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solicitous

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worried- concerned (Eg: The employer was very solicitous about the health of her employees as replacements were difficult to get. )

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soliloquy

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talking to oneself (Eg: The soliloquy is a device used by the dramatist to reveal a character’s innermost thoughts and emotions. )

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solstice

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point at which the sun is farthest from the equator (Eg: The winter solstice usually occurs on December 21. )

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solvent

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able to pay all debts (Eg: By dint of very frugal living- he was finally able to become solvent and avoid bankruptcy proceedings. )

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somatic

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pertaining to the body; physical (Eg: Why do you ignore the spiritual aspects and emphasize only the corporeal and the somatic ones? )

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somber

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gloomy; depressing (Eg: From the doctor’s grim expression- I could tell he had somber news. )

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somnambulist

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sleepwalker (Eg: The most famous somnambulist in literature is Lady Macbeth; her monologue in the sleepwalking scene is )

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somnolent

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half asleep (Eg: The heavy meal and the overheated room made us all somnolent and indifferent to the speaker. )

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sonorous

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resonant (Eg: His sonorous voice resounded through the hall. )

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sophist

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teacher of philosophy; quibbler; employer of fallacious reasoning (Eg: You are using all the devices of a sophist in trying to prove your case; your argument is specious. )

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sophistication

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artificiality; unnaturalness; act of employing sophistry in reasoning (Eg: Sophistication is an acquired characteristic- found more frequently among city dwellers than among )

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sophistry

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seemingly plausible but fallacious reasoning (Eg: Instead of advancing valid arguments- he tried to overwhelm his audience with a flood of sophistries. )

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sophomoric

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immature; shallow (Eg: Your sophomoric remarks are a sign of your youth and indicate that you have not given much thought to )

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soporific

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sleep producing (Eg: I do not need a sedative when I listen to one of his soporific speeches. )

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sordid

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filthy; base; vile (Eg: The social worker was angered by the sordid housing provided for the homeless. )

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spangle

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small metallic piece sewn to clothing for ornamentation (Eg: The thousands of spangles on her dress sparkled in the glare of the stage lights. )

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spartan

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lacking luxury and comfort; sternly disciplined (Eg: Looking over the bare- unheated room with its hard cot- he wondered what he was doing in such spartan )

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spasmodic

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fitful; periodic (Eg: The spasmodic coughing in the auditorium annoyed the performers. )

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spat

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squabble; minor dispute (Eg: What had started out as a mere spat escalated into a full-blown argument. )

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spate

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sudden flood (Eg: I am worried about the possibility of a spate if the rains do not diminish soon. )

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spatial

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relating to space (Eg: It is difficult to visualize the spatial extent of our universe. )

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spatula

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broad-bladed instrument used for spreading or mixing (Eg: The manufacturers of this frying pan recommended the use of a rubber spatula to avoid scratching the )

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spawn

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lay eggs (Eg: Fish ladders had to be built in the dams to assist the salmon returning to spawn in their native streams. )

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specious

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seemingly reasonable but incorrect (Eg: Let us not be misled by such specious arguments. )

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spectral

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ghostly (Eg: We were frightened by the spectral glow that filled the room. )

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spectrum

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colored band produced when a beam of light passes through a prism (Eg: The visible portion of the spectrum includes red at one end and violet at the other. )

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spendthrift

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someone who wastes money (Eg: Easy access to credit encourages people to turn into spendthrifts who shop till they drop. )

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. sphinx-like enigmatic; mysterious

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(Eg: The Mona Lisa’s sphinx-like expression has puzzled art lovers for centuries. )

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splice

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fasten together; unite (Eg: Before you splice two strips of tape together- be sure to line them up evenly. )

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spontaneity

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impulsiveness; absence of premeditation (Eg: What I liked best about Dale’s parties was their spontaneity: a couple of friends would drop by- someone )

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spoonerism

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accidental transposition of sounds in sucessive words (Eg: When the radio announcer introduced the President as Hoobert Herver- he was guilty of spoonerism. )

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sporadic

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occurring irregularly (Eg: Although there are still sporadic outbursts of shooting in the streets- the rebellion is essentially over. )

