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Question 1

squalid

\ˈskwä-ləd\

Answer 1

D. very dirty and unpleasant; involving low moral standards or dishonest behaviour

E. squalid, overcrowded refugee camps / It was a squalid affair involving prostitutes and drugs.

Question 2

squander

\skwände’r\

Answer 2

D. to waste

E. He squandered all his money on gambling.

Question 3

staid

\steb\

Answer 3

D. not amusing or interesting; boring and old-fashioned; sober

E. The museum is trying to get rid of its staid image.

Question 4

stalwart

'stol-we’rt\

Answer 4

D. a loyal supporter who does a lot of work for an organization, especially a political party

E. They have been stalwarts of the local amateur dramatic society for over 30 years.

Question 5

stamina

'sta-me’-nä\

Answer 5

D. the physical or mental strength that enables you to do something difficult for long periods of time

E. It takes a lot of stamina to run a marathon.

Question 6

stark

Answer 6

D. looking severe and without any colour or decoration; unpleasant, real, and impossible to avoid; complete and total

E. I think white would be too stark for the bedroom. / The remains of the building stand as a stark reminder of the fire. / The children watched in stark terror.

Question 7

status

Answer 7

D. position or state

Question 8

staunch. stanch

ˈstänch\

Answer 8

D. steadfast in loyalty or principle

E. He’s a staunch believer in the value of regular exercise.

Question 9

stellar

Answer 9

D. pertaining to the stars; excellent

E. a stellar performance

Question 10

stentorian

Answer 10

D. loud and powerful

E. He spoke in stentorian tones.

Question 11

stigma

'stig-mä\

Answer 11

D. a sign of disgrace

E. There is no longer any stigma attached to being divorced.

Question 12

stilted

Answer 12

D. not natural or relaxed; too formal

E. We made stilted conversation for a few moments.

Question 13

stint

Answer 13

D. to restrict or holdback; a period of time spent at a particular activity

E. stinted herself of luxuries / served a brief stint as a waiter

Question 14

stipend

'stī-pe’nd\

Answer 14

D. salary

E. a monthly stipend / a summer internship with a small stipend

Question 15

stoical

Answer 15

D. showing no reaction

Question 16

stolid

'stä-lid\

Answer 16

D. not showing much emotion or interest; remaining always the same and not reacting or changing

E. Mark sat stolid and silent.

Question 17

strait

Answer 17

D. a narrow water way; a difficult situation

E. The factory is in dire straits. / She found herself in desperate financial straits.

Question 18

stratagem

'strä-te’-ge’m\

Answer 18

D. a trick, scheme or plan that you use to gain an advantage or to trick an opponent

E. to adopt a cunning stratagem

Question 19

strident

Answer 19

D. having a harsh or shrill sound

Question 20

stringent

Answer 20

D. strict

E. Licences are only granted under the most stringent conditions.

Question 21

striated

\ˈstrī-ˌā-təd\

Answer 21

D. striped or furrowed

Question 22

stricture

Answer 22

D. a severe criticism, especially of somebody’s behaviour; a rule or situation that restricts your behaviour

E. She merely ignored any strictures on the way she dressed. / strictures against civil servants expressing political opinions

Question 23

stultify

'sto-te’-fī\

Answer 23

D. to make feel very bored and unable to think of new ideas

E. he stultifying effects of work that never varies

Question 24

suave

'swäf\

Answer 24

D. urbane; polished

E. The manager was suave and sophisticated.

Question 25

subaltern

\sə-ˈbȯl-tərn\

Answer 25

D. subordinate; lower in rank

Question 26

subjugate

'säb-ji-gāt\

Answer 26

D. to conquer

E. Her personal ambitions had been subjugated to (= considered less important than) the needs of her family.

Question 27

sublimate

'sä-ble’-māt\

Answer 27

D. to direct your energy, especially sexual energy, to socially acceptable activities such as work, exercise, art, etc.; to improve or refine as if subliming (昇華）

E. She sublimated her erotic feelings into a series of paintings. / I sublimated my grief at the death of my mother by throwing myself into my work.

Question 28

sublime

\sə-ˈblīm\

Answer 28

D. to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state; exalted; extreme, especially in a way that shows they are not aware of what they are doing

E. sublime beauty / the sublime confidence of youth

Question 29

suborn

\se’-‘born\

Answer 29

D. to pay or persuade somebody to do something illegal, especially to tell lies in court

E. to suborn a witness

Question 30

sub rosa

\ˌsäb-ˈrō-zə\

Answer 30

D. in private (literally, under the rose; from the ancient association of the rose with secrecy)

Question 31

subsequent

Answer 31

D. combining later; happening or coming after something else

E. subsequent generations / Subsequent events confirmed our doubts.

Question 32

subservient

Answer 32

D. servile

E. The press was accused of being subservient to the government. / Every consideration was subservient to the overriding need to cut costs.

Question 33

subsidiary

\säb-‘si-diā-rē\

Answer 33

D. connected with something but less important than it

E. I’m taking History as a subsidiary subject(= one that is not studied in as great depth as a main subject). / a subsidiary matter

Question 34

subsidy

Answer 34

D. a grant of money

Question 35

subsistence

\säb-‘sis-te’ns\

Answer 35

D. the state of having just enough money or food to stay alive

E. Many families are living below the level of subsistence.

Question 36

substanciate

Answer 36

D. to confirm

Question 37

subterfuge

'säb-te’r-fyü-g\

Answer 37

D. a secret, usually dishonest, way of behaving

E. Journalists often use subterfuge to obtain material for stories.

Question 38

subtle

Answer 38

D. not very noticeable or obvious; behaving in a clever way, and using indirect methods, in order to achieve something

E. subtle colours, flavours, smells, etc. / I decided to try a more subtle approach.

Question 39

subversive

Answer 39

D. trying or likely to destroy or damage a government or political system by attacking it secretly or indirectly

E. He was a known political subversive.

Question 40

succinct

Answer 40

d. brief and clear

Question 41

succor

'sä-ke’r\

Answer 41

D. help that you give to somebody who is suffering or having problems

E. to give/bring succour to the sick and wounded

Question 42

succulent

Answer 42

D. juicy

Question 43

suffuse

\se’-‘fyüs\

Answer 43

D. to spread all over or throughout somebody or something

E. Her face was suffused with colour. / The room was suffused with a soft golden light.

Question 44

sully

Answer 44

D. to spoil or reduce the value of something

E. By cheating they have sullied the good name of their country.

Question 45

sultry

'sol-trē\

Answer 45

D. very hot and uncomfortable; sexually attractive, seeming to have strong sexual feelings

E. The weather was still very heavy and sultry. / a sultry smile

Question 46

summation

\se’-‘mā-she’n\

Answer 46

D. a summary of what has been done or said; a collection of different parts that forms a complete account or impression of somebody or something

E. What he said was a fair summation of the discussion. / The exhibition presents a summation of the artist’s career.