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Sacrifice
v. to give up something dear for a loved one or an ideal; to slaughter an animal and offer it up to the gods as part of a religious rite
Sacrificial
adj. relating to sacrifice, or the act of giving up something precious in exchange for an anticipated ideal circumstance
Sacrilege
n. a display of outrageous irreverence towards a sacred entity
Sacrilegious
adj. characterized by flagrant irreverence towards a holy entity
Safeguard
v. to guard or protect
Sagacious
adj. having excellent judgment and acute discernment; shrewd
Salacious
adj. lecherous; appealing to sexual desires
Salience
n. prominence; a conspicuous feature
Salient
adj. springing or jumping; spraying upwards; conspicuous or prominent; socially significant
Saline
adj. relating to salt
Salutary
adj. beneficial or remedial; tending to cure ailments or promote health
Salutation
n. a phrase or gesture of goodwill; regards
Salutatory
n. a greeting or expression of welcome
Salvage
n. the act of rescuing property from a calamity such as a fire or flood
Salvo
n. the process of simultaneously discharging two or more military weapons
Sanctimonious
adj. hypocritically devout
Sanction
v. to formally validate; to authorize; to approve
Sanctity
n. the state of being sacred; godliness
Sanguinary
adj. relating to blood; bloodthirsty; bloody
Sanguine
adj. relating to blood; cheerfully optimistic
Sanguineous
adj. relating to bloodshed; relating to blood
Sapid
adj. marked by flavor
Sapience
n. wisdom
Sapient
adj. keenly perceptive; wise
Sapiential
adj. wise
Saponaceous
adj. relating to soap
Sarcasm
n. a biting, caustic, ironic utterance intended to hurt someone
Sarcophagus
n. a coffin
Sardonic
adj. derisively humorous; mocking
Satiate
v. to fully satisfy; to gorge
Satire
n. a piece of literature intended to ridicule human vices or follies
Satiric
adj. relating to satire, or an ironic literary work designed to expose and ridicule human vices
Satirize
v. to ridicule through satire
Satyr
n. a lewd or lascivious man
Savage
n. a crude or brutal person
Savor
v. to enjoy or relish in something's taste or smell; to season
Scabbard
n. a sword, dagger or bayonet sheath
Scarcity
n. the state of being scarce, or lacking in quantity
Scholarly
adj. characteristic of scholars or academically educated individuals
Scholastic
adj. pedantic; relating to schools, especially high schools or secondary schools
Scintilla
n. a trace or germ
Scintillate
v. to spark or sparkle
Scope
n. the range or extent of an activity or procedure
Scoundrel
n. a rascal or person of bad reputation
Scribble
n. to carelessly and hastily draw or write
Scribe
n. someone who copies manuscripts; a secretary or clerk; a writer
Script
n. a text intended for stage or film production
Scriptural
adj. relating to sacred or biblical writing
Scruple
n. a moral reservation
Scrupulous
adj. marked by integrity or strict morality; excessively exact
Scurrilous
adj. inclined to use vulgar or crude language; vile; obscene; slanderous
Scuttle
v. to scamper; to move about in an agitated and disorganized manner
Scythe
n. a grass-mowing instrument composed of a long handle and a long, curving blade
Seance
n. a meeting where people gather with the intention of communicating with spirits
Sear
v. to cause to become dry and withered; to scorch; to quickly and superficially cook through application of intense heat
Sebaceous
adj. relating to fatty acids, compounds, etc.
