word smart list 78

Question 1

sordid

Answer 1

adj. vile; filthy; squalid

Question 2

spawn

Answer 2

v. to bring forth; to produce a large number

Question 3

specious

Answer 3

adj. deceptively plausible or attractive

Question 4

sporadic

Answer 4

adj. stopping and starting; scattered; occurring in bursts every once in a while

Question 5

spurious

Answer 5

adj. false fake

Question 6

squalor

Answer 6

n. filth; wrenched; degraded, or repulsive living

conditions

Question 7

squander

Answer 7

adj. to waste

Question 8

stagnation

Answer 8

n. motionless; inactivity

Question 9

static

Answer 9

adj. stationary; not changing or moving

Question 10

staunch

Answer 10

adj. firmly committed; firmly in favor of; steadfast

Question 11

steadfast

Answer 11

adj. loyal; faithful

Question 12

stigmatize

Answer 12

v. to brand with disgrace; to set a mark of disgrace upon

Question 13

stipulate

Answer 13

v. to require something as a part of a agreement

Question 14

stoic

Answer 14

adj. indifferent(at least outwardly) to pleasure or pain, to joy or grief, to fortune or misfortune

Question 15

stratum

Answer 15

n. a layer; a level

Question 16

stricture

Answer 16

n. a restriction; a limitation; a negative criticism