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08/24/2005
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retract
 Definition
withdraw; take back
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retroactive
 Definition
taking effect prior to its enactment or imposition
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revelry
 Definition
boisterous merrymaking
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reverent
 Definition
respectful; worshipful
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rile
 Definition
vex, irritate
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Rivulet
 Definition
small stream
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Rousing
 Definition
lively; stirring
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Ruddy
 Definition
reddish; healthy-looking
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Rue
 Definition
regret; lament; mourn
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Ruse
 Definition
trick; stratagem
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Saccharine
 Definition
cloyingly sweet
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Sap
 Definition
diminish
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Sate
 Definition
cloy
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Saunter
 Definition
Stroll slowly
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Savant
 Definition
Learned scholar
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Scamper
 Definition
run about playfully
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Scanty
 Definition
meager
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Schism
 Definition
division; split
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Scintillate
 Definition
sparkle; flash
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Scuffle
 Definition
struggle confusedly; move off in a confused hurry
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Sedate
 Definition
Composed; grave
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Sedition
 Definition
resistance to authority
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Seep
 Definition
leak through; trickle
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Sequester
 Definition
isolate; retire form public life
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Serendipity
 Definition
gift for finding valuable or desirable things by accident
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Serenity
 Definition
calmness; placidity
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Sever
 Definition
cut; separate
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Shambles
 Definition
wreck; mess; slaughterhouse
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Shyster
 Definition
lawyer using questionable methods
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Simplistic
 Definition
oversimplified
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Singular
 Definition
unique; extraordinary; odd
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Slag
 Definition
residue from smelting metal; dross
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Slapdash
 Definition
haphazard; careless; sloppy
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Slather
 Definition
spread abundantly
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Slothful
 Definition
lazy
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Smolder
 Definition
burn without flame; be liable to break out at any moment
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Sobriety
 Definition
moderation; seriousness
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Solemnity
 Definition
serious; gravity
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Somber
 Definition
gloomy; depressing; dark; drab
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Somnolent
 Definition
half asleep
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Sordid
 Definition
vile; filthy; wretched; mean
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Spat
 Definition
quarrel
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Spendthrift
 Definition
someone who wastes money
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Spoke
 Definition
radiating bar supporting the rim of a wheel
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Spontaneity
 Definition
lack of premeditation; naturalness; freedom from constraint
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Sporadic
 Definition
occurring irregularity
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Spurious
 Definition
false; counterfeit; forged; illogical
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Spurt
 Definition
gush forth; squirt
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Squabble
 Definition
minor quarrel; bickering
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Squalor
 Definition
filth; degradation
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Staid
 Definition
sober; sedate
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Statute
 Definition
law enacted by the legislature
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Stem
 Definition
check the flow
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Stodgy
 Definition
stuffy; boringly conservative
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Stratagem
 Definition
deceptive scheme
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Strident
 Definition
loud and harsh; insistent
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Subdued
 Definition
less intense; quieter
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Sublime
 Definition
exalted; noble and uplifting; utter
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Subsequent
 Definition
following; later
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Subsidiary
 Definition
supplementary; subordinate; secondary
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Substantiate
 Definition
establish by evidence; verify; support
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Subversive
 Definition
tending to overthrow or destroy
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Succinct
 Definition
brief; terse; compact
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Succulent
 Definition
juicy; full of richness
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Superfluous
 Definition
excessive; unnecessary
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Supplant
 Definition
replace; usurp
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Surreptitious
 Definition
secret; furtive; sneaky
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Swill
 Definition
drink greedily
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Swindler
 Definition
cheat
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Sycophant
 Definition
servile flatterer; bootlicker
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Taciturn
 Definition
habitually silent; talking little
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Tactile
 Definition
contaminate; cause to lose purity; modify with a trace of something bad
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Tangential
 Definition
peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing
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Tantalize
 Definition
tease; torture with disappointment
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Tarry
 Definition
delay
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Temper
 Definition