Secant
adj. within a geometric circle, a straight line that passes through the center and connects one end of a circular arc to a tangent drawn from the other end of the arc
Secede
v. to leave a group
Secession
n. a formal retreat or disengagement from an organization
Seclude
v. to cut off from outside communication; to isolate
Seclusion
n. the state of being secluded, or isolated
Secondary
adj. second in importance or position
Secondly
adv. following the first
Second-rate
adj. of mediocre quality
Secrecy
n. the practice of concealing truths or keeping secrets
Secretary
n. someone charged with handling routine tasks and correspondence for a supervisor
Secretive
adj. inclined to keep secrets; reserved in manner
Sedate
adj. calm or steady
Sedentary
adj. residentially established; inactive; relating to sitting
Sediment
n. water- or wind-deposited material
Sedition
n. an act of insurrection against a lawful authority
Seditious
adj. relating to sedition, or organized resistance against an official authority
Seduce
v. to intrigue or entice; to lure away from what is right and proper through persuasion or false promises
Sedulous
adj. characterized by diligence and perseverance; hard-working
Seer
n. someone who foretells occurrences; someone who supposedly has supernatural spiritual insight; someone who uses a crystal ball to practice divination
Seethe
v. to soak; to boil or stew; to experience severe internal emotional arousal
Seignior
n. seigneur, or a high-ranking gentleman
Seismograph
n. a mechanism used to record geological vibrations
Seize
v. to forcibly take or capture; to confiscate; to arrest; to grab, grasp or clutch; to comprehend; to mentally or physically overwhelm
Selective
adj. relating to selection
Self-respect
n. a healthy respect for oneself
Semblance
n. an external show or appearance; a countenance; a likeness or seeming resemblance
Semiannual
adj. happening twice a year
Semicircle
n. a half circle
Semicivilized
adj. marginally civilized
Semiconscious
adj. not entirely conscious
Seminar
n. a type of college course differing from most college courses in that it tends to have few students, be structurally informal and focus on advanced topics
Seminary
n. an establishment that trains religious candidates such as priests or rabbis; a place where something is born or propagated
Senile
adj. relating to old age
Sensation
n. a conscious awareness resulting from an external stimulation of a sense organ; something that stimulates a sense organ
Sense
n. a communicated meaning; biologically, a specialized function involving the reception of and response to external stimuli; consciousness; a sensation; a discerning appreciation; practicality and shrewdness
Sensibility
n. sensitivity, particularly towards the emotions of another
Sensitive
adj. capable of receiving and responding to external stimuli; easily emotionally affected; exceptionally conscious of others’ feelings and opinions; delicate; requiring tact in treatment
Sensorium
n. the brain areas devoted to the reception and processing of sensory stimuli
Sensual
adj. relating to sensory gratification; concerned with sensory appetites; morally and spiritually deficient; carnal
Sensuous
adj. relating to the senses
Sentence
n. a legal judgment that specifies the punishment that is to be imposed on the convict
Sentience
n. a sensation; a sentient, or conscious, state
Sentient
adj. conscious or aware; capable of perception and emotion
Sentinel
n. a sentry, or someone who guards a gate
Separable
adj. capable of being torn apart or separated
Separate
v. to force apart; to distinguish; to legally sever
Separatist
n. someone who favors separatism, or a movement for religious or political separation
Septennial
adj. happening every seven years; existing for seven years
Sepulcher
n. a tomb; a box containing religious relics
Sequacious
adj. intellectually submissive
Sequel
n. a subsequent installment or episode
Sequence
n. a thematically connected series; a continuous numerical arrangement
Sequent
adj. succeeding; consequent
Sequester
v. to force and hold apart, or segregate; to seclude
Sequestrate
v. to sequester, or separate
Sergeant
n. a noncommissioned marine corps or army officer ranking below a staff sergeant and above a corporal
Sergeant-at-arms
n. a legislative or legal officer charged with preserving order
Sergeant-major
n. a noncommissioned Marine Corps officer ranking above a first sergeant
Serviceable
adj. useful
Servitude
