Quiz 77

Question 1

serendipity

Answer 1

serendipity (ser un DIP uh tee) n accidental good fortune; discovering good things without looking for them

Question 2

servile

Answer 2

servile (SUR vyle) adj submissive and subservient; like a servant

Question 3

slavish

Answer 3

slavish (SLAY vish) adj even more subservient than servile

Question 4

singular

Answer 4

singular (SING gyuh lur) adj unique; superior; exceptional; strange

Question 5

sinister

Answer 5

sinister (SIN ih stur) adj evil, wicked; foreshadowing evil, trouble, or wickedness

Question 6

slander

Answer 6

slander (SLAN dur) v to speak badly about someone publicly; to defame; to spread malicious rumor

Question 7

sloth

Answer 7

sloth (slawth) n laziness; sluggishness

Question 8

sobriety

Answer 8

sobriety (suh BRYE uh tee) n the state of being sober; seriousness

Question 9

solicitous

Answer 9

solicitous (suh LIS uh tus) adj eager and attentive, often to the point of hovering; anxiously caring or attentive

Question 10

solvent

Answer 10

solvent (SAHL vunt) adj not broke or bankrupt; able to pay one’s bills

Question 11

insolvent

Answer 11

insolvent - to be broke, having no money

Question 12

soporific

Answer 12

soporific (sahp uh RIF ik) adj sleep inducing; boring; sleepy