G800_66-70 Flashcards

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reverent

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expressing deep respect, worshipful

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riposte

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retaliatory action or retort, The army delivered an early …… on their attach

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rococo

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excessively ornate

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rubric

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protocol, title or heading

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rue

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regret

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ruse

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trick, crafty stratagem

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sage

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wise

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salacious

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lascivious, lustful, the author concentrated more on the ,,,,, part of the incident rather than the causes

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salubrious

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healthful

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salutary

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expecting an improvement, favorable to health

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sanction

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to approve, ratify, permit

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sardonic

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cynical, scornfully mocking; sarcastic

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sartorial

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pertaining to tailors

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satiate

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to satisfy

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saturate

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imbue throughout, soak thoroughly

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saturnine

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gloomy; ( of a person or their face ) looking serious and threatening

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satyr

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a creature that is half-man, half beast, with the horns and legs of a goat

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savor

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to enjoy, have a distinctive flavor or smell

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schematic

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relating to or in the form of an outline or diagram

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secrete

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produce and release substance into organism

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sedition

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behaviour prompting rebellion

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sedulous

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diligent, assiduous, zealous

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seismic

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relating to earthquakes

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sensual

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relating to the senses, gratifying the physical (sexual) senses

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sensuous
relating to the senses, Giving pleasure to your senses, I am drowned in the ...... quality of the painting
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sentient
aware, concious, able to preceive
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servile
submissive, obedient
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sextant
navigation tool that determines latitude and longitude
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shard
a piece of broken glass or pottery
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sidereal
relating to the stars
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simian
apelike, relating to apes
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simile
comparison of one thing with another using "like" or "as"
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sinecure
well-paying job that requieres little or no work
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singular
unique, extraordinary, odd
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sinuous
intricate, complex, winding
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skeptic
one who doubts
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sobriety
seriousness; the quality of being sober
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sodden
thoroughly soaked, saturated
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solicitous
concerned, attentive, eager
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soliloquy
literary or dramatic speech by one character, not adressed to others
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solvent
able to meet financial obligations, The company managed to remain ..... in the crisis.
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somatic
relating to or affecting the body, corporeal
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soporific
sleep producing
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sordid
filthy, contemptible and corrupt; ignoble
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specious
seeming to be logical and sound, but not really so
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spectrum
band of color, broad range of related ideas or objects
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spendthrift
person who spends money recklessly
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sporadic
irregular
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squalor
filthy, dirty, wretched, unpleasant condition, the poverty and ..... of slums
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staccato
marked by abrupt, clear-cut sounds