| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Diligent and meticulous in moral or ethical matters | Scrupulous | 84%
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| One who receives a sum of money provided at regular intervals | Stipendiary | 80%
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| Having a pattern or structure that resembles a ladder | Scalariform | 75%
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| A mythical seal that can transform into a human | Selkie | 73%
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| Hasty and careless; lacking in attention to detail | Slapdash | 73%
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| Sordid; foul, wretched, morally repulsive | Squalid | 73%
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| Analogous; similarly suitable | Semblable | 70%
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| Stanza; division in a poem or song | Strophe | 67%
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| Relating to or characteristic of the woods or forest; wooded | Sylvan | 66%
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| An urn with a spigot to release hot water for tea | Samovar | 62%
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| Sever or separate forcefully; disunite | Sunder | 48%
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| Grooved wheel used with a rope to form a pulley | Sheave | 46%
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| Deeply worried or anxious; showing heightened concern and vigilance | Solicitous | 46%
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| Superficially plausible but actually deceptive or misleading | Specious | 46%
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| Induce someone to commit perjury or another unlawful act | Suborn | 44%
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| Man's long, fashionable outer coat or overgarment | Surtout | 33%
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