Part 4 Flashcards
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Sacrilege (n.)
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A violation of something sacred ; blasphemy
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Saccharine (a.)
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Sweet ; excessively or disgustingly sweet
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Sacrosanct (a.)
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Sacred ; held to be inviolable
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Sagacious (a.)
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Discerning ; shrewd ; keen in judgment ; wise
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Salient (a.)
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Sticking out ; conspicuous ; leaping
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Salutary (a.)
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Healthful ; remedical ; curative
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Sanctimonious (a.)
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Pretending to be devout ; affecting religious feeling
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Sanguine (a.)
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Cheerful ; optimistic ; hopeful
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Sardonic (a.)
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Mocking ; scornful
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Scintillate (v.)
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To sparkle, either literally or figuratively
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Scrupulous (a.)
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Strict ; careful ; hesitant for ethical reasons
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Scrutinize (v.)
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To examine very carefully
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Secular (a.)
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Having nothing to do with religion or spiritual concerns
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Sedition (n.)
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Treason ; the incitement of public disorder or rebellion
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Sensory (a.)
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Having to do with the senses or sensation
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Serendipity (n.)
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Accidental good fortune ; discovering good things without looking for them
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Servile (a.)
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Submissive and subservient ; like a servant
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Singular (a.)
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Unique ; superior ; exceptional ; strange
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Slander (v.)
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To speak badly about someone publicly ; to defame ; to spread malicious rumor
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Sloth (n.)
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Laziness; sluggishness
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Sobriety (n.)
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The state of being sober ; seriousness
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Solicitous (a.)
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Eager and attentive, often to the point of hovering ; anxiously caring or attentive
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Solvent (a.)
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Not broke or bankrupt ; able to pay one’s bills
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Soporific (a.)
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Sleep inducing ; extremely boring ; very sleepy
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Sordid (a.)
Vile ; filthy ; squalid
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Spawn (v.)
To bring forth ; to produce a large number
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Specious (a.)
Deceptively plausible or attractive
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Sporadic (a.)
Stopping and starting ; scattered ; occuring in bursts every once in a while
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Spurious (a.)
False ; fake
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Squalor (n.)
Filth ; wretched, degraded, or repulsive living conditions
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Squander (v.)
To waste
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Stagnation (n.)
Motionlessness ; inactivity
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Static (a.)
Stationary ; not changing or moving
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Staunch (a.)
Firmly committed ; firmly in favor of ; steadfast
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Steadfast (a.)
Loyal ; faithful
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Stigmatize (v.)
To brand with disgrace ; to set a mark of disgrace upon
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Stipulate (v.)
To require something as part of an agreement
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Stoic (a.)
Indifferent (at least outwardly) to pleasure or pain, to joy or grief, to fortune or misfortune
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Stratum (n.)
A layer ; a level
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Stricture (n.)
A restriction ; a limitation ; a negative criticism
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Strife (n.)
Bitter conflict ; discord ; a struggle or clash
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Stringent (a.)
Strict ; restrictive
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Stymie (v.)
To thwart ; to get in the way of ; to hinder
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Subjugate (v.)
To subdue and dominate ; to enslave
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Sublime (a.)
Awesome ; extremely excited ; lofty ; majestic
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Subordinate (a.)
Lower in importance, position, or rank ; secondary
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Substantive (a.)
Having substance ; real ; essential ; solid ; substantial
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Subtle (a.)
Not obvious ; able to make fine distinctions ; ingenious ; crafty
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Subversive (a.)
Corrupting ; overthrowing ; undermining ; insurgent
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Succinct (a.)
Brief and to the point ; concise
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Succumb (v.)
To yield or submit ; to die
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Supercilious (a.)
Haughty ; patronizing
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Superficial (a.)
On the surface only ; shallow ; not thorough
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Superfluous (a.)
Extra ; unneccesary ; redundant
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Surfeit (n.)
Excess ; an excessive amount ; excess or overindulgence in eating or drinking
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Surreptitious (a.)
Sneaky ; secret
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Surrogate (a.)
Substitute
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Sycophant (n.)
One who sucks up to others
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Synthesis (n.)
The combining of parts to form a whole
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Tacit (a.)
