Word List 8 S-Z Flashcards
(31 cards)
1
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sanguine
A
optimistic, cheerful
2
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scuttle
A
to sink a ship by cutting hoes in it
3
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seismologist
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one who studies earthquakes
4
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sentinel
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a guard
5
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slough
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- a swamp, muddy hole
2. to shed
6
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snuff
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- tobacco inhaled through the nose
2. to extinguish
7
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somnambulist
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sleepwalker
8
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spurn
A
to reject openly
9
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staid
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serious
10
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stoop
A
to bend over
11
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stupor
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a state of shock or dulled sense
12
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subsist
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to survive barely
13
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succulent
A
juicy
14
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summit
A
highest point, top
15
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supersede
A
to replace
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supplicant
A
beggar
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tantamount
A
equivalent
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teeming
A
overflowing
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tenuous
A
weak, poorly supported, thin
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tidings
A
news
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tome
A
a long book
22
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tractable
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easily managed, obedient
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trite
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stale, unoriginal, cliched, overused
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unrepentant
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not sorry, having no regret
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urbane
polite, elegantly mannered
26
variegated
1. multi-colored
| 2. various, diverse
27
vogue
fashion, trend
28
vouchsafe
1. to give graciously, to grant a special favor
| 2. to reply
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wanderlust
love to travel
30
wayward
going against society's expectations
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whet
1. to sharpen
| 2. to excite, to stimulate
