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NM_Week_3
Week 3 Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| quadruped | a 4-footed animal |
| quaff | to gulp; to drink in large quantities |
| quagmire | a swamp; a difficult situation |
| quail | to lose courage |
| quaint | pleasing or amusing |
| qualm | a feeling of uneasiness |
| quandary | a puzzling situation |
| quarry | being hunted |
| quash | to cancel |
| quasi | resembling |
| quaver | to tremble |
| quay | a wharf |
| queasy | uneasy |
| quell | to calm down |
| querulous | complaining |
| query | a question |
| quest | a search |
| queue | a line of people |
| quibble | petty argument |
| quiddity | essential quality |
| quidnunc | a gossip |
| quiescent | motionless |
| quietus | finishing stroke; anything that ends an activity |
| quintessence | essence of something |
| quip | a witty remark |
| quirk | a peculiar characteristic; a sudden twist or turn |
| quiver | to tremble |
| quixotic | extremely idealistic |
| quizzical | questioning or puzzled |
| quotidian | daily |
| saccharine | overly sweet |
| sacrilege | the violation of things sacred |
| sacrosanct | extremely holy |
| sadistic | pleasure from inflicting pain |
| saga | a long story |
| sage | a wise person |
| salacious | obscene |
| salient | significant |
| saline | salty |
| sallow | sickly, pale |
| salubrious | healthful |
| salutary | healthful; wholesome |
| salutatory | a welcoming speech |
| sanctimonious | hypocritical |
| sanction | to authorize |
| sangfroid | calmness |
| sanguinary | bloody |
| sanguine | cheerful or hopeful |
| sapient | wise |
| sardonic | mocking |
| sartorial | pertaining to tailoring or clothes |
| satiated | satisfied; filled up |
| satirical | sarcastic; ironic |
| saturate | to soak; to fill up |
| saturnine | gloomy; sluggish |
| saunter | to stroll; to walk leisurely |
| savant | a person of extensive learning |
| savor | to enjoy |
| scant | inadequate in size or amount |
| scapegoat | one who takes the blame |
| scathing | very severe or harsh |
| schism | a split or break |
| scintilla | a tiny amount |
| scintillate | to sparkle |
| scion | a descendant |
| scoff | to ridicule |
| scope | range; extent |
| scourge | a person or thing that punishes |
| scrupulous | honest or exact; careful; diligent |
| scrutinize | to examine closely |
| scurrilous | abusive or vulgar |
| scurry | run about; to hurry |
| scuttle | to abandon |
| sear | to burn |
| sebaceous | fatty |
| secrete | to hide or conceal |
| secular | worldly |
| sedate | quiet or calm |
| sedentary | sitting most of the time |
| sediment | material that settles on the bottom; residue |
| sedition | rebellion |
| sedulous | hard-working; industrious; diligent |
| seedy | run-down |
| seethe | to be violently angry |
| semblance | outward appearance |
| senile | mental weakness; old or aged |
| sensual | pertaining to pleasure |
| sententious | using wise sayings |
| sentient | conscious |
| sentinel | a guard |
| sepulcher | a tomb |
| sequel | an event following a previous one |
| sequester | to separate |
| seraphic | pure |
| serendipity | a talent for valuable things by accident |
| serene | peaceful |
| serrated | having tooth-like edges |
| serpentine | winding or crafty |
| servile | acting like a slave; submissive |
| servitude | slavery |
| sever | to separate or cut |
| shackle | to restrain |
| sham | a pretense |
| shard | a fragment |
| sheepish | bashful |
| shibboleth | a password |
| shiftless | lazy |
| shoal | a shallow place in the water |
| shrew | a nagging woman |
| shroud | a sheet in which a body is wrapped for burial |
| sibilant | hissing |
| sibling | a brother or sister |
| simile | a comparison using like or as |
| simper | a silly smile |
| simulacrum | superficial likeness or image |
| simulate | to pretend; to imitate |
| simultaneous | occurring at the same time |
| sinecure | job with no real work |
| sinewy | tough or firm |
| singular | extraordinary or exceptional |
| sinister | threatening evil |
| sinuous | winding |
| siren | an attractive but dangerous woman |
| skeptic | one who doubts |
