GRE Vocabulary

#881

staunch

Adjective

Example sentences

1. He is a staunch supporter of free speech.
2. The doctor tried to staunch the bleeding.
3. She remained staunch in her beliefs.

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#882

steadfast

Adjective

Example sentences

1. She remained steadfast during the crisis.
2. His steadfast support helped the team succeed.
3. They were steadfast in their demand for justice.

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#883

stem

Verb

Example sentences

1. New measures may stem the spread of disease.
2. They tried to stem the flow of water.
3. Better training can stem the rise in accidents.

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#884

stipend

Noun

Example sentences

1. The student receives a monthly stipend.
2. Volunteers were given a small stipend for travel.
3. The internship offers experience and a modest stipend.

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#885

stolid

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The stolid guard showed no emotion.
2. He remained stolid despite the surprising news.
3. Her stolid expression was hard to read.

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#886

stringent

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The factory follows stringent safety rules.
2. The loan has stringent conditions.
3. Stringent controls reduced the risk of fraud.

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#887

stultify

Verb

Example sentences

1. Too many rules can stultify creativity.
2. The boring routine began to stultify the workers.
3. Fear may stultify open discussion.

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#888

stymie

Verb

Example sentences

1. A lack of money may stymie the project.
2. The difficult question seemed to stymie the experts.
3. Heavy snow could stymie the rescue effort.

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#889

subsume

Verb

Example sentences

1. The new department will subsume several smaller teams.
2. This broad category can subsume many different ideas.
3. The final report may subsume the earlier studies.

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#890

subterfuge

Noun

Example sentences

1. He used subterfuge to enter the private building.
2. The plan depended on lies and subterfuge.
3. She discovered their subterfuge and called the police.

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#891

subversive

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The government banned the subversive newspaper.
2. The novel contains subversive ideas about power.
3. Officials accused the group of subversive activity.

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#892

sullen

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The sullen child refused to speak.
2. He sat in sullen silence.
3. Her sullen mood lasted all day.

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#893

summit

Noun

Example sentences

1. The climbers reached the summit before noon.
2. World leaders met at an economic summit.
3. Her career reached its summit with the award.

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#894

supercilious

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The supercilious clerk treated us as unimportant.
2. He gave a supercilious smile.
3. Her supercilious manner made her unpopular.

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#895

superfluous

Adjective

Example sentences

1. Remove any superfluous words from the report.
2. The second handle is superfluous.
3. His long speech contained many superfluous details.

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#896

supplant

Verb

Example sentences

1. Digital cameras began to supplant film cameras.
2. The new manager may supplant the current leader.
3. One tradition should not completely supplant another.

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#897

surfeit

Noun

Example sentences

1. A surfeit of food made everyone sleepy.
2. The market has a surfeit of similar products.
3. A surfeit of information can confuse readers.

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#898

surly

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The surly waiter refused to smile.
2. He gave a surly reply.
3. Her surly mood improved after some rest.

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#899

surreptitious

Adjective

Example sentences

1. He took a surreptitious look at the answers.
2. They held a surreptitious meeting at night.
3. Her surreptitious recording caused a scandal.

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#900

sybarite

Noun

Example sentences

1. The wealthy sybarite demanded the finest food and rooms.
2. As a sybarite, he lived only for comfort and pleasure.
3. The novel follows a lazy sybarite who loses his fortune.

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