English Vocabulary - Words Start from Letter S'

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English Vocabulary
Words Start from Letter 'S'

1. SACROSANCT: Very holy....
   Sentence:
   * A shrine. regarded as sacrosanct.
   Synonyms: Consecrated, Inviolable, Hallowed.
   
   
2. SAGACIOUS (noun: SAGACITY): Wise; shrewd.
   Sentence:
   * Proved to be sagacious in his judgment.
   Synonyms: Perspicacious, Astute, Sapient, Discerning, Sage.
   
   
3. SALLOW: Sick.
   Sentence:
   * A sallow complexion.
   Synonym: Pallid.
   Antonyms: Rubicund, Ruddy, Florid.
   
   
4. SALLY:
   (Verb): To rush forth suddenly.
   Sentence:
   * Sallied out to meet the enemy.
   (Noun): A Witty remark
   Sentence:
   * Amused the audience with his sallies against his opponent.
   Synonyms: Quip, Banter.
   
   
5. SANCTIMONIOUS: Pretending to be religious
   Sentence:
   * Showed his hypocrisy in a sanctimonious display of piety.
   
   
6. SANGUINARY: Bloody
   Sentence:
   * A sanguinary battle.
   Synonym: Gory
   
   
7. SANGUINE: Of a hopeful disposition; blood-red in color.
   Sentence:
   * A perennial optimist, sanguine in temperament.
   Synonyms: Buoyant, Ardent.
   
   
8. SARTORIAL: Pertaining to a tailor or clothes.
   Sentence:
   * A picture of sartorial perfection.
   
   
9. SATELLITE:
   (1) An attentive or flattering follower
   Sentence:
   * A prince surrounded by many satellites.
   Synonyms: Lackey, Toady, Disciple, Adherent; adj., fawning, obsequious, partisan.
   (2) A country influenced or controlled by another
   Sentence:
   * Freedom is conspicuously absent ,in the Soviet satellites.
   (3) A body (natural or artificial) which revolves around a larger body, generally a planet.
   Sentence:
    * The moon is the only natural satellite of the earth, but in recent years it has been joined by many artificial satellites.
   
   
10. SCINTILLA: A trace; a particle
    Sentence:
    * Not a scintilla of convincing evidence.
    Synonyms: Iota; Vestige.
    
    
11. SCOURGE:
    (Verb): To punish severely, to afflict, to whip
    Sentence:
    * A disease that scourged the country.
    Synonyms: Excoriate, Flay.
    (Noun): A whip or other means of punishment, a cause of affliction.
    Sentence:
    * The Black Plague was a dreadful scourge of the Middle Ages.
    Synonym: Tribulation.
    
    
12. SCRUTINIZE: To examine carefully
    Sentence:
    * Scrutinized the contents of the letter.
    
    
13. SHIBBOLETH: A party slogan.
    Sentence:
    * A shibboleth designed to attract votes.
    
    
14. SIMPER
    (Verb): To smile in a silly or affected way.
    Sentence:
    * Simpered as he greeted each guest.
    (Noun): An affected or silly smile
    Sentence:
    * Stood nervously, a simper on his face.
    Synonym: (verb and noun) smirk
    
    
15. SINECURE: Employment entailing little or no responsibility or labor
    Sentence:
    * His job was a sinecure.
    
    
16. SINISTER: Threatening or showing evil, dishonest
    Sentence:
    * The sinister look of a gangster.
    
    
17. SLEAZY: Flimsy and cheap
    Sentence:
    * Sleazy cloth which is used only in cheap garments.
    Synonym: Unsubstantial.
    
    
18. SLOVENLY: Untidy.
    Sentence:
    * Severely criticized the student's slovenly appearance.
    Synonyms: Slipshod, Slatternly, Frowzy.
    
    
19. SOPORIFIC: Tending to induce sleep
    Sentence:
    * A poorly written novel, soporific in effect.
    
    
20. SORDID: Mean and base; filthy.
    Sentence:
    * Sordid motives breed selfish actions.
    Synonyms: Degraded, Vile, Ignoble.
    
    
21. SOVEREIGN: Supreme in power and authority; independent of the control of any other government
    Sentence:
    * Possessing sovereign powers; a sovereign state.
    Synonyms: Autonomous, Imperial, Majestic, Paramount.
    
    
22. SPORADIC: Occurring singly, at irregular intervals; scattered.
    Sentence:
    * Sporadic cases of illness.
    
    
23. SPURN: To refuse or reject with contempt.
    Sentence:
    * An offer that was spurned instantly.
    Synonyms: Repel, Snub.
    
    
24. STOIC: Indifferent, calm in bearing pain or pleasure; practising remarkable self-control over emotions.
    Sentence:
    * Maintained a stoic attitude despite all his trials.
    Synonyms: Stolid, Impassive.
    
    
25. STRINGENT: Strict; compelling, constraining.
    Sentence:
    * Stringent regulations; Stringent requirements.
    Synonyms: Exacting, Rigid
    Antonym: Lax.
    
    
26. STUPENDOUS: Amazing by, virtue of its immense size, force, or any quality in exceptional degree.
    Sentence:
    * The circus is a stupendous spectacle.
    Synonyms: Astounding, Prodigious, Monstrous, Marvelous, Colossal, Awful.
    
    
27. SUCCULENT: juicy.
    Sentence:
    * A succulent steak.
    Antonyms; Desiccated, Vapid
    
    
28. SULTRY: Close, hot, and moist
    Sentence:
    * Sultry tropical weather.
    
    
29. SUPINE:
    (1) Lying flat on the back
    Sentence:
    * Resting in a supine position.
    Antonym: Erect
    (2) Inert, inactive, averse to taking action
    Sentence:
    * A supine, ineffective administrator.
    Synonyms: Listless, Torpid.