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saccharine
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adj. excessively sweet or sentimental
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sacrilegious
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adj. impious, irreverent toward what is held to be sacred or holy
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salacious
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adj. appealing to sexual desire
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salient
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adj. prominent, of notable significance
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sanctimonious
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adj. hypocrtically devout; acting morally superior to another
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satiate
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v. to satisfy (as a need or desire) fully or to excess
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saturnine
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adj. cold and steady in mood, gloomy; slow to act
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savant
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n. a person of learning; especially one with knowledge in a special field
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scrupulous
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adj. acting in strict regard for what is considered proper; punctilliously exact
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seamy
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adj. morally degraded, unpleasant
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secular
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adj. not specifically pertaining to religion, relating to the world
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sedition
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n. behavior that promotes rebellion or civil disorder against the state
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seminal
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adj. influential in an original way, providing a basis for further development; creative
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sequester
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v. to set apart, seclude
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seraphic
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adj. angelic, sweet
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simian
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adj. ape-like; relating to apes
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sinecure
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n. a well-paying job or office that requires little or no work
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sobriquets
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n. a nickname
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sojourn
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n. a temporary stay; visit
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solicitous
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adj. anxious, concerned; full of desire, eager
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sophomoric
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adj. exhibiting great immaturity and lack of judgment
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spartan
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adj. highly self-disciplined; frugal, austere
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specious
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adj. having the ring of truth but actually being untrue; deceptively attractive
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sportive
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adj. frolicsome, playful
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squalid
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adj. filthy and degraded as the result of neglect or poverty
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stalwart
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adj. marked by outstanding strength and vigor of body, mind, or spirit
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stasis
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n. a state of static balance or equilibrium; stagnation
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stint
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v. to be sparing or frugal; to restrict with respect to a share or allowance
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stipulate
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v. to specify as a condition or requirement of an agreement of offer
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stratify
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v. to arrange or divide into layers
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strident
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adj. loud, harsh, unpleasantly noisy
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stringent
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adj. imposing severe, rigorous standards
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stymie
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v. to block or thwart
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subterranean
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adj. hidden, secret; underground
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sully
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v. to tarnish, taint
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superfluous
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adj. extra, more than necessary
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supersede
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v. to cause to be set aside; to force out of use as inferior, replace
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supplant
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v. to replace (another) by force, to take the place of
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surmount
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v. to conquer, overcome
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sybarite
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n. a person devoted to pleasure and luxury
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