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rivulet

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a small stream
[E] Dream Rivulet Diary
[S] brook; brooklet;

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roisterer

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one who engages in merrymaking especially in honor of a special occasion
[E] the rowdy roisterers who fill the streets of New Orleans during Mardi Gras
[S] celebrator; reveler;
[A] killjoy

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rookie

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recruit; novice;
[E] The rookie replaced the injured regular at first base.
[S] apprentice; fledging neophyte;
[A] veteran;

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roster

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a roll or list of personal;
[E] the roster of subscribers to the journal
[S] catalog; checklist;menu;

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rostrum

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a stage for public speaking
[E] He finally stood on the winner’s rostrum.
[S] dais; lectern; podium; tribune;stage;

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rubicund

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inclined to a healthy rosiness
[E] A rubicund complexion indicates good health.
[S] blooming; florid; sanguine;
[A] ashen; pallid;

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rue

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the feeling of regret, remorse; 
[E] With rue my heart is laden.
[S] contriteness; contrition; penitence; remorse;
[A] impenitence;
[P] rueful;
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ruffle

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1 a strip of fabric gathered or pleated on one edge;
[S] rumple; wrinkle;
[P]ruffled;
2 to destroy the smoothness or evenness of
[E] The acid ruffled the surface of the catalyst;
[S] abrade; chafe; erode;
[A] glaze;
3 to disturb the peace of mind of someone
[E] The stream of minor complaints finally ruffled him into snapping.
[S] annoy; itch;
[A] allay; mollify;

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ruminate

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to go over in mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly
[E] ruminate the reason of past failures
[S] cogitate; perpend; mediate;
[A] ignore; overlook;
[P] ruminative;
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runic

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having some secret meaning;
[E] painstaking efforts to decipher the runic inscriptions
[S] arcane; enigmatic; impenetrable;
[A] fathomable;

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ruse

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a wily subterfuge
[E] This is a ruse to divide them
[S] artifice; maneuver

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sabotage

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1 treacherous action to defeat or hinder a cause or an endeavor
[E] sabotage of the project by government officials
[S] damage; impairment
[A] assistance;
2 to practice sabotage on
[E] He sabotaged his opponent’s campion with rumors.
[S] disrupt; frustrate;
[A] assist;

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saccharine

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1 of, relating to, or resembling that of sugar
[E] a powdery substance with a saccharine taste
[S] sugary
[A] bitter
2 appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way
[E] The movie was funny, but it had a saccharine ending in which everyone lives happily ever after.
[S] fruity; maudlin;
[A] unsentimental;

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sacrilege

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desecration; profanation; misuse; or theft of something sacred;
[E] To play Mozart’s music on a kazoo is sacrilege.
[S] blasphemy; defilement; irreverence;impiety;
[A] adoration; glorification; respect;
[P] sacrilegious;

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salient

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standing out conspicuously 
[E] The most salient feature of the book is its papyrus cover.
[S] conspicuous; prominent;
[A] unnoticeable;
[P] salience;
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salutary

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1 beneficial; promoting health
[E] salutary exercise
[S] good; healthy; restorative; 
[A] debilitating; deleterious;
2 promoting or contributing to personal or social well-being
[E] The low interest rates should have a salutary effect on business.
[S] advantageous; beneficent
[A] bad; unprofitable;
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sanctimonious

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hypocritically pious or devout
[E] a sicking sanctimonious smile
[S] canting; deceiving; hypocritical’
[A] devout; pious

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sand

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to make smooth by friction
[E] be sure to sand before you paint the shelf
[S] buff; file; hone; rasp; rub

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sap

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1 to weaken or exhaust the energy or vitality of
[E] Weeks of hard work had sapped him and left him exhausted.
[S] debilitate; devitalize;etiolate; prostrate;
[A] bolster; invigorate;
2 active strength of body or mind
[E] a child full of sap and vivacity
[S] dynamism; esprit;
[A] lethargy; torpidity;

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sartorial

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of,or relating to a tailer or tailored clothes

[E] poor sartorial taste

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riveting

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wholly absorbing or engrossing one’s attention
[E] The riveting novel has, as previously expected, become a national best-seller.
[S] absorbing; arresting; enthralling;
[A] insipid; vapid; monotonous;

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saunter

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travel by foot for exercise or pleasure
[E] saunter slowly down the street
[S] amble; ramble; range;

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savant

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a person of learning
[E] a savant in the field of medical ethics
[S] pundit; scholar;
[A] unlearned person

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scads

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a large number
[E] scads of people showed up for the party
[S] abundance; profusion;
[A] paucity;

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scathing

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marked by the use of wit that is intended to cause hurt feelings
[E] a scathing review of the book
[S] acerbic; snarky;
[A] polite;

