Word List 10 S-Z

Question 1

satiate

Answer 1

to satisfy

Question 2

scant

Answer 2

minimal, very little

Question 3

sedentary

Answer 3

motionless, sitting a lot

Question 4

serpentine

Answer 4

snakelike, curving

Question 5

shirk

Answer 5

to avoid responsibility

Question 6

singe

Answer 6

to burn slightly

Question 7

slight

Answer 7

insult

Question 8

snare

Answer 8

to trap, to entangle

Question 9

soothsayer

Answer 9

fortune-teller, one who can see into the future

Question 10

squalid

Answer 10

1. dirty and unpleasant

2. poor and miserable

Question 11

stealth

Answer 11

secret or hidden activity, sneakiness

Question 12

stoic

Answer 12

not showing emotions in the face of pain or difficulty

Question 13

stymied

Answer 13

frustrated

Question 14

supercilious

Answer 14

snooty, action superior

Question 15

supplant

Answer 15

to replace

Question 16

surly

Answer 16

rude

Question 17

tactile

Answer 17

touchable

Question 18

temperance

Answer 18

moderation, avoiding extremes

Question 19

torrent

Answer 19

flood

Question 20

transgression

Answer 20

violation of the law

Question 21

trepidation

Answer 21

fear, anxiety

Question 22

truism

Answer 22

obvious truth

Question 23

unequivocal

Answer 23

definite, leaving no doubt

Question 24

unwitting

Answer 24

unaware

Question 25

vane

Answer 25

device on top of a building that indicated wind direction

Question 26

vehement

Answer 26

showing a lot of feeling, intensely emotional

Question 27

vice

Answer 27

bad habit

Question 28

vivacity

Answer 28

liveliness, energy

Question 29

voluble

Answer 29

very talkative, smooth-talking

Question 30

wharf

Answer 30

pier

Question 31

whittle

Answer 31

1. to cut and shape

2. to reduce gradually