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GRE baron 44

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stalwart
n/adj. loyal (supporter)
adj. physically strong

eg. They have been stalwarts of the local amateur dramatic society for over 30 years.
spartan
adj. lacking luxury and comfort, severity, rigor

eg. the spartan life of the training camp
sublime
adj. impressive, admirable (=august), high (quality), lofty, resplendent, gorgeous, superb

eg. sublime beauty, a sublime combination of flavors
somber
adj. drab, gloomy, (depressing, melancholy, morose, lugubrious, crestfallen)

eg. dressed in somber shades of grey and black
soporific
adj. sleep-causing

eg. The soporific lecture of philosophy
sordid
adj. dirty, immoral, (seedy, seamy, sleazy)

eg. It was a shock to discover the truth about his sordid past.
spat
n. squabble, minor dispute (= bicker, fracas, fuss)

eg. The spat was a precursor for a severe fight btw them
spendthrift
n. prodigal person, someone who squanders money

eg. a spendthrift government
spruce
v. (make) neat and clean
adj. neat, natty, dapper, rakish

eg. She spruced up for the interview
spurn
v. reject, disavow (in a proud way), rebuff

eg. Eve spurned Mark’s invitation
squat
adj. shot and wide/fat, stocky, rotund

eg. a squat muscular man with a shaven head
stamina
n. strength or spirit, (fortitude, mettle, pluck, tenacity)

eg. It takes a lot of stamina to run a marathon.
stealth
n/adj. quiet and secret action, clandestine, sneakiness, furtive, surreptitious

eg. Lions rely on stealth when hunting.
stentorian
adj. extremely loud, clamorous, strident, (obstreperous, vociferous, blatant)

eg. He spoke in stentorian tones.
stilted
adj. artificial (manner), too formal, mincing

eg. We made stilted conversation for a few moments.
stolid
adj. impassive and indifferent, stoic, inert, phlegmatic

eg. Mark sat stolid and silent.
stratagem
n. clever trick, deceptive scheme (=maneuver, artifice), ruse, (sleight)

eg. to adopt a cunning stratagem
stratified
adj. layered, divided into class

eg. a highly stratified (society / rock)
strew
v. scatter, spread, disperse

eg. The streets were strewn with corpses.
strident
adj. loud and harsh, aggressive, (raucous, blatant, obstreperous, vociferous, clamorous)

eg. He is a strident advocate of nuclear power
stygian
adj. dark (and frightening), deathly

eg. the stygian darkness of the cavern
stymie
v. hinder, impede, foil, thwart

eg. Financial difficulties have stymied the company’s growth.
subdue
v. defeat, suppress, quell, quash, (subjugate, vanquish, tame)

eg. Troops were called in to subdue the rebels.
subjugate
v. subdue, gain control of sth, tame, (quell, rule, quash)

eg. The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land.
spangle
n. shiny shard (that is sewn in clothing) (kim tuyen')

eg. a dress covered with red spangles
staccato
adj. with disconnected parts or sounds

eg. staccato (applause/command/notes)
sophist
n. teacher of philosophy, ppl who uses clever but specious arguments to deceive others
sporadic
adj. irregularly and intermittent, (unpredictable, desultory, fitful, spasmodic)

eg. a city subjected to sporadic bombing raids
sophistry
n. clever but wrong or deceptive/specious argument
specious
adj. seemingly reasonable but incorrect, spurious

eg. a specious argument
squabble
n. minor quarrel, (bicker, quibble, spat)

eg. My sisters were squabbling over what to watch on TV.
spasmodic
adj. fitful, periodic, intermittent, (sporadic)

eg. the spasmodic coughing in the auditorium annoyed the performers
spectral
adj. ghostly, (haunted, eerie), scary and mysterious

eg. a spectral glow has filled the dark room
spoonerism
n.mispronunciation,accidental combination of sounds in successive words

eg. well-boiled icicle for well-oiled bicycle
stifle
v. strangle, choke, suffocate (make airless to breathe)

eg. The child stifled under the pillow.
stickler
n. perfectionist, a person who thinks that a particular quality/behavior is very important
stereotype
n. fixed idea about ppl, a conventional conception or image

eg. He doesn’t conform to the usual stereotype of the businessman with a dark suit and briefcase.
statute
n. legislative law, rule (dao. luat.)

