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sentience |
Capacity for sensation or sense-perception. |
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sentient |
Possessing the power of sense or sense-perception. |
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sentinel |
Any guard or watch stationed for protection. |
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separable |
Capable of being disjoined or divided. |
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separate |
To take apart. |
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separatist |
A seceder. |
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septennial |
Recurring every seven years. |
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sepulcher |
A burial-place. |
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sequacious |
Ready to be led. |
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sequel |
That which follows in consequence of what has previously happened. |
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sequence |
The order in which a number or persons, things, or events follow one another in space or time. |
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sequent |
Following in the order of time. |
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sequester |
To cause to withdraw or retire, as from society or public life. |
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sequestrate |
To confiscate. |
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sergeant |
A non-commissioned military officer ranking next above a corporal. |
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sergeant-at-arms |
An executive officer in legislative bodies who enforces the orders of the presiding officer. |
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sergeant-major |
The highest non-commissioned officer in a regiment. |
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service |
Any work done for the benefit of another. |
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serviceable |
Durable. |
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servitude |
Slavery. |
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severance |
Separation. |
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severely |
Extremely. |
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sextet |
A band of six singers or players. |
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sextuple |
Multiplied by six. |
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sheer |
Absolute. |
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shiftless |
Wanting in resource, energy, or executive ability. |
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shrewd |
Characterized by skill at understanding and profiting by circumstances. |
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shriek |
A sharp, shrill outcry or scream, caused by agony or terror. |
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shrinkage |
A contraction of any material into less bulk or dimension. |
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shrivel |
To draw or be drawn into wrinkles. |
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shuffle |
A mixing or changing the order of things. |
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sibilance |
A hissing sound. |
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sibilant |
Made with a hissing sound. |
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sibilate |
To give a hissing sound to, as in pronouncing the letter s. |
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sidelong |
Inclining or tending to one side. |
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sidereal |
Pertaining to stars or constellations. |
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siege |
A beleaguerment. |
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significance |
Importance. |
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significant |
Important, especially as pointing something out. |
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signification |
The meaning conveyed by language, actions, or signs. |
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similar |
Bearing resemblance to one another or to something else. |
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simile |
A comparison which directs the mind to the representative object itself. |
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similitude |
Similarity. |
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simplify |
To make less complex or difficult. |
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simulate |
Imitate. |
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simultaneous |
Occurring, done, or existing at the same time. |
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sinecure |
Any position having emoluments with few or no duties. |
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singe |
To burn slightly or superficially. |
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sinister |
Evil. |
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sinuosity |
The quality of curving in and out. |
