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| sepulcher |
n. tomb, rocky grave/crypt/vault |
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| septic |
adj. infected with harmful bacteria, fester
eg. A dirty cut may go septic. |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 10 May 2010 16:54:09 GMT |
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| sentinel |
adj. sentry, guard, lookout
eg. a tall round tower standing sentinel over the river |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 09 Apr 2010 04:27:09 GMT |
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| sentient |
adj. sensitive, consciously perceptive
eg. a boy so sentient of his surroundings |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 20 Apr 2010 04:02:01 GMT |
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| sententious |
adj. trying to show good judgement, bombastic, grandiloquent
eg. sententious writing style |
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thangtt_teet Wed, 21 Apr 2010 07:18:00 GMT |
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| sensuous |
adj. taking delight on beauty, sensual, aesthetic
eg. I’m drawn to the poetic, sensuous qualities of her paintings. |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 20 Apr 2010 04:14:42 GMT |
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| sensual |
adj. giving pleasures to senses, carnal, sexual
eg. Food is a great sensual experience. |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 20 Apr 2010 04:16:49 GMT |
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| sensitization |
n. a warning process/event that make ppl more aware
eg. the sensitization made ppl more aware of global change in climate |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 20 Apr 2010 04:28:14 GMT |
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| senility |
n. old age, dotage, unable to memorize
eg. an old man on the verge of senility |
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thangtt_teet Sun, 02 May 2010 08:03:11 GMT |
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| seminary |
n. school for priest/minister (religious leader)
eg. Catholic seminary |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 09 Apr 2010 04:15:59 GMT |
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| seminal |
adj. influencing on future developments
eg. His book on social policy proved to be seminal. |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 20 Apr 2010 04:20:58 GMT |
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| semblance |
n. seemly fact, outward appearance, guise, veneer, facade
eg. The ceasefire brought about a semblance of peace. |
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thangtt_teet Sun, 02 May 2010 08:04:49 GMT |
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| seismic |
adj. pertaining to earthquakes
eg. The Richer scale is a measurement of seismic disturbances |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 09 Apr 2010 04:04:50 GMT |
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| seine |
n. net for catching fish |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 09 Apr 2010 04:04:50 GMT |
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| seethe |
v. boil vigorously in anger
eg. - She seethed silently in the corner.
- The ocean seethed beneath them. |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 20 Apr 2010 03:49:41 GMT |
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| seep |
v. flow slowly, trickle
eg. Water seeped from a crack in the pipe. |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 09 Apr 2010 03:55:30 GMT |
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| seedy |
adj.- seamy, sleazy
- dilapidated, decrepit, threadbare, tatty
eg. the seedy bar of prostitution |
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thangtt_teet Sun, 02 May 2010 08:07:56 GMT |
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| sedulous |
adj. diligent, assiduous
eg. sedulous attention to detail |
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thangtt_teet Sun, 02 May 2010 08:08:31 GMT |
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| sedition |
n. resistance to authority, fomenting rebellion
eg. to be charged with sedition |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 20 Apr 2010 03:51:07 GMT |
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| sedentary |
adj. spending a lot of time sitting down
eg. Rhinos are largely sedentary animals |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 09 Apr 2010 03:46:39 GMT |
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| sedate |
adj. calm and relaxed, quiet and solemn
eg. Their son was too quiet and sedate |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 09 Apr 2010 03:46:39 GMT |
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| secular |
adj. worldly, not pertaining to religious matters, temporal
eg. Ours is a secular society. |
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thangtt_teet Sun, 02 May 2010 08:12:05 GMT |
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| sect |
n. faction, separate religious body |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 09 Apr 2010 03:38:52 GMT |
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| secrete(2) |
v. hide away, cache, harbor
eg. The drugs were secreted in the lining of his case. |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 20 Apr 2010 03:45:01 GMT |
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| secrete(1) |
v. - produce liquid substance
eg. Insulin is secreted by the pancreas. |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 09 Apr 2010 03:38:52 GMT |
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| seclusion |
n. isolation, solitude
eg. He spends much of his time in seclusion in the mountains. |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 09 Apr 2010 03:38:52 GMT |
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| secession |
n. separation, declaration of independence
eg. the secession of the Southern states in the civil war |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 20 Apr 2010 04:34:21 GMT |
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| seasoned |
adj. experienced
eg. The team wishes to have some seasoned players in their roster |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 09 Apr 2010 03:31:55 GMT |
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| sear |
v. burn, cause sb feel pain
