Deck 41 Flashcards
succinct
brief and to the point; concise
suffice
to be sufficient; to be enough
suffrage
the right to vote
suffuse
to cover; to overspread; to saturate
sumptuous
luxurious; splendid; lavish
supercilious
haughty; patronizing
supine
lying on one’s back
supplication
the action of asking or begging for something earnestly or humbly
surfeit
excess; an excessive amount; excess or overindulgence in eating or drinking
surmise
to conjecture; to guess
surreptitious
sneaky; secret
surrogate
substitute
sweeping
far-reaching; extensive; wide-ranging
sycophant
one who sucks up to others
syntax
the patterns or rules governing the way grammatical sentences are formed in a given language
systemic
affecting the entire system, especially the entire body
tacit
implied, not spoken
taciturn
untalktative by nature
tangential
only superficially related to the matter at hand; not especially relevant; peripheral
tantamount
equivalent to
tautological
redundant; circular
tedium
dullness; monotony; boredom
teem
to swarm; to be inundated; to overrun
temerity
boldness; recklessness; audacity
temporal
pertaining to time; pertaining to life or earthly existence; noneternal; short-lived