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SAT Vocaby5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| substantial | ample, solid |
| substantiate | establish by evidence, verify, support |
| subtlety | perceptiveness, ingenuity, delicacy |
| succinct | brief, terse, compact |
| supercilious | arrogant, condescending |
| superficial | trivial, shallow |
| superfluous | excessive, overabundant, unnecessary |
| supplant | replace, usurp |
| suppress | crush, subdue, inhibit |
| surmount | overcome |
| static | unchanging, lacking development |
| steadfast | ADJ. loyal; unswerving |
| stoic | ADJ. impassive; unmoved by joy or grief. |
| strident | ADJ. loud and harsh; insistent |
| strut | N. pompous walk; swagger. |
| stupefy | V. make numb; stun; amaze. |
| subdued | ADJ. less intense; quieter. |
| submissive | ADJ. yielding; timid. |
| subordinate | ADJ. occupying a lower rank; inferior; submissive |
| subside | V. settle down; descend; grow quiet. |
| sparse | ADJ. not thick; thinly scattered; scanty. |
| spendthrift | N. someone who wastes money. |
| spontaneity | N. lack of premeditation; naturalness; freedom from constraint. |
| sporadic | ADJ. occurring irregularly. |
| spurious | ADJ. false; counterfeit |
| spurn | V. reject; scorn |
| squalor | N. filth; degradation; dirty, |
| squander | V. waste. |
| stagnant | ADJ. motionless; stale; dull |
| skeptical | ADJ. doubting; suspending judgment until one has examined the evidence supporting a point of view. |
| slacken | V. slow up; loosen. |
| slander | N. defamation; utterance of false and malicious statements. |
| slothful | ADJ. lazy. |
| sluggish | ADJ. slow; lazy; lethargic |
| solemnity | N. seriousness; gravity |
| solicit | V. request earnestly; seek. |
| solitude | N. state of being alone; seclusion. |
| soluble | ADJ. able to be dissolved; able to be explained. |
| somber | ADJ. gloomy; depressing; dark; drab. |