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GRE baron 45

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subsume
v. include, encompass, contain, embody

eg. All these different ideas can be subsumed under just two broad categories.
suffuse
v. spread over

eg. The room was suffused with a soft golden light.
surly
adj. rude, cross, (insensitive, boorish, churlish)

Eg. Because his surly attitude, many ppl avoided his company.
substantiate
v. prove sth with evidence, verify, corroborate, sustain

eg. The results of the tests substantiated his claims.
sully
v. spoil the value of Sth, make dirty, taint, defile, tarnish

eg. By cheating they have sullied the good name of their country.
sultry
adj. very hot, muggy, sexy (figurative), torrid

eg. The weather was still very heavy and sultry.
sunder
v. separate, part, sever, disengage

eg. Northern and southern Ireland are politically and religiously sundered.
sundry
adj. various, several, miscellaneous, some

eg. a watch, a diary and sundry other items
surfeit
v. satiate, indulge excessively, mollycoddle, sate, slake

eg. Thanksgiving we are surfeited with an overabundance of holiday treats
surmise
v. guess, deduce

eg. I surmise that he will be late for this meeting
sustain
v. – experience, -
- support, corroborate, substantiate

Eg. He sustained such a severe injury that he may be unable to sustain his family
swindler
n. cheat, bilk, rig, cozen, dupe
succinct
adj. concise, compact, abridged, curt, laconic, terse, brusque

eg. Keep your answers as succinct as possible
succumb
v. yield, give in, die, capitulate

eg. The town succumbed after a short siege
supercilious
adj. arrogant, condescending, sniffy, overbearing, vainglorious

eg. The supercilious headwaiter of that luxurious restaurant looked down on normal customers
superficial
adj. trivial, shallow, small

Eg. A superficial analysis cannot give you a high marks
supple
adj. flexible, limber, lithe, (pliant)

Eg. Years of yoga exercises made Grace’s body supple
swerve
v. deviate, turn aside suddenly, veer, slue, slew

eg. The car swerved wildly but the driver was able to regain control of the wheel
synoptic
Adj. generally overview, summary

Eg. a synoptic presentation of a physical theory
taint
v. contaminate, spoil the quality of sth/opinion, sully, defile

eg. tainted drinking water
tangible
adj. visible, touchable, clear, palpable

Eg. We cannot accept his findings without tangible evidence
supplicate
v. pray/ask humbly to be granted a favor

eg. We supplicate your Majesty to grant him amnesty
subtlety
n. the quality of being hard to detect or analyze, nuance, nicety (su tinh te')

eg. It’s a thrilling movie even though it lacks subtlety.
sumptuous
adj. luxurious, very expensive and impressive

eg. We dined in sumptuous surroundings.
supererogatory
adj. superfluous, over than necessary

Eg. We already have enough witnesses to charge him, any more would be supererogatory
superfluous
adj. excessive, supererogatory, unnecessary

Eg. Do not include so many superfluous details in your report
supposition
n. hypothesis, premise
surrogate
n. substitute

eg. For a fatherless child, a male teacher might become a father surrogate
sycophant
n. servile flatterer, yes man, toady

eg. "Get away, you sycophant", the king scold angrily.
supersede
v. replace, make obsolete, (supplant)

eg. The theory has been superseded by more recent research.
suppliant
adj. humbly entreating, beseeching, imploring, (supplicant)

Eg. Unable to resist the dog’s suppliant whimpering, he gave it some food
subpoena
n. written order that request the advent of the witness in a court

eg. She is appearing today under subpoena
swill
v. drink greedily, quaff, (slake, quench)

eg. The captains and his pirates swilled their grog
tantamount
adj. equivalent, similar

Eg. If he resigned it would be tantamount to admitting that he was guilty.
tantalize
v. tease, torture with disappointment

eg. He loved to tantalize his younger brother with candy.
tanner
n. a person who turn animal skins into leather
tangential
Adj. only slightly connected, peripheral

