Word List-43 (selected words only)

Lion (India)
GRE Barron's 15th ed.
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  1. sequester
    keep away from others
  2. sere
    having lost all moisture
  3. serpentine
    resembling a snake in form
  4. serrated
    notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex
  5. servitude
    the state of being required to labor for someone else
  6. sextant
    an instrument for measuring angular distance
  7. shackle
    a restraint that confines or restricts freedom
  8. sham
    something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
  9. shambles
    a condition of great disorder
  10. shard
    a broken piece of a brittle artifact
  11. shaving
    a thin fragment or slice that has been shaved from something
  12. sheaf
    a package of several things tied together
  13. sheathe
    enclose with a protective covering
  14. shimmer
    shine with a weak or fitful light
  15. shirk
    avoid one's assigned duties
  16. shoddy
    of inferior workmanship and materials
  17. shrew
    small mouselike mammal with a long snout; related to moles
  18. shunt
    a conductor diverting a fraction of current from a device
  19. shyster
    a person who uses unscrupulous or unethical methods
  20. sibylline
    resembling or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy
  21. sidereal
    of or relating to the stars or constellations
  22. silt
    mud or clay or small rocks deposited by a river or lake
  23. simile
    a figure of speech expressing a resemblance between things
  24. simper
    smile in an insincere, unnatural, or coy way
  25. simulate
    reproduce someone's behavior or looks
  26. sinecure
    a job that involves minimal duties
  27. sinewy
    consisting of tendons or resembling a tendon
  28. singular
    being a single and separate person or thing
  29. sinuous
    curved or curving in and out
  30. skimp
    work hastily or carelessly
  31. skinflint
    a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend
  32. skirmish
    a minor short-term fight
  33. skittish
    unpredictably excitable, especially of horses
  34. skulduggery
    misrepresentation intended to take advantage of someone
  35. skulk
    lie in wait or behave in a sneaky and secretive manner
  36. slacken
    become slow or slower
  37. slag
    the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals
  38. slake
    satisfy, as thirst
  39. slapdash
    marked by great carelessness
  40. sleazy
    morally degraded
  41. sleeper
    an unexpected hit
  42. sleight
    adroitness in using the hands
  43. slew
    a large number or amount or extent
  44. slipshod
    marked by great carelessness
  45. slither
    pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly
  46. sloth
    a disinclination to work or exert yourself
  47. slothful
    disinclined to work or exertion
  48. slough
    cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers
  49. sluggard
    an idle slothful person
  50. slur
    speak ill of; make offensive remarks about
  51. smattering
    a slight or superficial understanding of a subject
  52. smelt
    extract by heating, as a metal
  53. smirk
    smile in a mocking or condescending way
  54. smolder
    burn slowly and without a flame
  55. snicker
    laugh quietly
  56. snivel
    cry or whine with snuffling
  57. sobriety
    the state of being unaffected or not intoxicated by alcohol
  58. sodden
    wet through and through; thoroughly wet
  59. sojourn
    a temporary stay
  60. solace
    comfort offered to one who is disappointed or miserable
  61. solecism
    a socially awkward or tactless act
  62. solicit
    request urgently or persistently
  63. solicitous
    full of anxiety and concern
  64. soliloquy
    speech you make to yourself
  65. solstice
    when the sun is at its greatest distance from the equator
  66. somatic
    characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit
Created on Thu May 16 01:21:47 EDT 2013 (updated Fri May 24 02:37:38 EDT 2013)

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