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sack
pink slip, the boot, the chop, the elbow, one's cards
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sacred
holy, hallowed, consecrated, blessed, divine
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sacrifice
offering, oblation, surrender, relinquish, forgo
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sacrosanct
inviolable, sacred
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sad
unhappy, atrabiliary, atrabilious, blitheless, dispirited
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sadly
unfortunately, regrettably, unhappily, sorrowfully, mournfully
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sadness
blueness, tristesse, mirthless, blues, crestfallenness
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safe
risk-free, unharmed, sheltered, guarded, invulnerable
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safely
securely, soundly, harmlessly
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safety
security, protection, safeness, well-being, safekeeping
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sage
loremaster, oracle, savant, philosopher
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saggy
loose-fitting
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Sagittarius
Toxotes, Archer
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said
aforementioned, aforesaid, above-mentioned, previously mentioned, that same
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sailboat
sailing boat, sailing ship, sailing vessel
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sailor
jack, jacktar, lobscouser, mariner, matelot
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saint
holy person, the blessed, the canonized, angel, godly person
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sainthood
hallowdom
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sake
benefit, purpose, reason, good, behalf
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salacious
ardent, hot, dirty, lubricious
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salad
medley, mixture, assortment, mix, jumble
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salary
pay, wage, remuneration, earnings, stipend
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sale
transaction, deal, purchase, trade, exchange
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salt
sodium chloride, table salt, common salt, rock salt, sea salt
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salty
haline, saline, salt
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Sam
gather, collect, assemble, bring together, round up
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Samar
Novomoskovsk, Yekaterinoslav
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same
identical, equal, alike, matching, equivalent
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Sammy
Sam
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sample
taster, tester, swatch, portion, cross-section
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san
sanatorium, sanitarium, sanitorium, infirmary, convalescent home
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sanctify
hallow
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sanction
ban, boycott, estoppel, injunction, interdiction
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sand
grit, grains, silica
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sandbox
sandpit:
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sandwich
sub, hoagie, hero, bap, roll
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sandy
gritty, grainy, yellowish, golden, granular
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sane
balanced, compos mentis, in possession of one's faculties, lucid, rational
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sang
ginseng, wild ginseng
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sanity
buttons, lucidity, lucidness, marbles, mind
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Sanju
Sangzhu, Sang-chu
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Santa
Santa Claus, Father Christmas, Saint Nick, Kris Kringle, Saint Nicholas
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Sarah
Sara, Sarai, Sadie
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sarcasm
derision, facetiousness, irony, ridicule, satire
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sarcastic
sarky, snarky
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Satan
Aduwallah, Adversary, Al-Shaytaan, Antichrist, archfiend
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sated
satiate, satisfied, satiated, full
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satellite
moon, spacecraft, orbiter, probe
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satisfaction
fulfillment, contentment, gratification, pleasure, recompense
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satisfactory
acceptable, adequate, all right, close enough, average
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satisfied
content, contented, gratified, fulfilled, pleased
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satisfy
abound, amuse, appease, assuage, captivate
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Saturday
Sat
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sauce
dressing, gravy, condiment, dip, relish
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Saudi
Saudi Arabian
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sauna
firebath
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savage
animalistic, barbarian, barbaric, barbarious, barbarous
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savant
erudite, expert
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save
rescue, protect, preserve, safeguard, salvage
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saved
redeemed, born again, delivered, rescued, reborn
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saving
reduction, discount, cutback, economy, decrease
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saw
blade, cutter, cutting tool
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say
express, mention, declare, remark, blather
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saying
aphorism, motto, maxim, proverb, saw
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scabby
scabrous, roynish, scabrate, scabrid, scald
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scale
size, extent, scope, magnitude, proportion
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scaled
squamous
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scaly
scaled, scarious, squamate, squamated, squamiferous
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scandal
outrage, disgrace, dishonour, shame, embarrassment
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scapegoat
sacrificial lamb, escapegoat, fall guy, folk devil, goat
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scar
cicatrice, cicatrix
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scarab
cockchafer, dung beetle, June bug, scarabaeus, scarab beetle
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scarce
geason, infrequent, raresome
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scarcely
hardly
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scarcity
rareness, rarity, deficiency, lack, infrequency
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scare
fright, frighten, terrify
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scarecrow
bird-scarer, crow scarer, crowkeeper, frayboggard, gallicrow
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scared
afraid, frightened, fearful, terrified, alarmed
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scarlet
scarlet red
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scary
frightening, terrifying, creepy, spooky, chilling
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scat
scag
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scenario
situation, sequence, outline, storyline, premise
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scene
site, location, spot, place, setting
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schedule
timetable, agenda, plan, itinerary, programme
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scheduled
planned, arranged, set, booked, slated
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scheme
plan, programme, project, system, strategy
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schizophrenia
dementia praecox, schizophrenic disorder, schizophrenic psychosis
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scholarship
grant, bursary, award, stipend, erudition
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school
academy, institution, place of learning, schoolhouse
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science
sci, sci.
