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saccharine sugary, overly sweet
tone
sacerdotal priestly
sack pillage
sacrament rite
sacred cow idol, taboo
sacrilege blasphemy
sacrosanct sacred
saddle encumber
sadist one who takes pleasure in
hurting others
safari expedition
saga story
sagacious wise
sage wise person
salacious licentious
salient prominent
saline salty
sallow sickly complected
sally sortie, attack
salutary good, wholesome
salutation salute, greeting
salvation redemption
salve medicinal ointment
salvo volley, gunfire
sanctify consecrate
sanctimonious self-righteous
sanction approval
sanctuary refuge
sang-froid coolness under fire

Quiz 30 (Analogies)
Directions: Choose the pair that expresses a relationship most similar to that
expressed in the capitalized pair. Answers are on page 102.
1. THIMBLE : FINGER ::
(A) glove : hammer
(B) stitch : loop
(C) branch : flower
(D) talon : eagle
(E) smock : apparel
2. ANARCHY : ORDER ::
(A) desolation : annihilation
(B) ineptitude : skill
(C) bastion : aegis
(D) chaos : disarray
(E) parsimony : elegance
3. LAND : FALLOW ::
(A) automobile : expensive
(B) politics : innovative
(C) orchard : fruitful
(D) mountain : precipitous
(E) ship : decommissioned
4. HEURISTIC : TEACH ::
(A) parable : obfuscate
(B) performer : entertain
(C) pedant : construct
(D) actor : incite
(E) virus : prevent
5. RUSE : DECEIVE ::
(A) pretext : mollify
(B) invective : laud

(C) dash : shorten
(D) apostrophe : intensify
(E) comma : possess
scepter a rod, staff
scheme plot, system, diagram
schism rift
scintilla speck
scintillate sparkle
scion offspring
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scoff jeer, dismiss
scone biscuit
scorn disdain, reject
scoundrel unprincipled person
scour clean by rubbing, search
scourge affliction
scruples misgivings
scrupulous principled, fastidious
scrutinize examine closely
scurf dandruff
scurrilous abusive, insulting
scurry move quickly
scuttle to sink (a ship)
scythe long, curved blade
sear burn
sebaceous like fat
secede withdraw
secluded remote, isolated
seclusion solitude
sectarian denominational

sepulcher tomb
sequacious dependent
sequel continuation, epilogue
sequester segregate
seraphic angelic
serendipity a knack for making
fortunate discoveries
serene peaceful
serpentine winding and twisting
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serried saw-toothed
serum vaccine
servile slavish
servitude forced labor
sessile permanently attached
session meeting
settee seat, sofa
sever cut in two
severance division
shallot onion
sham pretense, imposter
shambles disorder, mess
shard sharp fragment of glass
sheen luster
sheepish shy, embarrassed
shibboleth password
shirk evade (work)
sliver fragment, shaving
shoal reef
shoring supporting

sinister evil, malicious
sinistral left-handed
siphon extract, tap
sire forefather, to beget
siren temptress
site location
skeptical doubtful
skinflint miser
skirmish a small battle
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Quiz 31 (Matching)
Match each word in the first column with its definition in the second column.
Answers are on page 102.
1. SCRUPLES A. figure of speech
2. SCYTHE B. proper, attractive
3. SEEMLY C. long, curved blade
4. SENTENTIOUS D. left-handed
5. SERENDIPITY E. pertaining to the stars
6. SHIBBOLETH F . signer
7. SIDEREAL G. making fortunate discoveries
8. SIGNATORY H. password
9. SIMILE I. misgivings
10. SINISTRAL J. concise
skittish excitable, wary, jumpy
skulk sneak about
skullduggery trickery
slake quench
slander defame
slate list of candidate
slaver drivel, fawn

solemnity seriousness
solicit request