Initial S

• sack: bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer’s purchases; enclosed space
• sacred: concerned with religion; worthy of respect or dedication
• sacrifice: offering of something to god; victim offered to god; surrender or loss of profit for higher object
• saddle: load or burden; put harness onto animal’s back to ride
• sag: sink, in the middle, by its weight or under applied pressure, below a horizontal line or plane
• sake: purpose; reason for wanting something done
• salmon: several species of fish of the Salmonidae family; reddish yellow or orange color, like the flesh of the salmon
• salute: give a sign of good will; compliment by an act or ceremony, as a kiss, a bow; honor
• sample: small part of something intended as representative of the whole
• sandy: loose and large-grained in consistency
• sanitary: relating to health or the protection of health
• sarcasm: cutting, often ironic remark intended to wound; stinging rebuke; form of humor by mocking with irony
• sarcastic: ironic; expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds
• satellite: small body revolving around a larger one; subordinate
• satire: form of literature in which irony and ridicule are used to attack human vice and folly satisfaction: fulfillment or gratification of a desire, need, or appetite; source or means of gratification satisfactory: acceptable; passable
• sauce: stewed fruit served with other foods; appetizing ingredients for meat, fish or puddings
• saucer: dish; small shallow dish having a slight circular depression in the center for holding a cup
• savage: in a state of nature; wild; untamed; uncultivated; inhuman; brutal; not civilized; lacking polish; rude
• save: rescue; preserve; make unnecessary; set aside for future use
• savings: resources; money saved
• scale: climb up or over; alter according to a standard; estimate or measure; remove in layers
• scan: make a wide, sweeping search of; examine
• scandal: publicized incident that brings about disgrace; damage to reputation by disclosure of improper behavior
• scar: mark of damage; mark left on the skin after injury
• scarce: hard to find; absent or rare; limited
• scarcely: hardly; barely; only just
• scare: frighten; alarm; strike with sudden fear
• scarf: long piece of cloth worn about the head, neck, or shoulders
• scarlet: bright red
• scatter: sprinkle; disseminate; cause to separate and go in different directions
• scene: structure on which something is shown; part of theater where the acting is done; place, time, or circumstance in which anything occurs
• scenery: landscape; view; view or views of natural features, especially in open country
• scenic: constituting or affording pleasing views of natural features; beautiful
• scent: distinctive odor that is pleasant; fragrance; perfume
• schedule: plan for an activity or event; arrange
• scheme: elaborate and systematic plan of action; chart or outline of a system or object
• scholar: professor; a learned person
• scholarship: knowledge resulting from study and research; grant of financial aid awarded to student
• scissors: edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades
• scoff: mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily
• scold: find fault or rail with rude clamor; utter harsh, rude, boisterous rebuke
• scope: range of one’s perceptions, thoughts, or actions; extent; bound
• scorch: burn superficially; parch, or shrivel, the surface of, by heat; affect painfully with heat; burn score: act of getting point in a game or sport; facts about an actual situation
• scorn: extreme and lofty contempt; haughty disregard
• scotch: put an abrupt end to; block to prevent rolling or slipping
• scout: find paths through unexplored territory
• scramble: unceremonious and disorganized struggle; rushing about hastily in an undignified way scrap: small piece or bit; fragment; fragment; leftover bits of food; remnant
• scrape: gather something together over time; scratch repeatedly
• scratch: cut the surface of; cause friction
• screen: surface where pictures can be projected for viewing ; examine; test
• screw: cause to penetrate with a circular motion; fastener with shank and slotted head
• screwdriver: a hand tool for driving screws
• script: prepare text for filming or broadcasting
• scrub: rub hard; wash with rubbing
• scrutiny: close examination; minute inspection; critical observation.
• sculptor: artist who creates sculptures
• sculpture: statue; creating figures or designs in three dimensions
• seal: middle size aquatic mammal; stamp used for authentication or security
• seam: line of junction formed by sewing together two pieces; line across a surface, as a crack; scar
• seaport: sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo
• seashore: coast; beach; the shore of a sea or ocean
• seasonal: occurring at or dependent on a particular season
• secondary: not of major importance; of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate
• secret: something studiously concealed; a thing kept from general knowledge
• section: one of several parts; pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object
• sector: particular aspect of life or activity; body of people who form part of society or economy
• secure: free from fear, care, or anxiety; not have reason to doubt
• security: freedom from risk or danger; safety
• seek: make an effort to; try to get; try to discover
• seemingly: apparently; supposedly
• segment: sector; portion; any of the parts into which something can be divided
• select: taken from a number by preference; picked out as more valuable or excellent than others; of special value or excellence
• selection: choice; variety; collection
• senator: a member of a senate; a member of the king’s council; a king’s councilor
• sensation: feeling; perception associated with stimulation of a sense organ or with a specific body condition
• sensational: arousing or intended to arouse strong curiosity, interest, or reaction
• sense: faculty through which to know external world; feeling produced by stimulus
• sensible: able to feel or perceive; perceivable; wise; showing reason or sound judgment
• sensitive: able to feel; responsive to external conditions; susceptible to attitudes of others
• sensitivity: sense; acuteness; capacity of an organ or organism to respond to stimulation
• sentence: final judgment of guilty in criminal case and punishment that is imposed
• sentiment: thought prompted by passion or feeling; feeling toward or respecting some person or thing; disposition prompting to action or expression
• sentimental: emotional; Resulting from emotion rather than reason or realism
• separate: set or keep apart; disunite; divide; disconnect
• sequence: serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern
• serene: completely clear and fine
• serenity: calmness of mind; quietness; stillness; peace
• series: a number of things or events standing or succeeding in order; sequence
• serious: grave in manner or disposition; earnest; thoughtful; solemn; really intending what is said
• seriously: in a serious or literal manner; gravely; solemnly; in earnest; without levity
• session: meeting devoted to a particular activity; time for school to hold classes
• setting: context and environment in which something is set
• settle: take up residence; form a community; come to rest; bring to an end; fix firmly
• severe: serious in feeling or manner; not light, lively, or cheerful
• shabby: torn or worn to rage; poor; mean; ragged
• shade: a slight amount or degree of difference; shadow; protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight
• shaft: axes; vertical passage into a mine; long narrow stem or body of a spear or arrow
• shallow: lacking physical depth; not deep or strong
• sham: pretend; put on false appearance of; feign
• sharpen: make pointed; make sharp or sharper
• sharply: steeply; changing suddenly in direction and degree; acutely
• shatter: destroy; break up; break into many pieces
• shave: act of removing hair with a razor; thin slice or scraping
• shear: cut or clip hair; strip of something; remove by cutting or clipping
• shed: get rid of ; cast off; cause to pour forth
• sheer: very thin or transparent; very steep; absolute or pure
• sheet: bed linen consisting of a large rectangular piece; any broad thin surface
• shell: ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge; usually hard outer covering that encases certain organism
• shelter: structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
• shepherd: a herder of sheep; someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock
• sheriff: chief officer of a shire or county, to whom is entrusted the execution of the laws
• shield: protective covering or structure; protect; guard
• shift: moving from one setting or context to another; moving very slightly
• shine: emit rays of light; give light; beam with steady radiance; exhibit brightness or splendor
• shiny: reflecting light; radiant; bright from reflected light
• shipment: sending of cargo; act of sending off something
• shipwreck: destruction of a ship, as by storm or collision; complete failure or ruin
• shiver: shake with or as if with cold; tremble; break into fragments or splinters
• shock: unpleasant or disappointing surprise; surprise greatly; effect of such a collision or blow
• short: not long; unwilling to endure; inadequate or insufficient; most direct; lasting a brief time
• shortcut: a direct route; a route shorter than the usual one
• shot: photographic view or exposure
• shove: drive along by the direct and continuous application of strength; push along, aside, or away, in a careless manner
• shovel: tool consisting of a broad scoop, or hollow blade, with a handle, used for lifting and throwing loose substances
• shower: one who shows or exhibits; brief fall of precipitation, such as rain, hail; bath in which the water is sprayed
• shrewd: clever; characterized by keen awareness, sharp intelligence
• shriek: sharp, shrill outcry or scream; shrill wild cry such as is caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like
• shrill: acute; sharp; piercing; having or emitting a sharp, piercing tone or sound