n. a state in which someone lacks the freedom to influence his quality or way of life; slavery
Severance
n. the process of being severed, or cut apart
Severely
adv. harshly; sternly; stringently
Sextet
n. a six-person group or six-part set
Sextuple
adj. consisting of six components
Sheer
adj. transparent or diaphanous; utter; pure; momentarily dissociated from all other elements; extremely steep
Shiftless
adj. devoid of ambition or resourcefulness
Shrewd
adj. sharp and hard; clever; having good judgment; extremely perceptive; wily
Shriek
n. a sharp, typically involuntary yelp or squeal
Shrinkage
n. the process of shrinking
Shrivel
v. to shrink into a wrinkled mass ; to diminish or dwindle into a state of helplessness
Shuffle
n. an equivocation or evasion; a mess or jumble; a dragging or scraping shift of the feet
Sibilance
n. a sibilant, or sh- or ss-, sound
Sibilant
adj. characterized by the “s” or “sh” sound
Sibilate
v. to hiss; to voice a sh- or ss- sound
Sidelong
adj. leaning towards one side or slanting; indirect
Sidereal
adj. relating to stars; astral
Siege
n. a persistent attack; a military blockade of a fortress designed to force surrender
Significance
n. the state of being significant, important or meaningful
Signification
n. the process of signifying by use of symbols
Simile
n. a figurative comparison of two dissimilar things beginning with "like" or "as"
Similitude
n. a double or perfect likeness; a simile
Simplify
v. to break down into rudimentary essentials; to make simpler; to clarify
Simulate
v. to assume the manner and/or appearance of
Simultaneous
adj. occurring at the same time; contemporary
Sinecure
n. a professional position that provides an income regardless of whether any work is done
Singe
v. to superficially burn; to scorch
Sinister
adj. evil in nature; relating to the left side of something and therefore marked as a bad omen; foreshadowing misfortune; bringing about disaster
Sinuosity
n. the state of being sinuous, or windy in form
Sinuous
adj. wavy or winding in form; complex
Sinus
n. an air-filled cavity that communicates with the nostrils
Siren
n. an enchantress or temptress; a mechanism that produces a loud, wailing, warning sound
Sirocco
n. a warm wind originating from an arid or hot region
Sisterhood
n. a group of sisters; female solidarity
Skeptic
n. someone inclined to be skeptical, or doubtful and critical of unsubstantiated theories
Skepticism
n. an incredulous attitude towards mystical or religious assertions
Skiff
n. a small boat
Skirmish
n. a quick, relatively insignificant battle or contest that precedes a larger war or competition
Sleight
n. dexterity; beguiling craftiness
Slight
adj. slim or delicate; frail or insubstantial; insignificant or trivial; relatively small
Slothful
adj. characterized by laziness; indolent
Sluggard
n. a very lazy individual
Sociable
adj. social; pleasantly friendly
Socialism
n. a political and economic theory that advocates that the government control all means of production and distribution within its nation
Socialist
adj. relating to socialism, or the political philosophy that advocates collective or governmental ownership and administration of national commodity production and distribution
Sociology
n. the scientific study of human society, including the development of and interactions between various social groups
Sol
n. the sun
Solace
n. a point of or supplier of relief from anxiety or grief
Solar
adj. relating to the sun
Solder
n. a metallic alloy that is melted and then used to unite metallic surfaces
Soldier
n. someone enlisted in the military
Solecism
n. an insignificant speech blunder; an improper display or violation of etiquette
Solicitor
n. someone who solicits, or entreats on behalf of an organization
Solicitude
n. the state of being worried, anxious or extremely protective
Soliloquy
n. a theatrical monologue that communicates a character's internal musings
Solstice
n. celestially, one of the two spots on the earth’s elliptical orbit at which the earth is at its greatest distance from the sun
Soluble
adj. capable of dissolving in liquid
Solvent
adj. capable of dissolving
Somber
adj. gloomily dark; grave; dismal or melancholy
Somniferous
adj. soporific, or sleep-inducing
Somnolence
n. drowsiness or sleepiness
Somnolent
adj. sleep-inducing; drowsy
Sonata
n. a musical piece consisting of three or four movements in various forms and keys
Sonnet
n. a poetic verse form composed of fourteen 5-foot-iambic rhyming lines
