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Gruber Vocab- S
Most of the Ss
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04/07/2012
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saccharine
 Definition
overly sweet
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sacrosanct
 Definition
extremely holy
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sagacious
 Definition
wise
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salacious
 Definition
obscene; lusty
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salient
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significant; conspicuous
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sallow
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sickly pale
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salubrious
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healthful
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salutary
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healthful; wholesome
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sanctimonious
 Definition
hypocritical in regard in religious belief
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sangfroid
 Definition
calmness; composure
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sanguine
 Definition
cheerful; optimistic
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sapient
 Definition
wise
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sardonic
 Definition
mocking; scornful
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sartorial
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pertaining to clothes or tailoring
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saturnine
 Definition
gloomy; sluggish
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savoir-faire
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tact; knowledge of just what to do in any situation
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scintilla
 Definition
a tiny amount; a speck
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scintillate
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to sparkle; to twinkle
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scion
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an offspring; a descendant
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scurrilous
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coarsely abusive; vulgar
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sebaceous
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fatty
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sibilant
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hissing
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shibboleth
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a slogan; a password
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seraphic
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angelic; pure
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sequester
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to separate; to set aside
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sepulcher
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tomb; burial vault
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sententious
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concise; including proverbs and brief remarks
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sensuous
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pertaining to enjoyment of art, music, etc
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sedulous
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hard working; industrious; diligent
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simony
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the sin of buying or selling church benefits
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simper
 Definition
to smile in a silly way
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simulacrum
 Definition
an image; a likeness
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sinecure
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a job with no responsibility
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skinflint
 Definition
stingy person; miser
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slattern
 Definition
an untidy women
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spume
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foam
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splenetic
 Definition
bad-tempered; irritable
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specious
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not genuine; pleasing to the eye but deceptive
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sobriquet
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a nickname; assumed name
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sot
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a drunkard
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soporific
 Definition
causing sleep
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sophistry
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a deceptive, tricky argument
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sonorous
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producing a deep rich sound
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somnolent
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drowsy; sleep
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somniferous
 Definition
causing sleep
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solipsistic
 Definition
pertaining to the theory that only oneself exists or can be proved to exist
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soliloquy
 Definition
act of talking to oneself
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solicitude
 Definition
concer; anxiety
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solecism
 Definition
ungrammatical usage; an error or inconsistency
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sojourn
 Definition
a brief stay or vist
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spurious
 Definition
deceitful; counterfeit
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staccato
 Definition
made up of short, abrupt sounds
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staid
 Definition
sedate, settled
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stentorian
 Definition
very loud
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stilted
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artificailly formal
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stint
 Definition
to be sparing; to conserve
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stolid
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impassive; having little emotion
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stricture
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negative criticism; a restriction
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stultify
 Definition
make absurd or ridiculous; render worthless
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stygian
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dark, gloomy
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supine
 Definition
lying on the back
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supervene
 Definition
to take place or occur unexpectedly
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supernumerary
 Definition
extra; more than necessary
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supernal
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heavenly
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supercilious
 Definition
proud. haughty
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superannuated
 Definition
retired because of old age
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sundry
 Definition
various. assorted
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sultry
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hot; and moist
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succor
 Definition
assistance; help; releif
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subsidiary
 Definition
auxiliary; supplmetary; serving to assist
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suborn
 Definition
to hire for an unlawful act
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sublimate
 Definition
to make a person act noble or moral
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sub rosa
 Definition
secretly; confidentially
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suppliant
 Definition
begging; asking humbly
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supplicate
 Definition
to pray humbly, to beg
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surfeit
 Definition
an excessive amount
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surreptitious
 Definition
acting in a sneaky way
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susurration
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whispering; murmuring
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suture
 Definition
to join together, as with stiches
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swarthy
 Definition
dark-complexioned
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sybarite
 Definition
one who is fond of luxuries and pleasure
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sycophant
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a flatterer; a parasite
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sylvan
 Definition
wooded; pertaining to the forest
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