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GRE Vocab 4000
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |