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Vocab: S's
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10th Grade
05/29/2009
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serpentine
 Definition
winding or crafty
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servile
 Definition
acting like a slave, submissive
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sham
 Definition
a pretense
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shibboleth
 Definition
a password
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shiftless
 Definition
lazy
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shoal
 Definition
a shallow place in the water
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shrew
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a nagging woman
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shroud
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a sheet in which a body is wrapped for burial
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simper
 Definition
a silly smile
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simulacrum
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superficial likeness or image
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sinecure
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job with no real work
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sinewy
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tough or firm
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sinuous
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winding
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skinflint
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stingy person
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skulduggery
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deception
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skulk
 Definition
to sneak around
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slake
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to quench or satisfy
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slattern
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an untidy woman
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slough
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to disregard
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smite
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to hit forcefully
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smolder
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to conceal hostility; burn without flame
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snivel
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to whine; to complain
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sobriquet
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assumed name
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sojourn
 Definition
brief stay or visit
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solace
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comfort
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solecism
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ungrammatical usage
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solicitude
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concern
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soliloquy
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talking about oneself
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solon
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a wise man
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solvent
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ability to pay; substance that dissolves antoher
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somnambulate
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walk in ones sleep
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somnolent
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drowsy, sleepy
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sonorous
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resounding
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sophistry
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seemingly believable but false reasoning
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sophomoric
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immature
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soporific
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sleep inducing
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sordid
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filthy; base; vile
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spangle
 Definition
small metallic ornamentation sewn to clothing
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spate
 Definition
sudden flood or strong outburst; a large number or amount
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specious
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seemingly reasonable but incorrect
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specter
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ghost-like image
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sphinx-like
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mysterious
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splenetic
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spiteful; irritable
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spry
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active, nimble
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spume
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foam
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spurious
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false; counterfeit
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spurn
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reject
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squalid
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dirty; poor
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staid
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serious; sedate
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stalwart
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strong; steadfast
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stanch
 Definition
check the flow of
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stark
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real; unadorned
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statute
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law
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stentorian
 Definition
extremely loud
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sterling
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outstanding
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stigma
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mark of disgrace
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stilted
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pompous; inflated
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stint
 Definition
assigned amount of work
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stipend
 Definition
pay for services
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stipulate
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special condition or demand
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stoic
 Definition
indifferent to pleasure or pain
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stolid
 Definition
dull; unemotional
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stratagem
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deceptive scheme
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stricture
 Definition
critical comments
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strut
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pompous walk or supporting bar
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stultify
 Definition
cause to appear foolish
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stupefy
 Definition
to make dull
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stygian
 Definition
gloomy deathly
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stymie
 Definition
to block or stump
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suave
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smooth
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subjugate
 Definition
to conquer; bring under control
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sublimate
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purify
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sublime
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exalted; nobel
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subliminal
 Definition
below conscious thought
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subservient
 Definition
behaving like a slave
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subsidiary
 Definition
subordinate; secondary
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substantiate
 Definition
verify or support
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substantive
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essential
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subterfuge
 Definition
pretense
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subtlety
 Definition
cunning, delicacy
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subversive
 Definition
to overthrow or ruin
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succinct
 Definition
brief; compact
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succor
 Definition
aid; assistance
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succulent
 Definition
juicy; richness
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suffuse
 Definition
to spread
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sully
 Definition
tarnish; soil
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sultry
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hot; sweltering
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sumptuous
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lavish; rich
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supernal
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heavenly
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supernumerary
 Definition
in excess of what is necessary
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supersede
 Definition
to be set aside; replace
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supine
 Definition
lying on the back
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supplant
 Definition
replace
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supple
 Definition
flexible
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suppliant
 Definition
entreating; pleading
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supplicate
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to implore or beg for
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supposititious
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assumed; hypothetical
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surcease
 Definition
cessation
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surmise
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assume
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surreptitious
 Definition
secret
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surrogate
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substitute
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sustenance
 Definition
means of support
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suture
 Definition
stitches
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swarthy
 Definition
dark
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swathe
 Definition
wrap around; bandage
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sybarite
 Definition
lover of luxury
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sycophant
 Definition
a flatterer
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sylvan
 Definition
pertaining to the woods; rustic
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synchronous
 Definition
working together at the same time
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