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33 Cards in this Set
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sacrosanct
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extremely sacred; beyond criticism
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sagacious
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shrewd; wise
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salient
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prominent; of notable significance
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salubrious
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healthful
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sanguine
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ruddy; cheerfully optimistic
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sardonic
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cynical; scornfully mocking
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satiate
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to satisfy fully or overindulge
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scintilla
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trace amount
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sedition
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behavior that promotes rebellion or civil disorder against the state
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sentient
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aware; conscious; able to perceive
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seraphic
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angelic; sweet
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sinecure
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a well-paying job or office that requires little or no work
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slake
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to calm down or moderate
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sobriquet
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nickname
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solecism
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grammatical mistake
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soporific
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causing sleep or lethargy
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spartan
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highly self-disciplined; frugal; austere
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specious
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deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious
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sportive
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frolicsome; playful
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stasis
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a state of static balance or equilibrium; stagnation
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stentorian
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extremely loud
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stigma
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a mark of shame or discredit
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stolid
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unemotional; lacking sensitivity
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stratagem
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trick designed to deceive an enemy
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sublime
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lofty or grand
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sully
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to tarnish; to taint
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supplant
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to replace (another) by force; to take the place of
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surfeit
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excessive amount
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surly
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rude and bad-tempered
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sybarite
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a person devoted to pleasure and luxury
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sycophant
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a self-serving flatterer; a yes-man
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symbiosis
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cooperation; mutual helpfulness
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syncopation
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temporary irregularity in musical rhythm
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