Starting with S

Violation or misuse of what is regarded as sacred

Regarded as too important or valuable to be interfered with

The tendency to derive pleasure, especially sexual gratification, from inflicting pain, suffering or humiliation on others

Having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgement, wise or shrewd

The quality of being sagacious

A profoundly wise man

A long, involved story, account, or series of incidents

Having or conveying undue or indecent interest in sexual matters

Most noticeable or important, prominent and conspicuous

An unhealthy yellow or pale brown colour

A sudden charge out of a besieged place against the enemy, a sortie

Health giving, healthy, pleasant, not run-down

Producing good effects, beneficial

Soothe

An establishment for the medical treatment of people who are convalescing or have a chronic illness

Declare holy

Making a show of being morally superior to other people

A threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule

Ultimate importance and inviolability

Refuge or safety from pursuit, persecution or other danger

A private place from which most people are excluded

Composure or coolness shown in danger or under trying circumstances

Optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation

Make something more palatable by removing elements that are likely to be unacceptable or controversial

The use of irony to mock or convey contempt

Grimly mocking or cynical

Relating to tailoring, clothes or style of dress

Satisfy a desire or appetite to the full

Satisfied to the full

The use of humour, irony, exaggeration or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices

Deride and criticize by means of satire

An occasion of wild revelry or indulgence

Gloomy temperament

Walk in a slow & relaxed manner

A learned person

The ability to act or speak appropriately in social situations

Taste and enjoy it to the full

Shrewdness and practical knowledge, the ability to make good judgements

Barely sufficient or adequate

Criticise severely and hurtfully

A person inclined to question or doubt accepted opinions

A representation of a plan or theory in the form of an outline or model

Of a diagram or other representation, symbolic and simplified

A split or division between strongly opposed sections or parties, caused by differences in opinion and belief

That is to say, namely (introducing  a word to be supplied or an explanation of an ambiguity)

Emit flashes of light, sparkle

A tiny trace or spark of a specified quality or feeling

A descendant of a notable family

A feeling and expression of contempt or disdain for someone or something

A dishonest or unscrupulous person, a rogue

A person or thing that causes great trouble or suffering

A long speech or piece of writing, typically one regarded as tedious

A person who copies out documents

Be thrifty or parsimonious

A feeling of doubt or hesitation with regard to the morality or propriety of a course of action

Careful, thorough and extremely attentive to details

Examine or inspect closely or thoroughly

Making or spreading scandalous claims about someone with the intention of damaging their reputation

Move hurriedly with short quick steps

Withdraw formally from membership of a federal union, an alliance etc

Keep someone away from other people

Not connected with religious or spiritual matters

Calm, dignified and unhurried

Tending to spend much time seated, somewhat inactive

Conduct or speech inciting people to rebel against the authority of a state or monarch

Entice someone into sexual activity

Of a person or action, showing dedication and diligence

Conforming to accepted notions of propriety or good taste

A person of supposed supernatural insight who sees visions of the future

Be filled with intense but unexpressed anger

Move without interruption from one piece of music to another

Of enormous proportions or effect

Relating to meaning in language or logic

The outward appearance or apparent form of something

Strongly influencing later developments

Causing great public interest and excitement

Given to moralizing in a pompous or affected manner

Able to perceive or feel things

A view or opinion that is held or expressed

A particular order in which related things follow each other

Isolate or hide away

The occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy and beneficial way

Calm, peaceful and untroubled

Having or showing an excessive willingness to serve or please others

The state of being a slave or completely subject to someone more powerful

Characterised by long words

Divide by cutting or slicing

Separate or respective

A state of total disorder

Showing or feeling embarrassment from shame or a lack of self-confidence

Unmitigated

Persistently avoid, ignore or reject

A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind eg as brave as lion

The quality or state of being similar to something

Smile in an affectedly coy or ingratiating way

Treating complex issues and problems as if they were much simpler than they really are

Imitate the appearance or character of

Occurring, operating or done at the same time

A position requiring little or no work but giving the holder status or financial benefit

Having many curves and turns

Nervous or excitable, easily scared

Underhand, unscrupulous

Keep out of sight, typically with a sinister or cowardly motive

Pass time by playing tricks or practical jokes

Quench or satisfy one's thirst

A false and malicious spoken statement

Done too hurriedly and carelessly

Comedy based on deliberately clumsy actions and humorously embarrassing events

The use of dexterity or cunning, especially so as to deceive

Characterised by a lack of care, thought or organization

Reluctance to work or make an effort

A person who is habitually untidy or careless

A lazy, sluggish person

A small amount of something

Discredit a person or their reputation

Strike with a firm blow

Be strongly attracted to someone

A contemptuous or mocking smile

Derogatory or mocking in an indirect way

Laugh in a half-suppressed and typically scornful way

Make a sly or petty verbal attack

Rebuff, ignore or spurn disdainfully

Dressed very elegantly, well groomed

An evening party or gathering

A temporary stay

Comfort or consolation in a time of great distress or sadness

A grammatical mistake in speech or writing, a breach of good manners

Formal and dignified

Ask for or try to obtain something from someone

Characterised by or showing interest or concern

Unity or agreement of feeling or action

An act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself

The state or situation of being alone

Able to be solved

Having or conveying a feeling of deep seriousness and sadness

Sleepy, drowsy

Using imposing language

A clever but false argument, especially one used deliberately to deceive

The use of clever but false arguments, especially with the intention of deceiving