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sportive

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playful (Eg: Such a sportive attitude is surprising in a person as serious as you usually are. )

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spruce

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neat and trim (Eg: Every button buttoned- tie firmly in place- young Alex Keaton looked spruce and tidy for his job interview )

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spry

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vigorously active; nimble (Eg: She was eighty years old- yet still spry and alert. )

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spurious

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false; counterfeit; forged; illogical (Eg: The hero of Jonathan Gash’s mystery novels is an antique dealer who gives the reader advice on how to tell )

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spurn

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reject; scorn (Eg: The heroine spurned the villain’s advances. )

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squabble

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minor quarrel; bickering (Eg: Children invariably get involved in petty squabbles; wise parents know when to interfere and when to let )

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squalid

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dirty; neglected; poor (Eg: It is easy to see how crime can breed in such a squalid neighborhood. )

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squander

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waste (Eg: The prodigal son squandered the family estate. )

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squat

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stocky; short and thick (Eg: Tolkien’s hobbits are somewhat squat- sturdy little creatures- fond of good ale- good music- and good food. )

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staccato

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played in an abrupt manner; marked by abrupt- sharp sound (Eg: His staccato speech reminded one of the sound of a machine gun. )

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stagnant

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motionless; stale; dull (Eg: The stagnant water was a breeding ground for disease )

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staid

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sober; sedate (Eg: Her conduct during the funeral ceremony was staid and solemn. )

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stalemate

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deadlock (Eg: Negotiations between the union and the employers have reached a stalemate; neither side is willing to )

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stalwart

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strong- brawny; steadfast (Eg: His consistent support of the party has proved that he is a stalwart and loyal member. )

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stamina

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strength; staying power (Eg: I doubt that she has the stamina to run the full distance of the marathon race. )

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stanch

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check flow of blood (Eg: It is imperative that we stanch the gushing wound before we attend to the other injuries. )

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stanza

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division of a poem (Eg: Do you know the last stanza of ‘‘The Star-Spangled Banner’’? )

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static

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unchanging; lacking development (Eg: Nothing had changed at home; things were static there )

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statute

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law (Eg: )

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statutory

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created by statute or legislative action (Eg: The judicial courts review and try statutory crimes. )

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steadfast

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loyal; unswerving (Eg: Penelope was steadfast in her affections- faithfully waiting for Ulysses to return from his wanderings. )

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stealth

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slyness; sneakiness; secretiveness (Eg: Fearing detection by the sentries on duty- the scout inched his way toward the enemy camp with great )

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steep

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soak; saturate (Eg: Be sure to steep the fabric in the dye bath for the full time prescribed. )

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stellar

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pertaining to the stars (Eg: He was the stellar attraction of the entire performance. )

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stem

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check the flow (Eg: The paramedic used a tourniquet to stem the bleeding from the slashed artery. )

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stemfrom

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arise from (Eg: Milton’s problems in school stemmed from his poor study habits. )

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stentorian

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extremely loud (Eg: The town crier had stentorian voice. )

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streotyped

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oversimplified; lacking individuality; seen as a type (Eg: My chief objection to the book is that the characters are stereotyped; they come across as ethnic )

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stickler

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perfectionist; person who insists things be exactly right (Eg: The Internal Revenue Service agent was a stickler for accuracy; no approximations or rough estimates )

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stifle

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suppress; extinguish; inhibit (Eg: Halfway through the boring lecture- Laura gave up trying to stifle her yawns. )

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stigma

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token of disgrace; brand (Eg: I do not attach any stigma to the fact that you were accused of this crime; the fact that you were acquitted )

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stilted

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bombastic; stiffly pompous (Eg: His stilted rhetoric did not impress the college audience; they were immune to bombastic utterances. )

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stint

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be thrifty; set limits (Eg: ‘‘Spare no expense-‘’ the bride’s father said- refusing to stint on the wedding arrangements. )

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stint

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supply; allotted amount; assigned portion of work (Eg: )

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stipend

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pay for services (Eg: There is a nominal stipend for this position. )

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stipple

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paint or draw with dots (Eg: Seurat carefully stippled dabs of pure color on the canvas- juxtaposing dots of blue and yellow that the )

