N. Roundness; sonorousness of speech

V. Banish to the country; dwell in the country

N. Scandinavian myth; any legend

Vocabulary List 26 Flashcards by Sachiko Wakahisa

Rote

Repetition

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Rotundity

Roundness; sonorousness of speech

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Rubble

Fragments

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Rubicund

Adj.

Having a healthy reddish color; ruddy; florid

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Ruddy

Adj.

Reddish; healthy-looking

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Rudimentary

Adj.

Not developed; elementary

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Rueful

Adj.

Regretful; sorrowful; dejected

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Ruminate

Chew the cud; ponder

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Rummage

Ransack; thoroughly search

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Ruse

Trick; stratagem

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Rusticate

Banish to the country; dwell in the country

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Ruthless

Adj.

Pitiless

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Saccharine

Adj.

Cloyingly sweet

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Sacerdotal

Adj.

Priestly

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Sacrilegious

Adj.

Desecrating; profane

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Sacrosanct

Adj.

Most sacred; inviolable

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Sadistic

Adj.

Inclined to cruelty

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Saffron

Adj.

Orange-colored; colored like the autumn crocus

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Saga

Scandinavian myth; any legend

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Sagacious

Adj.

Keen; shrewd; having insight

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Salient

Adj.

Prominent

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Saline

Adj.

Salty

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Sallow

Adj.

Yellowish; sickly in color

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Salubrious

Adj.

Healthful

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Salutary

Adj. Tending to improve; beneficial; wholesome

Salvage

V. Rescue from loss

Sangfroid

N. Coolness in a trying situation

Sanguinary

Adj. Bloody

Sanguine

Adj. Cheerful; hopeful

Sapid

Adj. Savory; tasty; relishable

Sapient

Adj. Wise; shrewd

Sardonic

Adj. Disdainful; sarcastic; cynical

Sate

V. Satisfy to the full; cloy

Satiate

V. Surfeit; satisfy fully

Satiety

N. Condition of being crammed full; glutted state; repletion

Saturate

V. Soak

Saturnine

Adj. Gloomy

Saunter

V. Stroll slowly

Savant

N. Scholar

Savoir faire

N. Tact; poise; sophistication

Savor

V. Have a distinct flavor, smell, or quality

Scavenger

N. Collector and disposer of refuse; animal that devours refuse and carrion

Schism

N. Division; split

Scintilla

N. Shred; least bit

Scintillate

V. Sparkle; flash

Scion

N. Offspring

Scourge

N. Lash

Scrupulous

Adj. Conscientious; extremely thorough

Scullion

N. Menial kitchen worker

Scurrilous

Adj. Obscene; indecent

Scuttle

V. Sink

Sebaceous

Adj. Oily; fatty

Secession

N. Withdrawal

Secular

Adj. Worldly; not pertaining to church matters; temporal

Sedate

Adj. Composed; grave

Sedentary

Adj. Requiring sitting

Sedulous

Adj. Diligent

Seethe

V. Be disturbed; boil

Seine

N. Net for catching fish

Semblance

N. Outward appearance; guise

Senility

N. Old age; feeblemindedness of old age

Sensual

Adj. Devoted to the pleasures of the senses; carnal; voluptuous

Sententious

Adj. Terse; concise; aphoristic

Sepulcher

N. Tomb

Sequester

V. Retire from public life; segregate; seclude

Serendipity

N. Gift for finding valuable things not searched for

Serenity

N. Calmness; placidity

Serrated

Adj. Having a sawtoothed edge

Servile

Adj. Slavish; cringing

Severance

N. Division; partition; separation

Shackle

V. Chain; fetter

Shambles

N. Slaughterhouse; scene of carnage

Sheaf

N. Bundle of stalks of grain; any bundle of things tied together

Sheathe

V. Place into a case

Sherbet

N. Flavored dessert ice

Shibboleth

N. Watchword; slogan

Shimmer

V. Glimmer intermittently

Shoal

N. Shallow place

Shoddy

Adj. Sham; not genuine; inferior

Sibling

N. Brother or sister

Sidereal

Adj. Relating to the stars

Silt

N. Sediment deposited by running water