| A | B |
|---|
| respite | a short interval of rest or relief |
| sacrosanct | regarded as sacred and inviolable |
| sanguine | optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation. |
| scaptegoat | one that is made to bear the blame of others |
| spurious | lacking authenticity or validity in essence or origin; not genuine; false or fake |
| squander | to spend money wastefully or extravagantly. 2) to fail to take advantage of; lose a chance for |
| supersede | to take the place of; replace or supplant |
| surreptitious | obtained or done by stealthy means; secret of clandestine |
| tautology | the saying of the same thing twice in different words, generally considered to be a fault of style (e.g., they arrived one after the other in succession ). |
| tenacity | extreme persistence in adhering to or doing something 2) unyielding existence; relentless endurance |
| tenuous | weak or insubstantial 2) having a thin consistency |
