English Vocabulary - Words Start from Letter S'
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English Vocabulary
Words Start from Letter 'S'
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SACROSANCT: Very holy....
Sentence:
* A shrine. regarded as sacrosanct.
Synonyms: Consecrated, Inviolable, Hallowed.
- SAGACIOUS (noun: SAGACITY): Wise; shrewd.
Sentence:
* Proved to be sagacious in his judgment.
Synonyms: Perspicacious, Astute, Sapient, Discerning, Sage.
- SALLOW: Sick.
Sentence:
* A sallow complexion.
Synonym: Pallid.
Antonyms: Rubicund, Ruddy, Florid.
- 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.
- SANCTIMONIOUS: Pretending to be religious
Sentence:
* Showed his hypocrisy in a sanctimonious display of piety.
- SANGUINARY: Bloody
Sentence:
* A sanguinary battle.
Synonym: Gory
- SANGUINE: Of a hopeful disposition; blood-red in color.
Sentence:
* A perennial optimist, sanguine in temperament.
Synonyms: Buoyant, Ardent.
- SARTORIAL: Pertaining to a tailor or clothes.
Sentence:
* A picture of sartorial perfection.
- 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.
- SCINTILLA: A trace; a particle
Sentence:
* Not a scintilla of convincing evidence.
Synonyms: Iota; Vestige.
- 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.
- SCRUTINIZE: To examine carefully
Sentence:
* Scrutinized the contents of the letter.
- SHIBBOLETH: A party slogan.
Sentence:
* A shibboleth designed to attract votes.
- 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
- SINECURE: Employment entailing little or no responsibility or labor
Sentence:
* His job was a sinecure.
- SINISTER: Threatening or showing evil, dishonest
Sentence:
* The sinister look of a gangster.
- SLEAZY: Flimsy and cheap
Sentence:
* Sleazy cloth which is used only in cheap garments.
Synonym: Unsubstantial.
- SLOVENLY: Untidy.
Sentence:
* Severely criticized the student's slovenly appearance.
Synonyms: Slipshod, Slatternly, Frowzy.
- SOPORIFIC: Tending to induce sleep
Sentence:
* A poorly written novel, soporific in effect.
- SORDID: Mean and base; filthy.
Sentence:
* Sordid motives breed selfish actions.
Synonyms: Degraded, Vile, Ignoble.
- 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.
- SPORADIC: Occurring singly, at irregular intervals; scattered.
Sentence:
* Sporadic cases of illness.
- SPURN: To refuse or reject with contempt.
Sentence:
* An offer that was spurned instantly.
Synonyms: Repel, Snub.
- 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.
- STRINGENT: Strict; compelling, constraining.
Sentence:
* Stringent regulations; Stringent requirements.
Synonyms: Exacting, Rigid
Antonym: Lax.
- 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.
- SUCCULENT: juicy.
Sentence:
* A succulent steak.
Antonyms; Desiccated, Vapid
- SULTRY: Close, hot, and moist
Sentence:
* Sultry tropical weather.
- 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.
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