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113 Cards in this Set
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Sacrilege |
The violation of anything sacred. |
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Sacrosanct |
Extremely holy |
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Sagacious |
Wise |
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Salacious |
Obscene, lusty |
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Sallow |
Sickly pale |
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Salubrious |
Healthful |
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Salutary |
Healthful, wholesome |
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Salvage |
To rescue, to save from destruction. |
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Sanctimonious |
Hypocritical in regard to religious belief |
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Sangfroid |
Calmness, composure |
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Sanguinary |
Bloody |
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Sanguine |
Cheerful |
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Sapient |
Wise |
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Sardonic |
Mocking, scornful |
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Sartorial |
Pertaining to clothes or tailoring. |
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Satiated |
Satisfied, filled up |
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Satirical |
Sarcastic, ironic |
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Saturnine |
Gloomy, sluggish |
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Sedition |
Rebellion |
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Sedulous |
Hard working, industrious, diligent. |
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Seedy |
Run down, shabby |
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Seethe |
To boil, to be violently agitated |
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Seismic |
Pertaining to earthquakes |
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Semblance |
Outward appearance |
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Senile |
Pertaining to mental weakness due to old age |
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Sententious |
Concise, including proverbs and brief remarks |
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Saunter |
To stroll, to walk leisurely |
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Savant |
A person of extensive learning |
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Savoir-faire |
Tact, knowledge of just what to do in any situation |
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Savor |
To enjoy, as by taste or smell |
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Scant |
Inadequate in size or amount |
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Scapegoat |
One who takes the blame others |
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Scathing |
Extremely severe or harsh, such as a remark |
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Schism |
A split or break |
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Scion |
An offspring, a descendant |
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Scoff |
To ridicule |
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Scourge |
A whip or a lash,a person or thing that punishes or destroys |
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Sentinel |
A guard |
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Sepulcher |
Tomb, burial vault |
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Sequester |
To separate, to ser aside |
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Seraphic |
Angelic, pure |
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Serendipity |
A talent for making desirable discoveries by accident |
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Serpentine |
Winding |
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Serrated |
Having tooth like edges |
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Servile |
Like a slave |
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Servitude |
Slavery, bondage |
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Sever |
To cut in two, to separate |
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Shackle |
To keep prisoner, to restrain |
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Sham |
A pretense |
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Scurry |
Run about, to hurry |
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Scuttle |
To sink, to abandon |
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Sear |
To burn, to scorch |
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Sebaceous |
Fatty |
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Sedentary |
Sitting most of the times |
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Shambles |
A slaughterhouse, great disorder |
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Shard |
A fragment |
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Shibboleth |
A slogan, a password |
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Shiftless |
Lazy, inefficient |
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Shoal |
A shallow place in the water, a reef |
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Shrew |
A nagging, bad tempered woman |
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Sibilant |
Hissing |
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Simian |
Pertaining to an ape or monkey |
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Simony |
The sin of buying or selling church benefits |
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Simper |
To smile in a silly way |
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Simulacrum |
An image, a likeness |
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Simulate |
To pretend, to imitate |
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Sinecure |
Job with no responsibility |
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Sinewy |
Tough, firm, strong |
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Singular |
Extraordinary, remarkable, exceptional |
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Sinuous |
Curving, winding |
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Siren |
An attractive but dangerous woman |
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Skinflint |
Stingy person, miser |
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Skittish |
Restless, excitable, nervous |
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Skulduggery |
Trickery, deception |
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Sobriquet |
Nickname, assumed name |
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Sodden |
Soaked, damp |
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Sojourn |
A brief stay or visit |
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Solecism |
Ungrammatical usage, an error or inconsistency |
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Solicit |
To ask, to seek |
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Solicitude |
Concern, anxiety |
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Soliloquy |
Act of talking to oneself |
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Solipsistic |
Pertaining to the theory that only oneself exists or can be proved to exist |
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Solon |
A wise man |
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Solvent |
Having the ability to pay a debt |
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Somber |
Dark, gloomy |
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Skulk |
To sneak around, to lie in hiding |
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Slake |
To lessen by satisfying, to quench |
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Slattern |
An untidy woman |
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Sleazy |
Cheap, flimsy |
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Slither |
To slide or glide |
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Slough |
To discard, to shed |
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Smirk |
To smile in an affected or offensive way |
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Smite |
To strike forcefully |
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Smolder |
To burn without flame, to keep feelings concealed |
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Smug |
Self satisfied |
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Somnambulate |
Walk in one's sleep |
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Somniferous |
Causing sleep |
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Somnolent |
Drowsy, sleepy |
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Sophistry |
A deceptive, tricky argument |
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Sordid |
Dirty, filthy |
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Sot |
A drunkard |
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Spartan |
Warlike, brave, disciplined |
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Spasm |
A sudden burst of energy |
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Specious |
Not genuine |
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Spectet |
A ghost, a phantom |
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Speculate |
1. To mediate 2. To participate in a risky business transaction |
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Snare |
To trap |
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Sneer |
To scorn |
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Snippet |
A small fragmant |
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Snivel |
To whine, to complain |
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Sphinx |
Person who us difficult to understand |
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Spry |
Full of life, active |
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Spume |
Foam |