Word List 43

Question 1

serendipity

Answer 1

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

Question 2

skeptic

Answer 2

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

Question 3

slight

Answer 3

insult to one’s dignity; snub

Question 4

sinewy

Answer 4

tough; strong and firm

Question 5

slough

Answer 5

cast off

Question 6

shear

Answer 6

cut or clip

Question 7

solitude

Answer 7

state of being alone; seclusion

Question 8

sinuous

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winding; bending in and out; not morally honest

Question 9

slur

Answer 9

insult to one’s character or reputation; slander

Question 10

sheathe

Answer 10

place into a case

Question 11

solicity

Answer 11

request earnestly; seek

Question 12

sodden

Answer 12

soaked; dull, as if from drink

Question 13

sinecure

Answer 13

well paid position with little responsibilty

Question 14

slither

Answer 14

slip or slide

Question 15

solemnity

Answer 15

seriousness; gravity

Question 16

shroud

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cloud from view; wrap for burial

Question 17

solvent

Answer 17

able to pay all debts

Question 18

slapdash

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haphazard; careless; sloppy

Question 19

slur

Answer 19

speak indistinctly; mumble

Question 20

sheer

Answer 20

very thin or transparent; very steep; absolute

Question 21

solicitous

Answer 21

worried; concerned

Question 22

shun

Answer 22

keep away from

Question 23

slipshod

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untidy or slovenly; shabby

Question 24

sluggish

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slow; lazy; lethargic

Question 25

skirmish

Answer 25

minor fight

Question 26

sinister

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evil; conveying a sense of ill omen

Question 27

sluggard

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lazy person

Question 28

skinflint

Answer 28

stingy person; miser

Question 29

simper

Answer 29

smirk; smile affectedly

Question 30

sobriety

Answer 30

moderation; seriousness

Question 31

simile

Answer 31

comparison of one thing with another, using the word like or as

Question 32

smirk

Answer 32

conceited smile

Question 33

snivel

Answer 33

run at the nose; snuffle; whine

Question 34

shirk

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avoid; malinger

Question 35

slander

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defamation; utterance of false and malicious statements

Question 36

solvent

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substance that dissolves another

Question 37

skulk

Answer 37

move furtively and secretly

Question 38

sleeper

Answer 38

something of little value or importance that in time becomes very valuable

Question 39

slacken

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slow up; loosen

Question 40

servile

Answer 40

slavish; cringing

Question 41

slothful

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lazy

Question 42

solace

Answer 42

comfort in trouble

Question 43

sham

Answer 43

pretend

Question 44

smolder

Answer 44

burn without flame; be liable to break out at any moment

Question 45

sever

Answer 45

cut; separate

Question 46

soluble

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able to be dissolved; abl e to be explained

Question 47

shackle

Answer 47

chain; fetter

Question 48

skimp

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provide scantily; live very economically

Question 49

slake

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quench; sate

Question 50

sojourn

Answer 50

temporary stay

Question 51

solecism

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construction that is flagrantly incorrect gramatically

Question 52

soliloquy

Answer 52

talking to oneself

Question 53

shambles

Answer 53

wreck; mess

Question 54

servitude

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slavery; compulsory labor

Question 55

simulate

Answer 55

feign

Question 56

shard

Answer 56

fragment; generally of pottery

Question 57

shrewd

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clever; astute

Question 58

serenity

Answer 58

calmness; placidity

Question 59

severity

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harshness; intensity; sternness; austerity

Question 60

singular

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unique; extraordinary; odd

Question 61

sequester

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isolate; retire from public life; segregate; seclude

Question 62

shyster

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lawyer using questionable methods

Question 63

slovenly

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untidy; careless in work habits

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shimmer

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glimmer intermittently

Question 65

sibling

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brother or sister

Question 66

simplistic

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oversimplified

Question 67

shoddy

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inferior; trashy; cheap

Question 68

sleight

Answer 68

dexterity