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89 Cards in this Set
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sequester
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isolate, retire from public life, segregate, seclude
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sere
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parched, dry
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serendipity
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gift for finding valuable or desirable things by accident, accidental good fortune or luck
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serenity
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calmness, placidity
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serpentine
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winding, twisting
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serrated
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having a sawtoothed edge
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servile
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slavish, cringing
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servitude
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slavery, compulsory labor
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sever
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cut, separate
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severity
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harshness, intensity, sternness, austerity
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sextant
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navigation tool used to determine a ship's latitude and longitude
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shackle
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chain, fetter
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sham
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pretend
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shambles
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wreck, mess
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shard
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fragment, generally of pottery
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shaving
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very thin piece, usually of wood
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sheaf
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bundle of stalks of grain, any bundle of things tied together
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sheathe
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place into a case
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sherbet
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flavored dessert ice
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shimmer
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glimmer intermittently
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shirk
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avoid (responsibility, work etc.), malinger
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shoddy
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sham, not genuine, inferior
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shrew
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scolding woman
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shrewd
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clever, astute
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shun
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keep away from
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shunt
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turn aside, divert, sidetrack
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shyster
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lawyer using questionable methods
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sibling
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brother or sister
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sibylline
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prophetic, oracular
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sidereal
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relating to the stars
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silt
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sediment deposited by running water
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simian
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monkeylike
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simile
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comparison of one thing with another, using the word like or as
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simper
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smirk, smile affectedly
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simplistic
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oversimplified
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simulate
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feign
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sinecure
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well-paid position with little responsibility
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sinewy
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tough, strong and firm
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singular
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unique, extraordinary, odd
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sinister
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evil
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sinuous
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winding, bending in and out, not morally honest
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skeptic
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doubter, person who suspends judgment until having examined the evidence supporting a point of view
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skiff
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small light sailboat or rowboat
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skimp
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provide scantily, live very economically
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skinflint
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stingy person, miser
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skirmish
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minor fight
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skittish
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lively, frisky
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skulduggery
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dishonest behavior
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skulk
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move furtively and secretly
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slacken
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slow up, loosen
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slag
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residue from smelting metal, dross, waste matter
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slake
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quench, sate
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slander
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defamation, utterance of false and malicious statement
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slapdash
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haphazard, careless, sloppy
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sleazy
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flimsy, unsubstantial
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sleeper
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something originally of little value or importance that in time becomes very valuable
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sleight
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dexterity
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slew
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large quantity or number
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slight
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insult to one's dignity, snub
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slipshod
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untidy or slovenly, shabby
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slither
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slip or slide
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sloth
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slow-moving tree-dwelling mammal
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slothful
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lazy
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slough
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cast off
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slovenly
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untidy, careless in work habits
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sluggard
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lazy person
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sluggish
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slow, lazy, lethargic
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sluice
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artificial channel directing or controlling the flow of water
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slur
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insult to one's character or reputation, slander; speak indistinctly, mumble
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smattering
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slight knowledge
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smelt
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melt or blend ores, changing their chemical composition
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smirk
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conceited smile
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smolder
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burn without flame, be liable to break out at any moment
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snicker
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half-stifled laugh
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snivel
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run at the nose, snuffle, whine
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sobriety
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moderation (especially regarding indulgence in alcohol), seriousness
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sojourn
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temporary stay
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solace
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comfort in trouble
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solder
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repair or make whole by using a metal alloy
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solecism
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construction that is flagrantly incorrect grammatically
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solemnity
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seriousness, gravity
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solicit
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request earnestly, seek
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solicitous
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worried, concerned
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soliloquy
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talking to oneself
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solitude
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state of being alone, seclusion
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solstice
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point at which the sun is farthest from the equator
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soluble
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able to be dissolved, able to be worked on
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solvent
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able to pay all debts; substance that dissolves another
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somatic
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pertaining to body, physical
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