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GRE Vocab 4000
Question | Answer |
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saccharine | sugary, overly sweet |
sacerdotal | priestly |
sacrament | rite |
sacred cow | idol, taboo |
sacrosanct | sacred |
saddle | encumber |
sadist | one who takes pleasure in hurting others |
sagacious | wise |
salient | prominent |
sallow | sickly complected |
sally | sortie, attack |
salutary | good, wholesome |
salvo | volley, gunfire |
sang-froid | coolness under fire |
sanguine | cheerful |
sapid | interesting |
sapient | wise |
sarcophagus | stone coffin |
sardonic | scornful |
sartorial | pertaining to clothes |
sate | satisfy fully |
saturnine | gloomy |
saunter | stroll |
savant | scholar |
savoir-faire | tact, polish |
savor | enjoy |
scabrous | difficult |
scarify | criticize |
scion | offspring |
scourge | affliction |
scruples | misgivings |
scurrilous | abusive, insulting |
scythe | long, curved blade |
sebaceous | like fat |
secede | withdraw |
sectarian | denominational |
sedition | treason |
seedy | rundown, ramshackle |
seemly | proper, attractive |
self-effacing | modest |
salacious | licentious |