| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| State of drowsiness or sleepiness, especially during the day | Somnolence | 86%
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| Following in a sequence or position; subsequent | Succedent | 85%
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| Temporary measure to address an issue until a permanent solution is found | Stopgap | 78%
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| Possessing keen perception, wisdom, and sound judgment | Sagacious | 76%
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| An essential plot element for a genre of story | Scène à faire | 75%
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| Merging of sensory experiences, like hearing colours or tasing words | Synesthesia | 69%
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| Sliding doors made of paper and wood | Shoji | 64%
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| The state or condition of being elderly or near the end of the average lifespan | Senescence | 61%
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| Insincerely ingratiating in demeanour or speech; possessing false earnestness | Smarmy | 61%
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| Opening cut through the bulwarks of a ship to allow passage of water; or, to thwart a plan | Scupper | 55%
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| Having a calm, steady, unadventurous demeanor | Staid | 55%
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| Going beyond what is required or expected, especially in moral or religious matters | Supererogatory | 55%
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| Dark, gloomy, or hellish in nature; profoundly dark and forbidding | Stygian | 53%
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| Hinder a competing party through covert or unfair means | Sandbag | 46%
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| Civilian merchant who sells provisions to a military unit | Sutler | 45%
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| Energetically witty; intellectually refined | Spirituel | 23%
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