SAT Vocab Quiz 8

Secular

Secular

(adj) not specifically pertaining to religion, relating to the world

Sedition

(n) behavior that promotes rebellion or civil disorder against the state

Seminal

(adj) influential in an original way, providing a basis for further development; creative

Sequester

(v) to set apart, seclude

Seraphic

(adj) angelic, sweet

Simian

(adj) apelike; relating to apes

Sinecure

(n) a well-paying job or office that requires little or no work

Sobriquet

(n) a nickname

Sojourn

(n) a temporary stay, visit

Solicitous

(adj) anxious, concerned; full of desire, eager

Sophomoric

(adj) exhibiting great immaturity and lack of judgment

Spartan

(adj) highly self-disciplined; frugal, austere

Specious

(adj) having the ring of truth but actually being untrue; deceptively attractive

Sportive

(adj) frolicsome, playful

Squalid

(adj) filthy and degraded as the result of neglect or poverty

Stalwart

(adj) marked by outstanding strength and vigor of body, mind, or spirit

Stasis

(n) a state of static balance or equilibrium; stagnation

Stint

(v) to be sparing or frugal; to restrict with respect to a share or allowance

Stipulate

(v) to specify as a condition or requirement of an agreement or offer

Stratify

(v) to arrange or divide into layers

Strident

(adj) loud, harsh, unpleasantly noisy

Stringent

(adj) imposing severe, rigorous standards

Stymie

(v) to block or thwart

Subterranean

(adj) hidden, secret; underground

Sully

(v) to tarnish, taint

Superfluous

(adj) extra, more than necessary

Supersede

(v) to cause to be set aside; to force out of use as inferior, replace

Supplant

(v) to replace (another) by force; to take the place of

Surmount

(v) to conquer, overcome

Sybarite

(n) a person devoted to pleasure and luxury

Tactile

(adj) producing a sensation of touch

Tantamount

(adj) equal in value or effect

Tautological

(adj) having to do with needless repetition, redundancy

Tawdry

(adj) gaudy, cheap, showy

Temerity

(n) unreasonable or foolhardy disregard for danger, recklessness

Tempestuous

(adj) stormy, turbulent

Temporal

(adj) having to do with time

Tenacious

(adj) tending to persist or cling; persistent in adhering to something valued or habitual.

Tenet

(n) a principle, belief, or doctrine accepted by members of a group

Tenuous

(adj) having little substance or strength; flimsy, weak

Terse

(adj) concise, brief, free of extra words

Thwart

(v) to block or prevent from happening; frustrate, defeat the hopes or aspirations of

Titular

(adj) existing in title only; having a title without the functions or responsibilities

Toady

(n) one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors

Tortuous

(adj) having many twists and turns; highly complex

Tout

(v) to praise or publicize loudly or extravagantly

Trajectory

(n) the path followed by a moving object, whether through space or otherwise; flight

Transient

(adj) short-lived, existing only briefly

Tremulous

(adj) trembling, timid; easily shaken

Trounce

(v) to beat severely, defeat

Truculent

(adj) disposed to fight, belligerent

Turgid

(adj) swollen as from a fluid, bloated