| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Predominantly inactive and given to sitting; or, settled, not migratory | Sedentary | 88%
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| Tarnish or soil another's reputation or purity | Sully | 78%
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| Splash around noisily in water; or, move violently and loudly; or, swagger, bravado | Swash | 77%
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| Promoting good health and well-being | Salubrious | 75%
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| Small lines or strokes on the letters of some typefaces | Serif | 75%
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| Crumbly topping for baked good made of fat, sugar, and flour | Streusel | 74%
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| Chemical weapon that acts as a nerve agent | Sarin | 73%
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| Grammatical mood expressing hypothetical actions rather than factual actions | Subjunctive | 72%
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| Representation or image that closely resembles the original | Simulacrum | 68%
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| Suddenly or abruptly, especially in music; without delay | Subito | 66%
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| Characterized by noisy, laboured breathing, resembling snoring | Stentorous | 63%
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| Intuitive understanding of language and its nuances; or, the spirit of a language | Sprachgefühl | 54%
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| Form or discharge pus; fester | Suppurate | 54%
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| A conclusively powerful blow or argument that definitely settles the matter | Sockdolager | 47%
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| Slag; waste material from metal smelting and refining | Scoria | 33%
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| Soft murmuring or rustling sound, such as the wind | Sough | 28%
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