Wordsmart 25

Terms	Definitions
strife	bitter conflict, discord, a struggle or clash
stringent	strict, restrictive
stymie	to thwart, to get in the way of, to hinder
subjugate	to subdue and dominate, to enslave
sublime	awesome, extremely exalted, lofty, majestic
subordinate	lower in importance, position, or rank, secondary
substantive	having substance, real, essential, solid, substantial
subtle	not obvious, able to make fine distinctions, ingenious, crafty
subversive	corrupting, overthrowing, undermining, insurgent
succinct	brief and to the point, concise
succumb	to yield or submit, to die
supercilious	haughty, patronizing
superficial	on the surface only, shallow, not thorough
superfluous	extra, unnecessary, redundant
surfeit	excessive, an excessive amount, excess or overindulgence in eating or drinking
surreptitious	sneaky, secret
surrogate	substitute
sycophant	one who sucks up to others
synthesis	the combining of two parts to form a whole
tacit	implied, not spoken
taciturn	untalkative by nature
tangential	only superficially related to the matter at hand, not especially relevant, peripheral
tangible	touchable, palpable
tantamount	equivalent to
tautological	redundant, circular
temerity	boldness, recklessness, audacity
temperate	mild, moderate, restrained
tenable	defensive, as in one's position in an argument, capable of being argued successfully, valid
tenacious	persistent, stubborn, not letting go
sub/sup	below (root)
super/sur	above (root)
tac/tic	to be silent (root)
tain/ten/tent/tin	to hold (root)

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