• shrine: case or box, especially one in which are deposited sacred relics, as the bones of a saint; sacred place, as altar or tomb
• shrink: become smaller or draw together; compress
• shroud: hide from view; wrap for burial; shut off from sight; shelter
• shrub: bush
• shrug: draw up or contract the shoulders, especially by way of expressing dislike, dread, doubt, or the like
• shuffle: disorder; move back and forth; mix so as to make a random order or arrangement
• shun: avoid deliberately; keep away from
• shutter: a hinged blind for a window
• shuttle: public transport that consists of a bus or train or airplane that run between two points; spacecraft
• shy: timid; bashful; easily startled; distrustful
• sick: affected with disease of any kind; ill; indisposed; not in health
• sickness: state that precedes vomiting; disease
• sideways: with the side forward; to or from a side
• siege: seat, especially a royal seat; throne; rank; grade; sitting before a fortified place; surrounding or investing of a place by army
• sieve: a utensil for separating the finer and coarser parts; a kind of coarse basket
• sift: separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the course; examine critically or minutely; scrutinize
• sigh: inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it; make a deep single audible respiration, especially to express fatigue, exhaustion, grief, or sorrow
• sightseeing: act or pastime of visiting sights of interest
• sign: public display of message; visible mark or indication
• signal: a sign made for the purpose of giving notice to a person
• signature: name written in own handwriting
• significance: message that is intended or expressed or signified; meaning
• significant: fairly large; important in effect or meaning
• signify: denote; mean; indicate
• silly: exhibiting a lack of wisdom or good sense; foolish; stupid
• similar: nearly corresponding; somewhat like; having a general likeness
• simplicity: easiness; plainness; absence of luxury or showiness; lack of good sense or intelligence; foolishness
• simplify: make simple; make less complex; make clear by giving the explanation for
• simulate: make a pretense of; reproduce someone’s behavior or looks
• simultaneous: existing, happening, or done at the same time
• sincere: open and genuine; not deceitful; pure; unmixed
• single: one only; consisting of one alone; alone; having no companion
• singular: unique; extraordinary; being only one
• sink: fall by, force of gravity; descend lower; decline gradually; enter deeply
• siren: electronic device producing a similar sound as a signal or warning; something insidious or deceptive; mermaid
• site: physical position in relation to the surroundings; position; location
• skeleton: framework; internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape
• sketch: draw or describe briefly; give the main points; summary of
• skim: pass near surface of; brush surface of; glide swiftly along surface of; read or examine superficially and rapidly, in order to cull the principal facts or thoughts
• skip: jump lightly; hop; bypass
• skirmish: minor battle in war; minor or preliminary conflict or dispute
• skull: bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates
• skyrocket: increase rapidly; rise quickly; soar
• skyscraper: very tall building with many stories
• slack: area of still water; lack of tension; cord, rope, or cable that is hanging loosely; unused capacity;
• casual trousers
• slam: shut with force and a loud noise; strike with force
• slander: defamation; false and malicious statement or report about someone
• slap: sharp blow from a flat object as an open hand; smack; sharp insult
• slaughter: act of killing; extensive, violent, bloody, or wanton destruction of life; carnage
• slay: put to death with a weapon, or by violence; kill; put an end to; destroy; overwhelm, as with laughter or love
• slender: having little width in proportion to height or length; long and thin
• slice: a serving that has been cut from a larger portion; piece; a share of something
• slide: slip; move usually in an uncontrolled manner; move smoothly along a surface
• slight: almost no; very little; deliberate discourtesy
• slightly: a little; a bit
• slim: small in quantity; being of delicate or slender build
• slip: move smoothly and easily; move out of position; move stealthily
• slipper: low footwear that can be on and off easily; one who slips or slides because of loss of traction
• slippery: smooth; being such as to cause things to slip or slide
• slit: long, straight, narrow cut or opening; slot; pocket
• slogan: phrase used repeatedly, as in advertising or promotion
• slope: be at an angle; incline; gradient
• slum: a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions
• slumber: sleep; state of inactivity or dormancy
• slump: sudden falling off or decline, as in activity, prices, or business; gross amount; mass
• smart: clever; intelligent; showing mental alertness and calculation
• smash: break in pieces by violence; dash to pieces; crush
• smog: air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog
• smooth: free from obstructions; make surface shine
• smoothly: in a smooth manner; successfully; easily
• smuggle: import or export without paying customs duties
• snack: eat light informal meal; eat lightly
• snap: make a sharp sound; break suddenly as under tension; utter in angry or sharp tone
• snatch: grasp or seize hastily, eagerly, or suddenly
• sneak: creep or steal privately; come or go meanly, as a person afraid or ashamed to be seen
• sneer: show contempt by turning up the nose, or by a particular facial expression; speak derisively; show mirth awkwardly
• snob: vulgar person who affects to be better, richer, or more fashionable, than he really is; one who apes his superiors.
