S Flashcards
(32 cards)
Sagacious
Having keen insight and judgement
Perspective. Discerning. Shrewd
Salient
Notsbly significant; standing out noticrbly; projecting outward
Prominent. Conspicuous
Salubrious
Promoting good health
Healthful. Beneficial. Wholesome
Salutary
Having a benefical effect; tending to improve
Advantageous. Remedial. Wholesome.
Sanction
Make valid; give consent to
Approve. Ratify
Sanguine
Cheerfully optimistic
Hopeful. Confident. Positive.
Sardonic
Scornfully humorous; derisivwly sneering
Satiate
Satisfy fully, or excessively
Surfet. Gut. Gorge. Sate.
Secrete
Hide away. Produce and release a bodily substance ( digestive juices, hormones, etc.)
Conceal. Cache.
Sedulous
Steadily diligent
İndustrious. Constant. Untiring. Persevering.
Sentinent
Aware of and responsive to sensory impressions
Sensitive. Conscious.
Shard
Well-paid position with little responsibility
Slake
Quench or extinguish; cause to lessen
Allay. Satisfy. Moderatw.
Solecism
Breach of proper behavior; flagrantly ungrammatical usage
Blunder. İmpropriety. Error.
Solicitous
Eaernestly careful and protectice. Full of anxiety.
Anxious. Worried. Apprehensive. Concerned. Mindful.
Sophistry
Seemingly plausible but fallacious reasoning
Deception. Casuistry. Misrepresentation.
Specious
Seemingly reasonavle but incorrect; superficially plausible
False. Erroneous. Misleading
Soporific
Amrked by- inducing sleepiness
Sleep- causing; dull; monotonous
Sporadic
Occuring irregularly; recurring unpredictably
İrregular. İntermittent. Random.
Spurious
Not genuine or authentic
False. Counterfeit. Forged. Fake.
Static
Showing little or no change; lacking development
Stentorian
Extremely loud
Sonorous. Resonant. Blaring
Stigma
Mark of disgrace; badge of infamy
Stain. Blot. Blemish. Taint.
Stint
Be frugal; set limits; be thrift
Scrimp; Retrict