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| serrated | having tooth-like edges
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| serpentine | winding or crafty
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| servile | acting like a slave; submissive
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| servitude | slavery
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| sever | to separate or cut
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| shackle | to restrain
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| sham | a pretense
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| shard | a fragment
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| sheepish | bashful
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| shibboleth | a password
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| shiftless | lazy
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| shoal | a shallow place in the water
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| shrew | a nagging woman
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| shroud | a sheet in which a body is wrapped for burial
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| sibilant | hissing
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| sibling | a brother or sister
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| simile | a comparison using like or as
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| simper | a silly smile
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| simulacrum | superficial likeness or image
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| simulate | to pretend; to imitate
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| simultaneous | occurring at the same time
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| sinecure | job with no real work
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| sinewy | tough or firm
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| singular | extraordinary or exceptional
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| sinister | threatening evil
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| sinuous | winding
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| siren | an attractive but dangerous woman
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| skeptic | one who doubts
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| skinflint | stingy person
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| skittish | excitable or nervous
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| skullduggery | deception
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| skulk | to sneak around
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| slake | to quench or satisfy
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| slander | to speak falsely against someone
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| slither | to slide or glide
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| slough | to discard
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| slovenly | untidy or dirty
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| smirk | an offensive smile
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| smite | to hit forcefully
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| smolder | to burn without flame; to conceal hostility
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| smug | self-satisfied
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| snare | to trap
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| sneer | to look at with contempt
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| snicker | to laugh in a suppressed way
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| snippet | a small part
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| snivel | to whine; to complain
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| sober | not drunk; serious; solemn
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| sobriquet | assumed name
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| sodden | soaked, damp
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| sojourn | a brief stay or visit
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| solace | comfort
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| solecism | ungrammatical usage
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| solemn | serious; grave
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| solicit | to ask; to seek
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| solicitude | concern
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| soliloquy | talking to oneself
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| solitude | loneliness; being alone
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| solon | a wise man
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| solvent | the ability to pay; a substance that dissolves another
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| somber | dark or gloomy
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| somnambulate | walk in one’s sleep
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| somnolent | drowsy; sleepy
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| sonorous | resounding
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| sophistry | seemingly believable but false reasoning
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| sophomoric | immature
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| soporific | sleep inducing
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| sordid | filthy; base; vile
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| sovereign | supreme in power
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| spangle | small metallic ornamentation sewn to clothing
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| sparse | not thick; thinly scattered
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| spasm | fitful, involuntary contraction
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| spate | sudden flood or strong outburst; a large number or amount
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| specious | seemingly reasonable but incorrect
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| specter | ghost-like image
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| sphinx-like | mysterious
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| splenetic | spiteful; irritable
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| sporadic | occurring irregularly
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| spry | active; nimble
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| spume | foam
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| spurious | false; counterfeit
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| spurn | reject
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| squalid | dirty; poor
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| squander | waste
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| staccato | done in a sharp or abrupt manner
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| stagnant | motionless; stale; not moving
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| staid | serious; sedate
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| stalemate | deadlock
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| stalwart | strong; steadfast
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