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Long's Vocab 14
Vocab List 14
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| sporadic | occurring at irregular intervals; occasional; not widespread |
| stamina | vigor; strength; endurance |
| simulate | to look or act like; to pretend to be like; to imitate |
| sequel | a story that continues an earlier one; a continuation; a consequence |
| sordid | dirty; degrading; ignoble |
| steppe | a vast almost treeless plain in Southeastern Europe or Asia |
| stratagem | a scheme or trick for deciding a military enemy; a deception |
| stringent | strict; severe; tight in finances or credit |
| stipulate | to specify as a condition of an agreement; to guarantee in an agreement; to promise |
| substantially | solidly; considerably; significantly; largely |
| succulent | (adj.) juicy; having fleshy plant tissue that conserves moisture; (noun) a plant that has such tissues |
| subsidiary | (adj.) subordinate; secondary; (noun) a company controlled by another company |
| submission | the act of giving in; obedience; humbleness |
| subsidize | to aid or assist with a grant of money; to support; to promote |
| tawny | brownish yellow; tan |
| succumb | to yield on; give in to an overpowering force or desire; to die |
| synopsis | a brief review or outline; a summary |
| synthesis | the combining of separate elements or substances to form a whole; the production of a complex compound by union of chemical elements |
| theoretical | hypothetical; based on theory; unproved or uncertain |
| stimulate | to specify as a condition of an agreement; to guarantee in an agreement; to promise |