Sonorous
adj. resounding; stylistically impressive
Soothsayer
n. someone who foretells future events by supernatural or rational means
Sophism
n. a superficially correct but actually invalid argument; sophistry, or argumentation designed to deceive
Sophistical
adj. relating to sophistry, or subtly misleading argumentation
Sophisticate
v. to enlighten and rid of naiveté; to complicate
Sophistry
n. subtly misleading argumentation
Soprano
n. a singer who has the highest vocal range
Sorcery
n. necromancy; the wielding of magical power obtained through the help of evil spirits
Sordid
adj. gross; filthy; squalid
Souvenir
n. a material reminder
Sparse
adj. thinly scattered
Spartan
adj. relating to Sparta (of ancient Greece); courageous and fierce
Spasmodic
adj. occurring intermittently; emotionally excitable; relating to a spasm
Specialize
v. to focus on a specific field or practice; to use in a specific manner
Specialty
n. a field of study or particular occupation in which one specializes
Specie
n. money in coin form rather than bill form
Species
n. a group of biologically related organisms capable of interbreeding
Specimen
n. an item that is representative of an entire group; a small piece of material selected for the purposes of examination and scientific study; an individual
Specious
adj. deceptively attractive; seemingly genuine but actually false
Spectator
n. someone who watches an event
Specter
n. a ghostly figure
Spectrum
n. a continuous range
Speculate
v. to meditate or reflect upon something
Speculator
n. someone who takes a financial risk in hopes of profiting from it; someone who ponders or reflects upon a subject
Sphericity
n. the state of being spherical, or having a globular form
Spheroid
n. a spherical figure or object
Spherometer
n. a mechanism used to measure a surface's curvature
Spinous
adj. spiny or thorny
Spinster
n. an unmarried woman who theoretically will never get married
Spontaneous
adj. impulsive; internally governed; indigenous; free from manipulation or external influence
Sprightly
adj. gaily vivacious; piquant in taste
Spurious
adj. illegitimate; false or forged; deceitful in nature
Squabble
v. to bicker or quarrel over trivial matters
Squalid
adj. filthy due to poverty or carelessness; sordid
Squatter
n. someone who establishes residence on property without lawful right, title or payment
Stagnant
adj. unmoving; tasteless or lifeless; not developing or progressing
Stagnate
v. to prevent from developing
Stagnation
n. the state of being stagnant, or unmoving
Stagy
adj. theatrical; artificial
Staid
adj. sober; dignified and serious
Stallion
n. a male horse that has not been castrated for breeding purposes
Stanchion
n. a mechanism that is wrapped around the neck of an animal for the purpose of restricting forward and backward motion
Stanza
n. in poetry, a cluster of lines arranged in a recurring rhythmic and metrical pattern
Statecraft
n. the craft of handling state affairs
Static
adj. relating to resting bodies; marked by an absence of movement or change; stationary
Statics
n. the scientific study of the various interrelating forces that produce equilibrium among physical bodies
Stationary
adj. unmoving or unchanging
Statistician
n. someone who compiles statistics
Statuesque
adj. similar to a statue in bearing; having a pleasing and impressive shape or figure
Statuette
n. a little statue
Stature
n. someone's natural height; social status
Statute
n. a law enacted by a government’s legislative branch
Stealth
n. the quality of acting furtively
Stellar
adj. relating to the stars; of primary importance; brilliant or outstanding
Steppe
n. a sizable, relatively flat, treeless tract of land
Sterling
adj. reaching or surpassing the highest standard; composed of sterling silver
Stifle
v. to smother; to hold back expression; to discourage
Stigma
n. a shameful stain or brand; a singular characteristic
Stiletto
n. an accessory or tool that ends in a point
Stimulant
n. a substance that, when injected, temporarily increases the efficacy of an organism
Stimulate
v. to invigorate or arouse
Stimulus
n. something that propels one to act; a stimulant
Stingy
adj. disinclined to give or spend on others; miserly
Stipend
n. a determinate amount of money paid every so often to defray expenses
Stoicism
n. the Stoic philosophy that men should be generally emotionally indifferent
Stolid
adj. insensate; unemotional
Strait
n. a slender passageway connecting two sizable bodies of water
Stratagem
