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Vocab WK 10
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| scourge | (V)towhip, punish severly' (N) a cause of affection affliction or suffering; a source of severe punishment or criticism |
| scourge(SYN) | (SYN)flog, plague |
| transient | (ADJ.) lasting only a short time, fleeting;(N) one who stays only a short time |
| transient(SYN) | (SYN)impermanent |
| soporific | (ADJ.) tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy;(N)something that induces sleep |
| soporific(SYN) | (SYN)narcotic |
| sepulchral | (ADJ.) funeral, typical of the tomb; extremely gloomy or dismal |
| sepulchral(SYN) | (SYN)funeral |
| salutary | (ADJ.) beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesome |
| salutary(SYN) | (SYN)helpful, wholesome |
| scathing | (ADJ.) bitterly severe, withering; causeing great harm |
| scathing(SYN) | (SYN)searing, savage |
| straitlaced | (ADJ.)extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct; prudish, puritanical |
| straitlaced(SYN) | (SYN)highly conventional, overly strict, stuffy |
| unwieldy | (ADJ.) not easilty carried, handled, or managed because of size and complexity |
| unwieldy(SYN) | (SYN)cumbersome, bulkey, clumsy |
| percept | (N)a rule of conduct or action |
| percept(SYN) | (SYN)principle, maximum |
| vapid | (ADJ.)dull, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force |
| vapid(SYN) | (SYN)insipid, lifeless, colorless |