GRE Vocabulary

#861

smug

Adjective

Example sentences

1. He looked smug after winning the argument.
2. Her smug smile annoyed the others.
3. Do not become smug after one success.

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#862

snide

Adjective

Example sentences

1. He made a snide comment about her clothes.
2. She ignored the snide laughter behind her.
3. His snide tone made the joke feel cruel.

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#863

snub

Verb

Example sentences

1. She chose to snub him at the party.
2. The award committee seemed to snub the popular actor.
3. He felt hurt by the public snub.

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#864

solecism

Noun

Example sentences

1. Calling the country by its old name was a social solecism.
2. The sentence contains a grammatical solecism.
3. His rude question was a serious solecism at the formal dinner.

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#865

solicitous

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The nurse was solicitous about the patient's comfort.
2. He gave his guest a solicitous look.
3. Her solicitous care helped the child relax.

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#866

solicitude

Noun

Example sentences

1. She showed great solicitude for the injured animal.
2. His solicitude made the elderly woman feel safe.
3. The teacher treated the worried student with solicitude.

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#867

soporific

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The warm room had a soporific effect.
2. His long lecture was soporific.
3. The medicine can be soporific, so do not drive after taking it.

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#868

sordid

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The investigation revealed a sordid tale of lies and theft.
2. They lived in a sordid room above the shop.
3. The newspaper reported every sordid detail.

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#869

spartan

Adjective

Example sentences

1. His room was spartan, with only a bed and desk.
2. The team followed a spartan training routine.
3. They lived under spartan conditions during the trip.

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#870

specious

Adjective

Example sentences

1. His specious argument sounded reasonable but was false.
2. The company used a specious excuse for the delay.
3. Do not accept a specious claim without checking the facts.

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#871

spendthrift

Noun

Example sentences

1. The spendthrift wasted all his money.
2. She married a spendthrift who never saved.
3. A spendthrift may struggle during an emergency.

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#872

splenetic

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The splenetic customer shouted at the staff.
2. He wrote a splenetic letter to the editor.
3. Her splenetic mood made discussion impossible.

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#873

sporadic

Adjective

Example sentences

1. We had sporadic rain throughout the day.
2. The machine makes a sporadic noise.
3. Sporadic fighting continued near the border.

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#874

spurious

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The website made a spurious claim about the product.
2. Police found several spurious documents.
3. His spurious excuse did not convince the teacher.

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#875

spurn

Verb

Example sentences

1. She decided to spurn the unfair offer.
2. He felt hurt when his friends chose to spurn him.
3. The artist would not spurn honest criticism.

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#876

squander

Verb

Example sentences

1. Do not squander your time on useless arguments.
2. He managed to squander his entire fortune.
3. The team could squander a two-goal lead.

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#877

squelch

Verb

Example sentences

1. The manager tried to squelch the rumor.
2. Heavy rain helped squelch the fire.
3. The government should not squelch peaceful criticism.

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#878

staid

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The staid banker rarely showed emotion.
2. The office has a staid and formal atmosphere.
3. Her staid clothes suited the serious event.

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#879

stalwart

Adjective

Example sentences

1. She has been a stalwart supporter of the charity.
2. The stalwart defender played despite the pain.
3. A group of stalwart volunteers stayed until the end.

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#880

start

Verb

Example sentences

1. The loud crash made me start.
2. She gave a start when someone touched her shoulder.
3. The sudden movement caused the horse to start.

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