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25 Cards in this Set
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SACCHARINE
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excessively sweet or sentimental
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SACROSANCT
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extremely sacred; beyond criticism
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SAGACIOUS
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shrewd, wise
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SALIENT
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prominent or conspicuous
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SALLOW
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sickly yellow in color
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SALUBRIOUS
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healthful
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SANCTION
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permission, support; law; penalty
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SANCTUARY
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haven, retreat
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SANGUINE
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ruddy; cheerfully optimistic
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SARDONIC
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cynical, scornfully mocking
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SATIATE
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to satisfy
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SAUNTER
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to amble; walk in a leisurely manner
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SAVANT
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learned person
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SAVORY
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agreeable in taste or smell
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SCABBARD
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sheath for sword or dagger
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SCALE (v)
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to climb to the top of
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SCATHING
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harshly criticall; painfully hot
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SCINTILLA
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very small amount
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SCINTILLATE
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to sparkle, flash
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SCOFF
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to deride, ridicule
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SCORE (v)
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to make a notch or scratch
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SCRIVENER
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professional copyist
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SCRUPULOUS
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restrained; careful and precise
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SCRUTINY
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careful observation
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SCURRILOUS
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vulgar, low, indecent
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