| skinflint | stingy person |
| skittish | excitable or nervous |
| skulduggery | deception |
| skulk | to sneak around |
| slake | to quench or satisfy |
| slander | to speak falsely against someone |
| slither | to slide or glide |
| slough | to discard |
| slovenly | untidy or dirty |
| smirk | an offensive smile |
| smite | to hit forcefully |
| smolder | to burn without flame; to conceal hostility |
| smug | self-satisfied |
| snare | to trap |
| sneer | to look at with contempt |
| snicker | to laugh in a suppressed way |
| snippet | a small part |
| snivel | to whine; to complain |
| sober | not drunk; serious; solemn |
| sobriquet | assumed name |
| sodden | soaked, damp |
| sojourn | a brief stay or visit |
| solace | comfort |
| solecism | ungrammatical usage |
| solemn | serious; grave |
| solicit | to ask; to seek |
| solicitude | concern |
| soliloquy | talking to oneself |
| solitude | loneliness; being alone |
| solon | a wise man |
| solvent | the ability to pay; a substance that dissolves another |
| somber | dark or gloomy |
| somnambulate | walk in one's sleep |
| somnolent | drowsy; sleepy |
| sonorous | resounding |
| sophistry | seemingly believable but false reasoning |
| sophomoric | immature |
| soporific | sleep inducing |
| sordid | filthy; base; vile |
| sovereign | supreme in power |
| spangle | small metallic ornamentation sewn to clothing |
| sparse | not thick; thinly scattered; scanty |
| spasm | fitful, involuntary contraction |
| spate | sudden flood or strong outburst; a large number or amount |
| specious | seemingly reasonable but incorrect |
| specter | ghost-like image |
| sphinx-like | mysterious |
| splenetic | spiteful; irritable |
| sporadic | occurring irregularly |
| spry | active; nimble |
| spume | foam |
| spurious | false; counterfeit |
| spurn | reject |
| squalid | dirty; poor |
| squander | waste |
| staccato | done in a sharp or abrupt manner |
| stagnant | motionless; stale; not moving |
| staid | serious; sedate |
| stalemate | deadlock |
| stalwart | strong; steadfast |
| stamina | staying power |
| stanch | check the flow of |
| stanza | a section of a poem |
| stark | real; unadorned |
| static | unchanging; stationary; not moving |
| stationary | not moving |
| statute | law |
| steadfast | loyal |
| stentorian | extremely loud |
| stereotype | fixed representation; not original |
| sterling | outstanding |
| stigma | mark of disgrace |
| stilted | pompous; inflated |
| stint | assigned amount of work |
| stipend | pay for services |
| stipulate | special condition or demand |
| stoic | indifferent to pleasure or pain |
| stolid | dull; unemotional |
| stratagem | deceptive scheme |
| strew | scatter |
| striated | parallel bands or grooved |
| stricture | critical comments |
| strident | loud and harsh |
| stringent | binding; rigid; harsh; strict |
| strut | pompous walk or supporting bar |
| stultify | cause to appear foolish |
| stupefy | to make dull |
| stygian | gloomy; deathly |
| stymie | to block or stump |
| suave | smooth |
| subjective | personal |
| subjugate | to conquer; bring under control |
| sublimate | purify |
| sublime | exalted; noble |
| subliminal | below conscious thought |
| submission | yielding to; surrender |
| subordinate | inferior |
| subsequent | following |
| subservient | behaving like a slave |
| subside | settle down; descend |
| subsidiary | subordinate; secondary |
| subsistence | minimum means of support |
| substantiate | verify or support |
| substantive | essential |
| subterfuge | pretense |
| subtle | not obvious; hard to see |
| subtlety | cunning; delicacy |
| subversive | to overthrow or ruin |
| succinct | brief; compact |
| succor | aid; assistance |
| succulent | juicy; richness |
| succumb | give in |
| suffrage | right to vote |
| suffuse | to spread |
| sully | tarnish; soil |
| sultry | hot; sweltering |
| sumptuous | lavish; rich |
| supercilious | contemptuous; arrogant; haughty |
| superficial | shallow; on the surface only |
| superfluous | excessive; unnecessary |
| supernal | heavenly |
| supernumerary | in excess of what is necessary |
