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Vocabulary: S

23 words starting with S at the beginner level

Sagacious

Having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgment.

Wiseshrewdastute

Salubrious

Health-giving; healthy.

Beneficialwholesomesalutary

Sanction

(1) To give official permission or approval for (an action). (2) To impose a penalty on.

(1) Authorizepermit(2) Punish

Sanguine

Optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation.

Buoyanthopefulconfident

Scant

Barely sufficient or adequate.

Littleminimallimited

Scathing

Witheringly scornful; severely critical.

Devastatingfiercecaustic

Scrupulous

(1) Diligent, thorough, and extremely attentive to details. (2) Very concerned to avoid doing wrong.

Meticulousfastidiousprincipled

Sedulous

(Of a person or action) showing dedication and diligence.

Assiduousindustriousmeticulous

seminal

original, important, creating a field

sol

sun, comfort, soothe, alone, only

Soporific

Tending to induce drowsiness or sleep.

Sedativetranquilizingboring

Specious

Superficially plausible, but actually wrong.

Misleadingdeceptivefallacious

Spendthrift

A person who spends money in an extravagant, irresponsible way.

Profligateprodigalwaster

Sporadic

Occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places; scattered or isolated.

Occasionalintermittentirregular

Spurious

Not being what it purports to be; false or fake.

Boguscounterfeitfraudulent

Spurn

To reject with disdain or contempt.

Rebuffscornslight

Stagnate

To gradually diminish in size, amount, or strength.

Diminishwaneshrink

Stalwart

Loyal, reliable, and hardworking.

Staunchsteadfastresolute

Subjective

Based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions.

Personalindividualbiased

Substantiate

To provide evidence to support or prove the truth of.

Validateauthenticatecorroborate

Subvert

To undermine the power and authority of (an established system or institution).

Destabilizeunsettleoverthrow

Superfluous

Unnecessary, especially through being more than enough.

Surplusredundantexcess

Synoptic

Taking or involving a comprehensive mental view; providing a summary.

Summarizedcondensedcompendious

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