S! Flashcards

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sacrifice

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giving up something for another person

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satire

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Using humor and exaggration to insult someone

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Scorn

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feeling that someone or something is worthless

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4
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secular

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things that are not religious

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5
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seize

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to take suddnely and forcibly

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senile

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showing poor mental ability due to old age

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sensible

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having good judgement or sense

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sensitive

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quick to react to emotions, pains and changes

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sentiment

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an idea based on your feelings rather than reasoning

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shrewd

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sharp intelligence

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skeptic

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a person who questions accepted opinions

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slander

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a false statement about someone that damages their reputation

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slight

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small in size or amount

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smite

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to injure someone by hitting them hardly with a weapon

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sneer

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a mean, mocking smile, unkind faical expression 비웃는

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solicit

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asking someone for something

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solitary

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being alone

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sophisticated

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having a lot of knoweldge about the world and about culture, art etc.

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spite

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a desire to hurt, annoy, offend someone

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stifles

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stopping themselves from doing something, cut off
ex) stifled a giggle

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stingy

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unwilling to give or spend

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stoic

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not showing any emotions

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stubborn

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not changing an opinion no matter what others tell you

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submerge

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to plae underwater

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subtile
not being obvious
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summon
to call people to attend
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superflous
unecessary, doing what is more than required
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surplus
more than what is needed, left overs
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swindle
cheat someone to get money, use to trick to get money
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Skit
A short comic scene
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sporadic
having no pattern or order
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surrogate
substitute
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Sactimonious
being morally superior
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sedate
to calm, espcially by a use of drug
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somber
serious, sad
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subjective
biased, influeced by personal opinion and feelings
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salve
something used to heal
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squalid
extremely dirty due to poverty and neglect
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stark
bare, or completely
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shun
to avoid or refuse to accept someone or something
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staid
serious, old fashioned