Vocab S

Question 1

Sacrosanct

Answer 1

adj. sacred; not to be criticized or violated

Question 2

Sagacious

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adj. acutely insightful and wise

Question 3

Sage

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n. a person who is very wise

Question 4

Salient

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adj. easily observable; prominent

Question 5

Salubrious

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adj. healthy; wholesome

Question 6

Sanctimonious

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adj. being hypocritically religious or righteous

Question 7

Sanguine

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adj. confidently optimistic and cheerful

Question 8

Sardonic

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adj. characterized by bitter mocking

Question 9

Satiate

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v. to fill to satisfaction

Question 10

Schism

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n. division of a group into opposing factions

Question 11

Scintillating

Answer 11

adj. brilliantly clever or flashy and exciting

Question 12

Scoff

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v. to laugh at and show open disrespect

Question 13

Scrupulous

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adj. abiding by morals or strict rules

Question 14

Sedition

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n. instigation of rebellion

Question 15

Sedulous

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adj. marked by care and persistent effort

Question 16

Sentient

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adj. experiencing sense perception and consciousness

Question 17

Seraphic

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adj. of an angel or celestial being

Question 18

Sibilant

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adj. having a hissing sound

Question 19

Sinecure

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n. a paid job with a little work

Question 20

Slake

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

Question 21

Sobriquet

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n. a nickname

Question 22

Solecism

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n. an error, especially in grammar

Question 23

Solicitous

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adj. anxious, eager, or worried

Question 24

Solvent

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adj. able to meet financial obligations

Question 25

Somnolent

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adj. sleepy or drowsy

Question 26

Sonorous

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adj. full and loud and dep, as a sound

Question 27

Sophistry

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n. a false argument meant to trick someone

Question 28

Soporific

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adj. tending to make sleepy or drowsy

Question 29

Spartan

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adj. strict; simple; serious

Question 30

Specious

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adj. 1)plausible but false 2) deceptively pleasing

Question 31

Sportive

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adj. playful

Question 32

Spurious

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adj. false; not legitimate

Question 33

Squalid

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adj. filthy and repulsive

Question 34

Stasis

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n. state of inaction or lack of progress

Question 35

Stentorian

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adj. very loud

Question 36

Stevedore

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

Question 37

Stifle

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v. to stop or hold back

Question 38

Stigma

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n. mark of disgrace

Question 39

Stoic

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adj. free from emotion; unmoved

Question 40

Stolid

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adj. unemotional; unmoved

Question 41

Stricture

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n. a criticism

Question 42

Stultify

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v. to make appear foolish, stupid, or useless

Question 43

Stymie

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v. to stump or hinder

Question 44

Sublime

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adj. of high values; supreme

Question 45

Subterfuge

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n. something intended to deceive

Question 46

Subtle

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adj. difficult to detect

Question 47

Subversive

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adj. supporting the overthrowing of a government

Question 48

Succinct

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adj. expressed in few words; concise

Question 49

Sully

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v. to make dirty or unpure

Question 50

Supercilious

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adj. arrogantly disdainful

Question 51

Superfluous

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adj. having more than needed to wanted; excessive

Question 52

Supplant

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v. to replace or take the place of

Question 53

Surfeit

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n. surplus; extra

Question 54

Surly

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adj. bad tempered or rude

Question 55

Surreptitious

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adj. stealthy and secret

Question 56

Sybarite

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n. a person devoted to luxury

Question 57

Symbiosis

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n. a mutually beneficial relationship

Question 58

Sycophant

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

Question 59

Syncopated

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