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Vocabulary Set G3
sentient-specious
Question | Answer | |
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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. |
sentient | adj. Possessing the power of sense or sense-perception. | I have never liked zoos as they are simple prisons for living, sentient beings. |