S,T,U Words Flashcards
salubrious
health-giving, healthy
sanguine
optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation
sartorial
relating to tailoring, clothes or style of dress
scanty
small or insufficient in quantity or amount
scathe
harm, injure
scrupulous
adhering strictly to standards of ethics or morality
synonym of punctilious
scuffle
to take part in a brief, confused fight among a few people
serendipity
the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way
shirk
avoid or neglect (a duty or responsibility)
shrewd
having or showing sharp powers of judgement; astute
slighted
insult someone by treating or speaking of them without proper respect or attention
sparing
moderate, economical
sporadic
occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places; scattered or isolated
spurious
not being what it purports to be; false or fake
stanched
stop or restrict (a flow of blood) from a wound
stigmatize
describe or regard as worthy of disgrace or great disapproval
substantiate
provide evidence to support or prove the truth of
subversion
the undermining of the power and authority of an established system or institution
sullen
a sulky or depressed mood
superfluous
unnecessary, being more than enough
supersede
take the place of a person or thing previously in authority or use
synonym of supplant
supplication
the action of asking or begging for something earnestly or humbly
surly
bad tempered and unfriendly
surrogate
substitute, especially a person deputizing for another in a specific role or office
susceptible
likely or liable to be influenced or harmed by a particular thing
sycophant
a person who acts obsequiously towards someone important in order to gain advantage
synoptic
of or forming a general summary or synopsis
syntactical
of or relating to or conforming to the rules of syntax
synthesize
to bring together or combine (separate elements) to form a whole
temperate
showing moderation or self restraint
tendentious
expressing or intending to promote a particular cause or point of view, espeically a controversial one
tepid
showing little enthusiasm
thrift
the quality of using money and other resources carefully and not wastefully
timorous
showing or suffering from a nervousness or a lack of confidence
transitory
not permanent
trite
lacking originality or freshness, dull on account of overuse
undemonstrative
not tending to express feelings, especially of affection, openly
undermine
lessen the effectiveness, power or ability of
underscore
emphasize
unprecendented
never done or known before
unpremeditated
not thought out or planned beforehand
unpretentious
not attempting to impress others with an appearance of greater importance, talent or culture than is actually possessed
unpropitious
not giving or indicating a good chance of success; unfavorable
unseemly
not proper or appropriate
unsound
not safe or robust, in poor condition
untapped
of a resource, not yet exploited or used
