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S sad, despondent, melancholy, and depressed sane, sober, sound, and rational scandalize, vilify, traduce, and offend [traduce = humiliate with false statements] scanty, pinched, slender, and insufficient science, art, religion, and philosophy scope, design, purpose, and judgment sensual, cruel, selfish, and unscrupulous sentence, judgment, verdict, and doom serene, composed, conservative, and orderly several, sundry, many, and various severe, stern, stiff, and stringent shameless, corrupt, depraved, and vicious shock, surprise, terror, and forlornness simple, hearty, joyous, and affectionate sin, injustice, grievance, and crime skill, courage, prowess, and attractiveness sleepy, soporific, sluggish, and dull [soporific = induces sleep] slim, slender, slight, and scraggy slow, dilatory, slack, and procrastinating [dilatory = postpone] solemn, profound, serious, and difficult solicit, urge, implore, and importune [importune = insistent requests] sorrow, disaster, unhappiness, and bereavement spontaneity, freedom, ease, and adequacy stately, stern, august, and implacable steady, reliable, dependable, and well-balanced stern, severe, abrupt, and unreasonable stories, pictures, shows and representations strength, agility, violence, and activity strong, inventive, daring, and resourceful sublime, consoling, inspiring, and beautiful substantial, solid, strong, and durable suffering, regret, bitterness, and fatigue superficial, shallow, flimsy, and untrustworthy superfluous, excessive, unnecessary, and redundant suspicious, cynical, crafty, and timid symmetry, proportion, harmony, and regularity |
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A Dictionary of Useful Phrases
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Here is a collection of excellent phrases and word combinations that you can use to add spice to your writings and speech. |
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