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30 Cards in this Set
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sere
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parched; dry
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sheathe
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place into case
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shirk
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avoid; malinger
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shrew
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scolding woman
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shunt
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turn aside; divert; sidetrack
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silt
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sediment deposed by running water
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simper
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smirk; smile affectedly
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sinecure
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well paid position with little responsibility
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sinuous
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winding; bending;
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skiff
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small boat
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skimp
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provide scantily; live very economically
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skinflint
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stingy person; miser
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skulk
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move furtively and secretly
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slacken
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loosen
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slag
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residue from smelting metal; waste matter; dross
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slake
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quench; sate
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sleazy
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flimsy; unsubstantial
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sleight
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dexterity
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slew
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large quantity/number
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slipshod
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untidy; slovenly; shabby
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slough
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cast off
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slovenly
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untidy; careless
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sluice
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artificial channel for directing or controlling flow of water
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smattering
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slight knowledge
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snivel
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run at the nose
whine snuffle |
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sodden
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soaked; dull
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solder
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repair/make whole with metal alloy
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solecism
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construction flagrantly incorrent gramatically
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solicitous
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worried; concerned
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solvent
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able to pay all debts
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