| Term | Definition |
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scapegoat |
someone punished for the errors of others |
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secondary sources |
Texts concerning and/or about a subject, including commentary, reviews, reports, criticism, etc. |
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shank |
a poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball |
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simper |
smile affectedly or derisively |
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solace |
the act of consoling |
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somber |
adj. Gloomy. |
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sonorous |
full and loud and deep |
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sources |
the place where something comes from; a point of supply from something |
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stalemate |
drawing position in chess: any of a player's possible moves would place his king in check |
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stalwart |
used especially of persons |
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stark |
providing no shelter or sustenance |
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stupor |
marginal consciousness |
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subsist |
support oneself |
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surreptitious |
conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods |
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temporal |
the semantic role of the noun phrase that designating the time of the state or action denoted by the verb |