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chhsiao (United States of America)
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  1. riveting
    capable of arousing and holding the attention
  2. rivulet
    a small stream
  3. robust
    sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction
  4. roil
    make turbid by stirring up the sediments of
  5. roisterer
    an especially noisy and unrestrained merrymaker
  6. rookie
    an awkward and inexperienced youth
  7. roster
    a list of names
  8. rostrum
    a platform raised above the surrounding level
  9. rouse
    cause to become awake or conscious
  10. royalty
    royal persons collectively
  11. rubicund
    having a healthy reddish color
  12. rudimentary
    being in the earliest stages of development
  13. rue
    feel sorry for; be contrite about
  14. ruffle
    stir up (water) so as to form ripples
  15. ruminate
    reflect deeply on a subject
  16. rumple
    disturb the smoothness of
  17. run
    move fast by using one's feet
  18. runic
    relating to characters from an ancient alphabet
  19. rupture
    the act of making a sudden noisy break
  20. ruse
    a deceptive maneuver, especially to avoid capture
  21. rustic
    characteristic of rural life
  22. rustle
    make a dry crackling sound
  23. sabotage
    a deliberate act of destruction or disruption
  24. saccharine
    overly sweet
  25. sacrilege
    blasphemous behavior
  26. saddle
    a seat for the rider of a horse or camel
  27. safeguard
    a precautionary measure warding off impending danger
  28. sage
    a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics
  29. salient
    conspicuous, prominent, or important
  30. salubrious
    promoting health
  31. salutary
    tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health
  32. salutation
    an acknowledgment or expression of good will
  33. salvage
    rescuing a ship or its crew from a shipwreck or a fire
  34. salve
    a preparation applied externally as a soothing remedy
  35. sanctify
    render holy by means of religious rites
  36. sanctimonious
    excessively or hypocritically pious
  37. sanction
    official permission or approval
  38. sanctuary
    a consecrated place where sacred objects are kept
  39. sand
    a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
  40. sanguine
    confidently optimistic and cheerful
  41. sanitary
    free from filth and pathogens
  42. sap
    a watery fluid that circulates in a plant
  43. sapient
    acutely insightful and wise
  44. sarcasm
    witty language used to convey insults or scorn
  45. sartorial
    of or relating to tailoring or clothing
  46. sate
    fill to contentment
  47. satiate
    fill to satisfaction
  48. satire
    witty language used to convey insults or scorn
  49. satirize
    ridicule with witty language used to convey insults or scorn
  50. saturate
    infuse or fill completely
  51. saturnine
    bitter or scornful
  52. saunter
    walk leisurely and with no apparent aim
  53. savant
    a learned person
  54. savory
    pleasing to the sense of taste
  55. savvy
    marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
  56. scads
    a large number or amount
  57. scant
    less than the correct or legal or full amount
  58. scathing
    marked by harshly abusive criticism
  59. schism
    division of a group into opposing factions
  60. scintillate
    emit or reflect light in a flickering manner
  61. scion
    a descendent or heir
  62. scission
    the act of dividing by cutting or splitting
  63. scoff
    laugh at with contempt and derision
  64. scorch
    burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color
  65. scorn
    lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
  66. scotch
    hinder or prevent, as an effort, plan, or desire
  67. scour
    rub hard or scrub
  68. scowl
    frown with displeasure
  69. scrap
    a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
  70. scrawl
    write carelessly
  71. scribble
    write down quickly without much attention to detail
  72. scrupulous
    characterized by extreme care and great effort
  73. scrutinize
    examine carefully for accuracy
  74. scuff
    walk without lifting the feet
  75. scurrilous
    expressing offensive, insulting, or scandalous criticism
  76. scurvy
    a condition caused by deficiency of ascorbic acid
  77. seamy
    morally degraded
  78. secluded
    hidden from general view or use
  79. secrete
    generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids
  80. sedate
    characterized by dignity and propriety
  81. sedentary
    requiring sitting or little activity
  82. seduce
    lure or entice away from duty, principles, or proper conduct
  83. sedulous
    marked by care and persistent effort
  84. seemly
    according with custom or propriety
  85. segment
    one of several parts that fit with others to make a whole
  86. self-abasement
    voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing
  87. self-absorbed
    absorbed in your own interests or thoughts etc
  88. seminal
    influential and providing a basis for later development
  89. sensation
    an awareness of some type of stimulation
  90. sensitive
    responsive to physical stimuli
  91. sentinel
    a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
  92. sepulchral
    of or relating to a chamber that is used as a grave
  93. septic
    of or relating to or caused by the process of decay
  94. sequela
    any abnormality following or resulting from a disease or injury or treatment
  95. sequester
    keep away from others
  96. sere
    having lost all moisture
  97. serendipity
    good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries
  98. serene
    not agitated
Created on Mon Sep 18 01:12:21 EDT 2023

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