S's Flashcards
sacrament
a solemn oath
sagacious
having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgment; wise or shrewd.
“they were sagacious enough to avoid any outright confrontation”
Similar:
wise
clever
intelligent
segregate
set apart from the rest or from each other; isolate or divide.
“apprehensions about groups segregated from the rest of society”
Similar:
separate
sophistry
misleading but clever reasoning
the use of clever but false arguments, especially with the intention of deceiving.
“trying to argue that I had benefited in any way from the disaster was pure sophistry”
stalk
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pursue or approach stealthily.
“a cat stalking a bird”
harass or persecute (someone) with unwanted and obsessive attention.
“for five years she was stalked by a man who would taunt and threaten her”
succinct
(especially of something written or spoken) briefly and clearly expressed.
“use short, succinct sentences”
Similar: concise, short, brief, compact
sycophant
a person who acts obsequiously (attentively) towards someone important in order to gain an advantage.
Similar:
toady
creep
crawler
synchysis
Synchysis is a rhetorical technique wherein words are intentionally scattered to create bewilderment, or for some other purpose
