High-Frecuency Words 7 Flashcards
servile
slavish; cringing
seclusion
isolation; solitude
skeptic
doubter; person who suspends judgment until the evidence supporting a point of view has been examined
sluggish
slow; lazy; lethargic
somber
gloomy; depressing; dark; drab
sporadic
occurring irregularly
squander
waste
stagnant
motionless; stale; dull
static
unchanging; lacking development
submissive
yielding; timid
subordinate
occupying a low rank; inferior; submissive
subside
settle down; descend; grow quiet
substantiate
establish by evidence; verify; support
succinct
brief; terse; compact
superficial
trivial; shallow
superfluous
unnecessary; excessive; overabundant
surpass
exceed
surreptitious
secret; furtive; sneaky; hidden
susceptible
impressionable; easily influenced; having little resistance, as to a disease; receptive to
sustain
experience; support; nourish
sycophant
servile flatterer; bootlicker; yes man
taciturn
habitually silent; talking little
temper
moderate; tone down or restrain
tentative
hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive