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Sextant (n)
navigation tool used to determine a ships latitude and longitude
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Sheaf (n)
bundle of stocks of grain; any bundle of things tied together
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Shrewd (adj)
clever; astute
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Shunt (v)
to turn aside; divert; sidetrack
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Shyster (n)
lawyer using questionable methods
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Sibylline (adj)
prophetic; oracular
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Simper (v)
to smirk; smile affectedly
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Sinewy (adj)
tough; strong and firm
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Sinuous (adj0
winding; bending in and out; not morally honest
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Skiff (n)
small, light sailboat or rowboat
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Skinflint (n)
stingy person; miser
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Skittish (adj)
lively; frisky
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Skulduggery (n)
dishonest behavior
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Skulk (v)
to move furtively and secretly
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Slag (n)
waste from smelting metals; waste matter
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Sleazy (adj)
flimsy; unsubstantial
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Sleight (n)
dexterity (eg., sleight of hand)
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Slight (n)
insult to one's dignity; snub
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Slipshod (adj)
untidy or slovenly; shabby
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Sluice (n)
artificial channel for directing or controlling the flow of water
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Smattering (n)
slight knowledge
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Sodden (adj)
soaked; dull, as if from drink
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Sojourn (n)
temporary stay
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Solace (n)
comfort in trouble
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Solicitous (adj)
worried; concerned
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Solvent (adj, n)
- (adj) able to pay all debts
- (n) able to be dissolved
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Somnambulist (n)
sleepwalker
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Somnolent (adj)
half-asleep
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Sophist (n)
teacher of philosophy; quibbler; employer of fallacious reasoning
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Sophistry (n)
seemingly plausible but fallacious reasoning
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Spangle (n)
small metallic piece sewn to clothing for ornamentation
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Spectrum (n)
colored band of light from a prism
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Spendthrift (n)
someone who wastes money
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Spoonerism (n)
accidental transposition of sounds in successive words (eg., hoobert herber)
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Spruce (adj)
tidy and trim
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Spurious (adj)
false; counterfeit; forged; illogical
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Spurn (v)
to reject or scorn
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Squalor (n)
filth; degradation; dirty, neglected state
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Squat (adj)
stocky; short and thick
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Staccato (adj)
played in an abrupt manner; marked by abrupt, sharp sound
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Staid (adj)
sober; sedate
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Stalwart (adj)
strong, brawny; steadfast
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Stanch (v)
to check the flow of blood; stem
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Stilted (adj)
bombastic; stiffly pompous
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Stint (n, v)
- (n) supply; allotted amount; assigned portion of work
- (v) set limits; be thrifty
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Stockade (n)
wooden enclosure or pen; fixed line of posts used as a defensive barrier
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Stodgy (adj)
stuffy; boringly conservative
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Stratified (adj)
divided into classes; arranged into strata
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Stratum (n)
layer of earths crust; layer of society
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Stricture (n)
critical remarks; severe and adverse criticism
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Strident (adj)
loud and harsh;insistent
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Stringent (adj)
binding; rigid
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Studied (adj0
unspontaneous; deliberate; thoughtful
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Stultify (v)
to cause to appear or become stupid or inconsistent; frustrate or hinder
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Stygian (adj)
gloomy; hellish; deathly
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Subaltern (n)
subordinate
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Sublimate (v)
to refine; prify
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Suborn (v)
to persuade to act unlawfully
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Subsistence (n)
existence; means of support; livelihood
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Substantive (adj)
essential; pertaining to the substance
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Subsume (v)
include; encompass
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Subterfuge (n)
pretense; easion
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Subvrsive (adj)
tending to ovrthrow; destructive
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Succor (v)
to assist; aid; comfort
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Suffuse (v)
to spread over
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Sumptuous (adj)
lavish; rich
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Sunder (v)
to separate; part
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Superannuated (adj)
retired or disqualified because of age
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Supercilious (adj)
arrogant; condescending; patronizing
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Supererogatory (adj)
superfluous; more than needed or demanded
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Supernumerary (n)
a person or thing in excess of what is necessary
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Supersede (v)
to cause to be set aside; replace; make obsolete
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Suppliant (adj)
entreating; beseeching
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Supplicate (v)
to petition humbly; pray to grant a favor
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Supposition (n)
hypothesis; surmise
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Suppositious (adj)
assumed; counterfeit; hypothetical
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Swarthy (adj)
dark; dusky
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Swathe (v)
to wrap around; bandage
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Sylvan (adj)
pertaining to the woods; rustic
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Synoptic (adj)
providing a general overview; summary
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Tantalize (v)
to tease; torture with disappointment
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Tantamount (adj)
equivalent in effect or value
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