Lesson 49   -   edHelper.com
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Word List
stoic
stolid
straightforward
strident
strife
stringent
strive
stupefy
subdue
subjective
subjugate
sublime
submissive
subordinate
substantiate
subterranean
subvert
succumb
sullen
sumptuous
superb
supercilious
superlative
supersede
surmise
 
 


Matching

Match each definition with a word.

      supercilious 1. haughtily disdainful or contemptuous, as a person or a facial expression; arrogant; high-and-mighty; lordly
___________________________ 2. in grammar, denoting the form of adjectives and adverbs that indicates the highest or most extreme degree of comparison; superb
___________________________ 3. not easily stirred or moved mentally; unemotional; impassive; dry; apathetic
___________________________ 4. to bring under complete control or subjection; conquer; master; reduce; bear; crush
___________________________ 5. under the authority or control of a superior; subservient; dependent; subject; secondary
___________________________ 6. free from ambiguity; clear; direct; uninterrupted; straight
___________________________ 7. to establish or support by providing proof or evidence; externalize; objectify; personize
___________________________ 8. to conquer and bring into subjection; defeat; overpower; crush
___________________________ 9. to take over the position or influence of; replace; outplace; supplant
___________________________ 10. showing little or no reaction to painful or pleasant experiences; unmoved; impassive; stolid; matter-of-fact
___________________________ 11. frequently bad-tempered and stubbornly silent; ugly; dour; sulky
___________________________ 12. to stun, as with a narcotic, a shock, or a strong emotion; dull; hebetate; blunt
___________________________ 13. harsh-sounding and loud; raucous; grating; squawky; stridulous
___________________________ 14. to make strenuous efforts toward any goal; tug; moil; labor
___________________________ 15. existing or operating out of sight or secretly; hidden or secret; underground; subterrestrial; underearth
___________________________ 16. existing in the mind; belonging to the thinking subject rather than to the object of thought (opposed to objective).
___________________________ 17. conflict or enmity, usu. intense and often violent; disunity; discord
___________________________ 18. to infer without certain knowledge; suppose; guess; pretend; presume
___________________________ 19. to overthrow or destroy, or cause the destruction of (an established authority, esp. a national government); wreck; undermine
___________________________ 20. rigorous or exacting in requirements; strict; unpermissive; rigid
___________________________ 21. inclined or ready to submit; unresistingly or humbly obedient; subdued; domitae; domestic
___________________________ 22. impressing the mind with a sense of grandeur or power; inspiring awe, veneration, etc; erect; magnify; exalt
___________________________ 23. of the finest kind or quality; lofty; elevated; grand
___________________________ 24. to give in or give way to a fatal illness, superior force, overwhelming desire, or the like; yield; capitulate; buckle
___________________________ 25. entailing great expense, as from choice materials, fine work, etc.; costly; lush; upholstered; luxuriant