| A | B |
|---|
| somnambulist | sleepwalker |
| somnolent | half asleep |
| sonorous | resonant |
| sophisticated | worldly-wise and urbane; complex |
| sophistry | seemingly plausible but fallacious reasoning |
| sophomoric | immature; half-baked, like a sophomore |
| sordid | vile; filthy; wretched; mean |
| sovereign | efficacious; supreme or paramount; self-governing |
| spangle | small metallic piece sewn to clothing for omamentation |
| sparse | not thick; thinly scattered; scanty |
| spartan | avioding luxury and comfort |
| spasmodic | fitful; periodic |
| spat | squabble; minor despute |
| spate | sudden flood or strong outburst; a largenumber or amount |
| spatioal | realting to space |
| spatula | broad-bladed intrument used for spreading or mixing |
| spawn | lay eggs |
| specious | seemingly reasonable but incorrect; misleading |
| spectrum | colored band produced when beam of light passes through a prism |
| spendthrift | someone who wastes money |
| sphinx-like | enigmatic; myseterious |
| splice | fasten together; unite |
| spontaneity | lack of premeditation; naturalness; freedom from constraint |
| sportive | playfl |
| squabble | minor quarrel |
| squalor | filth; degradation; dirty, neglected state |
| squat | stocky; short and thick |
| staccato | played in an abrupt manner; marked by abrupt sharp sound |
| staid | sober; sedate |
| stalemate | deadlock |
| stalwart | strong and vigorous; unwaveringly dependable |
| stamina | strength; staying ower |
| stanch | check flow of blood |
| stanza | division of a poem |
| statute | law enacted by the legislature |
| stealth | slyness; sneakiness; secretiveness |
| steep | soack; saturate |
| stellar | pertaining to the stars |
| stem | check the flow |
| stem from | arise from |
| stereotype | fixed and unvarying representation; standardized mental picture, often reflecting predudice |
| stifle | suppress; extinguish; inhibit |
| stigma | tocken of disgrace; brand |
| stigmatize | brand; mark as wicked |
| stilted | bombastic; inflated |
| stint | be thrifty; set limits |
| stipend | pay for services |
| stipulate | make express conditions; specify |
| stodgy | stuffy; boringly conservative |
| stoic | impassive; unmoved by joy or grief |
| stoke | stir up a fire; feed plentifully |
| stratagem | deceptive scheme |
| stratify | divide into classes; be arranged into strata |
| stratum | layer of eath's surface |
| strew | spread randomly ; sprinkle; scatter |
| striated | marked with parallel bands; grooved |
| stricture | restriction; adverse criticism |
| stringent | severe; rigid; constricted |
| strut 1 | pompous walk ; swagger |
| strut 2 | supporting bar |
| studied | not spontaneous; deliberate; thoughtful |
| stultify | cause to appear or become stupid or inconsistent; frustrate or hinder |
| stupor | state of apthy ; daze; lack of awareness |
| stymie | present an obstacle; stemp |
| suavity | urbanity; polish |
| subdued | less intense; quieter |
| subjective | occurring or taking place within the subject; unreal |
| subjugate | conquer; bring under control |
| sublime | exalted or noble and uplifting; utter |
