SAT flashcard #12 Flashcards by steffi cardenas | Brainscape

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Serendipity (n)

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Gift for finding valuable or desirable things.

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Sequester (v)

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Isolate

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Serenity (n)

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Calmness; placidity

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Serpentine (adj)

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Winding; twisting

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Servile (Adj)

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Slavish; cringing

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Severity (N)

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Harshness

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Shackle (v)

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Chain; fetter

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Sham (v)

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Pretend

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Shambles (n)

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Wreck

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Shard (n)

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Fragment

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Shear (v)

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Cut or clip

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Sheathe (v)

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Place into a case

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Sheer ( adj)

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Very thin

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Shimmer (v)

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Glimmer

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Shirk (v)

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Avoid

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Shoddy (adj)

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Inferior

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Shrewd (adj)

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Clever

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Shroud (v)

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Hide from view

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Shun (v)

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Keep away from

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Simper (v)

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Smirk

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Sinecure (n)

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Well-paid position with little responsibility

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Sinewy (adj)

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Tough; strong; firm

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Singular (adj)

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Unique; extraordinary

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Sinuous (adj)

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Winding; bending in and out

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Skimp (v)

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Provide scantily; live very economically

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Skinflirt (n)

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Stingy person; miser