n. a scheme or trick intended to outwit an enemy
Stratum
n. a layer of sedimentary rock that lies between other such layers under the earth's surface
Streamlet
n. a little stream
Stringency
n. the state of being stringent, or severely strict or rigorous
Stringent
adj. rigorous or strict regarding adherence to standards; characterized by tightness of budget
Stripling
n. a young person
Studious
adj. relating to study; devoted to learning; characterized by diligence; premeditated
Stultify
v. to cause to seem foolish; to make invalid or ineffective; to dull
Stupendous
adj. wonderful; marvelous; humongous or tremendous
Stupor
n. a state of insensibility or in animation; a shock- or stress-induced state of extreme lethargy
Suasion
n. the act of persuading
Suave
adj. socially smooth or seductive; superficially sophisticated
Subacid
adj. mildly acidic
Subaquatic
adj. pseudo aquatic
Subconscious
adj. present in the mind but not readily available to consciousness
Subjacent
adj. underneath but not immediately below
Subjection
n. the process of forcing someone to endure something or subjugating someone
Subjugate
v. to conquer and subsequently govern as a subject; to force into submission
Subliminal
adj. imperceptible; present beneath the threshold of consciousness
Sublingual
adj. situated beneath the tongue
Submarine
adj. functioning or residing underwater
Submerge
v. to cause to be covered by water; to suppress
Submergence
n. the act of putting and keeping something underwater
Submersible
adj. submergible
Submersion
n. the state of being submerged, or put and kept underwater
Submission
n. an act of submitting oneself or one's possessions to an authority
Submittal
n. a work or object that has been offered for review
Subordinate
adj. lower in rank or position; ruled by an authority
Subsequent
adj. afterwards; temporally or spatially succeeding
Subservience
n. the state of being subservient, or extremely compliant and obedient
Subservient
adj. consciously inferior; constituting a means to an end; servile
Subside
v. to lessen in intensity; to settle at the bottom; to descend or sink
Subsist
v. to provide for; to continue to exist; to obtain living necessities; to be logically true
Subsistence
n. the state of ongoing existence; a fundamental characteristic of an existing entity; the necessities of life
Substantive
adj. being completely independent; actual; solid; fundamental or essential; significant in amount; of substance
Subtend
v. to span from one side to another side of a geometric figure; to occupy a lower, adjacent special position that embraces or enfolds
Subterfuge
n. a deceptive stratagem that allows one to escape or conceal
Subterranean
adj. occurring or existing under the earth's surface; operating in secret
Subtle
adj. not readily perceivable or comprehendible; elusive; precise; characterized by the ability to thoroughly penetrate a subject and acute insight; very skillful; cleverly contrived; artful; insidious
Subtrahend
n. a numerical value intended to be subtracted from a minuend
Subversion
n. the act of subverting, or undermining
Subvert
v. to overthrow or destroy from within; to corrupt by weakening faith or moral rectitude
Succeed
v. to follow in order; to inherit rank or title; to reach a desired goal
Successor
n. someone who inherits a political office or royal position
Succinct
adj. clear and concise
Succulent
adj. decadently moist or juicy; rich in taste or flavor
Succumb
v. to give in to temptation; to surrender to overwhelming forces; to be ruined by destructive forces
Sufferance
n. implied consent; endurance; the state of suffering
Sufficiency
n. the state of being sufficient, or adequate
Suffrage
n. the right to vote and thus participate in the election of certain political officials in a democratic system of government
Suffuse
v. to spread throughout or infuse
Suggestible
adj. tending to respond favorably to suggestion
Suggestive
adj. suggesting or indicating something; triggering mental associations; seeming to suggest something indecent
Summary
n. an abstract communicating the highlights of a previous discourse
Sumptuous
adj. luxurious or extravagant
Superabundance
n. a state of excess
Superadd
v. to add so as to augment an effect
Superannuate
v. to show to be obsolete or outdated; to retire due to old age
Superb
adj. exceptionally brilliant, competent or grand
Supercilious
adj. coldly and condescendingly arrogant
Superficial
