Word List 08 Deck 2 Page 10 Flashcards
1
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Rigor
A
Severity; strict accuracy
2
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Rotund
A
Round
3
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Rudimentary
A
Elementary
4
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Salutary
A
Beneficial
5
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Sanguine
A
Optimistic
6
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Savant
A
Someone who knows a lot
7
Q
Scorn
A
To show dislike
8
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Scuttle
A
To sink a ship by cutting holes in it
9
Q
Secrete
A
To give off a liquid or other substance
10
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Seismologist
A
One who studies earthquakes
11
Q
Sentinel
A
A guard
12
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Shard
A
A fragment or piece
13
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Sieve
A
A mesh used for straining or separating
14
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Slacken
A
To become slower
15
Q
Slough
A
A swamp; to shed
16
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Smorgasbord
A
Meal involving many different kinds of foods
17
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Snuff
A
Tobacco inhaled through the nose
18
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Somnambulist
A
Sleepwalker
19
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Sorcerer
A
One who practices witchcraft
20
Q
Sparse
A
Thinly spread
21
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Spurn
A
To reject openly
22
Q
Staid
A
Serious
23
Q
Status quo
A
The unchanging way things are
