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Vocab: S's
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11th Grade
06/13/2009
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saccharine
 Definition
overly sweet
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sacrilege
 Definition
the violation of things sacred
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sacrosanct
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extremely holy
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sadistic
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pleasure from inflicting pain
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salacious
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obscene
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salient
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significant
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salubrious
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healthful
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sanctimonious
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hypocritical
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sanction
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to authorize
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sangfroid
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calmness
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sanguinary
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bloody
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sanguine
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cheerful or hopeful
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sapient
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wise
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satorial
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pertaining to tailoring or clothes
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saturnine
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gloomy, sluggish
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savant
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a person of extensive learning
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scathing
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very severe or harsh
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scintilla
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a tiny amount
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scintillate
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to sparkle
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scion
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a descendant
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scourge
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a person or thing that punishes
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scrupulous
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honest or exact; careful; diligent
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scurrilous
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abusive or vulgar
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scuttle
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to abandon
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sebaceous
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fatty
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secrete
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hide or conceal
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sedate
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quiet or calm
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sedition
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rebellion
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sedulous
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hard-working; industrious; diligent
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seedy
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run-down
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seethe
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to be violently angry
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semblance
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outward appearance
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senile
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mental weakness; old or aged
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sententious
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using wise sayings
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sentient
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conscious
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sentinel
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guard
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sepulcher
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tomb
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sequester
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to separate
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seraphic
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pure
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serendipity
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a talent for valuable things by accident
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