adj. relating to a surface; only reaching the surface; shallow; concerned solely with external appearances; lacking substance
Superfluity
n. an overabundance; obscenely luxurious living habits
Superfluous
adj. more than is necessary; extra or excessive
Superheat
v. to heat a liquid or vapor so as to allow the liquid or vapor to retain their given molecular states
Superintend
v. to oversee or direct
Superintendence
n. the act of superintending, or overseeing and directing
Superintendent
n. someone who oversees or directs an operation
Superlative
n. the supreme or unsurpassable degree of something; an exaggerated expression of condemnation or praise
Supernatural
adj. relating to elements that are not readily observable; abnormal; transcending natural laws
Supernumerary
adj. surpassing what is needed or desired
Supersede
v. to adopt the position of; to replace
Supine
adj. resting upon one's back with one's face turned upwards; indolently passive or inactive
Supplant
v. to take another’s place by force; to substitute for
Supple
adj. naturally adaptable to new circumstances; obsequiously compliant; physically pliant or limber; flexible and fluent
Supplementary
adj. serving as a supplement or as an addition
Supplicant
n. someone who supplicates, or humbly entreats
Supplicate
v. to humbly and earnestly entreat
Supposition
n. a hypothesis
Suppress
v. to forcefully put down or subdue; to maintain a secret; to check; to keep from acting; to restrict the development of
Suppressible
adj. capable of being subdued or concealed from public awareness
Suppression
n. the act of suppressing
Supramundane
adj. existing above the world; relating to celestial matters
Surcharge
n. an extra cost; an additional burden
Surety
n. the state of being certain or sure; apparent confidence; an expressed guarantee
Surfeit
v. to supply or gratify
Surmise
v. to infer from insubstantial evidence
Surmount
v. to overcome or reach the top of
Surreptitious
adj. obtained or achieved by stealth; stealthy
Surrogate
n. a substitute
Surveyor
n. someone who appraises or assesses the value of property
Susceptibility
n. the state of being susceptible, or not resistant to a particular agent
Susceptible
adj. inclined to submit or respond to a given stimulus, process or agent; impressionable
Suspense
n. the state of being uncertain or undecided; anticipation of an upcoming event
Suspension
n. the state of being suspended, or temporarily held in a fixed but undecided state
Suspicious
adj. arousing suspicion; tending to suspect, question or distrust
Sustenance
n. the necessaries of life, i.e. nourishment
Swarthy
adj. having a dark complexion
Sybarite
n. a native of ancient Sybaris
Sycophant
n. an obsequious flatterer
Syllabic
adj. relating to syllables, or linguistic units barely bigger than a basic speech sound consisting of either a cluster of vowel sounds, a single consonant sound or a combination of vowel sounds and consonant sounds
Syllabication
n. the process of breaking words up into syllables
Syllable
n. a linguistic unit barely bigger than a basic speech sound consisting of either a cluster of vowel sounds, a single consonant sound or a combination of vowel sounds and consonant sounds
Syllabus
n. an outline summarizing a course of study
Sylph
n. a gracefully slight, lithe girl or woman
Symmetrical
adj. having symmetry, or harmonious proportions
Symmetry
n. the state of being symmetrical, or proportional
Sympathetic
adj. appropriate to one’s disposition; inclined to be compassionate or sensitive to the feelings of others; approving; inducing compassion
Sympathize
v. to show sympathy, or emotional sensitivity to the experiences of another; to commiserate
Symphonic
adj. relating to a symphony; musically harmonious
Symphonious
adj. melodically agreeable; harmonious
Symphony
n. a long, intricate musical piece intended to be played by a symphony orchestra; a symphony orchestra
Synchronism
n. the state of being synchronous, or existing simultaneously; historical coexistence
Syndicate
n. an official body of people that is authorized to negotiate specific business transactions
Syneresis
n. a contraction resulting in the separation of a liquid from a gel
Synod
n. an ecclesiastical governing body
Synonym
n. a word or phrase that has the same meaning as a different word or phrase
Synopsis
n. a concise outline or summary; an abstract
Systematic
adj. relating to a system; arranged, presented or approached methodically; thorough
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