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Description=Word List No. 42
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word	definition	part of speech	high-frequency
sadistic	inclined to cruelty	adjective
saga	Scandinavian myth; any legend	noun
sagacious	keen; shrewd; having insight	adjective	*
sage	person celebrated for wisdom	noun
salacious	lascivious; lustful	adjective
salient	prominent	adjective
saline	salty	adjective
sallow	yellowish; sickly in color	adjective
salubrious	healthful	adjective
salutary	tending to improve; beneficial; wholesome	adjective
salvage	rescue from loss	verb
sanctimonious	displaying ostentatious or hypocritical devoutness	adjective
sanction	approve; ratify	verb	*
sanctuary	refuge; shelter; shrine; holy place	noun
sangfroid	coolness in a trying situation	noun
sanguinary	bloody	adjective
sanguine	cheerful; hopeful	adjective
sap	diminish; undermine	verb
sarcasm	scornful remarks; stinging rebuke	noun
sarcophagus	stone coffin, often highly decorated	noun
sardonic	disdainful; sarcastic; cynical	adjective
sartorial	pertaining to tailors	adjective
sate	satisfy to the full; cloy	verb
satellite	small body revolving around a larger one	noun
satiate	surfeit; satisfy fully	verb
satiety	condition of being crammed full; glutted state; repletion	noun
satire	form of literature in which irony; sarcasm, and ridicule are employed to attack vice and folly	noun
satirical	mocking	adjective	*
saturate	soak	verb	*
saturnine	gloomy	adjective
satyr	half-human, half-bestial being in the court of Dionysus, portrayed as wanton and cunning	noun
saunter	stroll slowly	verb
savant	scholar	noun
savoir faire	tact; poise; sophistication	noun
savor	enjoy; have a distinctive flavor, smell or quality	verb
savory	tasty; pleasing, attractive, or agreeable	adjective	*
scabbard	case for a sword blade; sheath	noun
scad	a great quantity	noun
scaffold	temporary platform for workers; platform for execution	noun
scale	climb up	verb
scanty	meager; insufficient	adjective	*
scapegoat	someone who bears the blame for others	noun
scavenger	collector and disposer of refuse; animal that devours refuse and carrion	noun
schism	division; split	noun
scintilla	shred; least bit	noun
scintillate	sparkle; flash	verb
scion	offspring	noun
scoff	mock; ridicule	verb
scotch	stamp out; thawart; hinder	verb
scourge	lash; whip; severe punishment	noun
scruple	fret about; hesitate for ethical reason	verb
scrupulous	conscientious; extremely thorough	adjective	*
scrutinize	examine closely and critically	verb	*
scuffle	struggle confusedly; move off in a confused manner	verb
scullion	menial kitchen worker	noun
scurrilous	obscene; indecent	adjective
scurry	move briskly	verb
scurvy	despicable; contemptible	verb
scuttle	sink	verb
seamy	sordid; unwholesome	adjective
sear	char or burn	verb
seasoned	experienced	adjective
sebaceous	oily; fatty	adjective
secession	withdrawal	noun
seclusion	isolation; solitude	noun	*
secrete	hide away; produce and release a substance into an organism	verb
sectarian	relating to a religious fraction or subgroup; narrow-minded; limited	adjective	*
secular	worldly; not pertaining to church matters; temporal	adjective
sedate	composed; grave	adjective
sedentary	requiring sitting	adjective
sedition	resistance to authority; insubordination	noun
sedulous	diligent	adjective
seedy	run-down; disreputable	adjective
seemly	proper; appropriate	adjective
seep	ooze; trickle	verb
seethe	be disturbed; boil	verb
seine	net for catching fish	noun
seismic	pertaining to earthquakes	adjective
semblance	outward appearance; guise	noun
seminal	germinal; influencing future developments	adjective
seminary	school for training future ministers; secondary school	noun
senility	old age; feeble mindedness of old age	noun
sensual	devoted to the pleasures of the senses; carnal; voluptuous	adjective
sensuous	pertaining to the physical senses; operating through the senses	adjective
sententious	terse; concise; aphoristic	adjective
sentient	capable of sensation; aware	adjective
sentinel	sentry; lookout	adjective
septic	putrid; producing putrefaction	adjective
sepulcher	tomb	noun