 | Term | Definition |
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sustenance |
Food. |
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swarthy |
Having a dark hue, especially a dark or sunburned complexion. |
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Sybarite |
A luxurious person. |
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sycophant |
A servile flatterer, especially of those in authority or influence. |
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syllabic |
Consisting of that which is uttered in a single vocal impulse. |
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syllabication |
Division of words into that which is uttered in a single vocal impulse. |
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syllable |
That which is uttered in a single vocal impulse. |
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syllabus |
Outline of a subject, course, lecture, or treatise. |
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sylph |
A slender, graceful young woman or girl. |
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symmetrical |
Well-balanced. |
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symmetry |
Relative proportion and harmony. |
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sympathetic |
Having a fellow-feeling for or like feelings with another or others. |
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sympathize |
To share the sentiments or mental states of another. |
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symphonic |
Characterized by a harmonious or agreeable mingling of sounds. |
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symphonious |
Marked by a harmonious or agreeable mingling of sounds. |
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symphony |
A harmonious or agreeable mingling of sounds. |
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synchronism |
Simultaneousness. |
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syndicate |
An association of individuals united for the prosecution of some enterprise. |
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syneresis |
The coalescence of two vowels or syllables, as e'er for ever. |
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synod |
An ecclesiastical council. |
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synonym |
A word having the same or almost the same meaning as some other. |
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synopsis |
A syllabus or summary. |
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systematic |
Methodical. |
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tableau |
An arrangement of inanimate figures representing a scene from real life. |
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tacit |
Understood. |
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taciturn |
Disinclined to conversation. |
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tack |
A small sharp-pointed nail. |
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tact |
Fine or ready mental discernment shown in saying or doing the proper thing. |
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tactician |
One who directs affairs with skill and shrewdness. |
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tactics |
Any maneuvering or adroit management for effecting an object. |
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tangency |
The state of touching. |
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tangent |
Touching. |
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tangible |
Perceptible by touch. |
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tannery |
A place where leather is tanned. |
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tantalize |
To tease. |
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tantamount |
Having equal or equivalent value, effect, or import. |
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tapestry |
A fabric to which a pattern is applied with a needle, designed for ornamental hangings. |
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tarnish |
To lessen or destroy the luster of in any way. |
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taut |
Stretched tight. |
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taxation |
A levy, by government, of a fixed contribution. |
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taxidermy |
The art or process of preserving dead animals or parts of them. |
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technic |
Technical. |
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technicality |
Something peculiar to a particular art, trade, or the like. |
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technique |
Manner of performance. |
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technography |
The scientific description or study of human arts and industries in their historic development. |
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technology |
The knowledge relating to industries and manufactures. |
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teem |
To be full to overflowing. |
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telepathy |
Thought-transference. |
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telephony |
The art or process of communicating by telephone. |
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telescope |
To drive together so that one slides into the another like the sections of a spy-glass. |
