Kaplan's Sat Vocab (S)

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saccharine

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adj. excessively sweet or sentimental

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sacrilegious

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adj. impious, irreverent toward what is held to be sacred or holy

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salacious

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adj. appealing to sexual desire

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salient

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adj. prominent, of notable significance

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sanctimonious

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adj. hypocrtically devout; acting morally superior to another

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satiate

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v. to satisfy (as a need or desire) fully or to excess

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saturnine

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adj. cold and steady in mood, gloomy; slow to act

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savant

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n. a person of learning; especially one with knowledge in a special field

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scrupulous

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adj. acting in strict regard for what is considered proper; punctilliously exact

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seamy

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adj. morally degraded, unpleasant

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secular

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adj. not specifically pertaining to religion, relating to the world

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sedition

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n. behavior that promotes rebellion or civil disorder against the state

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seminal

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adj. influential in an original way, providing a basis for further development; creative

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sequester

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v. to set apart, seclude

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seraphic

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adj. angelic, sweet

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simian

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adj. ape-like; relating to apes

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sinecure

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n. a well-paying job or office that requires little or no work

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sobriquets

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n. a nickname

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sojourn

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n. a temporary stay; visit

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solicitous

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adj. anxious, concerned; full of desire, eager

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sophomoric

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adj. exhibiting great immaturity and lack of judgment

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spartan

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adj. highly self-disciplined; frugal, austere

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specious

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adj. having the ring of truth but actually being untrue; deceptively attractive

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sportive

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adj. frolicsome, playful

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squalid

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adj. filthy and degraded as the result of neglect or poverty

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stalwart

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adj. marked by outstanding strength and vigor of body, mind, or spirit

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stasis

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n. a state of static balance or equilibrium; stagnation

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stint

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v. to be sparing or frugal; to restrict with respect to a share or allowance

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stipulate

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v. to specify as a condition or requirement of an agreement of offer

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stratify

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v. to arrange or divide into layers

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strident

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adj. loud, harsh, unpleasantly noisy

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stringent

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adj. imposing severe, rigorous standards

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stymie

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v. to block or thwart

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subterranean

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adj. hidden, secret; underground

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sully

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v. to tarnish, taint

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superfluous

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adj. extra, more than necessary

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supersede

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v. to cause to be set aside; to force out of use as inferior, replace

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supplant

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v. to replace (another) by force, to take the place of

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surmount

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v. to conquer, overcome

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sybarite

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n. a person devoted to pleasure and luxury