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Question 1

sacred cow

Answer 1

to be above criticism

Question 2

sagacious

Answer 2

wise,clever

Question 3

sagacity

Answer 3

the quality of being sagacious:

Question 4

salad days

Answer 4

the period when one is young and inexperienced.

• the peak or heyday of something.

Question 5

salient

Answer 5

noticeable, important, main, principal, major, chief, primary; notable

Question 6

salutary

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beneficial, advantageous, good,

Question 7

sampler

Answer 7

collection of samples

Question 8

sanctions

Answer 8

penalty, punishment, deterrent; punitive action,restriction

Question 9

sanctuary

Answer 9

safety, protection, shelter, immunity, asylum.

Question 10

sanctum

Answer 10

holy place, refuge

Question 11

scald

Answer 11

a burn or other injury caused by hot liquid or steam.

Question 12

scoff

Answer 12

mock, taunt

Question 13

scrumptious

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(of food) extremely appetizing or delicious. (of a person) very attractive.

Question 14

scrutiny

Answer 14

passengers can expect much more scrutiny at our terminals: examination, inspection, survey, study, perusal; investigation, exploration, probe, inquiry; informal going-over.

Question 15

scurry

Answer 15

hurry, hasten, run

Question 16

seance

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a meeting at which people attempt to make contact with the dead, esp. through the agency of a medium.

Question 17

seascape

Answer 17

a view of an expanse of sea.

Question 18

secede

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withdraw formally from membership in a federal union, an alliance, or a political or religious organization: the kingdom of Belgium seceded from the Netherlands in 1830.

Question 19

secular

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secular music: nonreligious, areligious, lay, temporal, worldly, earthly, profane; formal laic. ANTONYMS holy, religious.

Question 20

seethe

Answer 20

be angry, boil

Question 21

self-effacing

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not claiming attention for oneself; retiring and modest: his demeanor was self-effacing, gracious, and polite.

Question 22

semiotics

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the study of signs and symbols and their use or interpretation.

Question 23

sensate

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perceiving or perceived by the senses: you are immersed in an illusory, yet sensate, world.

Question 24

sentient

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(capable of) feeling, living, live; conscious, aware, responsive, reactive.

Question 25

sequel

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follow-up, continuation,consequence, result

Question 26

sequester

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1 he sequestered himself from the world: isolate oneself, hide away, shut oneself away, seclude oneself, cut oneself off, segregate oneself; closet oneself, cloister oneself, withdraw, retire. 2 the government sequestered his property: confiscate, seize, sequestrate, take, appropriate, expropriate, impound, commandeer.

Question 27

seriatim

Answer 27

in series, order

Question 28

sever

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1 the head was severed from the body: cut off, chop off, detach, disconnect, dissever, separate, part; amputate; literary sunder. ANTONYMS join, attach. 2 a knife had severed the artery: cut (through), rupture, split, pierce. 3 they severed diplomatic relations: break off, discontinue, suspend, end, terminate, cease, dissolve. ANTONYMS establish, maintain.

Question 29

shalom

Answer 29

salutation

Question 30

shambles

Answer 30

messy,chaos, shuffle

Question 31

sheaf

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bundle, bunch, stack, pile, heap, mass.

Question 32

sheepish

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embarrassed, uncomfortable, hangdog,

Question 33

sheer

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complete,pure thin steep verb - turn away from

Question 34

shoddy

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poor quality, sloppy

Question 35

shrew

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mouse like animal bad tempered woman

Question 36

shrouded

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covered

Question 37

siesta

Answer 37

afternoon nap

Question 38

simian

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relating to, resembling, or affecting apes or monkeys: simian immunodeficiency virus. Compare with prosimian.

Question 39

singularly

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you are singularly beautiful: remarkably, extraordinarily, exceptionally, very, extremely, really, outstandingly, signally, particularly, incredibly, decidedly, supremely, distinctly, tremendously; informal awfully, terribly, terrifically, powerful.

Question 40

sinister

Answer 40

1 there was a sinister undertone in his words: menacing, threatening, ominous, forbidding, baleful, frightening, alarming, disturbing, disquieting, dark, black; formal minatory; literary direful. 2 a sinister motive: evil, wicked, criminal, corrupt, nefarious, villainous, base, vile, malevolent, malicious; informal shady. ANTONYMS innocent.

Question 41

sinologist

Answer 41

a person who study the Chinese language, history, customs, and politics.

Question 42

skittish

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going to the dentist makes me skittish: nervous, anxious, on edge, excitable, restive, skittery, jumpy, jittery, high-strung.

Question 43

skulk

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Hiding with a sinister motive or a group of foxes

Question 44

sleazy

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corrupt low-class, cheap

Question 45

sleeper

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related to sleep

Question 46

sleuth

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(private) detective, (private) investigator; informal private eye, snoop,

Question 47

slur

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insult mumble

Question 48

smitten

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suffering attracted to

Question 49

smog

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fog, haze; fumes, smoke, pollution.

Question 50

smorgasbord

Answer 50

variety