eg. The heat of the sun seared their faces. |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 09 Apr 2010 03:31:55 GMT |
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| seamy |
adj. unpleasant and immoral, (sordid, dirty, seedy)
eg. a seamy sex scandal |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 20 Apr 2010 07:20:39 GMT |
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| scuttle |
v. - scurry
- sink (a ship)
eg. They scuttled the vessel rather than surrender it to the enemy |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 09 Apr 2010 03:20:45 GMT |
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| scurvy |
adj. despicable, contemptible, (shameful)
eg. a scurvy band of pirates |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 09 Apr 2010 03:20:45 GMT |
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| scurry |
v. run with quick short steps, scuttle
eg. Ants scurried around the pile of rotting food |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 09 Apr 2010 03:20:44 GMT |
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| scurrilous |
adj. libelous, abusive, defamatory, truculent, opprobrious (vituperative)
eg. He wrote a scurrilous piece about me in the local press. |
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thangtt_teet Sun, 02 May 2010 08:17:26 GMT |
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| scuffle |
v. struggle in a confused way, brawl, fracas, wrangle
n. disorder fight
eg. Scuffles broke out between police and demonstrators. |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 10 May 2010 17:12:42 GMT |
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| scrutinize |
v. examine carefully, investigate, (pore)
eg. The statement was carefully scrutinized before publication. |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 20 Apr 2010 07:09:19 GMT |
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| scrupulous |
adj. conscientious, carefully attentive, (meticulous, punctilious)
eg. He was scrupulous in all his business dealings. |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 20 Apr 2010 07:08:44 GMT |
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| scruple |
v. hesitate, qualm, thinks carefully before acting
eg. He had no scruples about spying on her. |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 20 Apr 2010 07:13:00 GMT |
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| scourge |
n. severe punishment, disaster
v. ravage, desolate
eg. Inflation was the scourge of the 1970s. |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 20 Apr 2010 07:05:40 GMT |
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| scotth |
v. stop, put an end to
eg. Rumors that he had fled the country were promptly scotched by his wife. |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 09 Apr 2010 03:06:50 GMT |
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| scoff |
v. mock, gibe, deride
eg. He scoffed at our amateurish attempts. |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 09 Apr 2010 03:06:50 GMT |
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| scintillate |
v. sparkle, twinkle, glimmer
eg. Does a constellation scintillate more brightly than a single star? |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 20 Apr 2010 07:05:03 GMT |
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| scintilla |
n. a very small piece, shred, bit, whit
eg. They had not found a scintilla of evidence against him. |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 10 May 2010 17:08:42 GMT |
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| schism |
n. division to form faction, split within an organization
eg. the threat of a schism within the Church |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 20 Apr 2010 07:00:23 GMT |
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| schematic |
adj. relating to outline or diagram
eg. The play has a very schematic plot. |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 09 Apr 2010 03:00:37 GMT |
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| scavenge |
v. eat dead animal, search for useful thing in a waste pile
eg. Dogs and foxes scavenged through the trash cans for something to eat. |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 09 Apr 2010 03:00:37 GMT |
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| scapegoat |
n. someone who bears the blame for others
eg. NASA will search scapegoats on whom they could cast the blame |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 09 Apr 2010 02:36:11 GMT |
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| scanty |
adj. meager, insufficient, deficient, sparse
eg. Details of his life are scanty. |
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thangtt_teet Sun, 02 May 2010 08:31:22 GMT |
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| scale |
v. ascend, climb up
eg. He has scaled (Mouth Everest / the height of his career) |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 09 Apr 2010 02:36:11 GMT |
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| scaffold |
n. bracing framework, platform for execution
eg. The workers put up a scaffold to paint the second story |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 09 Apr 2010 02:36:11 GMT |
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| scad |
n. plenty, myriad, great quantity
eg. I have already have scads of clothes |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 09 Apr 2010 02:29:04 GMT |
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| scabbard |
n. case for a sword, sheath |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 09 Apr 2010 02:29:04 GMT |
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| savory |
adj. tasty, luscious (fragrant, aromatic, palatable)
eg. savory snacks |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 09 Apr 2010 02:29:04 GMT |
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| savor |
v. enjoy a distinctive flavor/smell/feeling
eg. He ate his meal slowly, savoring every mouthful |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 09 Apr 2010 02:29:04 GMT |
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| savant |
n. scholar, (sage)
eg. Our faculty includes many world famous savants |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 09 Apr 2010 02:21:48 GMT |
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| saunter |
v. stroll, amble, ramble