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stipulate

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make express conditions- specify (Eg: Before agreeing to reduce American military forces in Europe- the president stipulated that NATO teams )

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stodgy

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stuffy; boringly conservative (Eg: For a young person- Winston seems remarkably stodgy: you’d expect someone of his age to have a little )

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stoic

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person who is indifferent to pleasure or pain (Eg: The doctor called her patient a stoic because he had borne the pain of the examination without )

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stoke

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stir up a fire; feed plentifully (Eg: As a Scout- Marisa learned how to light a fire- how to stoke it if it started to die down- and how to )

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stolidity

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dullness; impassivenss (Eg: The earthquake shattered his usual stolidity; trembling- he crouched on the no longer stable ground. )

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stratified

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divided into classes; arranged into strata (Eg: As the economic gap between the rich and the poor increased- Roman society grew increasingly stratified. )

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stratum

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layer of earth’s surface; layer of society (Eg: Unless we alleviate conditions in the lowest stratum of our society- we may expect grumbling and revolt. )

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strew

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spread randomly; sprinkle; scatter (Eg: Preceding the bride to the altar- the flower girl will strew rose petals along the aisle. )

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striated

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marked with parallel bands; grooved (Eg: The glacier left many striated rocks. )

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stricture

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critical comments; severe and adverse criticism (Eg: His strictures on the author’s style are prejudiced and unwarranted. )

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strident

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loud and harsh (Eg: She scolded him in a strident voice )

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stringent

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binding; rigid (Eg: I think these regulations are too stringent. )

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strut

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pompous walk (Eg: His strut as he marched about the parade ground revealed him for what he was: a pompous buffoon. )

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strut

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supporting bar (Eg: The engineer calculated that the strut supporting the rafter needed to be reinforced. )

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studied

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unspontaneous; deliberate; thoughtful (Eg: Given Jill’s previous slights- Jack felt that the omission of his name from the guest list was a studied insult. )

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stultify

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cause to appear or become stupid or inconsistent; frustrate or hinder (Eg: His long hours in the blacking factory left young Dickens numb and incurious- as if the menial labor had )

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stupefy

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make numb; stun; amaze (Eg: Disapproving of drugs in general- Laura refused to take sleeping pills or any other medicine that might )

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stupor

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state of apathy; daze; lack of awareness (Eg: In his stupor- the addict was unaware of the events taking place around him. )

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stymie

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present an obstacle; stump (Eg: The detective was stymied by the contradictory evidence in the robbery investigation. )

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suavity

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urbanity; polish (Eg: He is particulary good in roles that require suavity and sophistication. )

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subaltern

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subordinate (Eg: The captain treated his subalterns as though they were children rather than commissioned officers. )

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subjective

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occurring or taking place within the mind; unreal (Eg: Your analysis is highly subjective; you have permitted your emotions and your opinions to color your )

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subjugate

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conquer; bring under control (Eg: It is not our aim to subjugate our foe; we are interested only in establishing peaceful relations. )

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sublimate

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refine; purify (Eg: We must strive to sublimate these desires and emotions into worthwhile activities. )

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sublime

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exalted; noble; uplifting (Eg: Mother Teresa has been honored for her sublime deeds. )

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subliminal

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below the threshold (Eg: We may not be aware of the subliminal influences that affect our thinking. )

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submissive

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yielding; timid (Eg: Crushed by his authoritarian father- Will had no defiance left in him; he was totally submissive in the face )

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suborn

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persuade to act unlawfully (especially to commit perjury) (Eg: In the Godfather- the mobsters used bribery and threats to suborn the witnesses against Don Michael )

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subpoena

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writ summoning a witness to appear (Eg: The prosecutor’s office was ready to serve a subpoena on the reluctant witness. )

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subsequent

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following; later (Eg: In subsequent lessons- we shall take up more difficult problems. )

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subservient

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behaving like a slave; servile; obsequious (Eg: He was proud and dignified; he refused to be subservient to anyone. )

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subside

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settle down; descend; grow quiet (Eg: The doctor assured us that the fever would eventually subside. )

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subsidiary

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subordinate; secondary (Eg: This information may be used as subsidiary evidence but is not sufficient by itself to prove your argument. )

