Secrete:
MEANING: Conceal, hide; release
SENTENCE: HIs assets had been secreted to Swiss bank accounts
Shard:
MEANING: A broken piece of a brittle artifact
SENTENCE: Shards of glass flew in all directions
Skeptic
: MEANING: One who doubts others unless they have seen
evidence
SENTENCE: She was sceptical about her sister’s claim she had seen a
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Solicitous:
MEANING: Full of anxiety and concern; showing hovering
attentiveness
SENTENCE: She was tiny and solicitous, a soft, sweet lady.
Soporific:
MEANING: Tending to induce drowsiness or sleep
SENTENCE: The motion of the train had a somewhat soporific effect.
Spartan:
MEANING: Practicing great self-denial, unsparing and
uncompromising in discipline or judgement
SENTENCE: Her apartment was so spartan that she couldn't even serve us
both soups; she only had one bowl and one spoon.
Spasmodically:
MEANING: In spurts and fits; with spasms
SENTENCE: The newborn giraffe lies in a sodden heap, heaving
spasmodically with its first gulps of air.
Specious:
MEANING: Plausible but false; deceptively pleasing
SENTENCE: Misinformation, falsehoods and specious claims dominate
his public pronouncements.
Sporadic:
MEANING: Recurring in scattered and irregular or
unpredictable instances
SENTENCE: In the last few decades, the west has been subjected to
sporadic terrorist bombings.
Stigma
: MEANING: A negative association
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SENTENCE: These days there is far less stigma attached to being in a
same sex relationship.
Stingy
: MEANING: Not generous with money
SENTENCE: Many companies are too stingy to raise the salaries of their
workers.
Stint:
MEANING: Be very economical about spending; an unbroken
period of time
SENTENCE: He doesn't stint on wining and dining – every night he
spends hundreds of dollars in restaurants and bars
Stipulate:
MEANING: Specify as a condition or requirement in a contract
or agreement
SENTENCE: He stipulated certain conditions before their marriage
Stolid:
MEANING: Showing little emotion; expressionless
SENTENCE: Her face was stolid, but inside she was thrilled.
Substantiate:
MEANING: Give support to a claim
SENTENCE: More evidence of the Tooth Fairy is needed to substantiate
her existence.
Superficiality:
MEANING: Lack of depth of knowledge or thought or
feeling; shallowness
SENTENCE: Instant digital interactions, on your phone or computer,
encourage superficiality, insularity and tribalism.
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Strife:
MEANING: State of fighting or arguing violently
SENTENCE: Strife in the Middle East has continued for many, many
years.
Supersede:
MEANING: Take the place or move into the position of
SENTENCE: When his father passed away, Toby superseded him as head
of the family.
Strut:
MEANING: Walk with a proud swagger with a little arrogance
thrown in
SENTENCE: After hitting his third six, the batsman strutted down the
pitch.
Subpoena:
MEANING: A writ ordering a person to attend a court
SENTENCE: The courier delivered the subpoena to her door and she had
to sign for it.
Subside:
MEANING: Wear off or die down; sink to a lower level;
descend
SENTENCE: The world waited patiently for the danger of COVID-19 to
subside.
Supposition:
MEANING: An assumption or hypothesis
SENTENCE: They were working on the supposition that his death was
murder.
Sycophant
: MEANING: A person who tries to win favour from powerful
people by flattering them
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SENTENCE: The fans backstage we very sycophantic.
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