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Barron's WL-43
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Sequester | Isolate, Solitude, retire from public life |
| Sere | parched, dry |
| Serendipity | happening sth pleasant/desirable by accident |
| Serenity | Calmness, Placidity |
| Serpentine | winding, twisting |
| Serrated | having a sawtoothed edge |
| Servile | Slavish, cringing, wanting too much to please/impress someone & obey them. |
| Servitude | slavery, compulsory labor |
| Sever | cut, separate |
| Shimmer | glimmer(glow) intermittently |
| Shirk | avoid(work or responsibility etc.), malinger |
| Shoddy | pretend, sham, not genuine, inferior |
| Shrew | scolding woman |
| Shrewd | astute, clever |
| Shun | keep away from, outcaste |
| Shunt | turn aside, sidetrack, divert |
| Shyster | lawyer using questionable methods |
| Sibyline | prophetic, oracular |
| Sidereal | related to stars |
| Silt | sediment deposited because of running water |
| Simian | monkeylike |
| Simile | one thing compared to other using 'as' or 'like' |
| Simper | smirk, smile affectedly |
| Simplistic | oversimplified |
| Simulate | feign,pretend |
| Sinecure | well paid position with less responsibilities |
| Sinewy | tough, strong, firm, thin body but strong muscles |
| Singular | unique, extraordinary, odd |
| Sinister | evil |