| supersede | to be set aside; replace |
| supine | lying on the back |
| supplant | replace |
| supple | flexible |
| supplement | added to |
| suppliant | entreating; pleading |
| supplicate | to implore or beg for |
| supposititious | assumed; hypothetical |
| surcease | cessation |
| surmise | assume |
| surpass | exceed |
| surreptitious | secret |
| surrogate | substitute |
| surveillance | watching |
| susceptible | easily influenced; having little resistance |
| sustenance | means of support |
| suture | stitches |
| swarthy | dark |
| swathe | wrap around; bandage |
| sybarite | lover of luxury |
| sycophant | a flatterer |
| sylvan | pertaining to the woods; rustic |
| symbiosis | a close, beneficial association of two organisms |
| symmetry | balanced arrangement |
| synchronous | working together at the same time |
| synthesis | combining parts into a whole |
| synthetic | artificial |
| tableau | a graphic picture |
| taboo | prohibited act |
| tacit | expressed without words |
| taciturn | silent; talking little |
| tactile | pertaining to the sense of touch |
| taint | to contaminate; corrupt |
| talisman | a charm |
| tally | to add up |
| tangent | touching or a change of course |
| tantalize | lease |
| tantamount | equal |
| tarry | delay |
| taunt | to ridicule |
| taut | tight; ready |
| tawdry | cheap and gaudy |
| tedious | boring; tiring |
| temerity | boldness |
| temper | restrain; toughen |
| temperate | mild or self-controlled |
| temporal | not lasting forever |
| temporize | avoid committing oneself; gain time |
| tenacious | holding fast |
| tenacity | persistency |
| tendentious | biased |
| tedious | boring; painstaking |
| tenet | doctrine; beliefs |
| tensile | capable of being stretched |
| tentative | temporary; hesitant |
| tenuous | rare; slim |
| tenure | time of holding an office |
| tepid | lukewarm |
| terminate | to end |
| terminus | last stop |
| terrestrial | earthly |
| terse | brief |
| testy | irritable |
| theocracy | government by religious leaders |
| therapeutic | pertaining to the treatment of disease |
| thermal | pertaining to heat |
| thesaurus | a book of synonyms and antonyms; a dictionary |
| thespian | an actor |
| thrall | a slave |
| threnody | a funeral song |
| throes | a violent struggle; in agony |
| throng | a crowd |
| thwart | to prevent |
| timorous | cowardly |
| tinge | a trace |
| tirade | an angry speech |
| titanic | huge |
| titillate | to excite |
| titter | a nervous laugh |
| token | a symbol; unimportant |
| tome | a large book |
| toothsome | tasty |
| torpid | sluggish |
| torsion | twisting; bending |
| torso | the trunk of the human body |
| tortuous | twisting or winding |
| touchstone | standard; benchmark |
| tractable | easy to manage |
| traduce | to slander |
| trait | a characteristic |
| tranquil | calm |
| transcend | to go beyond |
| transcendental | supernatural |
| transgression | a violation |
| transient | temporary |
| transitory | brief |
| translucent | letting light through |
| transmute | to change from one form to another |
| transparent | easily seen through |
| transpire | to occur |
| trappings | articles of dress or equipment |
| trauma | a shock |
| travail | hard work |
| travesty | a poor imitation |
| treacherous | disloyal or dangerous |
| treatise | a book about one particular subject |
| treble | three times as much |
| tremulous | trembling |
| trenchant | vigorous or effective |
| trepidation | fear |
| tribulation | trouble |
| tributary | a stream flowing into a river |
| tribute | a gift to show respect |
| trinity | a group of three |
| trite | worn out or commonplace |
| trivia | things that are very unimportant |
| truckle | to submit |
| truculent | brutal or cruel |
| truism | obvious truth |
| truncate | to shorten |
| truncheon | a club |
| tryst | a secret meeting |
| tumid | swollen |
| tumult | great noise |
| turbid | unclear |
| turgid | swollen |
| turpitude | shameful behavior |
| tussle | a fight |
| tutelage | instruction; under a tutor |
| twain | two |
| tyro | a beginner |
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