Implied ; not spoken
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Taciturn (a.)
Untalkative by nature
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Tangential (a.)
Only superficially related to the matter at hand ; not especially relevant ; peripheral
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Tangible (a.)
Touchable ; palpable
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Tantamount (a.)
Equivalent to
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Tautological (a.)
Redundant ; circular
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Teremity (n.)
Boldness ; recklessness ; audacity
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Temperate (a.)
Mild ; moderate ; restrained
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Tenable (a.)
Defensible, as in one's position in an argument ; capable of being argued successfully ; valid
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Tenacious (a.)
Persistent ; stubborn ; not letting go
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Tenet (n.)
A shared principle or belief
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Tentative (a.)
Experimental ; temporary ; uncertain
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Tenuous (a.)
Flimsy ; extremely thin
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Terse (a.)
Using no unnecessary words ; succinct
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Theology (n.)
The study of god or religion
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Tirade (n.)
A prolonged, bitter speech
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Torpor (n.)
Sluggishness ; inactivity ; apathy
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Touchstone (n.)
A standard ; a test of authenticity or quality
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Tout (v.)
To praise highly ; to brag publicly about
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Transcend (v.)
To go beyond or above ; to surpass
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Transgress (v.)
To violate (a low) ; to sin
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Transient (a.)
Not staying for a long time ; temporary
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Trepidation (n.)
Fear ; apprehension ; nervous trembling
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Turpitude (n.)
Shameful wickedness ; depravity
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Ubiquitous (a.)
Being everywhere at the same time
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Unconscionable (a.)
Not controlled by conscience ; unscrupulous
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Unctuous (a.)
Oily, both literally and figuratively ; insincere
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Uniform (a.)
Consistent ; unchanging ; the same for everyone
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Unremitting (a.)
Unceasing ; unabated ; relentless
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Unwitting (a.)
Unintentional ; ignorant ; not aware
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Urbane (a.)
Poised ; sophisticated ; refined
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Usurp (v.)
To seize wrongfully
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Utilitarian (a.)
Stressing usefulness or utility above all other qualities ; pragmatic
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Utopia (n.)
An ideal society
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Vacillate (v.)
To be indecisive ; to waver
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Vapid (a.)
Without liveliness ; dull ; spiritless
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Vehement (a.)
Intense ; forceful ; violent
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Venal (a.)
Capable of being bribed ; willing to do anything dor money ; corrupt
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Venerate (v.)
To revere ; to treat as something holy, especially because of great age
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Veracity (n.)
Truthfulness
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Verbose (a.)
Using too many words ; not succinct ; circumlocutory
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Verisimilitude (n.)
Similarity to reality ; the appearance of truth ; looking like the real thing
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Vernacular (n.)
Everyday speech ; slang ; idiom
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Vestige (n.)
A remaining bit of something ; a last trace
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Vex (v.)
To annoy ; to pester ; to confuse
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Viable (a.)
Capable of living ; workable
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Vicarious (a.)
Experienced, performed, or suffered through someone else ; living through they were one's own experiences
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Vicissitude (n.)
Upheaval ; natural change in fortune
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Vilify (v.)
To say vile things about ; to defame
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Vindicate (v.)
To clear from all blame or suspicion ; to justify
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Vindictive (a.)
Seeking revenge
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Virtuoso (n.)
A masterful musician ; a masterful practitioner in some other field
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Virulent (a.)
Extremely poisonous ; malignant ; full of hate
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Visionary (n.)
A dreamer ; someone with impractical goals or ideas about the future
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Vitiate (v.)
To make impure ; to pollute
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Vitriolic (a.)
Caustic ; full of bitterness
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Vocation (n.)
An occupation ; a job
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Vociferous (a.)
Loud ; noisy
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Volatile (a.)
Quick to evaporate ; highly unstable ; explosive
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Volition (n.)
Will ; conscious choice
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Wanton (a.)
Malicious ; unjustifiable ; unprovoked ; egregious
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Willful (a.)
Deliberate ; obstinate ; insistent on having one's way
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Wistful (a.)
Yearning ; sadly longing
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Zealous (a.)
Enthusiastic devoted to something ; fervent
