Week 13 Vocab LHS AVID 12

If u have jennings this is the vocab to study, you got this!

Simper (v)

to smirk, smile foolishly

Sinecure (n)

well

Singe (v)

to burn slightly, scorch

Sinuous (adj)

winding; intricate, complex

Skeptical (adj)

doubtful, questioning

Skulk (v)

to move in a stealthy or cautious manner; sneak

Slight (v)

to treat as unimportant; insult

Slipshod (adj)

careless, hasty

Sloth (adj)

sluggish, laziness

Slough (v)

to discard or shed

Slovenly (adj)

untidy, messy

Sluggard (n)

lazy, inactive person

Smelt (v)

to melt metal in order to refine it

Snippet (n)

tiny part, tidbit

Sobriety (n)

seriousness

Sodden (adj)

thoroughly soaked; saturated

Sojourn (v)

visit, stay

Solace (n)

comfort in distress; consolation

Solarium (n)

room or glassed

Solecism (n)

grammatical mistake

Solicitous (adj)

concerned; attentive; eager

Solidarity (n)

unity based on common aims or interests

Soliloquy (n)

literary or dramatic speech by one character, not addressed to others

Solipsism (n)

belief that the self is the only reality

Solstice (n)

shortest and longest day of the year

Soluble (adj)

capable of being solved or dissolved

Somber (adj)

dark and gloomy; melancholy, dismal

Somnambulist (n)

sleepwalker

Somnolent (adj)

drowsy, sleepy; inducing sleep

Sonic (adj)

relating to sound

Sonorous (adj)

producing a rich full sound

Sophist (n)

person good at arguing deviously

Sophistry (n)

deceptive reasoning or argumentation

Sophomoric (adj)

immature and overconfident

Soporific (adj)

sleepy or tending to cause sleep

Sordid (adj)

filthy; contemptible and corrupt

Sovereign (n)

having supreme power

Spartan (adj)

austere, severe, grave; simple, brave

Spawn (v)

to generate, produce

Speculation (n)

contemplation; act of taking business risks for financial gain

Speculative (adj)

involving assumption; uncertain, theoretical

Spontaneous (adj)

on the spur of the moment, impulsive

Sporadic (adj)

infrequent, irregular

Sportive (adj)

frolicsome, playful

Sprightly (adj)

lively

Spurious (adj)

lacking authenticity; counterfeit, false

Spurn (v)

to reject or refuse contemptuously; scorn

Squalid (adj)

filthy; morally repulsive

Squander (v)

to waste

Staccato (adj)

marked by abrupt, clear

Stagnant (adj)

immobile, stale

Staid (adj)

self

Stalk (v)

to hunt, pursue

Stand (n)

group of trees

Stark (adj)

bare, empty, vacant

Stasis (n)

motionless state; standstill

Stifle (v)

to smother or suffocate; suppress

Stigma (n)

mark of disgrace or inferiority

Stilted (adj)

stiff, unnatural

Stint (n)

period of time spent doing something

Stint (v)

to be sparing or frugal

Stipend (n)

allowance; fixed amount of money paid regularly

Stockade (n)

enclosed area forming defensive wall

Stoic (n)

indifferent to or unaffected by emotions

Stolid (adj)

having or showing little emotion

Stratagem (n)

trick designed to deceive an enemy; strategy

Stratify (v)

to arrange into layers

Stricture (n)

something that restrains; negative criticism

Strident (adj)

unpleasantly noisy

Stringent (adj)

very strict

Stultify (v)

to impair or reduce to uselessness

Stylize (v)

to fashion, formalize

Stymie (v)

to block or thwart

Suave (adj)

smoothly gracious or polite

Subdued (adj)

suppressed, stifled

Subjection (adj)

dependence, obedience, submission

Subjugate (v)

to conquer; subdue; enslave

Sublime (adj)

awe

Subliminal (adj)

subconscious; imperceptible

Submissive (adj)

tending to be meek and submit

Subpoena (n)

notice ordering someone to appear in court

Subsequent (adj)

following in time or order

Subterfuge (n)

trick or tactic used to avoid something

Subterranean (adj)

hidden, secret; underground

Subtle (adj)

hard to detect or describe; perceptive

Subvert (v)

to undermine or corrupt

Succinct (adj)

terse, brief, concise; laconic

Succulent (adj)

juicy, full of vitality or freshness

Sufferable (adj)

bearable

Suffragist (n)

one who advocates extended voting rights

Sullen (adj)

gloomy

Sully (v)

to soil, stain, tarnish; taint

Sumptuous (adj)

lavish, splendid

Superannuated (adj)

too old; obsolete, outdated

Supercilious (adj)

arrogant, haughty, overbearing, condescending

Superficial (adj)

shallow

Superfluous (adj)

extra, more than necessary

Supercede (v)

to take the place of; replace

Supervise (v)

to direct or oversee the work of others

Supplant (v)

to replace; substitute