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rape-an outrageous violation (usu. committed by men)
recondite-1. hidden from sight; concealed 2. deep
relapse-1. to slip/fall back into a former worse state 2. sink, subside
remorse-a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs: self-reproach
reproach-1. to express disappointment in or displeasure with for conduct thats blameworthy or in need of amendment 2. a cause/occasion of blame, discredit, or disgrace 3. discredit, disgrace
repudiate-1. to refuse to have anything to do with: disown 2. to reject as untrue or unjust
ru 486-a drug c29h35no2 taken orally to induce abortion esp. early in pregnancy by blocking the bodys use of progesterone

saprozoic-saprophytic--used of animals
sarcasm-a taunting, sneering, cutting, or caustic remark
sardonic-disdainfully or bitterly sneering, ironic or sarcastic
satire-a literary work in which vices, follies, stupidities, abuses, etc. are held up to ridicule+contempt; the use of ridicule, sarcasm, irony, etc. to expose, attack, or deride vices, follies, etc.
segue-to proceed w/o pause from one musical number/theme to another; also used for activity, topic, +scene
siderophobia-the fear of stars
solipsism-theory that says self can know nothing but its own modifications+that self is the only existent thing
somnambulism-an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (as walking) are performed
sophistry-1. subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation 2. an argument apparently correct in form but actually invalid; esp: such an argument used to deceive soporific-1. causing or tending to cause sleep 2. of, relating to, or marked by sleepiness or lethargy
spiel-a talk/speech/harangue, as in persuading/selling
sponge-1. get something from/live on another by imposing on hospitality/good nature 2. one living on others
sputum-expectorated matter made up of saliva and often discharges from the respiratory passages
stillbirth-birth of a dead fetus
stoic-1. not affected by or showing passion/feeling; esp: firmly restraining response to pain/distress 2. indifference to pleasure/pain: impassiveness
supercilias-coolly+patronizingly haughty
supine-exhibiting indolent or apathetic inertia or passivity; esp: mentally or morally slack
surrealism-a modern movement in art+lit., in which an attempt is made to portray or interpret the workings o/t unconscious mind as manifested in dreams; its characterized by an irrational, fantastic arrangement of materials
synchronicity-1. quality/fact of being synchronous 2. the coincidental occurence of events+esp. psychic events that seem related but are not explained by conventional mechanisms of casuality
syphilis-a chronic contagious usu. venereal+often congenital disease caused by a spirochete (treponema pallidum) and if left untreated producing chancres, rashes, and systemic lesions in a clinical course w/three stages continued over many years