| Term | Definition |
| prescient | knowledge of events before they happen, foresight |
| promontory | land or rock projection into a body of water |
| quaint | unusual in character or appearance |
| reputable | having a good reputation |
| requite | to make repayment or to return |
| sovereign | possessed of controlling power |
| subtle | delicate, elusive, not obvious |
| summon | to call together, to send for or to request to appear |
| supplant | to take the place of |
| supple | easily bent, elastic, pliable |
| surfeited | fed or supplied to excess |
| temperate | exercising self-control |
| tempestuous | turbulent, stormy |