Vocab H Flashcards
Revitalize
To regain energy
Revoke
To take back
Sage
A person known for wisdom
Sanctimonious
Pretending to be pious and deviant; false piety
Sanguine
Of cheerful temperament
Servile
Overly submissive; cringing; like a servant
Skeptical
Doubting (the opposite of gullible)
Skinflint
A person known for excessive thrift, a miser
Solace
Comfort; relief
Solicitous
Showing care or concern
Specious
Seemingly fair or true, but actually not so; deceptive
Stagnant
Not moving
Strident
Loud, harsh sound
Stringent
Strict
Subtle
Not obvious; hard to spot
Supersede
To replace; to take the place of
Superficial
On the surface; shallow
Superfluous
To flow above, hence exceeding what is necessary
Synchronize
To occur at the same time, simultaneous
Tangible
Something that can be physically touched
Tantalize
To tease or torment by presenting something desirable while it is out of reach
Tarry
To linger; to delay
Tepid
Lukewarm
Timorous
Timid