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30 Cards in this Set
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sapience n.
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n. Deep wisdom or knowledge.
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sapient
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adj. Possessing wisdom.
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saponaceous
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adj. Having the nature or quality of soap.
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sarcophagus n.
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n. A stone coffin or a chest-like tomb.
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sardonic
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adj. Scornfully or bitterly sarcastic.
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relegate
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v. To send off or consign, as to an obscure position or remote destination.
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satirize
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v. To treat with sarcasm or derisive wit.
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savor
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v. To perceive by taste or smell.
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scintilla
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n. The faintest ray.
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scintillate
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v. To emit or send forth sparks or little flashes of light.
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teem
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v. To be full to overflowing.
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telepathy
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n. Thought-transference.
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temerity
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n. Recklessness.
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temporal
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adj. Pertaining to or concerned with the affairs of the present life.
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tempter
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n. An allurer or enticer to evil.
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undermine
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v. To subvert in an underhand way.
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undervalue
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v. To underestimate.
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vagabond
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n. A wanderer.
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vagrant
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n. An idle wanderer.
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vainglory
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n. Excessive, pretentious, and demonstrative vanity.
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vale
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n. Level or low land between hills.
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valedictory
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n. A parting address.
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variance
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n. Change.
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vegetal
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adj. Of or pertaining to plants.
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wavelet
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n. A ripple.
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weal
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n. Well-being.
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wee
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adj. Very small.
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rein
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n. A step attached to the bit for controlling a horse or other draft-animal.
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regnant
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adj. Exercising royal authority in one's own right.
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telltale
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adj. That gives warning or information.
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