eg. Capital punishment was banned by statute in 1987.
stanch
v. stop/check flow of blood, (stem, staunch)

eg. staunch the (blood flow / tide)
stalemate
n. deadlock, impasse

eg. reached an stalemate on the negotiations
staid
adj. boring and old-fashioned, (drab, dour, dull, obsolete, passe)

eg. The museum is trying to get rid of its staid image.
spurious
adj. false, deceptive, specious (seeming plausible but deceptive)

eg. He created the entirely spurious impression that the company was thriving.
sophomoric
adj. immature, half-baked, like a sophomore (secondary-year student)

eg. sophomoric joke
stupor
n. marginal unconsciousness, drunken, oblivion

eg. He drank himself into a stupor
stultify
v. frustrate, suppress your creativity

eg. the stultifying effects of work that never varies
stricture
n. criticism, restriction

eg. She merely ignored any strictures on the way she dressed.
stoic
adj. impassive, seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain; unemotional

eg. her stoic endurance / acceptance of death
stodgy
adj. stuffy, boring due to many details

eg. The article was rather stodgy—too many facts.
subaltern
n. subordinate of an army captain

eg. the captain treated his subalterns as children instead of colleagues
sublimate
v. refine, divert energy into useful action

eg. We try to sublimate these desires into worthwhile activities
subjective
adj. not objective, existing in sb’s mind rather than in the real world

eg. a highly subjective point of view
suavity
n. polish, urbanity

eg. the job requires suavity and sophistication
stupefy
v. stun, shock, astonish

eg. He was stupefied by the amount they had spent
studied
adj. unspontaneous, premeditated

eg. She introduced herself with studied casualness.
strut (2)
n. strengthening bar

eg. The roof was supported on oak struts.
strut
n/v. walk proudly or pompously

eg. The players strutted and posed for the cameras.
stringent
adj. very strict, rigid

eg. the government’s stringent economic policies
striated
adj. marked with parallel bands, grooved (co' van`, co duong` ke?)

eg. The glacier left many striated rock
stratum/strata
n. layer (of earth / society)

eg. a thick stratum of flint / limestone
stoke
v. add fuel to a fire, feed plentifully

eg. to stoke up (a fire with more coal / a furnace / a good meal)
stockade
n. wooden barrier with fixed line of posts.
stock
adj. standard, typical, regular

eg. Her stock excuse was: ‘I’m washing my hair tonight’.
stipulate
v. specify

eg. A delivery date is stipulated in the contract.
stipple
v. paint or draw with dots

eg. She carefully stippled dabs of pure color on the canvas
stipend
n. pay for services, (wage, pittance)

eg. a summer internship with a small stipend
stint
n. period of responsibility

eg. He did a stint abroad early in his career.
stem from
v. resulted from

eg. Milton's problems in school stemmed from his poor study habits
stem
v. stop/check the flow, stanch

eg. The cut was bandaged to stem the bleeding
stellar
adj. pertaining to the stars, excellent

eg. a stellar performance
steep
v. soak, macerate
adj. rising/falling quickly

eg. Steep the fruit in brandy overnight.
steadfast
adj. firm, loyal, steady

eg. He remained steadfast in his determination to bring the killers to justice.
statutory
adj. must be done by law/statute

eg. The authority failed to carry out its statutory duties.
stanza
n. division of a poem, (verse)
stagnant
adj. motionless, static, stable

eg. The housing market has been largely stagnant over the past few months.
squander
v. waste

eg. He squandered all his money on gambling.
squalor
n. dirty condition, filth

eg. the poverty and squalor of the slums
spry
adj. vigorously active, nimble

eg. a spry 90-year-old woman
sportive
adj. playful

eg. such sportive attitude is surprising in a serious person like you
spontaneity
n. the quality of being spontaneous, lacking premeditation

eg. There is a lack of spontaneity in her performance
splice
v. fasten/twist together, unite

eg. splice two strips of tape together
sphinx-like
adj. enigmatic, mysterious

eg. the Mona Lisa's sphinx-like expression has puzzled many art lovers
spawn
v. lay eggs, produce

eg. The band’s album spawned a string of hit singles.
spatula
n. broad flat blade used for mixing and spreading things
spatial
adj. relating to space

eg. the development of a child’s spatial awareness
spate
n. sudden flood, (deluge)

eg. The bombing was the latest in a spate of terrorist attacks.
sparse
adj. scanty and scattered over an area
(rai? rac')

eg. the sparse population of the islands
sophisticated
adj. worldly wise and urbane, complex

eg. the sophisticated pleasures of city life
sonorous
adj. resonant (clear and deep sound)

eg. His sonorous voice resounded through the hall
somnolent
adj. almost asleep

eg. a somnolent Sunday afternoon
somnambulist
n. sleepwalker

eg. the most famous somnambulist in literature is Lady Macbeth
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