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sciences
disciplines, fields of study, branches of knowledge
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scientific
methodical, empirical, evidence-based, analytical, rigorous
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scientifically
systemwise
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scientist
researcher, investigator, boffin, academic
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scissors
scissor, switch
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scope
range, extent, breadth, span, reach
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score
points, tally, total, count, mark
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scores
dozens, many, numerous, lots, loads
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scoring
tallying, notching, recording, creasing, indenting
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Scorpius
Scorpio, Scorpion
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Scottish
Scots, Caledonian
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scratch
scrape, claw, graze, mark, abrasion
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scream
shriek, screech, yell, shout, howl
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screaming
howling, wailing, bawling, yelling, blaring
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screech
screak
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screen
display, monitor, panel, touchscreen, flat panel
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screening
examination, checkup, test, showing, viewing
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screw
fastener, bolt, propeller
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screwed
dicked, shagged
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scribe
amanuensis, scrivener, tabellion
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script
screenplay, text, libretto, dialogue, handwriting
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scrotum
bag, ball bag, ballsac, ballsack, ballpark
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scrounge
beg, bum, mump, scunge, tap
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scruff
nape, nucha, nuchal, withers
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scrutiny
examination, exploration, inquiry, going-over, inspection
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scuttle
cowl
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sea
ocean, the waters, the deep, the deep blue, open water
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seal
stamp, emblem, insignia, crest, hallmark
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sealed
airtight, watertight, secured, hermetic, shut
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Sean
john, shawn, shaun, ian
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search
look for, hunt, comb through, explore, rummage
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searching
probing, penetrating, piercing, thorough, intense
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season
time of year, period, grow up, mature, alloy
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seat
chair, bench, stool, place, spot
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second
next, following, subsequent, secondary, other
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secondary
subordinate, lesser, minor, subsidiary, supporting
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seconds
second helping, another helping, second serving, refill, more
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secrecy
dern
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secret
confidence, private matter, confidential information, classified information, hidden truth
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secretarial
secretarian
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secretary
personal assistant, aide, administrator, assistant, administrative assistant
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section
part, segment, portion, division, piece
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sector
area, division, segment, field, branch
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secular
areligious, civil, earthly, irreligious, laicist
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secure
safe, protected, guarded, shielded, safeguarded
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secured
fastened, fixed, protected, guaranteed, anchored
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security
safety, protection, defence, safekeeping, shelter
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see
perceive, glimpse, witness, make out, behold
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seed
kernel, pip, germ, grain, beginning
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seeing
sight, vision, eyesight, perception, observation
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seek
look for, search for, hunt for, pursue, try to find
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seeking
search, searching, pursuit, quest, hunt
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seem
appear, look, come across as, give the impression, look like
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seemingly
apparently, outwardly, superficially, supposedly, on the surface
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seen
sin, sīn, س
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seep
leak
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segment
section, portion, part, piece, division
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segregation
apartheid, Jim Crow law
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select
choose, pick, opt for, single out, handpick
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selected
chosen, picked, handpicked, singled out, designated
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