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Barrons WL 44
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Somber | gloomy, depressing |
| Somnambulist | sleepwalker |
| Somnolent | half asleep |
| Sonorous | resonant |
| Sophist | teacher of philosophy, employer to fallacious reasonning, quibbler |
| Sophisticated | wordly wise and urbane, complex |
| Sophistry | seemingly plausible but fallacious reasoning |
| Sophomorphic | immature, half baked |
| Soporific | causing sleep |
| Sordid | filthy, base, vile |
| Spangle | small metallic pieces sewn in clothing for ornamentation |
| Sparse | not thick, thinly scattered |
| Spartan | lacking luxury and comfort, disciplined |
| Spasmodic | fitful, periodic |
| Spat | squabble, minor dispute |
| Spate | sudden flood |
| Spatial | related to space |
| Spatula | broad bladed instrument used for spreading and mixing |
| Spawn | lay eggs |
| Specious | seamingly reasonable but incorrect |
| Spectral | ghostly |
| Spectrum | band of colors formed when light passes through a prism |
| Spenthrift | waste money |
| Sphinx-like | enigmatic, mysterious |
| Splice | fasten together, unite |
| Spontaneity | naturalness, lack of premeditation, freedom from constraints |
| Spoonerism | accidental transposition of sounds in successive words |
| Sporadic | occuring irregularly |
| Sportive | playful |