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75 Cards in this Set
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Saga
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Heroic story
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Sage
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Wise man, philosopher
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Salient
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Outstanding, prominent
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Sally
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Suddenly rush forth
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Salubrious
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Healthful, wholesome
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Salvation
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Deliverance from ruin
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Sanctimonious
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Hypocritically religious
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Sanction
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Endorse, certify
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Sanctuary
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Shelter
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Sanguine
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Optimistic
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Satiety
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Excess, overly full, surfeit*
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Saturate
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Soak, fill up completely
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Schism
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Split
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Scion
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Child, descendant
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Scoffed
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To sneer at
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Scrutinized
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Examine closely
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Scurrilous
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Coarse
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Scurry
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Run hastily
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Sedate
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Quiet, still, undisturbed, sober
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Sedentary
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Largely inactive, accustomed to sitting
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Senile
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Infirm, weak from old age
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Serenity
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Peaceful repose
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Servile
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Slavish, submissive
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Shibboleth
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Pet phrase, slogan
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Sinecure
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Soft job
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Singular
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Extraordinary
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Sinister
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Evil, ominous
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Site
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Location
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Skirmish
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Small fight, brief encounter
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Slovenly
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Disorderly, carelessly
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Sojourn (n.)
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Temporary stay
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Solace
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Easing of grief
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Solicited
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To beg, seek earnestly
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Somber
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Gloomy, sad
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Sophistry
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False reasoning or argument
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Sordid
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Dirty, base
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Spate
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Rush, flood
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Spew
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Throw up, vomit, eject
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Spontaneous
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Without preparation, unrehearsed
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Sporadic
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Occasional
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Spurious
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False, counterfeit, specious*
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Squeamish
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Easily shocked, over sensitive
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Stagnant
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Motionless, dull, inactive
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Staunch
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Strong, trusty, firm
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Steeped
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soaked, drenched, saturated
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Stentorian
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Loud
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Stereotypes
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Unvarying pattern
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Stigmatized
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To mark with a disgrace
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Stipulated
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To specify a condition
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Strident
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Shrill, harsh, rough
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Strife
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Discord, disagreement
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Stunted
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Checked in natural growth, held back in growth
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Stupor
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Daze, insensible condition
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Stymied
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To hinder, impede
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Subjugated
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bring under domination or control, especially by conquest. / make someone or something subordinate to.
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Subservient
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Servile, obsequious*
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Substantiate
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Confirm, ratify
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Subterfuge
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Ruse, trick
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Subterranean
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underground
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Succinct
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Brief, concise
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Succulent
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Juicy
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Succumbed
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To give way, yield
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Sullen
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Ill-humored, grim
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Sultry
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Extremely hot and moist, torrid
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Sumptuous
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Lavish
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Superficial
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On the surface, slight
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Superfluous
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Excessive, surplus
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Supine
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Lying on the back
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Supplication
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Earnest prayer
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Surfeit
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Excess, superabundance
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Surge
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To rush suddenly
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Surmised
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Guess
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Surreptitiously
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kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of.
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Susceptible
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Easily affected, unusually liable
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symptomatic
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Having to do with signs or symptoms, indicative
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