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subsidy

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direct financial aid by government- etc. (Eg: Without this subsidy- American ship operators would not be able to compete in world markets. )

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subsistence

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existence; means of support; livelihood (Eg: In those days of inflated prices- my salary provided mere subsistence. )

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substantiate

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verify; support (Eg: I intend to substantiate my statement by producing witnesses. )

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substantive

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essential; pertaining to the substance (Eg: Although the delegates were aware of the importance of the problem- they could not agree on the )

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subsume

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include; encompass (Eg: Does the general theory of relativity contradict Newtonian physics- or is Newton’s law of gravity subsumed )

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subterfuge

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pretense; evasion (Eg: As soon as we realized that you had won our support by a subterfuge we withdrew our endorsement of )

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subtlety

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nicety; cunning; guile; delicacy (Eg: The subtlety of his remarks was unnoticed by most of his audience. )

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subversive

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tending to overthrow; destructive (Eg: At first glance- the notion that Styrofoam cups may actually be more ecologically sound than paper cups )

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succinct

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brief; terse; compact (Eg: His remarks are always succinct and pointed. )

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succor

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aid; assistance; relief (Eg: We shall be ever grateful for the succor our country gave us when we were in need. )

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succulent

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juicy; full of richness (Eg: To some people- Florida citrus fruits are more succulent than those from California. )

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succumb

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yield; give in; die (Eg: I succumb to temptation whenever it comes my way. )

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suffragist

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advocate of voting rights (for women) (Eg: In recognition of her efforts to win the vote for women- Congress authorized coining a silver dollar )

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suffuse

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spread over (Eg: A blush suffused her cheeks when we teased her about her love affair. )

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sully

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tarnish; soil (Eg: He felt that it was beneath his dignity to sully his hands in such menial labor. )

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sultry

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sweltering (Eg: He could not adjust himself to the sultry climate of the tropics. )

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summation

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act of finding the total- summary (Eg: In his summation- the lawyer emphasized the testimony given by the two witnesses. )

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sumptuous

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lavish; rich (Eg: I cannot recall when I have had such a sumptuous Thanksgiving feast. )

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sunder

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separate; part (Eg: Northern and southern Ireland are politically and religiously sundered. )

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sundry

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various; several (Eg: My suspicions were aroused when I read sundry items in the newspapers about your behavior. )

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superannuated

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retired or disqualified because of age (Eg: The superannuated man was indignant because he felt that he could still perform a good day’s work. )

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supercilious

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contemptuous; haughty (Eg: I prefer Jill’s modesty to Jack’s supercilious and arrogant attitude. )

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supererogatory

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superfluous; more than needed or demanded (Eg: We have more than enough witnesses to corroborate your statement; to present any more would be )

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superficial

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trivial; shallow (Eg: Since your report gave only a superficial analysis of the problem- I cannot give you more than a passing )

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superfluous

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excessive; overabundant- unnecessary (Eg: Please try not to include so many superfluous details in your report; just give me the bare facts. )

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superimpose

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place over something else (Eg: Your attempt to superimpose another agency in this field will merely increase the bureaucratic nature of )

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supernumerary

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person or thing in excess of what is necessary; extra (Eg: His first appearance on the stage was as a supernumerary in a Shakespearean tragedy. )

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supersede

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cause to be set aside; replace (Eg: This regulation will supersede all previous rules. )

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supine

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lying on back (Eg: The defeated pugilist lay supine on the canvas. )

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supplant

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replace; usurp (Eg: Corazon Aquino supplanted Ferdinand Marcos as president of the Philippines. )

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supple

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flexible; pliant (Eg: The angler found a supple limb and used it as a fishing rod. )

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suppliant

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entreating; beseeching (Eg: He could not resist the dog’s suppliant whimpering- and he gave it some food. )

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supplicate

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petition humbly; pray to grant a favor (Eg: We supplicate Your Majesty to grant him amnesty. )

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supposition

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hypothesis; surmise (Eg: I based my decision to confide in him on the supposition that he would be discreet. )

