Deck 40

Question 1

sporadic

Answer 1

stopping and starting; scattered; occurring in bursts every once in a while

Question 2

spurious

Answer 2

false; fake

Question 3

squalor

Answer 3

filth, wretched, degraded, or repulsive living conditions

Question 4

stalwart

Answer 4

sturdily built; robust; valiant; unwavering

Question 5

stark

Answer 5

utter, unmitigated; harsh; desolate

Question 6

static

Answer 6

stationary; not changing or moving

Question 7

staunch

Answer 7

firmly committed; firmly in favor of steadfast

Question 8

stigmatize

Answer 8

to brand with disgrace; to set a mark of disgrace upon

Question 9

stint

Answer 9

to restrict or hold back on; to be frugal

Question 10

stipulate

Answer 10

to require something as part of an agreement

Question 11

stout

Answer 11

• plump; stocky; substantial

- brave; plucky; or resolute

Question 12

stratagem

Answer 12

a maneuver designed to outwit an enemy; a scheme; a ruse

Question 13

stratum

Answer 13

a layer; a level
ex. the middle class is one STRATUM of society
hierarchy is composed of STRATA

Question 14

stricture

Answer 14

a restriction; a limitation; a negative criticism

Question 15

stupendous

Answer 15

remarkable; extraordinary; remarkably large or extraordinarily gigantic

Question 16

stupor

Answer 16

a stunned condition; near-unconsciousness; apathy; inertia

Question 17

stymie

Answer 17

to thwart; to get in the way of; to hinder

Question 18

subjugate

Answer 18

to subdue and dominate; to enslave

Question 19

sublime

Answer 19

awesome; lofty; majestic; extremely exalted

Question 20

subsidiary

Answer 20

supplemental; additional; secondary

Question 21

subsidize

Answer 21

to provide financial aid; to make a financial contribution

Question 22

substantiate

Answer 22

to prove; to verify; to confirm

Question 23

substantive

Answer 23

having substance; real; essential; solid; substantial

Question 24

subterfuge

Answer 24

artifice; a trick or stratagem; a ruse

Question 25

subversive

Answer 25

corrupting; overthrowing; undermining; insurgent