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reticent
a quiet; restrained; reluctant to speak especially about oneself
revere
v to respect highly; to honor
rhetoric
n the art of formal speaking or writing; inflated discourse
rigorous
a strict; harsh; severe ;
robust
a strong and healthy; vigorous
rogue
n a criminally dishonest persons; a scoundrel ;
rudimentary
a basic; crude; unformed or undeveloped ;
ruminate
v to contemplate; to ponder; to mull over
rustic
a rural lacking urban comforts or sophistication; primitive rural
saccharine
a sweet; excessively or disgustingly sweet
sacrilege
n a violation of something sacred; blasphemy
sacrosanct
a sacred; held to be inviolable
sagacious
a discerning; shrewd; keen in judgment; wise
salient
a sticking out; conspicuous; leaping ;
salutary
a healthful; remedial; curative
sanctimonious
a pretending to be devout; affecting religious feeling
sanguine
a cheerful; optimistic; hopeful
sardonic
a mocking; scornful
scintillate
v to sparkle either literally or figuratively
scrupulous
a strict; careful; hesitant for ethical reasons
scrutinize
v to examine very carefully
secular
a having nothing to do with religion or spiritual concerns
sedition
n treason; the incitement of public disorder or rebellion
sensory
a having to do with the senses or sensation
sentient
a able to perceive by the senses; conscious …