• snobbish: of or pertaining to a snob; vulgarly pretentious
• soak: cause or suffer to lie in a fluid; absorb; drain; drink intemperately or gluttonously
• soar: fly aloft, as a bird; mount upward on wings; rise in thought, spirits, or imagination
• sober: not extreme; marked by seriousness or gravity; not affected by use of drugs; self-restraint
• sociable: gregarious; friendly; inclined to or conducive to companionship with others
• sociology: branch of philosophy which treats of the constitution, phenomena, and development of human society; social science
• sock: plowshare; short stocking reaching a point between ankle and knee; hard blow or punch; comic drama
• soil: material in the surface of the earth
• solar: of or relating to the sun
• soldier: one who is engaged in military service as an officer or a private; one who serves in an army
• sole: bottom; underside of foot or shoe or boot; bottom surface of a plow
• solely: alone; only; without another
• solemn: serious; somber; deeply earnest, serious, and sober
• solicitor: petitioner who seeks contributions or trade or votes; chief law officer of a city, town, or government department
• solidarity: union of interests, purposes, or sympathies among members of a group; accord
• solitary: isolated; existing, living, or going without others; alone; unaccompanied
• solitude: state of being alone; seclusion; lonely or secluded place
• solo: composed or performed by a single voice or instrument; unaccompanied; single
• solution: method for solving a problem; successful action of solving a problem
• solvent: able to pay all debts; capable of meeting financial obligations
• somehow: in one way or another; in some way not yet known; by some means
• somewhat: to some extent or degree; rather; a bit; slightly
• soothe: cause to feel better; give moral or emotional strength to
• sophisticated: wide-ranging knowledge; complex; intellectually appealing
• sophistication: being expert or having knowledge of some technical subject
• sore: skin infection; hurting; inflamed and painful; source of pain, distress, or irritation
• sort: kind or species; a class of;
• sound: sensation perceived by the ear; distinctive noise; long narrow inlet
• sour: taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice; showing ill humor
• source: point of origin, such as spring, of stream or river; one that causes, creates, or initiates
• souvenir: token of remembrance; memento; something of sentimental value
• sovereign: having supreme rank or power; self-governing; excellent; independent
• sovereignty: autonomy; independence
• sow: plant; place seeds in or on
• soy: soybean; most highly protein vegetable
• spacecraft: a vehicle for travelling in space
• spaceship: spacecraft designed to carry a crew into interstellar space
• spacious: wide; generous or large in area or extent; sizable
• span: duration; distance; cover; extent or measure of space between two points
• spare: give up what is not strictly needed; hold back from; withhold or avoid; save or relieve from action
• spark: flash; sparkle; emit or produce sparks
• sparkle: be brilliant in performance; give off or reflect flashes of light; glitter
• sparrow: any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects
• spatial: relating to space; existing in or connected with space
• spear: a long, pointed weapon, used in war and hunting, by thrusting or throwing
• specialize: mention specially; particularize; apply to some specialty or limited object
• specialized: developed or designed for a special activity or function
• species: a specific kind of something
• specific: stated explicitly or in detail; definite
• specification: instruction; description; act of specifying, or making a detailed statement
• specify: detail; designate
• specimen: model; sample; an example regarded as typical of its class
• spectacle: demonstration; show
• spectacular: impressive or sensational; lavishly produced performance; grand
• spectator: observer; audience; one who looks on
• spectrum: colored band produced when beam of light passes through a prism; a range of values
• speculate: assume to be true without conclusive evidence; engage in buying or selling of a commodity for profit
• speculation: speculating; examination by eye; intellectual check; business venture in unusual risks, with a chance for large profits
• speedy: fast; rapid; accomplished or arrived at without delay; prompt
• spell: name or write in order the letters constituting; add up to; signify
• sphere: ball; globe; a particular aspect of life or activity
• spill: pour; sudden drop from an upright position; flow or run out
• spin: turn round rapidly; move round rapidly; move swiftly
• spiral: rotary; curled; moving in a zigzag course; moving in shape of a coil
• spiritual: not tangible or material; belonging to religion; sacred; supernatural
• spit: expel or eject from the mouth; rain gently
• spite: ill-will or hatred toward another, accompanied with the disposition to irritate, annoy, or thwart splash: cause fluid to scatter in flying masses; strike and dash about, as water, mud
• splendid: shining; very bright; magnificent; brilliant
• split: break apart; cut; divide
• spoil: go bad; rot; decay; become unfit for consumption or use
• spokesman: one who speaks for another
• sponge: soaking up; small absorbent contraceptive pad, used for bathing or cleaning
