severely
severely (adv)
Extremely.
sextet
sextet (n)
A band of six singers or players.
sextuple
sextuple (adj)
Multiplied by six.
sheer
sheer (adj)
Absolute.
shiftless
shiftless (adj)
Wanting in resource, energy, or executive ability.
shrewd
shrewd (adj)
Characterized by skill at understanding and profiting by circumstances.
shriek
shriek (n)
A sharp, shrill outcry or scream, caused by agony or terror.
shrinkage
shrinkage (n)
A contraction of any material into less bulk or dimension.
shrivel
shrivel (v)
To draw or be drawn into wrinkles.
shuffle
shuffle (n)
A mixing or changing the order of things.
sibilance
sibilance (n)
A hissing sound.
sibilant
sibilant (adj)
Made with a hissing sound.
sibilate
sibilate (v)
To give a hissing sound to, as in pronouncing the letter s.
sidelong
sidelong (adj)
Inclining or tending to one side.
sidereal
sidereal (adj)
Pertaining to stars or constellations.
siege
siege (n)
A beleaguerment.
significance
significance (n)
Importance.
significant
significant (adj)
Important, especially as pointing something out.
signification
signification (n)
The meaning conveyed by language, actions, or signs.
similar
similar (adj)
Bearing resemblance to one another or to something else.
simile
simile (n)
A comparison which directs the mind to the representative object itself.
similitude
similitude (n)
Similarity.
simplify
simplify (v)
To make less complex or difficult.
simulate
simulate (v)
Imitate.
simultaneous
simultaneous (adj)
Occurring, done, or existing at the same time.
sinecure
sinecure (n)
Any position having emoluments with few or no duties.
singe
singe (v)
To burn slightly or superficially.
sinister
sinister (adj)
Evil.
sinuosity
sinuosity (n)
The quality of curving in and out.
sinuous
sinuous (adj)
Curving in and out.
sinus
sinus (n)
An opening or cavity.
siren
siren (n)
A sea-nymph, described by Homer as dwelling between the island of Circe and Scylla.
sirocco
sirocco (n)
hot winds from Africa.
sisterhood
sisterhood (n)
A body of sisters united by some bond of sympathy or by a religious vow.
skeptic
skeptic (n)
One who doubts any statements.
skepticism
skepticism (n)
The entertainment of doubt concerning something.
skiff
skiff (n)
Usually, a small light boat propelled by oars.
skirmish
skirmish (n)
Desultory fighting between advanced detachments of two armies.
sleight
sleight (n)
A trick or feat so deftly done that the manner of performance escapes observation.
slight
slight (adj)
Of a small importance or significance.
slothful
slothful (adj)
Lazy.
sluggard
sluggard (n)
A person habitually lazy or idle.
sociable
sociable (adj)
Inclined to seek company.
socialism
socialism (n)
A theory of civil polity that aims to secure the reconstruction of society.
socialist
socialist (adj)
One who advocates reconstruction of society by collective ownership of land and capital.
sociology
sociology (n)
The philosophical study of society.
Sol
Sol (n)
The sun.
solace
solace (n)
Comfort in grief, trouble, or calamity.
solar
solar (adj)
Pertaining to the sun.
solder
solder (n)
A fusible alloy used for joining metallic surfaces or margins.
soldier
soldier (n)
A person engaged in military service.
solecism
solecism (n)
Any violation of established rules or customs.
solicitor
solicitor (n)
One who represents a client in court of justice; an attorney.
solicitude
solicitude (n)
Uneasiness of mind occasioned by desire, anxiety, or fear.
soliloquy
soliloquy (n)
A monologue.
solstice
solstice (n)
The time of year when the sun is at its greatest declination.
soluble
soluble (adj)
Capable of being dissolved, as in a fluid.
solvent
solvent (adj)
Having sufficient funds to pay all debts.
somber
somber (adj)
Gloomy.
somniferous
somniferous (adj)
Tending to produce sleep.
somnolence
somnolence (n)
Oppressive drowsiness.
somnolent
somnolent (adj)
Sleepy.
sonata
sonata (n)
An instrumental composition.
sonnet
sonnet (n)
A poem of fourteen decasyllabic or octosyllabiclines expressing two successive phrases.
sonorous
sonorous (adj)
Resonant.
