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bearable
"I suppose it's sufferable to do this a bit more." |
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one who advocates extended voting rights
"The suffragist advocated for equal voting." |
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to soil, stain, tarnish; taint
"His indecent behavior sullied the gentle image we had of him." |
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too old, obsolete, outdated
"This useless superannuated text book." |
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arrogant, haughty, overbearing, condescending
"The supercilious jock was condescending." |
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nonessential
"It was supererogatory for her to gloat" |
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to take the place of; replace
"This new president supersedes the last." |
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to replace, substitute
"We need to supplant these dying plants." |
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flexible, pliant
"This supple piece of wood is flexible." |
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one who asks humbly and earnestly
"The supplicant begger asks for food with open hands." |
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excessive amount
"The surfeit amount of bagels we once had." |
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rude and bad-tempered
"The surly intruder was rude." |
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characterized by secrecy
"The surreptitious thief was sly." |
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supplying the necessitites of life
"to deliver in every morning six beeves, forty sheep, and other victuals for my sustenance" |
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having a dark complexion
"The swarthy middle eastern." |
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person devoted to peasure and luxery
"The sybarite king only wanted a luxerious life." |
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self-serving flatter, yes-man
"The sychophant flatterer tried to flatter everyone" -toady |
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temporary irregularity in musical rhythm
"Jazz' syncopation of off-beats." |
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remedial, wholesome, causing improvement
"Paul was dismayed to hear that summer school would be a salutary for his math skills." |
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gloomy, dark, sullen, morose
"Pedro's saturnine countenance made me think that he was suffering." |
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diligent, persistent, hard-working
"His sedulous efforts to organize the meeting were rewarded well." |
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a large net hung out and dragged in to catch fish
"The fishermen were extremely suprised when they caught a mermaid in the seine." |
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to weld, fuse or join, as with a soldering gun
"By doldering the broken pieces together, I was able to repair the fixture." |
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able to meet financial obligations
"I was solvent for the first time in years with this new sinecure." |
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to stop the flow of a fluid
"All attempts to stanch the hemorrhaging of the company's coffers were futile." (staunch - firmly commited." |
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to saturate or completely soak
"Her plan was to spend three months in paris and come back steeped in French culture." |
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a structural support used to brace a framework
"When one of the struts supporting the wing broke, we though we would all collapse." |
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gloomy, dark
"The stygian murk of the cave wasnt all that inviting..." |
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assitance, relief in time of distress
"The brief rain did not provide much succor to the farmers." |
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various, miscellaneous, separate
"Of the sundry items for sale, the young boy was most interested in the water pistol." |
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inactive, lying on one's back, apathetic, mentally or morally slack
"We spent hours supine one the floor looking up at the ceiling." |
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asking humbly, beseaching
"The suppliant expression on the boy's face would have won anyone over." |
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