BARRON'S 43: sequester-somatic

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  1. sequester
    keep away from others
  2. sere
    having lost all moisture
  3. serendipity
    good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries
  4. serenity
    the absence of mental stress or anxiety
  5. serpentine
    resembling a snake in form
  6. serrated
    notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex
  7. servile
    submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior
  8. servitude
    the state of being required to labor for someone else
  9. sever
    set or keep apart
  10. severity
    excessive sternness
  11. sextant
    an instrument for measuring angular distance
  12. shackle
    a restraint that confines or restricts freedom
  13. sham
    something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
  14. shamble
    walk by dragging one's feet
  15. shard
    a broken piece of a brittle artifact
  16. shaving
    a thin fragment or slice that has been shaved from something
  17. sheaf
    a package of several things tied together
  18. sheathe
    enclose with a protective covering
  19. sherbet
    a frozen dessert made primarily of fruit juice and sugar
  20. shimmer
    shine with a weak or fitful light
  21. shirk
    avoid one's assigned duties
  22. shoddy
    of inferior workmanship and materials
  23. shrewd
    marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
  24. shun
    avoid and stay away from deliberately
  25. shunt
    a conductor diverting a fraction of current from a device
  26. shyster
    a person who uses unscrupulous or unethical methods
  27. sibling
    a person's brother or sister
  28. sidereal
    of or relating to the stars or constellations
  29. silt
    mud or clay or small rocks deposited by a river or lake
  30. simian
    relating to or resembling an ape or a monkey
  31. simile
    a figure of speech expressing a resemblance between things
  32. simper
    smile in an insincere, unnatural, or coy way
  33. simplistic
    characterized by extreme and misleading lack of complexity
  34. simulate
    reproduce someone's behavior or looks
  35. sinecure
    a job that involves minimal duties
  36. sinewy
    consisting of tendons or resembling a tendon
  37. singular
    being a single and separate person or thing
  38. sinister
    wicked, evil, or dishonorable
  39. sinuous
    curved or curving in and out
  40. skeptic
    someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs
  41. skiff
    a small boat propelled by oars or by sails or by a motor
  42. skimp
    work hastily or carelessly
  43. skinflint
    a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend
  44. skirmish
    a minor short-term fight
  45. skittish
    unpredictably excitable, especially of horses
  46. skulk
    lie in wait or behave in a sneaky and secretive manner
  47. slacken
    become slow or slower
  48. slag
    the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals
  49. slake
    satisfy, as thirst
  50. slander
    words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another
  51. slapdash
    marked by great carelessness
  52. sleazy
    morally degraded
  53. sleeper
    a rester who is in slumber
  54. sleight
    adroitness in using the hands
  55. slew
    a large number or amount or extent
  56. slight
    small in quantity or degree
  57. slipshod
    marked by great carelessness
  58. slither
    pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly
  59. sloth
    a disinclination to work or exert yourself
  60. slothful
    disinclined to work or exertion
  61. slough
    cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers
  62. slovenly
    negligent of neatness especially in dress and person
  63. sluggard
    an idle slothful person
  64. sluggish
    moving slowly
  65. sluice
    conduit that carries a rapid flow of water
  66. slur
    utter indistinctly
  67. smattering
    a slight or superficial understanding of a subject
  68. smelt
    extract by heating, as a metal
  69. snicker
    laugh quietly
  70. snivel
    cry or whine with snuffling
  71. sobriety
    the state of being unaffected or not intoxicated by alcohol
  72. sodden
    wet through and through; thoroughly wet
  73. sojourn
    a temporary stay
  74. solace
    comfort offered to one who is disappointed or miserable
  75. solder
    join or fuse with an alloy
  76. solecism
    a socially awkward or tactless act
  77. solemnity
    a trait of dignified seriousness
  78. solicit
    request urgently or persistently
  79. solicitous
    full of anxiety and concern
  80. soliloquy
    speech you make to yourself
  81. solitude
    a state of social isolation
  82. solstice
    when the sun is at its greatest distance from the equator
  83. soluble
    capable of being dissolved in some solvent
  84. solvent
    capable of meeting financial obligations
  85. somatic
    characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit
Created on 八月 21, 2010 (updated 八月 22, 2010)

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