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Sobriquet
noun
(soh brih keht)
- nicknameOne of Ronald Reagan's sobriquets was "The Gipper."
Synonyms: alias; pseudonym
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Solecism
noun
(sah lih sishz uhm)
- grammatical mistake; blunder in speech
- “I ain’t going with you,” she said, obviously unaware of her solecism.
- Synonyms: blooper; faux pas; vulgarism
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Spartan
adj
(spahr tihn)
- highly self-disciplined; frugal; austere
- When he was in training, the athlete preferred to live in a Spartan room, so he could shut out all distractions.
- Synonyms: restrained, simple
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Sportive
adj
(spohr tihv)
- Frolicsome; playfulThe lakeside vaction meant more sportive opportunities for the kids than the wine tour through France.
Synonyms: frisky; merry
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Stasis
noun
(stay sihs)
- a state of static balance or equilibrium; stagnation
- The rusty, ivy-covered World War II tank had obviously been in stasis for years.
- Synonyms: inertia, standstill
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Stentorian
adj
(stehn tohr ee yehn)
- extremely loud
- Cullen couldn’t hear her speaking over the stentorian din of the game on TV.
- Synonyms: clamorous; noisy
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Stratagem
noun
(straa tuh juhm)
- trick designed to deceive an enemy
- The Trojan Horse must be one of the most successful military stratagems used throughout history.
Synonyms: artifice; feint; maneuver; ruse; wile
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Sully
verb
(suh lee)
- To tarnish; taint
- With the help of a public relations firm, he was able to restore his sullied reputation.
- Synonyms: besmirch; defile
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Supplant
verb
(suh plaant )
- to replace (another) by force; to take the place of
- The overthrow of the government meant a new leader to supplant the tyrannical former one.
Synonyms: displace; supersede
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Surfeit
noun
(suhr fiht)
- excessive amount
- Because of the surfeit of pigs, pork prices have never been lower.
Synonyms: glut; plethora; repletion; superfluity; surplus
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Surly
adj
(suhr lee)
- rude and bad-temperedWhen asked to clean the windshield, the surly gas station attendant tossed a dirty rag at the customer and walked away.
Synonyms:gruff; grumpy; testy
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Sybarite
noun
(sih buh riet)
- a person devoted to pleasure and luxuryA confirmed sybarite, the nobleman fainted at the thought of having to leave his palace and live in a small cottage.
Synonymns: hedonist; sensualist
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Sycophant
noun
(sih kuh fuhnt)
- a self-serving flatterer; yes-manDreading criticism, the actor surrounded himself with admirers and sycophants.
- Synonyms: bootlicker; fawner; lickspittle; toady
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Symbiosis
noun
(sihm bee oh sihs)
- cooperation; mutual helpfulnessThe rhino and the tick-eating bird live in symbiosis; the rhino gives the bird food in the form of ticks, and the bird rids the rhino of parasites.
Synonyms: association; interdependence
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Syncopation
noun
(sihn cuh pay shun)
- temporary irregularity in musical rhythmA jazz enthusiast will appreciate the use of syncopation in this musical genre.
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