Set 17 A
Terms
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- n seamy
- sordid; base; filthy; unwholesome; Ex. seamy side of city life
- s sectarian
- of a sect; narrow-minded; parochial; N: member of a sect; narrow-minded person
- s shuffle
- mix together; jumble; move (something) from one place to another; slide (the feet) along the ground while walking; Ex. shuffle papers from one pile to another; N.
- s denomination
- religious group; unit in a system; name or designation; CF. denominator: common trait or characteristic
- n seemly
- (of behavior) proper; appropriate
- sedentary
- requiring sitting; done while sitting; not moving from one place to another; settled; Ex. sedentary job/population
- n secrete
- conceal; hide away or cache; produce and release a substance into an organism; CF. secretive
- s seasonal
- of a particular season; Ex. seasonal rise in employment
- seasoned
- experienced
- n scruple
- hesitate for ethical reasons; fret about; Ex. She did not scruple to read his diary; N: uneasy feeling arising from conscience; conscience
- n scuttle
- sink (a ship) by cutting holes in the hull; scrap; discard; N: small hatch in a ship's deck or hull
- n scurry
- move hastily; hurry; move briskly
- n sensitization
- process of being made sensitive or acutely responsive to an external agent or substance; V. sensitize: make or become sensitive
- secession
- withdrawal; V. secede: withdraw formally from membership
- n scourge
- lash; whip (formerly used for punishment); source of severe punishment; V: whip; afflict
- n scurvy
- contemptible; despicable; N: disease caused by deficiency of Vitamin C
- scrupulous
- conscientious; extremely thorough; Ex. scrupulous worker
- s char
- make or become black by burning; reduce or be reduced to carbon or charcoal(black substance made by burning wood) by incomplete combustion
- n sear
- burn the surface of; char or burn; brand; parch; cause (a plant) to wither
- sect
- separate religious body; faction; group of people with common beliefs within a larger group
- n seep
- pass slowly through small openings; ooze; trickle; N. seepage
- n semblance
- outward appearance; guise; Ex. We called in the troops to bring a/some semblance of order to the city.
- sensual
- devoted to the pleasures of the sense; carnal; voluptuous; Ex. sensual woman/curves/lips
- seismic
- pertaining to earthquakes
- n seine
- seine net; net for catching fish
- senility
- old age; feeblemindedness of old age; ADJ. senile: resulting from old age; showing the weakness of body or mind from old age; Ex. senile dementia
- n sedulous
- diligent; assiduous; paying attention; N. sedulity
- s base
- contemptible; morally bad; inferior in value or quality; Ex. base motives/conduct; Ex. base metal such as iron
- scrutinize
- examine closely and critically; N. scrutiny
- n sedate
- composed (with no excitement); grave; V: administer a sedative to; CF. sedative
- seclusion
- isolation; solitude; V. seclude: set apart from others; isolate
- s season
- enhance the flavor of by adding a spice, etc.; inure; harden; N. seasoning: something used in seasoning
- s run-down
- (of a place) dilapidated; in a bad condition; (of a person) weak or exhausted
- n scurrilous
- abusive; obscene; indecent; Ex. scurrilous remark
- sedition
- conduct or language inciting rebellion; rebellion; resistance to authority; insubordination; ADJ. seditious
- n seedy
- run-down; decrepit; disreputable; having many seeds; Ex. seedy downtown hotel
- n scuffle
- struggle confusedly; move off in a confused hurry; N. CF. scuffling twins ?
- s seasonable
- occurring at the proper time or season; opportune; Ex. seasonable intervention in the dispute
- s hull
- husk; dry outer covering of a seed; frame or body of a ship
- s scorch
- sear; N.
- seminal
- related to seed or semen; germinal; creative; providing a basis for further development; influencing future developments; Ex. seminal research in a new field
- n seethe
- be violently disturbed; boil; (of a liquid) move about wildly as if boiling; Ex. The nation was seething with discontent.
- s brand
- trademark; mark burned on the hide of an animal; mark burned into the flesh of criminals; mark of disgrace; V: mark with a brand; give a lasting bad name; stigmatize; Ex. The press branded him a liar.
- s hide
- skin of an animal
- n seminary
- school for training future ministers; secondary school, especially for young women
- secular
- worldly; not pertaining to church matters or religion; temporal
- s feebleminded
- deficient in intelligence; very stupid