Set 7 Flashcards
Scintillating
adj. brilliantly clever
adj. having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
Sedulous
adj. Persevering and constant in effort or application; assiduous.
Senescent
adj. Growing old; aging.
Sequela
n. A pathological condition resulting from a disease.
n. A secondary consequence or result.
Seraph
n. A celestial being having three pairs of wings.
n. Christianity The first of the nine orders of angels in medieval angelology.
Sere
adj. Without moisture.
n. An intermediate stage in an ecosystem prior to advancing to the point of being a climax community.
n. claw; talon
Shyster
n. Slang An unethical, unscrupulous practitioner, especially of law.
Sidereal
adj. Of or relating to the stars.
Simulacrum
n. An image or representation.
n. An unreal or vague semblance.
Skitter
v. to move hurriedly or as by twitching or bouncing
v. to make a skittering noise
Soi-disant
adj. Self-styled; so-called.
Sop
n. Something entirely soaked.
Stanchion
n. An upright pole, post, or support.
Stopgap
n. An improvised substitute for something lacking; a temporary expedient.
Subterfuge
n. An indirect or deceptive device or stratagem; a blind.
Suffrage
n. The right or privilege of voting; franchise.
Sumptuous
adj. Of a size or splendor suggesting great expense; lavish
Surreptitious
adj. Obtained, done, or made by clandestine or stealthy means.