| A | B |
|---|
| suffice | to be equal to a specified task; be capable |
| sumptuous | of a size or splendor suggesting great expense; lavish |
| superannuate (SUPER over + ANN years) | to allow to retire on a pension because of age or infirmity |
| supplant (SUP/SUR over + plant) | to take the place of, especially through intrigue or underhanded tactics. |
| supple (SUP/SUR over + PLI bend) | an inclination, preference |
| suppliant (SUP/SUR over + PLI bend) | a humble petitioner; to bow down and make a humble request of a superior |
| supposition | something that is assumed; a hypothesis |
| surmise | to think or infer without certain or strong evidence; conjecture; guess |
| swarthy | having a dark complexion or skin color |
| sybarite | a person devoted to luxury and pleasure. |
| sycophant (CO together/with + PHAN appearance) | a self-seeking, servile flatterer; a fawning parasite; one who attaches himself to another for their own benefit |
| tacit | understood without being openly expressed; something implied but not directly said |
| tantalize (from the Greek myth of Tantalus) | to torment with, or as if with, the sight of something desired but out of reach; tease by arousing expectations that are repeatedly disappointed. |
| telepathic (TELE far + PATH feeling) | communication between minds by some means other than sensory perception. |
| tenuous | thin or slender in form, as a thread |
| terrestrial (TERR earth or land) | pertaining to, consisting of, or representing the earth as distinct from other planets. |
| terse | brief |
| torpid | inactive or sluggish |
| torrid | subject to parching or burning heat, esp. of the sun, as a geographical area |
| trite | lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale: |
| turgid | swollen; inflated; overblow |
| undulate (UND wave + ATE cause) | to move with a sinuous or wavelike motion; display a smooth rising-and-falling or side-to-side alternation of movement: |
| unfetter (UN not + fetter tie) | unrestrained; unchained; untied |
| upbraid | to find fault with; to blame; to censure |
| usury | the lending or practice of lending money at an exorbitant interest. |
