| A | B |
|---|
| reserve | self-control; formal but distant manner |
| resigned | accepting one's fate; unresisting; patiently submissive |
| resolution | determination; resolve |
| resolve | determination; firmness of purpose |
| respite | interval of relief; time for rest; delay in punishment. |
| resplendent | dazzling; glorious; brilliant |
| restraint | moderation or self-control; controlling force; restriction. |
| reticence | reserve; uncommunicativeness; inclination to silence. |
| retract | withdraw; take back. |
| reverent | respectful; worshipful |
| rhetorical | pertaining to effective communication; insincere in language. |
| rigor | severity |
| robust | vigorous; strong |
| sage | person celebrated for wisdom |
| sanction | approve; ratify. |
| satirical | mocking |
| saturate | soak thoroughly. |
| savory | tasty; pleasing, attractive, or agreeable |
| scanty | meager; insufficient. scrupulous: conscientious. |
| scrutinize | examine closely and critically |
| seclusion | isolation; solitude. sedentary: requiring sitting. |
| servile | slavish; cringing. |
| skeptic | doubter; person who suspends judgment until the evidence supporting a point of view has been examined |
| sluggish | slow; lazy ; lethargic |
| somber | gloomy; depressing; dark; drab |
| soporific | sleep-causing; marked by sleepiness |
| sporadic | occurring irregularly. |
| spurious | false; counterfeit; forged illogical |
| spurn | reject; scorn |
| squander | waste |
| stagnant | motionless; stale; dull |
| static | unchanging; lacking development. |
| steadfast | loyal; unswerving. |
| stolid | unruffled; impassive; dull |
| strident | loud and harsh; insistent. |
| stupefy | make numb; stun; amaze. |
| submissive | yielding; timid |
| subordinate | occupying a lower rank; inferior; submissive |
| subside | settle down; descend; grown quiet |
| substantiate | establish by evidence; verify; support |
| succinct | brief; terse; compact |
| superficial | trivial; shallow |
| superfluous | unnecessary; excessive; overabundant |
| supplant | replace; usurp |
| surfeit | satiate; stuff; indulge to excess in anything |
| surpass | exceed |
| surreptitious | secret; furtive; sneaky; hidden |
| susceptible | impressionable; easily influenced ; having little resistance, as to a disease; receptive to. |
| sustain | experience; support; nourish |
| sycophant | servile flatterer; bootlicker; yes man |
| taciturn | habitually silent; talking little |
| tantamount | equivalent in effect or value |
| temper | temper moderate; tone down or restrain; toughen |
| tenacity | firmness; persistence |
| tentative | hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive. |
| terrestrial | earthly; pertaining to the land. |
| terse | concise; abrupt; pithy. |
| threadbare | worn through till the threads show; shabby and poor |
| thrive | prosper; flourish |
| tirade | extended scolding; denunciation; harangue |
