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sequester--somatic
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| sequester | isolate |
| sere | parched;dry |
| serendipity | discovery by chance |
| sever | cut |
| sextant | navigation tool used to determine ship's latitude & longitude |
| shackle | chain;fetter |
| sham | pretend |
| shambles | wreck |
| shard | fragment;generally of pottery |
| shaving | very thin piece,usually of wood |
| sheaf | bundle of stalks of grain;any bundle of things tied together |
| sheathe | place into a case |
| sherbet | flavored dessert ice |
| shimmer | glimmer intermittently |
| shirk | avoid responsibility,work etc;malinger |
| shoddy | sham;not genuine;inferior |
| shrew | scolding woman |
| shun | keep away from |
| shunt | divert |
| shyster | lawyer using questionable methods |
| sibylline | prophetic;oracular |
| sideral | relating to stars |
| simper | smirk;smile affectedly |
| simplistic | oversimplfied |
| simulate | feign;imitate |
| sinecure | well paid position with little responsibility |
| sinewy | tough;strong & firm |
| singular | unique;extraordinary;odd |
| sinuous | winding;bending in & out;not morally honest |
| skeptic | doubter |
| skiff | small,light sailboat or rowboat |
| skimp | live very economically |
| skinflint | stingy;miser |
| skirmish | small fight |
| skittish | lively;moving quickly & lightly |
| skulduggery | dishonest behavior |
| skulk | move furtively & secretly |
| slacken | loosen up |
| slake | quench;sate |
| slander | defmation;utterence of false & malacious statements |
| slapdash | haphazard;careless;sloppy |
| sleazy | flimsy;unsubstantial |
| sleeper | somthing which with time becomes more valuable |
| sleight | dexterity |
| slew | large quantity or number |
| slight | insult to one's dignity;snub |
| slipshod | untidy;shabby |
| slther | slip;slide |
| slothful | lazy |
| slough | cast off |
| slovenly | untidy;careles in work habits |
| sluggard | lazy person |
| sluice | artificial channel for directing or controlling the flow of water |
| slur | slander/mumble speech |
| smattering | slight knowledge |
| smirk | conceited smile |
| smolder | burn without flame |
| snicker | half-stifled laugh |
| snivel | run at the nose;snuffle;to complain or whine tearfully |
| soberity | moderation;seriousness |
| sodden | soaked;dull,as if from drink |
| sojourn | temporary stay |
| solecism | construction that is flagrantly incorrect grammatically |
| solemnity | seriousness;gravity |
| solicit | request earnestly;seek |
| solitious | worried;concerned |
| soliloquy | talking to oneself |
| solvent | able to py all debts/substance that dissolves another |