S part IV
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- studious
- given to diligent study
- synthesis
- combining parts or separate things into a whole; the whole so formed; PL. syntheses; V. synthesize
- sylvan
- pertaining to the woods or the country
- strangle
- kill by choking or suffocating; suppress
- submerge
- place under water; dip; go under water; cover completely (as with water); Ex. submerged in work
- stratified
- divided into classes; arranged into strata;
- surreptitious
- done secretly; secret; furtive; sneaky; hidden
- sunder
- separate; part; CF. asunder
- stump
- base of a tree trunk left after the rest has been cut down; V: walk in a heavy manner; baffle; puzzle
- supererogatory
- superfluous; more than needed or demanded
- substantive
- substantial; essential; pertaining to the substance; substantial; considerable; Ex. substantive issues
- sultry
- (of weather) hot; sweltering; sensual; voluptuous
- stratagem
- deceptive scheme; clever trick
- surpass
- exceed
- stipulate
- state as a necessary condition (of an agreement); make express conditions; specify;
- summation
- act of finding the total; summing-up; summary (esp. one given by the judge at the end of a trial)
- suspend
- cause to stop for a period; interrupt; hold in abeyance; defer; hang from above; exclude for a period from a position;
- substantiate
- support (a claim) with evidence; establish with evidence; verify
- stupefy
- stun; make numb (as with a drug); amaze
- stun
- make unconscious or numb as by a blow; amaze; astound
- stipple
- paint or draw with dots or short strokes
- swarm
- large group of insects moving in a mass; crowd of people or animals; V: move in a crowd or mass
- subversive
- tending to overthrow or ruin; V. subvert: overthrow completely (an established system); destroy completely; CF. undermine ?
- sycophant
- servile flatterer; bootlicker; yes man; ADJ. sycophantic
- suborn
- persuade to act unlawfully (especially to commit perjury); N. subornation
- sway
- swing from side to side; influence (someone) to change one's opinion; N.
- stock
- standard; kept regularly in stock or supply; typical; routine; common; Ex. stock sizes of paper; Ex. stock excuse/character; N: goods for sale in a shop; OP. unique
- submissive
- willing to obey orders; yielding; timid
- superficial
- of the surface; not deep; shallow; not thorough; trivial; Ex. superficial analysis/knowledge
- sullen
- silently showing ill humor or resentment; dark; gloomy
- subpoena
- writ(written command issued by a court) summoning a witness to appear in court; V: summon with a subpoena
- symbiosis
- interdependent relationship (between groups, species) often mutually beneficial; ADJ. symbiotic; CF. together + life
- suppliant
- entreating; beseeching; N.
- swear
- vow; promise; use profane oaths; use offensive words
- sublime
- causing deep feelings of wonder, joy, respect, etc.; exalted; noble and uplifting; utter
- sublimate
- refine; purify; replace (natural urges) with socially acceptable activities; change between a solid state and a gaseous state
- stoic
- stoical; impassive; unmoved by joy or grief; N. CF. stoicism
- supposition
- assumption; hypothesis; surmise; V. suppose
- sustenance
- sustaining; means of livelihood, support, food, nourishment; something that maintains life; food
- swill
- drink greedily
- subordinate
- occupying a lower rank; inferior; submissive; N. V: put in a lower rank or class
- strut
- supporting bar; CF. airplane wing building support
- stolid
- dull; impassive; showing little emotion when strong feelings are expected
- syllogism
- logical formula consisting of a major premise, a minor premise and a conclusion; deceptive or specious argument
- sundry
- miscellaneous; various; several; N. sundries: small miscellaneous items
- straggle
- stray or fall behind (a main group); spread out in a scattered group;
- swerve
- deviate; turn aside sharply from a straight course; Ex. swerve from the principle; Ex. The car swerved to the right.
- synthetic
- not natural; artificial; resulting from synthesis; Ex. synthetic fiber; N.
- stout
- rather fat; strong in body; sturdy; resolute; determined; strong in determination; Ex. stout stick/supporter
- swear-word
- word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody''
- surmount
- overcome
- superannuated
- retired or disqualified because of age; outmoded; obsolete
- supine
- lying on back; passive; inactive; Ex. The defeated pugilist lay supine;
- stoop
- bend forward and down; lower or debase oneself; fall to a lower standard of behavior by doing something; condescend;
- synchronous
- similarly timed; simultaneous with; occurring at the same time; V. synchronize
- subservient
- behaving like a slave; servile; obsequious; subordinate; N. subservience
- suffragist
- advocate of the extension of voting rights (for women);
- supersede
- replace; cause to be set aside; make obsolete; N. supersession
- subjugate
- conquer; bring under control
- subsume
- include (as a member of a group); encompass
- surfeit
- satiate; feed or supply to excess; stuff; indulge to excess in anything; N: surfeiting; excessive amount;
- stickler
- perfectionist; person who insists things be exactly right
- surmise
- guess; N.
- subterfuge
- stratagem(deceptive scheme); pretense; evasion; Ex. resort to a harmless subterfuge
- strident
- loud and harsh; insistent; N. stridency
- stilted
- bombastic; stiffly pompous; Ex. stilted rhetoric; CF. stiff: formal
- sterile
- incapable of producing young; free from microorganism; V. sterilize
- synoptic
- providing a general overview; summary; N. synopsis
- suture
- stitches sewn to hold the cut edges of a wound or incision; material used in sewing; V: sew together a wound
- suffocate
- die or kill from lack of air; suppress
- stifle
- suppress; extinguish; inhibit; smother or suffocate
- 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
- subtlety
- perceptiveness; ingenuity; delicacy; ADJ. subtle: delicate; so slight as to be difficult to detect; able to make fine distinctions; clever; Ex. subtle mind/differences in meaning
- subsequent
- following in time or order; later
- subsidy
- direct financial aid by government, etc.;
- succor
- assist (someone in difficulty); aid; comfort; N.
