Set 19 C
Terms
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- n supernumerary
- person or thing excess of what is necessary; extra; ADJ: additional to the usual or necessary number
- n supposititious
- assumed; counterfeit; hypothetical
- supercilious
- haughty; arrogant; condescending; patronizing; CF. eyebrow, cilium
- sycophant
- servile flatterer; bootlicker; yes man; ADJ. sycophantic
- n supererogatory
- superfluous; more than needed or demanded
- suppress
- put an end to forcibly; subdue; stifle; overwhelm; inhibit the expression of; check; prevent from being published or made public; Ex. suppress a smile; Ex. suppress the magazine/truth
- s tan
- convert (hide) into leather; make brown by exposure to the sun
- n swathe
- swath; wrap around; bandage; Ex. one's head swathed in bandages
- superficial
- of the surface; not deep; shallow; not thorough; trivial; Ex. superficial analysis/knowledge
- superfluous
- excessive; overabundant; unnecessary; N. superfluity
- synthesis
- combining parts or separate things into a whole; the whole so formed; PL. syntheses; V. synthesize
- surmount
- overcome
- n symbiosis
- interdependent relationship (between groups, species) often mutually beneficial; ADJ. symbiotic; CF. together + life
- swindler
- cheater
- suppliant
- entreating; beseeching; N.
- sustenance
- sustaining; means of livelihood, support, food, nourishment; something that maintains life; food
- n surrogate
- substitute; person or thing used in place of another; Ex. surrogate mother; ADJ.
- synoptic
- providing a general overview; summary; N. synopsis
- s cross
- bad-tempered; showing ill-humor; angry
- surmise
- guess; N.
- n swelter
- (of a person) suffer from oppressive heat; be oppressed by heat
- supplant
- take the place of unfairly; usurp; replace
- n swill
- drink greedily
- n superannuated
- retired or disqualified because of age; outmoded; obsolete
- n taciturn
- habitually silent; talking little
- n susceptible
- impressionable; easily influenced; sensitive; having little resistance as to a disease; likely to suffer; receptive to; capable of accepting; Ex. susceptible to persuasion/colds; Ex. The agreement is not susceptible of alteration; N. susceptibility
- n swarthy
- (of a skin or complexion) dark; dusky; Ex. swarthy Italian ?
- supposition
- assumption; hypothesis; surmise; V. suppose
- sustain
- suffer (harm or loss); experience; support; prop; maintain; keep in existence; nourish (to maintain life); Ex. sustain the family/the trapped miners
- supersede
- replace; cause to be set aside; make obsolete; N. supersession
- surreptitious
- done secretly; secret; furtive; sneaky; hidden
- n surfeit
- satiate; feed or supply to excess; stuff; indulge to excess in anything; N: surfeiting; excessive amount; Ex. surfeit of food
- n suture
- stitches sewn to hold the cut edges of a wound or incision; material used in sewing; V: sew together a wound
- n surly
- bad-tempered; rude; cross
- syllogism
- logical formula consisting of a major premise, a minor premise and a conclusion; deceptive or specious argument
- tactile
- pertaining to the organs or sense of touch
- supplicate
- petition humbly; pray to grant a favor
- superimpose
- place over something else
- n sybarite
- lover of luxury; person devoted to pleasure and luxury; CF. Sybaris: an ancient Greek city in Italy
- surpass
- exceed
- n sundry
- miscellaneous; various; several; N. sundries: small miscellaneous items
- s supplicant
- one who supplicates; ADJ.
- tacit
- understood (without actually being expressed); not put into words; Ex. tacit agreement
- n tangential
- only slightly connected; not central; peripheral; digressing; showing divergence; CF. tangent
- n supine
- lying on back; passive; inactive; Ex. The defeated pugilist lay supine; Ex. supine acceptance of the decision
- n sylvan
- pertaining to the woods or the country
- supple
- flexible; limber; pliant