Chapter 17 Flashcards by Caitlin Bernys

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salient

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significant, conspicuous

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salutary

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healthful; wholesome

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sang-froid

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calmness, composure or cool self expression

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sanguine

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cheerful, optimistic

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sapient

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wise, full of knowledge

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saturnine

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gloomy, sluggish

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savant

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a period of extensive learning

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scintillate

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to sparkle; to twinkle

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scurrilous

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coarsely abusive, vulgar

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sedition

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rebellion against the government

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sedulous

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hard working, diligent

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sentient

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conscious

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shard

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a fragment

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shibboleth

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a slogan, a password

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sibilant

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a hissing sound

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