Vocabulary: S
23 words starting with S at the beginner level
Sagacious
Having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgment.
Salubrious
Health-giving; healthy.
Sanction
(1) To give official permission or approval for (an action). (2) To impose a penalty on.
Sanguine
Optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation.
Scant
Barely sufficient or adequate.
Scathing
Witheringly scornful; severely critical.
Scrupulous
(1) Diligent, thorough, and extremely attentive to details. (2) Very concerned to avoid doing wrong.
Sedulous
(Of a person or action) showing dedication and diligence.
seminal
original, important, creating a field
sol
sun, comfort, soothe, alone, only
Soporific
Tending to induce drowsiness or sleep.
Specious
Superficially plausible, but actually wrong.
Spendthrift
A person who spends money in an extravagant, irresponsible way.
Sporadic
Occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places; scattered or isolated.
Spurious
Not being what it purports to be; false or fake.
Spurn
To reject with disdain or contempt.
Stagnate
To gradually diminish in size, amount, or strength.
Stalwart
Loyal, reliable, and hardworking.
Subjective
Based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions.
Substantiate
To provide evidence to support or prove the truth of.
Subvert
To undermine the power and authority of (an established system or institution).
Superfluous
Unnecessary, especially through being more than enough.
Synoptic
Taking or involving a comprehensive mental view; providing a summary.