- swell
- long wave of water that moves continuously without breaking; V.
- subside
- sink to a lower level; settle down; sink to the bottom (as a sediment); descend; grow quiet; become less; moderate; abate
- surly
- bad-tempered; rude; cross
- sustain
- suffer (harm or loss); experience; support; prop; maintain; keep in existence; nourish (to maintain life);
- stodgy
- dull; stuffy; boringly conservative; Ex. stodgy book
- supple
- flexible; limber; pliant
- sully
- defile; soil; tarnish; Ex. sully one's hands in menial labor
- symmetry
- arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained; congruity; ADJ. symmetrical
- stint
- supply; allotted amount of work; assigned portion of work; limitation; Ex. two-year stint in the army; Ex. without stint
- swindler
- cheater
- sturdy
- strong and firm (in the body)
- swamp
- wetland; marsh; V: flood; overwhelm; drench in with liquid
- succumb
- yield (to something overwhelming); give in; die; Ex. succumb to the illness
- superimpose
- place over something else
- stupor
- state of being stupefied; state of apathy; daze; lack of awareness
- stultify
- make stupid in mind; cause to appear or become stupid or inconsistent; suppress; frustrate or hinder; Ex. stultifying effect of uninteresting work; Ex. stultify free expression
- suckle
- give or take milk at the breast or udder
- stigma
- token of disgrace; brand; V. stigmatize: mark with a stigma; characterize as disgraceful
- swagger
- walk or behave with an over-confident manner
- studied
- carefully contrived; calculated; unspontaneous; deliberate; thoughtful; Ex. studied remark
- swathe
- swath; wrap around; bandage; Ex. one's head swathed in bandages
- succulent
- juicy; full of juice or sap; full of richness;
- suppress
- put an end to forcibly; subdue; stifle; overwhelm; inhibit the expression of; check; prevent from being published or made public;
- striated
- marked with parallel bands; striped; grooved; Ex. striated rocks; V. striate; N. stria: thin groove or line
- stricture
- severe and adverse criticism; critical comments; limit or restriction
- subsidiary
- serving to assist; subordinate; secondary; of a subsidy; N.
- surrogate
- substitute; person or thing used in place of another;
- substantial
- of substance; material; solid; essential or fundamental; ample; considerable; well-to-do; wealthy
- stereotype
- one regarded as embodying a set image or type; fixed and unvarying representation; standardized mental picture often reflecting prejudice; Ex. stereotype of the happy slave; V: make a stereotype of; represent by a stereotype; Ex. It is wrong to ster
- suffuse
- spread through or over (with a color or liquid); charge; Ex. A blush suffused her cheeks.
- stipend
- pay for services
- suspense
- state of being undecided; anxiety or apprehension resulting from uncertainty
- swipe
- hit with a sweeping motion; N.
- swelter
- (of a person) suffer from oppressive heat; be oppressed by heat
- stratum
- layer of earth's surface; layer of society; PL. strata
- stumble
- trip and almost fall; proceed unsteadily; act falteringly; N.
- subliminal
- below the threshold of conscious perception; Ex. subliminal advertisement
- surveillance
- close observation of a person (esp. one under suspicion); watching; guarding
- supposititious
- assumed; counterfeit; hypothetical
- surge
- powerful movement of or like a wave; V.
- stentorian
- (of the voice) extremely loud; CF. Stentor: a loud herald in the Iliad
- supplicate
- petition humbly; pray to grant a favor
- sumptuous
- grand suggesting great expense; lavish; rich; Ex. sumptuous feast
- supernumerary
- person or thing excess of what is necessary; extra; ADJ: additional to the usual or necessary number
- subaltern
- subordinate
- stink
- stench; V: emit a strong foul odor
- stringent
- (of rules) binding; rigid; marked by scarcity of money; Ex. stringent economic conditions
- stygian
- unpleasantly dark; gloomy; hellish; deathly; CF. Styx: the chief river in the subterranean land of the dead
- stymie
- thwart; present an obstacle; stump
- suavity
- urbanity; polish; ADJ. suave: smooth and courteous
- strew
- spread randomly; sprinkle; scatter; Ex. flower girl strewing rose petals
- supplicant
- one who supplicates; ADJ.
- sybarite
- lover of luxury; person devoted to pleasure and luxury; CF. Sybaris: an ancient Greek city in Italy
- supplant
- take the place of unfairly; usurp; replace
- stockade
- wooden enclosure or pen; fixed line of posts used as defensive barrier
- suitor
- man who is courting a woman
- stoke
- stir up a fire or furnace; feed plentifully
- supercilious
- haughty; arrogant; condescending; patronizing; CF. eyebrow, cilium
- superfluous
- excessive; overabundant; unnecessary; N. superfluity
- subdue
- less intense; quieter; Ex. subdued lighting; Ex. subdue: conquer; make less intense; quiet; Ex. subdue one's anger
- subjective
- influenced by personal feelings; occurring or taking place within the mind; unreal; Ex. subjective sensation of the ghostly presence
- subsistence
- existence; means of subsisting; means of support; livelihood; V. subsist: exist; maintain life (at a meager level)
- swarthy
- (of a skin or complexion) dark; dusky; Ex. swarthy Italian ?