Flashcards in Word List 28 Deck (51)
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superannuated
adj. retired on pension because of age
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supercilious
adj. contemptuous; haughty
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superficial
adj. trivial; shallow
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superfluity
n. excess; overabundance
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supersede
v. cause to be set aside; replace
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supine
adj. lying on back
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suppliant
adj. entreating; beseeching
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supplicate
v. petition humbly; pray to grant a favor
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supposititious
adj. assumed; counterfeit; hypothetical
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surcease
n. cessation
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surfeit
v. cloy; overfeed
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surmise
v. guess
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surreptitious
adj. secret
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sycophantic
adj. servilely flattering
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sylvan
adj. pertaining to the woods; rustic
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synchronous
adj. similarly timed; simultaneous with
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synthesis
n. combining parts into a whole
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tacit
adj. understood; not put into words
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taciturn
adj. habitually silent; talking little
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tactile
adj. pertaining to the organs or sense of touch
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tautological
adj. needlessly repetitious
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tawdry
adj. cheap and gaudy
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tedium
n. boredom; weariness
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temerity
n. boldness; rashness
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temperate
adj. restrained; self-controlled
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temporal
adj. not lasting forever; limited by time; secular
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temporize
v. avoid committing oneself; gain time
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tenacious
adj. holding fast
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tenet
n. doctrine; dogma
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