Set 17 C
Terms
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- n sartorial
- pertaining to tailors or tailoring; Ex. a man of great sartorial elegance; CF. sartor: tailor
- n savory
- pleasant in taste; tasty; pleasing, attractive, or agreeable; Ex. savory reputation
- s doze
- sleep lightly; nap
- rummage
- ransack; thoroughly search
- n sadistic
- inclined to cruelty; N. sadism: delight in cruelty
- n salacious
- lascivious; lustful; Ex. salacious monk
- sacrilegious
- desecrating; profane; N. sacrilege: desecration, misuse, or theft of something sacred
- n ruddy
- reddish; (of the face) reddish and healthy-looking
- n sap
- diminish; weaken; undermine the foundations of (a fortification); Ex. The element kryptonite sapped his strength.
- sanguinary
- bloody; with much bloodshed
- salvage
- rescue (goods or property) from loss; N: saving; property saved
- n sanctimonious
- displaying ostentatious or hypocritical devoutness; N. sanctimony: hypocritical piety
- n ruminate
- chew over and over (mentally or, like cows, physically); mull over(ponder)
- saccharine
- cloying sweet; characteristic of sugar or saccharin
- n sacrosanct
- invioably sacred; most sacred; inviolable
- n saturnine
- morose; gloomy; Ex. Do not be misled by his saturnine countenance.
- rusticate
- banish to the country; dwell in the country
- sarcasm
- cutting ironic remark; scornful remarks; stinging rebuke; ADJ. sarcastic
- satellite
- small body revolving around a larger one
- n sagacious
- wise; perceptive; shrewd; having insight; N. sagacity
- n sage
- person celebrated for wisdom; wise person; ADJ: wise
- n runic
- mysterious; set down in an ancient alphabet; N. rune: one of the letters of an alphabet used by ancient Germanic peoples (cut on stone or wood); magic charm
- sanctuary
- place of refuge; shelter; shrine; holy place; Ex. The outlaw was granted sanctuary in the church.
- n saunter
- stroll(go for a leisurely walk) slowly; N.
- sanguine
- optimistic; cheerful; hopeful; of the color of blood; red
- n salubrious
- healthful; conducive to health or well-being; socially desirable; Ex. salubrious area; CF. health
- saline
- salty
- n ruse
- trick to deceive; stratagem
- n salient
- prominent; projecting beyond a line; conspicuous; Ex. salient features
- sanction
- approve; ratify; N: permission; penalty intended to enforce compliance
- s mason
- one who builds or works with stone or brick; N. masonry: work of a mason; stonework or brickwork
- n sate
- satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy
- n sardonic
- scornfully mocking; disdainful; sarcastic; cynical; Ex. sardonic smile
- saga
- Scandinavian myth; any legend; long heroic narrative
- ruthless
- pitiless; merciless; cruel
- saboteur
- one who commits sabotage; destroyer of property; N. sabotage: destruction of property (usually carried out secretly)
- rudimentary
- elementary; not developed; crude; N. rudiment: fundamental element or principle; Ex. rudiments of the language
- n sallow
- (of the skin) yellowish and unhealthy-looking; sickly in color; Ex. sallow complexion due to jaundice
- rustic
- pertaining to country people; unsophisticated; simple; crude; uncouth; (of furniture) rough with the bark left on; N. rural person; rustic person
- n rubric
- title or heading (in red print); directions for religious ceremony; protocol
- rubble
- fragments (esp. from a destroyed building)
- n rue
- regret; lament; mourn; Ex. He will rue the day; N. ADJ. rueful
- s ruminant
- animal that ruminates; ADJ.
- n salutary
- tending to improve; beneficial; wholesome; Ex. The punishment had a salutary effect on the boy; CF. health
- n ruffian
- violent scoundrel; bully
- n savor
- enjoy; have a distinctive flavor, smell, or quality; N: taste or smell; distinctive quality