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  1. sermon
    an address of a religious nature
  2. serpentine
    resembling a snake in form
  3. serrate
    notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex
  4. serried
    pressed together
  5. servile
    submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior
  6. severe
    very harsh or strict, especially when dealing with others
  7. shackle
    a restraint that confines or restricts freedom
  8. shadow
    a dark shape created by an object blocking a source of light
  9. shallow
    lacking physical depth
  10. sham
    something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
  11. shiftless
    lacking ambition or initiative
  12. shipshape
    of places
  13. shirk
    avoid one's assigned duties
  14. shoal
    a stretch of shallow water
  15. shopworn
    worn or faded from being on display in a store
  16. shred
    a small piece of cloth or paper
  17. shrewd
    marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
  18. shrink
    wither, as with a loss of moisture
  19. shroud
    burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped
  20. shrug
    raise shoulders to show one doesn't know or care about something
  21. shun
    avoid and stay away from deliberately
  22. sidestep
    avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
  23. signal
    any action or gesture that encodes a message
  24. simpleton
    a person lacking intelligence or common sense
  25. simulate
    reproduce someone's behavior or looks
  26. sin
    an act that is regarded as a transgression of God's will
  27. sincere
    open and genuine; not deceitful
  28. sinecure
    a job that involves minimal duties
  29. sinew
    a band of tissue connecting a muscle to its bony attachment
  30. singe
    burn superficially or lightly
  31. sinuous
    curved or curving in and out
  32. skip
    jump lightly
  33. skeleton
    the structure providing a frame for the body of an animal
  34. skeptic
    someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs
  35. skimp
    work hastily or carelessly
  36. skirmish
    a minor short-term fight
  37. skirt
    a garment hanging from the waist
  38. slack
    not tense or taut
  39. slake
    satisfy, as thirst
  40. slant
    incline or bend from a vertical position
  41. slate
    fine-grained metamorphic rock that can be split into layers
  42. slew
    a large number or amount or extent
  43. slight
    small in quantity or degree
  44. sling
    a simple weapon consisting of a looped strap in which a projectile is whirled and then released
  45. slippery
    causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide
  46. slipshod
    marked by great carelessness
  47. sloppy
    lacking neatness or order
  48. sloth
    a disinclination to work or exert yourself
  49. slouch
    assume a drooping posture or carriage
  50. slovenly
    negligent of neatness especially in dress and person
  51. sluggard
    an idle slothful person
  52. sluggish
    moving slowly
  53. slumber
    be asleep
  54. slur
    utter indistinctly
  55. sly
    marked by skill in deception
  56. smarmy
    unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating
  57. smart
    characterized by quickness and ease in learning
  58. smattering
    a slight or superficial understanding of a subject
  59. smirk
    smile in a mocking or condescending way
  60. smother
    deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
  61. smug
    marked by excessive complacency or self-satisfaction
  62. smuggling
    secretly importing prohibited goods or goods on which duty is due
  63. snare
    a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose
  64. snarl
    utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
  65. sneer
    a facial expression of contempt or scorn
  66. snobbish
    tending to associate only with people of a similar background
  67. snub
    refuse to acknowledge
  68. soak
    submerge in a liquid
  69. sober
    not affected by a chemical substance, especially alcohol
  70. sodden
    wet through and through; thoroughly wet
  71. solace
    comfort offered to one who is disappointed or miserable
  72. solder
    join or fuse with an alloy
  73. solemnity
    a trait of dignified seriousness
  74. solicitous
    full of anxiety and concern
  75. solid
    not soft or yielding to pressure
  76. soliloquy
    speech you make to yourself
  77. solitude
    a state of social isolation
  78. solvent
    capable of meeting financial obligations
  79. somatic
    characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit
  80. somber
    serious and gloomy in character
  81. somnolence
    a very sleepy state
  82. sonnet
    a verse form of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme
  83. soothe
    cause to feel better
  84. sophisticated
    having worldly knowledge and refinement
  85. soporific
    inducing sleep
  86. sordid
    foul and run-down and repulsive
  87. sound
    mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium
  88. sparse
    not dense or plentiful
  89. spartan
    unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment
  90. spat
    a quarrel about petty points
  91. spate
    a sudden forceful flow
  92. specific
    stated explicitly or in detail
  93. specious
    plausible but false
  94. speck
    a very small spot
  95. spectator
    a close observer; someone who looks at something
  96. spectrum
    a broad range of related objects, values, or qualities
  97. speculate
    reflect deeply on a subject
  98. spendthrift
    someone who spends money freely or wastefully
Created on Mon Sep 18 01:19:04 EDT 2023

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