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sepulchral Pronunciation: ⁄ sɪˈpʌlkr(ə)l ⁄ adjective ·               relating to a tomb or interment: sepulchral monuments ·      gloomy; dismal: a speech delivered in sepulchral tones

spellbind Pronunciation: ⁄ ˈspɛlbʌɪnd ⁄ verb   (past and past participle spellbound) [with object] ·               hold the complete attention of (someone) as though by magic; fascinate: the singer  held  the audience  spellbound

splurge Pronunciation: ⁄ spləːdʒ ⁄ noun ·               an act of spending money freely or extravagantly: the annual pre-Christmas splurge ·      a large or excessive amount of something: there has recently been a splurge of teach-yourself books verb [with object] ·               spend (money) freely or extravagantly: I’d  splurged  about £2,500  on  clothes[no object]:we  splurged on  T-bone steaks

sift Pronunciation: ⁄ sɪft ⁄ verb [with object] ·               1 put (a fine or loose substance) through a sieve so as to remove lumps or large particles: sift the flour into a large bowl ·      cause to flow or pass as through a sieve: Miranda sifted the warm sand through her fingers ·      [no object, with adverbial of direction]  (of snow, ash, etc.) descend lightly or sparsely as if sprinkled from a sieve: ash began to sift down round them ·               2 examine (something) thoroughly so as to isolate that which is most important: until we sift the evidence ourselves, we can’t comment objectively[no object]:the fourth stage involves  sifting through  the data and evaluating it ·      ( sift something out )  separate something, especially something to be discarded, f...

seclude Pronunciation: ⁄ sɪˈkluːd ⁄ verb [with object] ·               keep (someone) away from other people: I secluded myself up here for a life of study and meditation

sneaking Pronunciation: ⁄ ˈsniːkɪŋ ⁄ adjective [attributive] ·               1 (of a feeling) persistent in one’s mind but reluctantly held or not fully recognized: I’ve a sneaking suspicion they’ll do well ·               2  informal  furtive and contemptible: an unpleasant, sneaking habit

stealthy Pronunciation: ⁄ ˈstɛlθi ⁄ adjective   (stealthier, stealthiest) ·               behaving or done in a cautious and surreptitious manner, so as not to be seen or heard: stealthy footsteps

skulk Pronunciation: ⁄ skʌlk ⁄ verb [no object] ·               keep out of sight, typically with a sinister or cowardly motive: don’t skulk outside the door like a spy! ·      [with adverbial of direction]  move stealthily or furtively: he spent most of his time skulking about the corridors noun ·               a group of foxes: the skulk howls away into the night

spur Pronunciation: ⁄ spəː ⁄ noun ·               1 a device with a small spike or a spiked wheel that is worn on a rider’s heel and used for urging a horse forward. ·      a horny spike on the back of the leg of a cock or male game bird, used in fighting. ·      a steel point fastened to the leg of a gamecock. ·      Medicine  a short pointed growth or process on a part of the body. ·               2 a thing that prompts or encourages someone; an incentive: wars act as  a spur to  practical invention ·               3 a thing that projects or branches off from a main body, in particular: ·      a projection from a mountain or mountain range: it’s an easy walk up the spur that leads to the s...