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sabotage
to deliberately damage or obstruct something, especially in secret
saccharin
an intensely sweet, calorie-free artificial sweetener
saccharine
excessively sweet or sentimental in a cloying way
sacrosanct
regarded as too important or sacred to be altered or criticized
sagacious
having keen practical judgment and discernment
sagacity
soundness of judgment and acuteness of discernment
salient
most noticeable or important; standing out prominently
sallow
of a sickly yellowish or pale complexion
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Questions about “sordid”
Sordid (adjective) means morally degraded, sleazy, or squalid
Here is sordid used in an example sentence: "The biography uncovered the sordid details of his finances."
Common synonyms for sordid include squalid, sleazy, ignoble.
Antonyms of sordid include honorable, pure.
Sordid is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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