Word List 9 S-Z Flashcards
(34 cards)
1
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sardonic
A
sarcastic, mocking
2
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self-abnegating
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self-denying, living without luxuries or pleasures
3
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sequester
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to isolate, especially a jury
4
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slovenly
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untidy (as in appearance)
5
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solace
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comfort
6
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sordid
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dirty, gross
7
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squabble
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petty argument
8
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stalwart
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strong, steadfast
9
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stratagem
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a plan or scheme, strategy
10
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stymie
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to precent, to hinder
11
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subterfuge
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sneaky action
12
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sumptuous
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costly, magnificent
13
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supine
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lying down, inactive
14
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surfeited
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full or satisfied
15
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sustenance
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necessities of life, food
16
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tarry
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- to delay or be late
2. to linger, to wait
17
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temerity
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audacity, gall, “chutzpah”
18
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tether
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to restrict, to tie
19
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tinge
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a slight coloring or trace of something
20
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torpid
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slow, lacking energy
21
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transcendent
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beyond ordinary limits or understanding
22
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travail
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painfully difficult work
23
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turgid
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swollen
24
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unctuousness
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- oiliness
2. faked sincerity
25
unkempt
sloppy, messy
26
unperturbed
calm
27
unwieldy
difficult to carry or manage
28
usurp
to seize power by force
29
vagrant
homeless person
30
vaunt
to brag
31
vitriolic
sharp or bitter (as in criticism)
32
whimsical
impulsive and playful, spontaneous, capricious
33
willy
cunning, deceptive
34
woe
sadness
