50 Flashcards
sequester
v to set or keep apart ;
serendipity
accidental good fortune; discovering good things without looking for them
servile
submissive and subservient; like a servant
singular
unique; superior; exceptional; strange
slander
to speak badly about someone publicly; to defame; to spread malicious rumor
sloth
laziness; sluggishness
sobriety
the state of being sober; seriousness
solicitous
eager and attentive often to the point of hovering; anxiously caring or attentive
solvent
not broke or bankrupt; able to pay ones bills
soporific
sleeping inducing; extremely boring; very sleepy
sordid
vile; filthy; squalid filthy squalid vile
spawn
to bring forth; to produce a large number
specious
deceptively plausible or attractive
sporadic
stopping and starting; scattered; occurring in bursts every once in a while
spurious
false; fake
squalor
filth; wretched degraded or repulsive living conditions
squander
to waste
stagnation
motionlessness; inactivity
static
stationary; not changing or moving
staunch
firmly committed; firmly in favor of; steadfast
steadfast
loyal; faithful loyal faithful
stigmatize
to brand with disgrace; to set a mark of disgrace upon
stipulate
to require something as part of an agreement
stoic
indifferent at least outwardly to pleasure or pain to joy or grief to fortune or misfortune
stratum
a layer; a level
stricture
a restriction; a limitation; a negative criticism ;
strife
bitter conflict; discord; a struggle or clash
stringent
strict; restrictive
stymie
to thwart; to get in the way of; to hinder
subjugate
to subdue and dominate; to enslave
sublime
awesome; extremely exalted; lofty; majestic
subordinate
lower in importance position or rank; secondary
substantive
having substance; real; essential; solid; substantial
subtle
not obvious; able to make fine distinctions; ingenious; crafty
subversive
corrupting; overthrowing; undermining; insurgent
succinct
brief and to the point; concise
succumb
to yield or submit; to die ;
supercilious
haughty; patronizing
superficial
on the surface only; shallow; not thorough
superfluous
extra; unnecessary; redundant
surfeit
excess; an excessive amount; excess or overindulgence in eating or drinking
surreptitious
sneaky; secret
surrogate
substitute
sycophant
one who sucks up to others
synthesis
the combing of parts to form a whole ;
tacit
implied; not spoken
taciturn
untalkative by nature
tangential
only superficially related to the matter at hand; not especially relevant; peripheral ;
tangible
touchable; palpable
tantamount
equivalent to