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1. somniferous - Tending to produce sleep.

2. somnolence - Oppressive drowsiness.

3. somnolent - Sleepy.

4. sonata - An instrumental composition.

5. sonnet - A poem of fourteen decasyllabic or octosyllabiclines expressing two successive phrases.

6. sonorous - Resonant.

7. soothsayer - One who claims to have supernatural insight or foresight.

8. sophism - A false argument understood to be such by the reasoner himself and intentionally used to deceive

9. sophistical - Fallacious.

10. sophisticate - To deprive of simplicity of mind or manner.

11. sophistry - Reasoning sound in appearance only, especially when designedly deceptive.

12. soprano - A womans or boys voice of high range.

13. sorcery - Witchcraft.

14. sordid - Of degraded character or nature.

15. souvenir - A token of remembrance.

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