Word List 43 Flashcards

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serendipity

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gift for finding valuable or desirable things by accident; accidental good luck or fortune

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skeptic

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doubter; person who suspends judgement until the evidence supporting a point of view has been examined

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slight

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insult to one’s dignity; snub

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sinewy

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tough; strong and firm

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slough

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cast off

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shear

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cut or clip

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solitude

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state of being alone; seclusion

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sinuous

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winding; bending in and out; not morally honest

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slur

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insult to one’s character or reputation; slander

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sheathe

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place into a case

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solicity

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request earnestly; seek

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sodden

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soaked; dull, as if from drink

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sinecure

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well paid position with little responsibilty

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slither

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slip or slide

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solemnity

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seriousness; gravity

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shroud

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cloud from view; wrap for burial

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solvent

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able to pay all debts

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slapdash

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haphazard; careless; sloppy

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slur

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speak indistinctly; mumble

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sheer

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very thin or transparent; very steep; absolute

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solicitous

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worried; concerned

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shun

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keep away from

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slipshod

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untidy or slovenly; shabby

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sluggish

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slow; lazy; lethargic

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skirmish
minor fight
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sinister
evil; conveying a sense of ill omen
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sluggard
lazy person
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skinflint
stingy person; miser
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simper
smirk; smile affectedly
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sobriety
moderation; seriousness
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simile
comparison of one thing with another, using the word like or as
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smirk
conceited smile
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snivel
run at the nose; snuffle; whine
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shirk
avoid; malinger
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slander
defamation; utterance of false and malicious statements
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solvent
substance that dissolves another
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skulk
move furtively and secretly
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sleeper
something of little value or importance that in time becomes very valuable
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slacken
slow up; loosen
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servile
slavish; cringing
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slothful
lazy
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solace
comfort in trouble
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sham
pretend
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smolder
burn without flame; be liable to break out at any moment
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sever
cut; separate
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soluble
able to be dissolved; abl e to be explained
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shackle
chain; fetter
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skimp
provide scantily; live very economically
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slake
quench; sate
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sojourn
temporary stay
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solecism
construction that is flagrantly incorrect gramatically
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soliloquy
talking to oneself
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shambles
wreck; mess
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servitude
slavery; compulsory labor
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simulate
feign
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shard
fragment; generally of pottery
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shrewd
clever; astute
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serenity
calmness; placidity
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severity
harshness; intensity; sternness; austerity
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singular
unique; extraordinary; odd
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sequester
isolate; retire from public life; segregate; seclude
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shyster
lawyer using questionable methods
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slovenly
untidy; careless in work habits
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shimmer
glimmer intermittently
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sibling
brother or sister
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simplistic
oversimplified
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shoddy
inferior; trashy; cheap
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sleight
dexterity