• sponsor: one who binds himself to answer for another, and is responsible for his default; godfather or godmother
• spontaneous: arising without external cause; growing without cultivation or human labor
• spoon: a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle
• sport: activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively
• spot: location; place; site; pinpoint; mark to allow easy recognition
• sprain: violent wrenching of the soft parts surrounding a joint; injury caused by pushing or pressing; painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments
• spray: a quantity of small objects flying through air
• spring: develop suddenly; jump; move forward by leaps and bounds
• sprout: have new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud; shoot up
• spur: urge a horse; incite or stimulate; ride quickly by spurring a horse; proceed in haste
• square: be compatible with; cause to match; cut to rectangular shape; bring into agreement or balance; settle
• squash: a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long- handled rackets; crush; press; depress
• squat: stocky; short and thick; low and broad
• squeeze: force something into or through a restricted space; compress with violence
• squirrel: a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
• stab: pierce with a pointed weapon; wound or kill by pointed instrument
• stability: balance; constancy
• stable: not easily moved or disturbed
• stack: an orderly pile; heap; a large number ; arrange in pile
• stadium: large, usually open structure for sports events with tiered seating for spectators
• staff: personnel who assist superior to carry out assigned task
• stagger: sway; walk as if unable to control one’s movements
• stain: soiled or discolored; symbol of disgrace or infamy; natural spot of a color different from the gound
• staircase: a way of access consisting of a set of steps
• stake: money risked on gamble; pole set up to mark something; right or legal share of something stale: having lost freshness; lacking originality or spontaneity
• stalk: go through an area in search of prey; pursue; walk with a stiff or angry gait; move threateningly stall: small area set off by walls for special use; booth
• stammer: make involuntary stops in uttering syllables or words; hesitate or falter in speaking; speak with stops and difficulty
• standard: criteria; basis for comparison
• standardize: normalize; cause to conform to a standard
• standing: high reputation; esteem; maintaining an erect position
• standpoint: a mental position from which things are viewed
• staple: necessary foods or commodities; basic elements; secure or fasten; a short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables
• stapler: one who deals in staple goods or staple fibers; device used to bind material together by means of staples
• startle: move suddenly, or be excited; excite by sudden alarm, surprise
• starvation: act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine
• starve: hunger; deprive of food
• statesman: one occupied with the affairs of government, and influential in shaping policy
• static: having no motion; being at rest; fixed; stationary
• stationary: fixed; immobile; static; not capable of being moved
• stationery: paper cut to right size for writing letters; writing materials and office supplies
• statistics: a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data
• statue: sculpture representing a human or animal
• status: position relative to others; standing
• statute: law enacted by legislature; decree or edict, as of a ruler
• steady: securely in position; not shaky; not easily excited
• steak: slice of meat, typically beef, usually cut thick
• steamer: vessel propelled by steam; steamship or steamboat; road locomotive for use on common roads
• steep: soak; make thoroughly wet
• steer: drive; direct; guide by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or wheel
• stem: stop flow of a liquid; make headway against
• stereo: stereophonic sound-reproduction system
• sterling: any English coin of standard value; coined money
• stern: hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character; firm or unyielding
• steward: man employed in a large family, a large estate, a hotel, a club, or on board a ship to manage service
• stick: fasten into place by fixing an end; be a follower or supporter
• sticky: glutinous; adhesive; covered with an adhesive agent; humid;
• stiff: not moving or operating freely; lacking ease in bending; resistant
• stimulate: encourage; motivate; arouse; spur; excite or invigorate with a stimulant
• stimulation: arousing an organism to action
• sting: pierce painfully with sharp pointed structure or organ; cause to suffer keenly in the mind or feelings
• stink: strong, offensive smell; disgusting odor; stench
• stipulate: specify or arrange in agreement; express demand in agreement; promise in agreement stipulation: provision; an agreement made by parties in a judicial proceeding
• stitch: sew; knit; fasten or join with or as if with thread
• stock: certificate for shareholder of corporation; total amount of goods in a shop
• stomach: principal organ of digestion; abdomen or belly; appetite for food; desire, especially for something difficult
• stoop: bend forward and down from the waist or the middle of the back
• storey: story
• stout: dependable; stocky; euphemisms for fat
• straightforward: proceeding in a straight course or manner; not deviating; honest; frank.
