Word Lists 41-44 Flashcards
(127 cards)
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simile
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comparison using like or as
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simplistic
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overismplified
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simulate
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feign; pretend
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singular
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unique
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sinister
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evil
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sinuous
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winding; bending in and out
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skeptical
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doubting; suspending judgment until having examined evidence
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skulk
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move furtively and secretly
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slacken
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slow up; loosen
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slag
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residue from smelting metal; dross; waste matter
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slapdash
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haphazard
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slather
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spread abundantly
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slothful
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lazy
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sluggish
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slow; lazy
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smelt
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melt or blend ores, changing their chemical composition
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smolder
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burn without flame
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smuggler
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one who illegally moves goods across national borders
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sneer
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smile or laugh contemptuously
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sobriety
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moderation; seriousness
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sodden
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soaked; dull, as if from drink
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solemnity
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seriousness; gravity
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soliloquy
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talking to oneself
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somber
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gloomy
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somnolent
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half asleep
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soporific
sleep-causing; marked by sleepiness
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sordid
vile; filthy
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spartan
avoiding luxury and comfort
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spat
squabble; minor dispute
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specious
seemingly reasonable but incorrect
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speculate
theorize or ponder; assume financial risk
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spendthrift
someone who wastes money
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splendor
magnificence
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spoke
radiating bar supporting rim or wheel
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spontaneity
lack of premeditation
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sporadic
occurring irregularly
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spurious
false; counterfeit; forged
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spurt
gush forth
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squabble
minor quarrel; bickering
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squalor
filth; degradation
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squander
waste
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stagnant
motionless; stale
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staid
sober; sedate
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stalemate
deadlock
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stalwart
strong and vigorous; unwaveringly dependable
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stamina
strength; staying power
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stanza
division of a poem
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static
unchanging; lacking development
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statute
law enacted by the legislature
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steadfast
loyal; unswerving
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stem
check the flow
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stem from
arise from
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stereotyped
oversimplified; lacking individuality
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stifle
suppress; extinguish; inhibit
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stodgy
stuffy; boringly conservative
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stoic
impassive
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stolid
unruffled
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stratagem
deceptive scheme
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strident
loud and harsh
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stringent
binding; rigid
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stupefy
make numb; stun
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stupor
state of apathy
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subdued
less intense; quieter
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subjective
existing in the mind
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sublime
exalted
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subordinate
occupying a lower rank
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subsequent
following
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subside
sink to a lower level
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subsidiary
something secondary in importance
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substantial
ample; solid
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substantiate
establish by evidence; verify
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subtlety
perceptiveness
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subversive
tending to overthrow or destroy
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succinct
brief
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succulent
juicy; full of richness
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suffragist
advocate of voting rights for women
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superficial
trivial; shallow
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superfluous
excessive
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supplant
replace; usurp
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supple
flexible; pliant
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suppress
crush; subdue
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surfeit
satiate
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surpass
exceed
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surreptitious
secret; furtive; sneaky
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susceptible
impressionable
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suspend
defer or postpone
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sustain
experience; support
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swill
drink greedily
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swindler
cheat
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sycophant
servile flatterer; bootlicker
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synthesis
combining parts into a whole
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teciturn
habitually silent
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tactile
pertaining to the organs or sense of touch
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taint
contaminate
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tangential
peripheral; only slightly connected
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tantalize
tease; torture with disappointment
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tarry
delay; dawdle
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tedious
boring; tiring
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temper
moderate; tone down or restrain
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temperament
characteristic frame of mind
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temperate
restrained
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tempestuous
stormy; impassioned
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tenet
doctrine; dogma
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tentative
hesitant
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tenuous
thin; weak
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termination
end
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terrestrial
earthly
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terse
concise
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theocracy
government run by religious leaders
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theoretical
not practical or applied
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therapeutic
curative
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thrifty
careful about money
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thrive
prosper; flourish
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thwart
baffle; frustrate
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tiff
minor quarrel
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tiller
handle used to move a boat's rudder
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timidity
lack of self-confidence or courage
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tirade
extended scolding
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titanic
gigantic
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title
right or claim to possession
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toady
servile flatterer; yes man
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torpor
lethargy
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torrent
rushing stream; flood
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totter
move unsteadily
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toxic
poisonous
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tractable
docile
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traduce
slander; malign
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transcendent
surpassing
