S-list 402 words

overly sweet

suggestive of or tending to moral looseness

unhealthy looking

(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)

excessively or hypocritically pious

official permission or approval

a consecrated place where sacred objects are kept

great coolness and composure under strain

disdainfully or ironically humorous; scornful and mocking

expressing extreme contempt

of or relating to a tailor or to tailoring

fill to satisfaction

bitter or scornful

one of a class of woodland deities; attendant on Bacchus; identified with Roman fauns

walk leisurely and with no apparent aim

someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field

the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth

pleasing to the sense of taste

the cognitive condition of someone who understands

less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so

someone who is punished for the errors of others

an elaborate and systematic plan of action

a tiny or scarcely detectable amount

a descendent or heir

laugh at with contempt and derision

a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately

rub hard or scrub

something causing misery or death

examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification

expressing offensive reproach

to move about or proceed hurriedly

an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship

become superficially burned

burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color

withdraw from an organization or communion

hidden from general view or use

the act of secluding yourself from others

someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person

an illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authority and tending to cause the disruption or overthrow of the government

marked by care and persistent effort

full of seeds

according with custom or propriety

foam as if boiling

subject to or caused by an earthquake or earth vibration

an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading

pertaining to or containing or consisting of semen

relating to or concerned in sensation

taking delight in beauty

concise and full of meaning

endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness

keep away from others

good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries

not having or joined by a seam or seams

joint consisting of a line formed by joining two pieces

resembling a serpent in form

submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior

state of subjection to an owner or master or forced labor imposed as punishment

set or keep apart

the act of severing

something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be

a broken piece of a brittle artifact

avoid (one's assigned duties)

a stretch of shallow water

lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center

small mouselike mammal with a long snout; related to moles

marked by practical hardheaded intelligence

having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones

avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of

a person (especially a lawyer or politician) who uses unscrupulous or unethical methods

of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')

of or relating to the stars or constellations

the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack

move as if through a sieve

a drawing of the outline of an object; filled in with some uniform color

relating to or resembling an ape

a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with `like' or `as')

smile affectedly or derisively

smile affectedly or derisively

an office that involves minimal duties

consisting of tendons or resembling a tendon

stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable

a tube running from the liquid in a vessel to a lower level outside the vessel so that atmospheric pressure forces the liquid through the tube

marked by or given to doubt

a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend

a minor short-term fight

unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)

avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill

satisfy (thirst)

not tense or taut

words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another

kill intentionally and with premeditation

adroitness in using the hands

(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

so thin as to transmit light

to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly

a disinclination to work or exert yourself

a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow)

negligent of neatness especially in dress and person; habitually dirty and unkempt

a slight or superficial understanding of a subject

extract (metals) by heating

marked by excessive complacency or self-satisfaction

inflict a heavy blow on, with the hand, a tool, or a weapon

a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose

expressive of contempt

having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy

cry or whine with snuffling

refuse to acknowledge

the state of being sober and not intoxicated by alcohol

a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)

wet through and through; thoroughly wet

a temporary stay (e.g., as a guest)

comfort in disappointment or misery

join or fuse with solder

a socially awkward or tactless act

make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently

full of anxiety and concern

speech you make to yourself

either of the two times of the year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator

malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty

(of a substance) capable of being dissolved in some solvent (usually water)

capable of meeting financial obligations

grave or even gloomy in character

full and loud and deep

a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone

foul and run-down and repulsive

morally degraded

morally degraded

a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right

occurring in spells and often abruptly

a sudden forceful flow

the mass of eggs deposited by fish or amphibians or molluscs

a bit of tissue or blood or urine that is taken for diagnostic purposes

plausible but false

something or someone seen (especially a notable or unusual sight)

resembling or characteristic of a phantom

a large dark-red oval organ on the left side of the body between the stomach and the diaphragm; produces cells involved in immune responses

said or done without having been planned or written in advance

recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances

moving quickly and lightly

reject with contempt

spend thoughtlessly; throw away

utter a sudden loud cry

not growing or changing; without force or vitality

characterized by dignity and propriety

characterized by dignity and propriety

having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships

enduring strength and energy

stop the flow of a liquid

firm and dependable especially in loyalty

marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable

a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem

severely simple

not in physical motion

a sculpture representing a human or animal

avoiding detection by moving carefully

having a sharp inclination

used of the voice

of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect

impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of

a symbol of disgrace or infamy

artificially formal

supply sparingly and with restricted quantities

a sum of money allotted on a regular basis; usually for some specific purpose

specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement

excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull

seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive

stir up or tend; of a fire

having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited

having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships

a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water

an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade

form, arrange, or deposit in layers

one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock)

severe criticism

bitter conflict; heated often violent dissension

demanding strict attention to rules and procedures

attempt by employing effort

characterized by diligent study and fondness for reading

deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless

being very thin

make dull or stupid or muddle with drunkenness or infatuation

so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe

marginal consciousness

hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of

having a sophisticated charm

put down by force or intimidation

make subservient; force to submit or subdue

change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting

of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style

yield to the control of another

an assistant subject to the authority or control of another

following in time or order

compliant and obedient to authority

sink to a lower level or form a depression

functioning in a supporting capacity

support through subsidies

establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts

having a firm basis in reality and being therefore important, meaningful, or considerable

something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity

being or operating under the surface of the earth

destroy completely

assistance in time of difficulty

full of juice

consent reluctantly

be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity

a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment

cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across

showing a brooding ill humor

make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically

sexually exciting or gratifying

gather or bring together

rich and superior in quality

consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds

surpassingly good

more than is needed, desired, or required

more than is needed, desired, or required

place on top of

highest in quality

more than is needed, desired, or required

take the place or move into the position of

watch and direct

lying face upward

take the place or move into the position of

the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)

to put down by force or authority

indulge (one's appetite) to satiety

inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace

infer from incomplete evidence

get on top of; deal with successfully

marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed

the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence

a seam used in surgery

being of delicate or slender build

having little width in proportion to the length or height

(often followed by `of' or `to') yielding readily to or capable of

naturally having skin of a dark color

turn on a pivot

a person addicted to luxury and pleasures of the senses

a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage

an integrated course of academic studies

relating to or characteristic of wooded regions

used of organisms (especially of different species) living together but not necessarily in a relation beneficial to each

an association of companies for some definite purpose

a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease

filled with shade

increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity

a poetic term for a shore (as the area periodically covered and uncovered by the tides)

import or export without paying customs duties

lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age

frown with displeasure

inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life