Set 18 D
Terms
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- n slight
- insult to one's dignity; snub; V: treat as if of small importance; insult; snub; ADJ. small in size; of small importance
- solicit
- entreat; request earnestly; seek to obtain; Ex. solicit votes; CF. solicitor: one who solicits; chief law officer
- s sidetrack
- switch (a railroad car) to a siding; divert from a main issue; N. CF. siding: short section of railroad track connected by switches with a main track
- solvent
- substance that dissolves another; ADJ: capable of dissolving another substance
- n slither
- slip or slide
- slake
- satisfy (thirst); quench; sate
- n slag
- glassy residue from smelting metal; dross; waste matter
- sobriety
- moderation (especially regarding indulgence in alcohol); seriousness
- n sinuous
- twisting; winding; bending in and out; not morally honest
- n smelt
- melt (ore) for separating and removing the metal; melt or blend ores changing their chemical composition
- n slough
- (of a snake) shed or cast off (dead outer skin); N: outer layer that is shed
- s snuffle
- sniffle; sniff repeatedly (in order to keep liquid from running out of the nose)
- n snivel
- complain or whine tearfully; run at the nose; snuffle; Ex. Don't come back sniveling to me.
- n sidereal
- relating to stars; Ex. sidereal day
- soluble
- able to be dissolved in a liquid; able to be worked out or solved
- n slovenly
- untidy; careless in work habits; slipshod; N. sloven: one who is habitually untidy or careless
- somatic
- pertaining to the body; bodily; physical
- solstice
- point or time at which the sun is farthest from the equator
- solitude
- state of being alone; seclusion; ADJ. solitary: existing or living alone (esp. by choice); remote or secluded; single; sole; Ex. solitary life/inn; Ex. no solitary piece of proof
- n sojourn
- temporary stay; V: stay for a time
- n skiff
- small light sailboat or rowboat
- n sluggard
- lazy person
- sibling
- brother or sister
- n sluice
- artificial channel for directing or controlling the flow of water (with a gate to regulate the flow)
- n sinecure
- well-paid position with little responsibility; CF. sine cure: without care; CF. San Serif
- s sledge
- large sled drawn by work animals
- n sibylline
- prophetic; oracular; N. sibyl: woman prophet (in the ancient world)
- n snicker
- half-stifled(suppressed) laugh; V.
- n slew
- large quantity or number; Ex. slew of errands left
- sluggish
- lazy; slow; inactive; lethargic; CF. slug: nail with no shell
- n silt
- sediment deposited by running water (at the entrance to a harbor or by a bend in a river)
- solemnity
- seriousness; gravity
- n smirk
- conceited smile; offensively self-satisfied smile (often at someone else's misfortune); V.
- n skimp
- provide or use scantily; live very economically; Ex. skimp on necessities; ADJ. skimpy: inadequate in amount; scanty; stingy; niggardly
- n smolder
- smoulder; burn slowly without flame; be liable to break out at any moment; exist in a suppressed state; Ex. smoldering anger
- n shyster
- lawyer using questionable methods; unscrupulous practioner
- n slipshod
- slovenly; careless; sloppy; untidy; shabby; Ex. slipshod work
- n slapdash
- hasty and careless; haphazard; sloppy(carelessly done)
- n solicitous
- anxious; worried; concerned; eager; Ex. solicitous to do something; N. solicitude
- n solecism
- nonstandard grammatical construction; construction that is flagrantly incorrect grammatically; violation of social etiquette
- soliloquy
- talking to oneself (esp. in a play); CF. monologue: soliloquy; long speech by one person (often monopolizing a conversation)
- n sleeper
- one that achieves unexpected success; something originally of little value or importance that in time becomes very valuable
- n skulk
- move furtively and secretly; Ex. He skulked through the less fashionable sections of the city.
- n skinflint
- miser; stingy person
- n slacken
- slow up; loosen; make or become slack
- n skittish
- inconstant; capricious; frivolous; not serious; Ex. charming but skittish young woman; CF. skit
- solvent
- able to pay all depths; N. solvency
- skirmish
- minor fight; minor battle in war; V.
- sleight
- dexterity; CF. sleight of hand: legerdemain; quickness of the hands in doing tricks
- s slack
- moving slowly; sluggish; inactive; (of a rope) loose; negligent; lax; Ex. slack season; Ex. slack in one's work; N. V.
- n sinewy
- (of meat) tough; strong and firm; muscular; N. sinew: tendon; strong cord connecting a muscle to a bone
- n solace
- comfort in sorrow or trouble; consolation; V: comfort or console in time of sorrow or trouble
- n slur
- slander; insult to one's character or reputation; V.
- s frisk
- move about playfully; froric; ADJ. frisky: playful
- n skulduggery(skullduggery)
- dishonest behavior or action; Ex. skulduggery in the election
- n simper
- smirk; smile in a silly way; smile affectedly
- n sodden
- thoroughly soaked; dull or stupid as if from drink
- n simian
- monkeylike; N: ape or monkey
- slander
- defamation; utterance of false and malicious statements; V. ADJ. slanderous
- n sleazy
- shabby and dirty; flimsy; insubstantial; Ex. sleazy back-street hotel/fabric
- s sober
- serious; solemn; not drunken; abstemious or temperate; V: make or become sober
- n slur
- pronounce indistinctly; speak indistinctly; mumble
- n smattering
- slight knowledge; small scattered number or amount; Ex. smattering of German
- singular
- being only one; individual; unique; extraordinary; odd; Ex. singular beauty/behavior
- s sleigh
- large vehicle drawn by a horse over snow or ice
- n solder
- repair or make whole by using a metal alloy; N: metal alloy (usually tin and lead) used in the molten state to join metallic parts
- sloth
- slow moving tree-dwelling mammal; laziness; ADJ. slothful: lazy; indolent