soothsayer
soothsayer (n)
One who claims to have supernatural insight or foresight.
sophism
sophism (n)
A false argument understood to be such by the reasoner himself and intentionally used to deceive
sophistical
sophistical (adj)
Fallacious.
sophisticate
sophisticate (v)
To deprive of simplicity of mind or manner.
sophistry
sophistry (n)
Reasoning sound in appearance only, especially when designedly deceptive.
soprano
soprano (n)
A woman's or boy's voice of high range.
sorcery
sorcery (n)
Witchcraft.
sordid
sordid (adj)
Of degraded character or nature.
souvenir
souvenir (n)
A token of remembrance.
sparse
sparse (adj)
Thinly diffused.
Spartan
Spartan (adj)
Exceptionally brave; rigorously severe.
spasmodic
spasmodic (adj)
Convulsive.
specialize
specialize (v)
To assume an individual or specific character, or adopt a singular or special course.
specialty
specialty (n)
An employment limited to one particular line of work.
specie
specie (n)
A coin or coins of gold, silver, copper, or other metal.
species
species (n)
A classificatory group of animals or plants subordinate to a genus.
specimen
specimen (n)
One of a class of persons or things regarded as representative of the class.
specious
specious (adj)
Plausible.
spectator
spectator (n)
One who beholds or looks on.
specter
specter (n)
Apparition.
spectrum
spectrum (n)
An image formed by rays of light or other radiant energy.
speculate
speculate (v)
To pursue inquiries and form conjectures.
speculator
speculator (n)
One who makes an investment that involves a risk of loss, but also a chance of profit.
sphericity
sphericity (n)
The state or condition of being a sphere.
spheroid
spheroid (n)
A body having nearly the form of a sphere.
spherometer
spherometer (n)
An instrument for measuring curvature or radii of spherical surfaces.
spinous
spinous (adj)
Having spines.
spinster
spinster (n)
A woman who has never been married.
spontaneous
spontaneous (adj)
Arising from inherent qualities or tendencies without external efficient cause.
sprightly
sprightly (adj)
Vivacious.
spurious
spurious (adj)
Not genuine.
squabble
squabble (v)
To quarrel.
squalid
squalid (adj)
Having a dirty, mean, poverty-stricken appearance.
squatter
squatter (n)
One who settles on land without permission or right.
stagnant
stagnant (adj)
Not flowing: said of water, as in a pool.
stagnate
stagnate (v)
To become dull or inert.
stagnation
stagnation (n)
The condition of not flowing or not changing.
stagy
stagy (adj)
Having a theatrical manner.
staid
staid (adj)
Of a steady and sober character.
stallion
stallion (n)
An uncastrated male horse, commonly one kept for breeding.
stanchion
stanchion (n)
A vertical bar, or a pair of bars, used to confine cattle in a stall.
stanza
stanza (n)
A group of rimed lines, usually forming one of a series of similar divisions in a poem.
statecraft
statecraft (n)
The art of conducting state affairs.
static
static (adj)
Pertaining to or designating bodies at rest or forces in equilibrium.
statics
statics (n)
The branch of mechanics that treats of the relations that subsist among forces in order.
stationary
stationary (adj)
Not moving.
statistician
statistician (n)
One who is skilled in collecting and tabulating numerical facts.
statuesque
statuesque (adj)
Having the grace, pose, or quietude of a statue.
statuette
statuette (n)
A figurine.
stature
stature (n)
The natural height of an animal body.
statute
statute (n)
Any authoritatively declared rule, ordinance, decree, or law.
stealth
stealth (n)
A concealed manner of acting.
stellar
stellar (adj)
Pertaining to the stars.
steppe
steppe (n)
One of the extensive plains in Russia and Siberia.
sterling
sterling (adj)
Genuine.
stifle
stifle (v)
To smother.
stigma
stigma (n)
A mark of infamy or token of disgrace attaching to a person as the result of evil-doing.
stiletto
stiletto (n)
A small dagger.
stimulant
stimulant (n)
Anything that rouses to activity or to quickened action.
stimulate
stimulate (v)
To rouse to activity or to quickened action.
stimulus
stimulus (n)
Incentive.
stingy
stingy (adj)
Cheap, unwilling to spend money.
stipend
stipend (n)
A definite amount paid at stated periods in compensation for services or as an allowance.
