List 2I Flashcards

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salvo

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A salute given by firing all the guns, as at the funeral of an officer.

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sanctimonious

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Making an ostentatious display or hypocritical pretense of holiness or piety.

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sanctity

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Holiness.

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sanguinary

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Bloody.

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sapid

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Affecting the sense of taste.

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sapient

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Possessing wisdom.

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sapiential

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Possessing wisdom.

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saponaceous

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Having the nature or quality of soap.

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sarcasm

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Cutting and reproachful language.

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sardonic

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Scornfully or bitterly sarcastic.

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satiate

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To satisfy fully the appetite or desire of.

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satire

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The employment of sarcasm, irony, or keenness of wit in ridiculing vices.

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satirize

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To treat with sarcasm or derisive wit.

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satyr

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A very lascivious person.

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savage

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A wild and uncivilized human being.

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savor

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To perceive by taste or smell.

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unconscious

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Not cognizant of objects, actions, etc.

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unctuous

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Oily.

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undergarment

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A garment to be worn under the ordinary outer garments.

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underhanded

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Clandestinely carried on.

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underling

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A subordinate.

22
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underwrite

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To issue or be party to the issue of a policy of insurance.

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undue

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More than sufficient.

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undulate

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To move like a wave or in waves.

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ungainly
Clumsy.
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unison
A condition of perfect agreement and accord.
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unsettle
To put into confusion.
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unsophisticated
Showing inexperience.
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unspeakable
Abominable.
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untimely
Unseasonable.
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untoward
Causing annoyance or hindrance.
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upbraid
To reproach as deserving blame.
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upheaval
Overthrow or violent disturbance of established order or condition.
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uproarious
Noisy.
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urban
Of, or pertaining to, or like a city.
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urchin
A roguish, mischievous boy.
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urgency
The pressure of necessity.
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usurious
Taking unlawful or exorbitant interest on money loaned.
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vacate
To leave.
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vaccinate
To inoculate with vaccine virus or virus of cowpox.
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vacuous
Empty.
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vagabond
A wanderer.
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vagrant
An idle wanderer.
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valedictory
A parting address.
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valid
Founded on truth.
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valorous
Courageous.
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variegate
To mark with different shades or colors.
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vegetation
Plant-life in the aggregate.
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vehement
Very eager or urgent.
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velocity
Rapid motion.