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serendipity

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gift for finding valuable or desirable things by accident; accidental good luck or fortune

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skeptic

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doubter; person who suspends judgement until the evidence supporting a point of view has been examined

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slight

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insult to one's dignity; snub

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sinewy

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tough; strong and firm

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slough

cast off

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cut or clip

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state of being alone; seclusion

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winding; bending in and out; not morally honest

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insult to one's character or reputation; slander

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place into a case

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request earnestly; seek

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soaked; dull, as if from drink

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well paid position with little responsibilty

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slip or slide

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seriousness; gravity

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cloud from view; wrap for burial

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able to pay all debts

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haphazard; careless; sloppy

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speak indistinctly; mumble

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very thin or transparent; very steep; absolute

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worried; concerned

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keep away from

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untidy or slovenly; shabby

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slow; lazy; lethargic

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minor fight

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evil; conveying a sense of ill omen

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lazy person

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stingy person; miser

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smirk; smile affectedly

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moderation; seriousness

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comparison of one thing with another, using the word like or as

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conceited smile

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run at the nose; snuffle; whine

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avoid; malinger

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defamation; utterance of false and malicious statements

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substance that dissolves another

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move furtively and secretly

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something of little value or importance that in time becomes very valuable

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slow up; loosen

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slavish; cringing

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comfort in trouble

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burn without flame; be liable to break out at any moment

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cut; separate

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able to be dissolved; abl e to be explained

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chain; fetter

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provide scantily; live very economically

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quench; sate

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temporary stay

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construction that is flagrantly incorrect gramatically

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talking to oneself

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wreck; mess

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slavery; compulsory labor

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fragment; generally of pottery

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clever; astute

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calmness; placidity

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harshness; intensity; sternness; austerity

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unique; extraordinary; odd

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isolate; retire from public life; segregate; seclude

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lawyer using questionable methods

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untidy; careless in work habits

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glimmer intermittently

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brother or sister

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oversimplified

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inferior; trashy; cheap

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shear

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solitude

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sinuous

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slur

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sheathe

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solicity

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sodden

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sinecure

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slither

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solemnity

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shroud

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solvent

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slapdash

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slur

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sheer

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solicitous

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shun

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slipshod

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sluggish

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skirmish

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sinister

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sluggard

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skinflint

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simper

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sobriety

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simile

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smirk

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snivel

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shirk

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slander

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solvent

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skulk

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sleeper

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slacken

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servile

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slothful

lazy

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solace

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sham

pretend

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smolder

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sever

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soluble

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shackle

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skimp

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slake

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sojourn

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solecism

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soliloquy

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shambles

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servitude

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simulate

feign

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shard

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shrewd

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serenity

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severity

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singular

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sequester

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shyster

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slovenly

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serendipity

gift for finding valuable or desirable things by accident; accidental good luck or fortune

skeptic

doubter; person who suspends judgement until the evidence supporting a point of view has been examined

slight

insult to one's dignity; snub

sinewy

tough; strong and firm

slough

cast off

shear

cut or clip

solitude

state of being alone; seclusion

sinuous

winding; bending in and out; not morally honest

slur

insult to one's character or reputation; slander

sheathe

place into a case

solicity

request earnestly; seek

sodden

soaked; dull, as if from drink

sinecure

well paid position with little responsibilty

slither

slip or slide

solemnity

seriousness; gravity

shroud

cloud from view; wrap for burial

solvent

able to pay all debts

slapdash

haphazard; careless; sloppy

slur

speak indistinctly; mumble

sheer

very thin or transparent; very steep; absolute

solicitous

worried; concerned

shun

keep away from

slipshod

untidy or slovenly; shabby

sluggish

slow; lazy; lethargic

skirmish

minor fight

sinister

evil; conveying a sense of ill omen

sluggard

lazy person

skinflint

stingy person; miser

simper

smirk; smile affectedly

sobriety

moderation; seriousness

simile

comparison of one thing with another, using the word like or as

smirk

conceited smile

snivel

run at the nose; snuffle; whine

shirk

avoid; malinger

slander

defamation; utterance of false and malicious statements

solvent

substance that dissolves another

skulk

move furtively and secretly

sleeper

something of little value or importance that in time becomes very valuable

slacken