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having a moralizing tone
"My mother's senentious tone." |
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to remove or set apart; put into seclusion
"They were forced to sequester away from mainstreem society with the new law." |
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dry up, arid
"The sun will sere the tobacco." |
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serpentlike; twisting, winding
"The serpentine canyon road." |
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timid, meek or bashful
"The sheepish child was timid." |
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to cause to turn sideways; to move along one side
"We sidled the canoe to the riverbank" |
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apelike; relating to apes
"Humans exhibit simian qualities proving our link to apes." |
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to smirk, smile foolishly
"After he won the debate, he could not get that simper off his face." |
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well-aying job or office that requires little or no work
"After doing nothing in college, they'll receive a sinecure from their parent's friends." |
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winding; intricate, complex
"The serpentine road is sinuous." |
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to move in a stealthy or cautious manner; sneak
"The lion skulks through the shrubs, attracting little attention." |
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to calm down or moderate
"He's always trying to slake his anger." |
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careless, hasty
"This slipshod job was done with no concern." |
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to discard or shed
"The snake sloughs his skin every month." |
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untidy, messy
"The teenager's slovenly room." |
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obscene, indecent
"Smutty humor is offensive." |
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nickname
"Only calling him by his nickname, they only knew his sobriquet." |
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thoroughly soaked; saturated
"The sodden toffu is saturated with the sauce." |
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comfort in distress; consolation
"He was able to find solace in his sojourn to the woods." |
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grammatical mistake
"Avoid solecisms in your paper." |
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concerned, attentive; eager
"She is a solicitious parent." |
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sleepwalker
"He found out he was a sonambulist when his sister found him walking in his sleep." |
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drowsy, sleepy; inducing sleep
"The sleeping pill's somnolent effects." |
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producing a full, rich sound
"The sonorous speakers are great." |
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deceptive reasoning or argumentation
"The sophists were often accused of sophistry by trying to trick their listeners into beleiving them." |
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immature and overconfident
"The sophoric confidence one has when young." |
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sleepy or tending to cause sleep
"The soporific exhaustion he has after working all day." |
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filthy, contemptible and corrupt
"The sordid room is disgusting." |
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austere, severe, grave; simple, bare
"Stoics live a a spartan lifestyle - allowing for no pleasure." |
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to generate, produce
"The fish spawned a new generation." |
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