S Flashcards
SADDLE
to load or encumber, as with a burden. Impose as a burden or obligation, etc.
SASS
to talk impudently to.
SCARE
to fill with fear or terror; especially, to frighten suddenly or startle; terrify.
SCOFF
to mock or deride.
SCORN
to treat with contempt. Refuse or reject as wrong or disgraceful.
SCRUTINIZE
to look at very carefully; examine closely; inspect minutely.
SEDUCE
to persuade to do something disloyal, disobedient, etc. Persuade or tempt to evil or wrongdoing; lead astray. To entice.
SERMONIZE
to preach to; especially in a dogmatic, moralizing fashion; lecture.
SHAME – to cause to feel shame; make ashamed. To dishonor or disgrace. Drive, force or impel by a sense of shame.
SHAME
to cause to feel shame; make ashamed. To dishonor or disgrace. Drive, force or impel by a sense of shame.
SHIELD
to provide a shield for; defend; protect; guard.
SHUN
to keep away from; avoid scrupulously or consistently.
SILENCE
to cause to be silent; still; quiet. Put down; repress.
SLAP DOWN
to rebuke, suppress or rebuff harshly.
SLIGHT
to treat with disrespect or indifference; to be discourteous toward. Treat as unimportant.
SMOTHER
to suffocate; stifle; overwhelm with (kisses, kindness, etc.); extinguish or deaden by covering; keep from notice or publicity; defeat rapidly or utterly.