Webster Essential Vocabulary

rural(RUR il) adj. 1. not urban or suburban; of the countryside; 2. living in the country; 3. having to do with farming RuralAm ...

S sacrosanctity (SAK ri SANKTt i tee) n. something very sacred; holiness; inviolability The Catholic Church insists on the sacr ...

satire(SAT ah yir) n. a literary work, or works, that uses sarcasm, irony, etc. to expose and attack or deride vices, foibles, e ...

Scientistsdivide their numbers into life scientists(botanists and zoologists), physical scientists(chemists and physicists), an ...

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sentence(SENT ins) n. 1. the judgment of a court of law; 2. a group of words that express a complete thought —vt. to pronounce j ...

simplistic(sim PLIS tik) adj. taking a complicated situation and making it unre- alistically simple; oversimplified It is simpl ...

When Mom or Dad is snoring in the armchair, you might call that a moment of slumber. [-ed, -ing, -er n.] smugness (SMUG nis) n. ...

solace(SAH lis) n. 1. an easing of loneliness, grief, or discomfort; 2. comfort; relief —vt.1. to comfort; console; 2. to give r ...

sophisticated(suh FIS ti KAY tid) adj. 1. urbane, world wise, knowledgeable, as opposed to naïve or simple; 2. very complex and ...

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The bargain diamond ring turned out to be spurious,made not of diamond and gold but of glass and gold plate. [-ly adv.] [Syn. a ...

straightforward(STRAYT FAWR woerd) adj. 1. direct; moving straight ahead; frank; honest; open; 3. clear; unambiguous Perry foun ...

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suppress (suh PRES) vt. 1. to subdue; put down; quell; crush; 2. to keep from appearing; 3. to check or stop; keep back; restrai ...

When two people transport a piano up a hill on a dolly, the person in the rear sustainsthe bulk of the weight. The audience’s r ...

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T talisman(TAL is min) n. 1. something (like a ring, necklace, or bracelet) bear- ing symbols or engraved figures thought to bri ...

tendency (TEN din see) n. 1. an inclination, bent, or propensity to move in a certain direction; 2. an apparent moving toward so ...

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