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30 Cards in this Set
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sage
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one revered for experience and wisdom
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sanctimonious
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feigning piety or righteousness
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sanction
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n. authoritative permission. v. to give official approval to
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satirize
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to insult using witty language
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sedulous
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persevering, industrious
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solace
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comfort, safety
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solicitous
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concerned; thoughtful
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specious
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appearing to be true or genuine but actually deceptive
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speculate
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to theorize on the basis of inconclusive evidence
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spontaneous
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arising without apparent external cause; unrestrained
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squelch
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to crush or silence
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stanch
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to stop or check the flow of
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static
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fixed or stationary
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stint
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an length of time spent in a particular way
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stoic
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indifferent or unaffected
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subjective
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depending on the basis of someone's personal opinions
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substantiate
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to validate or support
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subsume
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to contain or include
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subvert
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to undermine, ruin, or overthrow
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surfeit
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an overabundance or excess
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tacit
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using no words
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tangential
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slightly connected; superficially relevant
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temperance
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moderation and self-restraint
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tenuous
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very thin or consisting of little substance
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torpor
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state of physical or mental sluggishness
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tout
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to promote or solicit
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tractable
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easy to control or work with
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transcend
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to go above and beyond; to rise above
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transgress
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to exceed or violate
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transpose
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to reverse the order of; interchange
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