SAT flashcard #12
Serendipity (n)
Gift for finding valuable or desirable things.
Sequester (v)
Isolate
Serenity (n)
Calmness; placidity
Serpentine (adj)
Winding; twisting
Servile (Adj)
Slavish; cringing
Severity (N)
Harshness
Shackle (v)
Chain; fetter
Sham (v)
Pretend
Shambles (n)
Wreck
Shard (n)
Fragment
Shear (v)
Cut or clip
Sheathe (v)
Place into a case
Sheer ( adj)
Very thin
Shimmer (v)
Glimmer
Shirk (v)
Avoid
Shoddy (adj)
Inferior
Shrewd (adj)
Clever
Shroud (v)
Hide from view
Shun (v)
Keep away from
Simper (v)
Smirk
Sinecure (n)
Well-paid position with little responsibility
Sinewy (adj)
Tough; strong; firm
Singular (adj)
Unique; extraordinary
Sinuous (adj)
Winding; bending in and out
Skimp (v)
Provide scantily; live very economically
Skinflirt (n)
Stingy person; miser