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45 Cards in this Set
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sacrosanct
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1) extremely sacred
2) beyond criticism |
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sagacious
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lustful
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salubrious
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healthful
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sanguine
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1) ruddy
2) cheerfully optimistic |
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sapient
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wise
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scabbard
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sheath for sword or dagger
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scintilla
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a very small amount
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scintillate
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to sparkle or flash
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scurrilous
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vulgar, low, indecent
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sedition
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behavior promoting rebellion
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senescent
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aging, growing old
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sentient
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aware, conscious, able to perceive
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supulchral
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typical of a place of burial
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seraphic
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angelic, pur, sublime
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shirk
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to avoid a task due to laziness or fear
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simper
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to smirk or smile foolishly
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sinecure
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well-paying job or office that requires little or no work
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sinuous
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1) winding
2) intricate, complex |
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slake
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to quench moderately
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slovenly
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untidy, messy
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sojourn
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visit, stay
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simper
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to smirk or smile foolishly
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solecism
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grammatical mistake
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sinecure
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well-paying job or office that requires little or no work
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solipsism
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believe that the self is the only reality
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sinuous
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1) winding
2) intricate, complex |
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somnambulist
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sleepwalker
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slake
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to quench moderately
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slovenly
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untidy, messy
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sonorous
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producing full, rich sound
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sojourn
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visit, stay
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sophist
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a person goof at arguing deviously
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solecism
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grammatical mistake
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sportive
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frolicsome, playful
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solipsism
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believe that the self is the only reality
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squalid
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1) filthy
2) morally repulsive |
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somnambulist
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sleepwalker
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staid
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1) self-restrained, strait-laced
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sonorous
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producing full, rich sound
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stentorian
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extremely loud
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sophist
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a person goof at arguing deviously
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sportive
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frolicsome, playful
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squalid
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1) filthy
2) morally repulsive |
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staid
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1) self-restrained, strait-laced
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stentorian
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extremely loud
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