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SACROSANCT

A

extremely sacred; beyond criticism

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SAGACIOUS

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shrewd; wise

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SALIENT

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prominent; of notable significance

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SALUBRIOUS

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healthful

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SANGUINE

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ruddy; cheerfully optimistic

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SARDONIC

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cynical; scornfully mocking

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SATIATE

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to satisfy fully or overindulge

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SCINTILLA

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trace amount

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SEDITION

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behavior that promotes rebellion or civil disorder against the state

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SENTIENT

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aware; conscious; able to perceive

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SERAPHIC

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angelic; sweet

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SINECURE

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a well-paying job or office that requires little or no work

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SLAKE

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to calm down or moderate

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SOBRIQUET

A

nickname

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SOLECISM

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grammatical mistake; blunder in speech

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SOPORIFIC

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causing sleep or lethargy

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SPARTAN

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highly self-disciplined; frugal; austere

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SPECIOUS

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deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious

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SPORTIVE

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frolicsome; playful

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STASIS

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a state of static balance or equilibrium; stagnation

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STENTORIAN

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extremely loud

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STIGMA

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a mark of shame or discredit

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STOLID

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unemotional; lacking sensitivity

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STRATAGEM

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trick designed to deceive an enemy

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SUBLIME

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lofty or grand

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SULLY

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to tarnish; taint

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SUPPLANT

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to replace (another) by force; to take the place of

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SURFEIT

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excessive amount

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SURLY

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rude and bad-tempered

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SYBARITE

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a person devoted to pleasure and luxury

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SYCOPHANT

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a self-serving flatterer; yes-man

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SYMBIOSIS

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cooperation; mutual helpfulness

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SYNCOPATION

A

temporary irregularity in musical rhythm

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