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GRE Words S
GRE Words that Start With S
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06/02/2011

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Sacronsaint
Definition
extremely sacred; beyond critcism; inviolable
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Sagacious
Definition
shrwed, wise; perceptive; astute; perspicacious
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Salacious
Definition
lascivious; lustful; obscene; lewd
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Salient
Definition
prominent, of nobel signifigance; relevant
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Salubrious
Definition
promoting health or well being; tonic
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Salutory
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whoelsime; favorable to health; salubious
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Sanction
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authrotiative permission or approval; coutenance
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Sanguine
Definition
ruddy; cheerfully optimistic; confident; rubicund
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Sardonic
Definition
cynical; scroonfully mocking; acerbic; snide
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Satiate
Definition
to satisfy fully; surfeit; cloy
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Saturnine
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gloomy; dark; sullen; melancholy
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Schism
Definition
a split into factions; division
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Scintilla
Definition
trace amount; iota; atom
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Sedition
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behavior that promotes rebillion; insurrection
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Sedulous
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dilligent; persistent; assiduous
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Seraphic
Definition
angelic; cherubic
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Sidereal
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astral; relating to stars or constellations; stellar
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Sinecure
Definition
a well-paying job that requires little or no work; cushy job
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Sinuous
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winding; undulating; serpentine
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Slake
Definition
to calm down or moderate; abate
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Sobriquet
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nickname; alias
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Sodden
Definition
soaked or drenched
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Solecism
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grammaticla mistake; faux pas; blooper
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Solicitous
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concerned and attentive; eager
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Solvent
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able to meet financial aboligations; able to dissolve another substance' sound
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Sophistry
Definition
fallacious reasoning; faulty logic; casuistry
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Soporific
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causing sleep or lethargy; somnolent
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Spartan
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highly self-disciplined; frugal, austere; restrained
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Specious
Definition
deceptivley attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious
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Sporadic
Definition
desultory; occuring occasionally
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Sportive
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playful; frisky
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Spurious
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false; lacking validity; counterfeit; phony
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Stentorian
Definition
extremely loud and powerful, booming
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Stigma
Definition
a mark of shame or discredit, blemish, blot, opprobrium, stain, taint
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Stolid
Definition
unemotional, lacking sensitivity, apathetic, impassive, indifferent, phlegmatic, stoical, unconcerned
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Stratagem
Definition
trick designed to deceive an enemy; while
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Stygian
Definition
gloomy; dark; infernal
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Sublime
Definition
lofty and grand
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Succinct
Definition
brief; concise; terse
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Supplant
Definition
to replace by force; to take the place of
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Surfeit
Definition
excessive amount
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Sybarite
Definition
a person who leads a life pleasure and luxury; hedonist
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Sycophant
Definition
a slef-serving flaterer; yes-man; toady
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Syncopation
Definition
temporary, irregulary in muscial rhythm
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