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  1. saboteur
    someone who deliberately destroys or disrupts something
  2. saccharine
    overly sweet
  3. sacrilegious
    grossly irreverent toward what is considered holy
  4. sacrosanct
    treated as if holy and kept free from violation or criticism
  5. sadistic
    deriving pleasure from inflicting pain on another
  6. saga
    a narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family
  7. sagacious
    acutely insightful and wise
  8. sage
    a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics
  9. salacious
    suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
  10. salient
    conspicuous, prominent, or important
  11. saline
    containing salt
  12. sallow
    unhealthy looking
  13. salubrious
    promoting health
  14. salutary
    tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health
  15. salvage
    rescuing a ship or its crew from a shipwreck or a fire
  16. sanctimonious
    excessively or hypocritically pious
  17. sanction
    official permission or approval
  18. sanctuary
    a consecrated place where sacred objects are kept
  19. sanguinary
    accompanied by bloodshed
  20. sanguine
    confidently optimistic and cheerful
  21. sap
    a watery fluid that circulates in a plant
  22. sarcasm
    witty language used to convey insults or scorn
  23. sardonic
    disdainfully or ironically humorous
  24. sartorial
    of or relating to tailoring or clothing
  25. sate
    fill to contentment
  26. satellite
    any celestial body orbiting around a planet or star
  27. satiate
    fill to satisfaction
  28. satire
    witty language used to convey insults or scorn
  29. satirical
    exposing human folly to ridicule
  30. saturate
    infuse or fill completely
  31. saturnine
    bitter or scornful
  32. satyr
    one of a class of woodland deities
  33. saunter
    walk leisurely and with no apparent aim
  34. savant
    a learned person
  35. savor
    a particular taste or smell, especially an appealing one
  36. savory
    pleasing to the sense of taste
  37. scabbard
    a sheath for a sword or dagger or bayonet
  38. scad
    any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae
  39. scaffold
    a temporary arrangement erected around a building
  40. scale
    an ordered reference standard
  41. scanty
    lacking in extent or quantity
  42. scapegoat
    someone who is punished for the errors of others
  43. scavenge
    clean refuse from
  44. scenario
    a postulated sequence of possible events
  45. schematic
    represented in simplified or symbolic form
  46. scheme
    an elaborate and systematic plan of action
  47. schism
    division of a group into opposing factions
  48. scintilla
    a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
  49. scintillate
    emit or reflect light in a flickering manner
  50. scoff
    laugh at with contempt and derision
  51. scotch
    hinder or prevent, as an effort, plan, or desire
  52. score
    a number that expresses accomplishment in a game or contest
  53. stamp
    walk heavily
  54. scourge
    something causing misery or death
  55. scruple
    an ethical or moral principle that inhibits action
  56. scrupulous
    characterized by extreme care and great effort
  57. scrutinize
    examine carefully for accuracy
  58. scuffle
    fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters
  59. shuffle
    walk by dragging one's feet
  60. scurrilous
    expressing offensive, insulting, or scandalous criticism
  61. scurry
    move about or proceed hurriedly
  62. scurvy
    a condition caused by deficiency of ascorbic acid
  63. scuttle
    move about or proceed hurriedly
  64. seamy
    morally degraded
  65. sear
    become superficially burned (also figurative)
  66. scorch
    burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color
  67. seasoned
    aged or processed
  68. season
    one of the natural periods into which the year is divided by the equinoxes and solstices or atmospheric conditions
  69. seasonal
    occurring at or dependent on a particular season
  70. seasonable
    in keeping with the season
  71. secession
    formal separation from an alliance or federation
  72. seclusion
    the act of isolating oneself from others
  73. secrete
    generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids
  74. sect
    a subdivision of a larger religious group
  75. sectarian
    of or relating to a subdivision of a larger religious group
  76. secular
    someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person
  77. sedate
    characterized by dignity and propriety
  78. sedentary
    requiring sitting or little activity
  79. sedition
    an illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authority
  80. sedulous
    marked by care and persistent effort
  81. seedy
    shabby and untidy
  82. seemly
    according with custom or propriety
  83. seep
    pass gradually or leak or as if through small openings
  84. seethe
    foam as if boiling
  85. seine
    a large fishnet that hangs vertically
  86. seismic
    subject to or caused by an earthquake or earth vibration
  87. semblance
    the outward or apparent appearance or form of something
  88. seminal
    influential and providing a basis for later development
  89. seminary
    a school for training ministers or priests or rabbis
  90. senility
    the state of being infirm with age
  91. sensitization
    the process of becoming highly responsive to situations
  92. sensual
    marked by the appetites and passions of the body
  93. sensuous
