Part 6 Flashcards
1
Q
scintilla
A
trace amount; speck (tiny)
2
Q
sedition
A
behavior that promotes rebellion or civil disorder against the state
3
Q
santient
A
aware; conscious; able to perceive
4
Q
seraphic
A
angelic; sweet
5
Q
slake
A
to calm down or moderate; quench thirst
6
Q
sobriquet
A
nickname; pseudonym
7
Q
solecism
A
grammatical mistake
8
Q
stasis
A
a state of static balance or equilibrium; stagnation; inertia; standstill
9
Q
stentorian
A
extremely loud
10
Q
stratagem
A
trick designed to deceive an enemy
11
Q
sully
A
to tarnish; to taint; defile
12
Q
surly
A
rude and bad tempered
13
Q
symbiosis
A
cooperation; mutual helpfulness
14
Q
syncopation
A
temporary irregularity in musical rhythm
15
Q
talon
A
claw of an animal; esp a bird of prey
