Set 18 E
Terms
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- n sententious
- pithy; terse; concise; aphoristic
- shrewd
- clever; astute
- n sepulcher
- tomb; V: place in a sepulcher; ADJ. sepulchral
- sensuous
- giving pleasure to the senses; pertaining to the physical senses; operating through the senses; sensuous feeling of soft velvet on the skin
- n shard
- fragment generally of broken pottery (glass, clay bowl, or cup)
- s lookout
- act of keeping watch; high place commanding a wide view; person who keeps watch
- n shirk
- avoid (responsibility, work, etc.); malinger
- n sentient
- capable of sensation and conscious; aware; sensitive; Ex. sentient creature; N. sentience
- n shimmer
- shine with a flickering light; glimmer intermittently; Ex. The moonlight shimmered on the water; N.
- n serendipity
- gift for finding valuable things by accident; accidental good fortune or luck; CF. The Three Princes of Serendip
- n sheaf
- bundle of stalks of grain; any bundle of things tied together
- n serpentine
- winding; twisting; of or like a serpent; Ex. serpentine course of the river; N. serpent: snake
- s voluptuous
- sensual; of or giving sensual pleasure; indulging in sensual pleasures; Ex. voluptuous lines; Ex. voluptuous life of the Romans; N. voluptuary: voluptuous person
- sentinel
- sentry; lookout
- severity
- harshness; intensity; sternness; austerity; ADJ. severe: harsh; strict; extremely violent or intense
- n shoddy
- made of inferior material; sham; not genuine; inferior; dishonest; Ex. shoddy goods/trick
- n shunt
- move (a railway train) from one track to another; turn aside; divert; sidetrack; Ex. shunt traffic around an accident; N.
- n sheathe
- place into a case; insert into or provide with a sheath; Ex. He sheathed his dagger; N. sheath: case for a blade
- n serrated
- having a sawtoothed edge; Ex. serrated leaf
- n sextant
- navigation tool used to determine a ship's latitude and longitude (by measuring the altitudes of stars)
- n shackle
- chain; fetter; confine with shackles; N.
- n shaving
- very thin piece, usually of wood (cut from a surface with a sharp blade)
- n septic
- of or causing sepsis; putrid; producing putrefaction; N. sepsis: poisoning of part of the body (producing pus)
- s plane
- carpenter's tool for smoothing and leveling wood; V. CF. flat
- n sever
- separate; cut off (a part) from a whole; break up (a relationship); N. severance; CF. severance pay: extra pay given an employee upon leaving a position
- n sham
- pretend; feign; ADJ: not genuine; fake; Ex. sham jewelry; N: something that is not what it appears; impostor; pretense; Ex. The agreement was a sham.
- n shun
- keep away from; avoid deliberately; Ex. She has been shunned by her neighbors.
- n shambles
- (place or scene of) complete disorder or ruin; wreck; mess; Ex. After the hurricane, the coast was a shambles.
- servitude
- slavery; compulsory labor imposed as a punishment
- servile
- slavish; cringing; N. servility
- n shrew
- scolding woman; very small mouselike animal
- serenity
- calmness; placidity; ADJ. serene
- n sere
- sear; parched; dry
- n sherbet
- flavored dessert ice
- n sequester
- isolate; segregate; seclude; retire from public life