S-2 Flashcards
(46 cards)
1
Q
seamless
A
without a seam
2
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secede
A
withdraw from an alliance
3
Q
sect
A
small religious subgroup
4
Q
sedentary
A
not physically active
5
Q
sententious
A
preachy, excessively moralizing
6
Q
serpentine
A
like a snake in shape or movement
7
Q
shackle
A
a restraint
8
Q
shibboleth
A
a distinctive word
9
Q
shrewd
A
cunning, sly
10
Q
skirmish
A
to fight between small number of troops
11
Q
skittish
A
nervous
12
Q
slake
A
to quench
13
Q
solace
A
consolation
14
Q
solidarity
A
sense of unity
15
Q
sophomoric
A
childishly goofy, juvenile
16
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sordid
A
filthy
17
Q
sovereign
A
supreme ruler
18
Q
spate
A
sudden outpouring, sudden interest
19
Q
specious
A
거짓을 맞는것처럼 속이는것
20
Q
specter
A
ghost
21
Q
spurn
A
to reject, to scorn
22
Q
stalwart
A
sturdily built, robust
23
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stark
A
utter, harsh
24
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stint
A
restrict or hold back
25
stipend
income
26
stolid
apathetic
27
stratagem
a manoeuvre designed to outwit an enemy
28
stupendous
remarkable
29
stupor
stunned condition
30
subside
to sink, settle
31
subsidiary
supplemental, additional
32
subsidise
to provide financial aid
33
substantiate
to prove
34
subterfuge
a trick
35
suffice
to be sufficient, enough
36
suffrage
the right to vote
37
suffuse
to cover
38
sumptuous
luxurious
39
supersede
to take the place of
40
supine
lying on one's back
41
supplication
humble prayer
42
surmise
to guess
43
susceptible
capable of being influenced by something
44
sweeping
wide ranging, extensive
45
syntax
patterns or rules in sth-language
46
systemic
affecting the whole system/body
