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n. Syn. wit; satire
cutting, often ironic remark intended to wound; stinging rebuke; form of humor by mocking with irony


Spelling Word: sarcasm
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n. Syn. part; district; segment
one of several parts; pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object


Spelling Word: section
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v.
make an effort to; try to get; try to discover


Spelling Word: seek
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n.
faculty through which to know external world; feeling produced by stimulus


Spelling Word: sense
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n.
waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water; someone who sews


Spelling Word: sewer
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a.
torn or worn to rage; poor; mean; ragged


Spelling Word: shabby
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n. Syn. asylum
structure that provides privacy and protection from danger


Spelling Word: shelter
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n.
white or colorless vitreous insoluble solid


Spelling Word: silica
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v. Syn. hunger
hunger; deprive of food


Spelling Word: starve
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v.
stop flow of a liquid; make headway against


Spelling Word: stem