Eg. a tangential argument
talon
n. claw of birth

eg. The strong talon of the hawks
talisman
n. lucky charm

eg. She wore the talisman to ward off evil
tactile
adj. pertaining to the sense of touch

Eg. His hands have lost tactile sensitivity
taciturn
adj. habitually silent, talking little

Eg. The stereotypical cowboy is a taciturn soul, with just ‘Yes’ or ‘Nope” answers.
tacit
adj. understood, not state into words

Eg. We have a tacit agreement based on only a handshake
synchronous
adj. similarly timed, simultaneous with
symbiosis
n. interdependent relationship for mutual benefits (quan he cong. sinh)

eg. Crocodile bird and crocodile derive benefit from their symbiosis.
sylvan
Adj. pertaining to the wood, rustic

Eg. His paintings with sylvan theme was criticized of oversentimental
syllogism
n. logical formula but containing a premise, deceptive argument

eg. There must be a fallacy in this syllogism
sybarite
n. lover of luxury

eg. Not all the rich are sybarites, some of them have little taste for a life of luxury
swelter
v. be suffered from heat

eg. Buying a air-conditioner unless you want to swelter through another hot summer.
swathe
v. wrap around, bandage

eg. When I visited him the hospital, I found him swathed in bandages
swarthy
adj. having dark skin

eg. a swarthy complexion
suture
n. material used in sewing (esp for a wound)

eg. We will remove the sutures as soon as the wound heals
sustenance
n. support, food, nourishment

eg. Finding sustenance in the tropics is easy because of all the fruit trees.
susceptible
Adj. easily influenced (for a disease), having little resistance

Eg. Buy this new drug, you will no longer be susceptible to common cough
surveillance
n. watching, guarding

eg. The house is under the surveillance of FBI
surreptitious
adj. furtive, secret, (sneaky, stealthy, hidden, clandestine)

Eg. She sneaked a surreptitious glance at her watch.
surmount
v. overcome, deal successfully

eg. Surmount difficulties to rear the kids
supposititious
adj. assumed, hypothetical
supplant
v. replace, supersede

eg. Could other women actually supplant Princess Diana in Prince Charles’s affections
supine
adj. lying on back

Eg. The defeated pugilist lay supine on the canvas
supernumerary
n. superfluous/supererogatory person or thing

eg. His appearance in the stage was a supernumerary
superimpose
v. add or place on sth else

eg. She has tried to superimpose her own attitudes onto this ancient story.
superannuated
adj. disqualified due to old age

eg. superannuated rock stars
summation
n. summary

eg. The exhibition presents a summation of the artist’s career.
suffragist
n. advocate of voting rights (for women)
succulent
adj. juicy (taste good, containing lot of juices)

eg. a succulent pear / steak
succor
v. aid, assist, comfort

eg. to give / bring succour to the sick and wounded
subversive
adj. destructive or harmful to government

eg. He was a known political subversive
subterfuge
n. dishonest or secret methods, evasion

eg. Journalists often use subterfuge to obtain material for stories
substantial
adj. considerable, (strong, essential, large)

eg. Their share of the software market is substantial.
subsistence
n. having just enough money or food to stay alive, (livelihood)

eg. He worked a 16-hour day for a subsistence wage
subsidy
n. financial aid (by government to keep the price low)

eg. agricultural subsidies to compete with world markets
subsidiary
adj. subordinate, additional, inferior

eg. I’m taking History as a subsidiary subject
subside
v. become calmer or quieter, descend, reduce

eg. When the rain had subsided we continued our walk.
subservient
adj. behaving like a slave, servile, obsequious

eg. The press was accused of being subservient to the government
suborn
v. to persuade sb to do sth illegal (esp telling lie in court), abet, bribe

eg. to suborn or bribe a witness
submissive
adj. yielding, timid, compliant

eg. She followed him like a submissive child.
subliminal
adj. affecting your mind in an imperceptible way (tiem` thuc')

eg. music containing subliminal messages
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