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rupture |
To separate the parts of by violence. |
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rustic |
Characteristic of dwelling in the country. |
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ruth |
Sorrow for another's misery. |
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sacrifice |
To make an offering of to deity, especially by presenting on an altar. |
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sacrificial |
Offering or offered as an atonement for sin. |
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sacrilege |
The act of violating or profaning anything sacred. |
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sacrilegious |
Impious. |
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safeguard |
To protect. |
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sagacious |
Able to discern and distinguish with wise perception. |
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salacious |
Having strong sexual desires. |
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salience |
The condition of standing out distinctly. |
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salient |
Standing out prominently. |
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saline |
Constituting or consisting of salt. |
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salutary |
Beneficial. |
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salutation |
Any form of greeting, hailing, or welcome, whether by word or act. |
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salutatory |
The opening oration at the commencement in American colleges. |
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salvage |
Any act of saving property. |
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salvo |
A salute given by firing all the guns, as at the funeral of an officer. |
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sanctimonious |
Making an ostentatious display or hypocritical pretense of holiness or piety. |
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sanction |
To approve authoritatively. |
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sanctity |
Holiness. |
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sanguinary |
Bloody. |
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sanguine |
Having the color of blood. |
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sanguineous |
Consisting of blood. |
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sapid |
Affecting the sense of taste. |
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sapience |
Deep wisdom or knowledge. |
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sapient |
Possessing wisdom. |
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sapiential |
Possessing wisdom. |
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saponaceous |
Having the nature or quality of soap. |
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sarcasm |
Cutting and reproachful language. |
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sarcophagus |
A stone coffin or a chest-like tomb. |
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sardonic |
Scornfully or bitterly sarcastic. |
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satiate |
To satisfy fully the appetite or desire of. |
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satire |
The employment of sarcasm, irony, or keenness of wit in ridiculing vices. |
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satiric |
Resembling poetry, in which vice, incapacity ,or corruption is held up to ridicule. |
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satirize |
To treat with sarcasm or derisive wit. |
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satyr |
A very lascivious person. |
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savage |
A wild and uncivilized human being. |
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savor |
To perceive by taste or smell. |
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scabbard |
The sheath of a sword or similar bladed weapon. |
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scarcity |
Insufficiency of supply for needs or ordinary demands. |
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scholarly |
Characteristic of an erudite person. |
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scholastic |
Pertaining to education or schools. |
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scintilla |
The faintest ray. |
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scintillate |
To emit or send forth sparks or little flashes of light. |
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scope |
A range of action or view. |
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scoundrel |
A man without principle. |
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scribble |
Hasty, careless writing. |
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scribe |
One who writes or is skilled in writing. |
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script |
Writing or handwriting of the ordinary cursive form. |
