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51 Cards in this Set
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saccharine
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sickeningly sweet
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sacrosanct
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holy, something that should not be criticized
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sagacity
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shrewdness, soundness of perspective
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salient
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significant, conspicuous
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salutation
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a greeting
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salve
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a soothing balm
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sanctimonious
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giving a hypocritical appearance of piety
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sanguine
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optimistic, cheery
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satiate
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to satisfy excessively
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scathing
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sharp, critical, hurtful
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scintillating
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sparkling
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scrupulous
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painstaking, careful
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scurrilous
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vulgar, coarse
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sedentary
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sitting, settled
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semaphore
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a visual signal
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seminal
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original, important, creating a field
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sensual
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involving sensory gratification, usually related to sex
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sensuous
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involving sensory gratification
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serendipity
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luck, finding good things without looking for them
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serene
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calm, untroubled
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servile
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subservient
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sinuous
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lithe, serpentine
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sobriety
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sedate, calm
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solicitous
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concerned, attentive
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solipsistic
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believing that oneself is all that exists
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soluble
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able to dissolve
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solvent
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a substance that can dissolve other substances , able to pay debts
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somnolent
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sleepy, drowsy
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sophomoric
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immature, uninformed
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sovereign
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having absolute authority in a certain realm
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speculative
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not based in fact
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spurious
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false but designed to seem plausible
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stagnate
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to become or remain inactive, not develop, not flow
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staid
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sedate, serious, self-restrained
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stingy
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not generous, not inclined to spend or give
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stoic
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unaffected by passion or feeling
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stolid
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expressing little sensibility, unemotional
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strenuous
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requiring tremendous energy or stamina
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strident
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harsh, loud
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stupefy
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to astonish, make insensible
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subjugate
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to bring under control, subdue
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sublime
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lofty, grand, exalted
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submissive
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easily yielding to authority
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succinct
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marked by compact precision
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superfluous
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exceeding what is necessary
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surfeit
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an overabundant supply or indulgence
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surmise
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to infer with little evidence
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surreptitious
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stealthy
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surrogate
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one acting in place of another
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swarthy
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of dark color or complexion
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sycophant
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one who flatters for self-gain
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