S Flashcards
sage
n. a person celebrated for his wisdom
salubrious
adj. healthful
sanction
v. to approve - to ratify
satiate
v. to satisfy fully
saturate
v. to soak thoroughly
savor
v. to enjoy
secrete
v. to hide away
shard
n. a fragment
skeptic
n. a doubter
solicitous
adj. worried; concerned
soporific
adj. sleep-causing
specious
adj. misleading - seemingly reasonable but incorrect
spectrum
n. color band from light
sporadic
adj. occurring irregulary
stigma
n. a token of disgrace
stint
v. to be thrifty - to set limits
stipulate
v. to specify; to express conditions
stolid
adj. dull; stoic
subpoena
n. legal notice summoning a witness to appear
subside
v. to settle down; to quiet down - to descend
substantiate
v. to establish evidence; to verify; to support
supersede
v. to replace; to make obsolete
supposition
n. a hypothesis; an educated guess; surmise
n. a person celebrated for his wisdom
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