eg. He sauntered by, looking as if he had all the time in the world. |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 09 Apr 2010 02:21:48 GMT |
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| satyr |
n. a man’s face and body and a goat’s legs and horns
eg. He is like a satyr in his lustful conduct |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 09 Apr 2010 02:21:48 GMT |
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| saturnine |
adj. seemly threatening and serious, morose
eg. Do not be misled by his saturnine countenance |
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thangtt_teet Sun, 02 May 2010 08:41:39 GMT |
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| satirical |
adj. mocking, sardonic using satire
eg. a satirical magazine |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 23 Apr 2010 16:58:55 GMT |
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| satire |
n. lampoon, form of literature with ridicule, sarcasm
eg. The novel is a stinging satire on American politics. |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 09 Apr 2010 02:14:50 GMT |
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| satiate |
v. satisfy fully, sate, surfeit |
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thangtt_teet Sun, 02 May 2010 08:42:51 GMT |
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| sate |
v. satisfy a desire, cloy, satiate, (mollycoddle)
eg. Its hunger sated, the lion took a nap |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 20 Apr 2010 07:58:06 GMT |
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| sartorial |
adj. of or relating to a tailor or to tailoring
eg. He is known for his sartorial elegance. |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 20 Apr 2010 07:58:53 GMT |
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| sardonic |
adj. mocking, (disdainful, sarcastic, satirical, mordant)
eg. a sardonic smile |
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thangtt_teet Sun, 02 May 2010 08:43:15 GMT |
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| sarcasm |
n. scornful remark, irony, satire
eg. ‘That will be useful,’ she snapped with heavy sarcasm |
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thangtt_teet Wed, 21 Apr 2010 07:11:21 GMT |
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| sap |
v. diminish, weaken, abate (wither, undermine, debilitate, enervate, impair)
eg. The hot sun sapped our energy. |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 10 May 2010 17:07:15 GMT |
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| sanguine |
adj. optimistic, cheerful and hopeful, roseate
eg. They are less sanguine about the company’s long-term prospects. |
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thangtt_teet Sun, 02 May 2010 08:43:48 GMT |
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| sanguinary |
adj. bloody, gory, hematic
eg. a sanguinary campaign in which thousands were killed |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 09 Apr 2010 01:57:44 GMT |
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| sanctuary |
n. refuge, haven, holy place, (asylum)
eg. The government offered sanctuary to 4 000 refugees. |
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thangtt_teet Sun, 02 May 2010 08:44:12 GMT |
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| sanction |
v. permit, impose a sanction (trading penalty)
eg. The government refused to sanction a further cut in interest rates. |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 09 Apr 2010 01:57:44 GMT |
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| sanctimonious |
adj. self-righteous, hypocritical, pharisaical (showing that u are moral)
eg. I wish she’d stop being so sanctimonious. |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 09 Apr 2010 01:50:42 GMT |
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| salvage |
v. save/rescue from danger
eg. We only managed to salvage two paintings from the fire. |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 09 Apr 2010 01:50:42 GMT |
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| salutary |
adj. having good effect, good
eg. The accident was a salutary reminder of the dangers of climbing |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 20 Apr 2010 07:54:08 GMT |
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| salubrious |
adj. healthy, clean and pleasant
eg. We had to move to a house in a less salubrious area. |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 09 Apr 2010 01:50:42 GMT |
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| sallow |
adj. slightly yellow (not healthy)
eg. He was a small man with a thin sallow face. |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 09 Apr 2010 01:41:16 GMT |
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| saline |
adj. salty, containing salt, brackish
eg. Wash the lenses in saline solution. |
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thangtt_teet Sun, 02 May 2010 08:58:13 GMT |
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| salient |
adj. most important, prominent, spectacular
eg. She pointed out the salient features of the new design |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 20 Apr 2010 07:45:32 GMT |
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| salacious |
adj. lascivious, erotic, prurient
eg. The papers concentrated on the more salacious aspects of the case. |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 20 Apr 2010 07:44:11 GMT |
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| sage |
n. a very wise person (adj: wise), savant, (pundit) |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 20 Apr 2010 07:42:01 GMT |
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| sagacious |
adj. insightful, perspicacious, (discerning, perceptive, wise)
eg. My father is a sagacious judge of art |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 20 Apr 2010 07:41:37 GMT |
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| saga |
n. legend, myth, story
eg. (humorous) the saga of how I missed the plane |
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thangtt_teet Fri, 09 Apr 2010 01:34:01 GMT |
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| sadistic |
adj. inclined to cruelty (tend to hurt ppl), masochistic
eg. He took sadistic pleasure in torturing his wife. |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 20 Apr 2010 07:41:07 GMT |
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