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GRE
154
Chemical Engineering
9th Grade
02/13/2012
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sedition
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rebellion
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sedulous
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hard-working; industrious; diligent
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seedy
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run-down; shabby
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seethe
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to boil; to be violently agitated
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seismic
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pertaining to earthquakes
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semblance
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outward appearance
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sensate
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pertaining to feeling
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sensuous
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pertaining to the enjoyment of art, music, etc.
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sensual
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pertaining ot hte enjoyment of food and sex
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sententious
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concise; including proverbs nad brief remarks
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sentient
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conscious; capable of feeling
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sentinel
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a guard
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sepulcher
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tomb; burial vault
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sequester
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to separate; to set aside
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seraphic
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angelic; pure
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serendipity
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a talent for making desirable discoveries by accident
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serene
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calm; peaceful
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serpentine
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winding
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serrated
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having tooth-like edges
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servile
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like a slave
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servitude
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slavery; bondage
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shackle
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to keep prisoner; to restrain
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sham
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a pretense
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shambles
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a slaughterhouse; great disorder
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shard
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a fragment
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shibboleth
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a slogan; a password
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shoal
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a shallow place in the water; a reef
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shrew
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a nagging, bad-tempered woman
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shroud
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a cloth or sheet in which a corpse is wrapped for burial
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sibilant
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hissing
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simian
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pertaining to an ape or a monkey
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simony
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the sin of buying or selling church benefits
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simper
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to smile in a silly way
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simulacrum
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an image; a likeness
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sinecure
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job with no responsibility
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sinewy
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tough; firm; strong
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singular
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extraordinary; remarkable; exceptional
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sinister
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threatening evil; ominous
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sinuous
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curving; winding
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siren
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an attractive by dangerous woman
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skinflint
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stingy person; miser
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skittish
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restless; excitable; nervous
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skulduggery
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trickery; deception
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skulk
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to sneak around; to lie in hiding
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slacken
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to become loose; to relax
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slake
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to lessen ( thirst, desire, anger, etc.) by satisfying; to quench
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slattern
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an untidy woman
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slovenly
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untidy; dirty; careless
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smolder
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ot burn without flame; to keep feelings concealed
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snippet
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a small fragment
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snivel
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to whine; to complain
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sobriquet
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nickname; assumed name
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sodden
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soaked; damp
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sojourn
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a brief stay or visit
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solace
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comfort
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solecism
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ungrammatical usage; an error or inconsistency
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solicit
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to ask; to seek; to try to get an order in business
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solicitude
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concern; anxiety
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soliloquy
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act of talking to oneself
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solipsistic
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pertaining to the theory that only oneself exists or can be proved to exist
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solitude
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loneliness
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solon
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a wise man
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solvent
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having the ability ot pay a debt; a substance that dissolves another
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somber
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dark; gloomy
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somnambulate
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walk in one's sleep
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somniferous
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causing sleep
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somnolent
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drowsy; sleepy
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sonorous
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producing a deep, rich sound
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sophistry
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a deceptive; tricky argument
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sophomoric
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immature; pretentious
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soporific
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causing sleep
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sordid
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dirty; filthy
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sot
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a drunkard
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sobriquet
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nickname; assumed name
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sovereign
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a monarch or other supreme ruler
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specious
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not genuine; pleasing to the eye but deceptive
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specter
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a ghost; a phantom
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speculate
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to meditate; to participate in a risky business transaction
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sphinx
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person who is difficult ot understand
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splenetic
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bad-tempered; irritable
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sporadic
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infrequent; irregular
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spry
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full of life; active
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spume
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foam
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spurious
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deceitful; counterfeit
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spurn
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to reject
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squalid
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filthy; dirty
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staccato
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made up of short, abrupt sounds
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staid
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sedate; settled
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stalemate
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a deadlock; a draw
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stalwart
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strong; sturdy
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stark
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complete; harsh; severe
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stentorian
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very loud
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stilted
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artificially formal
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stint
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to be sparing; to conserve
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stolid
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impassive; having little emotion
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strait
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a position of difficulty; a narrow passage of water
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stratagem
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a plan, scheme, or trick
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strew
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to spread about; to scatter
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stricture
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negative criticism; a restriction
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strident
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harsh sounding; loud and shrill
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stringent
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strict; tight
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stultify
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make absurd or ridiculous; render worthless
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stupefy
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to stun; to amaze
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stygian
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dark; gloomy
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stymie
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to hinder; to block
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sub rosa
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secretly; confidentially
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subaqueous
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underwater
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subjective
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not objective; personal
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subjugate
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to conquer
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sublimate
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to make a person act noble or moral
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sublime
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majestic; elevated or lofty in thought
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subliminal
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subconscious; unaware
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subordinate
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of lower rank
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suborn
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to hire for an unlawful act
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subservient
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submissive; helpful, in an inferior capacity
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subsidiary
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auxiliary, supplementary; serving to assist
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substantiate
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to prove; to confirm; to support
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subterfuge
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trickery; deceit
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subterranean
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underground
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subversive
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tending to overthrow or undermine
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succinct
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brief, concise; to the point
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succor
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assistance; help; relief
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suffrage
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the right ot vote
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sullen
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gloomy; showing irritation
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sully
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to soil, stain, or tarnish
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sultry
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hot and moist
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sumptuous
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luxurious; lavish; extravagent
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sundry
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various; assorted
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superannuated
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retired because of old age
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supercilious
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proud; haughty
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supernal
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heavenly
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supernumerary
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extra; more than necessary
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supersede
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to take the place of
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supervene
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to take place or occur unexpectedly
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supine
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lying on the back
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supplant
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to replace
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supple
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flexible
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suppliant
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begging; asking humbly
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supplicate
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to pray humbly; to beg
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surfeit
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an excessive amount
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surly
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rude; bad-tempered
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surmise
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to guess
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surmount
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to go beyond; to overcome
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surreptitious
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acting in a sneaky way
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surrogate
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substitute
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susurration
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whispering; murmering
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suture
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to join together; as with stitches
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svelte
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slender; graceful
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swarthy
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dark-complexioned
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swathe
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to wrap closely or fully
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sybarite
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one who is fond of luxuries and pleasure
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sycophant
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a flatterer; a parasite
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sylvan
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wooded; pertaining to the forest
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synthesis
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a combination; a fusion
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