GRE Vocabulary

#841

sanguine

Adjective

Example sentences

1. She is sanguine about the company's future.
2. He remained sanguine despite the early problems.
3. The coach sounded sanguine before the final.

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#842

sardonic

Adjective

Example sentences

1. He gave a sardonic smile.
2. Her sardonic comment made the room quiet.
3. The writer uses sardonic humor to criticize society.

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#843

sartorial

Adjective

Example sentences

1. He is known for his sartorial elegance.
2. The magazine praised her sartorial choices.
3. His sartorial style is simple but neat.

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#844

saturnine

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The saturnine man rarely smiled.
2. She gave a saturnine reply.
3. His saturnine mood made the room feel gloomy.

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#845

savvy

Adjective

Example sentences

1. She is a savvy businesswoman.
2. Young users are often internet savvy.
3. A savvy buyer compares prices first.

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#846

schadenfreude

Noun

Example sentences

1. He felt schadenfreude when his arrogant rival failed.
2. Schadenfreude is not a kind response to another person's trouble.
3. She tried to hide her schadenfreude.

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#847

scintillating

Adjective

Example sentences

1. We had a scintillating conversation about science.
2. Her scintillating performance won loud applause.
3. The book is full of scintillating ideas.

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#848

screed

Noun

Example sentences

1. He posted a long screed against the government.
2. The article became an angry screed.
3. I stopped reading his bitter screed.

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#849

scrupulous

Adjective

Example sentences

1. She is scrupulous about keeping accurate records.
2. A scrupulous judge treats both sides fairly.
3. He was scrupulous in returning every borrowed item.

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#850

sedulous

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The sedulous student practiced every day.
2. Her sedulous work improved the hospital.
3. A sedulous gardener cared for every plant.

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#851

self-effacing

Adjective

Example sentences

1. His self-effacing humor made people like him.
2. She is self-effacing and rarely mentions her success.
3. The self-effacing leader gave credit to the whole team.

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#852

semblance

Noun

Example sentences

1. The town slowly returned to a semblance of normal life.
2. He tried to maintain a semblance of calm.
3. The plan has only a semblance of order.

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#853

sententious

Adjective

Example sentences

1. His sententious remarks sounded wise but added little.
2. The book is full of sententious advice.
3. She gave a sententious reply about the value of hard work.

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#854

sentimental

Adjective

Example sentences

1. She keeps the old letter for sentimental reasons.
2. The film is warm and sentimental.
3. He became sentimental when talking about his childhood.

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#855

serendipity

Noun

Example sentences

1. By serendipity, she met her future employer on the train.
2. The discovery was a result of serendipity.
3. A moment of serendipity led us to the hidden café.

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#856

serene

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The lake looked serene at sunrise.
2. She remained serene during the difficult meeting.
3. His serene face made the child feel safe.

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#857

simulacrum

Noun

Example sentences

1. The model is only a simulacrum of the real building.
2. The film created a digital simulacrum of the ancient city.
3. Their friendship was a weak simulacrum of its former closeness.

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#858

sinecure

Noun

Example sentences

1. The easy government job was seen as a sinecure.
2. He received a sinecure that paid well but required little work.
3. Critics said the position was a political sinecure.

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#859

slapdash

Adjective

Example sentences

1. His slapdash work contained many errors.
2. The repairs were quick and slapdash.
3. A slapdash plan will not solve a serious problem.

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#860

smattering

Noun

Example sentences

1. I know only a smattering of Italian.
2. She has a smattering of knowledge about computers.
3. A smattering of rain fell in the morning.

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