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25 Cards in this Set
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Sanguine
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adj. hopeful, cheerful, optimistic
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Scourge
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n. severe punishment or torture
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Sedentary
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adj. given to much sitting or job that includes sitting...
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Sinecure
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n. a job or position involving little or no work
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Semblance
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n. outward apearance; surface; exterior
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Sinuous
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adj. curving; winding; indirect
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Revere
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v. to hold in higher respect; to honor
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Surfeit
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n. excess or extra
v. to fill to excess |
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Stark
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adj. harsh, severe, baran, dreary
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Stigmatize
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v. to mark or brand as disgraceful or dishonorable
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Stolid
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adj. not easily excited
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Stultify
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v. to render foolish or absurd
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Subjugate
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v. to conquer
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Subversive
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adj. overturning an existing government
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Surveillance
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DuH!
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Tacit
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adj. silent or not expressed verbally but implied
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Tantamount
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adj. equivilent in significance
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Taunt
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DuH!
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Temerity
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n. foolhardiness, rashness, recklessness
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Temporal
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adj. short lived, not lasting forever
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Tether
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v. to fasten by rope or chain
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Tirade
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n. a long abusive speech
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Titular
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adj. in title or name only
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Torpid
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adj. sluggish, lacking energy; lethargic
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Traduce
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v. to speek maliciously, to slander, to defame
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