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schism

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a lack of agreement
[E] a schism between political parties
[S] conflict; dissidence;dissonance;
[A] accord;

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scintillate

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to emit sparks
[E] diamond ring scintillate in the sunlight
[S] gleam; glister;
[A] scintillating;

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scion

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descendent; child
[E] scion of a railroad empire
[S] ancestor

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scission

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a division or split in a group or union; schism
[E] The scission of the labor union will compromise the worker’s bargaining power.
[S] bifurcation; cleavage; schism;
[A] unification;

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scotch

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too put an end to
[E] The prime minister scotched the rumors of her illness.
[S] hinder; thwart;

31
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scour

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1 to clean; polish; or wash by scrubbing vigorously;
2 to look through carefully or thoroughly i nan effort to find or discover something
[E] The police scoured the city for the criminal.
[S] comb; ransack; rummage;

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scowl

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to contact the brow in an expression of displeasure
[E] scowl down at the misbehaving child
[S] frown; pout; gloom;
[A] beam; grin;

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scrappy

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having an aggressive and determined spirit
[E] She was a scrappy girl despite–or, perhaps, because of– her small size.
[S] aggressive; pugnacious;
[A] nonaggressive; pacific;

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scrupulous

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1 guided by or in accordance with one’s sense of right and wrong
[E] Less scrupulous companies find ways to evade the law.
[S] conscionable; ethical;
[A] cutthroat; dishonest;
2 taking, showing or involving great care and effort
[E] The task requires scrupulous attention to detail
[S] conscientious;

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scrutable

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capable of being understood through study and observation;
[E] Her machinations and motives are all too scrutable to us who know her.
[S] accessible; apprehensible; fathomable;legible;
[A] mysterious; incoherent;

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scurrilous

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given to the use of vulgar, coarse, or abusive languge
[E] scurrilous attacks on the senator
[S] contumelious; invective;

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scurvy

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mean; contemptible;
[E] She was beset by a whole scurvy swarm of con artists.
[S] deplorable;despicable;
[A] admirable; meritorious;

38
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seamy

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sordid; base
[E] the seamy side of urban life
[S] sordid; base;
[A] decent;

39
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secluded

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screened or hidden from view
[E] secluded monks
[S] cloistered; covert;

40
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sedate

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free from emotional or mental agitation
[E] She remained sedate under pressure
[S] collected; composed; unperturbed;
[A] agitated; discomposed;

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sedulous

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involving or accomplished with careful perseverance
[E] a sedulous student
[S] assiduous; industrious;
[A] idle; inactive;

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seminal

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1 containing or contributing the seeds of later development
[A] hamper further development
2 of, or relating to, or having the power to originate; creative;
[E] a seminal novel;
[A] derivative;

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sentinel

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a person or group that watches over someone or something
[E] a lone sentinel kept watch over the fort
[S] custodian; guardian; keeper; sentry;

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sepulchral

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causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer; funeral;
[E] The decrepit mansion had a sepulchral tone that gave everybody a chill.
[S] depressing; desolate; tenebrous;
[A] merry; cordial;

45
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sequela

A

a secondary consequence or result

[A] precursor;

46
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sequester

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1 to set apart;
[E] sequester a jury;
[S] insulate; seclude; segregate;
[A] desegregate; reintegrate; 
2 to cause to withdraw into seclusion
[E] She was sequestered in her room.
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serendipity

A

the faculty of making fortune discoveries by accident

[E] The found each other by pure serendipity.

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serpentine

A

winding or turning one way and another
[E] The country inn lies at the end of a rather serpentine road.
[S] curved; devious; sinuous; tortuous;
[A] direct;

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serried

A

having little space between items or parts
[E] Flowers came up every spring in their serried ranks.
[S] compact; dense;
[A] airy; loose;

50
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serrate

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notched or toothed on the edge
[E] a serrate leaf
[A] without notches, smooth

51
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servile

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meanly or cravenly submissive; abject;
[E] He had always maintained a servile attitude around people with money;
[S] base; humble; menial;

52
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shackle

A

1 to deprive of freedom especially of action by means of restrictions or handicaps
[E] unwilling to shackle the dogs to the wall of the house
[S] chain; fetter; trammel;
[A] loose; emancipate; unfetter;
2 to create difficulty for the work or activity of
[E] shackled by poverty and ignorance
[S] clog; fetter; stymie; trammel; encumber;
[A] aid; facilitate;

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sham

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1 the quality of deceitfulness; empty pretense;
[E] condemned the rigged election as a total sham
[A] debunk
2 to pretense a false appearance of
[E] shaming a most unconvincing limp just to get sympathy
[S] counterfeit; simulate;
3 not genuine; fake;
[E] street vendors selling sham designer handbags to gullible tourists
[S] bogus; phony;
[A] genuine;

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