Units 66-70 Flashcards

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reverent, revere

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adj, expressing deep respect; worshipful

v

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2
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riposte

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n, retaliatory action or retort

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rococo

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adj, excessively ornate; highly decorated; style of architecture in eighteenth-century Europe

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4
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rubric

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n, title or heading; category; established mode of procedure or conduct; protocol

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5
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rue

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v, to regret

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6
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ruse

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v, trick; crafty stratagem; subterfuge

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7
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sage

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adj, wise

n, a wise older person

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8
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salacious

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adj, lascivious; lustful

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9
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salubrious

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adj, healthful

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10
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salutary

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adj, expecting an improvement; favorable to health

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11
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sanction

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v, to approve; ratify, permit
n, approval; ratification; permission
n, penalization
v, to penalize

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12
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sardonic

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adj, cynical; scornfully mocking

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13
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sartorial

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adj, pertaining to tailors

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14
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satiate

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v, to satisfy

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15
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saturate

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v, to soak thoroughly; imbue throughout

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16
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saturnine

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adj, gloomy

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17
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satyr

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n, a creature that is half-man, half-beast with the horns and legs of a goat; it is a follower of Dionysos; a lecher

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18
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savor

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v, to enjoy; have a distinctive flavor or smell

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19
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schematic

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adj, relating to or in teh form of an outline or diagram

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20
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secrete

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v, produce and release substance into organsim

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21
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sedition

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n, behavior prompting rebellion

22
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sedulous

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adj, diligent

23
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seismic

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adj, relating to earthquakes; earthshaking

24
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sensual

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adj, relating to the senses; gratifying the physical senses, especially sexual appetites

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sensuous
adj, relating to the senses; operating through the senses
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sentient, sentience
adj, aware; conscious; able to perceive | n
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servile
adj, submissive; obedient
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sextant
n, navigation tool that determines latitude and longitude
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shard
n, a piece of broken glass or pottery
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sidereal
adj, relating to the stars
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simian
adj, apelike; relating to apes
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simile
n, comparison of one thing with another using "like" or "as"
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sinecure
n, well-paying job or office that requires little or no work
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singular
adj, unique; extraordinary; odd
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sinuous
adj, winding; intricate; complex
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skeptic, skeptical
n, one who doubts | adj
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sobriety
n, seriousness
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sodden
adj, thoroughly soaked; saturated
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solicitous
adj, concerned; attentive; eager
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soliloquy
n, literary or dramatic speech by one character, no addressed to others
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solvent
adj, able to meet financial obligations
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somatic
adj, relating to or affecting the body; corporeal
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soporific
adj, sleep producing
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sordid
adj, filthy; contemptible and corrupt
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specious
adj, seeming to be logical and sound, but no really so
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spectrum
n, band of colors produced when sunlight passes through a prism; a broad range of related ideas or objects
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spendthrift
n, a person who spends money recklessly | adj, wasteful and extravagant
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sporadic
adj, irregular
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squalor
n, filthy, wretched condition
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staccato
adj, marked by abrupt, clear-cut sounds