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GRE baron 42

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scuffle
v. struggle in a confused way, brawl, fracas, wrangle
n. disorder fight

eg. Scuffles broke out between police and demonstrators.
scintilla
n. a very small piece, shred, bit, whit

eg. They had not found a scintilla of evidence against him.
sap
v. diminish, weaken, abate (wither, undermine, debilitate, enervate, impair)

eg. The hot sun sapped our energy.
septic
adj. infected with harmful bacteria, fester

eg. A dirty cut may go septic.
saline
adj. salty, containing salt, brackish

eg. Wash the lenses in saline solution.
sanctuary
n. refuge, haven, holy place, (asylum)

eg. The government offered sanctuary to 4 000 refugees.
sanguine
adj. optimistic, cheerful and hopeful, roseate

eg. They are less sanguine about the company’s long-term prospects.
sardonic
adj. mocking, (disdainful, sarcastic, satirical, mordant)

eg. a sardonic smile
satiate
v. satisfy fully, sate, surfeit
saturnine
adj. seemly threatening and serious, morose

eg. Do not be misled by his saturnine countenance
scanty
adj. meager, insufficient, deficient, sparse

eg. Details of his life are scanty.
scurrilous
adj. libelous, abusive, defamatory, truculent, opprobrious (vituperative)

eg. He wrote a scurrilous piece about me in the local press.
secular
adj. worldly, not pertaining to religious matters, temporal

eg. Ours is a secular society.
sedulous
adj. diligent, assiduous

eg. sedulous attention to detail
seedy
adj.- seamy, sleazy
- dilapidated, decrepit, threadbare, tatty

eg. the seedy bar of prostitution
semblance
n. seemly fact, outward appearance, guise, veneer, facade

eg. The ceasefire brought about a semblance of peace.
senility
n. old age, dotage, unable to memorize

eg. an old man on the verge of senility
satirical
adj. mocking, sardonic using satire

eg. a satirical magazine
sententious
adj. trying to show good judgement, bombastic, grandiloquent

eg. sententious writing style
sarcasm
n. scornful remark, irony, satire

eg. ‘That will be useful,’ she snapped with heavy sarcasm
sartorial
adj. of or relating to a tailor or to tailoring

eg. He is known for his sartorial elegance.
sate
v. satisfy a desire, cloy, satiate, (mollycoddle)

eg. Its hunger sated, the lion took a nap
salutary
adj. having good effect, good

eg. The accident was a salutary reminder of the dangers of climbing
salient
adj. most important, prominent, spectacular

eg. She pointed out the salient features of the new design
salacious
adj. lascivious, erotic, prurient

eg. The papers concentrated on the more salacious aspects of the case.
sage
n. a very wise person (adj: wise), savant, (pundit)
sagacious
adj. insightful, perspicacious, (discerning, perceptive, wise)

eg. My father is a sagacious judge of art
sadistic
adj. inclined to cruelty (tend to hurt ppl), masochistic

eg. He took sadistic pleasure in torturing his wife.
seamy
adj. unpleasant and immoral, (sordid, dirty, seedy)

eg. a seamy sex scandal
scruple
v. hesitate, qualm, thinks carefully before acting

eg. He had no scruples about spying on her.
scrutinize
v. examine carefully, investigate, (pore)

eg. The statement was carefully scrutinized before publication.
scrupulous
adj. conscientious, carefully attentive, (meticulous, punctilious)

eg. He was scrupulous in all his business dealings.
scourge
n. severe punishment, disaster
v. ravage, desolate

eg. Inflation was the scourge of the 1970s.
scintillate
v. sparkle, twinkle, glimmer

eg. Does a constellation scintillate more brightly than a single star?
schism
n. division to form faction, split within an organization

eg. the threat of a schism within the Church
secession
n. separation, declaration of independence

eg. the secession of the Southern states in the civil war
sensitization
n. a warning process/event that make ppl more aware

eg. the sensitization made ppl more aware of global change in climate
seminal
adj. influencing on future developments

eg. His book on social policy proved to be seminal.
sensual
adj. giving pleasures to senses, carnal, sexual

