Part 4 Flashcards
Sacrilege (n.)
A violation of something sacred ; blasphemy
Saccharine (a.)
Sweet ; excessively or disgustingly sweet
Sacrosanct (a.)
Sacred ; held to be inviolable
Sagacious (a.)
Discerning ; shrewd ; keen in judgment ; wise
Salient (a.)
Sticking out ; conspicuous ; leaping
Salutary (a.)
Healthful ; remedical ; curative
Sanctimonious (a.)
Pretending to be devout ; affecting religious feeling
Sanguine (a.)
Cheerful ; optimistic ; hopeful
Sardonic (a.)
Mocking ; scornful
Scintillate (v.)
To sparkle, either literally or figuratively
Scrupulous (a.)
Strict ; careful ; hesitant for ethical reasons
Scrutinize (v.)
To examine very carefully
Secular (a.)
Having nothing to do with religion or spiritual concerns
Sedition (n.)
Treason ; the incitement of public disorder or rebellion
Sensory (a.)
Having to do with the senses or sensation
Serendipity (n.)
Accidental good fortune ; discovering good things without looking for them
Servile (a.)
Submissive and subservient ; like a servant
Singular (a.)
Unique ; superior ; exceptional ; strange
Slander (v.)
To speak badly about someone publicly ; to defame ; to spread malicious rumor
Sloth (n.)
Laziness; sluggishness
Sobriety (n.)
The state of being sober ; seriousness
Solicitous (a.)
Eager and attentive, often to the point of hovering ; anxiously caring or attentive
Solvent (a.)
Not broke or bankrupt ; able to pay one’s bills
Soporific (a.)
Sleep inducing ; extremely boring ; very sleepy
Sordid (a.)
Vile ; filthy ; squalid
Spawn (v.)
To bring forth ; to produce a large number
Specious (a.)
Deceptively plausible or attractive
Sporadic (a.)
Stopping and starting ; scattered ; occuring in bursts every once in a while
Spurious (a.)
False ; fake
Squalor (n.)
Filth ; wretched, degraded, or repulsive living conditions
Squander (v.)
To waste
Stagnation (n.)
Motionlessness ; inactivity
Static (a.)
Stationary ; not changing or moving
Staunch (a.)
Firmly committed ; firmly in favor of ; steadfast
Steadfast (a.)
Loyal ; faithful
Stigmatize (v.)
To brand with disgrace ; to set a mark of disgrace upon
Stipulate (v.)
To require something as part of an agreement
Stoic (a.)
Indifferent (at least outwardly) to pleasure or pain, to joy or grief, to fortune or misfortune
Stratum (n.)
A layer ; a level
Stricture (n.)
A restriction ; a limitation ; a negative criticism
Strife (n.)
Bitter conflict ; discord ; a struggle or clash
Stringent (a.)
Strict ; restrictive
Stymie (v.)
To thwart ; to get in the way of ; to hinder
Subjugate (v.)
To subdue and dominate ; to enslave
Sublime (a.)
Awesome ; extremely excited ; lofty ; majestic
Subordinate (a.)
Lower in importance, position, or rank ; secondary
Substantive (a.)
Having substance ; real ; essential ; solid ; substantial
Subtle (a.)
Not obvious ; able to make fine distinctions ; ingenious ; crafty
Subversive (a.)
Corrupting ; overthrowing ; undermining ; insurgent