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55 Cards in this Set
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rote (N)
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repetition
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ruminate (V)
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chew over and over (mentally, or like cows, physically)
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runic (adj)
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mysterious; set down in an ancient alphabet
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rusticate (v)
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banish to the country; dwell in the country
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sacrosanct (adj)
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most sacred; inviolable
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salacious (adj)
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lascivious; lustful
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salient (adj)
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prominent
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sallow (adj)
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yellowish; sickly in color
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salutary (adj)
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tending to improve; beneficial; wholesome
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sanguinary (adj)
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bloody
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sanguine (adj)
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cheerful; hopeful
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sardonic (adj)
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disdainful; sarcastic; cynical
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sartorial (adj)
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pertaining to tailors
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satiate (V)
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satisfy fully
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saturnine (adj)
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gloomy
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scad (n)
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a great quantity
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schematic (adj)
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relating to an outline or diagram; using a system of symbols
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scintilla (n)
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shred; least bit
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scintillate (v)
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sparkle; flash
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scourge (n)
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lash; whip; severe punishment
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scruple (v)
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fret about; hesitate
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scurrilous (adj)
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obscene; indecent
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scuttle (v)
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sink
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seamy (adj)
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sordid; unwholesome
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secrete (v)
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hide away or cache; produce and release a substance into an organism
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sedulous (adj)
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diligent
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seine (n)
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net for catching fish
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semblance (n)
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outward appearance; guise
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seminal (adj)
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germinal; influencing future developments; related to seed or semen
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sensual (adj)
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devoted to the pleasures of the senses; carnal; voluptuous
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sensuous (adj)
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pertaining to the physical senses; operating through the senses
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sententious (adj)
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terse; concise; aphoristic
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septic (adj)
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putrid; producing putrefaction
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sere (adj)
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parched; dry
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servile (adj)
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slavish; cringing
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sheaf (n)
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bundle of stalks of grain; any bundle of things tied together
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sheathe (v)
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place into a case
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shunt (v)
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turn aside; divert; sidetrack
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shyster (n)
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lawyer using questionable methods
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sibylline (adj)
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prophetic; oracular;
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simper (v)
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smirk; smile affectedly
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simulate (v)
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feign
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sinecure (n)
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well-paid position with little responsiblity
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slacken (v)
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slow up; loosen
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slag (n)
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residue from melting metal; dross; waste matter
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slapdash (adj)
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haphazard; careless; sloppy
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sleight (n)
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dexterity
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slipshod (adj)
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untidy or slovenly; shabby
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slough (v)
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cast off
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smelt (v)
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melt or blend ores, changing their chemical composition
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smolder (v)
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burn without flame; be liable to break out at any moment
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solecism (n)
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construction that is flagrantly incorrect grammatically
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solicitous (adj)
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worried,concerned
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solvent (adj)
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able to pay all debts
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solvent (n)
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substance that dissolves another
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