BSEP Vocabulary Set 7 - synonyms

screech

shriek, yell, howl, scream, yelp, squawk

sequester

isolate, segregate, seize, take over

sever

detach, disconnect, split, divide

sham

hoax, fake, fraud, false, misleading, fraudulent

shun

evade, shy away from, ostracize

skepticism

distrust, hesitation, reluctance, suspicion

snarl

disarray, disorder, knot, growl, bark, snap, shout

soluble

dispersible, solvable, answerable

spawn

offspring, progeny, create, generate, breed

stalwart

courageous, brave, heroic

staunch

loyal, stood fast, true

suffice

be adequate, serve, assuage, be sufficient

suppress

subdue, stifle, repress

synonymous

comparable, similar, identical

synthesize

intergrade, mix, fuse

tactical

prudent, desirable, wise

tantalizing

tempting, appealing, intrguing

tawdry

cheap, gaudy, showy

tawny

sandy, tan, flaxen

terse

concise, brief

tumescent

swollen, turgid, bulging

universal

general, comprehensive, ubiquitous

unpretentious

understand, simple, genuine

unrelenting

persistent, determined, adamant, stubborn

vacous

empty, blank, stupid, dense