S Flashcards by Tommy kim | Brainscape

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saccharine

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really sweet

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sacrilege

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violation of something sacred

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sacrosanct

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sacred

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sagacious

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wise

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salient

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leaping, sticking out

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salutary

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healthful

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sanctimonious

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affecting religious feeling

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sanguine

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cheerful

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sardonic

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mocking

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scintillate

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to sparkle

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scrupulous

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strict

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scrutinize

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to examine carefully

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secular

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having nothing to do with religion

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sedition

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treason, betraying one’s country

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sentinent

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able to perceive by the senses

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sequester

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to set

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serendipity

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accidental good fortune

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servile

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submissive, like a servant

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slander

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to speak badly about someone publicly

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sobriety

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state of being sober

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solicitous

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eager and attentive

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solvent

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not broke or bankrupt

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soporific

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boring, sleepy

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sordid

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filthy

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spawn

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to bring forth

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specious

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sporadic

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stopping and starting

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spurious

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false

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squalor

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filth

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squander

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to waste

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stagnation

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inactivity

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staunch

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firmly committed

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steadfast

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loyal

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stigmatize

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to brand with disgrace

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stipulate

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to require something as part of an agreement

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stoic

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indifferent to pleasure or pain

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stratum

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layer, level

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stricture

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restriction

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strife

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bitter

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stringent

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strict

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stymie

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to get in the way of

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subjugate

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to dominate

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sublime

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awesome

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substantive

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having substance, real

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subtle

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not obvious

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subversive

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corrupting

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succinct

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brief and to the point

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succumb

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to die

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supercilious

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haughty

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superficial

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on the surface only

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superfluous

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extra, unnecessary

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surfeit

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excess

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surreptitious

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sneaky

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surrogate

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substitute

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sycophant

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one who sucks up to others

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sally

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a journey

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sanction

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official permission

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savant

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a scholar

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scant

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limited

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schism

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division