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Vocab S Flashcards

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Sacrosanct

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adj. sacred; not to be criticized or violated

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Sagacious

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adj. acutely insightful and wise

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Sage

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n. a person who is very wise

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Salient

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adj. easily observable; prominent

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Salubrious

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adj. healthy; wholesome

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Sanctimonious

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adj. being hypocritically religious or righteous

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Sanguine

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adj. confidently optimistic and cheerful

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Sardonic

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adj. characterized by bitter mocking

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9
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Satiate

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v. to fill to satisfaction

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10
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Schism

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n. division of a group into opposing factions

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Scintillating

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adj. brilliantly clever or flashy and exciting

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Scoff

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v. to laugh at and show open disrespect

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Scrupulous

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adj. abiding by morals or strict rules

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Sedition

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n. instigation of rebellion

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Sedulous

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adj. marked by care and persistent effort

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Sentient

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adj. experiencing sense perception and consciousness

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17
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Seraphic

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adj. of an angel or celestial being

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Sibilant

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adj. having a hissing sound

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Sinecure

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n. a paid job with a little work

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Slake

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v. to relieve thirst, hunger, desire, ect; to make less intense

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21
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Sobriquet

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n. a nickname

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Solecism

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n. an error, especially in grammar

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Solicitous

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adj. anxious, eager, or worried

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Solvent

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adj. able to meet financial obligations

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Somnolent

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adj. sleepy or drowsy

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Sonorous

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adj. full and loud and dep, as a sound

27
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Sophistry

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n. a false argument meant to trick someone

28
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Soporific

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adj. tending to make sleepy or drowsy

29
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Spartan

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adj. strict; simple; serious

30
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Specious

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adj. 1)plausible but false 2) deceptively pleasing

31
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Sportive

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adj. playful

32
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Spurious

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adj. false; not legitimate

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Squalid

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adj. filthy and repulsive

34
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Stasis

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n. state of inaction or lack of progress

35
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Stentorian

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adj. very loud

36
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Stevedore

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n. a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port

37
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Stifle

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v. to stop or hold back

38
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Stigma

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n. mark of disgrace

39
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Stoic

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adj. free from emotion; unmoved

40
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Stolid

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adj. unemotional; unmoved

41
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Stricture

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n. a criticism

42
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Stultify

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v. to make appear foolish, stupid, or useless

43
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Stymie

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v. to stump or hinder

44
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Sublime

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adj. of high values; supreme

45
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Subterfuge

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n. something intended to deceive

46
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Subtle

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adj. difficult to detect

47
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Subversive

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adj. supporting the overthrowing of a government

48
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Succinct

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adj. expressed in few words; concise

49
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Sully

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v. to make dirty or unpure

50
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Supercilious

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adj. arrogantly disdainful

51
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Superfluous

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adj. having more than needed to wanted; excessive

52
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Supplant

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v. to replace or take the place of

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Surfeit

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n. surplus; extra

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Surly

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adj. bad tempered or rude

55
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Surreptitious

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adj. stealthy and secret

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Sybarite

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n. a person devoted to luxury

57
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Symbiosis

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n. a mutually beneficial relationship

58
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Sycophant

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n. a person who flatters other in order to gain personal favor; a brown-noser

59
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Syncopated

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adj. to cut short; to accent beats that are not usually accented

GRE Vocab Repeat Offenders (26 decks)

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