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4.1.GRE.s.1
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03/31/2009
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saboteur [sab-uh-tur]
 Definition
destroyer of property
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saccharine
 Definition
sweet
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sacrilegious
 Definition
desecrating; profane
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sacrosanct
 Definition
most sacred
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sadistic
 Definition
inclined to cruelty
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saga
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any legend
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sagacious
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perceptive; shrewd
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*sage
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person celebrated for wisdom
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salacious [suh-ley-shuhs]
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lascivious; lustful
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salient
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particularly noticeable
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saline (say-leen)
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salty
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sallow
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yellowish; sickly in color
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*salubrious
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healthful
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salutary [sal-yuh-ter-ee]
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tending to emprove; beneficial
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salvage
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rescue from loss
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sanctimonious
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holy; sacred
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*sanction
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approve; ratify
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sanctuary
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refuge; holy place
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sanguinary
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bloody
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sanguine
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cheerful; hopeful
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sap (v.)
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diminish; undermine
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sardonic
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sarcastic; cynical
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sartorial
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pertaining to tailors
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sate
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satisfy to the full
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satellite
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small body revolving around a larger one
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*satiate [sey-shee-eyt]
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satisfy fully
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satire
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form of literature in which irony, sarcasm, and ridicule are employed to attack vice & lack of judgement
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satrical
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mocking
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*saturate
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soak thoroughly
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saturnine
 Definition
gloomy
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