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33 Cards in this Set
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slither
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to slide or glide
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slothful
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lazy
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slough
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(off) to discard; to shed
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slovenly
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untidy; dirty; careless
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smirk
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to smile in an affected or offensive way
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smite
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to strike forcefully
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smolder
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to burn without flame; to keep feelings concealed
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smug
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self-satisfied
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snare
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to trap
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sneer
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to look at with contempt; to scorn; to deride
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snicker
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to laugh in a half-suppressed way
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snippet
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a small fragment
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snivel
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to whine; to complain
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sober
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not drunk; serious
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sobriquet
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nickname; assumed name
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sodden
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soaked; damp
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sojourn
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a brief stay or visit
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solace
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comfort
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solar
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pertaining to the sun
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solecism
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ungrammatical usage; an error or inconsistency
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solicit
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to ask; to seek; to try to get an order in business
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solicitude
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concern; anxiety
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soliloquy
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act of talking to oneself
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solipsistic
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pertaining to the theory that only oneself exists or can be proved to exist
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solitude
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loneliness
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solon
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a wise man
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solvent (two meanings)
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having the ability to pay a debt (adj); a substance that dissolves another (n)
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somber
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dark; gloomy
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somnambulate
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walk in one's sleep
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somniferous
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causing sleep
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somnolent
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drowsy; sleepy
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sonorous
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producing a deep, rich sound
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sophistry
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a deceptive, tricky argument
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