the work of others
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supervise
to replace, substitute
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supplant
flexible, pliant
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supple
one who asks humbly and earnestly
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supplicant
excessive amount
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surfeit
rude and bad-tempered
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surly
to make an educated guess
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surmise
to conquer, overcome
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surmount
to do better than, be superior to
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surpass
excess
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surplus
characterized by secrecy
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surreptitious
to examine in a comprehensive way
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survey (v)
vulnerable, unprotected
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susceptible
to defer, interrupt; dangle, hang
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suspend
support, uphold; endure, undergo
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sustain
having a dark complexion
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swarthy
person devoted to pleasure and luxury
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sybarite
self-serving flatterer, yes-man
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sycophant
outline of a course
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syllabus
cooperation, mutual helpfulness
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symbiosis
meeting with short presentations on related topics
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symposium
temporary irregularity in musical rhythm
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syncopation
plot summary
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synopsis
blend, combination
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