Units 71-75 Flashcards
stanch, v.
to stop or check the flow of
The country’s government has put controls on currency movement to stanch the flow of money out of the country.
stentorian, adj.
extremely loud
The stentorian speaker prefers not to use a microphone so that the audience can appreciate what he calls “the full effect of my powerful oratory.”
*stigma, n.
mark of disgrace or inferiority
stint, v.
to be sparing
Stinting of funding for education strikes many people as shortsighted.
*stipulate, v.
to specify as an essential condition
*stolid, adj.
having or showing little emotion
Behind the professor’s stolid appearance is a fun-loving, gregarious character.
gregarious, adj., (of a person) fond of company; sociable.
stratified, adj.
arranged in layers
*striated, adj.
marked with thin, narrow grooves or channels
stricture, n.
something that restrains; negative criticism
strident, adj.
loud; harsh; unpleasantly noisy
strut, v.
to swagger; display to impress others
stultify, v.
to impair or reduce to uselessness
stupefy, v.
to dull the senses of; stun; astonish
stygian, adj.
dark and gloomy; hellish
subpoena, n.
notice ordering someone to appear in court
subside, v.
to settle down; grow quiet
*substantiate, v.
to support with proof or evidence
substantive, adj.
essential; pertaining to the substance
*subsume, v.
to include; incorporate
subversive, adj.
intended to undermine or overthrow, especially an established government
succor, n.
relief; help in time of distress or want
suffrage, n.
the right to vote
sundry, adj.
various
*supersede, v.
to replace, especially to displace as inferior or antiquated