136
Q

supposititious

A

assumed; counterfeit; hypothetical (Eg: I find no similarity between your supposititious illustration and the problem we are facing. )

137
Q

surfeit

A

satiate; stuff; indulge to excess in anything (Eg: Every Thanksgiving we are surfeited with an overabundance of holiday treats. )

138
Q

surly

A

rude; cross (Eg: Because of his surly attitude- many people avoided his company. )

139
Q

surmise

A

guess (Eg: I surmise that he will be late for this meeting. )

140
Q

surmount

A

overcome (Eg: He had to surmount many obstacles in order to succeed. )

141
Q

surpass

A

exceed (Eg: Her SAT scores surpassed out expectations. )

142
Q

surreptitious

A

secret (Eg: News of their surreptitious meeting gradually leaked out. )

143
Q

surrogate

A

substitute (Eg: For a fatherless child- a male teacher may become a father surrogate. )

144
Q

surveillance

A

watching; guarding (Eg: The FBI kept the house under constant surveillance in the hope of capturing all the criminals at one time. )

145
Q

susceptible

A

impressionable; easily influenced; having little resistance- as to a disease (Eg: He was a very susceptible young man- and so his parents worried that he might fall into bad company. )

146
Q

sustain

A

experience; support; nourish (Eg: He sustained such a severe injury that the doctors feared he would be unable to work to sustain his )

147
Q

sustenance

A

means of support- food- nourishment (Eg: In the tropics- the natives find sustenance easy to obtain because of all the fruit trees. )

148
Q

suture

A

stitches sewn to hold the cut edges of a wound or incision; material used in sewing (Eg: We will remove the sutures as soon as the wound heals. )

149
Q

swarthy

A

dark; dusky (Eg: Despite the stereotype- not all Italians are swarthy; many are fair and blond. )

150
Q

swathe

A

wrap around; bandage (Eg: When I visited him in the hospital- I found him swathed in bandages. )

151
Q

swelter

A

be oppressed by heat (Eg: I am going to buy an air conditioning unit for my apartment as I do not intend to swelter through another )

152
Q

swerve

A

deviate; turn aside sharply (Eg: The car swerved wildly as the driver struggled to regain control of the wheel. )

153
Q

swill

A

drink greedily (Eg: Singing- ‘‘Yo- ho- ho- and a bottle of rum-‘’ Long John Silver and his fellow pirates swilled their grog. )

154
Q

swindler

A

cheat (Eg: She was gullible and trusting- an easy victim for the first swindler who came along. )

155
Q

sybarite

A

lover of luxury (Eg: Rich people are not always sybarites; some of them have little taste for a life of luxury. )

156
Q

sycophant

A

servile flatterer (Eg: The king enjoyed the servile compliments and attentions of the sycophants in his retinue. )

157
Q

syllogism

A

logical formula consisting of a major premise- a minor premise and a conclusion; deceptive (Eg: or specious argument )

158
Q

sylvan

A

pertaining to the woods; rustic (Eg: His paintings of nymphs in sylvan backgrounds were criticized as oversentimental. )

159
Q

symbiosis

A

interdependent relationship (between groups- species)- often mutually beneficial (Eg: Both the crocodile bird and the crocodile derive benefit from their symbiosis; pecking away at food )

160
Q

symmetry

A

arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained; congruity (Eg: The addition of a second tower will give this edifice the symmetry that it now lacks. )

161
Q

synchronous

A

similary timed; simultaneous with (Eg: We have many examples of scientists in different parts of the world who have made synchronous )

162
Q

synoptic

A

providing a general overview; summary (Eg: The professor turned to the latest issue of Dissertation Abstracts for a synoptic account of what was new )

163
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synthesis

A

combining parts into a whole (Eg: Now that we have succeeded in isolating this drug- our next problem is to plan its synthesis in the )

164
Q

synthetic

A

artificial; resulting from synthesis (Eg: During the twentieth century- many synthetic products have replaced the natural products. )

165
Q

sedative

A

calming drug or influence (Eg: It is dangerous to drive after taking the sedative; it brings drowsiness. )

166
Q

stygian

A

literary dark (Eg: The stygian room reminded him of an empty space. )

GRE Vocab - 5 (5 decks)

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