Having, revealing or involving a great deal of worldly experience

Tending to induce drowsiness or sleep

Involving dishonourable actions and motives

In a low voice

A very small quantity of something

Thinly dispersed or scattered

Showing or characterised by austerity or a lack of comfort or luxury

Occurring or done in brief, irregular bursts

A large number of similar things coming in quick succession

Relating to space

Produce or generate a large number of

Clearly defined or identified

Superficially plausible, but actually wrong

A visually striking performance or display

Something widely feared as a possible unpleasant or dangerous occurrence

A wide range

Hold the complete attention of someone as though by magic

An area of activity, interest or expertise, a section of society or an aspect of life distinguished and unified by a particular characteristic

An elaborate or glib speech or story

Thrust or spread

Magnificent, very impressive

Magnificent and splendid appearance

Make a series of short explosive spitting or choking sounds

Performed or occurring as a result of a sudden impulse or inclination and without premeditation

A verbal error in which a speaker accidentally transposes the initial sounds or letters of two or more words

Occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places

A spell or sustained period of unrestrained activity of a particular kind

Lively, full of energy

Neat in dress and appearance

Not being what it purports to be, false or fake

Reject with disdain or contempt

Extremely dirty and unpleasant

The state of being extremely dirty and unpleasant

Waste something in a reckless and foolish manner

Easily made to feel sick or disgusted

Having no current or flow and often having an unpleasant smell

Loyal, reliable and hard-working

The ability to sustain prolonged physical or mental effort

Cause to feel sudden shock or alarm

Lacking in movement, action or change

Of a woman, attractively tall, graceful and dignified

Importance or reputation gained by ability or achievement

Very loyal and committed in attitude

Resolutely or dutifully firm and unwavering

Cautious and surreptitious action or movement

Exceptionally good, outstanding

Loud and powerful

Restrain a reaction or stop oneself acting on an emotion

A mark of disgrace associated with a particular circumstance, quality or person

Demand or specify a requirement

Calm, dependable and showing little emotion or animation

A plan or scheme, especially one used to outwit an opponent or achieve an end

Form or arrange into strata

A thin layer within any structure

Requiring or using great effort or exertion

Seriously affected by an undesirable condition or unpleasant feeling

Demanding that rules concerning behaviour are obeyed and observed

A sternly critical or censorious remark or instruction

Loud and harsh, grating

Angry or bitter disagreement over fundamental issues

Strict, precise and exacting

Spending a lot of time studying or reading

Cause to lose enthusiasm and initiative, especially as a result of a tedious or restrictive routine

Make someone unable to think or feel properly

Extremely impressive

A state of near unconsciousness or insensibility

Prevent or hinder the progress of

Charming, confident and elegant

Situated or applied under the skin

Overcome, quieten or bring under the control of a person

Based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes or opinions

Bring under domination or control, especially by conquest

Of very great excellence or beauty

Perceived by or affecting someone's mind without their being aware of it

Ready to conform to the authority or will of others

Lower in rank or position

Prepared to obey others unquestioningly

Become less intense, violent or severe

Maintain or support oneself, especially at a minimal level

Having a firm basis in reality and so important, meaningful or considerable

Include or absorb something in something else

Deceit used in order to achieve one's goal

So delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyse or describe

Undermine the power and authority of an established system or institution

Following one another or following others

Briefly and clearly expressed

Assistance and support in times of hardship and distress

Tender, juicy and tasty

Fail to resist pressure, temptation or some other negative force

Absence of objection rather than genuine approval

Be enough or adequate

Enough, adequate

The right to vote in political elections

Bad-tempered and sulky

Damage the purity or integrity of

Hot and humid OR displaying or suggesting a strongly sexual nature

Splendid and expensive-looking

Split apart

Very good, excellent

Behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others

Not thorough, deep or complete

Unnecessary, especially through being more than enough

Place or lay one thing over another

Of the highest quality or degree

Present in excess of the normal or requisite number

Take the place of a person or thing previously in authority or use

Occur as an interruption or change to an existing situation

Supercede and replace

Bending and moving easily and gracefully

Forcibly put an end to

A belief held without proof or certain knowledge, an assumption or hypothesis

Forcibly put an end to

Used in academic or legal texts to refer to someone or something mentioned above or earlier

Very great or the greatest

The state of being sure or certain of something

An excessive amount of something

Bad tempered and unfriendly

Suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it

Overcome a difficulty or obstacle

Exceed, be greater than

Dream like experiences

Kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of

A substitute

Likely or liable to be influenced or harmed by a particular thing

Able to be maintained at a certain rate or level

Food and drink regarded as a source of strength, nourishment

Slender and elegant

A person who is self-indulgent in their fondness for sensuous luxury

A person who acts obsequiously towards someone in order to gain advantage

A slender woman or girl

The quality of being made up of exactly similar parts facing each other or around an axis

Serving as a symptom or sign, especially of something undesirable

A conference or meeting to discuss a particular subject

Cause to occur or operate at the same time or rate

The simultaneous occurrence of events which appear significantly related but have no discernible causal connection

A brief or condensed statement giving  general view of some subject

Of or forming a general summary or synopsis

The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language

The combination of components or elements to form a connected whole

Combine a number of things into a coherent whole

Arrange according to an organized system, make systemic

Done or acting according to a fixed plan or system

Relating to a system

A period of paid leave granted to a worker for study or travel

The stigmatising hood and robe that those accused by the Inquisition were obliged to wear