Word List 9 S-Z

Question 1

sardonic

Answer 1

sarcastic, mocking

Question 2

self-abnegating

Answer 2

self-denying, living without luxuries or pleasures

Question 3

sequester

Answer 3

to isolate, especially a jury

Question 4

slovenly

Answer 4

untidy (as in appearance)

Question 5

solace

Answer 5

comfort

Question 6

sordid

Answer 6

dirty, gross

Question 7

squabble

Answer 7

petty argument

Question 8

stalwart

Answer 8

strong, steadfast

Question 9

stratagem

Answer 9

a plan or scheme, strategy

Question 10

stymie

Answer 10

to precent, to hinder

Question 11

subterfuge

Answer 11

sneaky action

Question 12

sumptuous

Answer 12

costly, magnificent

Question 13

supine

Answer 13

lying down, inactive

Question 14

surfeited

Answer 14

full or satisfied

Question 15

sustenance

Answer 15

necessities of life, food

Question 16

tarry

Answer 16

1. to delay or be late

2. to linger, to wait

Question 17

temerity

Answer 17

audacity, gall, “chutzpah”

Question 18

tether

Answer 18

to restrict, to tie

Question 19

tinge

Answer 19

a slight coloring or trace of something

Question 20

torpid

Answer 20

slow, lacking energy

Question 21

transcendent

Answer 21

beyond ordinary limits or understanding

Question 22

travail

Answer 22

painfully difficult work

Question 23

turgid

Answer 23

swollen

Question 24

unctuousness

Answer 24

1. oiliness

2. faked sincerity

Question 25

unkempt

Answer 25

sloppy, messy

Question 26

unperturbed

Answer 26

calm

Question 27

unwieldy

Answer 27

difficult to carry or manage

Question 28

usurp

Answer 28

to seize power by force

Question 29

vagrant

Answer 29

homeless person

Question 30

vaunt

Answer 30

to brag

Question 31

vitriolic

Answer 31

sharp or bitter (as in criticism)

Question 32

whimsical

Answer 32

impulsive and playful, spontaneous, capricious

Question 33

willy

Answer 33

cunning, deceptive

Question 34

woe

Answer 34

sadness