Vocab 13 (Word - give definition[s])

Question 1

rudimentary

Answer 1

1. basic

2. underdeveloped, incomplete

Question 2

sanction

Answer 2

1. (noun) penalty for disobeying a law
2. (verb) punish, impose a penalty
3. (verb) formally approve

Question 3

sanguine

Answer 3

cheerfully confident, optimistic

Question 4

satire

Answer 4

sarcastic imitation

Question 5

saturate

Answer 5

soak, make completely full

Question 6

scintillating

Answer 6

lively, effervescent

Question 7

scope

Answer 7

1. range

2. opportunity, possibility

Question 8

sensational

Answer 8

amazing, shocking, scandalous

Question 9

servile

Answer 9

submissive, over willingly to please

Question 10

shopworn

Answer 10

worn out, tired

Question 11

simile

Answer 11

comparison

Question 12

solicitious

Answer 12

expressing care or concern, often too much

Question 13

sparse

Answer 13

lacking, rare

Question 14

spate

Answer 14

outbreak of similar events happening one after another

Question 15

spurn

Answer 15

reject, turn down

Question 16

stagnant

Answer 16

not moving

Question 17

stark

Answer 17

harsh, plain

Question 18

staunch

Answer 18

strong, loyal

Question 19

stock

Answer 19

standard, usual, automatic

Question 20

strain

Answer 20

1. (verb) stress, force, make an excessive effort
2. (noun) excessive stress, force, or effort
3. (verb) separate solids from a liquid

Question 21

subjugate

Answer 21

conquer, dominate, control

Question 22

subordinate

Answer 22

lower in rank, inferior

Question 23

subservient

Answer 23

1. obedient, yielding

2. less important

Question 24

stupefy

Answer 24

amaze

Question 25

rhetoric

Answer 25

persuasive speech or writing