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Nov. 22
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Spurious | false but designed to seem plausible |
| Staid | sedate, serious, self-restrained |
| Stupefy | to admonish, make insensible |
| Surreptitious | stealthy |
| Temerity | having little substance or strength |
| Tacit | expressed without words |
| Surmise | to infer with little evidence |
| Surfeit | an overabundant supply or indulgence |
| Stolid | expressing little sensibility, unemotional |
| Somnolent | sleepy, drowsy |
| Sycophant | one who flatters for self-gain |
| Taciturn | not inclined to talk |
| Tantamount | equivalent in value or significance |
| Timorous | timid, fearful |
| Torpid | lethargic, dormant, lacking motion |
| Tractable | easily controlled |
| Transient | passing through briefly, passing into and out of existence |
| Transmute | to change or alter in form |
| Trenchant | effective, articulate, clear-cut |
| Truculent | ready to fight, cruel |