eg. Food is a great sensual experience.
sensuous
adj. taking delight on beauty, sensual, aesthetic

eg. I’m drawn to the poetic, sensuous qualities of her paintings.
sentient
adj. sensitive, consciously perceptive

eg. a boy so sentient of his surroundings
sedition
n. resistance to authority, fomenting rebellion

eg. to be charged with sedition
seethe
v. boil vigorously in anger

eg. - She seethed silently in the corner.
- The ocean seethed beneath them.
secrete(2)
v. hide away, cache, harbor

eg. The drugs were secreted in the lining of his case.
sepulcher
n. tomb, rocky grave/crypt/vault
sentinel
adj. sentry, guard, lookout

eg. a tall round tower standing sentinel over the river
seminary
n. school for priest/minister (religious leader)

eg. Catholic seminary
seismic
adj. pertaining to earthquakes

eg. The Richer scale is a measurement of seismic disturbances
seine
n. net for catching fish
seep
v. flow slowly, trickle

eg. Water seeped from a crack in the pipe.
sedentary
adj. spending a lot of time sitting down

eg. Rhinos are largely sedentary animals
sedate
adj. calm and relaxed, quiet and solemn

eg. Their son was too quiet and sedate
sect
n. faction, separate religious body
secrete(1)
v. - produce liquid substance

eg. Insulin is secreted by the pancreas.
seclusion
n. isolation, solitude

eg. He spends much of his time in seclusion in the mountains.
seasoned
adj. experienced

eg. The team wishes to have some seasoned players in their roster
sear
v. burn, cause sb feel pain

eg. The heat of the sun seared their faces.
scuttle
v. - scurry
- sink (a ship)

eg. They scuttled the vessel rather than surrender it to the enemy
scurvy
adj. despicable, contemptible, (shameful)

eg. a scurvy band of pirates
scurry
v. run with quick short steps, scuttle

eg. Ants scurried around the pile of rotting food
scotth
v. stop, put an end to

eg. Rumors that he had fled the country were promptly scotched by his wife.
scoff
v. mock, gibe, deride

eg. He scoffed at our amateurish attempts.
schematic
adj. relating to outline or diagram

eg. The play has a very schematic plot.
scavenge
v. eat dead animal, search for useful thing in a waste pile

eg. Dogs and foxes scavenged through the trash cans for something to eat.
scapegoat
n. someone who bears the blame for others

eg. NASA will search scapegoats on whom they could cast the blame
scale
v. ascend, climb up

eg. He has scaled (Mouth Everest / the height of his career)
scaffold
n. bracing framework, platform for execution

eg. The workers put up a scaffold to paint the second story
scad
n. plenty, myriad, great quantity

eg. I have already have scads of clothes
scabbard
n. case for a sword, sheath
savory
adj. tasty, luscious (fragrant, aromatic, palatable)

eg. savory snacks
savor
v. enjoy a distinctive flavor/smell/feeling

eg. He ate his meal slowly, savoring every mouthful
savant
n. scholar, (sage)

eg. Our faculty includes many world famous savants
saunter
v. stroll, amble, ramble

eg. He sauntered by, looking as if he had all the time in the world.
satyr
n. a man’s face and body and a goat’s legs and horns

eg. He is like a satyr in his lustful conduct
satire
n. lampoon, form of literature with ridicule, sarcasm

eg. The novel is a stinging satire on American politics.
sanguinary
adj. bloody, gory, hematic

eg. a sanguinary campaign in which thousands were killed
sanction
v. permit, impose a sanction (trading penalty)

eg. The government refused to sanction a further cut in interest rates.
sanctimonious
adj. self-righteous, hypocritical, pharisaical (showing that u are moral)

eg. I wish she’d stop being so sanctimonious.
salvage
v. save/rescue from danger

eg. We only managed to salvage two paintings from the fire.
salubrious
adj. healthy, clean and pleasant

eg. We had to move to a house in a less salubrious area.
sallow
adj. slightly yellow (not healthy)

eg. He was a small man with a thin sallow face.
saga
n. legend, myth, story

eg. (humorous) the saga of how I missed the plane
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