Word List 06 Deck 2 Page 10 Flashcards

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Salve

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(n. ) Soothing lotion

(v. ) To sooth

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Saunter

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To walk slowly

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Scintillating

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Exciting

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Scrupulous

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Strictly honest

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Secede

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To withdraw from an organization

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Seditionist

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Revolutionary

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Self-effacement

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Modesty

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Serrated

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Having sharp, notch like edges, as on a saw or knife

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Shortchange

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To give less than the right amount

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Skinflint

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A cheap person

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Slothfulness

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Laziness

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Smear

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To ruin the reputation of

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Snarl

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To tangle, as in string

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Soliloquy

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A speech given by one person

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Sophomoric

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Immature

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Spangle

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A small sparkling object

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Sporadic

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Stopping and starting

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Squander

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To spend wastefully

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Stasis

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State of not moving

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Stench

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Bad smell

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Stoke

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To stir up and feed fuel to; to kindle

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Stratum

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One of many layers

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Stupefaction

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Astonishment

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Subjugate

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To conquer or oppress