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sequester
to separate
sere
parched; dry
placid
calm; unruffled
sextant
navigation tool used to determine a ship's latitude and longitude
shambles
wreck; mess
shaving
very thin piece, usually of wood
sheaf
any bundle of things tie together
sherbet
a frozen dessert
shirk
to malinger
shoddy
inferior
shrew
scolding woman
shunt
to divert
shyster
a lawyer who uses questionable methods
sibylline
prophetic; oracular
sidereal
relating to the stars
silt
sediment deposited by running water
simian
monkeylike
simile
comparison of one thing with another using the word
like
or
as
simper
to smile self-consciously
sinecure
well-paid position with little responsibility
sinewy
strong; tough
singular
unique; odd
skiff
a small boat
skimp
to provide scantily
skinflint
stingy person; miser
skittish
lively; frisky
skulduggery
dishonest behavior
skulk
to move furtively; slink
slag
residue from smelting metal; dross
slake
to quench; sate
slapdash
careless; sloppy
sleazy
sordid; flimsy
dilapidated
fallen into ruin; run-down
sleight
dexterity
slew
large quantity or number
slight
insult; snub; rebuff
slipshod
sloppy; slovenly
slough
to cast off
slovenly
untidy; sloppy
sluggard
a lazy person
sluice
artificial channel for directing the flow of water
slur
slander
smattering
slight superficial knowledge
smolder
to burn without flame
snivel
to run at the nose; snuffle; whine
sodden
soaked; dull
sojourn
a temporary stay
solecism
error; mistake
soliloquy
talking to oneself
solstice
point at which the sun is farthest from the equator
somatic
pertaining to the body; physical; corporeal
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Word List 43
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Barron GRE
Updated
2010-09-16T01:05:44Z
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