| Term | Definition |
|---|
| sequester | isolate; retire from public life; segregate; seclude |
| sere | parched; dry |
| serendipity | gift for finding valuable and desirable things by accident; accidental good fortune or luck |
| serenity | calmness; placidity |
| serpentine | winding; twisting |
| serrated | having saw-toothed edge |
| servile | slavish; cringing |
| servitude | slavery; compulsory labor |
| sever | cut; separate |
| severity | harshness; intensity; sternness; austerity |
| sextant | navigation tool used to determine a ship's latitude and longitude |
| shackle | chain; fetter |
| sham | pretend |
| shambles | wreck; mess |
| shard | fragment, generally of pottery |
| shaving | very thin piece; usually of wood |
| sheaf | bundles of stalk of grain; any bundle of things tied together |
| sheathe | place into a case |
| sherbet | flavored desert ice |
| shimmer | glimmer intermittently |
| shirk | avoid ( responsibility, work, etc); malinger |
| shoddy | sham, not genuine; inferior |
| shrew | scolding woman; clever astute |
| shun | keep away from |
| shunt | turn aside; divert; sidetrack |
| shyster | lawyer using questionable methods |
| sibling | brother or sister |
| sibylline | prophetic; oracular |
| sidereal | relating to the stars |
| silt | sediment deposited by running water |
| simian | monkey-like |
| simile | comparison of one thing with another using the words "like" or "as" |
| simper | smirk; smile affectedly |
| simplistic | oversimplified |
| simulate | feign |
| sinecure | well paid position with little or no responsibility |
| sinewy | tough, strong and firm; muscular |
| singular | unique; extraordinary; odd |
| sinister | evil |
| sinuous | winding; bending in and out; not morally honest |
| skeptic | doubter; person who suspends judgeship until having examined the evidence supporting a point of view |
| skiff | small, light sailboat or rowboat |
| skimp | provide scantily; live very economically |
| skinflint | stingy person; miser |
| skirmish | minor fight |
| skittish | lively; frisky |
| skulduggery | dishonest behavior |
| skulk | move furtively and secretly |
| slacken | slow up; loosen |
| slag | residue from melting metal; dross; waste material |
| slake | quench; sate |
| slander | defamation; utterance of false and malicious statements |
| slapdash | haphazard; careless; sloppy |
| sleazy | flimsy; unsubstantial |
| sleeper | something originally of little value or importance that in time become valuable |
| sleight | dexterity |
| slew | large quantity or number |
| slight | insult to one's dignity; snub |
| slipshod | untidy or slovenly; shabby |
| slither | slip or slide |
| sloth | slow-moving tree dwelling mammal |
| slothful | lazy |
| slough | cast off |
| slovenly | untidy; careless in work habits |
| sluggard | lazy person |
| sluggish | slow; lazy; lethargic |
| sluice | artificial channel for directing or controlling the flow of water |
| slur (n) | insult to one' character or reputation; slander |
| slur (v) | speak indistinctly; mumble |
| smattering | slight knowledge |
| smelt | melt or blend ores, changing their chemical composition |
| smirk | conceited smile |
| smolder | burn without flame; be liable to break out at any moment |
| snicker | half-stifled laugh |
| snivel | run at the nose; snuffle; whine |
| sobriety | moderation, especially regarding indulgences in alcohol); seriousness |
| sodden | soaked; dull, as if from drink |
| sojourn | temporary stay |
| solace | comfort in trouble |
| solder | repair to make whole by using a metal alloy |
| solecism | construction that is flagrantly incorrect grammatically |
| solemnity | seriousness; gravity |
| solicit | request earnestly; seek |
| solicitous | worried, concerned |
| soliloquy | talking to oneself |
| solitude | state of being alone; seclusion |
| solstice | point at which the sun is farthest from the equator |
| soluble | able to be dissolved; able to be worked out |
| solvent | substance that dissolves another |
| somatic | pertaining to the body; physical |
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