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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| serrated | having tooth-like edges |
| serpentine | winding or crafty |
| servile | acting like a slave; submissive |
| servitude | slavery |
| sever | to separate or cut |
| shackle | to restrain |
| sham | a pretense |
| shard | a fragment |
| sheepish | bashful |
| shibboleth | a password |
| shiftless | lazy |
| shoal | a shallow place in the water |
| shrew | a nagging woman |
| shroud | a sheet in which a body is wrapped for burial |
| sibilant | hissing |
| sibling | a brother or sister |
| simile | a comparison using like or as |
| simper | a silly smile |
| simulacrum | superficial likeness or image |
| simulate | to pretend; to imitate |
| simultaneous | occurring at the same time |
| sinecure | job with no real work |
| sinewy | tough or firm |
| singular | extraordinary or exceptional |
| sinister | threatening evil |
| sinuous | winding |
| siren | an attractive but dangerous woman |
| skeptic | one who doubts |
| skinflint | stingy person |
| skittish | excitable or nervous |
| skullduggery | deception |
| skulk | to sneak around |
| slake | to quench or satisfy |
| slander | to speak falsely against someone |
| slither | to slide or glide |
| slough | to discard |
| slovenly | untidy or dirty |
| smirk | an offensive smile |
| smite | to hit forcefully |
| smolder | to burn without flame; to conceal hostility |
| smug | self-satisfied |
| snare | to trap |
| sneer | to look at with contempt |
| snicker | to laugh in a suppressed way |
| snippet | a small part |
| snivel | to whine; to complain |
| sober | not drunk; serious; solemn |
| sobriquet | assumed name |
| sodden | soaked, damp |
| sojourn | a brief stay or visit |
| solace | comfort |
| solecism | ungrammatical usage |
| solemn | serious; grave |
| solicit | to ask; to seek |
| solicitude | concern |
| soliloquy | talking to oneself |
| solitude | loneliness; being alone |
| solon | a wise man |
| solvent | the ability to pay; a substance that dissolves another |
| somber | dark or gloomy |
| somnambulate | walk in one’s sleep |
| somnolent | drowsy; sleepy |
| sonorous | resounding |
| sophistry | seemingly believable but false reasoning |
| sophomoric | immature |
| soporific | sleep inducing |
| sordid | filthy; base; vile |
| sovereign | supreme in power |
| spangle | small metallic ornamentation sewn to clothing |
| sparse | not thick; thinly scattered |
| spasm | fitful, involuntary contraction |
| spate | sudden flood or strong outburst; a large number or amount |
| specious | seemingly reasonable but incorrect |
| specter | ghost-like image |
| sphinx-like | mysterious |
| splenetic | spiteful; irritable |
| sporadic | occurring irregularly |
| spry | active; nimble |
| spume | foam |
| spurious | false; counterfeit |
| spurn | reject |
| squalid | dirty; poor |
| squander | waste |
| staccato | done in a sharp or abrupt manner |
| stagnant | motionless; stale; not moving |
| staid | serious; sedate |
| stalemate | deadlock |
| stalwart | strong; steadfast |
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