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67 Cards in this Set
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saturnalia
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wild carousal
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scapular
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pertaining to the shoulder
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scarab
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an ornament or amulet in the form of a beetle
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scarify
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make scratches
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schism
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a split, break-up
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schist
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a type of crystalline rock
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schizoid
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disposed to schizophrenia
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sciatic
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pertaining to the hip
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scintilla
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barely perceptible amount
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scruple
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reluctance to act because of question of conscience
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secular
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not religious
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sedition
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incitement to rebel against the governemnt
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sedulous
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painstaking and persevering
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seismic
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caused by earthquake
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semantic
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pertaining to the meanings of words
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senescent
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growing old
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sententious
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containing striking sentences
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sentient
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capable of feeling
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sequester
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seize by authority, set apart in seculsion
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seraglio
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harem
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shibboleth
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password, identifying phrase of a group or movement
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silicosis
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lung disease resulting from inhaling dust
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simian
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pertaining to a monkey
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simony
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making profit from sacred things
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sinecure
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job requiring little work
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sinuous
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with many curves
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skepticism
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doubt, partial disbelief
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slattern
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slovenly woman
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slough
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soft, muddy ground, swamp
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solicitude
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concern, anxiety, uneasiness of mind occasioned by the fear of evil or the desire for good
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somatic
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bodily
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sonorous
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resonant
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spatula
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a flat, broad instrument
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specious
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deceptively plausible
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speculum
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mirror, instrument for dilating a cavity to aid seeing
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splenetic
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fretfully spiteful, peevish
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spontaneous
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coming from natural impule, having no external cause
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sporadic
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occasional
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stalactite
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calcium deposit hanging from cave roof
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stentorian
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loud
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stigma
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a distinguishing blemish inflicted by others
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stipulate
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make an express demand or agreement
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stoical
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showing calm fortitude
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stratagem
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a scheme that outwits by trickery
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strident
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harsh-sounding
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somatic
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bodily
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sonorous
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resonant
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spatula
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a flat, broad instrument
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specious
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deceptively plausible
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speculum
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mirror, instrument for dilating a cavity to aid seeing
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splenetic
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fretfully spiteful, peevish
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spontaneous
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coming from natural impule, having no external cause
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sporadic
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occasional
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stalactite
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calcium deposit hanging from cave roof
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stentorian
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loud
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stigma
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a distinguishing blemish inflicted by others
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stipulate
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make an express demand or agreement
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stoical
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showing calm fortitude
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stratagem
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a scheme that outwits by trickery
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strident
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harsh-sounding
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suave
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smoothly polite
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subcutaneous
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beneath the skin
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subdue
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overcome, calm, render less intense or less harsh
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subjoin
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to add something in writing
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subpoena
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writ summoning a witness
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subsidy
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financial aid granted by the government
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subvention
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a grant of financial aid.
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