Vocab lists 8 and 9

The last combined set! RATE 5 STARS!!!!!

Surmise

to guess, to imagine

surreptitious

sneaky, sly, done in secret

taciturn

not talkative, reserved, quiet

tangential

superficial, digressive, barely relevant

tawdry

gaudy, cheap, overly ornate

temerity

rashness, boldness, recklessness

tentative

hesitant, indefinite, not final

terse

concise, clear and to the point

trepidation

fear, dread, apprehension

unassailable

unattackable, undeniable, unquestionable

unobtrusive

inconspicuous, unnoticeable

unscathed

unharmed, undamaged

untenable

unacceptable, incapable of being defended

vacillate

to waiver back and forth, to fluctuate

venerate

to respect, to honor

verbose

wordy, tedious

viable

valid, acceptable

vicarious

experienced through sympathetic participation, substituting

vilify

to slander, to malign

vindictive

revengeful, spiteful, unforgiving

volatile

explosive, changeable

voracious

greedy, ravenous

waive

to forego, to relinquish, to cast aside

writhe

to twist and turn, usually in pain

zealot

a fanatic, someone with great enthusiasm for a cause

Repudiate

To reject, to disown, to discard

Repugnant

Disgusting, loathsome

Rescind

To cancel, to remove, to repeal

Residual

Remaining, left over

Resilient

able to recover quickly, springing back into shape

respite

a pause, a rest

reticent

quiet, silent, not saying much

sagacious

wise, shrewd

sanction (N)

approval, permission, encouragement

Sanction (V)

to permit, to authorize

Savory

tasty, flavorful

scrupulous

very honest, precise about details

Scrutinize

To examine, to inspect, to look over carefully

sequester

To seclude, to segregate

Skeptical

Doubtful, not easily convinced

Sporadic

Irregular, occurring off and on

Spurious

false, fake, counterfeit

squalid

poor, wretched, dirty

Stagnate

To be inactive, to fail to progress

Stoic

Indifferent to pain, impassive, unaffected by pain

Stringent

Strict, severe, rigidly controlled

substantiate

To prove, to verify, to validate

Succinct

concise, expressed in few words

sumptuous

lavish, luxurious

supercilious

haughty, scornful, looking down on others, arrogant

Superfluous

Unnecessary, extra, superficial