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36 Cards in this Set
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sham
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a pretense
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shambles
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a slaughterhouse; great disorder
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shard
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a fragment
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sheepish
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embarrassed; bashful
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shibboleth
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a slogan; a password
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shiftless
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lazy; inefficient
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shoal
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a shallow place in the water; a reef
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shortcomings
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defects; deficiencies
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shrew
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a nagging, bad-tempered woman
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shroud
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a cloth or sheet in which a corpse is wrapped for burial
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sibilant
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hissing
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sibling
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a brother or sister
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simian
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pertaining to an ape or monkey
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simile
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a comparison using like or as
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simony
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the sin of buying or selling church benefits
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simper
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to smile in a silly way
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simulacrum
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an image; a likeness
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simulate
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to pretend; to imitate
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simultaneous
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occurring at the same time
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sinecure
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job with no responsibility
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sinewy
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tough; firm; strong
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singular
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extraordinary; remarkable; exceptional
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sinister
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threatening evil; ominous
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sinuous
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curving; winding
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siren
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an attractive but dangerous woman
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skeptic
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doubtful
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skinflint
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stingy person; miser
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skittish
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restless; excitable; nervous
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skulduggery
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trickery; deception
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skulk
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to sneak around; to lie in hiding
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slacken
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become loose; to relax
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slake
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to lessen (thirst, desire, anger, etc) by satisfying; to quench
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slander
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to make a false statement against someone
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slatern
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an untidy woman
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sleazy
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cheap; flimsy
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sleek
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smooth and shiny
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