2/13/23 Flashcards

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retract

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withdraw

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revel

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to enjoy

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revere

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to esteem

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revoke

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to take back

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rhapsodize

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speak or write about someone or something with great enthusiasm and delight

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rife

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abundant

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ruminate

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to contemplate

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ruse

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a trick

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saccharine

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sickeningly sweet

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sacrosanct

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holy

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sagacity

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soundness of perspective

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salutation

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a greeting

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salve

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a soothing balm

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sanctimonious

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giving a hypocritical appearance of piety

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sanguine

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optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation

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satiate

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satisfied to the full

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scathing

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hurtful

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scintillating

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sparkling

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scrupulous

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care

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scurrilous

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vulgar

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sedentary

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settled

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semaphore

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a system of sending messages by holding the arms or two flags or poles in certain positions according to an alphabetic code

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seminal

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strongly influencing later developments

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sensual

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involving sensory gratification, usually related to sex

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sensuous

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involving sensory gratification