glscz

1 shard n
shard also sherd [countable]
a sharp piece of broken glass, metal etc
shard of
a shard of pottery

2 skeptic (AME) n sceptic (ENG)
a person who disagrees with particular claims and statements, especially those that are generally thought to be true:
Sceptics argued that the rise in prices was temporary.

3 solicitous adj
very concerned about someone's safety, health, or comfort

—solicitously adverb
—solicitousness noun [uncountable]

4 soporific adj
making you feel ready to sleep:
His voice had an almost soporific effect.

5 specious adj
seeming to be true or correct, but actually false:
a specious argument

6 spectrum

7 sporadic

8 stigma n
a strong feeling in society that being in a particular situation or having a particular illness is something to be ashamed of

There is a social stigma attached to single parenthood.
In the US, smoking carries a stigma.

2 [countable] technical : the top of the centre part of a flower that receives the pollen which allows it to form new seeds

9 stint n ,v
a period of time spent doing a particular job or activity
stint in/at
Mark did a two-year stint in the army.
stint as
his stint as chairman

10 stipulate v
if an agreement, law, or rule stipulates something, it must be done [= state]:
Laws stipulate the maximum interest rate that banks can charge.

stipulate that
The regulations stipulate that everything has to comply to the relevant safety standards.