| A | B |
|---|
| sluggish | lacking energy |
| sobriety | being quiet or serious |
| solidarity | fellowship between two members of a group |
| solitude | the state of living or being alone |
| soporific | causing sleep |
| speculation | the act of thinking about or pondering something |
| spendthrift | a person who spends money wastefully |
| stanza | section of a poem |
| stimulus | something that causes a reaction |
| strident | harsh, grating |
| strive | try hard, make a major effort |
| stylized | in a particular style, often an unrealistic one |
| stoic | not affected by passion or feeling |
| stupefy | to make less alert |
| subdued | quiet, controlled, lacking in intensity |
| subordinate | placed lower order or rank |
| subtle | hardly noticeable |
| sullen | sad, sulky |
| succinct | brief, concise |
| succumb | to give way to superior force |
| superficial | near the surface, slight |
| superfluous | unnecessary |
| supremacy | the state of being supreme, or having the most power |
| surfeit | excess, overindulgence |
| suppleness | ability to bend easily; limberness |
| swindle | to cheat out of money or property |
| synopsis | plot summary |
| symmetry | balanced proportions |
| synchronize | to cause to occur at the same time |
| synthesis | the combining of separate parts to form a whole |
| systematic | regular |
| tacit | implied, not stated outright |
| taciturn | being of few words |
| tactful | saying or doing the proper thing |
| taint | to affect with something harmful; contaminate |
| tantamount | equivalent in effect or meaning |
| taper | gradually decrease, grow smaller at one end; dwindle |
| temper | to moderate, to make less extreme |
| temperament | one's emotional nature |
| tenet | idea or belief |
| terminate | bring to an end |
| terrestrial | having to do with the earth |
| testimony | statement in support of something, often under oath |
| theologian | one who studies religion |
| theoretical | not proven true, existing only as an idea |
| thesis | unproven theory, long research paper |
| tirade | a long, harsh, often abusive speach |
| torpid | without energy, sluggish |
| tract | a piece of land |
| taitor | one who betrays a person, cause, or country |
