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sinister, baleful, malign.
These adjectives apply to what is indicative of or threatens great harm,
disaster, or evil.
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slide, slip, glide, coast, skid, slither.
These verbs mean to move smoothly and continuously over or as if over a
slippery surface.
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sloppy, slovenly, unkempt, slipshod.
These adjectives apply to people, their appearance, their way of thinking, or
their work and mean marked by an absence of due or proper care or attention.
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slow, dilatory, leisurely, laggard, deliberate.
These adjectives mean taking more time than is usual or necessary.
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sly, cunning, tricky, crafty, wily, foxy, artful, guileful.
These adjectives mean disposed to or marked by indirection or deviousness in
the gaining of an end.
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smile, grin, simper, smirk.
These nouns denote facial expressions, as those indicating amusement, in which
the mouth is curved upward slightly at the corners.
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solitude, isolation, seclusion, retirement.
These nouns denote the state of being alone.
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speed, hurry, hasten, quicken, accelerate, precipitate.
These verbs mean to proceed or cause to proceed rapidly or more rapidly.
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spontaneous, impulsive, instinctive, involuntary, automatic.
These adjectives mean acting, reacting, or happening without apparent
forethought, prompting, or planning.
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stammer, stutter.
These verbs apply to hesitant, stumbling, or halting speech.
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state, condition, situation, status.
These nouns denote the mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing.
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stay, remain, wait, abide, tarry, linger, sojourn.
These verbs mean to continue to be in a given place.
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