• strain: group of organisms within a species; tension; pressure
• strait: difficult; stressful; narrow; not broad; tight; close; closely fitting
• strand: complex of fibers that twisted together to form a cable, rope, thread; land bordering a body of water; single filament
• strap: belt; band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or bag
• strategic: important or essential in relation to a plan of action; essential to the effective conduct of war; highly important to an intended objective
• strategy: elaborate and systematic plan; plan of action intended to accomplish a specific goal
• streak: a line or long mark of a different color from the ground; stripe; vein
• strengthen: reinforce; fortify; make strong or increase the strength of
• stress: put special emphasis on; utter with an accent; state of extreme difficulty, pressure, or strain stretch: extend; pull in opposite directions; lie down comfortably
• stride: step; pace; significant progress
• strife: act of striving; earnest endeavor; exertion or contention for superiority; contest of emulation, either by intellectual or physical efforts
• strike: a group’s refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
• striking: dramatic; outstanding; arresting attention and producing a vivid impression
• string: lightweight cord; a collection of objects threaded on a single strand; plant fiber
• strip: remove the surface from
• stripe: a kind or category; band; ribbon
• strive: endeavor; struggle or fight forcefully; exert much effort or energy
• stroke: blow; light touch; sudden loss of consciousness for brain blood vessel lacking oxygen
• stroll: wander on foot; ramble idly or leisurely
• structural: of structure; affecting structure; constructional
• structure: complex construction or entity; complex composition of knowledge
• stubborn: unreasonably, often perversely unyielding; persistent; difficult to treat
• studio: workplace for the teaching or practice of an art
• stuff: unspecified objects; tangible substance
• stuffy: stout; lacking sufficient ventilation; close; dull and boring
• stumble: miss a step and fall or nearly fall; walk unsteadily
• sturdy: robust; strong; substantially made or constructed
• style: particular kind; a way of expressing something
• subdue: quiet or bring under control by physical force or persuasion; make less intense; tone down subject: something to be treated; course or area of study
• subjective: occurring or taking place in person’s mind rather than external world; unreal
• submarine: submersible warship; move forward or under in a sliding motion; underwater
• submerge: sink; immerse; put under water
• submit: refer for judgment or consideration; hand in; present
• subordinate: occupying lower rank; inferior; submissive
• subscribe: write underneath, as one’s name; sign to a document; give consent to; promise to give, by writing one’s name with the amount
• subsequent: following in time or order; succeeding; later
• subsequently: in a subsequent manner; at a later time; accordingly; therefore
• subsidiary: subordinate; secondary; serving to assist or supplement
• substantial: fairly large; in essentials; material; true or real; not imaginary; solidly built
• substantiate: establish by evidence; make firm or solid; support
• substitute: exchange; put in the place of another
• subtle: slight; be difficult to detect or grasp by the mind
• subtract: remove a part from the whole
• subtraction: reduction; deduction; removing a part from the whole
• suburb: outskirts; usually residential area or community outlying a city
• succession: act of succeeding, or following after; following of things in order of time or place, or a series of things so following; sequence
• successive: consecutive
• successor: one who or that which succeeds or follows; one who takes the place which another has left
• suck: draw liquid into mouth; take in; draw something by vacuum
• suffice: be enough, or sufficient; meet the need; be equal to the end proposed; be adequate; satisfy
• sufficient: adequate; enough; being as much as is needed
• suit: meet the requirements of; fit; please; satisfy
• suitable: appropriate to a purpose or an occasion
• suitcase: portable rectangular traveling bag for carrying clothes
• suite: apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms; a matching set of furniture sullen: lonely; solitary; desolate; gloomy; dismal; affected with ill humor sultry: burning hot; extremely and unpleasantly hot
• sum: mount or whole of any number of individuals or particulars added together; principal points or thoughts when viewed together; amount
• summary: brief statement that presents the main points
• summit: utmost height; highest point of a mountain
