Vocab 30 Flashcards
1
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Staid
A
serious/unadventurous
2
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Stimulus
A
Something that incites/quickens action, feeling, thought
3
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Stoic
A
A person who can endure pain without showing feelings
4
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Stratagem
A
A plan used to outwit an opponent
5
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Strenuous
A
Requiring great energy.
6
Q
Subdue
A
To bring under control
YOU SUBDUE A PERSON
7
Q
Substantiated
A
Supported with evidence
8
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Superficial
A
Shallow
9
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Superfluous
A
Exceeding what is necessary
10
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Suppress
A
To forcibly put an end to something
YOU SUPPRESS “SOMETHING’ NOT HUMAN
11
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Surreptitious
A
Done in a secret manner
12
Q
Sustain
A
To support/hold from below
To prolong
13
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Parallelism
A
using similar words, clauses, phrases, sentence structure, or other grammatical elements to emphasize similar ideas in a sentence.
“Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.”
