frequent words "s" Flashcards
sage
person celebrated for wisdom
salubrious
healthful
sanction
approve, ratify
satiate
satisfy fully
saturate
soak thoroughly
savor
enjoy; have a distinctive flavor, smell or quality
secrete
hide away or cache; produce and release a substance into an organism
shard
fragment, generally of pottery
skeptic
doubter; person who suspends judgement until having examined the evidence supporting a point of view
solicitous
worried, concerned
soporific
sleep-causing; marked by sleepiness
specious
seemingly reasonable but incorrect; misleading (often intentionally)
spectrum
colored band produced when a beam of light passes through a prism
sporadic
occurring irregularly
stigma
token of disgrace; brand
stint
be thrifty; set limits
stipulate
make express conditions, specify
stolid
dull; impassive
subpoena
write summoning a witness to appear
subside
settle down
substantiate
establish by evidence; verify; support
supersede
cause to be set aside; replace; make obsolete
supposition
hypothesis; surmise