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BOX 25 Flashcards

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requiem

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mass for the repose of the dead; dirge (elegy)

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requisite

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necessary requirement

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requite

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make approprite return for a favour or wrongdoing; repay; revenge

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reserve

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self-control

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residue

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remainder; balance

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resignation

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patient submissiveness; statement that one is quitting a job

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resilient

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elastic; having the power to spring back

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resolve

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decide; settle; solve

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resonant

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echoing; resounding; deep and full in sound

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respiration

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breathing; exhalation

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respite

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interval of relief; rest

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resplendent

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brilliant; lustrous

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responsiveness

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state of reacting readily to appeals, orders, etc.

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restitution

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compensation; reparation; indemnification

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restive

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restlessly impatient; obstinately resisting control

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restraint

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controlling force

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resumption

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tacking up again; recommencement

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resurgent

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rising again after defeat, etc.

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resuscitate

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revive

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retain

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keep; employ

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retaliate

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repay in kind for bad treatment

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retentive

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holding; having a good memory

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retinue

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following; attendants

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retiring

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modest; shy

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retort

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quick; sharp reply

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retraction

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withdrawal

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retrench

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cut down; economize

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retribution

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vengeance; compensation

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retrieve

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recover; find and bring in

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retroactive

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taking effect before its enactment

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retrograde

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go backwards; degenerate

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retrospective

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looking back on the past

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33
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revelry

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boisterous merrymaking

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reverberate

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echo; resound

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reverie

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daydream; musing

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36
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revile

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slander; vilify

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revoke

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cancel; retract

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revulsion

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sudden violent change of feelingl negative reaction

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39
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rhapsodize

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to speak or write in an exaggeratedly enthusiastic manner

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rhetoric

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art of effective communication; insincere or grandiloquent language

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ribald

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wanton; profane

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42
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rider

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amendment or cluase added toa a legislative bill

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prudish

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having or revealing a tendency to be easily shocked by matters relating to sex or nudity; excessively concerned with sexual propriety

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rife

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abundant; current

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rift

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opening; break

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rig

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fix or manipulate

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rigid

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stiff and unyielding; strict

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rigor

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severity

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rile

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vex; irritate; muddy

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riveting

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absorbing; engrossing

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51
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rivulet

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small stream

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robust

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vigorous; strong

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rococo

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ornate; highly decorated; Late Baroque

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roil

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to make liquids murky by stirring up sediment; to disturb

55
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roseate

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rosy; optimistic

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roster

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list

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rostrum

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platform for speech-making; pulpit

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rote

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repetition

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rotunda

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circular building or hall covered with a dome

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rotundity

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roundness; sonorouness of sound

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rousing

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lively; stirring

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rout

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stampede; drive out

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rubble

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fragments

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rubric

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title or heading (in red print); directions for religious ceremonies; protocol

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ruddy

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reddish; healthy-looking

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redimentary

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not developed; elementary

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rueful

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regretful; sorrowful; dejected

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ruffian

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bully

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ruminate

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chew the cud; ponder

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rummage

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ransack; thoroughly search

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runic

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mysterious; set down in an ancient alphabet

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ruse

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trick; strategem

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rustic

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pertaining to country people; uncouth

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rusticate

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banish to the country; dwell in the country

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ruthless

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pitiless

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relapse

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fall back or sink again

77
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saboteur

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one who destroys by sabotage; destroyer of property

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saccharine

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cloyingly (disgustingly sweet) sweet

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sacrilegious

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desecrating; profane

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sacrosanct

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most sacred; inviolable (never to be broken; disfigured; dishonored)

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sadistic

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inclined to cruelty

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saga

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Scandinavian myth; any legend

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sagacious

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keen; shrewd; having insight

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salacious

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lascivious; lustful

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salient

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prominent

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grimace

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an ugly, twisted expression on a person’s face, typically expressing disgust, pain, or wry amusement

87
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saline

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salty

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sallow

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yellowish; sickly in colour

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salutary

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tending to improve; beneficial; wholesome

90
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salvage

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rescue from loss

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sanctimonious

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displaying ostentatious or hyppocritical devoutness

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sanguinary

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bloody

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sanguine

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cheerful; hopeful

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sapped

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diminish; undermine (lessen the power)

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sarcasm

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scornful remarks; stinging rebuke

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panegyric

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public speech in praise of someone

97
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sardonic

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disdainful; sarcastic; cynical

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sartorial

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pertaining to tailors

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sate

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satisfy to the full; cloy

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satellite

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small body revolving around a larger one

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satire

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form of literature in which irony, sarcasm and ridicule are employed to attack vice and folly

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satirical

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mocking

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saturnine

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gloomy

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satyr

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half-human, half-bestial being in the court of Dionysus, portayed as wanton and cunning

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saunter

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stroll slowly

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savant

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scholar

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savory

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tasty; pleasing, attractive or agreeable

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scabbard

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sheath; case for a sword blade

109
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scad

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a great quantity

110
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scaffold

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temporary platform for workers

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scale

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climb up; ascend

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scanty

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meager; insufficient

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scapegoat

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someone who bears the blame for others

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scavenge

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hunt through discarded materials for usable items; search for food

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scenario

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plot outline

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schematic

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relating to an outline or diagram; using a system of symbols

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schism

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division; split

118
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scintilla

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schred; least bit

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scintillate

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sparkle; flash

120
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scoff

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mock; ridicule

121
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scotch

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stamp out; thwart; hinder

122
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scourge

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lash; whip; severe punishment

123
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scruple

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fret about; hesitate for ethical reasons

124
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scrupulous

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conscientious; extremely thorough

125
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scrutinize

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examine closely and critically

126
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scuffle

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struggle confusedly; move off in a confused hurry

127
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scurrilous

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obscene; indecent

128
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scurry

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move briskly

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scurvy

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despicable; comtemptible

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