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specie |
A coin or coins of gold, silver, copper, or other metal. |
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species |
A classificatory group of animals or plants subordinate to a genus. |
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specimen |
One of a class of persons or things regarded as representative of the class. |
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specious |
Plausible. |
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spectator |
One who beholds or looks on. |
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specter |
Apparition. |
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spectrum |
An image formed by rays of light or other radiant energy. |
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speculate |
To pursue inquiries and form conjectures. |
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speculator |
One who makes an investment that involves a risk of loss, but also a chance of profit. |
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sphericity |
The state or condition of being a sphere. |
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spheroid |
A body having nearly the form of a sphere. |
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spherometer |
An instrument for measuring curvature or radii of spherical surfaces. |
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spinous |
Having spines. |
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spinster |
A woman who has never been married. |
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spontaneous |
Arising from inherent qualities or tendencies without external efficient cause. |
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sprightly |
Vivacious. |
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spurious |
Not genuine. |
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squabble |
To quarrel. |
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squalid |
Having a dirty, mean, poverty-stricken appearance. |
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squatter |
One who settles on land without permission or right. |
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stagnant |
Not flowing: said of water, as in a pool. |
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stagnate |
To become dull or inert. |
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stagnation |
The condition of not flowing or not changing. |
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stagy |
Having a theatrical manner. |
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staid |
Of a steady and sober character. |
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stallion |
An uncastrated male horse, commonly one kept for breeding. |
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stanchion |
A vertical bar, or a pair of bars, used to confine cattle in a stall. |
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stanza |
A group of rimed lines, usually forming one of a series of similar divisions in a poem. |
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statecraft |
The art of conducting state affairs. |
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static |
Pertaining to or designating bodies at rest or forces in equilibrium. |
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statics |
The branch of mechanics that treats of the relations that subsist among forces in order. |
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stationary |
Not moving. |
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statistician |
One who is skilled in collecting and tabulating numerical facts. |
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statuesque |
Having the grace, pose, or quietude of a statue. |
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statuette |
A figurine. |
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stature |
The natural height of an animal body. |
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statute |
Any authoritatively declared rule, ordinance, decree, or law. |
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stealth |
A concealed manner of acting. |
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stellar |
Pertaining to the stars. |
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steppe |
One of the extensive plains in Russia and Siberia. |
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sterling |
Genuine. |
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stifle |
To smother. |
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stigma |
A mark of infamy or token of disgrace attaching to a person as the result of evil-doing. |
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stiletto |
A small dagger. |
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stimulant |
Anything that rouses to activity or to quickened action. |
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stimulate |
To rouse to activity or to quickened action. |
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stimulus |
Incentive. |
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stingy |
Cheap, unwilling to spend money. |
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stipend |
A definite amount paid at stated periods in compensation for services or as an allowance. |
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Stoicism |
The principles or the practice of the Stoics-being very even tempered in success and failure. |
