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| subordinate | as adjective, less important than something else; as a noun someone who has lower or less important position than someone else; as a verb, to put someone or something in a less important position |
| subterfuge (noun) | a sneaky or slightly dishonest way of doing something, or the use of such a technique |
| superfluous (adj) | more than is needed or wanted |
| supercilious (adj) | acting as if you think that other people are not as important as you |
| synthetic (adj) | produced by combining artificial substances |
| symbiosis (noun) | a relationship between people, organizations, or living things that depend on each other equally |
| aquifer (noun) | a geological formation containing groundwater, especially pertaining to wells, springs, etc. |
| aqueous (adj) | containing water or similar to water |
| auditor (noun) | a person who examines and inspects records to verify or check them or a college student who is listening to lectures in class without recieving credit or just someone who hears / listens |
| auditory (adj) | pertaining to hearing |
| bellicose (adj) | eager to fight, hostile (often used when refering to the possibility of war) |
| belligerent (adj) | war-like, aggressively hostile (refers to someone's attitude) |
| equitable (adj) | fair and equal to everyone involved |
| equivocate (verb) | to use unclear expressions, usually to avoid commitment or in order to mislead |
| equilibrium (noun) | equal balance between any power or force; mental or emotional balance |
| dissonant (adj) | harsh in sound, out of harmony |
| disperse (verb) | to scatter in different directions |
| dissuade (verb) | to persuade someone not to do something |
| circumspect (adj) | thinking carefully about things before you do them |
| circumvent (verb) | to avoid something, especially a rule or law that restricts you |
| anticlimax (noun) | a situation or event that doesn't seem very exciting because it happens after something that was much better |
| antithesis (noun) | the complete opposite of something |
| anterior (adj) | at, or towards, the front (anterior windows in a house, anterior vertebrae) |
| antecedent (noun) | an event or thing that is similar to one you have just mentioned but existed earlier |
| biped (noun) | an animal with tow legs (including humans) |
| binary (noun, adj.) | a system of counting, used in computers, in which only the numbers 1 and 0 are used or consisting of two parts |
| interlude (noun) | a period of time between two events or situations, in which something different happens |
| interject (verb) | to interrupt what someone else is saying with a sudden remark |
| intravenous (adj) | something put through,or into, a vein |
| intrastate (adj) | within one geographical state |
| introspective (adj) | tending to think deeply about your own thoughts, feeling, or behaviors |
| introduce (verb) | to bring a plan or system into use for the first time : to tell someone about something for the first time |
| malevolent (adj) | someone who wants to harm other people; evil or harm |
| malign (verb) | to say unpleasant things about someone, that aren't true |
| malapropism | a funny mistake you make when you use a word that sounds similar to the word you meant to say |
| malcontent (noun) | someone who is likely to cause trouble because they are not happy with the way things are being done |
| misdeed (noun) | a wrong or illegal action |
| misfortune (noun) | very bad luck, or something that happens to you as a result of very bad luck |
