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113 Cards in this Set

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Sacrilege

The violation of anything sacred.

Sacrosanct

Extremely holy

Sagacious

Wise

Salacious

Obscene, lusty

Sallow

Sickly pale

Salubrious

Healthful

Salutary

Healthful, wholesome

Salvage

To rescue, to save from destruction.

Sanctimonious

Hypocritical in regard to religious belief

Sangfroid

Calmness, composure

Sanguinary

Bloody

Sanguine

Cheerful

Sapient

Wise

Sardonic

Mocking, scornful

Sartorial

Pertaining to clothes or tailoring.

Satiated

Satisfied, filled up

Satirical

Sarcastic, ironic

Saturnine

Gloomy, sluggish

Sedition

Rebellion

Sedulous

Hard working, industrious, diligent.

Seedy

Run down, shabby

Seethe

To boil, to be violently agitated

Seismic

Pertaining to earthquakes

Semblance

Outward appearance

Senile

Pertaining to mental weakness due to old age

Sententious

Concise, including proverbs and brief remarks

Saunter

To stroll, to walk leisurely

Savant

A person of extensive learning

Savoir-faire

Tact, knowledge of just what to do in any situation

Savor

To enjoy, as by taste or smell

Scant

Inadequate in size or amount

Scapegoat

One who takes the blame others

Scathing

Extremely severe or harsh, such as a remark

Schism

A split or break

Scion

An offspring, a descendant

Scoff

To ridicule

Scourge

A whip or a lash,a person or thing that punishes or destroys

Sentinel

A guard

Sepulcher

Tomb, burial vault

Sequester

To separate, to ser aside

Seraphic

Angelic, pure

Serendipity

A talent for making desirable discoveries by accident

Serpentine

Winding

Serrated

Having tooth like edges

Servile

Like a slave

Servitude

Slavery, bondage

Sever

To cut in two, to separate

Shackle

To keep prisoner, to restrain

Sham

A pretense

Scurry

Run about, to hurry

Scuttle

To sink, to abandon

Sear

To burn, to scorch

Sebaceous

Fatty

Sedentary

Sitting most of the times

Shambles

A slaughterhouse, great disorder

Shard

A fragment

Shibboleth

A slogan, a password

Shiftless

Lazy, inefficient

Shoal

A shallow place in the water, a reef

Shrew

A nagging, bad tempered woman

Sibilant

Hissing

Simian

Pertaining to an ape or monkey

Simony

The sin of buying or selling church benefits

Simper

To smile in a silly way

Simulacrum

An image, a likeness

Simulate

To pretend, to imitate

Sinecure

Job with no responsibility

Sinewy

Tough, firm, strong

Singular

Extraordinary, remarkable, exceptional

Sinuous

Curving, winding

Siren

An attractive but dangerous woman

Skinflint

Stingy person, miser

Skittish

Restless, excitable, nervous

Skulduggery

Trickery, deception

Sobriquet

Nickname, assumed name

Sodden

Soaked, damp

Sojourn

A brief stay or visit

Solecism

Ungrammatical usage, an error or inconsistency

Solicit

To ask, to seek

Solicitude

Concern, anxiety

Soliloquy

Act of talking to oneself

Solipsistic

Pertaining to the theory that only oneself exists or can be proved to exist

Solon

A wise man

Solvent

Having the ability to pay a debt

Somber

Dark, gloomy

Skulk

To sneak around, to lie in hiding

Slake

To lessen by satisfying, to quench

Slattern

An untidy woman

Sleazy

Cheap, flimsy

Slither

To slide or glide

Slough

To discard, to shed

Smirk

To smile in an affected or offensive way

Smite

To strike forcefully

Smolder

To burn without flame, to keep feelings concealed

Smug

Self satisfied

Somnambulate

Walk in one's sleep

Somniferous

Causing sleep

Somnolent

Drowsy, sleepy

Sophistry

A deceptive, tricky argument

Sordid

Dirty, filthy

Sot

A drunkard

Spartan

Warlike, brave, disciplined

Spasm

A sudden burst of energy

Specious

Not genuine

Spectet

A ghost, a phantom

Speculate

1. To mediate


2. To participate in a risky business transaction

Snare

To trap

Sneer

To scorn

Snippet

A small fragmant

Snivel

To whine, to complain

Sphinx

Person who us difficult to understand

Spry

Full of life, active

Spume

Foam