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state-supported |
Adjective
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supported and operated by the government of a state |
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skin-deep |
Adjective
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penetrating no deeper than the skin: 'her beauty is only skin-deep' |
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sweetheart |
Adjective
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privileged treatment of a favored person or corporation (sometimes unethically) |
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sweetheart |
Noun
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a very attractive or seductive looking woman |
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sweetheart |
Noun
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any well-liked individual |
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sweetheart |
Noun
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a person loved by another person |
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serviceable |
Adjective
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intended or able to serve a purpose without elaboration |
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serviceable |
Adjective
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ready for service or able to give long service |
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serviceable |
Adjective
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capable of being put to good use |
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screwball |
Adjective
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foolish |
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screwball |
Noun
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a pitch with reverse spin that curves toward the side of the plate from which it was thrown |
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screwball |
Noun
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a whimsically eccentric person |
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state-of-the-art |
Adjective
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the highest level of development at a particular time (especially the present time) |
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softheaded |
Adjective
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foolish |
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sleeveless |
Adjective
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unproductive of success |
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sleeveless |
Adjective
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having no sleeves |
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skillful |
Adjective
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done with delicacy and skill |
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skillful |
Adjective
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having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude |
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seemly |
Adjective
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according with custom or propriety |
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slow-witted |
Adjective
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retarded in intellectual development |
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straitlaced |
Adjective
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exaggeratedly proper |
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strait-laced |
Adjective
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exaggeratedly proper |
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straightlaced |
Adjective
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exaggeratedly proper |
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straight-laced |
Adjective
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exaggeratedly proper |
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subsidiary |
Adjective
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functioning in a supporting capacity |
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subsidiary |
Noun
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a company that is completely controlled by another company |
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subsidiary |
Noun
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an assistant subject to the authority or control of another |
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simple-minded |
Adjective
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lacking subtlety and insight |
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simple-minded |
Verb
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someone with mental impairments |
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second-string |
Adjective
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being a replacement or substitute for a regular member of a team |
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standby |
Adjective
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ready for emergency use |
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standby |
Noun
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something that can be relied on when needed |
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standby |
Noun
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an actor able to replace a regular performer when required |
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second-sighted |
Adjective
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foreseeing the future |
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sibyllic |
Adjective
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resembling or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy |
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snobbish |
Adjective
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befitting or characteristic of those who incline to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior |
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snobby |
Adjective
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befitting or characteristic of those who incline to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior |
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secluded |
Adjective
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providing privacy or seclusion |
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secluded |
Adjective
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hidden from general view or use |
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spur-of-the-moment |
Adjective
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in response to an unforeseen need |
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superficial |
Adjective
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concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious |
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superficial |
Adjective
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of little substance or significance |
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superficial |
Adjective
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of, affecting, or being on or near the surface |
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sublimate |
Adjective
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made pure |
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sublimate |
Noun
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the product of vaporization of a solid |
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sublimate |
Verb
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vaporize and then condense right back again |
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sublimate |
Verb
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change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting |
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sublimate |
Verb
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remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation |
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sublimate |
Verb
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make more subtle or refined |
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sublimate |
Verb
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direct energy or urges into useful activities |