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Vocabulary Set G All

rife-tractable

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rigorous adj. Uncompromising.  It is only through rigorous studies that one can achieve the status of "expert" in their field.
sagacious adj. Able to discern and distinguish with wise perception.  We could all benefit from this sagacious gentleman's advice.
salient adj. Standing out prominently.  He would only deal with the salient issues, so we had no luck in soliciting his help.
sanctimonious adj. Making an ostentatious display or hypocritical pretense of holiness or piety.  The people would be more sympathetic with his predicament if he was not so sanctimonious about it.
sanguine adj. Having the color of blood; cheerful and confident She is less sanguine about her prospects than her husband.
sardonic adj. Scornfully or bitterly sarcastic.  Their songs were full of a sardonic wit set to a catchy melody.
scurrilous adj. Grossly indecent or vulgar. After his speech, the newspapers were full of commentary on his scurrilous remark.
scuttle v. To sink (a ship) by making holes in the bottom.  They had to scuttle the vessel by using explosive charges.
sedate adj. Even-tempered.  He ran the entire marathon at the same sedate pace.
sentient adj. Possessing the power of sense or sense-perception.  I have never liked zoos as they are simple prisons for living, sentient beings.
sequester v. To cause to withdraw or retire, as from society or public life.  It is unknown how much carbon is sequestered in the trees and other plant life.
somnolent adj. Sleepy.  The book proceeded in a very somnolent manner and I had to give up on it eventually.
sophistry n. Reasoning sound in appearance only, especially when designedly deceptive.  Some might be generous and call it sophistry, but I call it plain old lying.
specious adj. Sounding plausible without really being so.  All of the counter-arguments are so specious that I have to assume he is correct.
spurious adj. Not genuine.  It is spurious to argue that the new law will have short term economic benefits.
squalid adj. Having a dirty, mean, poverty-stricken appearance.  Having spent her young life in an affluent neighborhood, she was shocked to see the squalid conditions in which some of her fellow citizens lived.
staid adj. Of a steady and sober character.  His sense of style made the other musicians look staid in comparison.
stolid adj. Expressing no power of (emotional) feeling or perceiving.  His rival's stolid indifference really unnerved Ted and he lost all confidence.
subsist v. To be maintained or sustained.  He was forced to subsist upon a diet consisting of only the plant and animals he could gather in his nearby surroundings.
succinct adj. Concise.  When writing a good business plan, it is important to be as succinct as possible.
supersede v. To displace.  The new contract will supersede any previous agreements, negotiations, promises or other representations.
surfeit v. To feed to fullness or to satiety. There is a surfeit of information available to us, but will this necessarily increase knowledge and wisdom?
surmise v. To conjecture.  As my father had passed and my mother was tight-lipped about the subject, we can only surmise how they met.
surreptitious adj. Clandestine.  He took a surreptitious glance at the audience from behind the curtains and it only served to increase his nervousness.
sycophant n. A servile flatterer, especially of those in authority or influence.  He is just another Washington sycophant looking to rise in stature and power.
tacit adj. Understood. Although the boss could not deny the facts, he still lent his tacit support to the man who lost the account.
taciturn adj. Disinclined to conversation.  Although normally taciturn, he would not stop talking the entire car trip.
tact n. Fine or ready mental discernment shown in saying or doing the proper thing. She lacked any sort of tact and would say whatever came to her mind regardless of the effect on others.
tangible adj. Perceptible by touch.  A diamond ring is supposed to be a tangible expression of love.
tantamount adj. Having equal or equivalent value, effect, or import. He has become such a ruthless dictator that opposing him is tantamount to suicide.
teem v. To be full to overflowing.  The coral reef is teeming with life and makes a great diving spot.
temerity n. Recklessness.  It is amazing that he had the temerity to write a review critical of his boss.
terse adj. Strained to stiffness.  The teacher was rather verbose in class, but his comments on our papers were quite terse.
timorous adj. Lacking courage. He was a timorous soul who rarely ventured to voice his opinion in public.
tractable adj. Easily led or controlled.  Many communist governments spend a lot of their effort on making their people more tractable.
rife adj. Abundant.  The city is rife with crime and the mainstay of their economy, tourism, is on the decline.
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