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sequester--somatic
Question | Answer |
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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 |