    providing perceptible pleasure or gratification
  94. sententious
    concise and full of meaning
  95. sentient
    endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness
  96. sentinel
    a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
  97. septic
    of or relating to or caused by the process of decay
  98. sepulcher
    a chamber that is used as a grave
  99. sequester
    keep away from others
  100. sere
    having lost all moisture
  101. serendipity
    good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries
  102. serenity
    the absence of mental stress or anxiety
  103. serpentine
    resembling a snake in form
  104. serrated
    notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex
  105. servile
    submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior
  106. servitude
    the state of being required to labor for someone else
  107. sever
    set or keep apart
  108. severity
    excessive sternness
  109. sextant
    an instrument for measuring angular distance
  110. shackle
    a restraint that confines or restricts freedom
  111. sham
    something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
  112. shambles
    a condition of great disorder
  113. shard
    a broken piece of a brittle artifact
  114. shaving
    a thin fragment or slice that has been shaved from something
  115. sheaf
    a package of several things tied together
  116. sheathe
    enclose with a protective covering
  117. sherbet
    a frozen dessert made primarily of fruit juice and sugar
  118. shimmer
    shine with a weak or fitful light
  119. shirk
    avoid one's assigned duties
  120. shoddy
    of inferior workmanship and materials
  121. shrew
    small mouselike mammal with a long snout; related to moles
  122. shrewd
    marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
  123. shun
    avoid and stay away from deliberately
  124. shunt
    a conductor diverting a fraction of current from a device
  125. sidetrack
    wander from a direct or straight course
  126. shyster
    a person who uses unscrupulous or unethical methods
  127. sibling
    a person's brother or sister
  128. sibylline
    resembling or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy
  129. sidereal
    of or relating to the stars or constellations
  130. silt
    mud or clay or small rocks deposited by a river or lake
  131. simian
    relating to or resembling an ape or a monkey
  132. simile
    a figure of speech expressing a resemblance between things
  133. simper
    smile in an insincere, unnatural, or coy way
  134. simplistic
    characterized by extreme and misleading lack of complexity
  135. simulate
    reproduce someone's behavior or looks
  136. sinecure
    a job that involves minimal duties
  137. sinewy
    consisting of tendons or resembling a tendon
  138. singular
    being a single and separate person or thing
  139. sinister
    wicked, evil, or dishonorable
  140. sinuous
    curved or curving in and out
  141. skeptic
    someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs
  142. skiff
    a small boat propelled by oars or by sails or by a motor
  143. skimp
    work hastily or carelessly
  144. skinflint
    a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend
  145. skirmish
    a minor short-term fight
  146. skittish
    unpredictably excitable, especially of horses
  147. skulduggery
    misrepresentation intended to take advantage of someone
  148. skulk
    lie in wait or behave in a sneaky and secretive manner
  149. slacken
    become slow or slower
  150. slack
    not tense or taut
  151. slag
    the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals
  152. slake
    satisfy, as thirst
  153. slander
    words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another
  154. slapdash
    marked by great carelessness
  155. sleazy
    morally degraded
  156. sleeper
    a rester who is in slumber
  157. sleight
    adroitness in using the hands
  158. slew
    a large number or amount or extent
  159. slight
    small in quantity or degree
  160. slipshod
    marked by great carelessness
  161. slither
    pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly
  162. sloth
    a disinclination to work or exert yourself
  163. slough
    cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers
  164. slovenly
    negligent of neatness especially in dress and person
  165. sledge
    a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs
  166. sleigh
    a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs
  167. sluggard
    an idle slothful person
  168. sluggish
    moving slowly
  169. sluice
    conduit that carries a rapid flow of water
  170. slur
    utter indistinctly
  171. slur
    utter indistinctly
  172. smattering
    a slight or superficial understanding of a subject
  173. smelt
    extract by heating, as a metal
  174. smirk
    smile in a mocking or condescending way
  175. smolder
    burn slowly and without a flame
  176. snicker
    laugh quietly
  177. snivel
    cry or whine with snuffling
  178. snuffle
    snuff up mucus through the nose
  179. sobriety
    the state of being unaffected or not intoxicated by alcohol
  180. sober
    not affected by a chemical substance, especially alcohol
  181. sodden
    wet through and through; thoroughly wet
  182. sojourn
    a temporary stay
  183. solace
    comfort offered to one who is disappointed or miserable
  184. solder
    join or fuse with an alloy
  185. solecism
    a socially awkward or tactless act
  186. solemnity
    a trait of dignified seriousness
  187. solicit
