Unit 71-75 Flashcards
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stigma
mark of disgrace or inferiority
stint
to be sparing; to use something in limited quality
stipulate
to specify as an essential condition
stolid
showing little emotion
strut
to swagger; display to impress others
subpoena
notice ordering someone to appear in court
substantiate
to support with proof or evidence
supersede
to replace, especially to displace as inferior or antiquated; supplant
supposition
the act of assuming to be true
tacit
silently understood; implied
tangential
peripheral; digressing
tenet
belief; doctrine
tenuous
weak; insubstantial
tirade
long, violent speech, verbal assult
torpor
lethargy, dormancy, sluggishness
tortuous
having many twists and turns; highly complex
tractable
obedient; yielding; easily managed