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04/09/2008

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Scintallate
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v
to sparkle, either literally or figuratively
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scrupulous
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adj
strict; careful; hesitant for ethical reasons
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Scrutinize
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v
to examine very carefully
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secular
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adj
having nothing to do with religion or spiritual concerns
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sedition
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n
treason; the incitement of public disorder or rebellion
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sensory
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adj
having to do with the senses or sensation
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sentient
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adj
able to percieve by the senses; consious Human beings are sentient. Rocks are not
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sequester
Definition
v
to set to keep apart
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serendipity
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n
accidental good fortune; discovering good things without looking for them
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serville
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adj
submissive and subservient; like a servant
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singular
Definition
adj
unique; superior; exceptional; strange
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slander
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v
to speak badly about someone publicly; to defame; to spread malicious rumor
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sloth
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n
laziness; sluggishness
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sobriety
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n
the state of being sober; seriousness
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solicitous
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adj
eager and attentive, often to the point of hovering; anxiously caring or attentive
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solvent
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adj
not broke or bankrupt; able to pay one's bills
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soporific
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adj
sleep inducing; extremely boring; very sleepy
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sordid
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adj
vile; filthy; squalid
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spawn
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v
to bring forth; to produce a large number
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specious
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adj
deceptively plausible or attractive
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sporadic
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adj
stopping and starting; scattered; occurring in bursts every once in awhile
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spurious
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adj
false; fake
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squalor
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adj
filth; wretched, degraded, or repulsive living conditions
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squander
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v
to waste
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stagnation
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n
motionlessness; inactivity
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static
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adj
stationary; not changing or moving
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staunch
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adj
firmly committed; firmly in favor of; steadfast
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steadfast
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adj
loyal; faithful
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stigmatize
Definition
v
to brand with disgrace; to set a mark of disgrace upon
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stipulate
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v
to require something as part of an agreement
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stoic
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adj
indifferent (at least outwardly) to pleasure or pain, to joy or grief, fortune or misfortune
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stratum
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n
a layer; a level
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stricture
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n
a restriction; a limitation; a negative criticism
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se
Definition
apart
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sed/sess/sid
Definition
to sit, to be still, to plan, to plot
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sens/ sent
Definition
to feel, to be aware
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sol
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to loosen, to free
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spec/spic/spit
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to look, to see
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sta/sti
Definition
to stand, to be in a place
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cub/cumb
Definition
blame
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