English Vocab 8

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

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 of 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

luxurious, lavish

supercilious

haughty, scornful, looking down on others, arrogant

superfluous

unnecessary, extra, superfluous