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conspectus, brief, outline, pr‚cis, r‚sum‚: I want a summary of
the meeting on my desk in the morning.
--adj. 2 abrupt, peremptory, short, quick, brief, laconic,
perfunctory, curt, terse: My simple request for some time off
was denied with a summary, 'No!'
summit n. peak, top, apex, acme, pinnacle, zenith, crown; culmination,
climax: The winds at the summit of Annapurna reached hurricane
force. There was no doubt that I had reached the summit of my
achievements.
summon v. 1 call, assemble, convoke, convene, send for, invite,
muster, get together, arouse, rouse: Why would he summon us to
the office at midnight? 2 Often, summon up. call or draw on or
upon, draw up, mobilize, muster (up), work up, gather, invoke:
I had to summon up all my courage to ask Eve to go out.
sumptuous adj. expensive, costly, extravagant, exorbitant, dear, rich;
lavish, luxurious, de luxe, opulent, palatial, royal, majestic,
regal, magnificent, dazzling, splendid, showy, Colloq posh,
plush, ritzy: The family treated us to a sumptuous repast to
celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary.
sun n. 1 (old) Sol, Helios, Phoebus (Apollo), Ra, Sunna, day-star:
Many early cultures worshipped the sun.
--v. 2 tan, suntan, sunbathe, bask, bake, brown, bronze: They
spent their holidays sunning themselves on the beach.
sundries n.pl. knick-knacks, trinkets, small items, notions,
miscellanea, miscellany, kickshaws, Brummagem, frippery,
bric-…-brac, odds and ends: We might find a button for your
shirt in a shop that sells sundries.
sundry adj. various, varied, miscellaneous, assorted, different,
mixed, diversified, divers: In addition to food, supermarkets
stock sundry other items.
sunken adj. 1 hollow, hollowed-out, haggard, drawn: From her sunken
cheeks the child looked as if she hadn't eaten for weeks. 2
submerged, undersea, underwater, submersed: The boat hit a
sunken wreck and foundered. 3 buried, underground, in-ground,