Book21

Question 180

scintillate

Answer 180

sparkle; flash; be animated; be full of life; Ex. scintillating conversation

Question 181

scoff

Answer 181

laugh (at); mock; ridicule; Ex. scoff at their threats

Question 182

scotch

Answer 182

stamp out(put an end to); thwart; hinder; Ex. scotch the rumor; CF. cut; CF.

Question 183

score

Answer 183

number of points; written form of a musical composition; reason; group of 20; notch or incision; Ex. full/vocal score; Ex. Don’t worry on that score; V: mark with lines or notches; Ex. score the paper to make it easy to fold

Question 184

stamp

Answer 184

step on heavily (so as to crush or extinguish); put an end to; imprint or impress with a mark, design, or seal; shape with a die; characterize; Ex. machine stamping out car bodies; Ex. newspaper stamping him as a liar; N. stamping; implement used to stamp; impression stamped; mark; Ex. Her remarks bear the stamp of truth.

Question 185

scourge

Answer 185

lash; whip (formerly used for punishment); source of severe punishment; V: whip; afflict

Question 186

scruple

Answer 186

hesitate for ethical reasons; fret about; Ex. She did not scruple to read his diary; N: uneasy feeling arising from conscience; conscience

Question 187

scrupulous

Answer 187

conscientious; extremely thorough; Ex. scrupulous worker

Question 188

scrutinize

Answer 188

examine closely and critically; N. scrutiny

Question 189

scuffle

Answer 189

struggle confusedly; move off in a confused hurry; N. CF. scuffling twins ?

Question 190

shuffle

Answer 190

mix together; jumble; move (something) from one place to another; slide (the feet) along the ground while walking; Ex. shuffle papers from one pile to another; N.

Question 191

scurrilous

Answer 191

abusive; obscene; indecent; Ex. scurrilous remark

Question 192

scurry

Answer 192

move hastily; hurry; move briskly

Question 193

scurvy

Answer 193

contemptible; despicable; N: disease caused by deficiency of Vitamin C

Question 194

scuttle

Answer 194

sink (a ship) by cutting holes in the hull; scrap; discard; N: small hatch in a ship’s deck or hull

Question 195

hull

Answer 195

husk; dry outer covering of a seed; frame or body of a ship

Question 196

seamy

Answer 196

sordid; base; filthy; unwholesome; Ex. seamy side of city life

Question 197

base

Answer 197

contemptible; morally bad; inferior in value or quality; Ex. base motives/conduct; Ex. base metal such as iron

Question 198

sear

Answer 198

burn the surface of; char or burn; brand; parch; cause (a plant) to wither

Question 199

char

Answer 199

make or become black by burning; reduce or be reduced to carbon or charcoal(black substance made by burning wood) by incomplete combustion

Question 200

scorch

Answer 200

sear; N.