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17 Cards in this Set
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Sagacious
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wisdom
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Spelunker
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a person who explores caves, esp. as a hobby
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Saturnine
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sluggish in temperament; gloomy; taciturn
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Sidereal
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determined by or from the stars
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Scintilla
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a minute particle
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Sanction
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authoritative permission or approval
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Striated
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to mark with vertical lines
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Stoma
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any of various small apertures, esp. one of the minute orifices or slits in the epidermis of leaves, stems, etc., through which gases are exchanged
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Spurious
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not genuine, authentic, or true; not from the claimed, pretended, or proper source; counterfeit
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Prodigy
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a person, esp. a child or young person, having extraordinary talent or ability
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Savant
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a person of profound or extensive learning; learned scholar
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Sardonic
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characterized by bitter or scornful derision
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Salubrious
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favorable to or promoting health
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Umbrage
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; annoyance; displeasure
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Sanguine
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cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident
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Mutton
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the flesh of sheep, esp. full-grown or more mature sheep, used as food
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Satiric
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of, pertaining to, containing, or characterized by satire
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