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MW17
vocab
21
English
9th Grade
03/05/2007

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Term
Sent, Sens
Definition
to feel
(sentimental)
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Sensational
Definition
exciting an intense but brief emotional moment;
-extremely excellent
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sentient
Definition
aware of and responsive to sense impressions
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Sentiment
Definition
a thought or attitude colored by feeling;
-opinion
-tender feelings of affection
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Sensuous
Definition
highly pleasing to the senses;
-relating to the senses
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Sentimental
Definition
having to do with the feelings
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Sensual
Definition
having to do with physical sensations
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Soph
Definition
wise
(philosophy - love of winsdom)
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sopohistry
Definition
cleverly deceptive reasoning or argument
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Sophisticated
Definition
having a thorought & refined knowledge of the ways of society;
-highly complex or developed
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sophomoric
Definition
overly impressed with one's own knowledge, but in fact undereducated and immature
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theosophy
Definition
a set of teachings about God and the world based on mystical insights into their nature and workings
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sophist
Definition
a clever but misleading reasoner
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Achilles' heel
Definition
a vulnerable point
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arcadia
Definition
a region or setting of rural pleasure and peacefulness
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Cassandra
Definition
a person who predicts misfortune or disaster
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Cyclopean
Definition
huge or massive
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draconia
Definition
extremely severe or cruel
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myrmidon
Definition
a loyal follower
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Trojan horse
Definition
someone or something that works from within to defeat or undermine
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nemesis
Definition
a powerful, frightening opponent or rival who is usually victorious
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