Word List 10 S-Z Flashcards
(31 cards)
1
Q
satiate
A
to satisfy
2
Q
scant
A
minimal, very little
3
Q
sedentary
A
motionless, sitting a lot
4
Q
serpentine
A
snakelike, curving
5
Q
shirk
A
to avoid responsibility
6
Q
singe
A
to burn slightly
7
Q
slight
A
insult
8
Q
snare
A
to trap, to entangle
9
Q
soothsayer
A
fortune-teller, one who can see into the future
10
Q
squalid
A
- dirty and unpleasant
2. poor and miserable
11
Q
stealth
A
secret or hidden activity, sneakiness
12
Q
stoic
A
not showing emotions in the face of pain or difficulty
13
Q
stymied
A
frustrated
14
Q
supercilious
A
snooty, action superior
15
Q
supplant
A
to replace
16
Q
surly
A
rude
17
Q
tactile
A
touchable
18
Q
temperance
A
moderation, avoiding extremes
19
Q
torrent
A
flood
20
Q
transgression
A
violation of the law
21
Q
trepidation
A
fear, anxiety
22
Q
truism
A
obvious truth
23
Q
unequivocal
A
definite, leaving no doubt
24
Q
unwitting
A
unaware
25
vane
device on top of a building that indicated wind direction
26
vehement
showing a lot of feeling, intensely emotional
27
vice
bad habit
28
vivacity
liveliness, energy
29
voluble
very talkative, smooth-talking
30
wharf
pier
31
whittle
1. to cut and shape
| 2. to reduce gradually
