| Reconciliation | restore friendly relations between |
| renovation | state of being renewed |
| resilient | quick to recover |
| reverence | profound respect |
| sagacity | wisdom |
| scrutinize | to observe carefully |
| spontaneity | impulsive action |
| spurious | phony, false |
| submissive | ready to conform to authority or the will of others |
| substantiate | to verify, confirm |
| superficial | lacking in depth |
| superfluous | more than enough |
| suppress | to end an activity |
| surreptitious | kept secret especially because it would not be approved of |
| tactful | diplomatic, polite |