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

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relating to the senses, Giving pleasure to your senses, I am drowned in the …… quality of the painting

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sentient

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aware, concious, able to preceive

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servile

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submissive, obedient

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sextant

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navigation tool that determines latitude and longitude

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shard

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a piece of broken glass or pottery

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sidereal

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relating to the stars

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simian

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apelike, relating to apes

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simile

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comparison of one thing with another using “like” or “as”

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sinecure

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well-paying job that requieres little or no work

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singular

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unique, extraordinary, odd

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sinuous

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intricate, complex, winding

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skeptic

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one who doubts

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sobriety

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seriousness; the quality of being sober

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sodden

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thoroughly soaked, saturated

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solicitous

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concerned, attentive, eager

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soliloquy

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literary or dramatic speech by one character, not adressed to others

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solvent

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able to meet financial obligations, The company managed to remain ….. in the crisis.

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somatic

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relating to or affecting the body, corporeal

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soporific

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sleep producing

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sordid

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filthy, contemptible and corrupt; ignoble

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specious

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seeming to be logical and sound, but not really so

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spectrum

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band of color, broad range of related ideas or objects

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spendthrift

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person who spends money recklessly

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sporadic

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irregular

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squalor

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filthy, dirty, wretched, unpleasant condition, the poverty and ….. of slums

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staccato

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marked by abrupt, clear-cut sounds