• summon: call, bid, or cite; notify to come to appear; call upon to surrender
• sunburn: redness of the skin caused by exposure to the rays of the sun
• sunflower: plant having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays
• sunlight: rays of the sun
• sunrise: daily event of the sun rising above the horizon
• sunset: daily event of the sun sinking below the horizon
• sunshine: moderate weather; suitable for outdoor activities; the rays of the sun
• superb: of unusually high quality; excellent; wonderful
• superficial: trivial; of little substance; involving a surface only
• superintendent: director; person who has the authority to supervise or direct; janitor or custodian in a building
• superior: greater rank or station or quality; excellent
• supersede: be placed in or take the room of; replace; make obsolete; make void or useless by superior power
• supersonic: having, caused by, or relating to speed greater than the speed of sound
• superstition: excessive reverence for, or fear of, that which is unknown or mysterious; worship of a false god; false religion
• supervise: administer; direct
• supervision: management by overseeing the performance
• supervisor: director; overseer; one who is in charge of a particular unit, as in government or school system
• supplement: add as something seems insufficient; complement; extension; addition
• supplementary: added to complete or make up a deficiency
• suppose: imagine or admit to exist; assume to be true; believe; receive as true
• suppress: put down by force or authority; overwhelm; keep from being revealed
• supreme: most outstanding; highest; superior
• surcharge: an additional charge; charge an extra fee
• surface: exterior part of anything that has length and breadth; outside; outward or external appearance
• surge: outburst; roll or be tossed about on waves, as a boat
• surgeon: one who performs manual operations on a patient
• surgery: medical treatment that involves cutting open a person’s body
• surmise: guess; infer something without sufficiently conclusive evidence
• surpass: be or go beyond, as in degree or quality; exceed
• surplus: remainder; more than is needed; quantity much larger than is needed; remaining
• surrender: hand over, give up, give something into another’s control
• survey: poll; detailed critical inspection
• survival: existence; remaining alive
• survive: continue to live; endure or last
• survivor: one who outlives another; one who lives through affliction
• suspect: have doubts about; distrust
• suspend: hang freely; postpone; delay
• suspense: uncertain cognitive state; uncertainty
• suspicion: mistrust; act of suspecting something, especially something wrong, on little evidence or without proof
• suspicious: openly distrustful and unwilling to confide; questionable
• sustain: admit as valid; keep in existence; lengthen or extend in duration or space
• swallow: take back what one has said ; enclose or envelop completely
• swamp: low land that is seasonally flooded; low land region saturated with water
• swarm: dense moving crowd; large group of honeybees
• sway: swing; move back and forth or sideways; win approval or support for; convince
• swear: affirm or utter a solemn declaration; make promise or resolve on oath
• sweater: knitted garment covering the upper part of the body
• sweep: movement in an arc; clean with a broom; wide scope; winning all
• swell: bulge; expand abnormally; increase in size; become filled with pride or anger swift: quick; moving or capable of moving with great speed
• swing: sway or move from one side to another; turn round by wind or tide; be hanged syllable: a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme
• symbol: sign; something visible to represent something else invisible
• symbolize: represent; signify; stand for
• symmetry: arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained; congruity
• sympathetic: expressing compassion or friendly fellow feelings; approving; having similar disposition and tastes
• sympathize: be understanding of; feel or express sympathy or compassion
• sympathy: compassion; pity; concern
• symphony: large orchestra; harmony, especially of sound or color
• symposium: collection of writings on a particular topic, as in a magazine; meeting or conference for discussion of a topic; drinking together; merry feast
• symptom: sign; indication; any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient synonym: two words that can be interchanged in a context
• synthesis: combining parts into a coherent whole; putting of two or more things together
• synthetic: artificial; involving or of the nature of synthesis as opposed to analysis system: organized structure for arranging or classifying
• systematic: ordered; methodical; carried on using step-by-step procedures