    request urgently or persistently
  188. solicitous
    full of anxiety and concern
  189. soliloquy
    speech you make to yourself
  190. solitude
    a state of social isolation
  191. solstice
    when the sun is at its greatest distance from the equator
  192. soluble
    capable of being dissolved in some solvent
  193. solvent
    capable of meeting financial obligations
  194. solvent
    capable of meeting financial obligations
  195. somatic
    characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit
  196. somber
    serious and gloomy in character
  197. somnambulist
    someone who walks about in their sleep
  198. somnolent
    inclined to or marked by drowsiness
  199. sonorous
    full and loud and deep
  200. sonic
    having or caused by speed equal to the speed of sound
  201. sonnet
    a verse form of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme
  202. sophist
    someone whose reasoning is subtle and often specious
  203. sophisticated
    having worldly knowledge and refinement
  204. sophistry
    a deliberately invalid argument in the hope of deceiving
  205. sophomore
    a second-year undergraduate
  206. soporific
    inducing sleep
  207. sordid
    foul and run-down and repulsive
  208. spangle
    adornment consisting of a small piece of shiny material
  209. sparse
    not dense or plentiful
  210. spartan
    unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment
  211. spasmodic
    occurring in spells and often abruptly
  212. spat
    a quarrel about petty points
  213. spate
    a sudden forceful flow
  214. spatial
    pertaining to the expanse in which things are located
  215. spatula
    a hand tool with a thin flexible blade
  216. spawn
    the mass of eggs deposited by fish or amphibians or mollusks
  217. specious
    plausible but false
  218. spectral
    resembling or characteristic of a phantom
  219. spectrum
    a broad range of related objects, values, or qualities
  220. spendthrift
    someone who spends money freely or wastefully
  221. sphinx
    a mythical creature with a lion's body and a human head
  222. splice
    join the ends of
  223. spontaneity
    the quality of coming from feelings without constraint
  224. spoonerism
    transposition of initial consonants in a pair of words
  225. sporadic
    recurring in scattered or unpredictable instances
  226. sportive
    given to merry frolicking
  227. spruce
    a tall evergreen tree that produces cones
  228. spry
    moving quickly and lightly
  229. spurious
    plausible but false
  230. spurn
    reject with contempt
  231. squabble
    a quarrel about petty points
  232. squalor
    sordid dirtiness
  233. squander
    spend thoughtlessly; throw away
  234. squat
    sit on one's heels
  235. staccato
    (music) separating the notes
  236. stagnant
    not growing or changing; without force or vitality
  237. staid
    characterized by dignity and propriety
  238. stalemate
    a situation in which no progress can be made
  239. stalwart
    having rugged physical strength
  240. stamina
    enduring strength and energy
  241. stanch
    stop the flow of a liquid
  242. stanza
    a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem
  243. static
    not in physical motion
  244. statute
    an act passed by a legislative body
  245. statutory
    relating to or created by regulations
  246. steadfast
    marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
  247. stealth
    the act of moving in a quiet or secretive way to avoid being noticed
  248. steep
    having a sharp inclination
  249. stellar
    being or relating to or resembling or emanating from stars
  250. stem
    cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
  251. stentorian
    very loud or booming
  252. stereotype
    a conventional or formulaic conception or image
  253. stickler
    someone who insists on something
  254. stifle
    impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
  255. smother
    deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
  256. suffocate
    deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
  257. stigma
    a symbol of disgrace or infamy
  258. stilted
    artificially formal or stiff
  259. stint
    supply sparingly and with restricted quantities
  260. stint
    supply sparingly and with restricted quantities
  261. stipend
    a sum of money allotted on a regular basis
  262. stipple
    engrave by means of dots and flicks
  263. stipulate
    make an express demand or provision in an agreement
  264. stock
    a supply of something available for future use
  265. stockade
    fortification consisting of a fence set firmly for defense
  266. stodgy
    excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull
  267. stoic
    seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive
  268. stoke
    (of a fire) stir up or tend
  269. stolid
    having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
  270. stratagem
    an elaborate or deceitful scheme to deceive or evade
  271. stratified
    deposited or arranged in horizontal layers
  272. stratum
    one of several parallel layers of material
  273. strew
    spread by scattering
  274. striate
    marked with stripes
  275. stricture
    a principle that restricts the extent of something
  276. strident
    unpleasantly loud and harsh
  277. stringent
    demanding strict attention to rules and procedures
  278. strut
    walk in a proud, confident way
  279. strut
    walk in a proud, confident way
  280. studied
    produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation
  281. stultify
    deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless
  282. stupefy
    make someone dazed or foolish
  283. stupor
    a state of being half-awake
  284. stun
    make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow
  285. Stygian
    dark and dismal as of the river in Hades
  286. stymie
    hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
  287. stump
    the base part that remains after a tree has been felled
  288. suavity
    the quality of being charming and gracious in manner
  289. subaltern
    British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain
  290. subdue
    put down by force or intimidation
  291. subjective
    taking place within the mind and modified by individual bias
  292. subjugate
    make subservient; force to submit or subdue
  293. sublimate
    change directly from a solid into a vapor without melting
  294. sublime
    of high moral or intellectual value
  295. subliminal
    below the threshold of conscious perception
  296. submissive
    inclined or willing to give in to orders or wishes of others
  297. subordinate
    an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
  298. suborn
    incite to commit a crime or an evil deed
  299. subpoena
    a writ issued to compel the attendance of a witness
  300. subsequent
    following in time or order
  301. subservient
    compliant and obedient to authority
  302. subside
    wear off or die down
  303. subsidiary
    functioning in a supporting capacity
  304. subsidy
    a grant of financial assistance, especially by a government
  305. subsistence
    a means of surviving
  306. substantial
    real; having a material or factual existence
  307. substantiate
    establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
  308. substantive
    having a firm basis in reality and therefore important
  309. subsume
    contain or include
  310. subterfuge
    something intended to misrepresent the nature of an activity
  311. subtlety
    the quality of being difficult to detect or analyze
  312. subversive
    in opposition to an established system or government
  313. succor
    assistance in time of difficulty
  314. succulent
    tasty and full of juice
  315. succumb
    give in, as to overwhelming force, influence, or pressure
  316. suffragist
    an advocate of the extension of voting rights
  317. suffuse
    cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across
  318. sully
    make dirty or spotty
  319. sultry
    attractive and suggesting hidden passion
  320. summation
    calculating the total of two or more numbers
  321. sumptuous
    rich and superior in quality
  322. sunder
    break apart or in two, using violence
  323. sundry
    consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
  324. superannuated
    too old to be useful
  325. supercilious
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  326. supererogatory
    more than is needed, desired, or required
  327. superficial
    of, affecting, or being on or near the surface
  328. superfluous
    more than is needed, desired, or required
  329. superimpose
    place on top of
  330. supernumerary
    more than is needed, desired, or required
  331. supersede
    take the place or move into the position of
  332. supine
    lying face upward
  333. supplant
    take the place or move into the position of
  334. supple
    moving and bending with ease
  335. suppliant
    humbly entreating
  336. supplicate
    ask for humbly or earnestly, as in prayer
  337. supplicant
    someone who prays to God
  338. supposition
    the cognitive process of conjecturing
  339. supposititious
    based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence
  340. suppress
    put down by force or authority
  341. surfeit
    indulge (one's appetite) to satiety
  342. surly
    unfriendly and inclined toward anger or irritation
  343. surmise
    infer from incomplete evidence
  344. surmount
    get on top of; deal with successfully
  345. surpass
    be or do something to a greater degree
  346. surreptitious
    marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
  347. surrogate
    someone or something that takes the place of another
  348. surveillance
    close observation of a person or group
  349. susceptible
    yielding readily to or capable of undergoing a process
  350. sustain
    lengthen or extend in duration or space
  351. sustenance
    the act of providing a means of subsistence or survival
  352. suture
    a seam used in surgery
  353. swarthy
    naturally having skin of a dark color
  354. swathe
    wrap in or as if in strips of cloth
  355. swelter
    be uncomfortably hot
  356. swerve
    turn sharply; change direction abruptly
  357. swill
    drink large quantities of
  358. swindler
    a person who steals by means of deception or fraud
  359. sybarite
    a person addicted to luxury and pleasures of the senses
  360. sycophant
    a person who tries to please someone to gain an advantage
  361. syllogism
    reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises
  362. sylvan
    relating to or characteristic of wooded regions
  363. symbiosis
    the relation between two interdependent species of organisms
  364. symmetry
    balance among the parts of something
  365. synchronous
    occurring or existing at the same time
  366. synoptic
    presenting a summary or general view of a whole
  367. synthesis
    the combination of ideas into a complex whole
  368. synthetic
    a compound made artificially by chemical reactions
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