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seethe
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be violently disturbed; boil; (of a liquid) move about wildly as if boiling; Ex. The nation was seething with discontent
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seine
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seine net; net for catching fish
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seine net
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self-indulgence
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excessive indulgence of one's own desire
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semblance
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outward appearance; guise; Ex. We called in the troops to bring a/some semblance of order to the city.
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seminal
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related to seed or semen; germinal; creative; providing a basis for further development; influencing future developments; Ex. seminal research in a new field
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seminary
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school for training future ministers; secondary school, especially for young women
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senility
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old age; feeblemindedness of old age; ADJ. senile: resulting from old age; showing the weakness of body or mind from old age; Ex. senile dementia
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sententious
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pithy; terse; concise; aphoristic
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sentient
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capable of sensation and conscious; aware; sensitive; Ex. sentient creature; N. sentience
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sentinel
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sentry; lookout
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sepulcher
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tomb; V: place in a sepulcher; ADJ. sepulchral
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sequester
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isolate; segregate; seclude; retire from public life
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sere
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sear; parched; dry
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serendipity
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gift for finding valuable things by accident; accidental good fortune or luck; CF. The Three Princes of Serendip
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serenity
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calmness; placidity; ADJ. serene
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serrated
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having a sawtoothed edge; Ex. serrated leaf
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sever
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separate; cut off (a part) from a whole; break up (a relationship); N. severance; CF. severance pay: extra pay given an employee upon leaving a position
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sextant
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navigation tool used to determine a ship's latitude and longitude (by measuring the altitudes of stars)
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shack
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crude cabin
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shackle
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chain; fetter; confine with shackles; N.
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