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27 Cards in this Set
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respite
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period of rest and relief
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reticent
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quiet, restrained, reluctant to speak, especially about oneself
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revere
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respect higly
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rhetoric
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the art of formal speaking or writing, inflated discourse
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rigorous
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strict, harsh, severe
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robust
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strong and healthy, vigorous
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rouge
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criminally dishonest person, a scoundrel
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rudimentary
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basic, crude, uninformed and undeveloped
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ruminate
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to comtemplate, to pnder, to mull over
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rustic
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rural, lacking urban comforts or sophistication, primitive
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saccharine
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sweet, excessively or disgustingly sweet
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sacrilege
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a violation of something sacred, blasphemy
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sacrosanct
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sacred, held to be invioable
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sagacious
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discerning, shrewd, keen in judgement, wise
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salient
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sticking out, conspicuous, leaping
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salutary
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healthful, remedial, curative
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sanctimonious
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pretending to be devout, affecting religious feeling
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sanguine
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cheerful, optimistic, hopeful
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sardonic
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mocking, scornful
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scintillate
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to sparkle, either literally or figutarively
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scrupulous
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strict, careful, hesitant for ethical reasons
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scruntinize
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to examine very carefully
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secular
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having nothing to do with religion or spiritual concerns
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sedition
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treason, the incitement of public disordder or rebellion
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sensory
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having to do with the senses
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sentinent
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able to precieve by the senses, conscious
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sequester
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to keep or set apart
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