Stoicism
Stoicism (n)
The principles or the practice of the Stoics-being very even tempered in success and failure.
stolid
stolid (adj)
Expressing no power of feeling or perceiving.
strait
strait (n)
A narrow passage of water connecting two larger bodies of water.
stratagem
stratagem (n)
Any clever trick or device for obtaining an advantage.
stratum
stratum (n)
A natural or artificial layer, bed, or thickness of any substance or material.
streamlet
streamlet (n)
Rivulet.
stringency
stringency (n)
Strictness.
stringent
stringent (adj)
Rigid.
stripling
stripling (n)
A mere youth.
studious
studious (adj)
Having or showing devotion to the acquisition of knowledge.
stultify
stultify (v)
To give an appearance of foolishness to.
stupendous
stupendous (adj)
Of prodigious size, bulk, or degree.
stupor
stupor (n)
Profound lethargy.
suasion
suasion (n)
The act of persuading.
suave
suave (adj)
Smooth and pleasant in manner.
subacid
subacid (adj)
Somewhat sharp or biting.
subaquatic
subaquatic (adj)
Being, formed, or operating under water.
subconscious
subconscious (adj)
Being or occurring in the mind, but without attendant consciousness or conscious perception.
subjacent
subjacent (adj)
Situated directly underneath.
subjection
subjection (n)
The act of bringing into a state of submission.
subjugate
subjugate (v)
To conquer.
subliminal
subliminal (adj)
Being beneath the threshold of consciousness.
sublingual
sublingual (adj)
Situated beneath the tongue.
submarine
submarine (adj)
Existing, done, or operating beneath the surface of the sea.
submerge
submerge (v)
To place or plunge under water.
submergence
submergence (n)
The act of submerging.
submersible
submersible (adj)
Capable of being put underwater.
submersion
submersion (n)
The act of submerging.
submission
submission (n)
A yielding to the power or authority of another.
submittal
submittal (n)
The act of submitting.
subordinate
subordinate (adj)
Belonging to an inferior order in a classification.
subsequent
subsequent (adj)
Following in time.
subservience
subservience (n)
The quality, character, or condition of being servilely following another's behests.
subservient
subservient (adj)
Servilely following another's behests.
subside
subside (v)
To relapse into a state of repose and tranquillity.
subsist
subsist (v)
To be maintained or sustained.
subsistence
subsistence (n)
Sustenance.
substantive
substantive (adj)
Solid.
subtend
subtend (v)
To extend opposite to.
subterfuge
subterfuge (n)
Evasion.
subterranean
subterranean (adj)
Situated or occurring below the surface of the earth.
subtle
subtle (adj)
Discriminating.
subtrahend
subtrahend (n)
That which is to be subtracted.
subversion
subversion (n)
An overthrow, as from the foundation.
subvert
subvert (v)
To bring to ruin.
succeed
succeed (v)
To accomplish what is attempted or intended.
success
success (n)
A favorable or prosperous course or termination of anything attempted.
successful
successful (adj)
Having reached a high degree of worldly prosperity.
successor
successor (n)
One who or that which takes the place of a predecessor or preceding thing.
succinct
succinct (adj)
Concise.
succulent
succulent (adj)
Juicy.
succumb
succumb (v)
To cease to resist.
sufferance
sufferance (n)
Toleration.
sufficiency
sufficiency (n)
An ample or adequate supply.
suffrage
suffrage (n)
The right or privilege of voting.
suffuse
suffuse (v)
To cover or fill the surface of.
suggestible
suggestible (adj)
That can be suggested.
suggestive
suggestive (adj)
Stimulating to thought or reflection.
summary
summary (n)
An abstract.
sumptuous
sumptuous (adj)
Rich and costly.
superabundance
superabundance (n)
An excessive amount.
superadd
superadd (v)
To add in addition to what has been added.
superannuate
superannuate (v)
To become deteriorated or incapacitated by long service.
superb
superb (adj)
Sumptuously elegant.
supercilious
supercilious (adj)
Exhibiting haughty and careless contempt.
superficial
superficial (adj)
Knowing and understanding only the ordinary and the obvious.
superfluity
superfluity (n)
That part of anything that is in excess of what is needed.
superfluous
superfluous (adj)
Being more than is needed.