Word List 27

Question 1

simian

Answer 1

adj. monkeylike

Question 2

sinecure

Answer 2

n. well-paid position with little responsibility

Question 3

sinuous

Answer 3

adj. winding; bending in and out; not morally honest

Question 4

skittish

Answer 4

adj. lively; frisky

Question 5

skulk

Answer 5

v. move furtively and secretly

Question 6

slake

Answer 6

v. quench; sate

Question 7

sleeper

Answer 7

n. something originally of little value or importance which iin time becomes very valuable

Question 8

sloth

Answer 8

n. laziness

Question 9

slough

Answer 9

v. cast off

Question 10

slovenly

Answer 10

adj. untidy; careless in work habits

Question 11

sluggard

Answer 11

n. lazy person

Question 12

sobriety

Answer 12

n. soberness

Question 13

sojourn

Answer 13

n. temporary stay

Question 14

solecism

Answer 14

n. construction that is flagrantly incorrect grammatically

Question 15

solicitous

Answer 15

adj. worried; concerned

Question 16

solvent

Answer 16

adj. able to pay all debts

Question 17

somnambulist

Answer 17

n. sleepwalker

Question 18

somnolent

Answer 18

adj. half asleep

Question 19

soupçon

Answer 19

n. suggestion; hint; state

Question 20

spangle

Answer 20

n. small metallic piece sewn to clothing for ornamentation

Question 21

spasmodic

Answer 21

adj. fitful; periodic

Question 22

spatial

Answer 22

adj. relating to space

Question 23

spawn

Answer 23

v. lay eggs

Question 24

specious

Answer 24

adj. seemingly reasonable but incorrect

Question 25

spectral

Answer 25

adj. ghostly

Question 26

splenetic

Answer 26

adj. spiteful; irritable; peevish

Question 27

spurious

Answer 27

adj. false; counterfeit

Question 28

squalid

Answer 28

adj. dirty; neglected; poor

Question 29

squander

Answer 29

v. waste

Question 30

stagnant

Answer 30

adj. motionless; stale; dull

Question 31

staid

Answer 31

adj. sober; sedate

Question 32

stanch

Answer 32

v. check flow of blood

Question 33

statute

Answer 33

n. law

Question 34

stein

Answer 34

n. beer mug

Question 35

stentorian

Answer 35

adj. extremely loud

Question 36

stigmatize

Answer 36

v. brand; mark as wicked

Question 37

stint

Answer 37

n. supply; allotted amount; assign portion of work

Question 38

stipend

Answer 38

n. pay for services

Question 39

stoke

Answer 39

v. to feed plentifully

Question 40

stolid

Answer 40

adj. dull; impassive

Question 41

stratagem

Answer 41

n. deceptive scheme

Question 42

striated

Answer 42

adj. marked with parallel bands

Question 43

stricture

Answer 43

n. critical comments; severe and adverse criticism

Question 44

strident

Answer 44

adj. loud and harsh

Question 45

stringent

Answer 45

adj. binding; rigid

Question 46

stymie

Answer 46

v. present an obstacle; stump

Question 47

suavity

Answer 47

n. urbanity; polish

Question 48

subaltern

Answer 48

n. subordinate

Question 49

subjugate

Answer 49

v. conquer; bring under control

Question 50

sublimate

Answer 50

v. refine; purify

Question 51

sub rosa

Answer 51

adv. in strict confidence; privately

Question 52

subservient

Answer 52

adj. behaving like a slave; servile

Question 53

subsidiary

Answer 53

adj. subordinate; secondary

Question 54

subsistence

Answer 54

n. existence; means of support; livelihood

Question 55

substantiate

Answer 55

v. verify; support

Question 56

subterfuge

Answer 56

n. pretense; evasion

Question 57

subtlety

Answer 57

n. nicety; cunning; guile; delicacy

Question 58

subersive

Answer 58

adj. tending to overthrow or ruin

Question 59

succinct

Answer 59

adj. brief; terse; compact

Question 60

succor

Answer 60

n. aid; assistance; relief

Question 61

suffuse

Answer 61

v. spread over

Question 62

sully

Answer 62

v. tarnish; soil

Question 63

sultry

Answer 63

adj. sweltering

Question 64

summation

Answer 64

n. act of finding the total; summary

Question 65

sumptuous

Answer 65

adj. lavish; rich

Question 66

sunder

Answer 66

v. separate; part

Question 67

sundry

Answer 67

adj. various; several