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