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69 Cards in this Set
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sadistic |
adj. inclined to cruelty |
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saga |
n. Scandanavian myth; any legend |
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sagacious |
adj. lascivious; lustul |
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salient |
adj. protruding; strikingly conspicuous; jumping |
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salubrious |
adj. promoting good health; healthful |
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salutary |
adj. tending to improve; beneficial |
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salvage |
v. rescue from loss |
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salvo |
n. discharge of firearms; military salute |
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sanctimonious |
adj. falsely holy; feigning piety |
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sanction |
v. approve; ratify |
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sanctuary |
n. refuge; shelter; shrine; holy place |
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sanguine |
adj. cheerful; hopeful |
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sap |
v. diminish; undermine |
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sarcasm |
n. scornful remarks; stinging rebuke |
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sardonic |
adj. cynically mocking; sarcastic |
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sartorial |
adj. pertaining to tailors |
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sate |
v. satisfy to the full |
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satelite |
n. small body revolving around a larger one |
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satiate |
v. satisfy fully |
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satire |
n. form of literature in which irony, sarcasm and ridicule are employed to attack vice and folly |
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satrical |
adj. mocking |
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saturate |
v. soak thoroughly |
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saturnine |
adj. gloomy |
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saunter |
v. stroll slowly |
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savant |
n. learned scholar |
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savor |
v. enjoy; have a distinctive flavor, smell or quality |
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savory |
adj. hasty; pleasing; attractive, or agreeable |
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scad |
n. a great quantity |
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scale |
v. climb up; ascend |
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scamp |
n. rascal |
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scanty |
adj. meager; insufficient |
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scapegoat |
n. someone who bears the blame for others |
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scavenge |
v. hunt through discarded materials for usable items; search, especially for food |
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scenario |
n. plot outline; screenplay; opera libretto |
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schematic |
adj. relating to an outline or diagram; using a system of symbols |
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schism |
n. division; split |
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scintillate |
v. sparkle; flash |
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scoff |
v. mock; ridicule |
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scourge |
n. cause of widespread devastation; severe punishment; whip |
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scruple |
v. fret about; hesitate, for ethical reasons |
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scrupulous |
adj. conscientious; extremely thorough |
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scrutinize |
v. examine closely and critically |
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scuffle |
v. struggle confusedly; move off in a confused hurry |
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scurrilous |
adj. vulgar; coarse; foul-mouthed; obscene |
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scurry |
v. move briskly |
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scurvy |
adj. despicable; contemptible |
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scuttle |
v. scurry; run with short, rapid steps v. sink |
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seamy |
adj. sordid; unwholesome |
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sear |
v. char or burn; brand |
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seasoned |
adj. experienced |
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secession |
n. withdrawal |
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seclusion |
n. isolation; solitude |
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secrete |
v. hide away; produce and release a substance into an organism |
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sect |
n. separate religious body; faction |
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sectarian |
adj. relating to a religious faction or subgroup |
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secular |
adj. worldly; not pertaining to church matters; temporal |
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sedate |
adj. calm and composed; dignified |
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sedentary |
adj. requiring sitting |
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sedition |
n. resistance to authority; insubordination |
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sedulous |
adj. didligent; hardworking |
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seedy |
adj. run-down; decrepit; disreputable |
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seemly |
adj. proper; appropriate |
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seep |
v. ooze; trickle |
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seethe |
v. be disturbed; boil |
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seismic |
adj. pertaining to earthquakes |
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seminary |
n. school for training future ministers; academy |
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sensual |
adj. devoted to the pleasures of the senses; carnal; voluptuous |
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sententious |
adj. terse; concise; aphoristic |
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sentinel |
n. sentry; lookout |