moderate; tone down or restrain
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Temperament
 Definition
characteristic frame of mind; disposition; emotional excess
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Temperate
 Definition
restrained; self-controlled
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Tempestuous
 Definition
stormy; quarreling, reconciling and quarreling again
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Tenet
 Definition
doctrine; dogma
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Terse
 Definition
concise; abrupt; pithy
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Theocracy
 Definition
government run by religious leaders
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Therapeutic
 Definition
curative
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Thrifty
 Definition
careful about money; economical
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Tiff
 Definition
minor quarrel
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Tiller
 Definition
handle used to move a boat’s rudder (to steer)
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Tirade
 Definition
extended scolding; denunciation; harangue
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Toady
 Definition
servile flatterer; yes man
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Torpor
 Definition
lethargy; sluggishness; dormancy
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Torrent
 Definition
rushing stream; flood
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Totter
 Definition
move unsteadily; sway, as if about to fall
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Tractable
 Definition
docile; easily managed
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Traduce
 Definition
slander; malign
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Transcribe
 Definition
copy
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Translucent
 Definition
partly transparent
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Travail
 Definition
painful physical or mental labor; drudgery; torment
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Trek
 Definition
travel
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Trenchant
 Definition
cutting; keen
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Trepidation
 Definition
fear; nervous apprehension
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Trifling
 Definition
trivial; unimportant
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Trough
 Definition
container for feeding farm animals
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Troupe
 Definition
group of stage performers; touring company
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Truism
 Definition
self-evident truth
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Turbid
 Definition
muddy; having the sediment disturbed
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Turgid
 Definition
swollen; distended
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Ubiquitous
 Definition
being everywhere
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Unanimity
 Definition
complete agreement
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Unassuming
 Definition
modest
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Unbecoming
 Definition
unattractive; improper
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Underscore
 Definition
emphasize
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Undulating
 Definition
moving with a wavelike motion
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Unfazed
 Definition
not bothered; unworried
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Ungainly
 Definition
awkward; clumsy
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Unrequited
 Definition
not reciprocated
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Unscathed
 Definition
unharmed
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Unseemly
 Definition
unbecoming; indecent
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Unsullied
 Definition
spotlessly clean; unstained
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Unwarranted
 Definition
unjustified
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Upbraid
 Definition
severely scold
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Uproarious
 Definition
marked by commotion; extremely funny
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Usurp
 Definition
seize another’s power or rank
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Vacillate
 Definition
waver; fluctuate
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Vacuous
 Definition
empty
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Vagabond
 Definition
wanderer
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Veneer
 Definition
thin layer; cover
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Venerate
 Definition
revere
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Venturesome
 Definition
bold
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Veracity
 Definition
truthfulness
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Verdant
 Definition
green; lush in vegetation
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Verisimilitude
 Definition
appearance of truth; likelihood
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Vicissitude
 Definition
change of fortune
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Vie
 Definition
contend; compete
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Vindicate
 Definition
clear from blame; exonerate
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Vindictive
 Definition
out for revenge; malicious
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Virtuoso
 Definition
highly skilled artist
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Vise
 Definition
tool for holding work in place
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Volatile
 Definition
changeable; explosive; evaporating rapidly
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Voluble
 Definition
fluent; glib; talkative
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Voluminous
 Definition
extensive; bulky; large
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Voracious
 Definition
ravenous
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Wallow
 Definition
roll in; indulge in; become helpless
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Wanderlust
 Definition
strong desire to go off traveling
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Wanton
 Definition
unrestrained; willfully malicious; unchaste
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Warble
 Definition
sing; babble
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Wayward
 Definition
ungovernable; unpredictable; contrary
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Whiff
 Definition
puff or gust; hint
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Whimsical
 Definition
capricious; fanciful
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Whittle
 Definition
pare; cut off bits
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Wile
 Definition
trick intended to deceive; stratagem
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Winnow
 Definition
sift; separate good part from bad
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Wry
 Definition
twisted; with a humorous twist
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Zephyr
 Definition
gentle breeze; west wind
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