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vocab by letter "S"
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05 May 2015, 06:38
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sadistic=======inclined to cruelty; N. sadism: delight in cruelty
sanguine====optimistic; cheerful; hopeful;
savant====scholar; learned person; CF. savoir:
scorch===sear
scoff====laugh
scion====detached plant shoot used in grafting; descendant
screech====unpleasant high sharp sound; shriek; V.
scrimmage=====disorderly fight between two or more people
scurry====move hastily; hurry; move briskly
scurvy====contemptible; despicable;
secrete====conceal; hide away or cache; produce
sententious====pithy; terse; concise; aphoristic <try to find out synonyms of concise, because it often used in GRE Actual exam>
shear====remove (fleece or hair) by cutting
sheer=====pure; thin and transparent; very steep
shrivel=====make or become shrunken and wrinkled
sibylline====prophetic; oracular
sinuous====twisting; winding; bending in and out; not morally honest
skimp=====provide or use scantily
skittish====inconstant; capricious
slapdash====hasty and careless
sleek===smooth and shining
slick===make smooth or glossy
slink===move furtively
sly====clever in deceiving; secretive
smug====self-satisfied; complacent
snivel====complain or whine tearfully; run at the nose; snuffle; Ex. Don't come back sniveling to me.
snub====ignore or behave coldly toward
solemnity====seriousness; gravity
stodgy===dull; stuffy; boringly conservative
stoic====stoical; impassive; unmoved by joy or grief
stolid====dull; impassive; showing little emotion when strong feelings are expected
stout====rather fat; strong in body;
sturdy; resolute; determined; strong in determination;
stratagem====deceptive scheme; clever trick
strew===spread randomly
stoop=====bend forward and down; lower or debase oneself
stun=====make unconscious or numb as by a blow; amaze; astound
stymie=====thwart; present an obstacle; stump
sanguine====optimistic; cheerful; hopeful;
savant====scholar; learned person; CF. savoir:
scorch===sear
scoff====laugh
scion====detached plant shoot used in grafting; descendant
screech====unpleasant high sharp sound; shriek; V.
scrimmage=====disorderly fight between two or more people
scurry====move hastily; hurry; move briskly
scurvy====contemptible; despicable;
secrete====conceal; hide away or cache; produce
sententious====pithy; terse; concise; aphoristic <try to find out synonyms of concise, because it often used in GRE Actual exam>
shear====remove (fleece or hair) by cutting
sheer=====pure; thin and transparent; very steep
shrivel=====make or become shrunken and wrinkled
sibylline====prophetic; oracular
sinuous====twisting; winding; bending in and out; not morally honest
skimp=====provide or use scantily
skittish====inconstant; capricious
slapdash====hasty and careless
sleek===smooth and shining
slick===make smooth or glossy
slink===move furtively
sly====clever in deceiving; secretive
smug====self-satisfied; complacent
snivel====complain or whine tearfully; run at the nose; snuffle; Ex. Don't come back sniveling to me.
snub====ignore or behave coldly toward
solemnity====seriousness; gravity
stodgy===dull; stuffy; boringly conservative
stoic====stoical; impassive; unmoved by joy or grief
stolid====dull; impassive; showing little emotion when strong feelings are expected
stout====rather fat; strong in body;
sturdy; resolute; determined; strong in determination;
stratagem====deceptive scheme; clever trick
strew===spread randomly
stoop=====bend forward and down; lower or debase oneself
stun=====make unconscious or numb as by a blow; amaze; astound
stymie=====thwart; present an obstacle; stump
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