| A | B |
|---|
| scapegoat | something made to take the blame | P: fall guy, witch hunt |
| schism | split of division within the ranks | S: breach, rift | A: amalgamation | P: splinter group |
| scrutinize | to examine closely | S: peruse, pore over |
| secular | not religious; worldly | S: temporal | A: ecclasiastical |
| senile | showing the signs of old age | S: decrepit, obsolescent | P: science of gerontology |
| solace | comfort or console | S: succor, commiseration |
| sordid | filthy and mean; morally degrading | S: squalid, crass | P: urban blight |
| stamina | endurance | S: fortitude, mettle | A: frailty, impotence |
| stereotype | conventional conseption of something | S: cliche, pigeonhole |
| stigmatize | brand as disgraceful | S: disparage, belittle, impute | A: whitewash |
| stipulate | to specify as a condition for agreement | P: proviso, sine qua non |
| strategy | plan of action | S: scenario |
| strident | loud and harsh | S: dissonant, cacaphonous | A: mellifluous, euphonious, dulcet |
| surveillance | close observation | S: vigilance |
| syndrome | group of traits characterizing a disease | S: complex |
